Clara Hoyt raced to a 4th-place finish in the 3200-meter run, qualifying for this weekend's Class 2 State Championship. Hoyt finished in 13:33.84. She also ran 7th in the 1600 with a time of 6:21.54.
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Kylin King was 6th in the 200-meter dash in a time of 28:09.

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Clara Hoyt, Jayden Keller and Kylin King qualified for sectionals in Saturday's Class 2 District 3 track and field meet at Monroe City.

Hoyt qualified with a 3rd (13:33.50) in the 3200-meter run, and a 4th (6:13.66) in the 1600. Keller was third with a season-best 28.25 in the 200-meter dash, and King followed in 4th in 28.39.

Maggie Bennett was 5th in a season-best 17.98 in the 100 hurdles, just missing out on a top-four finish to qualify for sectionals.

King was 6th in the 400, and Breckin Thudium, was 10th in the discus.

Molly Cross (100 hurdles, 19.8), Lilly Lindsay (Shot Put, 7.73m), and the 4x200 (1:56.95) and 4x400 (4:35.74) relay teams scored season bests.

Bridger Grimshaw was 6th in the 300 hurdles (46.71) and 6th in the pole vault (3.25m), Kameron Perry was 7th in the 400 with a season-best 56.07, and Ekene Chukwu was 10th in discus (35.21m) for the Bulldogs' boys.

The 4x200 relay team finished 10th in a season-best 1:40.25, while Calvin Varner ran the 1600 in a season-best 5:37.51.
The Lady Bulldogs trio will next run in the Class 2 Sectionals 2 meet at South Callaway High School in Mokane.

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Lewis DeFries, Ryder Cochenour and Deacon Brown each captured two medals at Friday's CCC Middle School Track & Field Meet at Highland.

DeFries was 2nd in the 1600 in a personal record of 5:29.17, while Cochenour was 3rd in the 400 in a PR of 59.87, and Brown was 3rd in the triple jump (10.28m). John Foster joined the double medalists in the 4x400 relay team, which finished 3rd in a PR time of 4:14.81.

Vann Duncan was 4th in the 100 hurdles and pole vault, and Brown was 5th in the long jump.

Foster (6th - 400, 1:02.85) and DeFries (6th - 800, 2:32.36) were top-10 finishers with PRs, and Foster (100, 13.74), Duncan (200, 27.98), Eli Yates (100 hurdles, 20.14) and Aiden Glasgow (Shot, 9.88m) each also set PRs in their respective events.

Cochenour 8th - 100) and Ronnie Sharp (9th - High Jump) finished in the top 10.

In the girls meet, Taryn Montgomery was 5th in discus with a PR of 22.75 meters, while the 4x200 relay team (Holly Sensenich, Lexi Littrell, Madalynn Willimas , Reese Neal) also finished 5th in a PR of 2:01.

Rozlyn Severa (7th - 1600, 6:38.15), Littrell (8th - 200, 29.66) and Madalynn Williams (10th - Triple Jump, 8.30m) collected top-10 finishes while setting PRs. Severa (10th - 800) and Shayne Lumsden (7th - Shot) also finished in the top 10, while Joceilynn Hoerrmann (100, 14.98), Williams (400, 1:14.19), Natalie Lovenduski (1600, 6:51.39), Abby Rollison (100 Hurdles, 20.99) and Jovie Staddie (100 Hurdles, 21.06) set PRs.

The 4x100 (Hoerrmann, Littrell, Payslie Alexander, Neal - 57.52) and 4x400 (Severa, Williams, Sensenich, Reese - 4:57) relay teams set PRs.

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Clara Hoyt captured conference podium honors in two events in yesterday's Clarence Cannon Conference Meet at Monroe City. She ran a season best and personal record in the 1600,  finishing 3rd, in a close sprint for 2nd, in 5:50.17, and she recorded a season best in the 3200, also finishing 3rd, in 13:19.38.

Kylin King was 5th in the 400 (1:04.7) and 6th in the 200 (29.05).

Jayden Keller was 8th in a season best 29.42 in the 200 and was 9th in the 400, and Breckin Thudium had a season best heave in shot put (8.13m) and was 10th in discus.

Maggie Bennett (8th - 100 Hurdles; 9th -300 Hurdles), Austin Lewis (8th - Long Jump), Lily Willis (9th - Javelin) and Lilly Lindsay (10th - Shot) also recorded top-10 results.

The 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 finished 6th, 7th and 7th, respectively.

Bridger Grimshaw was 4th in pole vault (3.2m) and 7th in the 300 hurdles, while Siope Pulu was 5th in javelin (39.86m) and 9th in shot put.

Calvin Varner ran a season best in the 400 (1:02.97), and the 4x200 (1:41.61) and 4x400 (3:51.64) relay teams also ran season bests.

Kameron Perry (7th - Triple Jump), Coldon Parrent (8th - 300 Hurdles), Wyatt Garber (8th - Triple Jump), Maksim Kerns (9th - Discus) and Aidden Buckner (10th - 100) collected top-10 finishes.

The Bulldogs return to Monroe City on Saturday for the Class 2 District 3 meet.

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Kylin King, Clara Hoyt and Wyatt Garber each finished third in their respective events in yesterday's Gerald Mansfield Invitational at Macon.

King was 3rd in the 200 meter dash (27.63); Hoyt was 3rd in the 1600 (6:09.57; and Garber was 3rd in the triple jump (11:16m).

King was also 4th in the 400 (1:05.22), and Jayden Keller was 5th (1:05.74).

Bridger Grimshaw was 4th in the 300 hurdles (46.59), and Kameron Perry was 5th in triple jump (10.93m).

The 4x200 and 4x100 relay teams were 6th and 7th respectively, while Maggie Bennett was 7th in the 100 hurdles. Jenna Keller (8th - 800), Emree Littrell (9th - 200), Austin Lewis (9th - long jump), Breckin Thudium (9th - shot put), Bennett (9th - 300 hurdles) and Hoyt (9th - 3200) had top-10 performances for the girls.

Aidden Buckner (6th - 100), Ekene Chukwu (6th- discus), Coldon Parrent (8th - 300 hurdles), Grimshaw (10th - pole vault) and the 4x100 (7th) and 4x200 (10th) relay teams had top-10 performances for the girls. Brookfield's boys.

The Bulldogs compete next at Friday's Marcus Hounsom Relays at Putnam County.  

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Smantha Sharp topped the podium with two victories, guiding Brookfield's girls to 6th place in the team standings at the Gary Ewing Invitational. Twenty schools participated at the annual event held at Brookfield's Cochran Field.

Sharp, who lapped the field in the 3200 run (11:59.09) and won the 1600 (5:55.83), earned 20 of the Lady Bulldogs 44 team points, while Kylin King collected 10 points, and Clara Hoyt recorded six points. The trio also contributed to another four points in relays.

King was 4th in both the 400 (1:04.75) and 200 (28.86), and Hoyt finished 4th in the 3200 (13:30.32) and 8th in the 1600 (6:31.13).

Maggie Bennett was 6th in the 100 hurdles (18.59) and 9th in 300 hurdles (57.55), while the 4x800 relay team (Jenna Keller, Hoyt, King, Sharp) was 6th in 11:12.40.

The 4x200 (Addyson Bunnell, Maddie Wilbeck, Emree Littrell, Jayden Kellar) and 4x400 (Jenna Keller, Bennett, Bunnell, King) relay squads each finished 8th in 1:59.86 and 4:42.89, respectively.

Austin Lewis (10th in long jump - 4.32m) and Breckin Thudium (9th in shot put - 9.3m; 10th in discus - 24.99m) had top-10 finishes for the Lady Bulldogs.

Bridger Grimshaw led the boys with five of their 10 team points, finishing 6th in pole vault (3.35m) and 7th in the 300 hurdles (46.38). He contributed to another two points in relays.

Wyatt Garber was 7th in the triple jump (11.19m), and the 4x100 (Aidden Buckner, Kameron Perry, Kendrell Carter, Coldon Parrent - 47.61), 4x200 (Grimshaw, Perry, Carter, Parrent - 1:40.02) and 4x400 (Grimshaw, Garber, Parrent, Perry - 3:55.41) relays teams each finished 8th.

The Bulldogs travel to Macon for Tuesday's Gerald Mansfield Invitational.

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Brookfield faced stiff competition during Monday's Brookfield Middle School Invitational, but answered the challenge with many season-best performances. The Bulldogs also had their share of medalists amongst the talented 12-school field.

Vann Duncan was 2nd in the 100 hurdles (18.08), Ryan Cochenour was 3rd, with a personal best, in the 400 (1:00.85), Deacon Brown was 3rd in the triple jump (10.24m) and Lewis DeFries was 5th in the 1600 (5:59.89) winning medals for the Bulldogs' boys, who finished 6th with 60 team points. The 4x100 relay team (Jaxon Sibley, Duncan, John Foster, Cochenour) also medaled, finishing 2nd (53.53).

The 4x400 relay team (DeFries, Brown, Foster, Sibley) was 4th in a personal best (4:30.69).

Foster (6th in the 400 - 1:04.66), Eli Yates (8th in the 100 hurdles - 20.71); 12th in the 800 - 2:47.19) and Emmet Haley 7th in shot put - 9.70m) also set personal records.

Payslie Alexander captured two individual medals while achieving personal bests (3rd in long jump - 4.11m) and 5th in the 100 - 14.68) for the Lady Bulldogs, who were 5th with 59 team points. Taryn Montgomery (3rd in discus - 20.68m), Shayne Lumsden (3rd in shot - 9.0m), Makenna Munsterman (4th in shot - 8.75m), Lexi Littrell (5th in 200 - 30.32) and Rozlyn Severa (5th in 1600 - 6:39.85) also medaled with personal records.

The 4x400 relay team (Severa, Madalynn Williams, Holly Sensenich, Abby Rollison) set a personal best, finishing 5th in 5:11. Severa (6th in the 800 - 2:55.52), Natalie Lovenduski (7th in the 1600 - 6:51.47), Rollison (7th in the 100 hurdles - 21.63) and Sensenich (12th in the 400 - 1:13.02) also set personal records.

Please click on the attached link below for complete results (submitted by Coach Thomason).

The Bulldogs travel to Lathrop on Thursday.

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Brookfield demonstrated their mettle capturing multiple medals at Thursday's Gary Ferguson Relays, dominating the 10-school field. The Lady Bulldogs finished first in the team results with 123 points, outdistancing runner-up Princeton by 42 points. The boys finished second with 81 points, well behind a talented Newton-Harris team (140).

Samantha Sharp returned to her winning ways in the 3200, lapping the field in 12:33.54. She also won the 1600 (5:47.77), was second in the 800 (2:41.44) and anchored the first-place 4x800 relay team. Sharp accounted for 38 team points.

Kylin King won the 400 in 1:05.4 and ran the third leg of the 4x800, second leg of the 4x100 and the anchor leg of the 4x400, contributing 34 points.

The relay teams accounted for 32 points. The 4x800 (Jenna Keller, Clara Hoyt, King and Sharp) won in 11:39.79, while the 4x200 (Addyson Bunnell, Jayden Keller, Emree Littrell, Maddie Wilbeck) and the 4x400 (Jayden Keller, Littrell, Jenna Keller, King) relay squads were second in 2:00.06 and 4:50.61, respectively. The 4x100 team (Wilbeck, King, Littrell, Jayden Keller) was third (56.26).

Jayden Keller took second in the 200 (30.06), contributing 30 points, and Lilly Lindsay was second in the shot (8.65m) and 6th in discus (24.08m) for nine points.

Hoyt was responsible for 24 points. She was second in the 3200 (14:42.48), 4th in the 1600 (6:38.03), 5th in the 800 (2:58.71) and ran the second leg of the winning 4x800 relay team.

Maggie Bennett contributed 14 points, finishing second in the 100 hurdles (18.81) and third in the 300 hurdles (59.24).
Littrell was 5th in the 200 (31.91), Haven Stufflebean was 5th in the javelin (24.82m), and Molly Cross was fifth in both the 400 (1:14.42) and 100 hurdles (21.16).

Austin Lewis was was 7th in long jump (4.33m) and 11th in the 100 (15.39), and Lily Willis was 7th in discus (22.38m), 8th in shot (7.38m) and 10th in the javelin (17.96m).

Wilbeck was 10th in the 100 (15.32).

Kendrell Carter won the boys 100 in 12.63, and ran the third legs of the winning 4x100 relay team (48.69) and second-place 4x200 team (1:41.9), accounting for 28 points.

Coldon Parrent was second in the 100, just .06 behind Carter, in 12.69, and anchored the 4x100 and 4x200 relays and was third leg in the second-place 4x400 squad (4:03.24), responsible for 32 points.

Kameron Perry finished second in the 400 (56.52), was 4th in the triple jump (10.77m) and ran in the 4x100 and 4x400, anchoring the latter, for 30 points.

Bridger Grimshaw was second in the 300 hurdles (49.17) and led off the 4x200 and 4x400 relays, for 24 points.

Aidden Buckner led of on the winning 4x100 relay, ran second leg in the 4x200 and was 4th in the 200 (27.03).

Wyatt Garber ran second leg in the 4x400 relay and was 6th in the triple jump (10.35m), 8th in the 200 (29.05) and 10th in the 400 (1:04.93).

Ekene Chukwu was third in the discus (35.43m) and 5th in shot (10.16m), while Maksim Kerns was 5th in discus (31.73) and 10th in the javelin (28.04).

Calvin Varner finished 4th in the 1600 in 5:48.04).

The Bulldogs next compete in Tuesday's Marceline Relays.

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Vann Duncan continued his dominance in the 100 hurdles, and Brookfield's  girls won the 800 meter sprint medley relay at Thursday's Putnam County Middle School Relays.

Duncan, who was also 5th in pole vault (1.8m) won the 100 hurdles in 18:06, while the girls finished the medley relay in 2:16.93 with windy conditions and a field consisting of 13 schools.

The sprint medley relay is an event that features two 100-meter legs, one 200-meter leg and a closing 400-meter leg.
Deacon Brown (triple jump - 8.82m) and Lewis Defries (1600 - 6:04.02) were each third in their respective events. The 4x400 (4;53.15) and 800 sprint medley (2:09.13) relay teams were also 3rd, while the 4x100 relay team was 4th (54.82).

Ronnie Sharp was 5th in the high jump (1.35m), and the 4x200 relay team was 6th (2:03.39).

Ryder Cochenour was 7th in 100 (13.41) and 400 (1:04.56).

Emmet Haley was 7th in the discus (25.47) and 8th in the shot (9.42m).

Defries was 8th in the 800 (2:47.26, and Brown (long jump - 4.22m) and Jaxon Sibley (100 - 13.48) were 9th.

In the girls meet, Shayne Lumsden was 2nd in the shot put (8.86m) and 3rd in the discus (19.26m), and Piper Thudium was 3rd in the long jump (3.8m).

Payslie Alexander (long - 3.79m) and Taryn Montgomery (discus - 17.94) were 4th, and Rozlyn Severa was 4th in the 800 (3:06.03) and 6th in the 1600 (6:55.19).

The 4x200 (2:09.36) and 4x400 (5:14.09) relay teams were fifth, and the 4x100 team was 8th (1:02.85).
Makenna Munsterman was 6th in shot (8.57m) and 9th in discus (17.15m).

Holly Sensenich was 9th in triple jump (7.8m) and 10th in the 400 (1:16.36). Natalie Lovenduski was 9th in the 1600 (7:20.71).

The Bulldogs host the Brookfield Middle School Relays on Monday.

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Samantha Sharp took gold in the 1600 and medaled in two other individual events at Tuesday's Centralia Invitational. She won the 1600 in 5:39.39 and was 2nd (12:19.39) in the 3200 and 4th (2:35.22) in the 800, earning 23 team points in a field that consisted of 14 schools.

Clara Hoyt medaled twice with a 3rd in the 1600 (6:08.83) and 4th in the 3200 (13:29.81), earning 11 points. The distance duo combined for 34 of the Lady Bulldogs' 55 team points.

Kylin King medaled in the 400, finishing third (1:04.34) and was 8th in the 800 (2:46.25).

Lilly Lindsay (shot - 9.14m) and Jayden Keller (400 - 1:05.98) each medaled with 6th-place finishes. The 4x800 relay team also medaled, finishing 2nd in 10:46.41.

Kameron Perry medaled with a 5th in the triple jump (11.94m) in the boys' meet. He was also 7th in the 400 (56.10).
Bridger Grimshaw was 7th in both the 300 hurdles (46.5) and pole vault (3.2m), while the 4x100 (47.91) and 4x400 (3:54.41) relay teams each finished 8th.

The Bulldogs will compete in today's Trenton Relays.  

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