Stevie Gaines took third in the discus with a throw of 32.14 meters. (Ken Miller photos)

 

Dylan Lair crosses the finish line in 11.33 to bring home the gold and Case Millsap was just off his shoulder with an 11.56 placing third.

 

Azlynn Wiley hits 4.27 meters in the long jump placing in sixth.

 

Ella Meyerkorth smashes the field by 10 seconds with a 46.07 in the 300 meter hurdles.

 

Josh Schlueter clears the next to last hurdle. Josh finished in second with a time of 17.47 in the 110 meter hurdles.

 

Makenna Caudill hands off to Teagan Taylor in the 4×800 meter relay. East Atchison ran a time of 11:15.87 finishing second.

 

Norah Watkins and Leah Meyerkorth get a good start in the 1600 meter run. Norah would win with a time of 5:48.81 and Leah placed sixth with a time of 6:46.04.

 

Mason Kingery makes the exchange with Elliott Walker in the 4×200 meter relay. East Atchison brought home the gold with a 1:37.30. 

 

The Panther Relays were held Friday, May 1, 2026, in Mound City, Missouri. The Rock Port Lady Jays won the meet with 169 points. The East Atchison women’s team placed fourth with 77 points. The East Atchison men’s team placed fourth with 71 points, and the Rock Port men’s team placed sixth with 47 points.

Results of the East Atchison (EA) and Rock Port (RP) athletes are as follows:

WOMEN

100 Meter Dash – 6th, Landrey Kelly (RP), 14.33; 7th, Keely Bredensteiner (EA), 14.60; 11th, Braelynn Weber (EA), 14.74; 12th, Jessa Geib (RP), 14.88

200 Meter Dash – 5th, Danni Irvine (EA), 30.15; 8th, Rozlyn McCown (RP), 31.58; 10th, Jessa Geib (RP), 32.51

400 Meter Dash – 2nd, Reese Herron (RP), 1:04.40; 10th, Avery Fast (EA), 1:18.33

800 Meter Run – 1st, Braylyn Wood (RP), 2:31.73; 7th, Karlie Gebhards (RP), 3:00.65

1600 Meter Run – 1st, Norah Watkins (RP), 5:48.81; 5th, Leah Meyerkorth (RP), 6:46.04

3200 Meter Run – 1st, Norah Watkins (RP), 12:48.27; 6th, Anna Weber (RP), 17:10.76

100 Meter Hurdles – 1st, Ella Meyerkorth (RP), 15.21; 4th, Stevie Gaines (RP), 18.96; 6th, Gracie Walker (EA), 20.32; 7th, Leila Brooks (EA), 20.53

300 Meter Hurdles – 1st, Ella Meyerkorth (RP), 46.07; 3rd, Raylynn Jenkins (RP), 56.82; 5th, Leila Brooks (EA), 1:00.58; 6th, Gracie Walker (EA), 1:00.60

4×100 Meter Relay – 2nd, East Atchison (Keely Bredensteiner, MaKenna Caudill, Brilee Slemp, Grace Caudill), 54.55; 3rd, Rock Port (Landrey Kelly, Stevie Gaines, Jessa Geib, Reese Herron), 56.05

4×200 Meter Relay – 3rd, East Atchison (Makenna Caudill, Teagan Taylor, Brilee Slemp, Grace Caudill), 1:56.72

4×400 Meter Relay – 3rd, East Atchison (Taya Windham, Teagan Taylor, Brilee Slemp, Grace Caudill), 4:29.69; 4th, Rock Port (Reese Herron, Talyn Amthor, Norah Watkins, Braylyn Wood), 4:35.78

4×800 Meter Relay – 1st, Rock Port (Raylynn Jenkins, Reese Herron, Norah Watkins, Braylyn Wood), 10:42.91; 2nd, East Atchison (Taya Windham, Teagan Taylor, MaKenna Caudill, Grace Caudill), 11:15.87

Shot Put – 2nd, Kinley Lair (RP), 9.63m; 7th, Chloe Vernon (EA), 8.47m; 9th, Rainy Nordhausen (EA), 8.04m; 11th, Jaylynn Jones (RP), 8.00m

Discus – 2nd, Raylynn Jenkins (RP), 32.43m; 3rd, Stevie Gaines (RP), 32.14m; 7th, Chloe Vernon (EA), 25.44m; 16th, Delainee White (EA), 16.87m

Javelin – 1st, Ella Meyerkorth (RP), 36.28m; 6th, Jessa Geib (RP), 26.74m; 16th, Alegra Brodrick (EA), 19.80m; 19th, Gabriella Hogue (EA), 13.21m

High Jump – 3rd, Teagan Taylor (EA), 1.40m; 9th, Braelynn Weber (EA), 1.20m

Pole Vault – 1st, Danni Irvine (EA), 2.59m; 4th, Landrey Kelly (RP), 2.44m; 6th, Gracie Walker (EA), 2.13m

Long Jump – 1st, Ella Meyerkorth (RP), 5.13m; 4th, Braylyn Wood (RP), 4.36m; 6th, Azlynn Wiley (EA), 4.27m; 8th, Avery Fast (EA), 4.24m

Triple Jump – 3rd, Landrey Kelly (RP), 9.52m; 4th, Stevie Gaines (RP), 9.31m; 5th, Azlynn Wiley (EA), 9.14m; 9th, Brenna Kingery (EA), 7.36m

MEN

100 Meter Dash – 1st, Dylan Lair (RP), 11.33a; 3rd, Case Millsap (RP), 11.56; 6th, Gavyn Irvine (EA), 11.83

200 Meter Dash – 4th, Case Millsap (RP), 24.84; 6th, Justin Kuhns (RP), 25.94; 11th, Jude Long (EA), 27.84

400 Meter Dash – 5th, Gavyn Irvine (EA), 56.45; 9th, Justin Kuhns (RP), 1:02.79

1600 Meter Run – 8th, Cooper Daugherty (RP), 5:34.56

110 Meter Hurdles – 2nd, Joshua Schlueter (EA), 17.47

300 Meter Hurdles – 3rd, Mason Kingery (EA), 47.69

4×100 Meter Relay – 2nd, East Atchison (Luke Gebhards, Deyton Burke, Elliott Walker, Tatem Johnson), 48.44

4×200 Meter Relay – 1st, East Atchison (Gavyn Irvine, Mason Kingery, Elliott Walker, Shaylon McNaughton), 1:37.30

4×400 Meter Relay – 3rd, East Atchison (Elliott Walker, Quin Staten, Shaylon McNaughton, Mason Kingery), 3:48.06

Shot Put – 7th, Gabe Gebhards (RP), 11.16m; 9th, Jax Peregrine (EA), 10.23m

Discus – 1st, Gabe Gebhards (RP), 44.32m; 4th, Joshua Schlueter (EA), 37.03m; 13th, Fisher Smelts (EA), 25.02m

Javelin – 1st, Gabe Gebhards (RP), 41.09m; 14th, Fisher Smelts (EA), 22.74m; 16th, Avery Miller (EA), 20.39m

High Jump – 11th, Brady Umbarger (EA), 1.60m

Pole Vault – 6th (tie), Elliott Walker (EA) and Quin Staten (EA), 2.74m

Long Jump – 8th, Mason Kingery (EA), 5.07m; 12th, Jude Long (EA), 4.35m

Triple Jump- 1st, Gavyn Irvine (EA), 13.20m; 4th, Deyton Burke (EA), 10.77m