MEMPHIS, Mo. — Schuyler County athletes delivered strong performances at the Scotland County Relays, highlighted by Tyson Droste’s first-place finish in the boys 400-meter dash and Acen Akers’ top-three showings in both the discus and shot put.
Droste captured gold in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.64 seconds, while also placing third in the triple jump at 11.83 meters and fifth in the 200-meter dash in 24.96. Akers claimed second in the shot put at 13.75 meters and added a third-place finish in the discus with a throw of 30.28 meters.
Girls Results
100-Meter Dash: Mirianna Sly finished 12th with a time of 15.91.
200-Meter Dash: Hannah Farris ran a 31.44 to place 12th.
High Jump: Farris earned fourth place with a jump of 1.32 meters.
Long Jump: Sly recorded a leap of 2.96 meters to place 13th.
Triple Jump: Sly was 13th again with a distance of 6.79 meters.
Discus: Grace Hoffmeyer placed seventh at 20.52 meters, while Kelsey Buckallew finished 15th with 17.99 meters.
Javelin: Hoffmeyer threw 10.56 meters to take 14th.
Shot Put: Buckallew placed 10th (7.52 meters), followed closely by Hoffmeyer in 11th (7.45 meters).
Boys Results
100-Meter Dash: Isaac Cullers took sixth in 12.08; Danny Priebe was 14th in 13.12.
200-Meter Dash: Droste placed fifth (24.96), and Mason Oliver was seventh (25.60).
400-Meter Dash: Droste led all runners in 55.64; Oliver was seventh in 58.61.
800-Meter Run: Asher Applegate finished seventh (2:23.38), with Jaxson Kaden close behind in eighth (2:27.20).
1600-Meter Run: Applegate added a fourth-place finish in 5:13.52.
300-Meter Hurdles: Brendan Wilson was fifth with a time of 49.47.
4×100 Relay: Schuyler County’s relay team placed fifth with a time of 50.96.
4×400 Relay: The Rams took second in 3:54.22.
High Jump: Joshua Vincent cleared 1.42 meters for eighth place.
Long Jump: Cullers placed fifth at 5.18 meters.
Triple Jump: Droste finished third at 11.83 meters.
Discus: Akers placed third (30.28 meters).
Javelin: Vincent placed seventh (27.61 meters); Brandon Burns was 14th (15.82 meters).
Shot Put: Akers earned second place with 13.75 meters; Deacon Schoonover followed in fourth at 11.84 meters.
