7 Bulldogs Headed to State Track Meet
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May 24th, 2026
Saturday’s Class 5 Sectional 3 State meet brought together some power house schools from Southwest Missouri. The Boys squad finished second at Districts behind District Champions Ozark and qualified in 14 events.
The Boys Bulldogs squad finished 4th in the State Sectional behind Nixa, Webb City and Ozark.
Of the 19 events that made it to Sectionals, there are 7 that have moved on to the State Track Meet to be held next Friday the 29th and Saturday the 30th in Jefferson City at Adkins Stadium.
Freshman Grace Fontenot followed up her District Champion performance in the Pole Vault with a Sectional Championship to punch her ticket to the State Meet. Her jump was the 49th best jump in the State this season.
There was a school record that fell on the day and it wasn’t a question of if this relay team would break the record, but simply the question of when. The boys 4x200m relay team is made up of junior Jay Loos, sophomores Bennett Duehning, Cruz Wilkins and Aaron Stallworth. They had been flirting with the record throughout the last half of the season and were able to break it by 0.2 seconds.
This same group of boys advanced to State in the 4x400m relay finishing 3rd with the 27th fastest time in the state this season and setting a PR by almost 1 second but still 3.5 seconds off the school record.
Sophomore Cruze Wilkins continues his impressive season by also qualifying in the 400m.
Senior Cameron Martensen, the Grand Valley State signee, heads back to the State meet for the 4th time in both the 1600m and 3200m runs.
State Qualifiers
1st Place
Fr. Grace Fontenot Girls PoleVault: 3.10m - PR (New #49 in State)
2nd Place
Sr. Cameron Martensen Boys 1600m Run: 4:16.71
3rd Place
Boys 4x400m Relay (Jay Loos, Bennett Duehning, Aaron Stallworth, Cruz Wilkins): 3:23.98 - PR (New #27 in State)
Sr. Cameron Martensen Boys 3200m Run: 9:33.14
Sr. Tyeson Elliott Boys High Jump: 1.90m
4th Place - Qualifier
So. Cruz Wilkins Boys 400m: 50.33
Boys 4x200m Relay (Jay Loos, Bennett Duehning, Cruz Wilkins, Aaron Stallworth): 1:28.61 - SCHOOL RECORD (New #26 in State)
Individual Performances
5th - Sr. Nash Robinson Boys Discuss: 48.47m - PR (New #42 in State)
5th - Jr. Tucker Sowers Boys Shot Put: 15.95m - PR (New #40 in State)
6th - So. Bennett Duehning Boys 300m Hurdles: 40.44
6th - Fr. Trenton Earl Boys Pole Vault: 3.85m
7th - Fr. Sophie Blakely Girls 1600m Run: 5:36.88
7th - So. Madison Hutton Girls 400m: 1:00.7 - PR
7th - Jr. Tucker Sowers Boys Discuss: 46.96m - PR
8th - Boys 4x800m Relay: (David Fox, Carter Brown, Scott Williams, Matthew Banta): 8:40.30
8th - So. Bennett Duehning Boys 110m Hurdles: 16.25
8th - Fr. Grace Fontenot Girls 400m: 1:00.86 - PR
8th - So. Addison Montgomery Girls Javelin: 32.31m
8th - Jr. Daylin Williams Boys Javelin: 41.91m
UP NEXT: STATE!!!!
The State Meet is a two-day event and will be held on Friday May 29th and on Saturday May 30th. The meet will take place in Jefferson City at Adkins Stadium at Jefferson City High School.
Event Address: 616 Union St, Jefferson City, MO 65101
DAY 1 SCHEDULE
DAY 2 SCHEDULE
EVENT LAYOUT
Final Team Standings
Boys Varsity
PL Team PTS
1. Nixa 120
2. Webb City 74
3. Ozark 58
4. Rolla 55
5. Waynesville 47
6. Raymore-Peculiar 46
6. Joplin 46
8. Branson 45
9. Republic 41.5
10. Carthage 41
11. Lebanon 39.5
12. Kickapoo 33
13. Willard 23
13. Neosho 23
15. Glendale 18
16. Ruskin 12
17. Central (Springfield) 7
18. Belton 6
Girls Varsity
PL Team PTS
1. Ozark 119
2. Webb City 91.5
3. Nixa 67
4. Joplin 63
5. Branson 54
6. Lebanon 51
7. Carthage 47.5
8. Raymore-Peculiar 47
9. Willard 38
10. Waynesville 37
11. Belton 34
12. Glendale 22
13. Kickapoo 18
14. Rolla 16
15. Republic 15
16. Neosho 8
17. Central (Springfield) 6
18. Ruskin 3