Sheppard, Augspurg Advance for Palmyra at Sectional Meet

(From Left to Right): Kason Augspurg, who will be Advancing to State in Javelin, and Luke Sheppard, Advancing to State in the 110m Hurdles and the 300m Hurdles

MOKANE, Mo. — Palmyra’s Luke Sheppard and Kason Augspurg punched their tickets to the state meet Saturday, May 16, at the MSHSAA Class 2 Sectional 2 track and field meet at South
Callaway High School.
The top four finishers in each event advanced to state. Sheppard qualified in both hurdles events, placing fourth in the 110-meter hurdles in 16.12 seconds and third in the 300-meter hurdles in
42.15. Augspurg added another state berth for the Panthers, placing fourth in the javelin with a throw of 49.16 meters.
Leah Pontius narrowly missed advancing for the Palmyra girls, placing fifth in the 800-meter run in 2:30.01.
Palmyra Results

Girls
800-Meter Run — Leah Pontius, 5th, 2:30.01
4×100-Meter Relay — Palmyra, 8th, 52.72
4×200-Meter Relay — Palmyra, 8th, 1:52.21

Boys
400-Meter Dash — Kason Augspurg, 7th, 55.13
110-Meter Hurdles — Luke Sheppard, 4th, 16.12
300-Meter Hurdles — Luke Sheppard, 3rd, 42.15
4×100-Meter Relay — Palmyra, 5th, 44.87
4×400-Meter Relay — Palmyra, 5th, 3:36.14
4×800-Meter Relay — Palmyra, 5th, 9:00.86
High Jump — Luke Sheppard, 5th, 1.82m
Javelin — Kason Augspurg, 4th, 49.16m
Shot Put — Jared Ridout, 5th, 14.4m