Southeast Missouri State signee finished third in the Class 5 state meet in the 400 meters with a personal-best time of 54.48 seconds that ranked second in the area. Also was sixth in the 200.
2023 All-Metro girls track and field second team
From the 2023 All-Metro girls track and field series
Sprints: Sydney Burdine, senior, Westminster
Middle: Camryn Hubbard, senior, Pattonville
Signed with Iowa State. Won district and sectional titles in the 800 meters before finishing fifth at Class 5 state meet. Also ran on Pirates’ 3200 relay at state. Season best in 800 was 2:12.74, just off PR of 2:12.05 set as a junior.
Distance: Natalie Barnard, junior, Lafayette
Announced her presence in a big way by winning the 3200-meter title in the Class 5 state meet with a time of 10:35.60 that was the fastest in Missouri and the best by an area runner since 2016.
Hurdles: Genesis Dixon, senior, Kirkwood
Signed to continue career at the University of Kentucky. Dixon finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles in the Class 5 state meet. Ran season-best 13.93 seconds to win sectional title.
Vertical jumps: Molly Grohmann, senior, Waterloo
Signed with Southeast Missouri State. Grohmann uncorked one of the top marks in Illinois of 1.77 meters (5 feet, 9.75 inches), the area’s best since 2015, at a bi-county meet and was unbeaten before a fourth-place Class 2A state meet finish.
Horizontal jumps: Alexis Taylor, junior, Cardinal Ritter
Versatile four-event qualifier in Class 5 state meet to help Lions claim third consecutive team title. Taylor won long jump with area-best leap of 5.94 meters (19 feet, 5.75 inches). Fifth in triple jump, seventh in 100 meters, eighth in 300 hurdles.
Throws: Kaitlyn Morningstar, senior, Edwardsville
Recorded the area’s best discus throw of 43.79 meters (143 feet, 8 inches), her personal best, to finish third in the Class 3A state meet. It was the best state finish for Morningstar, who previously placed seventh and sixth in discus, and she set personal bests at each of the three state meets. Also a basketball player, she will continue her throwing career for SIU Edwardsville.
Multi-event: Aniyah Brown, junior, Cardinal Ritter
The 2022 All-Metro girls athlete of the year helped Cardinal Ritter to its third consecutive Class 5 team state championship by finishing as the state runner-up in the 100-meter dash and third in the 200. Her personal-best time of 11.79 seconds in the 100 and season-best time of 24.28 in the 200 both ranked among the area’s best.
In this Series
2023 All-Metro girls track and field
The Post-Dispatch All-Metro spring series continues with girls track and field.
Parkway Central junior Skyye Lee is the Post-Dispatch All-Metro girls track and field athlete of the year.
