LYONS, Kan. — Little River’s boys and Halstead’s girls turned in the top team performances Tuesday at the Central Kansas Track League meet in Lyons, while Inman and Lyons also produced a string of standout finishes across the track and field events.
Little River won the boys team title with 150 points, finishing ahead of Halstead with 111, Inman with 107 and Lyons with 94. On the girls side, Halstead captured the team championship with 140 points, followed closely by Hillsboro at 137 and Inman at 129. Little River placed fourth with 96 points and Lyons was fifth with 31.
Little River’s boys were powered by a balanced effort that included individual wins from Tristan Bristow in the 100-meter dash in 11.23 seconds, Cole Dieball in both the discus at 140 feet, 10 inches and the shot put at 45-7, Christopher Norez in the javelin at 176-11, and Nash Look in the triple jump at 40-10. The Redskins also won the 4x100 relay in 44.02 and added second- and third-place relay finishes in the 4x400.
Halstead’s boys used their depth to stay near the top all day. Evan Wiedeman won the high jump at 6-2, Hudson Hawkins took the long jump at 20-0 and finished third in the 200, and Reggie McCloud won the pole vault at 11-0. The Dragons also got a runner-up finish in the 4x400 relay and second in the 4x100, while Dacen Dedman placed third in the 100 and fourth in the long jump.
Inman’s boys leaned on their distance and hurdle strength. Tyler Martisko swept the 800 and 1,600 in 2:01.14 and 4:47.99, Riley Roots added wins in the 3,200 in 10:40.17 and a runner-up finish in the 1,600, and Samuel Brensing swept the hurdles with wins in the 110 hurdles in 15.44 and the 300 hurdles in 42.89. The Teutons also won the 4x800 relay in 9:16.46 and the 4x400 relay in 3:36.85.
Lyons’ boys delivered several key placings on their home track. David Pando was runner-up in both the 100 in 11.28 and the long jump at 19-7, Hendrix Starbuck took second in the discus at 139-10 and fifth in the shot put, and Elie Jaske finished third in the javelin at 123-11. The Lions also placed second in the 4x800 relay, third in the 4x100 and fourth in the 4x400.
Halstead’s girls led the way in the team race behind strong performances in both sprints and field events. Annie Williams won the long jump at 17-4 1/2, Katharine Engel swept the throws with victories in the shot put at 34-4 and discus at 95-5, and Piper Schroeder won the 400 in 1:04.90. The Dragons also got second-place finishes from Callyn Divine in the 100 and 200, Mackenzie Ervin in the 100 hurdles, and Jordy Schroeder in the high jump, while the 4x100 and 4x400 relays both placed second.
Inman’s girls were led by a dominant sprint and hurdle group. Olivia Brunk won the 200 in 26.68, Addison Wedel won the 100 in 13.42 and also tied for fourth in the pole vault, Brooklyn Black swept the hurdles with wins in the 100 hurdles in 16.57 and 300 hurdles in 49.25, and Lily Heflin took the 800 in 2:30.10. Inman also won the 4x100 relay in 51.21 and the 4x400 relay in 4:11.30, while Morgan Froese won the discus at 107-6 and added a runner-up finish in the javelin.
Little River’s girls were highlighted by another strong day in the jumps and throws. Dempsey Lafferty won the javelin at 113-11 and took third in the 400, while Havana Olander swept runner-up honors in the long jump and won the triple jump at 36-2 1/4. Avery Lafferty added second-place finishes in both the shot put and discus, and Abby Schroeder was runner-up in the 800.
Lyons’ girls were led by Taylor Baxter, who placed second in the 300 hurdles and fourth in the 100 hurdles, while Greta Showalter finished third in the 100 hurdles, fourth in the javelin and fifth in the high jump. Aiyanna Guerrero added an 11th-place finish in the 100 and ninth in the 200 for the Lions, whose top relay finish was fourth in the girls 4x100.
Together, the four schools combined for several event victories and top-three finishes, with Little River and Halstead setting the pace in the team standings and Inman continuing to show its strength in the distance and hurdle events. Lyons, meanwhile, turned in a competitive showing at home with points spread across sprints, relays and throws.