AREA ATHLETES LOOK TO LEAVE MARK AT STATE

21 Girls in Top 4 of an Event, 7 for Boys

By Staff

As the six McPherson County area smaller schools get ready for the 2024 Kansas State track/field meet in Wichita at Wichita State’s Cessna Stadium on Friday and Saturday, six area girls and a pair of boy’s rank top in an event while 28 overall rank in the top four of an event.

In total, area girls will have 20 individuals covering 39 events plus 7 relays with 21 area girls rank in the top four of an event led by Breanne Peters of Smoky Valley having the top ranked pole vault of Class 3A plus ranked second in the 200 meters, long jump, and triple jump.

Cammi Unruh of Moundridge was ranked first in both the Class 2A long jump, and 200 meters plus runs second in the 100 meters.

Havana Olander is ranked first in the Class 1A triple jump while Madilyn Heflin is ranked first in the 300-meter hurdles for Class 2A, and Laney Reiff is ranked first in the Class 1A 1,600 meters.

The Lady Teutons of Inman has eight individuals looking to score team points in 15 events plus two relays, with Katie Nichols, Chloe Schmits, and Brookly Black all being in three events.

Canton/Galva girls have three individuals in three events, Little River has three in five plus a pair of relays,  Smoky Valley has three individuals in seven events plus one relay and Moundridge will have three individuals covering seven events plus a pair of relays.

For the boys of the county smaller schools, they will be sending 14 individuals to state covering 21 events plus six relay teams. Of those 14, seven rank in the  top four of an event with Kaden Elmore of Moundridge  and Andrew Smith of Little River having the top ranking in the 400 meters for Class 2A and Class 1A, respectively.

The Moundridge boys will have eight individuals entering 12 events plus their 4x400 meter relay team. Both Kaden Elmore and Heath Churchill will represent the Wildcats  in three individual events.

Blake Robertson will represent Elyria Christian in both the  shot put and discus while Lane McMannis is the lone Canton/Galva athlete, running in the 100-, and 300-meter hurdles.

Here is the breakdown of each event at the Class 3A, 2A, and 1A meets and who is representing their McPherson area high school.

AREA ATHLETES QUALIFIED AT CLASS 3A, 2A, & 1A STATE TRACK MEET

AREA GIRLS >

100 METERS >

Class 2A > 2. Cammi Unruh – Moundridge; 13. Brooklyn Black – Inman

200 METERS  >

Class 2A > 1. Cammi Unruh – Moundridge

Class 3A > 2. Breanne Peters – Smoky Valley

800 METERS >

Class 1A > 3. Laney Reiff – Elyria Christian

Class 2A > 5. Madelyn Brunk  - Inman

1,600 METERS >

Class 1A > 1. Laney Reiff – Elyria Christian

Class 2A > 5. Haylee  Jantz  - Moundridge

Class 3A > 10. Esther Clark – Smoky Valley

3,200 METERS >

Class 1A > 7. Laney Reiff – Elyria Christian

Class 2A > 4. Haylee Jantz – Moundridge

Class 3A > 7. Esther Clark – Smoky Valley

100 METER HURDLES >

Class 1A > 6. Aubrey Olander – Little River; 14. Havana Olander – Little River

Class 2A > 3. Madelyn Heflin – Inman; 4. Brooklyn Black – Inman

300 METER HURDLES >

Class 1A > 9. Aubrey Olander – Little River

Class 2A > 1. Madelyn Heflin – Inman; 4. Brooklyn Black - Inman

4x100 METER RELAY >

Class 1A > 3. Little River

Class 2A > 10. Inman; 14. Moundridge

4x400 METER RELAY >

Class 1A > 10. Little River

Class 2A > 2. Moundridge; 3. Inman

4X800 METER RELAY >

Class 3A >3. Smoky Valley

HIGH JUMP >

Class 2A > 6. Katie Nichols – Inman

LONG JUMP >

Class 2a > 1. Cammi Unruh – Moundridge; 5. Katie Nichols – Inman

Class 3A > 2. Breanne Peters – Smoky Valley

TRIPLE JUMP >

Class 1A > 1. Havana Olander – Little River 

Class 2A > 6. Hattie Hecox – Moundridge; 8. Katie Nichols – Inman; 11. Suttyn Harris – Inman.

Class 3A > 2. Breanne Peters – Smoky Valley; 3. Trista Spitler – Smoky Valley.

DISCUS >

Class 1A > 15. Kenna Cass – Elyria Christian

Class 2A > 4. Morgan Froese – Inman; 5. Chloe Schmidt – Inman

SHOT PUT >

Class 1A > 12. Brooke Davidson – Elyria Christian

Class 2A > 4. Taylor Froes – Inman; 5. Chloe Schmidt – Inman

JAVELIN >

Class 2A > 9. Hattie Hecox – Moundridge; 11. Chloe Schmidt - Inman

POLE VAULT >

Class 1A > 11. Kate Ellwood – Little River  

Class 3A > 1. Breanne Peters – Smoky Valley 

AREA BOYS >

100 METERS >

Class 1A > 10. Andrew Smith – Little River

Class 2A > 3. Kaden Elmore - Moundridge

200 METERS >

Class 2A >  4. Kaden Elmore – Moundridge

400 METERS >

Class 1A > 1. Andrew Smith – Little River

Class 2A > 1. Kaden Elmore - Moundridge

110 METER HURDLES >

Class 1A > 15. Lane McMannis – Canton/Galva

Class 2A > 7. Heath Churchill – Moundridge

300 METER HURDLES >

Class 1A > 8. Lane McMannis – Canton/Galva

Class 2A > 3. Heath Churchill – Moundridge

3,200 METERS >

Class 2A > 10. Dan Kuder - Moundridge

4x100 METER RELAY >

Class 1A > 9. Little River

4x400 METER RELAY >

Class 2A > 6. Moundridge

Class 3A > 5. Smoky Valley

4x800 METER RELAY >

Class 1A > 13. Little River

Class 2A > 7. Inman

Class 3A > 3. Smoky Valley

HIGH JUMP >

Class 1A > 13. Tristan Bristow – Little River

Class 2A > 2. Heath Churchill – Moundridge

TRIPLE JUMP >

Class 2A > 10. Kreighton Kanitz – Moundridge; 14. Kaizer Kanitz – Moundridge

DISCUS >

Class 1A > 10. Cole Dieball – Little River; 12. Blake Robertson – Elyria Christian

Class 2A > 10. Daniel Dixon – Moundridge

SHOT PUT >

Class 1A > 9. Blake Roberston – Elyria Christian

JAVELIN >

Class !A > 9. Christopher Norez – Little River

Class 2A > 7. Henry Hecox – Moundridge; 12. Barrett Moddelmog - Moundridge