One month after dipping below the 11 minute mark in the 3200 at the Kansas Relays, Herculaneum junior standout Kaitlyn Fischer claimed the Class 2 Girls 1600 State title with a six second victory in 5:11 Friday, May 18, at the 2012 Missouri Class 1-2 State Track & Field Championship Meet in Jefferson City. Fischer's and teammate Ryan Jackson who claimed the Boys 3200 crown, add to the long tradition of success for Herky Black Cats distance runners. Though Fischer didn't advance in the 800 prelims Friday, she returned to the track Saturday to run a leg on the 10th place 4x800 squad and captured the 3200 state title on Saturday with a 30 second victory finishing in 11:15. 2012 MSHSAA Track & Field Championships - 5/18/2012 to 5/19/2012 Classes 1 & 2 Dwight T. Reed Stadium (Jefferson City) Event 41 Girls 1600 M Run Class 2Finals 1 Kaitlyn Fischer JR Herculaneum 5:18.83 5:11.49 10 2 Savannah Beaver JR C.H.C. 5:21.94 5:17.23 8 3 Courtney Rogers SO Lutheran (S.P.) 5:29.81 5:19.62 6 4 Rachel Wheeler JR Stockton 5:35.54 5:24.13 5 5 Sassie Matzen FR Brookfield 5:27.08 5:24.18 4 6 Morgan Prather FR Penney 5:36.73 5:24.19 3 7 Lexi McNiel FR Plato 5:30.74 5:25.25 2 8 Alexis Peters SO Fatima 5:29.86 5:26.85 1 9 Natalie Witte JR Hermann 5:38.91 5:27.81 10 Emily Cumpton SR Blair Oaks 5:33.70 5:28.46 11 Miranda Hill SO Russellville 5:37.78 5:34.70 12 Dayle Dickens SO Bishop LeBlond 5:40.10 5:35.93 13 Mary Kurzweil FR Archie 5:48.71 5:37.60 14 Shannon Feurt SO Sherwood 5:40.34 5:43.15 15 Makayla Borders FR Sarcoxie 5:39.14 5:47.05 16 Samantha Brolaski SR Mark Twain 5:34.26 5:47.37 Event 65 Girls 3200 M Run Class 2Finals 1 Kaitlyn Fischer JR Herculaneum 11:30.83 11:15.90 10 2 Emily Cumpton SR Blair Oaks 11:57.18 11:45.77 8 3 Samantha Brolaski SR Mark Twain 12:38.19 11:46.63 6 4 Lexi McNiel FR Plato 11:55.84 11:51.92 5 5 Arnica Zitting FR Stockton 12:01.24 11:53.20 4 6 Courtney Rogers SO Lutheran (S.P.) 11:58.51 11:57.25 3
Class 2 Boys 3200 ~ 2012 MSHSAA State Track Meet
May 22, 2012