WICHITA — An abundance of Allen County area track and field athletes will participate in the Kansas All Class State Track and Field Championships set in Wichita Friday and Saturday.
Leading the way this year with the highest number of state qualifiers is Crest High with 11 total athletes set to compete in the Class 2-1A division this weekend. Humboldt takes eight track and field athletes to compete in Class 3A while Iola will field seven for Class 4A.
Iola
Seven athletes will represent Iola High School in 4A competition, including seniors Eli Adams, Jake Skahan, Jesse Taylor and Jessica Kroenke.
Adams will compete in the boys 800-meter run, Skahan in the boys javelin, Taylor in the boys 3200-meter run and Kroenke in the girls pole vault.
Mahailie Genoble will test her talents in the girls 300-meter hurdles, sophomore Karingten Hall will compete in the girls 200-meter dash and junior Rio Lohman will run in the 100-meter hurdles.
Humboldt
The Cubs will send eight to state.
Seniors Javyn Hess, Maddox Johnson and Peyton Wallace lead the squad while junior Mateo Miller, sophomores Anna Heisler and McKenna Jones and freshmen Skylar Hottenstein and Ricklyn Hillmon round out the competitors.
Hess will compete in the boys 800-meter run and Johnson in the boys javelin. Wallace will compete in the 1600- and 3200-meter runs and Miller in the 110- and 300-meter hurdles.
The Lady Cubs 4×800 meter relay team consists of Hottenstein, Heisler, Hillmon and Jones.
Crest
The Lancers will field 11 athletes in the Class 2-1A division.
For the boys, Gunner Ellington will be competing in the 1600-meter run while Ethan Godderz competes in the long jump. Jerry Rodriguez, Gentry McGhee, Godderz and Ellington will compete in the 4×100 meter relay race.
Leading the Lady Lancers will be Mia Coleman and Brinley McGhee in the 100-meter hurdles, Peyton Schmidt in the 800- and 3200-meter runs and Josie Walter in the 1600- and 3200-meter runs.
