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MINNESOTA
Carleton College Invitational 5/06/06
BOYS TEAM SCORES: Fargo South ND 137; Burnsville 127; Eden Prairie 104.5; Stillwater 93; Robbinsdale-Armstrong 77; Lakeville North 73.5 Osseo 52; Chaska 44; Winona 40; Minneapolis South 19; Prior Lake 11
GIRLS TEAM SCORES: Lakeville North 147; Eden Prairie 129; Kennedy, Bloomington 106; Prior Lake 99; Burnsville 84.5; Century, Rochester 82.5; Osseo 59; Winona 37; Chaska 27; St. Paul Academy Summit 5
Elizabeth Yetzer led Lakeville North to the girl's team title with a 2:12.83 800 win, with Megan Smith (Eden Prairie 2:19.83) and Lauren Rantala (Eden Prairie 2:24.45) also fast in second and third. Yetzer also ran on an outstanding 9:26.22 4 x 800, with Eden Prairie a distance second in a still fast 10:01.01. Eden Prairie took the Distance Medley in 12:50.71. Other fast distance races included Danielle Berndt (Kennedy, Bloomington) running 5:10.19 to win the 1600, with Lindsay Broughten (Lakeville North 5:29.06) and Ericka O'Meara (Century, Rochester 5:29.08)( in a close race for second. Berndt also won the 3200 in 11:18.79 , with Paige Ties (Eden Prairie 11:26.81), Megan Heuer (Prior Lake 11:36.20) and Claire Guidinger (Winona 11:56.01) following in quick times. Paige Kuplic (Prior Lake) took the sprints at 13.19/26.94 and Laura Weber (Eden Prairie 16.31/ 47.35) the hurdles. The 4 x 400 finished the meet with a fast 4:08.58 win for Lakeville North over Kennedy, Bloomington (4:10.72).
Fargo South ND won the boy's title with great depth and overall team strength. Outstanding boy's marks saw eight-grader Emmu Wakai (eight graders are eligible for varsity track in Minnesota) of Robbinsdale-Armstrong win the 800 in 2:00.76. Great disance depth was shown in the 1600 and 3200, with Ben Blakenship (Stillwater) winning the 1600 in 4:18.79, with Tim Bruhn (Lakeville North 4:24.89), Jeff Lombardo (Lakeville North 4:24.89), Hassan Mead (Minneapolis South 4:25.44) and Andrew Stevens (Stillwater 4:26.98) following. Rob Finnerty (Burnsville 9:16.20) edged Elliott Heath (Winona 9:16.44) in the 3200. Burnsville ran 10:34.82 to take the Distance Medley, with Winona (10:51.47) second. Strong field event marks included Jeremy Tice (Burnsvile 46-56.75 TJ), John Schantzen (Stillwater 53-1.5 SP), Julian Morris (Osseo) took the HJ with an outstanding 6-10 effort, and Brandon Johnson (Robbinsdale Armstrong) vaulted 14-0 to edge team mate Ross Werner on misses.
KANSAS
Shawnee Mission North Relays @ SM District Stadium 5/6/06 - FULL RESULTS
On a still, cool night the Shawnee Mission North Relays continued their tradition of excellence. The venerable meet, in it's 57th year, matches the top high school squads on the Kansas side of the Kansas City area, plus invites top squads from around the state. Around fifty schools competed this year, as the meet was held at Shawnee Mission South due to construction at SM North. While the meet site was a new twist, the old habit of great competition and great marks continued.
Girls 100: Monique Scott (Olathe East) used a bullet start to gap the field early, and held on for a narrow 13.03 win. Closing fast were Ashley Smith (Olathe Northwest 13.08) and Jackie Jacobs (Aquinas, Overland Park 13.09).
Girls 200: Jennifer Smith (Aquinas, Overland Park) held off Ashley Smith (Olathe Northwest) 26.48 to 26.55 to win, with Quinique Ivory (Shawnee Mission North) third at 27.05.
Girls 400: Layne Moore (Emporia) blasted out at the start and dared the field to come get her. No one could, as Moore ran a 57.40, with Jennifer Taylor (Lawrence 59.49) and Meredith Turner (Blue Valley West 59.80) closest.
Girls 800: 400 champ Layne Moore (Emporia) returned, but this time had to fight off a close and loaded field down the homestretch for a 2:22.25 win. Stephanie King (Marmaton Valley) was second at 2:23.40, with Jennifer Taylor (Lawrence 2:23.41) and Sara Karcher (Mill Valley, Shawnee 2:24.20) close as eight broke 2:30.
Girls 1600: In perhaps the most highly anticipated race of the day, Kansas' three sub five 1600 runners went at it. Alysha Valencia (Free State, Lawrence) roared to the front, leading Laura Roxberg (Blue Valley Northwest) and Cali George (Gardner-Edgerton) through a 66 front 400 and 2:27 800. Midway through the race George collapsed in the homestretch, appearing to clutch her hamstring. Valencia and Roxberg continued to hammer away through a 3:44 1200, and then Roxberg made a strong move to take the lead and power away to a 4:54.93 win. Valencia was second at 5:02.42, while Stephanie King (Marmoton Valley) pulled away from a tight pack to take third in 5:14.87. Seven broke 5:30.
Girls 3200: In the first distance race of the day, Emporia's Michaela Reynold's ran off early and held on for an 11:22.37 win. Kara Windisch (Blue Valley West) was second at 11:30.06, with Kelly Renfro (Lawrence 11:38.28) holding off Sara Nackley (Shawnee Mission Northwest 11:42.55) for third. Eight went under 12:00 and fifteen under 12:30.
Girls 100H: Lawrence's Amy Magnuson had the fastest prelim time at 15:05, but did not start in the final, held later in the cool evening. Melesa Johnson (Bishop Miege, Shawnee Mission) pulled away to a 15.35 win with Brittany Thomas (Sumner Academy, Kansas City) second at 15.79 and Jackie Goleman (DeSoto) third at 16.16.
Girls 300H: Melesa Johnson (Bishop Miege, Shawnee Mission) completed her hurdles double, winning in 46.54 in a solid race. Jackie Jacobs (Aquinas, Overland Park) made a late charge to finish second at 47.07, with Sara Exon (Mill Valley, Shawnee) third at 48.25.
Girls 4 x 100: Leavenworth and 4 x 1's go like breakfast cereal and milk, and that tradition continued at SM North, with the Pioneers cruising to a 49.58 win. Olathe East was a strong second at 50.60, with Aquinas, Overland Park third at 50.97.
Girls 4 x 200: Leavenworth and Olathe East dueled again in the 4 x 200, with Leavenworth anchor Kendra Bradley smoothly pulling away to a 1:46.13 win. East was second at 1:47.49 with Blue Valley West third at 1:49.33.
Girls 4 x 400: In a race featuring three of the state's top five teams time-wise, Lawrence pulled away late to win in 3:59.38, with Leavenworth second at 4:01.83. Aquinas, Overland Park was third at 4:06.80.
Girls 4 x 800: In another highly anticipated race featuring five schools who had run under 10:00, Aquinas, Overland Park anchor Katie Wilbur pulled away late to win in 9:45.58 in a race that saw a large pack and lots of movement thrill the crowd. Shawnee Mission South was second at 9:49.89 with Leavenworth (9:57.12) taking third from a tight pack of Mill Valley, Shawnee (9:57.93), Shawnee Mission East (9:59.22) and Free State, Lawrence (10:01.77 with Valencia anchoring).
Girls High Jump: Allison Mayfield (Aquinas, Overland Park) handled cool temperatures and a damp run-up the best to win at 5-4. Liz Beisner and Courtney Barber gave Lawrence second and third at 5-2, winning the medals on misses from Emma Brooke (Free State, Lawerence) and Jackie Goleman (DeSoto).
Girls Pole Vault: Emily Leiker (Free State, Lawrence) cleared 10-6 to win, with Abby Crenshaw (Olathe South 10-0) second and Christine Saxer (Aquinas, Overland Park) and Emmy Lehman (Gardner-Edgerton) tieing for third at 9-6.
Girls Long Jump: Vashunta Johnson (Leavenworth) lept 17-2 to win on a night when cool temps kept marks down. Meredith Turner (Blue Valley West 16-8.5) and Brooke Carter (Free State, Lawrence 16-6.25) were well ahed of the field for the other medals.
Girls Triple Jump: Danielle McCray (Olathe East) hustled over from her shot and disc victories to pop a 37-5 to win the triple jump. Amy Magnuson (Lawrence) was second at 36-10.75 and Victoria Henson (Leavenworth) third at 36-2.75 in a match-up of three of the state's top jumpers.
Girls Shot Put: Danille McCray (Olathe East) won the shot with a big throw of 45-10.75, and also had a huge throw in the 48-49 range that she foot fouled on. Dana Olsen (Shawnee Mission South) was secondat 38-1.75 and Elise Umbarger (Mill Valley, Shawnee)was third at 38-1, with two others over 37.
Girls Discus Throw: Danielle McCray (Olathe East) launched the disc 137-8 to win, with Sarah Hartshorn (Tonganoxie) second at 122-2 and Jennifer Anderson (Shawnee Mission South) third at 120-10.
Girls Javelin: Ali Pistora (148-2) and Roxie Grizle (141-4) gave Tonganoxie a huge one-two finish in the girl's javelin and dominated the competition. Holly Myers (Shawnee Mission South) was third at 115-10.
Boys 100: Dee Bell (Olathe East) moved strongly mid-race, and then held off Justin Woods (Mill Valley, Shawnee) to win as both timed 10.94. Third in a close race went to Terrance Thomas (Shawnee Mission East 11.23 over Evan Pierson of Olathe South 11.25).
Boys 200: Justin Woods (Mill Valley, Shawnee) dominated the 200 from the gun, winning in 22.08. Renoil Simpkins (Bishop Miege, Shawnee Mission) was second at 22.68 and Evan Pierson (Olathe South) third at 22.76.
Boys 400: Ethan Holloway (Olathe Northwest) cruised into the lead on the final turn to run to a 49.48 victory, with JD Steffen (Shawnee Mission West) second at 50.64 and Darius Johnson (Ottawa) third at 51.03.
Boys 800: John McCormick (Shawnee Mission East) set a strong early pace, but was kicked down by Aaron Trigg (Blue Valley West) in the homestraight, Trigg winning 1:56.67 to McCormick's 1:57.03. Chris Pyle (Aquinas, Overland Park) was third at 1:58.72.
Boys 1600: Bret Imgrund (Shawnee Mission Northwest) said "come get me" to the field, leading off with a 64 second opener, then kept pounding away to a commanding 4:19.72 win. Zachary Zarda (Kansas City Christian, Prairie Village) come home second at 4:32.39, over-hauling Tim Specht (Blue Valley West 4:33.38) who gave an early challenge to Imgrund. Eleven broke 4:40.
Boys 3200: Tim Specht (Blue Valley West) and Sklyer Delmott (Emporia) dueled at a quick clip and pulled away from the field, with Specht winning on a home-stretch kick 9:36.80 to 9:38.35. Amr AbuAlnadi (Blue Valley 9:54.23) took third from MJ Hassaballa (Free State, Lawrence 9:57.12) and Matt Riley (Lawrence 9:58.98).
Boys 110H: Aaron Sawyer (Shawnee Mission North) gave the host fans a big charge, winning in 15.29, with Robert Sanders (Shawnee Mission North) second at 15.58 and Jeremey Walker (Harmon, Kansas City) third at 15.81.
Boys 300H: Aaron Douglas (Ottawa) ran off from the field, winning in 39.55. Andrew Pennington (Shawnee Mission East 40.77) edged Robert Sanders (Shawnee Mission North 40.86) for third.
Boys 4 x 100: Free State, Lawrence roared down the homestretch to edge Olathe East 42.97 to 43.06, with Ottawa third (43.65) by hair over Harmon, Kansas City (43.67).
Boys 4 x 200: Olathe East anchor Dee Bell pulled away to a 1:30.49 win, with Lawrence second at 1:31.35 and Ottawa third 1:32.19.
Boys 4 x 400: 100 champ Dee Bell put Olathe East in first on the lead-off leg, and the Hawks ran to a 3:27.06 win, with Olathe Northwest closing fast for second at 3:27.82 and Shawnee Mission South (3:28.27) third.
Boys 4 x 800: Shawnee Mission South left the field mid-way in the race and took off to a commanding 8:06.11 victory. Shawnee Mission Northwest's anchor Brett Imgrund screamed up through the pack to take the Cougar's to second in the closing steps at 8:14.77 past Emporia (8:16.41) and Olathe East (8:17.56).
Boys High Jump: Kevin Logan (Lawrence) lept 6-4 to win, with Terry Williams (Harmon, Kansas City) and Nate Scherzer (Aquinas, Overland Park) taking second at 6-2 on misses from a pack of six.
Boys Pole Vault: Cooper Merill (Blue Valley) skied over 14-0 to win, with Justin Bowen (Gardner-Edgerton) second and Brendan Halpin (Lawrence) third at 13-6 on misses from two others.
Boys Long Jump: Tony Bryant (Olathe South) lept 22-2 to win, edging Brandon Lassiter (Lawrence 21-11.25) and Dylan Ballard (Shawnee Mission East 21-10.5).
Boys Triple Jump: John Brown (Blue Valley Northwest) lept 43-8.25 to just edge Aaron Ashley (Blue Valley West 43-8) for the title. Kyle Steuber (Olathe East) was third at 42-6.5.
Boys Shot Put: Scott Penny (Lawrence) launched to ball 53-5 to win, with Victor Butler (Leavenworth) second at 51-9. Uliti Fangupo (Lawrence) threw 50-0.75 to just edge Brian Smith (Olathe East 49-11) for third.
Boys Discus: Josh Mathiasmeier (Aquinas, Overland Park) tossed the platter 159-6 in still conditions to win, with Scott Penny (Lawrence) a close second at 158-6. Justin Holmes (Shawnee Mission South) was third at 148-11.
Boys Javelin: Travis Tannahill (Olathe East) won a close competiting with Luke Laird (Gardner-Edgerton) throwing 180-4 to Laird's 179-4 on a still, heavy air night. Josh Sims (Olathe Northwest) was third at 169-6.
Topeka Seaman Relays 5/1/06
FAT timing - FULL RESULTS
Leavenworth won the girl's division at the Seaman Relays, scoring 135 points, with Free State, Lawrence second with 109.5 and Lawrence High third with 98. Lawrence won the boy's team title with 106 points, with host Seaman second with 98 and Free State third with 91.
Numerous highlights abounded, with De Angel McDougald (Junction City) highlighting the girls sprints. McDougald dominated the 400, winning in 55.44, with Kristen Gillespie (Shawnee Mission South 58.61) and Kristina Taylor (Lawrence 59.26) following. McDougald als won the 200 in 24.16, with Kendra Bradley (Leavenworth) second at 24.86. Bradley earlier won the 100 in 11.99, over Jessica Lewis (Junction City 12.02). McDougald also ran on a 48.35 4 x 100 winnner, edging Leavenworth's 48.36. TaQueyla Green (Leavenworth) ruled the hurdles, winning the 100H (15.65) and 300H (47.96) over Courtney Barber (Lawrence 48.12).
Alysha Valencia (Free State, Lawrence) set the pace in a fast, deep 1600, winning in 4:59.90, with Heather Klotz (Leavenworth 5:19.22), Hannah Law (Seaman, Topeka 5:23.91) and Kelly Renfro (Lawrence 5:24.93) forming a fast chase pack. Gillespie returned from the 400 to take the 800 in 2:18.57, with Klotz (2:21.86) and Valencia (2:24.24) following. In the 3200 Tamera Smith (Junction City) ran 11:23.45 for a solid victory, with Sydney Messick (Seaman, Topeka 11:33.72), Kyra Kilwein (Free State, Lawrence 11:35.23) and Sarah Nackley (Shawnee Mission Northwest 11:38.65) following quickly.
Long relay titles went to Lawrence High in the 4 x 400 (3:59.46) with Leavenworth (4;01.04), Junction City (4:06.78) and Shawnee Mission South (4:09.92) under 4:10, and Junction City (9:44.68) in the 4 x 800, with Leavenworth (9:58.49), Free State (10:00.92), Lawrence High (10:06.28) and Seaman (10:07.40) under 10:10.
Free State won the vertical leaps with Emma Brooke (5-2 HJ) and Emily Leiker (10-6 PV), with VaShunta Johnson (Leavenworth 17-4) edged Amy Magnuson (Lawrence 17-2.5) in the LJ. Magnuson won the TJ at 37-2, with Victoria Henson (Leavenworth) second at 36-6.25. Jolene Tambuoe (Manhattan) won the SP at 38-3.5 and Amber Bowles (Leavenworth) won the DT at 119-8. Tricia Dunham (Free State) won a deep javelin competition with a throw of 126-5, with Stephanie Jones (Manhattan 125-11) and Lauren Busch (Shawnee Mission South 124-5) second and third in a competition with six over 120 feet.
Clay Schneider (Seaman, Topeka) highlighted the boy's meet, winning a double in deep distance races. Schneider won the 1600 in 4:20.84, with Aaron Geary (Blue Valley North 4:22.20 and Tim Testa (Junction City 4:22.43) second and third in a race with five under 4:30, and then won the 3200 in 9:45.83, with Geary second (9:46.37) and Ian Silvosky (Junction City 9:51.59) third in a race with five under 10:00. Brett Imgrund (Shawnee Mission Northwest) ran 1:56.86 to dominate a fast 800 field with four under 2:00.
Free State swept the sprint titles, with Austin Winn winning the 100 (10.69 over Deandre Simmons of Junction City 10.92) and the 200 (22.22, edging Seaman's Greg Lott at 22.29). Keron Toussaint won the 400 for Free State at 49.48, with Lott second at 49.82. Courtney Hines (Shawnee Mission Northwest) won the 110H at 15.06 over Nathan Hickey (Lawrence 15.21) and Jake Catloth (Olathe North) won the 300H at 40.78. Free State also won the 4 x 100 by a large margin in 42.60. Shawnee Mission South won the 4 x 400 in 3:30.58, and also took the 4 x 800 in 8:16.49.
Kevin Logan (Lawrence) won the HJ at 6-4 with Dustin Sughart (Seaman, Topeka) second at 6-2., while Brendan Halpin (Lawrence) took the PV at 13-6 on misses from Cooper Merrill (Blue Valley North). Aryan Long (Olathe North) won the LJ at 21-7.75 and Jerald Fischer (Washburn Rural, Topeka) won the TJ at 43-6. Scott Penny (Lawrence) won a top level shot comp with a throw of 53-3.25, with Victory Butler (Leavenworth 52-6) and Uliti Fungupo (Lawrence 50-8.25) also over 50 feet. Kirt Nichols (Junction City) won the DT at 163-4, edging Penny's 163-1, and Brian Houle (Lawrence) won the JT at 172-6.
Goddard Invitational @ GHS, 5/6/06:
Latisha Brown of Garden City lept 18-4.5 to win the long jump, and also took the 100 in 12.44 to highlight the Goddard Invitational. Other notable races included Ashlyn Bedell (Maize) winning the 400 at 59.97, Hali Mobley (Andale 2:23.17) 800 win over Amie Algrim (Garden City 2:27.07). Algrim earlier won the 1600 in 5:30.53. Alysia Hart of host Goddard ruled the hurdles, winning both races in 15.31 and 46.18. Notable relay triumphs went to Goddard in the 4 x 400 (4:00.12 over Maize 4:02.36 and Andale 4:02.47), and Andale in the 4 x 800 (10:02.7). Caitlin Moser (Garden City) won the JT at 129-1.
Distances highlighted the boy's meet. Tad Eisenhauer (Goddard) ran a 4:27.10 1600 win with Cameron Reith (Garden City) second at 4:30.8. Reith returned to run 9:49.46 in the 3200, with Eisenhauer second at 9:56.47. Mitch Hunter (Garden City) ran 2:00.09 in the 800 to edge Blake Navarette (Pratt 2:00.79). Spencer Timmermeyer (Bishop Carroll, Wichita) swept the sprints at 10.97/ 22.15. Field event highlights included at 14-3 vault win by Jordan Pote (Goddard) and a 178-11 JT win by Adam Capps (Bishop Carroll, Wichita).
BOYS TEAM SCORES: Bishop Carroll, Wichita 139.5; Garden City 109; Goddard 62.5; Andale 58; Rose Hill 45; Winfield 41; Pratt 39; Arkansas City 30; Valley Center 19, McPherson 13; Andover 11
GIRLS TEAM SCORES: Goddard 115; Andale 109; Maize 70; Arkansas City 54; Pratt 40; Valley Center 37; McPherson 33; Winfield 24; Andover 19; Bishop Carroll, Wichita 10
Wellington Invitational @ WHS, 5/5/06
Mitchell of Wellington (no first name reported) had a fine triple in the girl's division, winning the 100 (12.33), 100H (15.08) and LJ (16-10.5). Josh Hayden (Rose Hill) won the boy's 100 (10.99), was second in the 110H (15.04 to Bell Plaine's Taylor Dunavan 15.00) and won the LJ (22-2) and TJ (41.-3). Dunavan returned to win a 6-4 HJ.
Arkansas City Invitational @ ACHS, 5/5/06
Terri Anderson (Haysville Campus, Wichita) threw the disc 145-7 for an almost fourty foot win, and won the shot at 38-11 to highlight girl's action. Adam Capps (Bishop Carroll, Wichita) launched the javelin 187-1 for the top boy's mark.
Cheney Invitational @ CHS, 5/5/06
Garden Plain romped to the girl's team title with 165 points to runner-up Cheney's 82, and also edged Cheney in the boy's division (114-97). Katie Robben led Garden Plain, winning the 400 (59.99) and 200 (26.9). Kelsey Poljansek (Norwich) won the DT at 132-5 and also the shot at 41-9. Hope Gregory (Cheney) tossed the JT 130-1 to win.
GIRL'S TEAM SCORES: Garden Plain 165; Cheney 82; Norwich 65; Halstead 58; Trinity, Hutchinson 40; Pretty Prairie 33; Burrton 29; Central-Burden 23; Oxford 21; Sunrise Academy 21; Collegiate, Wichita 8; Argonia 3
BOY'S TEAM SCORES: Garden Plain 114; Cheney 97; Halstead 73; Trinity, Wichita 63; Oxford 54; Collegiate, Wichita 49; Central-Burden 31; Sunrise Academy 28; Norwich 24; Hutchinson 11; Pretty Prairie 12; Burrton 4
Derby Invitational @ DHS 5/5/06:
Wichita Southeast won both the boys and girls division of the Derby Invitational. The boys team edged Derby 129-123, and the girls Kaupan Mt. Carmel, Wichita 118-106. Ricardo Wallen (Derby) won three events in the boys division, taking the 100 (10.8), 200 (22.46) and LJ (21-4). Cole Zenisek (Kaupan Mt. Carmel, Wichita) won the Javelin with a toss of 194-0, with Chris Ronen (Newton) second at 182-9. Ben Histand (Newton) dominated the 3200, winning in 9:40.07. Kelley Hayes (Wichita Southeast) was fast over the 110H, winning in 14.78, with team mate Cody Fitch second at 15.08. Fitch then took the 300H in 40.8. Patric Jackson (Wichita Southeast) won the HJ at 6-6.25 and Jacob Crossman (Haysville Campus, Wichita) won the SP ta 53-7.25.
Terri Anderson (Haysville Campus, Wichita) had the top girls mark with a 149-9.5 toss that should move her into the National top ten. Chelsea Bonds was second at 137-6 for Wichita Southeast and Janae Voelker (Newton) was third at 123-9. Voelker returned in the shot for 44-10.5 victory, with Anderson second at 39-4 and Bonds third at 36-4. Audacia Moore (Heights, Wichita) won the 100 (12.16 over Wichita Southeast's Sylvia Alexander at 12.37) and 200 (25.28 with Southeast's Allante Garrett at 26.08). Tamara Gagne (Wichita Southeast) won the 400 at 59.64, and high class middle distance races went to Marissa Quillen (Wichita Southeast at 5:22.25 in the 1600, with Ryan Ayres of Kapuan Mt. Carmel, Wichita second at 5:25.53, and the 800 at 2:25.4).
GIRLS TEAM SCORES: Wichita Southeast 129, Derby 123, Kaupan Mt. Carmel, Wichita 79, Heights, Wichita 76; Newton 70; Haysville Campus, Wichita 29; Wichita North 19
BOYS TEAM SCORES: Wichita Southeast 118; Kaupan Mt. Carmel, Wichita 106; Newton 78; Haysville Campus, Wichita 76; Heights, Wichita 71; Derby 62; Wichita North 28; Wichita East 27
St. Thomas Aquinas Invitational @ Blue Valley West HS, 5/1/06
Olathe East edged host Aquinas, Overland Park for the boys team title, while the Aquinas ladies returned the favor to East to take the girls crown. Olathe East's Danielle McCray won three titles in the girls division, taking the TJ (37-0), the DT (123-4) and the SP (41-5). Katie Wilbur (Aquinas) had a strong middle distance double, winning a deep 1600 race in 5:14.9, with Kara Windisch (Blue Valley West 5:16.1), Anna Florzak (Notre Dame de Sion, Kansas City MO 5;22.7) and Alyssa Belinder (Aquinas 5;28.3) leading a deep field with seven in the 5:30's. Wilbur also won the 800 in 2:24.4 with Florzak second at 2:27.6. Olathe East's Riley Wertenberger won the 3200 in comanding fashion at 12:14.1. Jackie Jacobs (Aquinas) won the 100 in 12.6 and returned to take the 300H in 47.4. Olathe East won the 4 x 800 by a wide margin in 10:02.3. Kelly Reardon of Notre Dame de Sion, Kansas City MO won the LJ at by a foot and a half at 18-3. Michelle Gay of Notre Dame de Sion, won the 200 by over 10 yards at 25.5, while Erica Smith (Olathe East) edged Trichelle Heard (Wyandotte, Kansas City) 61.2 to 61.7 Krista Perkins (Pembroke Hill, Kansas City MO) won the 100H at 16.4 and fast relay wins went to Olathe East (50.4 4 x 100 with Aquinas 50.7 and a 4:11.0 to 4:11.4 win over Aquinas). Allison Mayfield (Aquinas) lept 5-8 to win the HJ and led a 1-2-3 Aquinas sweep of the JT at 104-9, and Abby Crenshaw (Olathe South) lept 9-0 to take the vault.
In the boy's division Evan Pierson (Olathe South) swept the short sprints at 10.8/ 22.7, while Olathe East's Reggie Newman won the 400 at 51.4. Aaron Trigg (Blue Valley West) dominated the 800, winning in 1:57.7 with Chris Pyle (Aquinas) second at 2:00.7. Tim Specht (Blue Valley West) won the 1600 in 4:31.7 with Graham Laird (Pembroke Hill, Kansas City MO) second at 4:35.6. Nick Anning (Kansas City Christian, Prairie Village) edged Matt Horn (Olathe South) 10:12.4 to 10:12.8 for the 3200. Ben Henderson (Washington, Kansas City) was the hurdle star of the meet winning the 110H (15.1) and 300H (40.6) by wide margins. Olathe East won the 4 x 100 (43.5) and 4 x 800 (8:27.6) while Aquinas edged East in the 4 x 400 (3:31.7 to 3:32.8). Nate Scherzer (Aquinas)won the HJ at 6-2 and Clay Frans (Olathe East) the PV at 11-6. Richard McCoy (Blue Valley West) won the LJ (21-7) was second to John Brown (Blue Valley Northwest) in the TJ 44-8.5 to 44-3.75. Josh Mathiasmeier (Aquinas) won the DT by over ten feet at 159-1, Travis Tannahill (Olathe East) the JT at 176-4 and Brian Smith (Olathe East) the SP at 50-5.
GIRLS TEAM SCORES: St. Thomas Aquinas, Overland Park 199.5; Olathe East 178; Blue Valley West 85; Blue Valley Northwest 71; Notre Dame de Sion, Kansas City MO 46.5; Olathe South 45; Pembroke Hill, Kansas City MO 22; Wyandotte, Kansas City 16; Washington, Kansas City 10; Kansas City Christian, Prairie Village 0
BOYS TEAM SCORES: Olathe East 146; St. Thomas Aquinas, Overland Park 133.5; Blue Valley West 117; Blue Valley Northwest 72.5; Olathe South 71; Washington, Kansas City 41; Wyandotte, Kansas City 28; Kansas City Christian, Prairie Village 36; Pembroke Hill, Kansas City MO 18; Shawnee Mission West 8