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May 18, 2026

Washington Boys, Girls Place Second at Class 4 District 5 Track and Field Meet

Washington Boys, Girls Place Second at Class 4 District 5 Track and Field Meet

Hosting the Class 4 District 5 Track and Field Meet on Saturday, May 16, Washington High School recorded second-place finishes in both the boys and girls team standings. Parkway Central claimed both team titles.

In the boys team standings, Parkway Central placed first with 127 points. Washington finished second with 121 points followed by Rockwood Summit (109), DeSmet (93.5), Borgia (82), Parkway North (58), St. Clair (51), Sullivan (43.5), Pacific (35) and Union (21).

In the girls team standings, Parkway Central placed first with 167 points. Washington finished second with 121 points followed by Union (113), Rockwood Summit (107), Parkway North (78), Pacific (60), Ursuline (42), St. Clair (24) and Sullivan (18).

The top four finishers in each event advanced to the sectional meet on Saturday, May 23, at Waynesville High School.

The MSHSAA Class 4 Championships are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 29 and 30, at Jefferson City High School.

Washington’s district champions were the boys 3,200-meter relay team of Mason Bliss, Reid Obermark, Gable Ohm and Steven Broadbent in a time of 8:12.95, Broadbent in the boys 800-meter run in 1:59.03, Caleb Matchell in the boys pole vault at 3.95 meters (12-11.5), Josie Keiser in the girls 400-meter dash in 1:01.24, and Macy Wieland in the girls 100-meter hurdles in 16.12.

Other boys sectional qualifiers were Ryan Howard in the 200-meter dash, Bliss in the 3,200-meter run, Caleb Moritz and Matchell in the 110-meter hurdles, Moritz in the 300-meter hurdles, the 1,600-meter relay team (Rylen Stegen, Matchell, Obermark and Broadbent), Jackson Parker in the shot put, Miguel Coats in the javelin, and Jack Henderson in the high jump.

Other girls sectional qualifiers were Ava Flottmann in the 100-meter dash, River Johnson in the 400-meter dash, Grace Owenby in the 1,600-meter run, Olivia Mahon in the 3,200-meter run, Skyler Woodle in the 100-meter hurdles, the 400-meter relay team (Bailey Gilliat, Tayte Mullin, Gracey Garner and Alyson Paule), the 800-meter relay team (Gilliat, Mullin, Garner and Paule), the 1,600-meter relay team (Kathryn Figas, Carleigh Hall, Keiser and Johnson), the 3,200-meter relay team (Lena Wulff, Keiser, Figas and Owenby), and Olivia Jensen and Piper Tolle in the pole vault.

Photos of Washington athletes competing at the district meet are below. Click here for complete district results.

 

A track and field athlete throws a shot put during a competition.

A male athlete throws a shot put during a track and field event.

Runners compete in a track and field relay race on a red track.

A female athlete performs a pole vault, clearing the bar with grace.

Two runners compete in a relay race on a track, one holding a baton.

A female athlete prepares for a pole vault on a track.

A female athlete performs a pole vault, clearing the bar with grace.

Two female athletes in blue uniforms participate in a relay race on a track.

Two young women in blue athletic tops pose with pole vaulting poles on a track.

Female athletes compete in a track and field relay race on a red track.

 

Two female athletes in blue uniforms run a relay race on a track.

Track athletes compete in a hurdles race on a red track.

Two female athletes compete in a hurdles race on a track.

Three female athletes compete in a hurdles race on a red track.

A runner in a blue and white uniform sprints on a track.

Two young men in blue track uniforms run on a red track, one passing a baton.

Two male athletes in blue and white uniforms run on a track, hand-off in progress.

Two female athletes exchange a baton during a track and field relay race.

Three female athletes compete in a track and field relay race.

A group of young men compete in a track and field race on a red track.

A group of young men compete in a track race, running on a red track.

A group of young men compete in a track and field race on a red track.

Female athletes compete in a track and field race on a red track.

Female athletes compete in a track and field race on a red track.

Two female athletes compete in a track race, running side-by-side.

Two female athletes compete in a track and field relay race.

Three female athletes compete in a track race, running on a red track.

A male athlete jumps over a hurdle during a track and field event.

Track athletes compete in a hurdles race, leaping over barriers.

A female athlete jumps over a hurdle during a track and field competition.

A female athlete jumps over a hurdle during a track and field event.