Peyton Chaney 2012 Skippy Keefer Relays

Interview with Nerinx Hall High School senior Peyton Chaney at the 2012 Skippy Keefer Relays at John Burroughs School, Saturday, April 7. Chaney is a standout sprinter with great range including the 100, 200, and 400 meters. Chaney had a great day Saturday by capturing three tites. Chaney captured the 100 crown in 11.8h, while also helping the Markers to the 4x100 title in a school record of 49.84 and the 4x400 victory with a come from behind anchor leg, clocking a 4:06.27 for another school record. Chaney also ran a leg on the Nerinx 4x200 squad that placed 11th. Chaney, followed her in brother Paul's footsteps in capturing a Missouri Class 4 200 meters state title with a victory at the 2011 State Track Meet. Chaney and Colleen Quigley racked up 42 points for the Markers to earn the Class 4 Girls 3rd place team trophy. Paul Chaney led St. Louis University High School to the Missouri Class 4 Boys 3rd place trophy in 2005 with his 1st place finishes in the 100 and 200 and a 3rd place finish in the 400. In 2006, Paul Chaney led the Junior Billikens to the Class 4 Boys State Championship, edging Raytown South and Lee's Summit North, 75 points to 73.5 and 72.5 Chaney again captured the 100 and 200 titles in 2006, and tied Domenik Peterson's State Meet record time of 21.04 in the 200. The 100 saw SLUH go 1-3-4 with Stephan Simmons and Ronnie Wingo placing 3rd and 4th to score 21 points for the Jr Bills. Presumably Chaney was on the state champion 4x200 squad in 2006 and either the 5th place 4x100 team or 3rd place 4x400 team, also at the meet. Chaney went on to play football and run track at the University of Iowa. Peyton Chaney captured the 2011 Kansas Relays girls 100 meter title in 12.03 with wind and earned a chance to qualify for the Adidas Grand Prix Dream 100 meters in June in New York City. At the 2011 State Meet Chaney finished to Hazelwood East's Tianna Valentine in 11.94. After anchoring a young Markers squad to a 11th place finish in the 4x100, Chaney returned to the track about 20 minutes later for the 400 final. In a loaded field with some of the all-time best Missouri girls in the race, Chaney finished 5th in 57.76. An hour later, Chaney got in the blocks for the 200 final after placing 4th in the prelims. Chaney pulled out a victory in 24.54 to edge Valentine and Hazelwood Central's A Henderson who finished in 24.62 and 24.64. At the Great Southwest Track Classic a week later Chaney took runner-up to Valentine in the regular 100 in 11.72 with 2.5 mph wind, while Valentine clocked a 11.48. With their performances the pair was invited to the Adidas Grand Prix meet, part of the Diamond League professional circuit. The pair ran the Dream High School 100 meters were Valentine placed 4th in 11.96 while Chaney was 8th in 12.31 running into a 2.3 mph wind. Chaney recently commited to run collegiatly at the University of Virginia next year.