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McPherson, Jones shine at sectional meet Area athletes qualify for next week’s state meet “I think I’m capable of 14-6,” Dunmire said.
Mount Vernon’s Kenzie Williams, Seneca’s Morgan Cooper and East Newton’s Lindsey Bragg all qualified for state in the long jump and were part of what nearly was one of the biggest upsets of the day. They stood 1-2-3 after Bolivar’s Katy Roweton, a defending state champ in the long jump, scratched on her first two attempts and posted only a 15-7 on her third try. At that point, Roweton stood in fifth place. But she came through like a champion, posting a 16-7 on her final jump. Williams’ 16-4 1/4 earned her second, Cooper’s 16-3 was good enough for third and Bragg’s 16-1 1/2 put her fourth. For the trio, only Cooper has been to state before. “Last year, I finished second-to-last at state (15-3 1/4), so hopefully I’ll do better this year,” Cooper said. Mount Vernon’s Zach Kleine had to sweat out a photo finish in the 200 to earn his first trip to state. West Plains’ Joey Meyer was a runaway winner (22.38), but the rest of the field had to wait a while before knowing their status. Eventually, Kleine was awarded second at 23.17, Aurora’s Ben Weldin third at 23.2, McDonald County’s Randy Mustain fourth at 23.28, Reeds Spring’s Owen Allphin fifth at 23.3 and Owensville’s Phillip Shoemaker sixth at 23.33. “Everybody was so close coming in, so I didn’t know what to expect,” Kleine said. “I finished fifth here last year. So, I was just hoping to get in.” Other area girls champs included Carl Junction’s Sagan Graskemper in the 100 (13.21), Williams in the 400 (59.91), McDonald County’s Gayla Booth in the high jump (5-4) and Monett’s Emily Newbold in the triple jump (34-9). Other area boys winners were East Newton’s 4x200 relay of Derek Allphin, Jacob Endicott, Justin Guinn and Eddie Hansen (1:31.35) and Carl Junction’s Seth Hackney in the shot put (58-1 1/2). Carthage’s 4x100 (43.85) and 4x200 (1:31.42) relays both finished second, as did Trey Derryberry in the 100 (11.18) and Ivy Shepherd in the 800 (2:23). 
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