TOPEKA, Kan. – Plenty of local track and field athletes earned victories during Wednesday’s Little KU meet at Lawrence High School.
Athletes or relay teams from Lawrence High, Free State or Bishop Seabury won 34 events at the meet. Topeka West also competed.
LHS senior Graham Hough won multiple individual races. He placed first in the boys 100-meter run with a time of 11.58, and later won the 200-meter dash in 23.33.
In the field events, senior thrower Dylan Gillespie had two wins for the Lions. He won the boys shot put competition with a throw of 45-11.50 and the boys discus event with 134-10.
LHS senior jumper Ntense Obono also came home with two event victories. He won the long jump competition with a leap of 19-06.00 and cleared a mark of 5-08.00 to win the high jump event.
On the girls side, Lawrence’s Brenna Schwada earned two first-place finishes. She won the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.29 and made a leap of 16-06.00 to win the long jump competition.
Free State sophomore Marrah Spriggs, who dealt with an injury to start the season, won both hurdle races. She finished in 17.45 in the 100 hurdles and 50.95 in the 300 hurdles.
Oona Nelson was Bishop Seabury’s lone first-place finisher. She won the girls 800-meter run with a time of 2:31.89. Nelson also took second in the 1,600-meter run, finishing behind Isabelle Pro of Free State.
Both Lawrence and Free State will be back in action next week. FSHS is hosting the two-day Barrier Breakers meet next Thursday and Friday. Boys are slated to compete on the first day, and girls will be in action on the second day.
2021 Little KU
Wednesday at LHS
Top-five finishes for BSA, FSHS and LHS
Girls 100-meter dash: 1. Siana King, LHS, 13.77; 2. Ivori Jones, LHS, 13.97; 3. Lauren Sinclair, FS, 14.25; 5. Taniyah Cox, FS, 14.35.
Boys 100-meter dash: 1. Graham Hough, LHS, 11.58; 2. Jackson Barnett, FS, 11.86; 3. Logan Schwab, FS, 11.87; 5. Anthony Barberena, FS, 12.09.
Girls 200-meter dash: 1. Brenna Schwada, LHS, 26.29; 2. Siana King, LHS, 26.73; 3. Gianna Cooper, LHS, 27.68; 4. Ivori Jones, LHS, 27.99; 5. Jaylie Hohman, LHS, 28.89.
Boys 200-meter dash: 1. Graham Hough, LHS, 23.33; 2. Jackson Barnett, FS, 23.88; 4. Logan Schwab, FS, 24.56; 5. Emmett Jones, FS, 24.63.
Girls 400-meter dash: 1. Miah Cheatham, FS, 1:05.75; 2. Jaylie Hohman, LHS, 1:06.07; 3. Samantha Whittlesey, FS, 1:06.40; 4. Ana Holladay, FS, 1:08.27; 5. Emma Evans, FS, 1:09.47.
Boys 400-meter dash: 1. Roman Jasso, FS, 54.75; 2. Elijah Sabatini, FS, 54.83; 3. Kyle Watson, LHS, 55.69; 4. Anthony Barberena, FS, 57.22; 5. Jamie King, FS, 57.38.
Girls 800-meter run: 1. Oona Nelson, BSA, 2:31.89; 2. Delaney Rockers, FS, 2:33.53; 3. Isabelle Pro, FS, 2:35.07; 4. Lucy Hardy, LHS, 2:39.24; 5. Ella Marshall, FS, 2:39.96.
Boys 800-meter run: 1. Ryan Whittlesey, FS, 2:20.01; 2. Max Bates, FS, 2:21.60; 5. Michael Leonard, FS, 2:25.57.
Girls 1,600-meter run: 1. Isabelle Pro, FS, 5:32.25; 2. Oona Nelson, BSA, 5:34.50; 3. Natalie Kennedy, LHS, 5:37.62; 4. Delaney Rockers, FS, 5:53.55; 5. Lucy Hardy, LHS, 5:55.27.
Boys 1,600-meter run: 1. Ben Shryock, FS, 4:26.07; 2. Jack Ryan, LHS, 4:54.45; 3. Arlo Paden, LHS, 4:56.87; 4. Jake Loos, FS, 4:57.12; 5. Carson Marsh, FS, 4:57.47.
Girls 3,200-meter run: 1. Natalie Kennedy, LHS, 12:12.18; 2. Olivia Goeser, FS, 12:40.21; 3. Sina Boeger, FS, 13:04.83; 4. Janice Werth, FS, 13:16.77; 5. Eva Ackley, LHS, 14:01.02.
Boys 3,200-meter run: 1. Christopher Stone, FS, 10:02.82; 2. Ethan Sharp, FS, 10:10.42; 3. Brock Cordova, FS, 10:13.46; 4. Braiden Bangalan, FS, 11:24.63; 5. Arlo Paden, LHS, 11:25.36.
Girls 100 hurdles: 1. Marrah Spriggs, FS, 17.45; 3. Joan Epian, LHS, 19.89; 5. Mattie Smith, FS, 21.40.
Boys 110 hurdles: 1. Cole Wenger, FS, 17.23; 2. Yoav Gillath, FS, 18.47; 3. Thomas Henderson, FS, 20.16; 4. Trevor Sidabutar, FS, 20.21; 5. Van Hutchins, LHS, 20.36.
Girls 300 hurdles: 1. Marrah Spriggs, FS, 50.95; 2. Mattie Smith, FS, 55.92; 3. Joan Epian, LHS, 57.61; 4. Ava Rivera, FS, 1:00.11.
Boys 300 hurdles: 1. Yoav Gillath, FS, 44.62; 2. Cole Wenger, FS, 44.50; 3. Trevor Sidabutar, FS, 46.59; 4. Van Hutchins, LHS, 46.79; 5. Jameson Carter, FS, 47.88.
Girls 4×100-meter relay: 1. Free State (Ana Holladay, Alannah Lohfeld, Lauren Sinclair, Kenzie Vaughn), 54.36.
Boys 4×100-meter relay: 1. Free State (Logan Schwab, Emmett Jones, Anthony Barberena, Jackson Barnett), 45.33.
Girls 4×400-meter relay: 1. Lawrence, 4:15.25; 2. Free State (Alannah Lohfeld, Miah Cheatham, Samantha Whittlesey, Kenzie Vaughn), 4:31.06.
Boys 4×400-meter relay: 1. Free State (Michael Romito, Jack Keathley-Helms, Emmett Jones, Jackson barnett), 3:33.57; 2. Lawrence (Zeric Avery, Jaylon Didde, Graham Hough, Colin Sandefur), 3:41.93.
Girls 4×800-meter relay: 1. Free State, 11:08.89.
Boys 4×800-meter relay: 1. Free State, 8:02.95.
Girls high jump: 1. Reese Hulcher, FS, 5-04.00; 2. Mariah Reed, LHS, 5-00.00; 4. Aubrey Duncan, FS, 4-06.00; 5. Olivia Roderick, FS, 4-04.00.
Boys high jump: 1. Ntense Obono, LHS, 5-08.00; 2. Colin Sandefur, LHS, 5-06.00; 4. Yoav Gillath, FS, 5-02.00; 4. Jakub Jezak, FS, 5-02.00.
Girls pole vault: 1. Ashley Mai, FS, 10-03.00; 2. Makenzie Vaughn, FS, 9-06.00; 2. Isa Evans, FS, 9-06.00; 4. Caroline Dunlap, LHS, 8-06.00; 4. Avery Qualseth, FS, 8-06.00; 4. Chaney Finkeldei, FS, 8-06.00.
Boys pole vault: 1. Cooper Stone, FS, 10-06.00; 2. Tim Huffman, FS, 10-00.00; 2. Zachary Razak, LHS, 10-00.00; 2. Chase Felmlee, LHS, 10-00.00; 5. Maxx Marshall, LHS, 9-00.00; 5. Logan Schwab, FS, 9-00.00.
Girls long jump: 1. Brenna Schwada, LHS, 16-06.00; 3. Gianna Cooper, LHS, 14-06.50; 4. Miri Pickman, LHS, 14-04.50.
Boys long jump: 1. Ntense Obono, LHS, 19-06.00; 2. Avion Nelson, LHS, 19-02.50; 3. Zeric Avery, LHS, 19-01.00; 4. Ebuka Ennyinnaya, FS, 17-08.50.
Girls triple jump: 2. Miri Pickman, LHS, 32-05.00; 3. Makhia Krauase, LHS, 27-08.00; 3. Emma Evans, FS, 27-08.00; 5. McKayla McGee, LHS, 25-02.00.
Boys triple jump: 2. Jerred Willits, FS, 41-09.00; 3. Ntense Obono, LHS, 41-03.00; 4. Avion Nelson, LHS, 41-01.00.
Girls shot put: 1. Soledad Edison, FS, 26-11.50; 2. Madison Base, FS, 26-10.50; 3. Cameron Vaughn, FS, 26-02.00; 4. Olie Proctor-Alberding, LHS, 25-04.00.
Boys shot put: 1. Dylan Gillespie, LHS, 45-11.50; 2. Tyler Gourley, FS, 43-03.50; 4. Noah Smith, LHS, 41-08.00.
Girls discus: 1. Olivia Fergeson, FS, 90-11; 2. Madison Base, FS, 80-07; 3. Allison Reed, FS, 71-06; 4. Olie Proctor-Alberding, LHS, 68-11; 5. Cameron Vaughn, FS, 68-06.
Boys discus: 1. Dylan Gillespie, LHS, 134-10; 3. Luke Wheeler-Halsted, FS, 123-05; 4. Noah Smith, LHS, 118-10; 5. Harrison Kirkwood, LHS, 104-02.
Girls javelin: 1. Aubrey Duncan, FS, 135-08; 2. Amaya Harris, LHS, 128-04; 3. Carlie Miller, FS, 87-00; 4. Taylor Veeder, FS, 86-01; 5. Jada Big Eagle, LHS, 82-05.
Boys javelin: 1. Ben King, LHS, 161-09; 2. Jude Harris, LHS, 135-03; 3. Brian Lane, FS, 131-11; 5. Ntense Obono, LHS, 123-05.
