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All 10 Topeka-area track and field programs competed at state. Here's how they finished.

Seth Kinker
Topeka Capital-Journal

A long weekend of competition concluded Saturday at the state track and field meet in Wichita.

All 10 Topeka-area schools were represented with the top eight placements at state earning medals individually and the top three team scores earning trophies.

Here's how the Topeka-area athletes finished at state.

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Topeka-area medal winners from the state track and field meet

6A

Topeka High

Boys

  • High Jump: Sophomore Jaxon Cowdin (5-8) set a PR and placed 15th.
  • Long jump: Sophomore Te'Vante Ewing (19-5.25) placed 15th.
  • 4X100 meter relay (Travis Shyne, Jaziah Mack, Logan Murray, Malachi Murph): Placed tenth (43.07).
  • 200 meter dash: Freshman Malachi Murph placed 13th (22.93).

Girls

  • Discus: Senior Brooklyn Jones (94-5) placed 13th.
  • 100 meter hurdles: Aubreona Torres-Hill placed 10th (16.60).
  • 300 meter hurdles: Aubreona Torres-Hill placed 11th (49.00).
  • 4X100 meter relay (Aubreona Torres-Hill, Keimara Marshall, Choize Hysten, Marilena Zuniga): Placed 13th (50.93).

Washburn Rural

Boys

Washburn Rural's Davin Johnson competes in the 4x800 relay Saturday during state track at Cessna Stadium in Wichita.
  • 800 meter run: Senior Davin Johnson (2:01.72) placed 12th.
  • 1600 meter run: Senior Easton Dial (4:35.52) placed 13th.
  • 300 meter hurdles: Freshman Liam Morrison (46.39) placed eighth.
  • 4x400 relay (Liam Morrison, Isaiah Terry, Draden Chooncharoen, Davin Roney): Placed fifth (3:25.25).
  • 4x800 relay (Davin Johnson, Easton Dial, Ben Buesing, Grayson Fink): Placed 11th.
  • Long jump: Junior Titan Osburn (19-3.5) placed 16th.
  • Discus: Junior Jamond Lane (167-6) set a PR and placed second, junior Josh Sulzen-Watson (157-4) placed fourth and junior Andrew Holman (138-7) placed 10th.
  • High jump: Junior Quentin Hill (5-10) placed 13th.
  • Javelin: Junior Josh Sulzen-Watson (168-6) placed fifth, senior Walker Thompson (143-2) placed 13th.
  • Shot Put: Junior Jamond Lane (46-5.25) placed 12th.

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Girls

Washburn's Rural Payton Fink competes in the 4x800 relay Saturday during state track at Cessna Stadium in Wichita.
  • 1600 meter run: Sophomore Rylee Ismert (5:33.52) placed 13th.
  • 3200 meter run: Senior Madeline Carter (11:23.16) set a PR on the way to placing ninth, sophomore Payton Fink (11:27.22) set a PR of her own on the way to placing 10th.
  • 4x800 meter relay (Payton Fink, Rylee Ismert, Brooklyn Nolte, Madeline Carter): Placed fifth (9:52.27).
  • Pole Vault: Senior Alexis Fredrickson (9-6) placed 12th.
  • Discus: Junior Raegan Petersen (112-5) placed ninth.
  • Javelin: Freshman Morgan Ray (105-3) placed 14th.

5A

Highland Park

Boys

Highland Park's Tre Richardson competes in the 100 meter dash Saturday during state track at Cessna Stadium in Wichita.
  • 100 meter dash: Senior Tre Richardson (10.73) won the state title.
  • 200 meter dash: Senior Tre Richardson (22.49) placed fourth.
  • Long jump: Senior Tre Richardson (23-4.5) won the state title.
  • Triple jump: Senior Tre Richardson (46-5.75) placed second.

Seaman

Boys

Seaman's Brody Anderson competes in the 4x800 relay Saturday during state track at Cessna Stadium in Wichita.
  • 800 meter run: Senior Branen Moore (2:01.77) placed 12th, senior Landon Stuke (2:09.17) placed 15th.
  • 1600 meter run: Freshman Jack Walker (4:39.05) set a PR and placed 14th.
  • 3200 meter run: Senior Zach Jowers (10:23.16) placed 16th.
  • 4x800 relay (Branen Moore, Zach Jowers, Landon Stuke, Brody Anderson): Placed fourth (8:08.4).
  • Shot put: Senior Sean Miller (47-7) placed 12th.

Girls

Seaman's Jaida Stallbaumer competes in the 100 meter hurdles on Saturday during state track at Cessna Stadium in Wichita.
  • 800 meter run: Senior Bethany Druse (2:17.2) placed second, sophomore Taylie Heston (2:36.52) placed 15th.
  • 3200 meter run: Sophomore Stella Appelhanz (12:29.4) placed 12th, Leah Spurlock (12:49.46) placed 14th.
  • 100 meter hurdles: Sophomore Jaida Stallbaumer (16.04) placed fifth.
  • 4x400 relay (Ryin Miller, Jaida Stallbaumer, Taylin Stallbaumer, Bethany Druse): Placed third (4:06.07).
  • 4x800 relay (Bethany Druse, Leah Spurlock, Taylie Heston, Ryin Mille: Placed sixth (9:57.46).
  • Long jump: Senior Madison Konuszewski (15-7) placed 12th.
  • Triple jump: Sophomore Hailee Townsend (33-0.5) placed 12th.
  • Discus: Senior Anna Domann (101-2) placed 14th.
  • Javelin: Senior Ally Trier (113-4) placed 11th.
  • Shot put: Senior Anna Domann (35-9.75) placed 11th.

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Shawnee Heights

Boys

Shawnee Heights' Jeremiah Smith competes in the 100-meter dash on Saturday during state track at Cessna Stadium in Wichita.
  • 100 meter dash: Senior Jeremiah Smith (10.95) placed fifth, freshman Tyren Parker (11.15) placed eighth.
  • 800 meter run: Junior Jackson Esquibel (2:01.52) placed 11th.
  • 1600 meter run: Junior Jackson Esquibel (4:15.26) set a PR on the way to placing second.
  • 3200 meter run: Junior Jackson Esquibel (9:18.67) set a PR on the way to winning the state title.
  • 300 meter hurdles: Senior Jordan Garvin (39.68) placed second.
  • 4x400 relay (Liam Benz, Xavier Fisher, Payton Berry-Briggs, Jordan Garvin): Placed sixth (3:27.78).
  • High jump: Freshman Tyren Parker (5-10) placed 13th.
  • Discus: Junior Alexander Dawkins (127-7) placed 13th.
  • Javelin: Junior Alex Dittman (165-9) placed fifth.
  • Shot put: Senior Maddox Moten (44-4.75) placed 15th.

Girls

  • 100 meter dash: Senior Ta'Mijha Nichols (12.17) placed second.
  • 400 meter dash: Senior Taylor Rottinghaus (1:01.65) placed seventh.
  • 800 meter run: Junior Verana Trollman (2:39.62) placed 16th.
  • Pole vault: Senior Brynee Liedtke (10-0) vaulted for a PR and tied for seventh.

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Topeka West

Boys

  • 1600 meter run: Senior Lenny Njoroge (4:22.45) placed fourth.
  • 3200 meter run: Senior Lenny Njoroge (9:21.24) earned a spot on the podium with a second-place finish.
  • Triple jump: Sophomore Alesecio Batson (48-4.25) set a PR on the way to winning the state title.
  • Discus: Senior Jacob Reimer (145-11) set a PR on the way to placing ninth.

Girls

Topeka West's Ala’Jah Brooks competes in the 400 meter dash Saturday during state track at Cessna Stadium in Wichita.
  • 200 meter dash: Senior Ala'Jah Brooks (25.66) placed fourth.
  • 400 meter dash: Senior Ala'Jah Brooks (57.77) placed second.
  • High jump: Senior Makinsey Jones (5-0) placed sixth.

4A

Hayden

Boys

Hayden's Finn Dunshee wins the state title in the 100 meter dash on Saturday during state track at Cessna Stadium in Wichita.

The Hayden boys (47 points) placed fifth at state behind state titles from the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams as well as Finn Dunshee in the 100 and Jake Muller in the 300 meter hurdles.

  • 100 meter dash: Junior Finn Dunshee (10.84) set a PR on the way to winning the state title.
  • 400 meter dash: Sophomore Jensen Schrickel (49.63) ran a PR and placed third.
  • 300 meter hurdles: Senior Jake Muller (38.41) ran a PR and won the state title.
  • 4x100 relay (Finn Dunshee, Jake Muller, Liam Stegman, Jensen Schrickel): Won the state title (42.65).
  • 4x400 relay (Finn Dunshee, Jake Muller, Liam Stegman, Jensen Schrickel): Won the state title (3:20.99).
  • Discus: Senior Joe Otting (142-4) placed eighth.
  • Javelin: Senior Joe Otting (165-1) placed ninth.

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Girls

  • 400 meter dash: Junior Natalie Hillebert (58.83) placed second, sophomore Rae North (1:04.86) placed eighth.
  • Triple jump: Freshman Grace Funk (31-5.5) placed 16th.

3A

Silver Lake

Boys

  • High jump: Sophomore Jared Johnson (5-8) placed ninth.
  • Long jump: Junior Blake Redmond (20-11.75) placed fifth.

Girls

  • 3200 meter run: Sophomore Tessa Gerber (13:15.38) placed 15th.
  • 4x400 relay (Ella Bplan, Mariah Farmer, Ava Rottinghaus, Jaiden Wise): Placed fourth (4:11.98).
  • 4x800 relay (Kylie Podlena, Tessa Gerber, Ella Bolan, Mariah Farmer): Placed 10th (10:23.81).
  • Long jump: Junior Kaibryn Kruger (15-11) placed 12th.
  • Triple jump: Junior Kaibryn Kruger (34-10) placed sixth.
  • Javelin: Junior Ava Rottinghaus (126-2) set a PR on the way to placing sixth.

Rossville

Girls

Rossville's Amelia Foster competes in the 800 meter run Saturday during state track at Cessna Stadium in Wichita.
  • 400 meter dash: Senior Amelia Foster (1:01.37) placed eighth.
  • 800 meter run: Senior Amelia Foster (2:24.53) ran a PR and placed sixth.

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2A

Cair Paravel

Boys

Cair Paravel's Ben Roeder competes in the 200 meter dash Saturday during state track at Cessna Stadium in Wichita.
  • 200 meter dash: Sophomore Ben Roeder (23.43) placed fourth.
  • 400 meter dash: Sophomore Ben Roeder (50.7) ran a PR and placed fifth.