The 2026 track and field season had barely begun when history was made at Festus High on March 28.
The McCullough-Douglass Invitational gathered some of the top distance runners from around the state, with SLUH junior Jackson Miller won the 3,200-meter run in 8:56.57. Festus senior Carson Driemeier was second in 8:57.36 and Rockhurst senior Jack McGovern was third in 8:59.00. It was the first time in state history three runners were under 9:00 in the 3,200 at the same meet.
At the same meet on the girls side, Festus junior Jah’Meshia Patterson broke the school record in the 100 hurdles in 14.35 seconds as the defending Class 4 state champion Tigers finished second to Jefferson City Helias 121-93. Helias was third in the state in Class 4 in 2025, but will host Class 5 District 4 this May. Since her freshman year, Patterson is an eight-time state qualifier, and holds school records in the 100 hurdles, 100, 200 and as part of the 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams.
“There’s been some nerves on both sides because she hasn’t hurdled since her freshman year,” Festus head coach Wes Armbruster said. “She came out of the gates the first week of practice and had some frustration, but this week something clicked, and with an athlete like her, she’s capable of some special things.”
Every state champion benefits from having a four-event scorer like Patterson (first place at state is worth 10 points), but Festus derives its power from being able to fill most of the 19 events with state-caliber athletes. The school’s girls cross country team has won the last two Class 4 state titles, and many of those runners now compete in the 1,600, 3,200 and distance relays.
Driemeier won the last two state cross country titles for the Tiger boys dynasty, and he looks to defend his state title in the 3,200. His time at McCullough-Douglass was 20 seconds faster than his state-winning time. Like the girls, the Festus boys can score in most events, and after winning it all in 2023, the Tigers have finished just outside the winner’s circle (seventh 2024, fifth 2025) the past two years.
After leading the Hillsboro High boys to second place in 2023 and fourth in 2024, Todd Medley is now the head coach for the Herculaneum boys and girls teams. Medley is a Herky graduate and takes over for Kyle Davis, who’s coached the Blackcats to state titles in boys and girls cross country. Bobby Anderson is the new head coach of the Hillsboro boys. Anderson is an assistant coach for the football team and has been a track and field assistant for 14 years. Hillsboro’s girls coach, Dina Holland, is the dean of all track and field coaches in the county, beginning her 29th as head coach and 31st with the program.
County teams are spread out from Class 2 to Class 5, with the three largest schools – Fox, Northwest and Seckman – competing in Class 5 and as part of the Suburban Conference. Eight of the other nine schools compete in the Jefferson County Activities Association. St. Pius X is independent.
Here is an outlook for this year’s teams in the JCAA.
Crystal City Hornets
State championships: (boys) 1948, 1957, 1959; (girls) 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2006
Class 2 District 2 at Lutheran North
Head coach: Craig Collins, first year
Top male athletes (name, grade, events)
Gage McPherson, junior, shot put; David Parham, senior, discus; Talon Clayton, junior, long jump; Evan Morgan, junior, long jump; Owen Silva-Noah, sophomore, pole vault; Landyn DeRousse, senior, 400; Elias Miller, junior, shot put, discus.
Top female athletes
Madison Whaley, junior, discus; Dakoda May, junior; Ryanna Raftery, junior, javelin.
Finish line: The most decorated track and field program in the county, the Hornets, who were Class 1 last year, have had their share of state medalists in the last few years, including 2025 graduate Carly Roussin, who as a senior, won three state medals and the title in the long jump. Collins is also the head coach of the school’s football team.
Several Crystal athletes set PRs at the Hillsboro meet on March 23. PRs included: McPherson, shot put, 11.54; Parham, discus, 33.87; Whaley, discus, 21.55; May, discus, 21.55; Clayton, long jump, 5.64; Morgan, long jump, 5.41; Silva-Noah, pole vault, 2.44.
Raftery was a state qualifier in the javelin last season, and Collins expects the same and more.
“She knows she came up short last season by throwing under her PR after getting herself to the big stage, and she’s determined to right that wrong,” Collins said. “Ryanna’s had the fire in her eyes since (last) summer, and she doesn’t cower down from a challenge. She’s been working extremely hard to show that long weekends in Jefferson City come May is just where she belongs.”
DeRousse qualified for state in the 200 and the 400. Morgan was in the pole vault, and Miller got the closest to the medal stand after finishing 11th in the shot and 12th in the discus.
“Elias is a very methodical and goal-oriented person,” Collins said. “Elias’ first check in the box on his way back to the championships is he has his sights set on trying to take down both school records for his events. He knows that Crystal City has had some legendary names come through this place and that if he can dethrone some of these all-time greats, then when it comes to state, he will be right there at the very top of the order and in a perfect position to solidify his legacy as a forever champion.”
De Soto Dragons
State championships: (boys) 1954, 1956
Class 4 District 1 at Hillsboro
Head coach: Robert Hyde, sixth year (boys), first year (girls)
Top male athletes (name, grade, events)
Carson Koerber, senior, 4x800, 800, 1,600, 3,200; Wyatt Wolf, senior, 100, 200, 4x100; Cruz Anders, junior, 4x800, 800, 1,600, 3,200; Clayton Rozycki, junior, 4x800, 800, 1,600; Jacob Schuenemeyer, junior, 4x800, 1,600; Josh Golightly, junior, 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 4x200; Peyson Casey, junior, triple jump, 400; Talon Jarvis, junior, high jump, 200; Levi Huck, junior, discus, shot, javelin; Corey Flack, senior, discus, javelin; Sullivan Pinkley, sophomore, javelin, 400, 800; Cannon Kisner, sophomore, 100, 200, 4x100, 4x200; Damian Pogue, sophomore, 100, 200, 4x100, 4x200; Blake Kemper, sophomore, 4x200, 4x100, 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles; Liam Agers, sophomore, 4x100, 100, 200; Keyon Aubuchon, freshman, 300 hurdles, 400, 800; Sean Eakins, freshman, 100, 200; Douglas Shropshire, freshman, high jump, long jump.
Top female athletes
Payton Stearns, junior, 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 4x200, 4x400; Kya Aubuchon, junior, 200, 4x200, 4x100, 4x 400; Abigail Reese, junior, javelin, shot put, discus; Katelyn Strawhun, junior, 800, 4x800, 4x400; Elizabeth Bourisaw, junior, 800, 4x800; Heidi Rolfingsmeyer, junior, 800, 4x800, pole vault; Alexis Ruby, junior, 800, 4x800, 4x400; Alexis Slamp, junior, 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles; Ava Clark, junior, pole vault; Elizabeth McClinton, sophomore, 4x100, long jump; Ashley Theiss, senior, sprints, jumps; Remmington Emmons, sophomore, 100, 200, 4x100, 4x200; Milayna Drummond, sophomore, 100, 4 x100, 4x200; Gracie Maijala, sophomore, 800, 1,600; Kelsey Urich, sophomore, pole vault, discus, javelin; Dessie Weidner, senior, 1,600, 3,200; Clarey Huck, freshman, 100, 200, long jump; Aaliyah Politte, freshman, 100, 200; Payton Thebeau, freshman, 100, 200, triple jump; Isabelle Wheetley, junior, javelin, discus, shot put; Addilyn Jarvis, freshman, 100, 200; Aila Sagehorn, freshman, 800, 1,600; Alyssa McCarthy, junior, triple jump, long jump; Gabrielle Bentrup, freshman, 100, 200; Israela Schaffer, sophomore, 100, 200; Evelyn Pendergrass, freshman, 100, 200, long jump; Miranda Missey, sophomore, 100, 200, triple jump; Sarah Davis, senior, long jump; Peyton Missey, freshman, shot put, discus; Sydney Cook, freshman, shot put, discus.
Finish line: The boys 4x200 team of Kemper, Pogue, Golightly and Kisner ran 1:31.09 at the Cape Notre Dame Frozen Invitational. The school record is 1:30.95.
Koerber finished fourth in the state in Class 4 during cross country season, and he’s a two-time all-state qualifier in the 3,200. Anders was sixth at state cross country and he looks to challenge the school record in the 1,600 and 800, along with Koerber. Koerber and Anders also want to take down the 4x800 school record with Rozycki and Schuenemeyer.
Kisner ran a 10.94 PR in the 100 at Cape Notre Dame. Hyde said Kisner will be one of the top sprinters in the state.
“We have a really strong group of sophomore sprinters, and they will definitely challenge the school record in the 4x200 as well as some of the other school sprint and sprint relay records this season and seasons to follow,” Hyde said.
“We made some big adjustments in our training last season on the sprints and jumps side, and we look to expand on that this season. We lost 14 seniors to graduation, but we are very excited about the young talent and upperclassman leadership in this program. Our coaching staff is very excited about this group, and we feel that we will be very competitive this season and ready to perform when the lights are at their brightest in the postseason.”
For the Dragon girls, McClinton PR’d in the long jump this season. Strawhun set a PR in the 800.
“Several of our returners have also had several PRs already this season,” Hyde said. “We have had several new participants in the girls side of track this season, and we are excited to see where they will end up.”
Stearns had a strong finish to her sophomore season and is the most experienced athlete De Soto has in the sprints and hurdles.
“We will lean on her and Kya Aubuchon to help guide our young, inexperienced but talented group of first-year athletes,” Hyde said.
Reese is approaching the school record in the discus.
Festus Tigers
State championships: (boys) Douglass High 1952, 1953, Festus High, 2023; (girls) 1985, 2025
Class 4 District 1 at Hillsboro
Head coach: (boys) Chris Partney, 17th year; (girls) Wes Armbruster, eighth year
Top male athletes (name, grade, events)
Carson Driemeier, senior, 1,600, 3,200; Grant Fink, sophomore, distance; Hudson Bates, sophomore, distance; Lucas Declue, sophomore, distance; Luke Wacker, senior, distance; Cohen Compton, senior, sprints, sprint relays; Quinn Stucke, junior, sprints, sprint relays, jumps; Rowan Stucke, senior, sprints, sprint relays, jumps; Jackson Frank, senior, sprints, sprint relays, jumps; Leuntae Williams, senior, sprints, sprint relays; Omauri Anderson, senior, sprints, sprint relays; Eli Brown, junior, pole vault; Antonio Pinkston, junior, shot, javelin.
Top female athletes
Jah’Meshia Patterson, junior, sprints, hurdles, jumps; Jessica Hawkins, senior, sprints, hurdles, relays; CeCe Hawkins, senior, sprints, relays; Hadley Munoz, sophomore, sprints, hurdles, relays; Kenzie Kerr, junior, hurdles, relays, jumps; Elsa Muellersman, senior, sprints, relays, shot put; Leinna Smith, senior, throws; Kylan Drury, sophomore, throws; Keeleigh Hankins, junior, throws; Abigail Abrams, sophomore, throws; Addison Walden, senior, pole vault; Rosalie Tedford, senior, jumps, relays; Jayleigh Fitzgerald, senior, jumps, relays; Hannah Blessing, mid-distance, relays; Lucy Boyer, junior, distance; Katelyn Thurman, senior, distance; Kyndall Gildea, freshman, distance; Marisa Peter, sophomore, distance; Kendall Counts, junior, distance; Ella Jo Jokerst, junior, distance; Olivia Cole, senior, distance.
Finish line: At McCullough-Douglass, Boyer set a PR in the 800 in 2:19.67, and Walden’s pole vault of 3.35 meters was six inches higher than her previous best. Walden was a sectional qualifier last season.
“Addison had an incredible winter and private coaching in St. Louis,” Armbruster said. “Her confidence level is at a new level. She put it all together. We’ve seen a lot of potential in her in the last few years.”
Boyer posted the top finish (ninth) for the girls cross country team last November when they defended their Class 4 state championship.
“Lucy’s an incredible athlete who continues to get better,” Armbruster said.
The 2025 JCAA MVP, Hawkins was all-state in the 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 4x200 and anchor of the 4x400. Between cross country and track, Boyer has been all-state seven times. Hawkins ran at state on the 4x100, 4x200, and 4x400, and was on the state championship 4x100 relay in 2024. Munoz was all-state as a freshman in the 4x200 and 4x400 and nearly qualified in the 300 hurdles.
Grandview Eagles
Class 2 District 2 at Lutheran North
Head coach: Josh Holland, fourth year
Top male athletes (name, grade, events)
Cameron Brooks, senior, jumps; Blake Brown, senior, pole vault; Gavin Howerton, senior, 3,200; Wyatt Keim, senior, javelin; Brendan Martin, senior, pole vault; Tucker Rhinehart, senior, shot put; Ethan Smith, senior, discus; Isaac Walker, senior, javelin; Aaron Smith, junior, javelin, discus; Brock Poole, junior, 200, 400.
Top female athletes
Morgan McClelland, senior, 800; Kayleigh Kirchner, junior, 200, 4x200; Eydie Thole, sophomore, 200, 400, 4x200, triple jump.
Finish line: Holland said Keim is the best male athlete he’s ever coached, but he’s injured and could return by districts. Keim is one of many Eagles who were part of the football team’s most successful season in decades. He was a state qualifier in the javelin last year, and he holds the school record in the event.
“Hopefully he will be healed in time for districts,” Holland said.
Martin’s pole vault of 3.87 was good for sixth in the state last year. A three-year starter at QB, Martin has been working hard to become the best pole vaulter ever at Grandview. Smith was fourth in the state in the shot put, and he’s trying to qualify in the event for the third year in a row.
Brown was seventh in the state in the pole vault in 3.82, and the intra-team rivalry with Martin makes both better at the event.
“They both push each other past their limits,” Holland said.
Both as strong as a country hoss, Rhinehart and Walker could break through in the throws this year.
“Isaac is an all-around workhorse,” Holland said. “He does every event I need him to, although he excels at javelin. I am glad he is a versatile teammate. Tucker has been pushing himself to get to state in the shot. He’s always been a contender, and this year I hope to see him on the podium.”
The Grandview girls finished third in the state last year to capture their first team trophy. But the Eagles lost generational talent to graduation in Catherine Wakeland and Brooke Lunsford, who was the state champion in the long jump. Thole is a promising young athlete already competing in four events at meets.
Herculaneum Blackcats
State championships: (boys) 1979; (girls) 1983
Class 3 District 1 at Notre Dame
(Cape Girardeau)
Head coach: Todd Medley, first year
Top male athletes (name, grade, events)
Nathan Clampet, senior, distance; Trinin Freitas-Williams, senior, sprints, jumps; Alex Getman, senior, throws; Ethan Grosbauer, senior, distance; Brandon Marshall, senior, distance; John Murry III, senior, sprints; Joe Stahl, senior, distance; Clark Struckhoff, senior throws; Lucas Robertson, junior, sprints, Camden Medley, junior, sprints; Preston Wallman, junior, distance; Taylor Hills, junior, throws; Noah Fitzgerald, freshman, distance; Jaden Parks, freshman, sprints.
Top female athletes
Claira Davis, senior, distance; Keely Hahn, senior, sprints; MacKenzie Lawson, senior, sprints; Macy Pope, senior, throws; Michelle Walker, senior, pole vault; Ayla Scurlock, junior, sprints; Emerson Reeves, junior, distance; Finley Hamtil, junior, distance; Payton Baker, junior, throws; Amaya Ferguson, sophomore, distance; Jazlyn Bolden, freshman, sprints; Lydia Hollingsworth, freshman, sprints.
Finish line: The Blackcat girls 4x800 team finished seventh in the state and everyone (Davis, Reeves, Ferguson, Hamtil) all return. Hamtil and Reeves were also state qualifiers in the 1,600. Pope was sixth in the state in the shot. Walker (pole vault) and Ferguson (800) were all state qualifiers.
Fitzgerald finished ninth in the state and helped the Herky boys finish third in Class 3 last fall. He’s been touted as a natural in distance running.
“Jazlyn and Lydia, along with Noah and Jaden, are poised and ready to announce their arrival to varsity competition and the rest of the state,” Medley said.
Medley said for decades, Herculaneum track and field has placed a high level of expectations on its athletes and this year requires an even higher standard of championship excellence.
“Our goals are to be competitive at every meet we attend, to continue to improve every practice and meet, to stay healthy, to have a good showing at conference meet, and for the boys and girls to win a district championship,” Medley said. “Then qualify enough athletes to take a bus to Jefferson City for the state championships. We feel like this year can be very special if we continue focusing on ourselves and don’t get lost in trying to compare ourselves to others.”
Hillsboro Hawks
Class 4 District 1 at Hillsboro
Head coach: Bobby Anderson, first year; Dina Holland, 29th year
Top male athletes (name, grade, events)
Jaydn Rice, freshman, 100, 200, 4x100, 4x200; Cooper McGrath, senior, 100, 200, 400, 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 4x100, 4x200, 4x400; Owen Glaze, senior, 100, 200, 400, 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 4x100, 4x200, 4x400; Grant Sucharski, junior, shot put, discus; Logan Jarvis, junior, shot put, discus; Landon Gonzales, junior, javelin, shot put, discus; Adam Ruiz, senior, 800, 1,600, 3,200, 4x800; Luke Auer, senior, 100, 200, 400, 4x100, 4x200, 4x400; Jackson Naeger, junior, shot put, discus; Brandon Smith, freshman, pole vault; Auston Ross, junior, 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 4x100, 4x200, 4x400.
Top female athletes
Ashley Akridge, freshman, throws; Ellie Appleton, freshman, sprints; Sydney Bacher, freshman, throws; Kamryn Batchelor, freshman, throws; Cailey Baumgartner, sophomore, sprints; Payton Bechaud, freshman, sprints; Brianna Biere, junior, sprints; Ava Campbell, sophomore, jumps; Soleah Chavez, senior, sprints; Hayleigh Churchill, freshman, distance; Chloe Fischer, freshman, sprints; Bre Fox, freshman, hurdles; Rebekah Goodman, sophomore, sprints; Kendall Holland, junior, sprints; Elaine Hoth, freshman, sprints; Sophia Hudson, sophomore, distance; Maleah Lambrich, senior, sprints; Zoey Lowery, freshman, sprints; Kamri McGrath, sophomore, sprints; Laney O’Neal, junior, hurdles; Ophelia Oelzen, junior, throws; Anni Oshia, freshman, hurdles; Olivia Partney, sophomore, sprints; Maggie Raye, freshman, sprints; Molly Raye, freshman, vault; Ava Rehkop, sophomore, sprints; Jersey Robinson, junior, throws; Rebecca Roettger, senior, distance; Kendall Romaine, sophomore, jumps; Maizy Sabourin, senior, jumps; Ella Sabourin, freshman, sprints; Trinity Schmidt, freshman, sprints; Ryn Silhavy, sophomore, sprints; Marley Spicer, freshman, hurdles; Paige Steel, freshman, throws; Macie Stegall, freshman, sprints; Kelly Vaegi, sophomore, sprints; Lyla Wright, sophomore, hurdles.
Finish line: Ross and McGrath were on the 4x200 state-qualifying team. Rice and Auer are the other two runners in the relay. Personal bests for the boys so far are: Rice, 100, 11.64, 200, 24.55; McGrath, 110 hurdles, 16.72, 300 hurdles, 43.64; Glaze,110 hurdles, 19.36, 300 hurdles, 48.36; Sucharski, shot, 12.89; Jarvis, shot, 11.88, discus, 29.96; Auer, 100, 12.27, 400, 55.46; Naeger, shot, 9.54; Smith, pole vault, 3.81; Ross, 110 hurdles, 15.40, 300 hurdles, 40.55.
“We are lacking upperclassmen depth, so my overall goal is individual growth this year in our underclassmen and newcomers,” Anderson said. “If we can compete and earn PRs this year, it is a win. I am highly confident that we can accomplish those two things. We have a lot of high-character student-athletes on the team.”
Emily Wright, a 2025 graduate, won state medals in the 100 and 300 hurdles, and qualified in the javelin. Lambrich was eighth in the state in the pole vault.
Holland said Oelzen has been working hard in the offseason in the discus, and Robinson is focusing on her javelin skills. Lyla Wright continues to improve in the hurdles and long jump. Campbell has shown great potential in the jumps. Kamri McGrath, Silhavy and Roettger were sectional qualifiers. Churchill qualified for state cross country last fall.
Jefferson Blue Jays
Class 2 District 1 at Saxony Lutheran High
Head coach: Paul Lipp, second year
Top male athletes (name, grade, events)
Matthew Waltman, senior, 100, 200, 400, 800, 4x400; Braeden Caldwell, senior, 200,400,800,1,600, 4x400; Ethan McVey, senior, 800,1,600, 4x800, 4x400; Troy Jefferson, senior, shot, discus; Carter McCabe, senior, discus; Gavin Green, senior, javelin; Levi Heacock, senior, pole vault; Tyler Crader, senior, javelin, 4x100, 4x200, 200; Grant Neels, senior, javelin, shot.
Top female athletes
Annabelle Richardson, senior, shot, discus; Ryleigh Johnson, senior, 400, 4x200, 4x400.
Finish line: The Blue Jay girls won their invitational March 31 and have come tantalizingly close to winning a state title, finishing second four times. The boys took their turn in the winner’s circle for the first time last season, with a third-place finish. With the talent they have returning, there’s no reason why they can’t do it again. A good sign for that is McVey, 1,600, 4:32; Edwards, discus, 48.73 and Waltman, 800, 1:59 already have PRs this year.
Waltman ranks up there with Anna Heacock (2019) as the most decorated track and field athletes at Jefferson. Simply put, he was the fastest runner in the county last year. He won state titles in the 200 and 400 and was fifth in the 100. Waltman has won 10 state medals in his career.
McVey was all-state on the 4x800 team that was sixth in the state. He’s the school record holder in the 1,600 and made state cross country. Horn ran on the 4x800. Caldwell is the school record holder in the 800 and as part of the 4x400 relay. Plus, he was academic all-state in cross country for four years. Jefferson was fifth in the state in the discus.
Bradley ran a leg for the defending state champion 4x100, and was a state medalist in the 100, 200 and 4x200. Johnson was part of the school-record 4x200 and 4x400 teams.
“My goals for the girls is to work together to be competitive in both individuals and as a team,” Lipp said. “We have lower numbers compared to other years and are very young. However, they are a very talented group that has great potential.
“We (boys) have set our goals very high. Last year we finished third in the state and intend to do better this year. As long as we stay healthy and continue to improve our times, we hope to make a run at our first state title. Along the way, we look to win our third consecutive district championship.”
Windsor Owls
Class 4 District 2 at Windsor
Head coach: (boys) Jeff Stoffey, 14th year; (girls) Stephany Dueker-Richmond, ninth year
Top male athletes (name, grade, events)
Tim Cossey, junior, triple jump, high jump, 4x100; Xavier Bunton, senior, triple jump, long jump, sprints; Caleb Haegele, senior, 400, 800, 300 hurdles; Tim Holt, senior, 400, 800; Brandon Rapp, senior, 1,600, 4x800; Tommy Broderick, senior, shot put; Charlie Gabriel, senior, discus; Jayden Grindell, junior, discus; Brandon Mahone, junior, shot put; Lucas James, junior, 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles, sprint relays; Marko Ivanovski, junior, long jump, high jump; JD Schlarman, sophomore, 1,600, 3,200; Nathan Akers, junior, 1,600, 3,200; Gus Haegele, sophomore, 400, 800.
Top female athletes
Natalie Krause, senior, jumps, sprint relays, sprints; Kenzie Kerley, senior, throws, jumps, sprints; Shealee Mancuso, junior, sprints, sprint relays; Tyaleatha Schenck, junior, sprints, sprint relays; Jayden Estes, junior, throws; Kiley Johnson, junior, hurdles, sprints; Alyssa Brockmeier, junior, long sprints; Chloe Lammert, junior, distance; Makeigha Jezusko, junior, sprints; Ella Montgomery, sophomore, high jump, long sprints; Madison Smith, sophomore, throws; Aubree Palmer, sophomore, throws; McKenzie Robbins, sophomore, distance; Mackenzie Burch, sophomore, hurdles; Gracie Willtrout, sophomore, jumps, sprints; Lauren Breeze, sophomore, jumps, sprints; Emma Alaniz, sophomore, sprints; Karoline Kalisch, sophomore, vault; Lexi Adler, sophomore, throws; Haleigh Rutledge, sophomore, throws; Chloe Williams, freshman, sprints, relays, jumps; Claire Nivens, freshman, sprints, relays, jumps; Claire Wofford, freshman, high jump, sprints; Jordan Lessard, freshman, distance; Katie Pallme, freshman, vault, jumps, sprints; Emma Meyer, freshman, hurdles; Morgan Meyer, freshman, sprint relays; Lexi Bien, freshman, distance.
Finish line: Dueker-Richmond retired as the school’s girls volleyball coach after the 2024 season, but wanted to keep coaching track and field. PRs for the Owls girls so far have been from Williams, 100, 200, long jump; Krause, 100, 200, long jump, triple jump; Kalisch, vault; Montgomery, high jump. The Windsor girls won the Potosi Invitational on March 23, eclipsing Northwest High, a Class 5 school, 175-153. Williams and Krause finished second and third respectively in the 100 and the 200. Johnson was third in the 100 hurdles and second in the 300 hurdles. The 4x100 won in 54.06, and in the field Montgomery was first in the high jump in 1.45, Williams was first in the long jump in 5.04, and Estes won the discus in 31.02. Smith, Palmer and Kerley were in the top five in the javelin.
The Windsor boys graduated in 2025 two of their best athletes in this decade in JCAA MVP Will Kalisch and Layton Hollis, a state qualifier in the long jump, triple jump, and high jump.
The Owls have some diverse athletes who’ve had success in other sports. Grindell was a state wrestling qualifier in February and Schlarman ran at state cross country. Rapp, Holt and the Haegele cousins comprise the 4x800, and ran 8:43 at Potosi.
“Overall, I think we are a solid team,” Stoffey said. “We have over 60 boys participating in the high school, so I’m very happy with that. We have a nice core in every grade. Our seniors are good leaders. Our sophomores and juniors are a solid class. Our freshmen class has been a pleasant surprise.”