Middle School Tigers open track-and-field season on high-note

The 2018 Nevada Middle School track-and-field team, pictured front row, from left: Kiera Stafford, Laura Kimmell, Lilly Hart, Grace Barnes, Brooklyn Kutina-Smith, Malynn Pippin, Allie Rains, Avery Morris, and Emma Leisure. Second row, l-r: Ethan Gravely, Gage Barmann, Andrew Sandrock, John Peery, Hadley Bruce, Jade Feller, Maddy Majors, Tayvin Moore, Zade Lee, Kaden Padgett, and Braylin Brooks. Third row, l-r: Jerica Collins, Steven Zachary, Drew Beachler, Gage Miller, Trent Otter, Isaac Gilkey-Corp, Brealynn Bowman, Claire Pritchett, Kirstin Buck, Abbey Heathman, Skylur Mashek, Harsh Goswami, and Eli Mosher. Back row, l-r: Jaden Theis, Jamin Mosher, Bruce Bradford, Kartman Highley, Max Julian, Devin Austin, Macy Cussimanio, Lyvia Perrodin, Taylor Thompson, Raele Smith, Kaydence Roper, Bailey Ast, Logan Smith, and Reed Starlin.

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BUTLER — The Nevada Middle School tack-and-field team dazzled at the season-opening (12-school) Butler All-Relays meet, Monday evening.

The NMS girls edged Lamar 64-63 for the top spot, while Archie finished in third (59), and Harrisonville, fourth (36).

The Tiger middle school tracksters also claimed first-place in the Co-ed division, finishing with 87 points. Harrisonville slotted into runner-up (70), while Butler placed third (60) and El Do, fourth (53).

Nevada also collected a first-place finish in the seventh-grade boys division, concluding with 46 points. Adrian placed second (33), while Lamar netted third (20) and El Do, fourth (18).

In the boys division, Nevada placed fourth with 52 points. Lamar collected first (85), while El Do (59) and Harrisonville (55) rounded out the top three.

NMS gold medalists

• Boy’s long jump: Kartman Highley, Max Julian, and Bruce Bradford.

• Boy’s 4-by-200 meter relay: Highley, Julian, Devin Austin, and Bradford —1:49.61.

• Girl’s high jump: Lilly Hart, Laura Kimmell, and Raele Smith.

• Girl’s shot put: Claire Pritchett, Jerica Collins, and Lyvia Perrodin.

• Girl’s long jump: Hart, Jade Feller, and Bailey Ast.

• Co-ed high jump: Abbey Heathman, Drew Beachler, Emma Leisure, and Bradford.

• Co-ed sprint medley relay: Kirstin Buck, Gage Miller, Maddy Majors, and Trent Otter — 2:02.19

• Co-ed shot put: Kiera Stafford, Logan Smith, Taylor Thompson, and Skylur Mashek.

• Co-ed discus: Stafford, Braylin Brooks, Brealynn Bowman, and Ethan Gravely.

• Coed 4-by-200 meter relay: Majors, John Peery, Buck, and Gage Barmann — 1:58.06.

• Seventh-grade boy’s distance medley relay: Jaden Theis, Kaden Padgett, Miller, and Tayvin Moore.

• Seventh-grade boy’s long jump — Beachler, Otter, and Miller.

Seventh-grade boy’s 4-by-200 meter relay: Beachler, Zade Lee, Steven Zachary, and Padgett — 2:07.66.

NMS silver medalists

• Seventh-grade boy’s 4-by-100 meter relay: Harsh Goswami, Beachler, Lee, and Zachary — 59.0.

• Seventh-grade boy’s shot put: Andrew Sandrock, Goswami, and Nathaniel Taylor.

• Girl’s shuttle hurdle relay: Ast, Hadley Bruce, Leisure, and Kaydence Roper — 1:24.92

• Girl’s middle-distance relay: Shelby Burns, Hart, Malynn Pippin, and Grace Barnes — 5:14.25

• Co-ed 4-by-800 meter relay: Avery Morris, Moore, Allie Rains, and Padgett — 11:29.81.

• Co-ed 4-by-100 meter relay: Buck, Miller, Majors, and Otter — 55.57.

• Co-ed long jump: Bruce, Austin, Buck, and Zachary.

NMS bronze medalists

• Boy’s 4-by-800 meter relay: Eli Mosher, Jamin Mosher, Jaden Theis, and Mokey Dawn — 10:57.53

• Boy’s 4-by-100 meter relay: Austin, Julian, Highley, and Bradford — 52.69.

• Girl’s 4-by-100 meter relay: Ast, Brooklyn Kutina-Smith, Hart, and Kimmell — 58.37.

• Girl’s 4-by-200 meter relay: Kutina-Smith, Bruce, Macy Cussimanio, and Feller — 2:05.4.

• Girl’s Sprint medley relay: Feller, Kutina-Smith, Bruce, and Barnes — 2:14.01.

• Boy’s middle-distance relay: Barmann, Isaac Gilkey-Corp, Reed Starlin, and Jamin Mosher — 4:53.28.

• Throwers 4-by-100 meter relay: Thompson, Pritchett, Perrodin, and Collins — 65.95.

— 2018 NMS track-and-field schedule —

• April 3: Carthage Junior High track meet, 4 p.m.

• April 9: Pittsburg (Kan.) Community Middle School Invitational, 3 p.m.

• April 12: Nevada Middle School Invitational, meet No. 1 @ Larry Testman Track, 1 p.m.

• April 17: Lamar Middle School Invitational, 4 p.m.

• April 19: Webb City Junior High Invitational, 3:30 p.m.

• April 23: El Dorado Springs MS Invitational, 4 p.m.

• April 24: Joplin Middle School Invitational track meet, 4 p.m.

• April 26: Nevada Middle School Invitational, meet No. 2 @ Larry Testman Track, 4 p.m.

• May 3: Tri-County Conference meet, location to be determined. See a future edition of the Nevada Daily Mail for all the latest on NMS track-and-field