The Centralia and Paris boys program broke ended team trophy droughts on the second day of state track on Saturday.
Centralia tied for third in the Class 3 boys standings with 38 points, matching Lutheran North's total and securing the first team trophy for the Panthers since 2021. Paris finished fourth in the Class 2 boys standings with 33 points for the program's first team trophy since 1995. During the opening ceremony, MSHSAA named former Mexico activities director Jeff Anderson the girls track and field official of the year.
Ethan Ross secured three medals for the Centralia boys, including third places in the 400 and 200 with school-record times of 47.45 and 21.41 and fifth place in the javelin with a throw of 49.63. Senior Wesley Robertson ran a personal-best time of 4:18.89 to finish sixth in the 1600 and was sixth in the 4x400 relay with teammates Ross, Cody Prater and senior Peyson Bryson running 3:28.22. Bryson finished sixth in the high jump with a height of 1.89 meters. Nolan Spickert also ran a personal-best in the 1600 with a fourth-place time of 4:16.48.
The Centralia girls 4x800 relay of Katelynn Asbury, Ealynne Bostick, senior Kenedee Moss and senior Becca Erisman finished second with a time of 9:50.18. Erisman finished fifth in the 300 hurdles with a personal-best time of 45.41. Claire Page finished second in the pole vault with a height of 3.45 meters. Senior Cora King took third in the discus with a personal-best throw of 38.84.
Landen Chapman defended his boys 800 and 1600 state championships for Paris by running a personal-best times in each event. The senior Chapman ran for a 1600 time of 4:15.43 to break the school record and set a Class 2 record in the 800 with a time of 1:53.95. Case Morgan finished eighth in the 800 with a personal-best time of 1:59.61. Mia Kendrick ran personal-best time of 25.53 in the 200, which is a school record, to finish sixth to medal in the event. She also finished fifth to medal in the 100 with a time of 12.42.
Jocelyn Siegel took 11th for North Callaway in the girls triple jump with a distance of 10.68 meters. This was the sophomore's second state berth in the event.
Look for full state track stories in the Wednesday, May 27, 2026 and June 3, 2026 editions of the Mexico Ledger.
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