track and field

Two seconds at Cassville Relays
Apair of second-place team finishes were awarded to Cassville’s boys and girls track and field teams at the Cassville Relays on April 22, and the teams combined for 11 individual first-place finishes.

Cassville thinclads take 30 medals in Monett
The Cassville boys and girls track and field teams brought home a total of 30 individual medals, including three firsts, at the Monett Invitational on April 8.

Year in Photos — Cassville track
Publisher’s note: Throughout the summer, the Cassville Democrat will feature the best unprinted photos from each team photographed during the 2023-2024 athletics seasons. — KT Cassville’s Ethan Bohmke rounds the track in a relay event at the Cassville Relays last season.

Leaping into history
Preparing for his second long jump at the Cassville Relays on April 16, Wildcat senior Ashton Wheeler had a feeling he might could make history. His personal record at 6.3 meters, Wheeler leaped into the Cassville history books with a jump of 6.71 meters, surpassing Devin Linenbrink, who held the record with a 2010 jump of 6.58 meters.