BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. - The Pinto boys' track team continues to have a successful season, winning the Sectionals Track Meet Saturday in Blue Springs. California advanced to the Missouri High School Activities Association State Track Meet in 14 events for the boys and two events for the girls.
Audrey Pickering continues to place near the top in shot put, earning second place at the sectionals meet, and Jasmine Wells advanced to this weekend's state meet, finishing fourth in the 300-meter hurdles. Pickering will compete Friday at 4 p.m. at Dwight T. Reed Stadium at Lincoln University, and Wells' preliminaries are set for a 2:50 p.m. start time on Friday. Wells must place in the top-eight to move on to the finals, Saturday at 1:40 p.m.
Josh Woodruff moved on state in four events, the 100-, 200-meter dash, 110-meter hurdles and the 4x400-meter relay. Dylan Norton, Ethan Hodges and Drew Norton are also on the 4x400-meter relay team.
Drew Norton is also apart of the 4x200- and 4x800-meter relay teams that advanced to state. He also placed fourth in the 800-meter run, advocating to 2:50 p.m. state finals on Friday. His brother, Dylan Norton, finished the top-four in the 300-meter hurdles and the 110-meter hurdles to move on to this weekend's meet.
Below are the results from last weekend's sectional meet. The top-four advanced to the state track meet.
BOYS
Team scores: 1. California, 109.
4x800-meter relay: 3. California (Ethan Hodges, Allan Burger, Adam Burkett, Drew Norton) 8:21.93.
110-meter hurdles: 1. Josh Woodruff, 15.37; 4. Dylan Norton, 16.22.
100-meter dash: 2. Josh Woodruff, 10.99.
4x200-meter relay: 3. California (Dylan Norton, Gunner Baquet, Drew Norton, Walker Borghardt) 1:32.24.
1,600-meter run: 5. Adam Burkett, 4:47.41.
300-meter hurdles: 2. Dylan Norton, 40.79.
800-meter run: 4. Drew Norton, 2:02.64.
200-meter dash: 2. Josh Woodruff, 22.28.
3,200-meter run: 4. Adam Burkett, 10:21.48.
4x400-meter relay: 1. California (Josh Woodruff, Dylan Norton, Ethan Hodges, Drew Norton) 3:25.50.
Long jump: 2. Walker Boghardt, 20-11.25.
Triple jump: 3. Walker Boghardt 43-2.
Shot put: 1. Nathan Squires, 56-7; Ramiro Garcia, 46-1.
Discus: 3. Ramiro Garcia, 155-7.
GIRLS
Team scores: 10. California, 28.
300-meter hurdles: 4. Jasmine Wells, 48.91; 8. Kayla Allison, 54.68.
800-meter run: 7. Katie Imhoff, 2:42.69.
4x400-meter relay: 6. California () 4:29.93.
Pole vault: 5. Kayla Allison 8-6; 6. Ashley Sommerer, 8-6.
Shot put: 2. Audrey Pickering, 37-11.25; 7. Cameron Meyer, 30-10.25.