Campbell Dawson, Topeka High Senior, 2025 volleyball player to watch.

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Laruen Borjon, Hayden Senior, is on TSN's Girl's Golf watch list.

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Juan Garcia, Shawnee Heights Senior, boys soccer player to watch.

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Valentin Del Real, Topeka West Sophomore, is on TSN's player to watch list.

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Zach Watkins, Washburn University's new football head coach.

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Seaman senior, Brody Anderson, boys cross-country player to watch.

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Julia Katzer (junior) girls tennis player to watch from Washburn Rural.

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Rossville junior, Nora Burdiek, is on TSN's volleyball player to watch list.

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Lauren Cox, Washburn Rural senior, is on TSN's girls golf player to watch list.

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Silver Lake junior, Ali Gerber, is on the girls cross-country player to watch list.

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Grace Funk, Hayden senior, TSN girls tennis player to watch.

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By RICK PETERSON

TopSports.news

NOTE: Top.Sports.news plans to compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2022 season. Coaches are asked to email updated times and marks or any corrections to Rick Peterson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Coaches should designate whether times were fully automatic (FAT) or hand-timed. FAT times for individual sprints are considered .024 of a second faster than hand times. TopSports.news will rank the Top 5 in each event.

BOYS

100 METERS

Smith, Shawnee Heights              10.27

Reed, Highland Park                    10.5

Richardson, Highland Park           10.5

Lee, Topeka High                          10.80

Peoples, Topeka High                   10.6

TreRichardson200Highland Park junior Tre Richardson is the Shawnee County leader in the 200 and 400-meter dashes. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

200 METERS

Richardson, Highland Park           21.6

Smith, Shawnee Heights               21.8

January, Shawnee Heights            22.4

Renfro, Silver Lake                       22.67

Schrickel, Hayden                         22.72

400 METERS

Richardson, Highland Park           50.54

Blankenship, Topeka High            52.3

Wilkerson, Topeka West               53.08

Newkirk, Hayden                          53.31

Gardiner, Topeka West                53.56

January, Shawnee Heights           53.4

800 METERS

Newkirk, Hayden                          1:57.99

B. Moore, Seaman                       2:04.65

Esquibel, Shawnee Heights         2:07.0

Haddock, Washburn Rural           2:07.9

Stuke, Seaman                            2:08.33

 1,600 METERS

Newkirk, Hayden                             4:14.43

Njoroge, Topeka West                     4:33.82

Esquibel, Shawnee Heights            4:35.21

Holmes, Washburn Rural                4:37.8

J. Moore, Seaman                           4:39.60

TannerNewkirktrackHayden senior Tanner Newkirk currently ranks No. 1 in Shawnee County in the boys 800, 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs. [File photo/TSN]

3,200 METERS

Newkirk, Hayden                            9:09.76

Esquibel, Shawnee Heights           9:39.37

Njoroge, Topeka West                   9:42.00

Holmes, Washburn Rural              9:44.50

Haddock, Washburn Rural            9:57.96

JeremiahSmith1Shawnee Heights junior Jeremiah Smith, the defending Class 5A state champ, ranks No. 1 in Shawnee County in the boys 100-meter dash and 110 and 300 hurdles. [File photo/TSN]

110-METER HURDLES

Smith, Shawnee Heights                 14.34 (14.2)

Johnson, Highland Park                   15.1

Muller, Hayden                                 15.65

Merritt, Seaman                                15.94

Ingenthron, Washburn Rural            16.67

300-METER HURDLES

Smith, Shawnee Heights                  39.53

Muller, Hayden                                 39.90

Song, Shawnee Heights                  41.57

Johnson, Silver Lake                        41.71

Garvin, Shawnee Heights                41.73

4x100-METER RELAY

Washburn Rural                                 44.33

Hayden                                              44.65

Seaman                                             44.75

Shawnee Heights                              45.34 (45.2)

Topeka High                                      45.5

4x400-METER RELAY

Hayden                                             3:29.25

Silver Lake                                        3:32.20

Shawnee Heights                             3:34.49

Topeka West                                     3:39.83

Seaman                                            3:39.90

4x800-METER RELAY

Seaman                                             8:40.78

Silver Lake                                         8:46.99

Topeka West                                     8:53.31

Shawnee Heights                              8:59.87

Washburn Rural                                9:03.5

HIGH JUMP

Batson, Topeka West                       6-0

Tibbetts, Washburn Rural                5-10

Hight, Washburn Rural                    5-8

Noonoo, Topeka West                     5-8

POLE VAULT

Anderson, Seaman                          11-6

Litteh, Washburn Rural                     10-0

Rausch, Washburn Rural                   9-6

LONG JUMP

Lee, Topeka West                               22-9.50

Sipple, Topeka West                           22-9.50

Richardson, Highland Park                 22-8.50

Schrickel, Hayden                               22-6

Funk, Hayden                                     20-11.25

TRIPLE JUMP

Sipple, Topeka West                            44-2.50

Richardson, Highland Park                 43-6

Batson, Topeka West                           42-11.50

Renfro, Silver Lake                              42.8.50

Cochran, Seaman                                40-6

Sulzen Watsonshot2Washburn Rural senior Zach Sulzen-Watson is top-ranked in Shawnee County in the boys shot put and discus. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

SHOT PUT

Z. Sulzen-Watson, Washburn Rural      54-5.50

Moten, Shawnee Heights                     48-4.50

Wettengel, Washburn Rural                  46-0.50

Etzel, Shawnee Heights                       46-3

McConnell, Hayden                              46-2.50

DISCUS

Z. Sulzen-Watson, Washburn Rural      172-10

Moten, Shawnee Heights                     140-2

McConnell, Hayden                               131-9

Etzel, Shawnee Heights                       129-1

Estrada, Washburn Rural                      126-6

JAVELIN

Broce, Rossville                                       160-9

J. Sulzen-Watson, Washburn Rural         151-11

Kaniper, Silver Lake                                 151-1

Godby, Washburn Rural                           150-8

Hulse, Topeka West                                  148-4

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