![Watching a small group scrimmage, Ben Lundt, St. Louis City SC goalkeeper and founder of Lundt Pro Soccer Training, shouts words of encouragement to players on Sunday, April 26 n the Lafayette grass soccer field. “The idea behind [the event] was to bring the professional soccer players closer to the community because usually people only get to see us on TV or in the stadium. [Families] actually having the opportunity to have their kids on the field with us is the most important aspect,” Ben Lundt said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_6823-1200x800.jpg)
![In celebration of winning his second straight state title in the 215 weight class, junior Carter Brown backflips before leaving the mat. Brown won his bout against junior Kobe Rhymes of North Kansas City High School by fall in just 41 seconds. "Carter does what Carter does. We expect [success] out of him and his goals are bigger than the state championship," coach Sam Ritchie said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_2784-1200x800.jpg)
Like many throwers, senior Jessie Dantin got her start in middle school track.
“I got into throwing during the middle school track season with Coach (Bill) Garry. He thought I had potential,” she said.
Since then, Dantin has lived up to that potential. She throws varsity shot put and discus and currently holds the top personal records for both events this season, throwing 34’2 in shot put and 115’11 in discus.
“I love the feeling of a perfect throw, when everything is perfect and I hit all my positions and just watch it fly,” Dantin said.
Throwing is not always as easy as Dantin makes it look, though.
“The hardest part is learning to correct bad habits,” she said. “It’s easy to mess up a throw…it’s hard to correct it.”
Dantin also has some high hopes for the rest of the season.
“I would like to be able to hit 130 feet in the discus and 37 feet in the shot put this season,” she said.
