QHS graduate Johnson earns All-American honor in final NCAA championships appearance

University of Iowa senior Jordan Johnson, a Quincy High School graduate, earned second-team All-American honors in the discus after finishing 16th at the NCAA Division I Outdoor National Championships in Eugene, Ore. | Photo courtesy University of Iowa

EUGENE, Ore. — Jordan Johnson’s final throw of his collegiate track and field career earned him one final major accolade. The University of Iowa senior and Quincy High School graduate was named a second-team All-American on Friday night after finishing 16th in the discus at the NCAA Division I Outdoor National Championships, held at the…

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Schuckman: Monroe City’s Reinberg wins battle with time to create memorable moments

Monroe City sophomore Timia Reinberg stands atop the podium after winning the Class 2 state championship in the discus last Saturday at Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City, Mo. | Photo courtesy Monroe City High School

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Time became Timia Reinberg’s adversary. That’s an unfair fight. Time always wins because you can’t slow it down and can’t you speed it up. It plays at its own pace, which is always the same pace. “It means I had all day to just sit around there and wait,” the Monroe…

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Palmyra’s King reigns supreme over discus field at Class 3 girls state track and field championships

Palmyra junior Candra King unleashes a throw during the discus finals at the Class 3 girls state track and field championships at Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City, Mo. | Photo courtesy Will Johnson

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Candra King could see the 40-meter marker and knew her second attempt in the discus finals at the Class 3 girls state track and field championships was close to hitting that distance. It turns out she was just a whisper away. “I was hoping it was going to be a 40,”…

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Johnson saves best for last, earns NCAA Division I All-American honors in process

Iowa sophomore Jordan Johnson, a two-time state champion at Quincy High School, unleashes a throw Friday at the NCAA Division I outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Ore. Photo courtesy Stephen Mally, University of Iowa

QUINCY — University of Minnesota thrower Kaleb Siekmeier’s reaction to Jordan Johnson’s throw made the Quincy native do a double take. Following his final throw in the discus at the NCAA Division I outdoor track and field championships last Friday in Eugene, Ore., Johnson watched the scoreboard for his distance and was admittedly slightly disappointed…

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