“We’re still holding out Deiondre (because of a hip injury) and we didn’t run Simon
(Belete) in the distance runs, so I feel that showing was very strong. We got
some good stuff out of it,” Wildcats head coach Joe Cusack said.
The Wildcats got two firsts, as the 3,200-meter relay team
of James Barnett, Belete, Stephen Mugeche and Dominic Piccinini won with a time
of 8 minutes, 5.23 seconds, a season best, and Mugeche also won the 3,200-meter
run in a time of 9:36.
“We got great splits out of those guys,” Cusack said of the
relay. “And Stephen had the race won handily. He’s doing great. Simon is our
leader in that event but we’re trying to get two all-state guys in that event.”
Cusack was pleased with the showing all the relays put
together, as the 1,600 relay took third and the 400 relay placed fourth with a
time of 42.61.
“The 4x100 had a fantastic time. With Deiondre sitting out we
still ran a 42.61,” Cusack said. “Two of the three that beat us are the top two
teams in the state in Class 4. And the 4x400 continues to lower their time. We
had three solid relay showings.”
Other strong individual performances were Erron Holley
taking second in the 200, David Johnson finishing second in the discus, Chris
Clark fourth in the 300-meter hurdles and Danny Thompson taking fourth in the
pole vault.
The Wildcats will now get ready for the Suburban Big Six
Conference meet starting with prelims Wednesday and finishing with finals
Friday.
“I feel real good about where we are,” Cusack said. “We’re
going to hold Deiondre out again until districts, but we’re going to try and
win regardless of personnel. The conference has some solid teams.”
The Blue Springs girls team also had a strong showing at
Kirkwood with five firsts and 11 top three finishes.
The Wildcats were dominant in the field events with Tyra
Bickham taking first in the shot put with a throw of 40-1 and taking second in
the discus. Megan Wright was strong once again in the pole vault by clearing 11
feet and taking first, Tyonna Snow won the long jump at 17-8.50 and Bri Starr
won the triple jump by going 36-4.
Gabby Hall had the lone first on the track, winning the 200
with a time of 26.03.
Other top three finishes went to Lizzy Wendell placing
second in the high jump and Cali Bissel earning third in the pole vault. Blue
Springs also had two seconds in the relays – the 800 and 3,200 – while taking
third in the 400 relay.
The girls team will also be at the conference meet starting
Wednesday at Blue Springs South.
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