Jefferson City sophomore Stevenette Samuels is on quite the trajectory for her throwing career with the Lady Jays. After finishing fourth in the Class 4 girls discus throw as a freshman, Samuels tossed the disc 137 feet to finish second during Day 1 of the Class 4 track and field state championships at Adkins Stadium.
Jefferson City sophomore Stevenette Samuels is on quite the trajectory for her throwing career with the Lady Jays. After finishing fourth in the Class 4 girls discus throw as a freshman, Samuels tossed the disc 137 feet to finish second during Day 1 of the Class 4 track and field state championships at Adkins Stadium.
The Jefferson City track and field teams return 11 state qualifiers from last year’s boys and girls team and are looking to take another leap this year. The Jays and Lady Jays will take that first step at 4 p.m. today when they open the season in a triangular with Helias and Rolla at Adkins Stadium.
Eight medals and two runner-up finishes concluded the final day of the Class 4 track and field state championships at Adkins Stadium for the Jefferson City Jays and Lady Jays. It was an impressive day from the young Lady Jays on Saturday.
The Helias Lady Crusaders closed the first half on a run. The 10-minute break at intermission didn’t slow them down. Helias scored eight of the final nine points of the second quarter to take a five-point lead at intermission, then outscored Jefferson City 29-12 in the second half to take a 54-32 victory in Central Missouri Activities Conference action Monday night at a packed Rackers Fieldhouse.