MSHSAA C5 Track State Finals

Jackson's Elizabeth Steele competes in the 3,200-meter race at the MSHSAA Class 5 Track and Field State Finals on Thursday at Jefferson City. (Cody Thorn ~ Special to Semoball)

Poplar Bluff senior Jaden Deaton (689) competes in the 3,200-meter race at the MSHSAA Class 5 Track and Field State Finals on Thursday at Jefferson City. (Cody Thorn ~ Special to Semoball)

Poplar Bluff senior Jaden Deaton looks back at the field upon winning the 3,200-meter race at the MSHSAA Class 5 Track and Field State Finals on Thursday at Jefferson City. (Cody Thorn ~ Special to Semoball)

Poplar Bluff senior Jaden Deaton looks back at the field upon winning the 3,200-meter race at the MSHSAA Class 5 Track and Field State Finals on Thursday at Jefferson City. (Cody Thorn ~ Special to Semoball)

Poplar Bluff senior Jaden Deaton rests on the track after winning the 3,200-meter race at the MSHSAA Class 5 Track and Field State Finals on Thursday at Jefferson City. (Cody Thorn ~ Special to Semoball)

Poplar Bluff senior Jaden Deaton stands atop the podium after winning the 3,200-meter race at the MSHSAA Class 5 Track and Field State Finals on Thursday at Jefferson City. (Cody Thorn ~ Special to Semoball)

Poplar Bluff pole vaulter Luke Barousse competes at the MSHSAA Class 5 Track and Field State Finals on Thursday at Jefferson City. (Cody Thorn ~ Special to Semoball)

Poplar Bluff pole vaulter Luke Barousse competes at the MSHSAA Class 5 Track and Field State Finals on Thursday at Jefferson City. (Cody Thorn ~ Special to Semoball)

Jackson's Collin Havill competes in the pole vault at the MSHSAA Class 5 Track and Field State Finals on Thursday at Jefferson City. (Cody Thorn ~ Special to Semoball)

Poplar Bluff's Jadarius Pigg competes in the long jump at the MSHSAA Class 5 Track and Field State Finals on Thursday at Jefferson City. (Cody Thorn ~ Special to Semoball)

Members of the Jackson 3,200-meter relay (in white) compete at the MSHSAA Class 5 Track and Field State Finals on Thursday at Jefferson City. (Cody Thorn ~ Special to Semoball)

Jackson's Collin Havill is satisfied with his vault in the pole vault at the MSHSAA Class 5 Track and Field State Finals on Thursday at Jefferson City. (Cody Thorn ~ Special to Semoball)

Poplar Bluff's Jadarius Pigg (center, in grey) competes in the 110-meter hurdles at the MSHSAA Class 5 Track and Field State Finals on Thursday at Jefferson City. (Cody Thorn ~ Special to Semoball)

Members of the Poplar Bluff 800-meter relay (in maroon) compete at the MSHSAA Class 5 Track and Field State Finals on Thursday at Jefferson City. (Cody Thorn ~ Special to Semoball)

Jackson senior javelin thrower Rhet Liley poses on the podium at the MSHSAA Class 5 Track and Field State Finals on Thursday at Jefferson City. (Cody Thorn ~ Special to Semoball)