WICHITA -- Senior Michaela Reynolds reclaimed the Class 5A State title in the 3,200-meter run this morning with a first-place showing in a time of 11 minutes, 13.80 seconds.
Reynolds also won the State title in the event in 2006.
Senior Brandon Childs won a pair of State titles, as he won both the triple jump and the high jump. Childs' winning distance in the triple jump was 46 feet, 3/4 inches, while in the high jump, he needed only to clear 6-8 to win.
Also, senior Samantha Kraft earned her second 5A pole vault title with a new school-record clearance of 11 feet. Kraft won the pole vault as a sophomore two years ago.
In other action this morning, senior Caydrick Bloomquist made it back-to-back second-place finishes in the boys pole vault, as he cleared 14 feet, 6 inches to finish behind Gardner-Edgerton's Isaac Mallory, who cleared a new 5A meet record at 15-10.
Junior Raelynn Pearson came in fifth place in the girls shot put with a best throw of 35-11.
Freshman Sarah Kolmer finished in sixth place in the long jump with a leap of 16-7 3/4.
Senior Asher Delmott placed 10th in the boys 3,200-meter run in a time of 10:13.14.
Senior Jacob Davies qualified for Saturday's finals of the 400-meter run with a second-place finish in his heat in a time of 50.13 seconds, while the boys 4x400 relay team of Davies, Taylor Euler, Tyler Tilton and Mark Kolmer qualified for the finals with a seventh-best time of 3:29.04
Other EHS athletes competing but not qualifying for the finals in their events were: Courtney Waldner, 15th in the high jump (4-8); the girls 4x100 relay team of Angela Finch, Sarah Kolmer, Lindy Arndt and Rhani Henry, ninth (51.74 seconds); Finch in the girls 300 hurdles, 14th (50.94); Henry in the girls 100 hurdles, 10th (16.89); the boys 4x100 relay team of Kyle Goodwin, Taylor Euler, Mark Kolmer and Edd Noonan, 14th (45.97); and the girls 4x400 relay team of Jenna Stanbrough, Arndt, Finch and Victoria Sims, ninth (4:12.96).
The Class 1A, 2A and 3A sections of the meet are not slated to begin until approximately 2 p.m.
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Posted by create (anonymous) on May 23, 2008 at 12:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Any reports for Olpe?
Posted by spensanity (anonymous) on May 23, 2008 at 1:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Go to www.tickertiming.com for updates on the State Track and Field meet in Wichita. It is updated after each event!
Posted by admireed (anonymous) on May 23, 2008 at 1:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Get all the results at State T&F meet:
http://www.tickertiming.com/
Posted by admireed (anonymous) on May 23, 2008 at 2:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)
How does KSHSAA break ties in throws and horizontal jumps?
Posted by emporiahelper (anonymous) on May 23, 2008 at 2:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Olpe sucks why bother!
Posted by create (anonymous) on May 23, 2008 at 3:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)
emporiahelper, nobody asked your opinion. Shame on you and your nasty attitude!!!
Posted by kitty93 (anonymous) on May 24, 2008 at 12:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Well Vicky you did good for your first year
Posted by create (anonymous) on May 24, 2008 at 3:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Meaning?
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