AUDIO: 2021 State Track & Field Results

After missing out on state track and field last year, the 2021 edition features THREE days of action.

Meridian Media has you covered every step of the way. Catch hourly reports on Sports Radio 1150 KSAL, The General 1560 KABI, Y93.7, FM 104.9, 92.7 The New Zoo, and 95.5 The Rock starting at 9:30 am Thursday and Friday, and 8:30 am Saturday.

The Meridian Media Network provides LIVE updates throughout the day, but that’s not all. Check back for pictures from the field and interviews with athletes. Also, tune in to In The Zone, live from Cessna Stadium Friday from 5:15 to 6:00 pm on Sports Radio 1150 KSAL, for exclusive coverage of the state track & field meet.

State track and field coverage is made possible by these sponsors:

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Below are area participants. * indicates state medalists, bold is for state champions

Photos by Zoie & Huey Counts

: Southeast of Saline’s Luke Gleason

: Chapman’s Elyssa Frieze

: Salina South’s Kylie Arnold

: Salina South’s 4×800 Team

: Smoky Valley’s 4×800 boys

: Abilene’s 4×800 girls

: Smoky Valley’s 4×800 girls

: Southeast of Saline’s Dominic Jackson

: Southeast of Saline’s Dylan Sprecker

: Chapman’s Taylor Briggs

: Abilene’s 4×800 boys

: Smoky Valley’s Gracie Lambert

: Smoky Valley’s Belle Peters

— Smoky Valley girls claimed the Class 3A state championship with 85 points —

— Southeast of Saline boys claimed the Class 3A state championship with 84 points —

— Individual state champions total: 19 state champions —

— Individual state medalists total: 100 medalists —

Time/Day	Event	Class		Athlete	School	Time/Dist/Height	Place/Advance
8:00a Thu	PV	5A	Girls	Anna Hogeland	Salina Central	9-06.00	10th
8:00a Thu	SP	5A	Girls	Aunisty McNeal	Salina South	30-08.50	15th
10:00a Thu	HJ	5A	Girls	Mykayla Cunningham	Salina Central	4-10.00	12th
10:00a Thu	DISC	5A	Girls	Reagan Geishler	Salina Central	113-09	*4th
12:00p Thu	PV	5A	Boys	Clayton Bailey	Salina South	11-00.00	12th
12:00p Thu	LJ	5A	Girls	Mykayla Cunningham	Salina Central	15-10.00	*8th
12:00p Thu	SP	5A	Boys	Kayson Dietz	Salina South	44-03.00	12th
12:12p Thu	P-100	5A	Boys	Que Hill	Salina South	11.306	11th
12:44p Thu	P-110H	5A	Boys	Seth Robben	Salina South	17.761	15th
1:40p Thu	F-4×800	5A	Girls	Salina South	Salina South	10:21.39	12th
2:00p Thu	HJ	5A	Boys	Darell Evans	Salina South	5-10.00	14th
2:00p Thu	HJ	5A	Boys	Alexander Shea	Salina Central	5-08.00	16th
2:00p Thu	LJ	5A	Boys	Brandt Cox	Salina South	19-08.50	11th
2:00p Thu	JAV	5A	Girls	Aunisty McNeal	Salina South	119-09	*3rd
2:00p Thu	JAV	5A	Girls	Reagan Geishler	Salina Central	107-02	11th
2:06p Thu	F-4×800	5A	Boys	Salina Central	Salina Central	8:43.85	14th


3:30p Thu	F-1600	5A	Girls	Grace Allen	Salina South	5:51.89	14th
4:02p Thu	F-4×100	5A	Girls	Salina Central	Salina Central	50.97	12th
4:34p Thu	F-400	5A	Girls	Elle Denning	Salina Central	59.70	*6th
5:42p Thu	F-300H	5A	Boys	Seth Robben	Salina South	44.15	15th
6:22p Thu	F-800	5A	Boys	Will Griffith	Salina Central	2:02.56	12th
6:58p Thu	F-4×400	5A	Girls	Salina Central	Salina Central	4:16.67	13th
7:22p Thu	F-4×400	5A	Boys	Salina Central	Salina Central	3:37.01	14th
DAY ONE COMPLETE ——————————————-
8:00a Fri	PV	3A	Girls	Belle Peters	Smoky Valley	11-6	*1st
8:00a Fri	PV	3A	Girls	Breanne Peters	Smoky Valley	10-6	*3rd
8:00a Fri	PV	4A	Boys	Ryker Dossett	McPherson	11′	14th
8:00a Fri	LJ	4A	Boys	Elijah Winder	Chapman	20-10.25	*6th
8:00a Fri	LJ	4A	Boys	Aaron Powell	McPherson	20-7.25	*7th
8:00a Fri	JAV	4A	Girls	Grace Pyle	McPherson	126-02	*7th
10:00a Fri	HJ	4A	Boys	Seth Madron	McPherson	6-02	*4th
10:00a Fri	LJ	4A	Girls	Maya Kirkpatrick	Chapman	16′-07″	*5th
10:00a Fri	SP	4A	Girls	Macy Bliss	Chapman	30-10.75	13th
10:00a Fri	SP	4A	Girls	Grace Pyle	McPherson	36-11	*3rd
10:00a Fri	SP	4A	Girls	Katie Berg	McPherson	31-11	12th
10:00a Fri	JAV	4A	Boys	Jon Jenkins	Chapman	147-02	10th
10:00a Fri	JAV	4A	Boys	Aidan Pruente	Chapman	145-06	12th
11:00a Fri	F-3200	3A	Girls	Jentrie Alderson	SE of Saline	11:13.055	*1st
11:00a Fri	F-3200	3A	Girls	Ashley Prochazka	SE of Saline	12:04	*3rd
11:00a Fri	F-3200	3A	Girls	Alayna Cossaart	Minneapolis	12;17.043	*5th
11:15a Fri	F-3200	4A	Girls	Eden Bathurst	Abilene	12:38.753	*6th
11:15a Fri	F-3200	4A	Girls	Taylor Briggs	Chapman	11:00.924	*1st
11:30a Fri	F-3200	3A	Boys	Dominic Jackson	SE of Saline	9:42.93	*2nd
11:30a Fri	F-3200	3A	Boys	Damion Jackson	SE of Saline	10:10.78	*8th
11:30a Fri	F-3200	3A	Boys	Ryan Heline	Smoky Valley	10:02.23	*5th
11:45a Fri	F-3200	4A	Boys	Cody Achilles	McPherson	10:02.26	*6th
11:56a Fri	P-100	3A	Girls	Belle Peters	Smoky Valley	12:54	Q
11:56a Fri	P-100	3A	Girls	Breanne Peters	Smoky Valley	12.79	Q
12:00p Fri	P-100	4A	Girls	Jayla McLeod	McPherson	13.17	DNQ
12:00p Fri	P-100	4A	Girls	Grace Pyle	McPherson	13:00	DNQ
12:00p Fri	LJ	3A	Girls	Breanne Peters	Smoky Valley	15’7″	9th
12:00p Fri	TJ	4A	Girls	Maya Kirkpatrick	Chapman	35’11”	*2nd
12:00p Fri	TJ	4A	Girls	Sophia Cavanaugh	Chapman	32’11.50	11th
12:00p Fri	DISC	4A	Boys	Braxton Bailey	McPherson	117’01”	13th
12:00p Fri	JAV	3A	Boys	Kort Sjogren	Smoky Valley	166’05”	*5th
12:20p Fri	P-100	4A	Boys	Trevor Erickson	Chapman	11:20	Q
12:28p Fri	P-100H	3A	Girls	Belle Peters	Smoky Valley	15:23	Q
12:35p Fri	P-100H	4A	Girls	Maya Kirkpatrick	Chapman	16.41	Q
12:35p Fri	P-100H	4A	Girls	Aislyn Soukup	McPherson	16.80	DNQ
12:44p Fri	P-110H	3A	Boys	Chase Poague	SE of Saline	14.54	Q
12:44p Fri	P-110H	3A	Boys	Grant Stumpf	SE of Saline	15.97	Q
12:44p Fri	P-110H	3A	Boys	Brendan Shanks	Minneapolis	15.68	Q
12:50p Fri	P-110H	4A	Boys	Judah Bowell	Abilene	16.32	DNQ
12:50p Fri	P-110H	4A	Boys	Trevor Erickson	Chapman	15.60	Q
12:50p Fri	P-110H	4A	Boys	Brycen Labertew	McPherson	18.52	DNQ
1:00p Fri	P-200	3A	Girls	Belle Peters	Smoky Valley	26.30	Q
1:20p Fri	P-200	3A	Boys	Nakari Morrical-Palmer	SE of Saline	23.30	DNQ
1:20p Fri	P-200	3A	Boys	Trey Anderson	Ellsworth	23.32	DNQ
1:30p Fri	P-200	4A	Boys	Lucas DeDonder	Abilene	23.15	Q
1:40p Fri	F-4×800	3A	Girls	Smoky Valley	Smoky Valley	9:48.99	*1st
1:55p Fri	F-4×800	4A	Girls	Abilene	Abilene	10:25.98	*6th
1:55p Fri	F-4×800	4A	Girls	McPherson	McPherson	10:37.13	*8th
2:00p Fri	HJ	4A	Girls	Amara Johnson	Abilene	4’10”	13th
2:00p Fri	HJ	4A	Girls	Sophia Cavanaugh	Chapman	5’4″	*2nd
2:00p Fri	TJ	4A	Boys	Aaron Powell	McPherson	42-08	*4th
2:00p Fri	TJ	4A	Boys	Darriene Gibbs	McPherson	38-06.75	14th
2:00p Fri	TJ	4A	Boys	Elijah Winder	Chapman	43-04.75	*2nd
2:00p Fri	SP	4A	Boys	Jaice Minier	McPherson	42-00.50	14th
2:00p Fri	SP	4A	Boys	Hayden Wallace	McPherson	41-07.25	15th
2:00p Fri	DISC	4A	Girls	Macy Bliss	Chapman	100-10	13th
2:00p Fri	DISC	4A	Girls	Marie Meuli	Chapman	84-04	16th
2:00p Fri	DISC	4A	Girls	Tanith Elliott	Chapman	93-10	15th
2:00p Fri	DISC	4A	Girls	Katie Berg	McPherson	102-02	10th
2:06p Fri	F-4×800	3A	Boys	SE of Saline	SE of Saline	8:12.96	*1st
2:06p Fri	F-4×800	3A	Boys	Smoky Valley	Smoky Valley	8:27.59	*5th
2:15p Fri	F-4×800	4A	Boys	Abilene	Abilene	8:40.41	*5th
2:26p Fri	F-100H	3A	Girls	Belle Peters	Smoky Valley	14.78	*1st
2:30p Fri	F-100H	4A	Girls	Maya Kirkpatrick	Chapman	16.30	*6th

2:34p Fri	F-110H	3A	Boys	Chase Poague	SES	14.93	*1st
2:37p Fri	F-110H	3A	Boys	Brenden Shanks	Minneapolis	15.62	*3rd
2:37p Fri	F-110H	3A	Boys	Grant Stumpf	SES	15.76	*4th
2:37p Fri	F-110H	4A	Boys	Trevor Erickson	Chapman	15.34	*4th
2:42p Fri	F-100	3A	Girls	Belle Peters	Smoky Valley	12:48	*3rd
2:42p Fri	F-100	3A	Girls	Breanne Peters	Smoky Valley	12.84	*6th



3:30p Fri	F-1600	3A	Girls	Jentrie Alderson	SE of Saline	5:11.59	*1st
3:30p Fri	F-1600	3A	Girls	Ashley Prochazka	SE of Saline	5:50.46	13th
3:35p Fri	F-1600	4A	Girls	Taylor Briggs	Chapman	5:01.75	*1st
3:35p Fri	F-1600	4A	Girls	Elyssa Frieze	Chapman	5:07.38	*2nd
3:46p Fri	F-1600	3A	Boys	Dylan Sprecker	SE of Saline	4:17.74	*1st
3:46p Fri	F-1600	3A	Boys	Dominic Jackson	SE of Saline		DNF
3:46p Fri	F-1600	3A	Boys	Luke Gleason	SE of Saline	4:32.82	*4th
3:46p Fri	F-1600	3A	Boys	Ryan Heline	Smoky Valley		DNF
3:55p Fri	F-1600	4A	Boys	Cody Achilles	McPherson	4:56.76	14th
4:02p Fri	F-4×100	3A	Girls	Smoky Valley	Smoky Valley	51.39	*7th
4:10p Fri	F-4×100	4A	Girls	McPherson	McPherson	51.42	*6th
4:18p Fri	F-4×100	3A	Boys	SE of Saline	SE of Saline	44.89	10th
4:18p Fri	F-4×100	3A	Boys	Ellsworth	Ellsworth	54.84	15th
4:25p Fri	F-4×100	4A	Boys	McPherson	McPherson	44.03	*5th
4:34p Fri	F-400	3A	Girls	Abby Rose	Smoky Valley	59.66	*2nd
4:42p Fri	F-400	4A	Girls	Chloe Rock	Abilene	1:03.81	12th
4:42p Fri	F-400	4A	Girls	Emily Whorton	McPherson	1:02.89	*8th
4:50p Fri	F-400	3A	Boys	Kanin Elkins	SE of Saline	53.09	9th
4:50p Fri	F-400	3A	Boys	Nakari Morrical-Palmer	SE of Saline	52.86	*8th
4:50p Fri	F-400	3A	Boys	Kian Blanchat	Smoky Valley		DQ
4:58p Fri	F-400	4A	Boys	Elijah Winder	Chapman	50.89	*4th
4:58p Fri	F-400	4A	Boys	Tucker Pelnar	McPherson	52.61	13th
4:58p Fri	F-400	4A	Boys	Jayce Schriner	McPherson	52.92	15th
5:30p Fri	F-300H	4A	Girls	Maya Kirkpatrick	Chapman	49.96	9th
5:30p Fri	F-300H	4A	Girls	Shannon Anderson	Chapman	50.99	13th
5:42p Fri	F-300H	3A	Boys	Chase Poague	SE of Saline	39.38	*1st
5:50p Fri	F-300H	4A	Boys	Trevor Erickson	Chapman	40.63	*4th
6:02p Fri	F-800	3A	Girls	Gracie Lambert	Smoky Valley	2:18.75	*1st
6:02p Fri	F-800	3A	Girls	McKinley Johnson	Smoky Valley	2:34.84	10th
6:10p Fri	F-800	4A	Girls	Bailey Rock	Abilene	2:38.83	16th
6:10p Fri	F-800	4A	Girls	Elyssa Frieze	Chapman	2:24.11	*3rd
6:10p Fri	F-800	4A	Girls	Kassidy Beam	McPherson	2:29.44	9th
6:22p Fri	F-800	3A	Boys	Dylan Sprecker	SE of Saline	1:55.34	*1st
6:22p Fri	F-800	3A	Boys	Luke Gleason	SE of Saline	2:02.59	*3rd
6:30p Fri	F-800	4A	Boys	Grant White	Abilene	2:06.58	10th
6:42p Fri	F-200	3A	Girls	Belle Peters	Smoky Valley	25.94	*1st

6:50p Fri	F-200	3A	Boys	Lucas DeDonder	Abilene	22.805	*5th

6:58p Fri	F-4×400	3A	Girls	Smoky Valley	Smoky Valley	4:03.75	*1st
7:10p Fri	F-4×400	4A	Girls	Abilene	Abilene	4:18.36	*7th
7:10p Fri	F-4×400	4A	Girls	McPherson	McPherson	4:20.53	*8th
7:22p Fri	F-4×400	3A	Boys	SE of Saline	SE of Saline	3:31.04	*2nd
7:22p Fri	F-4×400	3A	Boys	Smoky Valley	Smoky Valley	3:36.41	9th
7:22p Fri	F-4×400	3A	Boys	Ellsworth	Ellsworth	3:35.27	*7th
7:32p Fri	F-4×400	4A	Boys	Chapman	Chapman	3:34.60	9th
7:32p Fri	F-4×400	4A	Boys	McPherson	McPherson	3:35.80	11th
DAY TWO COMPLETE ——————————————
8:00a Sat	PV	2A	Boys	Treyton Huelsman	Bennington	12-00.00	*5th
8:00a Sat	SP	1A	Girls	Emma Seidl	Solomon	40-00.25	*1st
8:00a Sat	SP	1A	Girls	Jada Lee	White City	36-03.25	*3rd
8:00a Sat	SP	1A	Girls	Mimi Craig	Canton-Galva	35-08.00	*4th
8:00a Sat	DISC	1A	Boys	Cameron Campuzano	White City	134-08	*4th
8:00a Sat	JAV	2A	Girls	Carrie Roe	Herington	105-11	9th
10:00a Sat	HJ	1A	Girls	Kayla Peters	Elyria Christian	5-00	*5th
10:00a Sat	TJ	1A	Boys	Landon O’Hare	Lincoln	38-11.00	15th
10:00a Sat	SP	2A	Girls	Carrie Roe	Herington	33-03.00	11th
10:00a Sat	DISC	1A	Girls	Jada Lee	White City	102-10	*8th
11:00a Sat	F-3200	1A	Girls	Jaycee Vath	Lincoln	11:26.48	*1st
11:00a Sat	F-3200	1A	Girls	Shelbie Ford	Lincoln	13:44.62	15th
11:15a Sat	F-3200	2A	Girls	Madisyn Ehrlich	Sacred Heart	12:25.10	*8th
11:30a Sat	F-3200	1A	Boys	Morgan Becker	Canton-Galva	10:12.18	*6th
11:30a Sat	F-3200	1A	Boys	Christian Darrah	Canton-Galva	10:15.01	*7th
12:00p Sat	P-100	2A	Girls	Jasey Downing	Bennington	13.09	Q
11:56a Sat	P-100	1A	Girls	Olivia Peters	Elyria Christian	12.77	Q
12:00p Sat	P-100	2A	Girls	Trista Watson	Bennington	13.12	Q
12:00p Sat	PV	2A	Girls	Alexis Wheeler	Bennington	8-00.00	10th
12:00p Sat	PV	1A	Boys	Braydon Peterson	Tescott	11-00.00	12th
12:00p Sat	SP	1A	Boys	Dylan Worrell	White City	51-00.50	*3rd

12:12p Sat	P-100	1A	Boys	Tyson Struber	Canton-Galva	11.31	Q
12:12p Sat	P-100	1A	Boys	Tyler Good	Lincoln	11.40	Q
12:28p Sat	P-100H	1A	Girls	Jaden Huehl	Sylvan-Lucas	18.15	DNQ
12:28p Sat	P-100H	1A	Girls	Mallorie Church	Tescott	17.74	DNQ
12:44p Sat	P-110H	1A	Boys	Grant Peters	Elyria Christian	19.84	DNQ
12:44p Sat	P-110H	1A	Boys	Kayden Presnell	Tescott	15.23	Q
1:00p Sat	P-200	1A	Girls	Olivia Peters	Elyria Christian	26.93	Q
1:10p Sat	P-200	2A	Girls	Jasey Downing	Bennington	26.78	Q
1:10p Sat	P-200	2A	Girls	Trista Watson	Bennington	27.44	Q
1:20p Sat	P-200	1A	Boys	Tyson Struber	Canton-Galva	23.37	Q
1:20p Sat	P-200	1A	Boys	Tyler Good	Lincoln	23.62	DNQ
1:30p Sat	P-200	2A	Boys	Luke Gaskill	Sacred Heart	23.60	DNQ
1:40p Sat	F-4×800	1A	Girls	Elyria Christian	Elyria Christian	11:17.41	15th
1:50p Sat	F-4×800	2A	Girls	Bennington	Bennington	10:36.31	*8th
1:50p Sat	F-4×800	2A	Girls	Sacred Heart	Sacred Heart	10:33.01	*5th
2:00p Sat	DISC	2A	Girls	Carrie Roe	Herington	110-10	9th
2:15p Sat	F-4×800	2A	Boys	Bennington	Bennington	8:54.94	13th
2:15p Sat	F-4×800	2A	Boys	Ell-Saline	Ell-Saline	8:28.68	*5th


2:34p Sat	F-110H	1A	Boys	Kayden Presnell	Tescott	15.24	*4th

2:42p Sat	F-100	1A	Girls	Olivia Peters	Elyria Christian	13.10	*5th
2:45p Sat	F-100	2A	Girls	Jasey Downing	Bennington	13.05	*3rd
2:45p Sat	F-100	2A	Girls	Trista Watson	Bennington	13.27	*7th
2:50p Sat	F-100	1A	Boys	Tyson Struber	Canton-Galva	11.65	*5th
2:50p Sat	F-100	1A	Boys	Tyler Good	Lincoln	11.64	*4th
3:30p Sat	F-1600	1A	Girls	Kayla Peters	Elyria Christian	5:44.48	*6th
3:30p Sat	F-1600	1A	Girls	Jaycee Vath	Lincoln	5:28.70	*2nd
3:30p Sat	F-1600	1A	Girls	Raegen Stewart	Lincoln	6:08.16	14th
3:37p Sat	F-1600	2A	Girls	Madisyn Ehrlich	Sacred Heart	5:53.75	10th
3:46p Sat	F-1600	1A	Boys	Morgan Becker	Canton-Galva	4:55.50	11th
3:46p Sat	F-1600	1A	Boys	Christian Darrah	Canton-Galva	4:50.71	10th
3:55p Sat	F-1600	2A	Boys	David Williams	Bennington	5:05.34	16th
3:55p Sat	F-1600	2A	Boys	Gavin Brady	Ell-Saline	4:32.49	*1st
4:10p Sat	F-4×100	2A	Girls	Bennington	Bennington	51.31	*2nd
4:18p Sat	F-4×100	1A	Boys	Lincoln	Lincoln	46.41	11th
4:34p Sat	F-400	1A	Girls	Olivia Peters	Elyria Christian	1:01.25	*5th
4:34p Sat	F-400	1A	Girls	Shelbie Ford	Lincoln	1:02.17	*6th
4:42p Sat	F-400	2A	Girls	Kolbie Bartlett	Bennington	1:03.23	*8th
4:42p Sat	F-400	2A	Girls	Gracyn Dorzweiler	Sacred Heart	1:05.54	15th
4:56p Sat	F-400	2A	Boys	Conner LaRosa	Herington	53.51	11th
5:32p Sat	F-300H	2A	Girls	Alexis Wheeler	Bennington	50.52	10th
5:32p Sat	F-300H	2A	Girls	Lauryn Mikkelson	Sacred Heart	51.53	13th
5:42p Sat	F-300H	1A	Boys	Kayden Presnell	Tescott	42.74	9th
5:42p Sat	F-300H	1A	Boys	Nathen Ehlers	Tescott	42.34	*8th
6:02p Sat	F-800	1A	Girls	Jaycee Vath	Lincoln	2:36.57	12th
6:12p Sat	F-800	2A	Girls	Emma Roberts	Sacred Heart	2:36.01	11th
6:32p Sat	F-800	2A	Boys	Gavin Brady	Ell-Saline	2:02.04	*3rd
6:42p Sat	F-200	1A	Girls	Olivia Peters	Elyria Christian	26.78	*5th
6:45p Sat	F-200	2A	Girls	Jasey Downing	Bennington	26.78	*3rd
6:45p Sat	F-200	2A	Girls	Trista Watson	Bennington	27.65	*7th
6:50p Sat	F-200	1A	Boys	Tyson Struber	Canton-Galva	22.82	*1st


6:58p Sat	F-4×400	1A	Girls	Elyria Christian	Elyria Christian	4:27.64	14th
7:10p Sat	F-4×400	2A	Girls	Bennington	Bennington	4:16.03	*2nd
7:22p Sat	F-4×400	1A	Boys	Canton-Galva	Canton-Galva	3:50.29	15th
DAY THREE COMPLETE ————————————-