KEEPING TRACK OF THE FIELD

A look at the top contenders in each event for this weekend's State Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Wichita State's University Stadium.
 

SPRINTS

Earlier this season, Blue Valley junior Maria Portela became the fastest female athlete in Kansas history as she broke the state record in the 100-meter dash in a time of 11.38 seconds. Now Portela is looking to back up that time, and possibly go faster, as she is the gold medal favorite in Class 6A in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes. Portela also has the fastest time in the state in the 200 in 23.75 seconds, which is the third fastest time in state history. She will have competition in the 100 as Wichita Northwest’s Kiera Smith, Olathe North’s Sienna Wesley and Wichita Heights’ Aaliyah Bolden all have run under 12 seconds this season as the 6A field features four of the seven fastest times. Portela will try and sweep the sprints as she also qualified for state in the 400 dash in 57.35 seconds, which is also tops at the 6A meet. ...The top time in the state in the 400-meter dash belongs at the 3A level in Hesston’s Ashley Lehman. The Nebraska signee ran a blazing 54.09 seconds to win the regional title and is the fifth fastest time in state history. Lehman already owns three state meet records in the 100, 200 and 400 and has the top times in 3A again this year and has already won a career seven gold medals. ...Andale’s Rylee Meyer has the fastest times in 4A this season as she recorded an 11.61 in the 100 dash and is the 10th fastest time in state history. She also ran a 24.59 in the 200, which is the second fastest time in the state next to Portela. Meyer is a returning state champion in the 100 and state runner-up in the 200. ...Arkansas City’s Harper Webb leads the 5A field in the 100. ...St. James Academy’s Ellie Wurtenberger and Leavenworth’s Zoei Cannon-Shelley have the top times in the 200 in 5A in 24.97 and 25.07. Wurtenberger also leads the 5A field in the 400 in 56.99, which is third in the state this year behind Olathe North’s Avani Hocker Singh and Lehman. ...Ellinwood’s Reagan Wirtz leads the 2A 100 dash field in 12.07 after winning gold last season in both the 100 and 200 as a freshman. ...Ness City’s Taegin Liggett also ran a 12.07, which is tops in 1A, also leads the classification in the 400 dash in 57.42. ...Sterling’s Julia Kilgore, who won the 400 dash last season, has the fourth fastest time in the state at 57.18 and tops in 2A. She also has the top time in 2A in the 200 dash. ...Clifton Clyde’s Sevy Wurtz ran a 25.15 this season in the 200 dash, which is best in 1A. ...Wellington’s Dru Zeka, who is the state’s top high jumper at 5-10, also leads 4A in the 400 dash in 57.23. 
 

MIDDLE/DISTANCE
 
While an IT band injury derailed the senior year of one of the best distance runners in state history in Seaman’s Ryin Miller, others have stepped up to make their marks. Kapaun Mt. Carmel sophomore Ava Claassen launched a midseason assault on the state’s all-time 3,200 honor roll, climbing to the top with her 10:01.55 at the Shawnee Mission North Relays. Even with Miller’s absence, 5A should feature its share of intrigue with Klaassen battling Salina Central’s Kaylie Shultz, who rose to No. 8 on the 3,200 all-time list at 10:21.45. Claassen also notched the state’s No. 5 time in the 1,600 (4:47.03), while Shultz climbed to 12^th at 4:50.63. Leavenworth’s Kelsie Kudzia placed in the top four in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 a year ago, and ranks top 10 all-time in Kansas in the 800 and 1,600. She posted top 5A regional times in the 800 (2:14.40) and 1,600 (4:52.42). Kapaun’s Taylor Barringer, St. James Academy’s Allison Meyer, Piper’s Elizabeth Arenas and Shultz are also in the top 10 this season in the 800, while Arenas and Andover’s Madelyn Wallace cracked the top 10 in the 3,200. … Reigning 6A 3,200 champion Charlotte Hardy of Shawnee Mission East moved into the top 15 in state history with a 10:33.09 this season. She’s the top 6A qualifier in the 1,600 and 3,200. Mill Valley’s Audrey Howard and Wichita North’s Nelly Puente also posted top-10 all-class times this season in the 3,200. Howard’s 4:58.40 is 6A’s best time in the 1,600 this spring, with Manhattan’s Gabrielle Converse (4:58.85) and Hardy (5:00.10) closely following. Converse ran 2:13.88 for 6A’s top 800 time this season, while Blue Valley’s Paige Faulkner has run 2:15.27 since medaling at state a year ago. … Baldwin’s Kami Moore has run the best 800 by an underclassmen this season (2:11.82) and leads the 4A field in that event. Classmate Shea Griffith gives the Bulldogs a strong 1-2 punch. … With last year’s 4A 1,600 and 3,200 champ Hanna Keltner of Eudora off to K-State, Baldwin’s Irelyn Kennedy has a shot to claim the same double. But Buhler’s Corbin Starkweather has 4A’s top time in the 1,600 this season at 4:59.09, while Kennedy is at 5:05.62. Starkweather and Kennedy also rank 1-2 in the 4A 3,200 this spring at 10:47.42 and 10:57.37, respectively. Other contenders include Circle’s Emily Hein, the 3A 1,600 and 3,200 winner last year for Wichita Trinity and Starkweather’s teammate, Isabella Friesen, a top-5 state qualifier in the 1,600 and 3,200. … After a dominant victory at the 3A cross country meet last fall, Wichita Trinity’s Tylee Coleman makes her state track debut as the top 3A qualifier in the 1,600 and 3,200. She ran 5:08.00 in the 1,600 at Cheney’s Vernon Ferguson Invitational and 10:52.97 in the 3,200 at the Shawnee Mission North Relays. Hesston’s Reese Quinn, who finished fourth in the 3A 3,200 last season, is the No. 2 qualifier in the 1,600 and 3,200. While Quinn’s teammate, senior standout Ashley Lehman, has the state’s top time in the 800 this spring, she’ll bypass that at state. Russell’s Kinsey Zorn is the reigning champion in the event, and comes in as the No. 2 qualifier behind Jefferson West’s Brynlee Koontz. Heritage Christian’s Juliana Parr is also back after finishing second a year ago. … In 2A, Smith Center’s Madison Howland will take aim at her second consecutive sweep of the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 after winning the longer two as a freshman in 2024. Howland has 2A’s fastest 1,600 time this season (5:09.66), but will have to fend off Northern Heights’ Ellei McCrory, who leads 2A 3,200 runners this season at 11:11.28. Howland took third in the 800 at the Inman regional to Sacred Heart’s Emmy Lee and Inman’s Lily Heflin. Marion’s Dylan Kraus also figures to be in the mix after posting 2A’s best time (2:17.23) this spring. … Ellis’ Avery Boydston is back to try to defend her 1A titles in the 1,600 and 3,200. She has 1A’s top time this season in the 1,600 (5:12.72). Boydston’s freshman sister, Taryn, could help the Railers pile on distance points after finishing second to Avery at state cross country. … Other 1A contenders include South Gray’s Jenna Simmons, the top 3,200 qualifier who ran a 1A-best 11:13.87 at the Dighton Invitational. Simmons was also the No. 2 qualifier behind Avery Boydston in the 1,600. Pretty Prairie’s Laura Detter also returns after finishing second in the 800 and second to Boydston in the 1,600 last year. Senior Lillian Skalsky of Olpe is back after finishing second to Boydston last year in the 1A 3,200.
 

HURDLES

The top of the state leaderboard is typically dominated by hurdlers in Class 6A, but this year has deviated a bit from the norm. The top times in both hurdle races this season are held by Class 3A runners with Wellsville’s Ellie Strain holding the top mark in the 100s with a 14.18 (No. 17 all-time in state history) and Hesston’s Ashley Lehman having the top mark in the 300 hurdles with a 43.08 (No. 5 all-time in state history). Two other 3A runners also make the overall top 10 in the 100s -- Wichita Collegiate’s Khloe Washington (14.43) and Beloit’s Dakota Gray (14.77) – and two more also make the overall top 10 in the 300s – Strain (44.65) and Perry-Lecompton’s Macie Corcoran (45.27). With Lehman – a four-event state champion a year ago in the 100, 200, 400 and pole vault – sticking to those events at state this year, Strain is the favorite for both titles. She was the 300s champion last year, winning by more than a second over Corcoran, and took second in the 100s to meet record-setting rival Keely Hoback of Burlington. With Washington not in the field in the 100s, Strain will have to fight off Gray, the daughter of legendary hurdler Lindsay Eck of Beloit-St. John’s, the 1A meet record holder in both hurdle events. … Piper is sprint central in Class 5A with Nora Turney joining boys’ standout Shinji Pollard as a potential double-gold winner. Turney is the defending champion in the 100 hurdles, edging Andover Central’s Allison Saunders a year ago for the title. Those two will have their hands full with Hays’ Lyndi Zimmerman, third a year ago, and Bishop Carroll’s Reese Whiteley, who rank fifth and sixth in the state, respectively and joined Turney in posting a sub-15 at regionals. Carroll’s Lauren DeGroot will also be in the field and has the top time in 5A in the 300s with a 44.83, just ahead of Turney’s 45.15. Saunders is the defending champion and also is back to defend that title. … State champion in the 300s and runner-up in the 100s in Class 2A last year as a freshman, Hoxie’s Camryn Gourley has established herself as the favorite for both titles this year. Her 45.31 in the 300s in nearly a half second faster than her state-winning time last year when she edged Remington’s Emily O’Brien by .21 seconds for the crown. O’Brien had beaten Gourley by .14 seconds for the 100 hurdles title earlier in the day and is back to defend that title as well as trying to track down Gourley in the 300s. Gourley ranks fourth overall in the state in the 100 hurdles this season with a beat of 14.43, almost a second faster than she ran at state last year and nearly a second faster than anyone else at regionals. … The younger sister of former distance Class 6A state champion Anjali Hocker Singh, Olathe North’s Avani Hocker Singh is looking to get some state gold of her own in the hurdles this season. The senior has the second-best time overall in the state in the 300 hurdles with a 43.52 at regionals, a mark that’s 13th all-time in state history. That took over the 6A lead from Olathe East’s Anissa Miguel, who’s gone 44.24. North teammate Samantha Macke also ranks in the top 10 overall. In the 100 hurdles, it’s another North standout looking to cap her career with state gold. Layla Parker was runner-up to Olathe Northwest’s Michenainda Aritus a year ago by just .09 seconds. She comes in with the second-best time in 6A this year (14.80), trailing Shawnee Mission Northwest’s Piper Allison, who went 14.94 at regionals and has a 14.73. Parker had just the fifth-fastest time from regionals with Derby’s Aspen Garvey (15.09), Junction City’s Madison Long (15.16) and Blue Valley North’s Queen Mbatchi (15.20) all going faster. … State champion in the 400, high jump and long jump a year ago, Wellington’s Dru Zeka will look to add a fourth individual crown this year by taking on the 100 hurdles. The event may be new to her state repertoire, but comes into state as the one to beat having run a 4A-best time of 14.79 this season and a 14.93 at regionals. The 4A hurdles have been dominated by Clearwater’s Madison Williams, who swept the crowns for three straight years. But her graduation as well as runner-up teammate Kenzy McArtor opens the door for Zeka in the 100s and Andale’s Rylee Meyer in the 300s. Meyer was third behind the Clearwater duo last year but has the top 4A time this year with a 44.68 that’s fifth-best in the state overall. Mulvane’s Haylynn Jones went 15.13 at regionals in the 100 hurdles and poses Zeka’s top threat, while Eudora’s Brynn Deterding has gone 46.05 in the 300s and will challenge Meyer. … Washington County’s Addy Goeckel ruled the 1A hurdles for the past three years, but she has graduated leaving those titles up for grabs. Ness City’s Taegin Liggett was in position to dethrone Goeckel in the 300 hurdles last year before the Tiger standout delivered a huge come-from-behind performance in the finals. Liggett is the 1A leader this year by nearly a full second with a 45.28, Hanover’sEinslee Stallbaumer next in 46.29 and Osborne’s Gentrie Riner just behind in 46.43. Liggett doesn’t run the 100 hurdles and with South Gray’s Kylie Stapleton also having graduated after three straight runner-up finishes to Goeckel, that race appears to be wide open with Dighton’s Lani Speer the top returner after taking third. She had just the seventh-best regional time, however, as Hill City freshman Sabri Rohr posted the fastest regional time with a 15.21 that also makes her the 1A leader for the season. But St. Francis’ Avery Jensen was right behind with a 15.29 and five others were also under 16 seconds at regionals.
 

RELAYS

 When it comes to the fastest relay in Kansas, there hasn’t been anyone that has been able to touch Olathe North in a pair of relays. The Eagles put together one of the state’s best performances in the 4x100 as they recorded a 46.91 earlier this season, which is the third fastest time in state history and are the clear favorite in class 6A. Blue Valley is the next closest at 48.05 as 6A has seven of the eight fastest times this season. ... The one non-6A team in that mix, Piper, has the top time entering the meet in Class 5A at 48.88. ...Ulysses has run a 48.61 this year, which is the best in 4A, but Clearwater is right behind them and is the defending state champion and 4A meet record holder. ...Halstead leads the 3A group with a 49.08. ...Centralia ran a 49.13 earlier this year to lead Class 1A. ...Inman has the top time in 2A at 49.99. ...Olathe North is also having an historic season in the 4x400 relay as the Eagles ran a 3:54.60 earlier this year to lead all classes by almost three seconds and posted the seventh fastest time in state history. ...St. James Academy, last year’s state champion, is the favorite in Class 5A with a top time of 3:57.32, but Basehor-Linwood is right behind the Thunder, less than a second back. ...Baldwin has had a school-record setting season in the 4x400 and has the top time in 4A in 3:58.48 and is the smallest program to go under 4 minutes this season and leads the next 4A contender — Andale — by six seconds. ...Speaking of clear favorites, Hanover is leading the 1A field by a wide margin after winning state a year ago as it posted a 4:02.79 earlier this season. ...Marysville is tops in 3A in 4:05.68. ...Inman leads 2A at 4:06.12. ...In the 4x800 relay, Blue Valley West has the top time in the state this season with a 9:26.10, which ranks in the top 20 in state history and Blue Valley is right behind them at 9:27.30 and will make a for a tight race between the two Eastern Kansas League schools. ...Another close race could come at the 4A level as Baldwin, the returning state champion, has been ranked among the top in Kansas this season at 9:28.70, which is third fastest in the state. Buhler has been chipping at Baldwin’s heels as it has run a 9:29.42. ...Bishop Carroll leads the 5A field by more than three seconds at 9:35.03. ...Riley County has run a 9:47 to pace the 3A classification. ...St. Mary’s Colgan is out at the top in 2A at 9:52, while Rock Hills-Mankato has run a 9:54 to lead 1A. 
 

THROWS

Who will be the Boss in Class 3A throws this year? A year ago, it was Beloit’s Taytum Seyfert, who set a 3A meet record in winning her second straight shot put championship and also added the discus title as well, knocking off 2024 champion Lexi Boss of Osage City to get the coveted sweep her older brother, Grady, achieved a year earlier. With her graduation, however, that opens the door for Lexi’s younger sister to perhaps go after the triple crown in throws. Kaelyn Boss took her place alongside her siblings Lexi and Landon as a state track champion, winning the javelin title as a freshman last year. She might be hard-pressed to win that title this year with Beloit’s Autumn Lorenz having a season best of 144-6 that is more than seven feet farther than Boss’ top mark of 137-4. But she will be right in the mix in the shot put and discus. Boss has the top 3A mark in the discus with a 146-5, No. 2 in the state overall, hitting that at regionals. On her heels is Cherryvale’s own Boss, Addyson Boss, who had the second-best regional mark and is third in 3A for the season. Kaelyn Boss ranks third in 3A in the shot put as well with a 41-1, sitting just behind Cheney’s Autry Young (41-9.75) and Beloit’s Bently Pruitt (41-4.5). … Kaelyn Boss’ discus mark trails only Free State’sSadie Reynolds, who is the defending Class 6A state champion and has a best of 151-1 this season. She only mustered a 132-4 at regionals and saw Liberal’s NaZiah Williams throw 142-4, just off her second-best 6A mark of 143-4. … Salina Central’s Allison Robinett didn’t make the medal stand a year ago in the 5A shot put, placing 11th, but has soared to the top of the state honor roll in the event this year with a state-leading mark of 42-5.75. She won a tight regional competition with cross-town rival Paityn Fritz of Salina South by four inches and those two will get challenged by Basehor-Linwood’s Kimberlee Scott, who has a season-best of 41-6.75 and was the state runner-up last year. Robinett also has the top 5A mark in the discus at 145-0, but will have to contend with reigning champion Cadence Shrout of De Soto, who has thrown 143-8 this season. … Manhattan’s Jorryn Hall is just behind Robinett for the state lead at 42-2.75 and was runner-up at state in 6A a year ago to former Centennial League rival Gracie Erichsen. Olathe South’s Emani Clifton had the top regional mark in 6A in the shot put and Blue Valley’s Riley Carlson has the second-best mark in 6A this year with a 41-8.5. … Shawnee Mission East’s Paige Stanfield is the defending 6A champion in the javelin and holds the state lead with a throw of 156-8 that ranks No. 19 all-time. She had just the second-best regional mark, however, as Kennady Tobaben of Olathe North threw 150-4 that moved her to No. 2 in the state overall. Washburn Rural’s Morgan Ray beat Tobaben at the Seaman Relays and has a best of 147-5. … Andale’s Addy Orth won the Class 4A javelin title last year as a freshman, but won’t be able to defend her title after not competing at regionals. Instead, teammates Kinley Spexarth, Abbey McNeal and Claire Gorges went 1-2-3 at regionals with Spexarth and McNeal posting the top-two 4A regional throws overall. Clay Center’s Halle Koppes is the 4A leader at 149-0 while Spexarth had a best of 144-10 at regionals. … The other two 4A throwing events will have their defending champions back. Tonganoxie’s Addy Schoolerwon the 4A discus title last year and has the top mark in the class this year at 144-10, nearly five feet ahead of Rock Creek’s Rory Pitzer, who was fourth last year. Pitzer also took fourth in the shot put last year and has the second-best throw in that event, too at 41-4, trailing defending champion Jayla McClinton of Bishop Miege, who has gone 41-7.5 this season – nearly three feet farther than her state winning throw last year. … Chase County’s Madelyn Wilson couldn’t defend her 2024 Class 2A shot put title last year, finishing runner-up. Despite coming back from a knee injury in volleyball, she is in position to get that title back after having the top regional mark with a 38-4.5. Berean Academy’s Clara Wiebe is the 2A season leader at 40-8 and threw 38-1 at regionals with Horton’s Kara Coversup throwing 38-1.5. Wilson also is in the hunt in the discus, though she’s well behind 2A leader Jaitlyn Johnson of Northern Heights, who has extra motivation this year. She was the 1A leader last year going into state but didn’t record a mark with three scratches. Her best this is a 142-10, the lone 2A thrower over 130 this season. … Satanta’s Cameron Ross has the second-best overall 1A javelin throw this year with a 152-2, which is more than 10 feet ahead of the next 1A thrower on the honor roll, Little River’s Dempsey Lafferty (139-9). But Lafferty had the top regional throw and Ross had only the fifth-best regional mark with returning state placers Katelyn Detweiler of Axtell and Josie Haverkamp of Centralia throwing farther after finishing behind Ross at state last year with Ross third, Havekamp fourth and Detweiler seventh. … Clifton-Clyde’s Calyn Baker was the 1A discus state runner-up last year and will look to fill the void left by departed shot/discus champion Natalee North of Ellis. Baker has the top 1A mark in the discus this year at 145-8, good enough for third in the state overall and eight feet ahead of Wallace County’s Mackenzie Woolf, who is the 1A leader in the shot put at 41-5.5. Onaga’s Emmarysn Fordham is the top returner in the 1A shot put, taking third last year and has the second-best mark this year. Eight 1A shot put throwers are over 39-6 this season. … Blue Valley Southwest’s Lexi Franks has the top 5A mark in the javelin at 138-7 and took third last year, the top returner. ... Bennington's Jordan Bartlett was runner-up in 2A javelin last year and was far and away the top thrower at regionals with a 143-7, 12 feet ahead of the next-best mark.
 

HORIZONTAL JUMPS

Olathe North’s Sienna Wesley, a transfer from Lawrence, has the best long jump in all classes at 20-1.75 and is a favorite to win the 6A title after finishing runner-up last year. Class 5A has several contenders in the mix, including Pittsburg freshman Kyndal Bugni, Emporia’s Paige Newland and Basehor-Linwood’s Kimberlee Scott. Newland and Scott are also both former champions in the triple jump. Newland won the Class 5A title two years ago before Scott edged her for the crown last year, 39-0.75 to 38-5.25. In addition to defending her Class 4A state titles in high jump and 400 meters, Wellington's Dru Zeka added a signature moment with a long-jump attempt of 19-0.75 that set a 4A meet record. She has the best mark in the class at 19-5. Beloit’s Brecken Boudreaux has the best mark in 3A with a 19-4.25. Ellinwood sophomore Reagan Wirtz won a Class 2A long jump title in addition to her 100 and 200 titles. She has recorded a top mark of 19-3.75 this season. Clifton-Clyde’s Sevy Wurtz is the two-time defending long jump champion. She’ll get some competition from Ness City all-around standout Taegin Liggett, who has the best mark this season in 1A at 19-2.5. Wurtz went 18-10.5 at regionals, just a half inch better than Liggett’s regional mark. Little River’s Havana Olander will look to become just the third girl in state history to win four straight triple jump titles. The three-time reigning champion will have to fend off a host of challengers this season including Golden Plains’ Brenlynn Rath, Hanover’s Gracie Bruna, Clifton-Clyde’s Sevy Wurtz and St. Francis’ Avery Jensen. Rath has the top jump in 1A at 39-2.75. Mill Valley’s Kaidence Alston is the reigning Class 6A triple jump champion and has the second-best mark in all classes this season at 40-5. Gardner-Edgerton’s Hayden Meats is a contender with a top mark of 39-0. The top triple jump marks in Class 4A belong to Paola’s Grace Maynard (37-7.5), Parsons’ Ayanna Robertson (36-11) and Andale’s Sydney Waltner (36-2.25). In Class 2A, Oakley’s Alexa Weiser is the returning champ and has a top mark of 37-0 this season.
 

VERTICAL JUMPS

One of the state’s most versatile athletes, Wellington’s Dru Zeka is going for a third straight Class 4A high jump title and owns the best clearance in the state at 5-10. Frontenac’s Reece Franklin burst on the scene last year with a freshman season that was highlighted by a Class 3A title in the high jump, clearing 5-8. She’s matched the 5-8 mark this season but could get some competition from Southeast of Saline’s Elliana Smith, who has also gone 5-8 this year and is a two-time state runner-up, and Lakin’s Aryn Michaelis and Beloit’s Vivian Thompson. Both Michaelis and Thompson have gone 5-6 this season. Michaelis is also the reigning triple jump champion and went 39-7.50 at regionals to the No. 1 spot in 3A, edging a 37-9 from Riley County’s Sarah Effiong. Class 6A is also loaded with high jump contenders. Mill Valley’s Miley Strathman is the defending champion after winning on attempts against Shawnee Mission South’s Hannah Kerr after both cleared 5-4. Wichita North’s Ryann Daggett is among those tied for the second-best mark in all classes at 5-8. Blue Valley West’s Livia Viall is tied for the second-best clearance in 6A with Strathman at 5-7, followed closely by Olathe North’s Elizabeth Weinert at 5-6. Viall enters as the No. 1 seed after going 5-7 at regionals. Pittsburg freshman Kyndal Bugni has emerged as one of the best high jumpers in the state, owning a 5-8 clearance. Bishop Carroll freshman Tess Martin has gone 5-6 and will look to contend with Bugni for a 5A title. Lyndon’s Phoebe Wright is a favorite in Class 2A after going 5-6 at regionals. Buhler’s Jessa Losew is now competing in Class 4A after transferring to the Crusaders. She won the Class 1A high jump title with a 5-8 clearance for Hutchinson Central Christian. Sedan’s Riley Hubert has the best mark in 1A at 5-6. Blue Valley’s Amelia Hansen is the defending Class 6A champion after accomplishing that feat at Shawnee Mission South last year. She outdueled Olathe North’s Elena Ginie on misses last year for the title and the two have been battling for the top clearances in all classes this season. Ginie has the No. 1 mark at 13-6, barely edging Hansen’s 13-5. Hesston star and future Nebraska Cornhusker Ashley Lehman won a Class 3A pole vault title in addition to her record-setting performances on the track. She has third-best clearance in the state at 12-7. Syracuse’s Bronwyn Lewis will look to defend her 2A pole vault title, owning the top mark in that class at 12-6. Eisenhower’s Ella Ranz has the best vault in 5A at 11-6 with several others in the class owning marks of 11 feet or better. Eudora’s Izzy Brunkow will look for a second straight 4A pole vault title. Another returning champion is Onaga’s Lillie Weiser, who outlasted Jordi Fahey of Clifton-Clyde and Wallace County’s Kallie Richardson on misses last year for the 1A crown. All three return this year.