Dexter's MaKayla Waldner qualifies for state track meet in hurdles

FENTON, Mo. - Dexter's MaKayla Waldner is state bound for a second straight season in girls track.

Waldner finished second in the 100-meter hurdles and first in the 300-meter hurdles Saturday at the state sectional track meet at Rockwood Summit High in Fenton, Mo.

Waldner recorded a time of 15.66 in the 100-meter hurdles and a time of 45.55 in the 300-meter hurdles.

Waldner's time of 45.55 in the 300-meter hurdles is a new school record. The old record was set by Waldner last season when she recorded a time of 46.71 in the 300-meter hurdles.

The top four finishers in each event at the sectional qualify for the state tournament.

Waldner qualified for state in the 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and long jump as a freshman last season.

She will compete at the Class 3 state meet Friday and Saturday at Dwight T. Reed Stadium on the campus of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo.

"I was very pleased with the outcome of my results, but there are still a few things I need to work on to be where I want to be at the state meet," Waldner said.

View state qualifiers below:

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GIRLS STATE QUALIFIERS

100 - 1. Maya Cody (LS) 12.18; 2. Saenea Williams (WCA) 12.43; 3. Jordan Jennings (UC) 12.60; 4. Leketor Meneh (LS) 12.62

200 - 1. Maya Cody (LS) 25.05; 2. Saenea Williams (WCA) 25.59; 3. Antravia Green (S) 26.13; 4. Jordan Jennings (UC) 26.14

400 - 1. Maya Cody (LS) 56.08; 2. Caitlyn Peters (MICDS) 59.09; 3. Alexis Boyd (S) 59.62; 4. Aimie Marshall (DeS) 59.89

800 - 1. Taylor Werner (SG) 2:14.41; 2. Annalise Wagner (JB) 2:15.88; 3. Carolyn White (F) 2:16.50; 4. Jamie Kempfer (F) 2:17.29

1,600 - 1. Taylor Werner (SG) 4:56.60; 2. Jamie Kempfer (F) 5:00.49; 3. Mia Jerman (SG) 5:11.29; 4. Mallory Koller (SG) 5:28.82

3,200 - 1. Taylor Werner (SG) 10:47.36; 2. Jamie Kempfer (F) 10:47.55; 3. Mia Jerman (SG) 11:03.00; 4. Amy Huck (SG) 11:35.92

100 hurdles - 1. Kendra Perren (DeS) 15.32; 2. MaKayla Waldner (Dex) 15.66; 3. Lailah Elliott (JB) 15.67; 4. Annie Price (VD) 15.81

300 hurdles - 1. MaKayla Waldner (Dex) 45.55; 2. Kendra Perren (DeS) 45.67; 3. Gabrielle Ivy (JB) 46.19; 4. Sara Ory (MICDS) 46.30

400 relay - 1. Lutheran South (Leketor Meneh, Catherine Hopkins, Taylor Kissel, Maya Cody) 49.55; 2. Sikeston (Antravia Green, Alexis Boyd, Zayteanna Williams, Brandy Peet) 49.67; 3. Westminster Christian Academy (Makaylah Merideth, Bailey Hiatt, Leah Votava, Saenea Williams) 50.40; 4. University City (LaShe Tomlin Wilks, Jasmin Pointer, TreNiyah Gray, Jordan Jennings) 50.84

800 relay - 1. Sikeston (Antravia Green, Tyra Bonner, Ailena Stovall, Brandy Peet) 1:45.00; 2. University City (Jordan Jennings, Jasmin Porter, TreNiyah Gray, LaShe Tomlin Wilks) 1:45.94; 3. MICDS (Rachel Thompson, Sara Ory, Caitlyn Peters, Paige Glover) 1:46.20; 4. DeSoto (Aimie Marshall, Kendra Perren, Katelyn Theiss, Kacie Tripp) 1:46.67

1,600 relay - 1. MICDS (Katherine Laughlin, Geneva Lee, Sara Ory, Caitlyn Peters) 4:01.26; 2. Villa Duchesne (Hannah Deines, Kate Franey, Annie Price, Alicia Moellering) 4:03.82; 3. Westminster Christian Academy (Emily Adkisson, Leah Votava, Alyssa Freiner, Saenea Williams) 4:07.00; 4. John Burroughs (Lailah Elliott, Oona Gaffney, Gabrielle Ivy, Annalise Wagner) 4:07.05

3,200 relay - 1. Ste. Genevieve (Mia Jerman, Mallory Koller, Shelby Werner, Taylor Werner) 9:32.12; 2. MICDS (Katherine Laughlin, Geneva Lee, Caroline Goldberg, Lexi Walsh) 9:34.27; 3. Festus (Kaitlin Elbl, Carolyn White, Katie Holmes, Lily Uding) 9:42.25; 4. Villa Duchesne (Hannah Billings, Hannah Deines, Elise Marker, Kate Franey) 9:43.33

High jump - 1. Jordan Small (VA) 5-2; 2. Alicia Moellering (VD) 5-2; 3. (tie) Lailah Elliott (JB), Kendra Hercules (VD) 5-1

Pole vault - 1. Georgia Richardson (CPH) 11-6; 2. Alexa Smith (MICDS) 10-4; 3. Monica Inman (SG) 10-3; 4. Ashley Dickey (NC) 10-0

Long jump - 1. Leketor Meneh (LS) 18-7 3/4; 2. Ruth Selipsky (JB) 16-2 3/4; 3. Kelly Barnes (W) 16-0 3/4; 4. Kristen Schmutzler (W) 15-11 3/4

Triple jump - 1. Lailah Elliott (JB) 36-7 3/4; 2. Leketor Meneh (LS) 36-2 3/4; 3. Ravon Lingard (MICDS) 35-0; 4. Jasmin Pointer (UC) 34-4 1/2

Shot put - 1. Jordan McClendon (JB) 42-4 1/2; 2. Emily Eller (LS) 42-4 1/4; 3. Sarah Weidner (F) 42-1 1/2; 4. Rashaunda Summers (NMCC) 40-3 3/4

Discus - 1. Cecilya Johnson (LS) 143-3; 2. Jordan McClendon (JB) 138-11; 3. Jan Steinbrueck (LS) 134-6; 4. Marissa New (ND) 131-5

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GIRLS TEAM SCORES - 1. Lutheran South 94; 2. Ste. Genevieve 77; 3. John Burroughs 75.5; 4. Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS) 70; 5. Villa Duchesne 56.5; 6. Sikeston 47; 7. Festus 44; 8. DeSoto 41; 9. Westminster Christian Academy 35; 10. (tie) Dexter, University City 29; 12. Windsor (Imperial) 19; 14. Notre Dame