This past week was the one we had expected two weeks ago, but lost due to the extensive storms throughout the state. The actual fourth week of competitions brought some serious fireworks.
While there are obvious candidates for this poll such as Jackson Cantwell, from what he told MileSplit on Friday, we think may not be finished just yet this season. As a result, we are looking to athletes who are not on that national stage like he is when picking candidates for this week's poll.
Voting for this week's poll will close on Friday April 18th at 12:00pm.
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Shout out to last week's poll winner: Blue Springs South's Caden Scalfaro! Scalfaro has already broken his sophomore year personal best in the 3200 twice in his junior year. He ran 9:36.68 for the win at his home meet - the Rusty Hodge Invitational. He will be a part of our end-of-season poll to crown the winner of the Outdoor Performance of the Year.
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Previous Winners:
Week 1: Robert Collins, Jr. - Staley
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Thomas Garrett - Park Hill South - Garrett stole the show at the Bill Summa Invitational, taking home victories in the Elite 3200, 800, and nearly anchoring to the victory in the 4x800. He ran 1:56.50 in the 800, splitting 60/56, and ran 9:17.30 in the 3200, a MO No. 6 time overall. He also split 1:56.06 on the anchor leg of the 4x800. Check out videos of all three races here.
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Hayden Mays - Nixa - Mays picked up the win at Friday's Jim Vaughan Invitational in the Discus with a state-leading throw of 57.16m (187-6.5). He also finished behind his teammate Cantwell in the shot put with his current MO No. 2 Class 5 mark of 17.36m (56-11.5).
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Tayveon Simms - Lee's Summit West - Simms won the 100 and 200 at the hotly contested Grandview Varsity Invitational, running the second fastest time in Missouri so far, a personal best of 10.57. His 200 time of 21.97 is not a personal best, but is seventh in Class 5 at the moment. Simms also posted a leg on the state leading 4x100 relay. The Titans ran an eye-popping 41.88.
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Harry Mitchell - St. Francis Borgia - Mitchell had a banner day at the All-Catholic Invitational, winning the 100, 200, and 400 meter dashes. He set personal bests in all three and now leads Class 3 in the 200 and 400, sitting third in the 100, with times of 21.86, 49.11, and 10.89, respectively. He was also a member of the winning 4x100 meter relay which ran 43.11, third among Class 3 schools.
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Joshua Amoah-Owusu - Rock Bridge - The Rock Bridge senior announced his arrival as a triple jump contender on the state level with a massive personal best of 14.42m (47-3.75) to win the Bill Summa Invitational. He finished the 2024 season with a 12.9m (42-3.75) best, putting him exactly four feet better already as we head into mid-April.
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Photo credit: Raymond Tran
Carson Driemeier - Festus - Last but not least, Carson Driemeier, who became the twelfth Missourian to ever break 9:00 for 3200 meters in high school. His 8:59.27 performance at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational puts him in elite company in state history and has him 26 seconds ahead of the next closest competitor.
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