Tigers Compete at District Track Saturday

The Republic track team will head to Carl Junction tomorrow for districts. The Tigers have several competitors with strong hopes of advancing. Among them:

  • Ryan Way, who won several races this year, including the COC championship in the 1600-meter run.
  • Kavosha Edmunds, a leading contender in the 100-meter hurdles.
  • Garrett Metscher, who finished at or near the top in the triple jump, long jump and high jump all season.
  • TJ Ray, who was near the front of the pack in the 400-meter run several times, including a win at Bolivar.
  • Sarah Kreul, who advanced to state in the discus last year, finishing 7th overall.

Edmunds, Way Win Events at Nixa

Republic had several top finishers at this week’s Nixa track meet.

Junior Kavosha Edmunds won the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 16.94.

The girls 4×800 meter relay team, consisting of Rachel Allen, Kayla Bartelsmeyer, Abby Norris, and Michayla Shanks, finished 3rd.

Junior TJ Ray finished 3rd in the 400 meter dash, with a time of 52.14.

Sophomore Ryan Way won the 1600 meter run, finishing in 4:31.74. He also finished second in the 3200 meter run, in 10:08.84.

Garrett Metscher was second in the long jump, at 20’02″.

 

Tigers Take 2nd at Bolivar

Both the boys and girls track teams took second place at the varsity Bolivar meet last week. Nixa took first in both the boys and girls competitions.

For Republic, Ryan Way took first place in the 800- and 1600-meter runs, with times of 2:07.69 and 4:43.00, respectively.

TJ Ray finished first in the 400-dash run, with a time of 52.55.

Sarah Kreul won the discus, with a throw of 103’10″.

Kavosha Edmunds finished first in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing in 17.37.

Here are other top finishers for Republic.

Boys

Garrett Metscher 2nd HJ 6’2

Garrett Metscher 3rd LJ 19’0

Garrett Metscher 3rd TJ 41’2.5

4X800 2nd 9:11.06

Cody Turner 3rd 110H 18.39

James Desjardens 4th 100 12.09

4×200 2nd 1:38.82

Ryan Way 1st 1600m 4:43.00

Dalton Golding 6th 1600m 5:11.00

4X100 4th 48.75

TJ Ray 1st 400m 52.55

Sean Cook 4th 400m 56.12

Ryan Way 1st 800m 2:07.69

TJ Ray 2nd 200m 23.72

Ryan Crutcher 5th 3200 11:38.05

Dalton Golding 7th 3200 11:46.90

4X400 2nd 3:54.44

Overall: 2nd with 115 points. Nixa first with 259 pts

 

Girls

Rachael Allen 6th LJ 13’9

Sarah Kreul 1st D 103’10

Jamie Chapman 5th D 76’2.50

Sarah Kreul 4th SP 30’3

Jamie Chapman 8th SP 27’7

Kavosha Edmunds 1st 100H 17.37

Molly Zinecker 2nd 100m 13.77

Holly Burks 4th 100m 13.82

Kayla Bartelsmeyer 3rd 1600m 6:06

Emily Preston 5th 1600m 6:33

Abby Norris 3rd 400m 1:05.91

Haley Teer 7th 400m 1:12.38

Kavosha Edmunds 2nd 300H 52.96

Michayla Shanks 3rd 800m 2:45

Molly Zinecker 6th 200m 29.12

Olivia Didway 7th 200m 29.15

Kayla Bartelsmeyer 3rd 3200m 13:37

Emily Preston 4th 3200m 14:21.73

2nd overall with 130 pts. Nixa won with 152 pts

 

Metscher, Way Lead Republic at Branson

Ryan Way and Garrett Metscher provided the brightest spots for Republic’s track and field team at the Branson Invitational last week. Metscher won the high jump event with a jump of 5’10″. Way won the 1600 meter run with a time of 4:36.84.

Way finished nearly five seconds ahead of runner-up Kyler Haumann of Ozark. In the 3200-meter run, the positions were reversed, with Haumann taking first and Way finishing second.

Here are other top-three finishers from Republic:

Freshman Molly Zinecker finished 3rd in the 100-meter dash.
Holly Burks, Rachel Allen, Abby Norris and Molly Zinecker took 3rd in the 4×200 relay.
T.J. Ray finished 3rd in the 400-meter dash.

Republic Takes 3rd at Home

The Republic boys and girls track teams each took third place in the Republic Classic this week.

The boys finished with 104 total points, just one point behind co-champs Ash Grove and Springfield Catholic. Strafford finished fourth with 103 points.

Ryan Way won the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:42.94, and the 3200-meter run with a time of 10:33.85. TJ Ray won the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.03. Republic also won the 4×800 meter relay.

The Republic girls finished with 88 points, behind winner Ash Grove (115) and Strafford (96).

Republic had one event winner among the girls. That was Sarah Kreul in the discus, with a throw of 103 feet.