Worth County saw two girls get state titles as Emma Spencer won the 200 and Eva Engel won the Pole Vault Saturday. As a team, the girls finished fifth. The girls side was a two way battle between Rock Port and Pattonsburg before Rock Port pulled away at the end and ran away with the title. Worth County started off with only 9 points at the start of the day, but kept climbing the ladder, getting as high as third at one point before getting fifth.
Rock Port had 75, East Atchison 51, Pattonsburg 48, Liberal 47, Worth County 44, Albany 34, King City 28, Drexel 27, Kansas City Lutheran 24, Nodaway Valley 22, and Mound City 20.
The boys came down to the last event. Going into the 4x400, Mound City trailed Newtown-Harris and had to beat them by at least two points to secure a state title. Beating them by one would have secured a tie, while Newtown-Harris needed to finish equal to or ahead of Mound City in order to win the State Title. Mound City wound up finishing second in the 4x400 while Newtown-Harris finished seventh, ensuring the Panthers the State Title. A strong showing by a pair of brothers in the Shot Put vaulted Tina-Avalon into third place.
Mound City had 45, Newtown-Harris 40, Tina-Avalon 33, Hermitage 32, Rich Hill 31, McAuley Catholic 30, Appleton City and Albany 29, Nodaway Valley 26, and Hayti 24. Worth County was tied for 16th with 19 points. Strong showings by Riley Blay (Nodaway Valley) and Kyle Emerson (Albany) put their respective teams in the top ten. Riley Blay won the 1600 and the 3200, while Kyle Emerson won the 100 and the 200.
For the girls, North Platte won in Class 2. East Buchanan won the Class 2 boys championship while West Platte was third. Maryville rose to third in the Class 3 boys title, but then fell out of contention.
For the girls, Brooklyn Richardson did all one could ask of her, getting a personal best in the 100 with a time of 13.02, but she was edged out in the preliminary round. But Emma Spencer got a personal best of 12.59 in the prelims to qualify and took second with a time of 12.81 in the finals. She was edged out by Josie Parks (Drexel), who graduates. Spencer will be a favorite to contend for the title next year.
Emma Spencer won the 200 for the first of two gold medals at state. She got a personal best in the prelims with a time of 25.91, knocking almost a second off her time. She then won the whole thing with a time of 26.04 in the finals. She had not even taken up the 200 until this year, but turned out to be the top 200 runner in the state. But she will face a tough test next year as six out of the seven other runners who medalled return next year. Her specialty has been the 100, but she took to her new event well. She started at the 29 second mark and knocked almost four seconds off her time during the course of the year.
The 4x100 team of Brooklyn Richardson, Keira Hardy, Eva Engel, and Emma Spencer got a personal best and finished fourth with a time of 51.83. The 4x200 team of Emma Spencer, Riley Ridge, Keira Hardy, and Brooklyn Richardson got a personal best in the prelims with a time of 1:52.01 and got sixth with a time of 1:52.67.
Riley Ridge needed a third try to clear the 1.50 meter barrier in the High Jump and then needed a second try to clear 1.55, but then cleared 1.57 and 1.59 on her first try to secure second place. She will return, but will face a tough field as seven of the eight athletes who medalled will return as well.
Eva Engel won the Pole Vault. She passed to 2.90 meters, which she cleared on her first try. Ava Barnes (Mound City) passed to 2.76 meters, missed her first try, but then hit her second try. Barnes nearly missed 2.97, but cleared it on her third try as Engel passed to 3.04. Engel cleared 3.04 on her first try and passed to 3.29. Barnes could not clear 3.11 while Engel cleared 3.29 on her first try, handing her the state title. Katlyn James (Stanberry) was third with a height of 2.69 meters. Engel will return next year and will be a favorite in the Pole Vault as her two nearest competitors graduate.
For the boys, Lucas Frisch got the best result for any of the boys, getting third in the 110 Hurdles with a time of 15.82. He was fifth in the 300 Hurdles with a time of 42.33. Both times were close to a personal best, and he finished as the top sophomore. In the 300 Hurdles, three athletes who finished ahead of him will graduate; he will be a favorite both events if he works at it.
The 4x100 team of Tyler New, Lucas Frisch, Bo Collins, and Landon Moser was fourth with a time of 45.49. They got a personal best time in the prelims when they got a time of 45.35. The 4x200 team of Tyler New, Landon Moser, Bo Collins, and Lucas Frisch got a personal best in the prelims with a time of 1:33.18 and then got fifth in the finals with a time of 1:33.68. They will have some big shoes to fill as both Tyler New and Landon Moser graduate. They will be missed.
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