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SEAN BOSTON
Hutch Post
KIOWA, Kan. — The Heart of the Plains League held it's track and field championship on Thursday at South Barber High School. Cunningham claimed the boys team title, while Central Christian claimed the girls title.
Boys Team Scores
1. Cunningham, 136
2. Central Christian, 85
3. Norwich, 77
4. South Barber, 74
5. Pratt-Skyline, 57
6. Stafford, 51
7. Fairfield, 35
8. Burrton, 22
9. Attica
10. Pretty Prairie, 8
Girls Team Scores
1. Central Christian, 123
2. Pretty Prairie, 92
3. Norwich, 86
4. South Barber, 57
6. Attica, 39
7. Fairfield, 31
8. Pratt-Skyline, 26
9. Stafford, 17
Boys Recap
Central Christian's Jayden Linscheid led the Cougars with a first place finish in the high jump at 6 feet even and also took the top spot in the long jump (18-5). Cal Barnett had a consistent day with a fifth-place finish in the 100 meters (12.25) and third in the 200 meters (25.29). The Cougars' 4x100-meter relay team placed fourth in 47.64 seconds, while Konnor Sullivan grabbed runner-up honors in both the 110 hurdles (16.53) and 300 hurdles (43.56). In the field, Keaton Miller won the shot put at 48-5 and added a runner-up finish in discus (128-6). Teammate Hunter Franz placed sixth in the shot and 10th in discus, while Piercen Huff threw 129-4 in the javelin for fourth.
Burrton's Isaac Jones was a bright spot for the Chargers, placing fourth in both the 1600 (5:03.74) and 3200 (10:56.27) meter runs. Noble Phillips finished third in the 300 hurdles (45.67) and anchored the 4x400-meter relay to a fourth-place finish. Justin Ballard placed 10th in the 100 meters, while Ryker Barnes ran legs on both the 4x400 and 4x800 teams. Colt Schmitt added points with a 16th-place discus mark of 91-11 and 18th in the shot put. Burrton’s 4x800 relay team placed fifth in 9:47.38.
Fairfield's William McIver turned in a strong 800 meters with a fourth-place finish in 2:12.14. Gage Brown added points with a seventh in the 1600 and helped the Falcons place fourth in the 4x800 relay (9:45.81). Garrett Lanning highlighted the day in the field, winning the javelin at 151-6 and placing third in both the shot put (44-0) and discus (136-11). Kaiyen Lobban and Jalen Busick contributed in the triple jump and long jump respectively, each placing in the top eight.
Pretty Prairie's Carter Stucky qualified for finals in the 100 and placed sixth in the 200 (26.34). Emmett Harbaugh finished sixth in the 800 (2:14.33) and tied for fourth in the high jump (5-8). Owen Anderson added a sixth-place finish in the 400 and eighth in the discus. The Bulldogs’ 4x100 relay took sixth, and their 4x800 placed fifth. In the triple jump, Waylon Satterwhite placed ninth.
Girls Recap
Pretty Prairie’s Lauren Detter secured two individual gold medals to pace the Bulldogs. Detter won the 800-meter run in 2:26.74 and returned later to win the 1,600 in 5:46.31. Claire Miller and Amity White gave Pretty Prairie a 1-2-3 sweep in the 1,600, while Detter anchored the winning 4x800-meter relay, which also featured White, Miller and Brennan Schrag.
Central Christian’s Jessa Losew dazzled in the sprints and field. The junior won the 400 in 59.76 and the triple jump with a leap of 37 feet, 5.25 inches. She also tied her school record in high jump at 5-7, which is No. 1 in class 1A and No. 2 in the state all classes. She also anchored the Cougars’ gold-medal 4x400 relay, which clocked 4:20.77, which broke the school record of 4:23.4 from 2001. Central Christian teammate Belle Barnett added runner-up finishes in the 100 and 200 and placed second in the high jump at 5-2. Addi Loudenback earned a hurdles sweep with wins in the 100 (17.42) and 300 (49.45), while also contributing on relays.
Norwich’s Alex Robinson won the 100 in 13.20 and 200 in 28.07 and was part of the winning 4x100 team with Madison Lee, Indigo Nichols and Alayna Reese. Reese also took sixth in the high jump, while Rachel Balzer finished second in the pole vault.
Fairfield’s top efforts included Kenley Fowler’s sixth-place 200-meter finish and a leg on the third-place 4x400 team. Senior Kora Zongker was runner-up in the triple jump (33-1.75), while Marissa Pugh took fourth in the shot put with a mark of 29-3.50. Pugh also placed sixth in javelin at 97-11.
Burrton’s Morgan Koehn delivered a title in the discus with a toss of 74-4 and added gold in the shot put at 33-2.25. Shay Hayden contributed a 10th-place finish in the javelin (76-9).
Other highlights included Central Christian’s Kambria Brown placing second in the 1,600 (6:10.47) and third in the long jump (13-5.50), and Ava Vesper, Elyse Wyatt and Sophie Graham providing scoring depth in sprint and relay events.