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Cair Paravel Latin sophomore Drew Fay posted a fourth-place finish in Class 3A-1A singles Saturday at Harmon Park Tennis Complex in Prairie Village, pacing eight city state medalists in three classes.
Fay (23-11) posted two straight wins on Friday advance to the semifinals before dropping a 6-0, 6-1 decision to Kansas City Christian senior star Caleb Bartels.
Fay then dropped a 6-2, 6-1 decision to sophomore Charlie Gentile of team champ Wichita Collegiate in the third-place match.
Bartels went on to finish off a perfect 33-0 season, winning his second straight singles title and his third state crown overall, including a doubles title in 2021.
Hayden's doubles team of senior Joseph Luke and junior Chase Blaser (24-10) posted a fifth-place state finish, going 6-1 on the weekend.
Luke and Blaser finished off their state run with a 9-7 win over Smoky Valley juniors Gabriel and Ezekiel Baker in the fifth-place match.
Hayden finished seventh in the 3A-1A team standings with 12 points while Cair Paravel tied for eighth with 11 points.
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NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2024 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at
GIRLS
100 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 12.42
Kielyn McDonnell, Rossville 12.72
Ally Steiner, Seaman 12.86
Alana Mitchell, Hayden 12.87
Jurnee Cole, Highland Park 13.00
200 METERS
Keimara Marshall, Topeka High 26.32
Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High 26.78
Molly Worley, Washburn Rural 26.79
Analese Estudillo, Washburn Rural 26.84
Ally Steiner, Seaman 27.01
400 METERS
Natalie Hillebert, Hayden 59.59
Ella Bolan, Silver Lake 61.69
Ali Gerber, Silver Lake 62.18
Shayla Rezac, Rossville 62.21
Ally Steiner, Seaman 62.40
800 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 2:10.25
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 2:22.67
Payton Fink, Washburn Rural 2:25.13
Emily Graf, Washburn Rural 2:26.39
Taylie Heston, Seaman 2:28.82
1,600 METERS
Ryin Miller, Seaman 4:46.90
Rylee Ismert, Washburn Rural 5:12.51
Payton Fink, Washburn Rural 5:14.08
Emily Graf, Washburn Rural 5:15.14
Sofia Harper, Hayden 5:33.50
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BOYS
100 METERS
Aaron Merritt, Seaman 10.48
Finn Dunshee, Hayden 10.73
Payton Berry-Briggs, Shawnee Heights 10.80
Peyton Holmes, Silver Lake 10.92
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 11.00
200 METERS
Payton Berry-Briggs, Shawnee Heights 21.79
Finn Dunshee, Hayden 22.05
Aaron Merritt, Seaman 22.08
Malachi Murph, Topeka High 22.40
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 22.41
400 METERS
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden 49.17
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural 49.53
Payton Berry-Briggs, Shawnee Heights 49.95
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake 51.16
Shane Jueneman, Washburn Rural 51.26
800 METERS
Jackson Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 1:56.43
Brody Anderson, Seaman 1:57.78
Eli Ferguson, Silver Lake 1:58.12
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 2:00.15
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West 2:04.15
1,600 METERS
Jackson Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 4:18.27
Brody Anderson, Seaman 4:27.60
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural 4:27.70
Eli Ferguson, Silver Lake 4:33.55
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West 4:34.21
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200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY
Seaman 1:55.69
Washburn Rural 2:00.79
Hayden 2:07.11
Shawnee Heights 2:13.20
Topeka High 2:15.52
200-YARD FREESTYLE
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural 2:00.39
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 2:03.30
Avery Walz, Seaman 2:03.60
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 2:04.96
Presley Green, Hayden 2:09.02
200-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
Avery Walz, Seaman 2:11.82
Audrey Appuhn, Washburn Rural 2:12.08
Joslynn Grace, Seaman 2:12.83
Presley Green, Hayden 2:16.62
Tauren Walz, Seaman 2:19.25
50-YARD FREESTYLE
Avery Walz, Seaman 24.69
Tauren Walz, Seaman 25.16
Genevieve Miranda, Washburn Rural 25.87
Hara Del Castillo, Topeka High 26.93
Ashtynn Landry, Shawnee Heights 27.26
ONE-METER DIVING
Rhiannon Good, Washburn Rural 239.80
Kaylee Gregg, Hayden 239.80
Natalee Grauberger, Washburn Rural 197.80
Maddie Gregg, Hayden 177.20
Giselle Soto, Washburn Rural 162.20
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Washburn Rural's girls soccer team ended its regular season with a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to nine-time state champion Blue Valley West Friday night at McElroy Field, with the Jaguars snapping the Junior Blues' 10-game shutout streak.
But Rural coach Brian Hensyel knows that the Junior Blues' goals for the 2024 season are still in front of them as they prepare to open Class 6A postseason next Tuesday.
Washburn Rural, now 13-3-0, has assured itself of home field advantage for the first three rounds of the playoffs and Friday's loss did nothing to change Hensyel's opinion that the Junior Blues are capable of making a deep postseason run.
"We try to challenge ourselves with really tough games in the regular season because we know what the end looks like,'' Hensyel said. "We were real glad when this game got postponed a couple of weeks ago and it became our last game because it's the perfect game to play right before the playoffs.
"I'm very, very proud of our effort tonight, but when you get the best teams in the state, and I feel like we're one of those five, six seven teams that could compete for a state title, it's going to be a one-goal game, it's going to be who makes that play, a ball finds its way in the back of the net. That's just how it is.''