The historic Arcadia Invitational takes place once again at the high school in Arcadia, California, drawing in top teams and individual athletes from around the country. Missouri will be sending a strong delegate to the west coast to compete in the two-day meet this year.
Often known for its ridiculously fast 3200 meter races, the beautiful California weather typically plays well for midwestern and northern states athletes looking for a reprieve from the volatility of their own spring season weather. We have seen some of the state's top all-time performances over the years, including a 21.06 and 46.22 200/400 marks from Justin Robinson in 2019, a 4:11.87 1600 from Amos Bartelsmeyer in 2013, and sub-9:00 3200 performances from Connor Burns (state record 8:41.67 in 2023), Austin Hindman (previous state record 8:43.40 in 2017), Noah Kauppila (8:54.45), Andrew Hauser (8:58.72), Stephen Mugeche (8:58.87), and Devin Meyrer (8:59.17).
Photo: Raymond Tran
We have also seen stellar performances on the girls' side, particularly from Cardinal Ritter's ladies (Kyndall Spain, most notably, with her 13.67 +1.6m/s 100m Hurdles and 42.43 300m Hurdles performances last year). They also blazed a 45.89 4x100m Relay State record in 2024, 1:41.34 4x200, and 3:50.44 4x400. Samantha Levin ran 2:09.48 in 2011. Meredith Snow's old State record 3200 mark came here in 2006 (10:19.71), and Hannah Long nearly bested it with a 10:20.65 run in 2014. Makayla Mason cleared 51 meters in the Discus in 2018 and her former Lee's Summit West teammates almost broke the State record in the 4x800m Relay with a 9:15.43 mark in 2019, the fastest April time we have ever seen.
Photo: Josh Barber
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2025 Missourian Entries
In 2025, several teams and individuals will be making the flight to southern California to take part in the festivities. They are as follows:
Cardinal Ritter Boys and Girls
Boys 4x100, 4x200
Bryce Clayborn - Long Jump
Girls 4x100, 4x200, 4x400
Cami Costello - Shot Put
Naila Kerr - 100m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles
Mekenzie Rogers - 400m
Kyndall Spain - Invitational 100m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles
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Ladue Boys and Girls
Invitational 4x400m Relay
Delaney Brinker - Invitational 400
Zoey Brinker - High Jump
Karina Griffin - 800
Bella Jones - High Jump
Laila Murray - Open 400
Aaliyah Rogers - Invitational 800 (Seeded)
Rylan Wilson - Boys 400
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4x200, 4x400, 4x800, Distance Medley, and Invitational 1600 Sprint Medley
Jaimy Birmingham - 100, 300m Hurdles
Miller Wood - Pole Vault
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Grace Coppel - 800
Nicole Green - Long Jump, 100m Hurdles, Invitational Triple Jump
Justyce Sanders - 400
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Boys Invitational 3200 (Rated)
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Girls Invitational Shot Put, Open Discus
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The historic Arcadia Invitational takes place once again at the high school in Arcadia, California, drawing in top teams and individual athletes from around the country. Missouri will be sending a strong delegate to the west coast to compete in the two-day meet this year.
Often known for its ridiculously fast 3200 meter races, the beautiful California weather typically plays well for midwestern and northern states athletes looking for a reprieve from the volatility of their own spring season weather. We have seen some of the state's top all-time performances over the years, including a 21.06 and 46.22 200/400 marks from Justin Robinson in 2019, a 4:11.87 1600 from Amos Bartelsmeyer in 2013, and sub-9:00 3200 performances from Connor Burns (state record 8:41.67 in 2023), Austin Hindman (previous state record 8:43.40 in 2017), Noah Kauppila (8:54.45), Andrew Hauser (8:58.72), Stephen Mugeche (8:58.87), and Devin Meyrer (8:59.17).
Photo: Raymond Tran
