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 Wynn McClellan, Notre Dame [Click to enlarge] |
Notre Dame, junior
McClellan was Southeast Missouri's top runner with a first-place finish in the SEMO Conference meet and the best time of any area runner at the state meet. His time of 16 minutes, 40 seconds placed ninth in the Class 3 boys meet. He was top 10 in every race this year, winning at the SEMO Conference meet and the Farmington Invitational after opening the season by topping his class at the Jackson Invitational.
Jackson Invitational, Sept. 6 (Juniors division): First, 12:27 (best local team)
Forest Park Festival, Sept. 13 (Green division): Ninth, 16:35.90 (best local time)
Cape Central Invitational, Sept. 20: Second, 17:31 (best local time)
Hancock Invitational, Sept. 27 (Class 3): Third, 16:47.81 (best local time)
Notre Dame Invitational, Oct. 4: Ninth, 16:32
Potosi Invitational, Oct. 11: Third, 16:50 (best local time)
SEMO Conference meet, Oct. 16: First, 16:01.46 (best local time)
Farmington Invitational, Oct. 18: First, 16:41.47 (best local time)
Class 3 District 1, Nov. 1: Third, 16:18.00 (best local time)
Class 3 state meet, Nov. 8: Ninth, 16:40 (best local time, all divisions; state medalist)
 Travis Blalock, Poplar Bluff [Click to enlarge] |
Poplar Bluff, junior
He opened the year by running up in the senior division at Jackson and beat the 2.5-mile course record by 3 seconds, beating the mark set in 2005 by Poplar Bluff's John-Mark Lewis. He had top-10 finishes at Hancock, Notre Dame, Potosi before being runner-up at the SEMO Confernce meet.
Jackson Invitational, Sept. 6 (Seniors division): First, 12:25
Forest Park Festival, Sept. 13 (White division): 15th, 16:47.30
Hancock Invitational, Sept. 27 (Class 4): Seventh, 17:06
Notre Dame Invitational, Oct. 4: Second, 16:00 (best local time)
Potosi Invitational, Oct. 11: Fourth, 16:55
SEMO Conference meet, Oct. 16: Second, 16:11.92
Class 4 District 1, Oct. 25: Fourth, 16:52.32
Class 4 Sectional 1, Nov. 1: Fourth, 16:41.7
Class 4 state meet, Nov. 8: 44th, 17:11
 Greg Gibson, Jackson |
Jackson, senior
Gibson was the top local runner in the Class 4 race in the state meet with a time of 16:59. He was the only area runner besides McClellan to break 17 minutes at state. He won his division at the Forest Park Festival and was the runner-up in the Class 4 district meet.
Jackson Invitational, Sept. 6 (Seniors division): Second, 12:29
Forest Park Festival, Sept. 13 (White division): First, 17:06.40
Cape Central Invitational, Sept. 20: x
Hancock Invitational, Sept. 27 (Class 4): Ninth, 17:15
Parkway West Invitational, Oct. 4: Seventh, 17:00 (top local finisher)
Potosi Invitational, Oct. 11: 11th, 17:35
SEMO Conference meet, Oct. 16: Third, 16:18.06
Class 4 District 1, Oct. 25: Second, 16:45.58
Class 4 Sectional 1, Nov. 1: Sixth, 16:52.9
Class 4 state meet, Nov. 8: 35th, 16:59 (best local time in Class 4)
 Logan Davis, Notre Dame [Click to enlarge] |
Notre Dame, senior
A three-time all-stater, Davis fell short in his bid to make it four in a row by placing 29th in the Class 3 boys division at the state meet. But he helped Notre Dame place second in the meet, marking a career of four top-four team finishes (including a Class 2 state title in his freshman year). His top-10 runs in the SEMO meet and at the district helped Notre Dame capture titles in those meets.
Jackson Invitational, Sept. 6 (Seniors division): First, 12:38
Forest Park Festival, Sept. 13 (Green division): 27th, 17:13.80
Cape Central Invitational, Sept. 20: Fourth, 17:42
Hancock Invitational, Sept. 27 (Class 3): Seventh, 17:14
Notre Dame Invitational, Oct. 4: 10th, 16:33
Potosi Invitational, Oct. 11: Sixth, 17:08
SEMO Conference meet, Oct. 16: Fourth, 16:30.02 (second on team)
Farmington Invitational, Oct. 18: Second, 16:54.65
Class 3 District 1, Nov. 1: Sixth, 16:47.9 (second on team)
Class 3 state meet, Nov. 8: 29th, 17:12
 Dillon Klaffer, Notre Dame [Click to enlarge] |
Notre Dame, senior
Klaffer was a state medalist for the third straight year with his clutch 13th-place finish in the state meet. He ran the best time on his team for the third straight year at the Notre Dame Invitational.
Jackson Invitational, Sept. 6 (Seniors division): Fourth, 12:48
Cape Central Invitational, Sept. 20: Third, 17:38
Hancock Invitational, Sept. 27 (Class 3): 26th, 18:08
Notre Dame Invitational, Oct. 4: Sixth, 16:23 (first on the team)
Potosi Invitational, Oct. 11: 17th, 17:52
SEMO Conference meet, Oct. 16: 11th, 17:10.73
Farmington Invitational, Oct. 18: Fifth, 17:18.89
Class 3 District 1, Nov. 1: Seventh, 16:48.9
Class 3 state meet, Nov. 8: 13th, 16:51 (state medalist)
 Roy Leighton, Cape Central [Click to enlarge] |
Cape Central, sophomore
The youngest member of the squad, Leighton reached the state meet for the first time and placed 53rd with the sixth-best local time at the event. He started the year by winning his sophomore division race that the Jackson Invitational, then had top-10 finishes at the Cape Central Invitational, the SEMO Conference meet and the Class 4 district meet.
Jackson Invitational, Sept. 6 (Sophomore division): First, 12:57
Forest Park Festival, Sept. 13 (Green division): 41st, 17:34
Cape Central Invitational, Sept. 20: Sixth, 17:43
Hancock Invitational, Sept. 27 (Class 4): 19th, 17:31
Parkway West Invitational, Oct. 4: 13th, 17:19
Potosi Invitational, Oct. 11: DNR
SEMO Conference meet, Oct. 16: Fifth, 16:30.27
Class 4 District 1, Oct. 25: Fifth, 17:05.14
Class 4 Sectional 1, Nov. 1: 11th, 17:12.1
Class 4 state meet, Nov. 8: 53rd, 17:14
 Cody Kern, Kelly |
Kelly, junior
A state medalist for the second straight year, Kern was top 10 in every race until state, even in fields when he ran against Class 3 and Class 4 teams. He won the Saxony/Chaffee Invitational.
Jackson Invitational, Sept. 6 (Juniors division): Third, 13:01
Kelly Invitational, Sept. 13: Second, 18:19
Cape Central Invitational, Sept. 20: Eighth, 18:06
Hancock Invitational, Sept. 27 (Class 1-2): Fourth, 17:43.85
Notre Dame Invitational, Oct. 4: Seventh, 16:24
Saxony/Chaffee Invitational, Oct. 9: First, 17:56
SEMO Conference meet, Oct. 16: Sixth, 16:49.79
Farmington Invitational, Oct. 18: Seventh, 17:28.30
Class 2 District 1, Nov. 1: Eighth, 18:09.1
Class 2 state meet, Nov. 8: 11th, 17:40 (state medalist)
 Ryan Johnson, Notre Dame [Click to enlarge] |
Notre Dame, junior
Johnson had a breakthrough campaign, capped by his medalist performance at the district meet and his top-30 showing at the state meet, where he was the third runner across the line for the state runner-up Bulldogs.
Jackson Invitational, Sept. 6 (Juniors division): Second, 13:01.69
Forest Park Festival, Sept. 13 (Green division): 62nd, 17:55.50
Cape Central Invitational, Sept. 20: 14th, 18:47
Hancock Invitational, Sept. 27 (Class 3): 11th, 17:30
Notre Dame Invitational, Oct. 4: 11th, 16:35
Potosi Invitational, Oct. 11: 10th, 17:35
SEMO Conference meet, Oct. 16: Ninth, 17:00.13
Farmington Invitational, Oct. 18: Third, 17:03.59
Class 3 District 1, Nov. 1: Ninth, 16:51.4
Class 3 state meet, Nov. 8: 28th, 17:11
Honorable mention: Ross Gage, Saxony Lutheran; Cody Green, Jackson
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I seen where the 3A class size for track has expanded to 1200+ Just when I thought Sikeston may grow out of 3A they raise the number. This makes it really tough for 3A schools with 500 kids. We need another class, 5A all the way! Will this ever happen???