| MSHSAA has experienced an evolutionary growth. Attention was first given to the control of abuses and regulation of activities. This emphasis was later to change to the giving of consideration to the formulation of standards to guide interscholastic programs. In 1956, the MSHSAA adopted a long range, comprehensive program to improve high school activities as a means of better educating boys and girls. MSHSAA promotes the value of participation, sportsmanship, team play, and personal excellence to develop citizens who make positive contributions to their community and support the democratic principles of our state and nation. The Nixa track and field team qualified multiple athletes in a total of 14 events for the Class 5 State Championships. The state championships will be held May 27-28, 2022, at Adkins Stadium on the campus of Jefferson City High School. Classes 3-5 will all be held this weekend. On the opening day, Friday, May 27, field events are scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. For Class 5, the following boys field events will take place: discus, pole vault, and triple jump, while the following girls events will take place: long jump, high jump, shot put, and javelin. Running events begin at 10:30 a.m., after the National Anthem which is scheduled for 10:20 a.m. All running events except for the 4x800-meter relay, 1600m run, 800m run, and 3200m run will have preliminary rounds on the opening day. The top-eight preliminary times advance to the finals on May 28. Saturday, May 28, field events are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. The competition for boys Class 5 is as followed: long jump, high jump, shot put, and javelin. The girls events are as followed: discus, pole vault, and triple jump. Running events begin at 10:30 a.m., following the opening ceremonies at 10:50 a.m. A downloadable and detailed state schedule for each day can be found below. Day 1 Event Schedule Day 2 Event Schedule Admission to the meet is $8 and must be purchased digitally on MSHSAA's website here or at the link below. Nixa will be providing live coverage of the meet throughout the day on their social media channels at the links below. Live results during the meet can also be found here. Any additional information can be found on MSHSAA's website here or at the link below. Below are Nixa's competitors, the events they will participate in, and a brief preview. Running Events: Austin McCracken (Jr.), 100m Mason Shank (So.), 1600m Taylor Hopper (Fr.), 100m and 400m Faith Chepkondol (So.), 200m Carlee Brumley (Sr.), 100m hurdles Camila Figueroa (So.), 300m hurdles Emily Harris (Sr.), Alicen Ashley (Sr.), Macy Kopp (Sr.), Brooke Bidinger (So.), Girls 4x800 Brumley, Chepkondol, Hopper, Ali Kamies (Sr.), Girls 4x200 Bidinger, Figueroa, Hopper, Kamies, Girls 4x400 Field Events: Tony Perez (Sr.), Discus Ashlyn Allison (Sr.), Discus Koby Graham (Sr.), Javelin Casen Hammitt (Sr.), Javelin Nixa Qualifiers Preview: Perez, Nixa's discus record holder and 2021 state silver medalist, qualified for his second-straight state championship meet with a sectional-winning throw of 50.29m. Perez finished runner-up in 2021 with a throw of 51.30m. He enters state seeded No. 3, behind defending champion Lee's Summit West's E'lan Moore (53.62m) and Liberty North's Javon Smith (51.92m). Moore edged Perez for the gold a year ago with a throw of 53.16m. Perez's season-best throw this year is 50.47m. McCracken is making his second-consecutive trip to state in the 100m and placed 14th a year ago at 11.29. He won the gold at sectionals to earn his qualification with a time of 11.14 and enters state seeded eleventh. The No. 1-seeded time is 10.66. McCracken's season-best time is 11.01. Graham, a two-time state qualifier and Nixa's javelin record holder, crowned the gold at sectionals with a throw of 53.91m, which seeds him No. 4 entering state. He placed eleventh in 2021 at state with at 44.28m. The seeds and distances ahead are No. 1 58.15m, No. 2 55.56m, and No. 3 54.54. Graham's season-best and record-setting throw is 57.61m, which currently ranks him No. 3 in the state for Class 5. Hammitt is debuting in his first and only state appearance in the javelin. He placed fourth in sectionals at 50.04m and is seeded No. 10. His season-best is 55.42m. Shank is making his first appearance in the 1600m at state after placing fourth at sectionals with a time of 4:25.77. That time seeds Shank seventh entering state. The No. 1 time is 4:16.30. His season-best time is 4:19.63. Hopper, a two-individual event qualifier, will be competing in her first state championships only as a freshman. At sectionals, she won the 100m bronze at 12.64 and 400m silver at 1:00.74. She is seeded No. 15 in the 100 and No. 12 in the 400. Her 100 season-best time is 12.42 and her 400 is 1:00.49. The 100 No. 1-seeded time is 11.83 and the 400 time is 55.81. Two-time qualifier Chepkondol earned her second-straight 200m qualification with a silver finish at sectionals at 26.62. She is seeded No. 14 with the No. 1 time at 24.19. Chepkondol ran a 26.52 at the district meet to set a season best. In her first appearance, she ran 26.32 to place tenth. She was also a member of the 2021 4x100 team that placed tenth. Brumley is making her second-straight trip to state after placing fourth at sectionals in the 100m hurdles at 16.59. That time seeds her No. 16 and the No. 1 time is 14.14. In 2021, Brumley qualified and competed in the 300m hurdles and placed 16th. Her season-best time this year is 16.54. Figueroa is making her first-individual appearance with a fourth-place finish in the 300m hurdles of 48.12 at sectionals, seeding her No. 15 entering state. The No. 1-seeded time is 43.69. Figueroa ran the first leg of the 4x100 relay at the 2021 state championships. Her district winning time of 48.02 is Figueroa's season-best. Allison placed fourth at sectionals in the discus with a throw of 32.21m, earning her first and only state qualification in her Nixa finale. She is seeded No. 16 and the No. 1 is 39.19m. Allison's season-best throw is 33.25m. The qualifying relay teams all set their season-best times at sectionals. The 4x800 team of Brooke Bidinger, Emily Harris, Macy Kopp, and Alicen Ashley won the bronze at sectionals with a time of 9:43.58, breaking and setting a new Nixa record, while achieving a season best too. That time seeds the team No. 6 and the No. 1 time is 9:30.22. This quartet placed 13th at state in 2021 at 10:05.01. For Harris, Kopp, and Ashley, it marks the third-straight appearance in this event. In 2019, the trio, along with Alexis Adams, placed 15th at 10:02.33. The 4x200 of Brumley, Chepkondol, Hopper, and Ali Kamies is making their first appearance in the event. The team placed fourth at sectionals with a time of 1:46.94, seeding the four No. 13. The No. 1-seeded time is 1:40.93. The 4x400 of Bidinger, Figueroa, Hopper, and Kamies won the sectional bronze at 4:09.60. The team is seeded No. 10 entering state and the No. 1 seed is 3:54.54. 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