Top distance runners compete at Girard

GIRARD -- Four of the state's top female distance runners competed in the Girard Optomist Club Invitataional here Friday.

Fort Scott High's Cassidy Westhoff competed in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters along with Northeast's Kaylee Bogina, St. Paul's Jenny O'Bryan and Girard's Kendall Logue. Among them, they have won 10 state cross-country medals, including five state championships, and five state track championships.

Logue, the current Class 4A State cross-country and defending Class 4A 3,200 champ, was able to win both events on her home track. She ran the 1,600 meters in a time of 5:02.21 followed by Bogina, current 3A State cross-country, 1,600 and 3,200 champion, in 5:07.44, Westhoff in 5:08.60, and O'Bryan, current 1A State cross-country and 3.200 champ, in 5:25.71.

Logue has the best time in the state -- all classes -- this season of 4:59.9. Bogina's time maintains her position as the best in 3A and moves her up to second in the state.

Westhoff's time is a school record, the second-best in Class 4A behind Logue and third-best overall.

Logue also took the 3,200 meters with a time of 11:09.21. Bogina was second in 11:14.39 with O'Bryan third in 11:20.15 and Westhoff fourth in 11:25.62. They were the only four runners who clocked in with a time under 12 minutes.

Logue's time puts her on the 3,200-meter board for the third time this season. She takes over the top spot in Class 4A and is fifth in the state with the time she turned in.

Bogina already had the best time in the state this season, an 11:03.01. O'Bryan shaved 7 seconds off her previous-best time, increased her lead in Class 1A and moved up to eighth in the state.

Westhoff moved down in 4A when Louge passed her and former leader Millares of Wichita Trinity. But overall, the 11:25 improved her position on the state list three spots to 13th.

Fort Scott's distaff athletes won three other medals. Grace Willis finished in third place in the 800 meters with a time of 2:36.66. McKenzie Willis of Pittsburg was the winner in 2:26.15.

Fort Scott also won a pair of relay medals. The 4x400 team finished sixth in 4:31.59. Pittsburg was the winner in 4:11.36. The 4x800 team placed fifth in 10:46.27. Pittsburg also won this race in 10:10.01.

In team standings, Fort Scott finished eighth in the 24-team field with 21 points. Webb City, Mo. won the team title with 108 points.

On the boys' side, Fort Scott won two throwing events and six total medals. That gave the Tigers a total of 29 points for ninth place. Webb City also won this team title with 86 points.

Nick Woods won the discus with a mark of 155 feet, 4 inches. This is the eighth-best mark in Class 4A this season.

Josh Hudiburg went 183' 3" in winning javelin by a wide margin. The runner-up, Antonio Slinghuff of Northeast, had a best of just 149' 10 1/2."

Hudiburg's throw bettered an earlier season-best of 180' 7" and is the fourth-best throw in Class 4A this season. The three best throws belong to competitors who all will be competing in the Holcomb Regional.

Vince Tome won a pair of medals. He finished in fourth in the 200-meter dash in 23.76 seconds and fifth in the 100 in 11.42.

Andrew Rogers placed seventh in the 300-meter hurdles in 44.91. And Isaac Thurston was seventh in the 800 meters in 2:08.21.

The Tigers have to regular-season meets remaining before going to Prairie View for Class 4A Regionals on May 22. This Friday, they'll attend the Thad Clements Invitational at Chanute.

The information concerning state-best times and distances is based on the lists published at KansasSports.com.

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Only events in which Fort Scott athletes medaled are listed. The winning mark in each event is listed, regardless of school. If a Fort Scott athlete was the winner, the runner-up, regardless of school is listed for comparison.

GIRLS

Team scores

1. Webb City, Mo. 108, 2. Pittsburg (PT) 95, 3. Joplin 79.33, 4. Chanute 56, 5. Carthage, Mo. 47,

6. Girard (GI) 37, 7. St. Paul 30, 8. Fort Scott (FS) 21, 9. Colgan 20, 10. Southeast 19,

11. Miami, Okla. 17, 12 (tie). Frontenac , Northeast and Carl Junction, Mo. 16, 15. Galena 13.66,

16. Columbus 13, 17. Baxter Springs 6, 18. Riverton 2, 19 (tie). Towanda-Circle, Erie. Grove, Okla., Nevada, Oswego and Parsons 0.

Event results

800-meter run: 1. Wilks, PT, 2:26.15; 3. Willis, FS, 2:36.66.

1,600-meter run: 1. Logue, GI, 5:02.21; 3. Westhoff, FS, 5:08.60.

3,200-meter run: 1. Logue, GR, 11:09.21; 4. Westhoff, 11:25.62.

4x400-meter relay: 1. Pittsburg, 4:11.36; 6. Fort Scott, 4:31.59.

4x800-meter relay: 1. Pittsburg, 10:10.01; 5. Fort Scott, 11:04.94.

BOYS

Team scores

1. Webb City, Mo. (WC) 86, 2. Carthage, Mo. 74, 3. Joplin 68, 4. Pittsburg (PT) 65.5, 5. Girard (GI) 65,

6. Chanute (CH) 43.33, 7. Colgan 40.33; 8. Northeast (NE) 35 9. Fort Scott (FS) 29, 10. Carl Junction, Mo. 24.5,

11. Parsons 22, 12. Galena 15, 13. Riverton 14, 14. Oswego 8. 15. Frontenac 7,

16. Southeast 6.33, 17. St. Paul 3, 18. Miami, Okla. 2, 19 (tie). Towanda-Circle, Erie, Grove, Okla., Nevada, Columbus and Baxter Springs 0.

Event results

100-meter dash: 1. VanAnne, CH, 11.13; 5. Tome, FS, 11.42

200-meter dash: 1. Thomas, PT, 22.83; 4. Tome, FS, 23.76.

800-meter run: 1. Southard, PT, 1:58.64; Thurston, FS, 2:08.21.

300-meter hurdles: 1. Troy Eaton, GI, 40.93; 7. Rogers, FS, 44.91.

Discus: 1. Woods, FS, 155' 4"; 2. Arterburn, WC, 150' 8".

Javelin: 1. Hudiburg, FS, 183' 03"; 2. Slinguff, NE, 149' 10 1/2"