By Rick Peterson
TopSports.news
On a night filled with outstanding individual performances, Washburn Rural used its depth to sweep the team titles in Friday's Joe Schrag City Championship at Hummer Sports Park.
Washburn Rural's boys track and field team poses for a team picture Friday night after winning the title in the Joe Schrag City Championship at Hummer Sports Park. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Washburn Rural's girls track and field team poses for a team picture Friday night after winning the title in the Joe Schrag City Championship. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
The Junior Blues posted a total of 12 event wins on the night (seven boys, five girls), but more importantly had top-three finishes in 22 events (12 boys, 10 girls) en route.
The result was a 195-132 win over Seaman for the Washburn Rural boys and a 177.5-140 victory over Hayden for the Junior Blue girls in the team standings.
Highlights for the Rural boys included a pair of wins from senior Josh Sulzen-Watson in the discus (167 feet, 9 inches) and javelin (195-8), a city meet record from Shane Jueneman, Liam Morrison, Draden Chooncharoen and Isaiah Terry in the 4x400-meter relay (3:21.64) and a one-two-three finish from Morrison, Cody Ingenthron and Braylon Badger in the 300 hurdles, with Morrison winning in 39.58.
The Junior Blues also got individual wins from Titan Osburn in the high jump (6-2), Jacob Litton in the pole vault (11-6) and Terry in the 400 dash (49.53).
On the girls side, Rural got wins from Raegan Petersen in the discus (113-9), Morgan Ray in the javelin (129-10), Molly Worley in the high jump (5-0), Emily Graf in the 3,200 (11:38.14) and from Madison Blanco, Analese Estudillo, Emme Blanco and Worley in the 4x100 relay (49.83).
Other top performances:
Seaman sophomore Ryin Miller set city meet records in the girls 1,600 and 800 meters and also anchored the Vikings to a win in the 4x400 relay. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
• Seaman sophomore Ryin Miller continued to establish herself as one of Kansas' top performers (all classes, all events), setting city meet records in the girls 1,600 and 800 while also anchoring the Vikings' 4x400 relay to a victory.
Miller obliberated the previous 1,600 meet record by just under 27 seconds with a winning time of 4 minutes, 46.90 seconds and knocked more than seven seconds off the previous meet record in the 800 with a victory in 2:10.62.
Miller also ran a 56-second anchor leg on the 4x400 relay, teaming with Taylie Heston, Jaida Stallbaumer and Ally Steiner for a win in 4:03.70.
Seaman junior Jaida Stallbaumer (4) won city titles in the 100 and 300-meter hurdles and also ran on the Vikings' winning 4x400 relay team. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
• Seaman junior Jaida Stallbaumer also had a hand in three victories on the night, sweeping the titles in the 100 hurdles (16.85) and 300 hurdles (48.3) before running on the Vikings' winning 4x400 relay.
Shawnee Heights senior Jackson Esquibel (left) won the boys 1,600 and 800 meters in Friday's Joe Schrag City Championship at Hummer Sports Park. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
• Shawnee Heights senior star Jackson Esquibel, a Class 5A state champ in track and cross country, was a double boys individual city winner, with the Kansas State signee winning the boys 1,600 in 4:20.63 and the 800 in 1:56.43.
Seaman senior Aaron Merritt won city meet titles in the 110 hurdles and 100-meter dash Friday night. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
• Seaman senior Aaron Merritt posted back-to-back boys wins in the 110 high hurdles (14.48) and 100 dash (10.63) while also finishing a close second in the 200 (22.09) and anchoring the Vikings' 4x100 relay to a runnerup finish in the 4x100 relay (43.33).
Hayden's Finn Dunshee (second from left) won the city title in the 200-meter dash Friday night and also finished second in the 100 and ran on the Wildcats' winning 4x100 relay. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
• Hayden senior Finn Dunshee won the boys 200 in a time of 22.05 and teamed with Jackson McGivern, Liam Stegman and Jensen Schrickel to win the 4x100 relay (42.73) while also finishing second in the 100 (10.79) and running on the Wildcats' second-place 4x400 relay (3:24.33).
Hayden junior Jensen Schrickel went 22-5.50 to win the long jump title in Friday's Joe Schrag City Championship. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Schrickel added a win in the long jump at 22-5.50, finished second in the 400 (49.84) and also ran on the Wildcats' runnerup 4x400 relay.
Topeka High sophomore Keimara Marshall (left) swept the 100 and 200-meter dashes in Friday's city meet at Hummer Sports Park. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Topeka High freshman Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton won city titles in the girls long jump and triple jump Friday at Hummer Sports Park. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
• Topeka High sophomore Keimara Marshall and freshman Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton were both double gold medalists in the girls division Friday night, with Marshall winning the 100 (12.62) and the 200 (26.71) and Rayton taking the city titles in the long jump (17-2) and the triple jump (37-10.25).
Marshall and Rayton also ran on Topeka High's second-place 4x100 relay team (50.78).
JOE SCHRAG CITY CHAMPIONSHIP
GIRLS
Team scores
Washburn Rural 177.5, Hayden 140, Seaman 129.5, Silver Lake 110, Topeka High 65.5, Shawnee Heights 31.5, Highand Park 8, Topeka West 8.
Individual results
100 -- 1. Keimara Marshall, Topeka High, 12.62; 2. Ally Steiner, Seaman, 12.91; 3. Ava Rottinghaus, Silver Lake, 13.02.
200 -- 1. Keimara Marshall, Topeka High, 26.71; 2. Ally Steiner, Seaman, 27.01; 3. Molly Worley, Washburn Rural, 27.13.
400 -- 1. Natalie Hillebert, Hayden, 59.60; 2. Ella Bolan, Silver Lake, 62.46; 3. Ali Gerber, Silver Lake, 62.61.
800 -- 1. Ryin Miller, Seaman, 2:10.62 (City meet record, old record 2:17.97, Jaybe Shufelberger, Washburn Rural, 2019); 2. Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural, 2:27.20; 3. Payton Fink, Washburn Rural, 2:28.70.
1,600 -- 1. Ryin Miller, Seaman, 4:46.90 (City meet record, old record 5:13.4, Bethany Druse, Seaman, 2023); 2. Payton Fink, Washburn Rural, 5:14.78; 3. Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural, 5:31.07.
3,200 -- 1. Emily Graf, Washburn Rural, 11:38.14; 2. Kenzie Maddox, Washburn Rural, 12:00.72; 3. Brynn Spencer, Seaman, 12:23.33.
100 hurdles -- 1. Jaida Stallbaumer, Seaman, 16.85; 2. Sarah Wehrli, Silver Lake, 17.04; 3. Bella Reid, Hayden, 17.28.
300 hurdles -- 1. Jaida Stallbaumer, Seaman, 48.39; 2. Jaylie Whitehead, Silver Lake, 48.69; 3. Mckenna Haltom, Shawnee Heights, 51.65.
4x100 relay -- 1. Washburn Rural (Madison Blanco, Analese Estudillo, Emme Blanco, Molly Worley), 49.83; 2. Topeka High (Aris Verser, Keimara Marshall, Jayana Washington, Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton), 50.78; 3. Silver Lake (Kaibryn Kruger, Ava Rottinghaus, Sarah Wehrli, Ella Bolan), 50.83.
4x400 relay -- 1. Seaman (Taylie Heston, Jaida Stallbaumer, Ally Steiner, Ryin Miller), 4:03.70; 2. Silver Lake (Ella Bolan, Jaylie Whitehead, Ali Gerber, Ava Rottinghaus), 4:10.19; 3. Hayden, 4:11.84.
4x800 relay -- 1. Seaman (Taylie Heston, Savannah Sampson, Stella Appelhanz, Kinley Robinson), 10:18.72; 2. Washburn Rural (Emily Graf, Kailey Dorzweiler, Harper Tenbrink, Kenzie Maddox), 11:14.39; 3. Hayden, 13:51.86.
4x100 throwers relay -- 1. Hayden, 59.08; 2. Washburn Rural, 60.46; 3. Topeka High, 60.61.
High jump -- 1. Molly Worley, Washburn Rural, 5-0; 2. Journey Manhart, Silver Lake, 4-10; 3. Georgia Kelly, Topeka High, 4-10.
Pole vault -- 1. Liz Moore, Hayden, 9-6; 2. Grace Jowers, Seaman, 9-6; 3. Alalese Estudillo, Washburn Rural, 8-0.
Long jump -- 1. Ahsieyhuajh Rayton, Topeka High, 17-2; 2. Emberly Connell, Hayden, 16-4.50; 3. Natalie Hillebert, Hayden, 16-4.25.
Triple jump -- 1. Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High, 37-10.25; 2. Kaibryn Kruger, Silver Lake, 34-5.75; 3. Grace Funk, Hayden, 32-10.75.
Shot put -- 1. Makenzie McDaniel, Silver Lake, 40-3; 2. Alexis Rutherford, Hayden, 35-9; 3. Kayla Covington, Junction City, 35-9.
Discus -- 1. Raegan Petersen, Washburn Rural, 113-9; 2. Alexis Rutherford, Hayden, 108-0; 3. Kailyn Petersen, Washburn Rural, 106-8.
.Javelin -- 1. Morgan Ray, Washburn Rural, 129-10; 2. Aubrey Simpson, Washburn Rural, 126-0; 3. Maggie Lesmeister, Seaman, 119-11.
BOYS
Team scores
Washburn Rural 195, Seaman 132, Hayden 121, Shawnee Heights 102, Silver Lake 49, Topeka West 45, Topeka High 30.
Individual results
100 -- 1. Aaron Merritt, Seaman, 10.63; 2. Finn Dunshee, Hayden, 10.79; 3. Payton Berry-Briggs, Shawnee Heights, 10.96.
200 -- 1. Finn Dunshee, Hayden, 22.05; 2. Aaron Merritt, Seaman, 22.09; 3. Evan Scheid, Silver Lake, 22.65.
400 -- 1. Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural, 49.53; 2. Jensen Schrickel, Hayden, 49.84; 3. Liam Benz, Shawnee Heights, 51.50.
800 -- 1. Jackson Esquibel, Shawnee Heights, 1:56.43; 2. Eli Ferguson, Silver Lake, 1:58.12; 3. Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural, 2:00.15.
1,600 -- 1. Jackson Esquibel, Shawnee Heights, 4:20.63; 2. Brody Anderson, Seaman, 4:27.60; 3. Brooks Kehoe, Silver Lake, 4:27.70.
3,200 -- 1. Adrian Lehman, Topeka West, 10:04.52; 2. Elijah Phelps, Topeka West, 10:05.79; 3. Aiden Amis, Hayden, 19:11.49.
110 hurdles -- 1. Aaron Merritt, Seaman, 14.48; 2. Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural, 15.24; 3. Cody Ingenthron, Washburn Rural, 15.25.
300 hurdles -- 1. Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural, 39.58; 2. Cody Ingenthron, Washburn Rural, 40.43; 3. Braylon Badger, Washburn Rural, 42.06.
4x100 relay -- 1. Hayden (Jackson McGivern, Finn Dunshee, Liam Stegman, Jensen Schrickel), 42.73; 2. Seaman (Peyton Holmes, Bryce Cochran, Jacob Anderson, Aaron Merritt), 43.33; 3. Silver Lake (Blake Redmond, Evan Scheid, Joel Miller, Trent Rollenhagen), 43.49.
4x400 relay -- 1. Washburn Rural (Shane Jueneman, Liam Morrison, Draden Chooncharoen, Isaiah Terry), 3:21.64 (City meet record, old record 3:21.8, Topeka West, 1981); 2. Hayden (Finn Dunshee, Liam Stegman, John Strickland, Jensen Schrickel), 3:24.33; 3. Shawnee Heights (Liam Benz, Payton Berry-Briggs, Adyson Hamby, Brody Daniels), 3:26.12.
4x800 relay -- 1. Seaman (Jack Walker, Corbin Murrow, Kaelin Loy, Logan Townsend), 8:30.40; 2. Hayden (Jonah Stewart, Zach Moore, Connor Baldwin, Aiden Amis), 8:31.79; 3. Washburn Rural (Draden Chooncharoen, Chris Quarles, Connor Olsen, Anderson Leinwetter), 8:32.16.
4x100 throwers relay -- 1. Topeka High and Shawnee Heights, 49.64; 3. Highland Park, 55.46.
High jump -- 1. Titan Osburn, Washburn Rural, 6-2; 2. Tad McGee, Seaman, 6-0; 3. (tie) Jared Johnson, Silver Lake; Will Memmer, Shawnee Heights, and Rondell Harris, Hayden 5-10.
Pole vault -- 1. Jacob Litton, Washburn Rural, 11-6; 2. Ty La Row, Seaman 11-0; 3. (tie) Alex Clay, Washurn Rural, and Dakota Hutsen, Washburn Rural, 9-0.
Long jump -- 1. Jensen Schrickel, Hayden, 22-5.50; 2. Peyton Holmes, Seaman, 22-3.50; 3. Titan Osburn, Washburn Rural, 21-6.
Triple jump -- 1. Alesecio Batson, Topeka West, 44-4; 2. Kaden Whitehurst, Seaman, 42-2; 3. Bryce Cochran, Seaman, 40-9.
Shot put -- 1. Rykan Carver, Shawnee Heights, 47-10.50; 2. Jacob Hawks, Washburn Rural, 46-5; 3. Carter Charvat, Hayden, 46-0.50.
Discus -- 1. Josh Sulzen-Watson, Washburn Rural, 167-9; 2. Alexander Dawkins, Shawnee Heights, 167-0; 3. Jamond Lane, Washburn Rural, 159-9.
Javelin -- 1. Josh Sulzen-Watson, Washburn Rural, 195-8; 2. Carter Charvat, Hayden, 165-9; 3. Alex Dittman, Shawnee Heights, 159-10.
