Day 3: Mostly field event finals and track prelims
(Complete 15-16 and 17-18 highlights (high school) and selected other highlights)
THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS
17-18 Young Men
- 3k Final: 9:05.23 for McCluer North MO sr Nicholas Stewart (St. Louis Express TC)
- 800m Pre: 1:54.81 for Shawnee Mission NW KS sr Jackson Barbour (KC Flyers), nearly 3 seconds ahead of next fastest qualifier, Bloomington Jefferson MN sr Matthew Rosen 1:57.79
- 200m Pre: 21.91(+1.5w) for Kennesaw Mtn GA sr Devin Putmon (Sprint Athletics TC), ahead of Rich South IL sr Brian Mays (Aurora Flyers) 21.99
- TJ Final: 47-5.75(+1.8w) for Vincennes IN college frosh Ernest Stewart (LV's Cheetahs), to win by more than a foot
17-18 Young Women
- 800m Pre: 2:22.37 by Kyandra Chandler (Delta Elite)
- 200m Pre: 24.70w(+2.7) for Hazelwood Central MO jr Ashley Henderson (Unatt.), ahead of St. Elizabeth MO sr Aiesha Irvin-Muhammad (St. Louis Blues) 24.74w(+2.6)
- HJ Final: 5-5 for McCluer MO sr Alauna Ray (St. Louis Lightning)
15-16 Intermediate Boys
- 3k Final: 9:15.02 for Jenks OK frosh Cody Jones (Jenks America), followed by teammate Daniel Mazzei 9:20.06
- 800m Pre: 2:04.02 for Gilbert IA frosh Thomas Pollard (Unatt.)
- 200m Pre: 22.85w(+3.3) for Westside TX's Ian Braxton (Westside Baptist), ahead of Belleville West IL frosh DeShon Buchanan (Dashers TC) 22.91w(+2.4)
- LJ Final: 23-4w(+2.2) for Cahokia IL frosh Ja'Mari Ward (Cahokia TC), winning by more than two feet
15-16 Intermediate Girls
- 800m Pre: 2:18.41 for North Vigo IN frosh Lindsay Welker (Unatt.), followed by Camille Davre (Unatt.) 2:20.31
- 200m Pre: 25.08(+1.2w) by Lutheran South MO soph Maya Cody (St. Louis Blues)
- TJ Final: 38-9.5w(+2.4) by Cahokia IL frosh Raynesha Lewis, winning by more than 2 feet
Other notables
- 13-14 YG-PV: 11-1.75 for Allyn Tyer (Payne Vault Club), just missing Youth record
- 13-14 YB-DT: 182-0 for Connor Roddy, topping 177-0 by Reece Goddard
- 13-14 YG-SP: 46-10.25 by Courtney Morgan (Aurora Flyers)
- 13-14 YB-TJ: 40-1.5(+2.0w) by Noah Green (KC Flyers)
- 11-12 MG-200m Pre: Brianna Anders (Mercury San Diego) 25.91w(+2.4) over Semira Killebrew (Indiana Storm) 25.95 in H2
