Notre Dame's Bobby Jansen takes 2nd at Class 4 state track and field meet

Notre Dame's Bobby Jansen took second place in the high jump at the Class 4 boys track and field state championships Friday and Saturday at Lincoln University's Dwight Reed Stadium in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Jansen finished with jump of 6 feet, 7 inches, which was also good enough to set a school record.

"He just stepped up. He had a ton of confidence today," Notre Dame jumps coach Ryan Long said. "He hadn't really been all bouncy this year, and then his first jump of the whole meet, 5-foot-11, he comes out and was just sitting there bouncing ready to go. He just looked totally confident. You could just tell he was going to have a good day."

Jansen has been dealing with back issues throughout the season, and Long said the approach in preparing for state has been different.

"Last year when he was here, we did a lot of weight lifting to just try and get the muscles ready, and this year we've had to just take it slow and make sure he's just healthy," Long said. "There hasn't really been any training. It's just been for him to jump two days a week, and then use the other three days to just try to stay healthy."

Jansen signed a National Letter of Intent last month with Saint Louis University, and Long believes Jansen's second-place finish could be a motivator as he heads to compete at the college level.

"We've been talking nonstop this year about how we wanted to hit 6-6 and then see how high we can go, and I think it finally all just clicked for him," Long said. "I think it's going to be real big going into SLU."

Grandview finished with 65 points to take first in the boys team standings, followed by West Plains (53) in second and McCluer (51) in third.

Perryville's 800-meter relay team of Payton Besand, Moreno Fonseca, Pablo Mattingly and Kyle Wood took eighth with a time of 1:33.04 for an all-state finish. The Pirates also placed eighth in the 1,600 relay as Besand, Fonseca, Wood and Emilio Mattingly finished in 3:28.65.

Class 5

Jackson junior Dakota Maddox cleared 15-00 to finish in third in the Class 5 pole vault.

Junior Chelsea Drum placed third in the 1,600 with a time of 4:57.96 to lead the Jackson girls team to a 14th-place finish in the team standings.

"That's the second fastest time in school history, which the first fastest time is what she ran last week herself, 4:56," Jackson coach Jimmy Stoverink said. "She basically repeated her performance from last week and took third, so we were real pleased with that outstanding effort on her part."

Sophomore Nicole Humphries finished fourth (39-2) for the Indians in the shot put, freshman Katie Schumer took fifth (10-6) in the pole vault and junior Carli Knott placed seventh in the 400 with a time of 58.36. Jackson's 3,200 relay team of Megan Barnum, Tayler Winick, Knott and Drum took ninth with a time of 9:36.69.

"It was rainy all week up here. It was raining yesterday, and it was raining today. And for throwers, that can really kind of mess with them a little bit. ... She really kind of set the tone," Stoverink said about Humphries. "Her first throw, she threw over 39 feet, and I think that just kind of sends a message to the rest of the field that, 'Hey, rain's not going to bother me.'"

McCluer North's 62 points was good enough for a first-place finish in the girls team standings, followed by Kirkwood (47.5) in second and Blue Springs (47) in third.

On the boys side, junior Dakota Maddox finished third (15.00.00) in the pole vault for Jackson, and the Indians finished in a two-way tie for 18th with Francis Howell in the team standings.

Perryville sophomore Moreno Fonseca leads off the Perrryville 4x400 relay at the 2015 Missouri Class 3-4-5 State Track and Field Championships.

Caleb Bess, Ean Buffington, Jackson Givens and Joseph Reed led Jackson to a third-place finish in the 3,200 relay with a time of 8:01.68.

"We were hoping we could maybe pull out a seventh- or eighth-place finish and just get on the podium, but all four of those guys just ran phenomenal races," Stoverink said about the 3,200 relay team. "... All four of those guys are going to be back next year, and they've got a couple teammates that are going to push them for positions on that 4x800, too, so that's going to be real exciting to have those guys back.

"One of the things I was really proud of, too, is that we had our 4x800 last year qualify for state, and they got 10th. Of course, we qualified again this year, and not a single one of those guys from last year were on the team. These are four completely different guys."

Blue Springs was crowned the boys champion with 96 points, followed by Lafayette (Wildwood) with 73 points in second and St. Louis University High with 50 points in third.

CLASS 4

BOYS

Jackson sophomore Nicole Humphreys spins in the ring where she earned a fourth-place finish in the Class 5 shot put at the 2015 Missouri State Track and Field Championships. Humphrey's best mark was 39-02.

Team scores -- 1. Grandview 65; 2. West Plains 53; 3. McCluer 51; 4. Raytown South 48; 5. Webb City 43; 6. Festus 40; 7. Ft. Zumwalt East 32; 8. Pleasant Hill 24; 9. Webster Groves 22; 10. Carl Junction 20; 10. Parkway Central 20; 12. Platte County 18; 13. Gateway 17; 13. Rolla 17; 15. Republic 16; 16. Poplar Bluff 15; 17. Potosi 14; 17. St Charles 14; 19. De Soto 12; 20. Hannibal 10; 20. Mexico 10; 22. Rockwood Summit 8; 22. Logan-Rogersville 8; 22. St. Clair 8; 22. Sikeston 8; 22. Notre Dame 8; 22. Nevada 8; 28. Lutheran South 7.5; 29. Ft. Zumwalt South 7; 30. Parkway West 6.5; 31. Union 6; 31. Smithville 6; 31. Pacific 6; 31. Kirksville 6; 35. Kearney 5; 35. Westminster Christian Academy 5; 35. Willard 5; 38. Odessa 4; 38. Hillsboro 4; 38. Windsor (Imperial) 4; 39. Warrensburg 4; 42. Ste. Genevieve 3; 43. Monnett 2; 43. Perryville 2; 43. Fulton 2; 43. Belton 2; 43. Lafayette (St. Joseph) 2; 48. Warrenton 1; 48. Center 1; 48. MICDS 1; 48. Branson 1

Local results

200 -- 16. Devin Ziegler (ND) 23.41

400 -- 15. Devin Ziegler (ND) 51.80

800 relay -- 8. Perryville (Payton Besand, Moreno Fonseca, Pablo Mattingly, Kyle Wood) 1:33.04

1,600 relay -- 8. Perryville (Besand, Fonseca, Wood, Emilio Mattingly) 3:28.65

3,200 relay -- 14. Perryville (Austin Hotop, Dylan Moran, Dalton Robinson, Wood) 8:31.22, 16. Notre Dame 8:32.40; 16. Notre Dame (Matt Gibbs, Devin Ross, Tyler Schumacker, Ziegler) 8:32.40

High jump -- 2. Bobby Jansen (ND) 6-07

Notre Dame senior Devin Ziegler ran to a 15th-place finish in the 400-meter dash and a 16th-place finish in the 200-meter dash in Class 4.

CLASS 5

BOYS

Team scores -- 1. Blue Springs 96; 2. Lafayette (Wildwood) 73; 3. St. Louis University High 50; 4. Liberty North 39; 5. Lee's Summit North 36; 6. Eureka 34; 7. Rockhurst 28; 8. Staley 25; 9. Park Hill South 22; 9. Raytown 22; 11. Christian Brothers College 20; 12. Raymore-Peculiar 19; 13. Marquette; 14. Park Hill 15; 15. Liberty 14; 16. Lee's Summit 13; 16. McCluer North 13; 18. Jackson 12; 18. Francis Howell 12; 20. Hazelwood Central 11; 20. Battle 11; 22. Lindbergh 10; 22. Smith-Cotton 10; 24. Hickman 9; 24. Kirkwood 9; 26. Parkway North 8; 26. Oak Park 8; 28. Pattonville 7; 29. Jefferson City 6; 29. Parkway South 6; 29. Central (St. Joseph) 6; 29. Oakville 6; 29. Ruskin 6; 34. Blue Springs South 5; 34. William Christian 5; 36. Nixa 4; 37. Parkview 3; 37. Hazelwood East 3; 39. Fort Zumwalt West 2; 39. Timberland 2; 41. Rock Bridge 1; 41. Hazelwood West 1; 41. Ritenour 1

Local results

3,200 relay -- 3. Jackson (Caleb Bess, Ean Buffington, Jackson Givens, Joseph Reed) 8:01.68

Pole vault -- 3. Dakota Maddox (J) 15-0, 12. Shawn Bareiter (J) 13-0

Triple jump -- 13. Xominique Davis (J) 42-5

GIRLS

Team scores -- 1. McCluer North 62; 2. Kirkwood 47.5; 3. Blue Springs 47; 4. Lafayette (Wildwood) 45; 5. Jefferson City 43.5; 6. Lee's Summit West 41; 7. Blue Springs South 40; 8. North Kansas City 36; 9. Eureka 30; 10. Hazelwood Central 27.5; 11. Lee's Summit North 23; 12. Waynesville 20.5; 13. Rock Bridge 20; 14. Jackson 17; 15. Liberty 16; 16. Central (Springfield) 15; 16. Kickapoo 15; 16. St. Teresa's Academy 15; 19. Smith-Cotton 14; 20. Lindbergh 12; 21. Francis Howell North 11; 21. Truman 11; 23. Fort Osage 10; 23. Nerinx Hall 10; 23. Battle 10; 26. Central (St. Joseph) 6; 26. Timberland 6; 26. Ritenour 6; 29. Marquette 5; 30. Hickman 4; 30. Washington 4; 30. Raytown 4; 30. Liberty North 4; 34. Seckman 3; 34. Ozark 3; 34. Pattonville 3; 34. Troy Buchanan 3; 38. Francis Howell 2; 38. Joplin 2; 38. Raymore-Peculiar 2; 38. Park Hill South 2; 38. Hazelwood East 2

Local results

400 -- 7. Carli Knott (J) 58.36

1,600 -- 3. Chelsea Drum (J) 4:57.96

3,200 relay -- 9. Jackson (Megan Barnum, Knott, Tayler Winick, Drum) 9:36.69

Discus -- 11. Olivia Brown (J) 109-03; Olivia Leible (J) No distance

Shot put -- 4. Nicole Humphries (J) 39-2

Pole vault -- 5. Katie Schumer (J) 10-6

-- From staff report