Six Lexington High School distance runners finished in the top four, in at least one event in the Sectional Track meet at Higginsville last Saturday, and they have all qualified for the Class 2 State Track and Field Meet, that will be held at Jeff City High School this coming Friday and Saturday.

The six Lexington athletes have qualified in seven different events for the State meet.

In Girls individual Sectional events last Saturday, Ellie Lichte had 2 first place finishes and one second, while Addison Smith had one second, one third and one fourth, with Phoebe Engelbrecht earning one second and one third place finish. The Girls 4×800 Relay team of those three Girls and Tessa Lovell, also had a first place finish.

For the Lexington Boys, Chael Lichte had one first and one second place finish, while Conner Soendker had one first and one third place finish, in the Sectional meet.

Team scores are not really emphasized at the Sectional Meet, but the Lexington Girls finished first in terms of Team Points, while the Lexington Boys were seventh.

Following is a breakdown of how the Lexington athletes performed at the Sectional Meet: LEXINGTON GIRLS: 200 Meter Dash: Zoey Eanest 8th (27.67) 400 Meter Dash: Earnest 7th (1:02) 800 Meter Run: Ellie Lichte 2nd (2:19), Addison Smith 4th (2:28) 1600 Meter Run: Lichte 1st (5:10), Phoebe Engelbrecht 2nd (5:18), Smith 3rd (5:23)

3200 Meter Run: Lichte 1st (11:28), Smith 2nd (11:41), Engelbrecht 3rd (11:46) 100 Meter Hurdles: Kai Sheperd 5th (16.65) (.01 of a second

out of 4th place) 4×200 Relay: Sheperd, Brooke Dye, Camryn Bennett, Earnest 7th (1:52) Shot Put: Lainie Schumacher 7th (34’ 0”) Javelin: Amanda Rodekohr 7th (40’ 9”)

LEXINGTON BOYS: 800 Meter Run: Conner Soendker 3rd (2:00) 1600 Meter Run: Soendker 1st (4:39), Chael Lichte 2nd (4:40) 3200 Meter Run: Lichte 1st (10:10) 4×400 Relay:

Brody Neece, Cam Goodloe, Lichte, Soendker 5th (3:35) (.48 of a second out of 4th place) Javelin: Ayden Harned 6th (43’ 12”) Pole Vault: Justice McComas 8th (9’ 4”)