The Ava Middle School boys’ track teams participated in a nine-team meet at Mountain Grove on Thursday, April 7. Results for Ava athletes were as follow:
7th Grade Boys:
Shot Put: Cody Johnson 2nd; Zach Hunsaker 4th.
Triple Jump: Hunsaker 4th, Nate Bray 5th.
1600 Meter Run: Hayden Schuster 5th.
High Jump: Austin Potts 3rd.
Discus Throw: Colton Overcast 2nd, Schuster 4th.
200 Meter Dash: Overcast 4th.
4×200 Meter Relay: 2nd (Potts, Hunsaker, Johnson, Overcast).
4×100 Meter Relay: 1st (Bray, Johnson, Hunsaker, Overcast).
4×400 Meter Relay: 2nd (Potts, Trevor Randolph, Bray, Schuster).
Team Results: Willow Springs 107, Mountain Grove 87, Ava 80, Liberty 63, Gainesville 46, Bakersfield 16, Mansfield 10, Plato 9, Hartville 7.
8th Grade Boys:
100 Meter Hurdles: Colton Akers 3rd.
100 Meter Dash: Kane Thompson 2nd.
Long Jump: Akers 3rd, Dustin Womack 5th.
Shot Put: Thompson 2nd.
Triple Jump: Womack 2nd.
Discus Throw: Akers 1st (115’ 3”).
200 Meter Dash: Thompson 2nd, Womack 5th.
4×100 Meter Relay: 1st (Thompson, Darien Burnett, Womack, Akers) 52.24.
Team Results: Liberty 111.5, Mountain Grove 101, Willow Springs 73, Ava 68, Hartville 30, Gainesville 18, Plato 14, Mansfield 10, Bakersfield 0.
The Ava Middle School track teams participated in a 15-school meet at West Plains on Tuesday, April 12. Results for Ava boys were as follow:
7th Grade Boys:
4×200 Meter Relay: 5th (Austin Potts, Zach Hunsaker, Cody Johnson, Colton Overcast).
1600 Meter Run: Hayden Schuster 5th.
4×100 Meter Relay: 4th (Nate Bray, Cody Johnson, Colton Overcast, Michael Shea).
200 Meter Dash: Johnson 4th, Shea 6th.
4×400 Meter Relay: 8th (Potts, Hunsaker, Bray, Schuster).
Long Jump: Shea 3rd.
Team Results: Fairview 86, Richards 74, Glenwood 59, Liberty 58, West Plains 54, Willow Springs 53, Mountain Grove 45, Licking 34, Ava 28, Houston 26, Junction Hill 19, Howell Valley 17, Gainesville 14, Bakersfield 3, Cabool 2.
8th Grade Boys:
100 Meter Hurdles: Colton Akers 5th.
100 Meter Dash: Kane Thompson 2nd.
4×100 Meter Relay: 6th (Auren Fink, Darien Burnett, Dustin Womack, Colton Akers).
200 Meter Dash: Thompson 2nd, Womack 8th.
Shot Put: Kane Thompson 1st (38’ 8”).
Long Jump: Womack 6th.
Triple Jump: Womack 8th.
Team Results: Liberty 106, Mountain Grove 91, Howell Valley 87, Willow Springs 66, Richards 47, West Plains 38, Ava 38, Licking 24, Glenwood 17, Junction Hill 16, Fairview 14, Cabool 14, Gainesville 5, Houston 1, Bakersfield 0.
