Cameron Jones
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Peyton Jones
Brett Curtis
Three Pattonsburg Panthers will travel to Jefferson City this weekend to compete in three field events in the Class 1 MSHSAA Track and Field Championships to be held at Jefferson City High School.
Brothers Peyton and Cameron Jones each qualified at Saturday’s sectional at Lathrop in the long jump and triple jump events. Brett Curtis also qualified for state for the Panthers in the high jump.
Peyton, a senior, finished first at sectional in the triple jump with a jump of 43’3”, just two inches short of last season’s state best. Peyton finished fifth last season in the Class 1 triple jump and was a state qualifier in 2016. Peyton also finished third in the sectional long jump event with a leap of 19’10”. He placed seventh at state in 2017.
Cameron, a freshman, took second in the sectional triple jump with a distance of 42’9.25”, and finished fourth in the long jump with a leap of 19’8.5”.
Curtis is a two-time Class 1 state qualifier in the high jump. He finished second at Saturday’s sectional at a height of 6’2”, which was an inch under the Class 1 championship height from a year ago. Curtis also qualified for state in 2017.
Following are state times for Panther events:
Boys Long Jump 10 a.m., Friday
Boys High Jump 1:30 p.m., Friday
Boys Triple Jump 10 a.m., Saturday