Jayhawk-Linn teams both finish in sixth place; Girls' relay takes Class 3A crown

WICHITA -- Both Jayhawk-Linn track teams finished in sixth place in Class 3A at the Kansas State Track and Field Championships at Wichita State University's Cessna Stadium here Saturday.

Coincidentally, both the boys and girls scored 28 team points. The girls shared sixth place with Allen-Northern Heights while the boys held their spot outright.

Jayhawk girls' were led by a State champion 4x400-meter relay team. Sophomore Morgan Eastwood, senior Brogan Hoover, junior Cassie Rockers and sophomore Taylor Dawson clocked in at 4:10.95 to win by nearly a full second over Conway Springs. Whitewater-Remington was in third place, another second and a half behind Conway Springs.

The Jayhawks had finished with the fourth-best time in the preliminaries on Friday in 4:11.89. They were the only team to shave any time off their prelim time. Remington, which had the best prelim time of 4:11.72, ran the finals about 2 1/2 seconds slower. Scott City had the third-best time of 4:11.76 but dropped all the way to eighth in the finals as it ran a pace about 5 1/2 seconds slower. Conway Springs did trim 7/100ths of a second off its prelim time, but that wasn't enough compared to the 1.03 seconds faster the Jayhawks ran in the finals.

The top seven in each event earned medals.

Hurdles led the boys' scoring as Briar Snyder won two medals and Brock Johanning won another. Snyder, a sophomore, finished second in the 110-meter version and Johanning, a senior, was fourth. Phillipsburg senior Gabe Wickham was the winner in 15.12 seconds followed by Snyder in 15.15. Whitewater-Remington senior Andrew McNary was third in 15.39 followed by Johanning in 15.46.

Snyder was third in the 300's in 40.60. McNary won this event in 39.63 while Southeast-Cherokee sophomore Nick Renfro was second in 39.76.

Freshman Chelsea Beckman, Dawson, Eastwood and senior Brogan Hoover teamed up to take third in the 4x100-meter relay in 51.29 seconds. Marion was the winner in 50.65 and Gypsum-Southeast of Saline was second in 50.97.

Eastwood also won two hurdles medals. She was third in the 300's in 47.39. Jefferson County North junior Lisa Weishaar was the winner in 46.30 followed by Marion sophomore Julia Zeiner in 46.94.

In the 100's, Eastwood finished fourth in 16.39 seconds. Holcomb sophomore Ashley Baier won it in 16.21 followed by Silver Lake senior Sara Wetzel in 16.31 and Remington junior Lacey McFadden in 16.38.

Dawson was not able to defend her State championship she won last year in long jump. She had to settle for sixth this year with a mark of 16 feet, 3 1/4 inches. Kim Haberman, a senior from Hays Thomas More Prep, was the winner at 17' 2" followed by Wetzel at 16' 10" and Zeiner at 16' 5". Kaylee Ecklund, a sophomore from Allen-Northern Heights, was fourth at 16' 4" and Dakota Kaufman, a sophomore from Hillsboro, was fifth at 16' 3 1/2".

As for boys' medalists, the 4x400 relay with senior Travis Rockers, Johanning, junior Terry Baker and Snyder took fifth place in 3:31.18. The Jayhawks' finish in was three spots higher and about four seconds faster than what they posted in the preliminaries on Friday. Scott City won it in 3:28.06 with Hillsboro second in 3:28.06 and Wichita Independent third in 3:28.93. Salina Sacred Heart was fourth in 3:30.84.

The 4x100 relay with Baker, sophomore Steven Mann, senior Wil Sisson and Snyder was seventh in 45.38. Phillipsburg won in 44.37 with Hillsboro second in 45.09 and Silver Lake third in 45.15.

There were four other girls' finalists Saturday. The 4x800 relay team of sophomore Meriel Long, senior Stephanie Mayhugh, junior Sylvia Grant and Hoover, was eighth in 10:26.75. Riley County was the winner in 9:59.23.

Rockers was 12th in triple jump at 32', 11 1/2". Kim Haberman of TMP was the champion at 37' 2 1/2".

Mayhugh placed 13th in the 1,600 meters with a time of 6:01.45. Medicine Lodge senior Cori Christensen was the winner in 5:15.22.

Long finished 14th in the 800 meters as Christensen also won this race, running a 2:20.89.

Jayhawk boys had two other events Saturday. Junior Ryan Sutherland was 14th in the 800 meters in 2:07.96. The winning time was posted by Scott City Trace Kendrick, 1:58.35.

The 4x800-meter relay team was 16th in 9:14.48. Scott City won the race in 8:22.18.

In all, Jayhawk-Linn entrants won 12 medals, seven by the boys' team.

Only events in which Jayhawk-Linn athletes medals are shown. All finishers in those events are shown, regardless of school.

GIRLS

Top 10 Teams

1. Norton 45, 2. Hays Thomas More Prep 41, 3. Medicine Lodge 31, 4 (tie). Riley County and Marion 30, 6 (tie). Jayhawk-Linn and Allen-Northern Heights 28, 8. Wichita Independent 25, 9. Garden Plain 20 1/3, 10. Ellsworth 20.

Pioneer League schools: 24. Central Heights 11, 26 (tie). Wellsville 10.

Event results

100-meter hurdles: 1. Ashley Baier, Holcomb, 16.21; 2. Sara Wetzel, Silver Lake, 16.31; 3. Lacey McFadden, Whitewater-Remington, 16.38; 4. Morgan Eastwood, Jayhawk-Linn, 16.39; 5. Lindsay Dusin, Phillipsburg, 16.82; 6. Aubrey Knox, Gypsum-Southeast of Saline, 17.11; 7. Faydra Rice, Medicine Lodge, 17.15.

300-meter hurdles: 1. Lisa Wishaar, Jefferson County North, 46.30; 2. Julia Zeiner, Marion, 46.94; 3. Morgan Eastwood, Jayhawk-Linn, 47.39; 4. Lacey McFadden, Whitewater-Remington, 48.55; 5. Ashley Baier, Holcomb, 49.46; 6. Kalynne Alloway, Conway Springs, 49.49 7. Courtney Leclair, Norton, 49.61.

4x100-meter relay: 1. Marion, 50.65; 2. Gypsum-Southeast of Saline, 50.97; 3. Jayhawk-Linn, 51.29; 4. Wellsville, 51.35; 5. Garden Plain, 51.56; 6. Wichita Independent, 51.78; 7. Norton, 51.96.

4x400-meter relay: 1. Jayhawk-Linn, 4:10.95; 2. Conway Springs, 4:44.71; 3. Whitewater-Remington, 4:13.27; 4. Norton, 4:14.55; 5. Salina Sacred Heart, 4:14.89; 6. Cimarron, 4:14.38; 7. Wichita Independent, 4:15.57.

Long jump: 1. Kim Haberman, Hays Thomas More Prep, 17' 2"; 2. Sara Wetzel, Sliver Lake, 16' 10"; 3. Julia Zeiner, Marion, 16' 5"; 4. Kaylee Eklund, Allen-Northern Heights, 16' 4"; 5. Dakota Kaufman, Hillsboro, 16' 3 1/2"; 6. Taylor Dawson, Jayhawk-Linn, 16' 3 1/4"; 7. Alexi Bohling, Halstead, 16' 0 3/4".

BOYS

Top 10 Teams

1. Scott City 82, 2. Hillsboro 55, 3. Garden Plain 53, 4. Whitewater-Remington 36, 5. Phillipsburg 33, 6. Jayhawk-Linn 28, 7. Jefferson County North 26, 8 (tie). Norton and Riley County 21, 10. Halstead 20.

Pioneer League schools: 16 (tie). Central Heights 11.

Event results

110-meter hurdles: 1. Gabe Wickham, Phillipsburg, 15.12; 2. Briar Snyder, Jayhawk-Linn, 15.15; 3. Andrew McNary, Whitewater-Remington, 15.39; 4. Brock Johanning, Jayhawk-Linn, 15.46; 5. Dustin Rowe, Sedgwick, 15.76; 6. Wes Georgeson, Norton, 15.86; 7. Jared Cox, Norton, 15.92.

300-meter hurdles: 1. Andrew McNary, Whitewater-Remington, 39.63; 2. Nick Renfro, Southeast-Cherokee, 39.76; 3. Briar Snyder, Jayhawk-Linn, 40.60; 4. John Thurston, Oskaloosa, 41.04; 5. Gabe Wickham, Phillipsburg, 41.11; 6. Levi Kuntzsch, Scott City, 41.28; 7. Cas Spangler, Beloit, 42.02.

4x100-meter relay: 1. Phillipsburg, 44.37; 2. Hillsboro, 45.09; 3. Silver Lake, 45.15; 4. Lyons, 45.24; 5. Garden Plain, 45.29; 6. Riley County, 45.34; 7. Jayhawk-Linn, 45.38.

4x400-meter relay: 1. Scott City, 3:28.06; 2. Hillsboro, 3:28.06; 3. Wichita Independent, 3:28.93; 4. Salina Sacred Heart, 3:30.84; 5. Jayhawk-Linn 3:31.18; 6. Hutchinson Trinity, 3:31.26; 7. Lyons, 3:31.86.

Long jump: 1. Dillon Richardson, Sedgwick, 22' 4"; 2. Andrew McNary, Whitewater-Remington, 21' 10 1/2"; 3. Terrell Lane, Norton, 21' 7 3/4"; 4. Chance Chelemedos, Scott City, 21' 5 1/4"; 5. John Thurston, Oskaloosa, 21' 2"; 6. Steven Mann, Jayhawk-Linn, 21' 0 3/4"; 7. Brandon Blackburn, Cherryvale, 21' 0 1/4".

Triple jump: 1. Chance Chelemedos, Scott City, 44' 6 3/4"; 2. Spencer Soward, Halstead, 43' 10 1/2"; 3. Terrell Lane, Norton, 43' 3 1/2"; 4. Steven Mann, Jayhawk-Linn, 43' 2"; 5. Taylor Neil, Marion, 43' 0 3/4"; 6. Antonio Dowdy, Garden Plain, 42' 7 1/2"; 7. Logan Dold, Garden Plain, 42' 7".