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DyeStat Kansas
2000 Outdoor State Meet
Finals Highlights - 6A
- 5A - 4A - 3A - 2A
- 1A
Finals Detail
BOYS: 6A - 5A
- 4A
- 3A
- 2A
- 1A
GIRLS: 6A - 5A
- 4A
- 3A
- 2A
- 1A
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Rain or shine, it is always a great time in Wichita -
Tony Bozarth paints the picture of the KS State Meet -
Highlights and results courtesy of Tony Bozarth:
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Boys - Hutchinson, led by a 7:55.6 4 x 800 win, outscored Shawnee Mission South for the team title. Third place Blue Valley North was led by Scott Loftin's distance triple wins (1:55.4/ 4:17.3/ 9:23.57). Larry German of Wichita Heights won the LJ in 24-1.75, but pulled and went to the track in his 200 heat. German gamely got up and limped to the finish line, bringing the crowd to it's feet in his final performance at Cessna Stadium. Field events were highlighted by Danny Bartlett's (SM North) 207-0 JT win.
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Girls - Leavenworth once again used it's unparalleled depth to win it's fifth straight team title. Individually Janell Wright (Topeka High) and Sally Curtis (Manhattan) highlighted the meet. Curtis ran a state record 42.70 300H, won the 200 at 24.80, then placed second to Wright's state record 100H win (14.18 to 14.25). Wright also won the HJ at 5-9. Allison Bessler (Olathe East) stunned the 400 field with a 58.32 win in only her fourth 400 ever. Bessler also led off East's 9:42.6 4 x 800 runner-up with a 2:21. Lawrence Free State took the 4 x 800 in 9:37.4. Danyelle Marshall (Blue Valley North) won the LJ at 19-1.5, and Amanda Pape (Olathe South) completed her career with a 5:05.1/ 10:47.35 double in the distances, ahead of Amy Hastings (Leavenworth 11:05.43) and Kramer (Maize) 5:09.4
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Boys - Liberal continues to dominate Kansas 5A track with their 10th straight win. Among Liberal's six individual titles, Carlos Alsup led the way with 11.01 (10.88 heat)/ 21.87/ 45-8.5 100-200-TJ wins. Ty Williams and Marcus James thrilled the crowd with 15-6, 15-0 vaults for a Liberal 1-2. Gilford Livingston won a hurdle double in 14.09/ 38.87, the 110's over Lance Hein (Hays) 14.32. Other non-Liberal highlights included an outstanding 58-.5 SP by Dusty Terflinger (Pittsburg), winning by almost six feet. Great Bend's 4 x 800 gave retiring coach Jack Bowman (40 years in education) a 7:59.8 going-away championship. Nathan Wadsworth (Andover) used late kicks for a 4:28.11/ 9:46.46 double. Matt Stockemer (Wichita Carroll) edged Aaron Davis (Buhler) in the 800, 1:56.7's for both. Kendall Betts (Goddard) pulled away late in the 400 (49.39) for a big win.
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Girls - Liberal won 8 events to take a seventh straight 5A girls championship. Leading the way were Tennessee signee Denita Miller with a 5-6 HJ/ 145-4 JT/ 134-0 DT triple, and Amy Ranker with a 25.76/ 57.66 long sprint double. Liberal also won had a 50.23/ 4:01.9 relay double, and added a 45.68 300H win from Tasha Gallegos. Other highlights included a dominating 9:38.8 4 x 800 win from Wichita Bishop Carroll. Last year Carroll set a state record at 9:31.29. Angela Buckner (Wichita Kaupan-Mt. Carmel) won a 43--4.25 SP. Sheila Burrell (Topeka Seaman) won the 1600 in 5:17.4, then placed second to Sarah Viveros (Shawnee Mission Bishop Miege) in a hot half, Viveros 2;16.8 to Burrell's 2:18.0
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Boys - Ottawa won the boys title, led by Errol Moloto's 400 win (49.29). Moloto also anchored Ottawa's 4 x 400 to the state title. Dylan Schmidt (Andale) vaulted 15-7. Edward Velardez (Ulysses) dominated the field with a 1:56.2 800 win, and Matt Noonan (Baldwin) matched sister Stacy's 3200 win (9:36.41, just edging Clay Center's Joe Moore 9:36.44) and then won the 1600 (4:26.45)
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Girls - Heroic efforts abounded in the Class 4A girls meet, with Marysville (led by Kendra Wecker and Courtney Bruna) winning over Clay Center (despite Abby Block's three gold medals and one state record effort). Wecker won the javelin at 164-6, a new state record, then placed 2nd in the 200 (25.82 to Bruna's 25.56). Bruna also won the 100 (12.43), then joined Wecker and LJ winner Kyrsten Beckman (18-2.25) to run a 48.74 4 x 100 breaking their state record set in 1998 by over a second! The long jump competition was heated with Carla Albers (Chapman) second at 18-1 and Rachel Reppert (Burlington) third at 18-.5. Albers later placed third in the HJ at 5-6. That HJ competition was won by Nicole Ohlde (Clay Center) at 5-6 over Morgan High (Girard, 5-6). Ohlde then came back to run a 2:24 split on Clay Center's state record setting 4 x 800 (9:33.12). That relay was anchored in 2:18 by Abby Block, who then returned with a 5:22.74 to repeat last year's mile win, a 2:23.9 800 4th (won by Ottawa's Lindsey Dietrich at 2:21.21) and finally a leg on Clay Center's 4:04.0 winning 4 x 400. Molly Lonergan (Iola) had a state record 150-7 DT after placing second in the JT (138-0), and Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail's Angie Heffner vaulted 11-4, following last week's 11-6 regional win.
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Boys - Cheney used their depth to take the team title, while Justin Remple (Hesston) highlighted individual performances with state record wins in 4:16.1/ 1:54.2. Rival Jesse Orozco (Ellsworth) won the 3200 (9:50.02) then placed second to Remple in 4:30.2/ 1:58.6. Neil Philpott (Norton) won a 58-7/ 178-4 DT throws double, then placed third in the JT 181-5. Kelly Condray (Minneapolis) won the JT 200-10, with Locke Uppendahl (Cheney) 2nd at 199-3. Jon Dickson (SE of Saline) won a sprint double at 10.95/ 22.11
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Girls - Conway Springs edged Halstead 54-52 with a 4:02.1 4 x 400 victory. Stacy Keller lead Halstead with 25.59/ 58.12 victories. Erin Mortimer (Riley County) won a 5:08.8/ 11:19.55 distance double, with Carissa Van Gundy (Northern Heights) winning a 2:19.5 800 after placing 2nd in the 1600 (5:20.6). Van Gundy also led off N. Heights 9:46.91 4 x 800. Christi Lehman (Hesston) vaulted 11-0.
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Boys - Joe Warner's triple distance championship ( 1:58.4/ 4:31.0/ 9:47.5) led Stanton County to a state team title by 35 points. Ryan Ketchum (Hutchinson Trinity) won a weight double (56-8.25, 164-7 DT). In a big javelin competition Josh Scheer (Garden Plain) threw 205-8 to beat Brock Schwarz (Washington) 202-9
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Girls - Osborne was led to the team title by April Roadhouse's 4 victories (59.42/ 2:18.1/ 4:06.1 4 x 4/ 9:57 4 x 8). Laurie Koehn (Moundridge) placed second in the 800 (2:18.2) and won the 1600/ 3200 (5:26.9/ 11:44.54). Michelle Young (St. Francis) won a close LJ competition from Jennifer McCoy (Sterling) 17-11 to 17-10.75. Tabra Alpers (St. John) won the JT at 139-1
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Regionals
1A - 2A - 3A - 4A - 5A - 6A
Using an international javelin borrowed from Cloud Community College, Marysville KS jr Kendra Wecker boomed out a 169-5 throw, 10 feet further than the previous US#1 in the DyeStat Elite rankings. All of her throws were over 160 feet. Wecker was competing in the 4A regional at Concordia. She also ran on a 48.9 4 x 100, and won 26.0, 57.1 races.
