Salem’s Caleb Smith Double Winner At Salem Sectionals

Salem was the sight for the 2a boys sectionals last night.  Salem’s Caleb Smith won the shot and the discus and will compete at state.  Smith had a PR throw of 18.15m in the shot put to edge Centralia’s JehChys Brown who was 2^nd at 17.94.  Salem’s Cole Johnson was 8^th in a PR throw of 14.21.  Smith threw 53.50 to win the discus, Brown threw it 52.43 and Johnson a PR of 50.17 to finish 1-2-3.  Freshman Ryegan Warren was tied for 4^th in the high jump. Alek Bandy 5^th in the pole vault, Miking Ettress was 5^th in the long jump and Connor Tennyson PR’d in the triple jump going 12.37 good for 6^th.

Sean Thornton finished 9^th in the 300m hurdles.  The 4×200 team of Ettresss, Greene, Mayes and Thornton were 5^th.

Other Salem highlights included long jumper Ben Webster PR of 4.95, Holden Richardson PR in the 110 hurdles in 21.57, Salem’s duo both set PR’s with Austin Woolridge at 57.47 and Caylan Patterson at 57.81 in the 400m.  Connor Tennyson set a PR in the 100m in 12.16.  Ryder Goff PR in the 200 in 26.73.  Caleb Purintun in the 800 in 2:20.29 and Oliver Purcell in 2:44.30.

Other highlights from the Sectionals include Mount Vernon’s Jacari Virden finishing 3rd in the high jump at 1.85 meters (6’0.835″) and broke the Rams school record.  Carbondale’s Austin Dedecker won the 400m in a school record time of 49.83.  The 100m was blazing fast with the top 3 going under 11s.  Joe Schwartz of Waterloo was 3rd in the 1600 but set a school record of 4:19.58.

 

Shot Put:

1. Caleb Smith – Salem (18.15 PR)
2. JehChys Brown – Centralia (17.94)
3. Jaden Smith – Carterville (16.29 PR)

5. Wyatt Pilson – Mount Vernon (14.67)

8. Cole Johnson – Salem (14.21 PR)

16. Kasanova Poore – Centralia (12.36 PR)

19. Jhymer Smith-Henson – Mount Vernon (12.11)

 

Discus:

1. Caleb Smith – Salem (53.50)
2. JehChys Brown – Centralia (52.43)
3. Cole Johnson – Salem (50.17 PR)

5. Wyatt Pilson – Mount Vernon (46.75)

18. Owen Worlds – Centralia (33.55)

 

High Jump:

1. Matt Pluff – Freeburg (1.90)
2. Ben Scott – Columbia (1.90)
3. Jacari Virden – Mount Vernon (1.85 SR)
4. Ryegan Warren –  Salem (1.80)

 

Pole Vault:

1. Tony Keene – Harrisburg (4.66 PR)
2. Nathaniel Moralde – Mascoutah (4.11 PR)
3. Mason Walton – Freeburg (3.81)

5. Alek Bandy – Salem (3.51)

12. Holden Richardson – Salem (2.76 PR)

 

Long Jump:

1. Exavier Williams – Herrin (6.56)
2. Jacob Morrison – Mount Vernon (6.53)
3. Carson Green –  Centralia (6.50)

5. Miking Ettress – Salem (6.20)

16. Ben Webster – Salem (4.95 PR)

 

Triple Jump:

1. Elliot O’Keefe – Marion (12.75 PR)
2. Karmello Downey – Harrisburg (12.75)
3. Tony Keene – Harrisburg (12.60)

6. Connor Tennyson – Salem (12.37 PR)

7. Leonard Bratton –  Centralia (12.21 PR)

11. Jervace Mayes – Salem (11.77)

Lamareon Bell – Mount Vernon (11.69)

 

110 Hurdles:

1. Antonio Mack – Mascoutah (14.78)
2. Christian Kronk – Columbia (14.86)
3. Arion Hill – Centralia (15.14)

8. Sawyer Lusby – Mount Vernon (16.59)

17. Carson Huggins – Salem (19.59)

20. Holden Richardson – Salem (21.57 PR)

 

400m:

1. Austin Dedecker – Carbondale (49.83 SR)
2. Judd Hicks – Mount Vernon  (50.87)
3. Riley Frech – Freeburg (50.89)

8. Jacari Virden – Mount Vernon (52.6)

13. Keaton Morgan –  Centralia (53.81 PR)

19. Jonathan Coriell – Centralia (55.28)

23. Austin Woolridge – Salem (57.47 PR)

24. Caylan Patterson – Salem (57.81 PR)

 

100m:

1. Chris Nelson – Herrin (10.62 PR)
2. Kyrese Lukens – Herrin (10.92 PR)
3. Anthony Lash – Mount Vernon (10.99)

5. Carson Green – Centralia (11.10)

11. Elijah Johnson – Centralia (11.73)

18. Connor Tennyson – Salem (12.16 PR)

23. Ben Webster – Salem (12.62)

 

200m:

1. Chris Nelson – Herrin (21.64 PR)
2. Kyrese Lukens – Herrin (22.23 PR)
3. Carson Green – Centralia (22.37)
4. Jacob Morrison – Mount Vernon (23.10)

13. Elijah Johnson – Centralia (24.19)

22. Ryder Goff – Salem (26.73 PR)

 

3200m:

1. Ethan Hogan – Columbia (9:10.19)
2. Dylon Nalley – Marion (9:16.33 PR)
3. Ben Simmons – Carbondale (10:32.34)

7. Joel Hayes – Mount Vernon (10:59.70)

 

1600m:

1. Gavin Genisio –  Benton (4:09.65 PR)
2. Ethan Hogan – Columbia (4:19.26)
3. Joe Schwartz – Waterloo (4:19.58 SR)

13. Branden Etheridge – Mount Vernon (4:51.5)

15. Robby Shober – Salem (4:55.48)

18. Caedmon Cook – Mount Vernon (5:01.87)

19. Jake Dahlquist – Centralia (5:02.10 PR)

24. Branson Pappas – Salem (5:31.63)

 

800m: 

1. Calvin Range – Columbia (1:58.22 PR)
2. Sean Hudspath – Marion (1:58.35)
3. Mekye Lomax – Marion (1:58.69)
4. Trey Mygatt – Mount Vernon (2:00.o7)

17. Trace Elliott – Mount Vernon (2:12.45 PR)

19. Caleb Purintun – Salem (2:20.29 PR)

21. Brent Toedte – Centralia (2:23.23)

24. Oliver Purcell – Salem (2:44.30 PR)

 

300m Hurdles:

1. Antonio Mack – Mascoutah (40.01 PR)
2. Arion Hill – Centralia (40.23 PR)
3. Christan Kronk – Columbia (40.30)

7. Sawyer Lusby – Mount Vernon (42.64 PR)

9. Sean Thornton – Salem (43.95)

15. Jaden Ross – Centralia (47.76).

 

4×100 Relay:

1. Herrin – 42.00
2. Mascoutah – 42.14
3. Mount Vernon 42.48

6. Salem – 44.63

 

4×200 Relay:

1. Herrin – 1:28.76
2. Carbondale – 1:30.84
3. Mascoutah – 1:31.54

5. Salem – 1:32.22

9. Mount Vernon – 1:39.98

 

4×400 Relay:

1. Waterloo – 3:26.15
2. Marion – 3:26. 15
3. Mascoutah – 3:26.56

6. Mount Vernon – 3:31.07

11. Salem (Greene, Thornton, Mayes, Ettress) – 3:51.71

 

4×800 Relay:

1. Marion – 7:56.92
2. Waterloo – 8:07.49
3. Mascoutah – 8:08.10
4. Mount Vernon – 8:09.00

7. Salem (Shober, Malan, Bandy, Pappas) – 9:10.60