By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Washburn Rural, which captured three Class 6A state championships, including a state-meet record, headlines the 2025 All-Shawnee County boys track and field team.
Matthew Houser, Liam Morrison, Draden Chooncharoen, Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural
Rural senior Isaiah Terry won the 6A state title in the 400-meter dash in 47.92 seconds and junior Liam Morrison won the 300 hurdles in 37.68 before Morrison and Terry teamed with senior Matthew Houser and junior Draden Chooncharoen for a 6A meet-record time of 3:16.23 in the 4x400 relay.
Seaman senior Peyton Holmes was the 5A runnerup in the 100 dash (10.82) while Viking senior Bryce Cochran finished third in the 400 (48.85) and Seaman junior Brody Anderson placed third in the 800 (1:55.52).
Senior Ben Roeder, who competed for Cair Paravel Latin in postseason after running for Topeka High in the regular season, finished third in the 2A 400 (49.37).
Silver Lake's foursome of seniors Trent Rollenhagen and Evan Scheid and juniors Joel Miller and Braxton Rupp posted a third-place finish in the 3A 4x100 relay (42.57).
Despite missing the state meet after an injury at regionals, Hayden senior multi-time state champion Jensen Schrickel earned All-City honors for the fourth straight season.
In addition to its state champions, Washburn Rural put seniors Braylon Badger, Ben Buesing, Connor Olsen and Chris Quarles, junior Brooks Kehoe and sophomore Christian Hartman-Babb on the All-City team.
Adrian Lehman and Mark Wilkie, Topeka West
Topeka West is represented on the All-City team by senior distance standouts Adrian Lehman and Mark Wilkie, who were both 5A state medalists, while Shawnee Heights senior Liam Benz and Seaman sophomore Jack Esser were also state medalists.
All-Shawnee County picks were based on meeting minimum performance standards as well as coaches' recommendations and postseason performances.
ALL-SHAWNEE COUNTY 2025 BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
Name, school Class Events
Brody Anderson, Seaman Jr. Distance
Braylon Badger, Washburn Rural Sr. Hurdles
Liam Benz, Shawnee Heights Sr. Sprints
Ben Buesing, Washburn Rural Sr. Distance
Draden Chooncharoen, Washburn Rural Jr. Sprints, relays
Bryce Cochran, Seaman Sr. Sprints
Jack Esser, Seaman So. Jumps
Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural So. Sprints, hurdles
Peyton Holmes, Seaman Sr. Jumps, relays
Matthew Houser, Washburn Rural Sr. Sprints, relays
Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural Jr. Distance
Adrian Lehman, Topeka West Sr. Distance
Joel Miller, Silver Lake Jr. Relays
Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural Jr. Hurdles, relays
Connor Olsen, Washburn Rural Sr. Distance
Chris Quarles, Washburn Rural Sr. Distance
Ben Roeder, Topeka High/CPLS Sr. Sprints
Trent Rollenhagen, Silver Lake Sr. Relays
Braxton Rupp, Silver Lake Jr. Relays
Jensen Schrickel, Hayden Sr. Sprints, jumps, relays
Evan Scheid, Silver Lake Sr. Sprints, relays
Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural Jr. Sprints, relays
Mark Wilkie, Topeka West Sr. Distance
Honorable mention
Hayden: Rondell Harris, jr.; Kelton Meier, so.; Liam Stegman, sr.; Jonah Stewart, sr. Highland Park: Tremaine Savage, jr. Rossville: Landon Lewis, fr. Seaman: Brogen Brown, jr.; Josh Brown, jr.; Kameron Flores, Josh Hochard, jr.; Tad McGee, sr.; Blake Toyne, sr.; Kaden Whitehurst, sr. Shawnee Heights: Isaac Song, sr.; Tyler Wedl, sr. Silver Lake: Aemon Coffman, sr.; Myles Fisher, so.; Jared Johnson, sr.; Deondre Razzano, sr. Topeka High: Stuart Campbell, Robert Dingle, Oliver Ellis, Tevante Ewing, Anthony Jones, Lucas Marichal, Malachi Murphy, Greg Njorge, Jonel Tibbs. Topeka West: Elijah Berg, sr.; Nasir Helton, so.; Jayden Lindsey, jr.; Dorian Rhoten, so. Washburn Rural: Luke Deering, so.; Clayton Fink, fr.; Zach Hancock, fr.; Bodie King, sr.; Henry Laubach, fr.; Oliver Perez, jr.; Sam Scott, so.; Jackson Svaty, so.; Gabriel Taylor, so.; Cohen Thiessen, so.; Jackson Tuckwin, jr.