Cossou advances to sectionals with impressive showing at C2D1 meet

Carlyanne Cossou runs the 100m hurdles on Saturday, May 4, in the Class 2 District 1 Meet at Scott City High School.

Clay Herrell ~ cherrell@semoball.com

It’d be hard to beat the success Chaffee’s Carlyanne Cossou has had athletically in her freshman year.

Whether it was leading the Red Devils to the state championship game in softball or helping lead the girls' basketball team to an impressive 16-9 season, Cossou has done it all.

And now, she’s dominating on the track.

“I love being active all year long,” Cossou said. “I love succeeding so I love putting in hard work behind the scenes.”

Cossou entered the Class 2 District 1 meet with the fastest time in the 100m hurdles and the second fastest time in the 300m hurdles.

Her first event was the 100m hurdles where she won with a time of 15.91.

The second fastest time was Saxony’s Abigail Haley finishing with a time of 17.20.

With the top four finishers in every event qualifying for next week’s sectionals at Park Hills, Cossou clinched a spot in the 100m hurdles with her performance.

“I am so pumped,” Cossou said. “With it being my first year experiencing this I’m a little bit nervous but it’s very exciting.”

Cossou’s second event was the triple jump, where she posted a mark of 10.40 meters to win the Class 2 District 1 meet and earn a trip to sectionals at Park Hills.

In her final event, the 300m hurdles, Cossou clinched yet another berth to the sectionals with a second-place finish with a time of 50.30, just behind Charleston’s Treasure Kimble who finished with a time of 49.06.

What makes Cossou’s accomplishments even more impressive is the fact that Chaffee has been without a track.

“I’ve been doing lots of drills on the side,” Cossou said. “We drive almost every other day to other schools that are willing to let us use their track. It’s been difficult and a hard task to overcome but we’ve definitely put in the work to make us stronger.”

Essentially, Cossou gets maybe three days a week to run events like hurdles, and yet she is still able to perform at a high level.

“I’m just trying to get back to the good feel of it,” Cossou said, “because we can’t throughout the week so I really have to make sure I’m locked in for the race.”

At the SEMO Conference Meet on April 27, Cossou became the first Chaffee athlete to finish top three overall in two individual events at the conference meet.

Cossou finished first in the 100m hurdles with a time of 16.57 and she finished third in the 300m hurdles with a time of 49.63.

Cossou will compete at the Class 2 Sectional Meet next Saturday, May 11, at Park Hills Central.

Track Results

Boys' Class 1 District 1 Champions

100m: Jeremy Alexander, Hayti, 11.39

200m: Jeremy Alexander, Hayti, 22.65

400m: Cade Nold, Dora, 52.87

800m: Cade Nold, Dora, 2:00.10

1,600m: Joshua Nold, Dora, 5:00.74

3,200m: Daniel Tomlinson, Dora, 11:42.61

110m Hurdles: Lucas Cline, Richland (Essex), 18.77

300m Hurdles: Ben Smith, Norwood, 42.12

4x100m Relay: Hayti, 45.63

4x200m Relay: Hayti, 1:33.26

4x400m Relay: Hayti, 3:41.65

4x800m Relay: Hayti, 9:29.92

High Jump: Namarius Warren, Scott County Central, 5-10.00

Long Jump: Willie Johnson, Hayti, 20-03.00

Triple Jump: Jovonta Payne, Hayti, 39-07.50

Pole Vault: Keegan Brookshire, Newburg, 10-06.00

Discus: Elijah Propst, St. Paul Lutheran, 122-00.25

Javelin: Elijah Propst, St. Paul Lutheran, 152-11.75

Shot Put: Kale Richardson, Bell City, 45-06.00

Girls' Class 1 District 1 Champions

100m: Jayden Chambers, Norwood, 13.60

200m: Kalaiha Jones, Hayti, 28.23

400m: Jayden Chambers, Norwood, 1:03.78

800m: Elissa Blackmon, St. Paul Lutheran (Farmington), 2:41.85

1,600m: Isabelle Martin, Dora, 5:53.89

3,200m: Isabelle Martin, Dora, 13:19.45

100m Hurdles: Carley Klima, St. Paul Lutheran (Farmington), 17.49

300m Hurdles: Carley Klima, St. Paul Lutheran (Farmington), 17.49

4x100m Relay: Norwood, 56.62

4x200m Relay: St. Paul Lutheran (Farmington), 1:57.97

4x400m Relay: Dora, 4:41.02

4x800m Relay: Dora, 12:10.51

High Jump: Chloe Combs, Couch, 14-06.50

Long Jump: Chloe Combs, Couch, 14-06.50

Triple Jump: Kalaiha Jones, Hayti, 33-09.00

Discus: Madison Kirkpatrick, Zalma, 109-01.50

Javelin: Presley Holweg, Delta, 95-05.75

Shot Put: Madison Kirkpatrick, Zalma, 32-05.75

Boys' Class 2 District 1 Champions

100m: Xavier Harris, Malden, 11.40

200m: Xavier Harris, Malden, 22.17

400m: Kamirion Wiley, Charleston, 49.34

800m: Hayden Vangennip, Woodland, 2:01.83

1,600m: Reed Layton, Woodland, 4:37.80

3,200m: Reed Layton, Woodland, 4:37.80

110m Hurdles: Elijah Beckett, Malden, 16.36

300m Hurdles: Braden Smith, Valle Catholic, 42.48

4x100m Relay: Caruthersville, 44.57

4x200m Relay: Caruthersville, 1:32.65

4x400m Relay: Scott City, 3:35.00

4x800m Relay: Woodland, 8:20.36

High Jump: Jonathan Hartmann, Saxony Lutheran, 6-04.75

Long Jump: Connor Marcum, East Prairie, 21-04.00

Triple Jump: Lawrence Johnson, Charleston, 42-05.75

Pole Vault: Elliot Tisher, Greenville, 10-04.00

Discus: Carter Burger, Scott City, 152-01.25

Javelin: Jacob Schremp, St. Vincent, 153-09.00

Shot Put: Blake Yarbro, Chaffee, 48-08.75

Girls' Class 2 District 1 Champions

100m: Angela Dobbins, Malden, 12.27

200m: Angela Dobbins, Malden, 25.40

400m: Reagan Meyer, St. Vincent, 59.67

800m: Reagan Meyer, St. Vincent, 2:22.50

1,600m: Reagan Meyer, St. Vincent, 5:26.30

3,200m: Madelyn Griffard, Valle Catholic, 12:47.50

100m Hurdles: Carly Anne Cossou, Chaffee, 15.91

300m Hurdles: Treasure Kimble, Charleston, 49.06

4x100m Relay: Charleston, 51.50

4x200m Relay: Charleston, 1:48.65

4x400m Relay: Valle Catholic, 4:21.30

4x800m Relay: Valle Catholic, 10:29.52

High Jump: Angela Dobbins, Malden, 5-01.00

Long Jump: Angela Dobbins, Malden, 17-11.25

Triple Jump: Carly Anne Cossou, Chaffee, 34-01.50

Pole Vault: Casey Call, Saxony Lutheran, 10-02.50

Discus: Harlie Hinkle, Woodland, 104-10.25

Javelin: Ayne' Held, Chaffee, 127-06.00

Shot Put: Antwanasia Bloniarz-Smoot, Malden, 36-06.25

Boys' Class 3 District 1 Champions

100m: Jacob Brown, Notre Dame, 11.10

200m: Sam Erbland, Arcadia Valley, 22.45

400m: Sam Erbland, Arcadia Valley, 51.02

800m: Nathaniel Wright, Herculaneum, 2:00.05

1,600m: Nathaniel Wright, Herculaneum, 4:26.74

3,200m: Ben Dowdy, Dexter, 10:33.69

110m Hurdles: Evan McClellan, New Madrid County Central, 15.08

300m Hurdles: Evan McClellan, New Madrid County Central, 40.60

4x100m Relay: Dexter, 43.36

4x200m Relay: Kelly, 1:32.04

4x400m Relay: Dexter, 3:28.19

4x800m Relay: Dexter, 8:29.43

High Jump: Ja'Kwon Jones, New Madrid County Central, 6-00.00

Long Jump: Ja'Kwon Jones, New Madrid County Central, 21-01.25

Triple Jump: Ja'Kwon Jones, New Madrid County Central, 42-10.25

Pole Vault: Kannon Harlow, Park Hills Central, 14-06.00

Discus: Jacob Moreland, Herculaneum, 147-00.25

Javelin: Skyler Still, Kelly, 165-11.25

Shot Put: Paul Taylor, Ste. Genevieve, 51-02.25

Girls' Class 3 District 1 Champions

100m: Amya Bills, New Madrid County Central, 12.26

200m: Amya Bills, New Madrid County Central, 25.79

400m: Kale Clements, Ste. Genevieve, 1:00.32

800m: Lauren Eftink, Notre Dame, 2:21.66

1,600m: Lauren Eftink, Notre Dame, 5:47.88

3,200m: Lauren Eftink, Notre Dame, 12:00.94

100m Hurdles: Avery Johnson, Park Hills Central, 15.87

300m Hurdles: Kayden Huck, Ste. Genevieve, 48.58

4x100m Relay: Notre Dame, 51.91

4x200m Relay: Park Hills Central, 1:50.18

4x400m Relay: Ste. Genevieve, 4:14.60

4x800m Relay: Ste. Genevieve, 10:15.74

High Jump: Kiaira Asher, Ste. Genevieve, 5-00.25

Long Jump: Amya Bills, New Madrid County Central, 18-08.75

Triple Jump: Grayson Maurer, Notre Dame, 34-03.00

Pole Vault: Abigail Spooler, Notre Dame, 11-00.75

Discus: Emma Duenne, Notre Dame, 119-07.00

Javelin: Blaire Riley, Kelly, 128-05.00

Shot Put: Eaja McBroom, Hancock, 34-06.25