Roadrunners Come Up Big In Track & Field at Culver-Stockton

The State Fair Community College (SFCC) Track and Field teams (men’s and women’s) competed at the Wildcat Invitational hosted by Culver-Stockton College inside Ellison Poulton Stadium in Canton on Saturday, April 20.

The Roadrunners finished in the top three positions across multiple events.

On the men’s team, freshman Peyton Ligon finished second in the high jump with a jump of 1.87 meters.

Freshman Isaiah Waller finished second in the discus with a throw of 49.40 meters. Waller finished third in the hammer throw with a throw of 47.56 meters. Waller finished fourth in the javelin with a throw of 44.26 meters.

The 4 x 100m relay team consisting of freshman Ross Johnson, freshman David Leon, freshman Mario Nunez and freshman Isaac Philips finished third with a time of 45.46. Sophomore Keyton Laire finished third in the javelin with a throw of 44.29 meters.

Leon finished fourth in the 400m with a time of 51.22. Freshman Justin Horn finished fourth in the 800m with a time of 1:59.30.

Freshman Jasper Degraffenreid and freshman Sebastian Meyer finished tied for seventh with throws of 14.19 meters.

Nunez finished eighth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:01.83.

For the women’s squad, sophomore Keiyah Cole won the 100m with a time of 12.68. Cole also won the 200m with a time of 26.23. Cole claimed second in the 400m with a time of 1:06.69.

Freshman Meghan Campise finished third in the high jump with a jump of 1.50 meters.

Freshman Kira Phipps finished third in the pole vault with a clearance of 2.65 meters. Phipps finished fourth in the high jump with a jump of 1.45 meters.

Sophomore Tanner Maggard placed third in the 800m with a time of 2:30.74.

Freshman Madison Johnson finished third in the 200m with a time of 27.81. Johnson also placed third in the 100m hurdles with a time of 17.05.

Freshman Molly Prichard finished fifth in the shot put with a throw of 11.04 meters. Prichard finished sixth in the discus with a throw of 34.19 meters.

“We really had a fabulous day in Canton at Culver-Stockton,” said Head Coach Brad Hagedorn. “Our performances have been on par for everything we’ve done this year. We finally were in a competition where our performances matched up with the schools in attendance. We had several event wins and we placed high in many events. Our throwers really had standout performances as most all the kids had personal bests in their events. We look forward to wrapping up the regular season next Friday at Grand View in Des Moines.”

-- David Rohrbach, SFCC Athletics