WICHITA — Iola, Humboldt and Southern Coffey County athletes tested themselves against the best of the best over the weekend at the state track meet.
Iola High’s Keegan Hill, running in the boys Class 3A 3200-meter run, took 15th in the state at 10 minutes, 44.45 seconds, while Humboldt High’s brother-sister duo of Sam and Laney Hull, each competed in their respective 3A high jump divisions. Sam Hull, a senior, took 14th, clearing 5 feet, 8 inches, while Laney Hull, a junior, took 13th, finishing at 4’10”.
Southern Coffey County’s Reeston Cox ended his senior year as a three-time state qualifier, all in throwing events.
He finished 12th in the Class 1A javelin, 14th in the discus and 15th in the shot put. His Lady Titan teammate Emily Ludolph also took 15th in the shot put.
THE TWO-DAY track and field extravaganza, hosting schools from Class 1A through Class 6A, ended on an odd note.
An approaching storm front, accompanied by torrential rains, gusty winds and frequent lightning, forced track officials to suspend the action Saturday evening with only one event remaining: the Class 6A boys 4×400-meter relay.
Those six relay teams had to wait for more than three hours until the storms passed, leaving them to run in front of an empty Cessna Stadium, and nearly all of the other teams having long since vacated the venue.
Because the final relay had no bearing on team standings, the team plaques were handed out well before the final gun sounded as well.
KANSAS STATE TRACK MEET
Class 3A
Boys
3200 meters — 15. Keegan Hill, Iola, 10:44.45
High jump — 14. Sam Hull, Humboldt, 5’8”
Girls
High jump — 13. Laney Hull, 4’10”
