KCK athletes compete in 68th North Relays

Sumner’s Nahshon Houston ran in the preliminaries of the boys 100-meter dash at the Shawnee Mission North Relays. Houston qualified for the finals and finished 3rd with a time of 10.98 seconds. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

by Brian Turrel

Track and field athletes from the Kansas City, Kansas, high schools competed in the 68th annual Shawnee Mission North Relays on Friday.

The KCKPS boys put in a notable performance on the 100-meter dash, taking three of the top six positions.

Top 10 finishers included:

  • Nahshon Houston, Sumner, 2nd, boys long jump
  • Reneaux Jackson, Turner, 3rd, boys javelin
  • Nahshon Houston, Sumner, 3rd, boys 100-meter dash
  • Kevin Jackson, Wyandotte, 5th, boys high jump
  • Yaseen Chapell, Wyandotte, 5th, boys 100-meter dash
  • Cruz Quintana, Washington, 6th, boys 100-meter dash
  • Washington, 9th, boys, 4 x 100-meter relay (Justin Rolland, Micheal Holiday, Antoine Foster, Cruz Quintana)
  • Camille Evans, Schlagle, 10th, girls 100-meter dash
Deshae Gonzalez of Washington sailed over the bar in the girls high jump. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Janae Mckelvy of Sumner ran in the girls 300-meter hurdles. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Gabe Ingalls and Gabe Spoerr of Turner raced off the line in the boys 1600-meter run. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Kevin Jackson of Wyandotte cleared the bar in the boys high jump. Jackson finished 5th, jumping 6 feet 1 inch. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Schlagle’s Camille Evans sprinted out in the girls 200-meter dash. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Manowa Ngenzirabona of Schlagle rounded the turn in the boys 200-meter dash. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Cruz Quintana of Washington ran the anchor leg of the boys 4 x 100-meter relay. The team finished 9th with a time of 44.11 seconds. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Sumner Academy’s Nahshon Houston landed in the boys long jump. Houston placed 2nd in the event with a jump of 23 feet, 1 1/2 inches, only 1/4 inch behind the leader. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Schlagle’s Tynica Gilmore made her approach in the girls triple jump. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Marcus Davis of Sumner sailed through the air in the boys long jump. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Nancy Landford of Harmon threw in the girls discus. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Camille Evans of Schlagle got off to a lead in the preliminaries of the girls 100-meter dash. Evans posted a time of 12.86 seconds. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Kennan Anderson of Wyandotte launched his throw in the boys shot put. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Justin Rolland of Washington started out of the blocks in the boys 4 x 100-meter relay. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Dominic Lee of Sumner launched a throw in the boys javelin. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Turner’s Markesha Pauley led off the girls 4 x 100-meter relay. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Schlagle’s Aniya Suttington crossed the finish in the girls 100-meter dash. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)

 

Washington’s Mustafa Conway ran in the boys 110-meter hurdles. (Photo copyright 2019 by Brian Turrel)