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Class 1 Boys
Sprints
The 100m doesn't really have a clear favorite, but Ethan Brockway (Northland Christian) enters with fastest time at 11.28 from his first meet of the season. He ran 11.38 at District for his second fastest time, which leaves Cameron Jones (Pattonsburg), Zakhary Taylor (Marion C. Early), and De'shonne Cowans (Glasgow) all in the hunt for the title as they have ran between 11.42 and 11.44 respectively.
Jacob Querry (Rich Hill) will be the heavy favorite in the 200, entering with a season best of 22.65. Cameron Jones (Pattonsburg) and Amari Glasgow (Brunswick) will be his closest challengers at 22.95 and 22.99 respectively.
The 400m looks to be four man race between Caleb Schreiner (Linn County) at 51.13, Kameron Wallace (Stanberry) at 51.27, Jacob Querry (Rich Hill) at 51.30, and Amari Glasgow (Brunswick) at 51.33.
Aaron Woods (Drexel) will be the heavy favorite in both hurdle races with season bests of 15.15 and 39.38. His closest challneger in the 110H will be Bryant Mccord (Worth County) who has a season best of 15.66. Emmett Scarborough (Wellington-Napoleon) will be his closest challenger in the 300H with a season best of 40.87.
Distance
Defending 1600 State Champion Evan Smith (Chadwick) will look to pull off the distance treble in the 800, 1600, and 3200. He's seeded first in all three events with season bests of 1:59/4:22/9:58. His closest challenger in the 800 and 1600 will be Titus Thompson (School of the Ozarks) who has season bests of 2:02 and 4:37. Preston Thomas (Princeton) has also ran 4:37 in the 1600 and will be his closest challenger in the 3200 with a 10:11.
Jumps
Briar Boss (Glasgow) and Daunte Stafford (Greenfield) come into the weekend tied with season best jumps of 6-6 in the High Jump. Keegan Zdybel (Slater) and Logan Flaspohler (Sturgeon) will also be in the mix with season bests of 6-4.
Cameron Jones (Pattonsburg) will be the favorite in both the Long and Triple Jump. Jones has a season best of 22-2 in the Long Jump, and 43-0.5 in the Trip Jump. His closest challenger in Long Jump will be Briar Boss (Glasgow) who has a season best of 21-7. In Triple he will be challenged by Cameron Conner (Green City) and Devin Fields (Green City) who have jumped 42-4.5 and 42-2 respectively.
Gage Mcadams (Tarkio) should win the Pole Vault, as he enters with a season best vault of 15-3. He currently holds the Class 1 State Meet record with his championship vault last year of 15-00.25, and he will look to break it again this weeekend.
Throws
Shot Put looks to be a three man battle. Hayden Elifrits (South Holt) enters with the best mark with a 48-10.25, followed by Colton Wilmes (Northeast Nodaway), and Logan Miller (Knox County) who have both thrown 48-8 and 48-5.25 respectively.
Gavin Weathers (Vienna) will be the favorite in Discus with a season best throw of 166-7. William Hale (Jasper) will look to pull of the upset and he enters with a season best throw of 159-2.
Clifton Bridgewater (Rich Hill) enters with a season best of 184-2, and will look to break the state meet record this weekend. The Class 1 record stands at 167-9, and he'll look to try and break that with a championship throw this weekend.
Team Scores
Pattonsburg has the edge in the virtual meet, winning with a score of 46.5 points. Mound City and Princeton enter tied for second at 36 points, and Rich Hill is 4th with 34 points. However there are an additional 8 schools within 10 points of forth place, so the hunt for the final trophy should be exciting.