By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Seaman junior track star Ryin Miller continues to carve out her place among Kansas' all-time greats and took a major step in that journey in the Bob Camien/Claudia Welch Relays.
Seaman junior Ryin Miller set meet records in the 1,600 and 800 Friday at Seaman while running the second-fastest time in Kansas history in both events. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
The Viking four-sport athlete captured three gold medals in Friday's 30-school meet while setting meet records in the 1,600 and 800-meter runs and climbing to the No. 2 spot on Kansas' all-time list in both events.
Miller said she does pay attention to where she ranks all-time as she continues to re-adjust her goals.
"Sometimes I kind of use it as motivation,'' Miller said. "If I'm having a day where I'm like, 'Man, I just don't feel like running,' I kind of remember (the all-time list) and remember that I've been chasing that and working for that all winter, so I definitely look at that.''
Miller began her record-setting day with a dominating 24-second win in the 1,600 in 4 minutes, 41:47, eclipsing the previous meet record by more than nine seconds.
Miller moved from fourth to second on the all-time list and now trails only former Shawnee Mission West star Ali Cash, who clocked a 4:38.28 in a time that was converted from yards (4:39.98) to meters.
Later in the evening, Miller got a battle from Leavenworth's Kelsie Kudzia for much of the race in the 800 before Miller took control down the stretch to win in 2:09.28. Kudzia was second in 2:11.20, moving into the No. 9 spot all-time.
"Kelsie is one of my teammates for Hot Beat, so it's always fun to race against her,'' Miller said. "She's been getting progressively better every meet so it's been fun to see that and kind of cheer her on.
"It was definitely nice to have her kind of on my heels and push me to finally break 2:10.''
Miller topped the previous meet record, set by former Seaman star Bethany Druse in 2022, by nearly six seconds while moving from fifth to second all-time.
Miller now sits No. 2 in the 800 behind former Shawnee Heights star Trisa Nickoley, who ran a 2:06.67 in 2004.
In the final girls event of the night Miller teamed with seniors Taylie Heston, Jaida Stallbaumer and Ally Steiner to win the 4x400 relay in 4:04.86, with Miller running the anchor leg.
Other meet highlights:
• Topeka High sophomore Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton was a double individual winner Friday, sweeping the long jump and triple jump titles while setting a school record in the process.
Topeka High junior Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton won the long jump and triple jump Friday at Seaman while setting a school record in the long jump. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Rayton, who already held the school record in the triple jump, went 18 feet, 6 inches on Friday's final attempt to set the High long jump mark and win the event.
"It felt good,'' Rayton said. "My team motivated me to jump because I scratched both of my first two jumps, so my confidence got low, but they told me that I know how to jump and I just went out and gave it my best effort.''
Rayton only got off one jump in the triple jump before aggravating a leg injury in the 4x100 relay but won the event with an effort of 38 feet, 3.25 inches.
• Washburn Rural star senior sprinter Isaiah Terry has been locked in a battle with Hayden's Jensen Schrickel for the Shawnee County lead in the 400-meter dash this spring, with both standouts holding the top spot at different times.
Washburn Rural senior Isaiah Terry (left) won the 400-meter dash and anchored the Junior Blues' 4x400 relay to a victory Friday at Seaman. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Schrickel, who competed at Shawnee Heights Friday, took a slight lead into the week, but Terry regained the lead with a winning time of 48.20 seconds Friday night at Seaman.
"I pay attention to where I am compared to everyone else,'' Terry said. "I love comp. I think I run my best when I'm going against people who run the same time as me, so I honestly hope I get to race (Schrickel) and other fast people because that's going to make me my best.''
Terry's win in the 400 was one of two big highlights on the night, with Terry teaming with Matthew Houser, Liam Morrison and Draden Chooncharoen to win the 4x400 relay in a meet-record time of 3 minutes, 20.70 seconds.
Rural, which won by more than nine seconds, broke the previous meet record, a 3:21.8 by Topeka High in 1992, by more than a second.
• Seaman's Bryce Cochran won the boys 200-meter dash in 21.87 seconds and finished third in the 400 in 49.06.
Peyton Holmes took second in the 100 dash in 10.73.
Topeka West seniors Adrian Lehman (left) and Mark Wilkie went one-two in the 1,600 Friday at Seaman. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
• Topeka West's Adrian Lehman and Mark Wilkie went one-two in the 1,600 meters, with Lehman winning in 4:20.80 and Wilkie second in 4:24.81.
Wilkie also finished second in the 800 in 1:57.23 while Lehman placed third behind Washburn Rural's Brooks Kehoe (9:16.96) in the 3,200 (9:16.98).
BOB CAMIEN/CLAUDIA WELCH SEAMAN RELAYS
GIRLS
Team scores
Olathe North 66, Salina Central 58, Manhattan 48, Washburn Rural 42, Seaman 41, Wamego 38, Bishop Carroll 31, Blue Valley West 30, Piper 28, Topeka High 26, Leavenworth 23, Northeast Kansas 23, Lawrence 23, Burlington 22, Junction City 16, Shawnee Mission North 8, Perry-Lecompton 8, Lyndon High School 6.50, Lansing 4,
Jefferson County North 4, Santa Fe Trail 4, Holton 4, Silver Lake 2, Shawnee South 1.50, Great Bend 1.
Individual results
100 -- 1. Hannah Pellant, Manhattan, 11.92; 2. Lyric Reid, Northeast Kansas, 12.32; 3. Ashlynn Sauer, Bishop Carroll, 12.36.
200 -- 1. Lyric Reid, Northeast Kansas, 25.61; 2. Kate Figgins, Olathe North, 25.67; 3. Ashlynn Sauer, Bishop Carroll, 25.85.
400 -- 1. Rhena Stimmons, Olathe North, 58.94; 2. Ashlynn Sauer, Bishop Carroll, 59.14; 3. Trysten Sowers, Lyndon, 59.31.
800 -- 1. Ryin Miller, Seaman, 2:09.28 (meet record, old record 2:15,19, Bethany Druse, Seaman, 2022); 2. Kelsie Kudzia, Leavenworth, 2:11.20; 3. Shayne Pittinger-Reed, Wamego, 2:18.52.
1,600 -- 1. Ryin Miller, Seaman, 4:41.47 (meet record, old record 4:50.9, Born, Shawnee Mission Northwest, 2016); 2. Emma Baum, Blue Valley, 5:05.90; 3. Emily Graf, Washburn Rural, 5:08.24.
3,200 -- 1. Katelyn Rupe, Salina Central, 10:19.65 (meet record, old record 10:30.55, Mullen, Shawnee Mission Northwest, 2023); 2. Kaylie Shultz, Salina Central, 10:49.32; 3. Payton Fink, Washburn Rural, 10:51.62.
100 hurdles -- 1. Keely Hoback, Burlington, 14.25; 2. Nora Turney, Piper, 14.73; 3. Layla Parker, Olathe North, 14.96.
300 hurdles -- 1. Nora Turney, Piper, 45.53; 2. Kourtney Walton, Shawnee Mission North, 46.87; 3. Macy Corcoran, Perry-Lecompton, 46.95.
4x100 relay -- 1. Manhattan, 47.23 (meet record, old record 48.43, Topeka High, 2014); 2. Burlington, 50.03; 3. Olathe North, 50.10.
4x400 relay -- 1. Seaman, 4:04.86; 2. Wamego, 4:07.75; 3. Blue Valley West, 4:09.32.
4x800 relay -- 1. Manhattan, 9:53.42; 2. Blue Valley West, 10:04.47; 3. Piper, 10:09.21.
High jump -- 1. Elizabeth Weinert, Olathe North, 5-4; 2. Isabella Wilber, Wamego, 5-2; 3. Sophia Peabody, Manhattan, 5-2.
Pole vault -- 1. Elena Ginie, Olathe North, 11-6; 2. Emma Thompson, Leavenworth, 10-6; 3. Grace Jowers, Seaman, 10-6.
Long jump -- 1. Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High, 18-6; 2. Isabella Wilber, Wamego, 18-4.75; 3. Sienna Wesley, Lawrence, 18-0.
Triple jump -- 1. Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High, 38-3.25; 2. Kayley Holmes, Salina Central, 35-8; 3. Josepheine Platt, Lawrence, 35-0. 25.
Shot put -- 1. Jorryn Hall, Manhattan, 37-10.25; 2. Eliana Williams, Salina Central, 36-10; 3. Allison Robinett, Salina Central, 36-9.75.
Discus -- 1. Gracie Erichsen, Junction City, 122-3; 2. Kailyn Petersen, Washburn Rural, 121-11; 3. Abigail Zerbe, Salina Central, 121-4.
.Javelin -- 1. Kennedy Tobaben, Olathe North, 133-5; 2. Morgan Ray, Washburn Rural, 133-4; 3. Skylar Schoenbeck, Wamego, 127-7.
BOYS
Team scores
Wamego 48, Washburn Rural 47, Olathe North 42, Manhattan 40, Seaman 39.33, Piper 37, Bishop Carroll 36, Holton 34, Shawnee Mission South 32, Topeka West 32, Great Bend 25, Shawnee Mission Northwest 24, Blue Valley West 23.50, Santa Fe Trail 18, Lawrence 13.50, Silver Lake 10, Junction City 10, Topeka High 10, Burlington 10, Leavenworth 9.66, Salina Central 9, Perry-Lecompton 8.
Individual results
100 -- 1. Brody Anderson, Burlington, 10.63; 2. Peyton Holmes, Seaman, 10.73; 3. Logan Walker, Olathe North, 10.77.
200 -- 1. Bryce Cochran, Seaman, 21.87; 2. Crayton Rauch, Manhattan, 22.30; 3. Evan Scheid, Silver Lake, 22.37.
400 -- 1. Isaiah Terry, Washburn Rural, 48.20; 2. Brayden Peek, Holton, 48.96; 3. Bryce Cochran, Seaman, 49.06.
800 -- 1. Brayden Peek, Holton, 1:57.21; 2. Mark Wilkie, Topeka West, 1:57.23; 3. Braxton Williams, Wamego, 1:58.80.
1,600 -- 1. Adrian Lehman, Topeka West, 4:20.80; 2. Mark Wilkie, Topeka West, 4:24.81; 3. Ismael Ramirez, Great Bend, 4:28.50.
3,200 -- 1. Max Larson, Shawnee Mission, 8:57.27 (meet record, old record 9:07.0, McGinn, Emporia, 1995); 2. Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural, 9:16.96; 3. Adrian Lehman, Topeka West, 9:16.98.
110 hurdles -- 1. Caleb Degroot, Bishop Carroll, 14.23; 2. Shinji Pollard, Piper, 14.30; 3. Carsen Avery, Piper, 14.41.
300 hurdles -- 1. Caleb Degroot, Bishop Carroll, 38.20; 2. Noah Holthusen, Bishop Carroll, 39.06; 3. Liam Morrison, Washburn Rural, 39.17.
4x100 relay -- 1. Olathe North, 42.34 (meet record, old record 42.37, Topeka High, 2017); 2. Piper, 42.53; 3. Shawnee Mission Northwest, 42.70.
4x400 relay -- 1. Washburn Rural, 3:20.70 (meet record, old record 3:21.8, Topeka High, 1992); 2. Shawnee Mission Northwest, 3:29.88; 3. Topeka High, 3:30.68.
4x800 relay -- 1. Wamego, 8:05.32; 2. Shawnee Mission Northwest High, 8:20.77; 3. Leavenworth, 8:23.16.
High jump -- 1. Slade Smith, Wamego, 6-6; 2. Cole Smither, Olathe North, 6-6; 3. Brayden Peek, Holton, 6-4.
Pole vault -- 1. Pierson Cyphers, Holton, 13-0; 2. Trevir Hinck, Santa Fe Trail, 12-6; 3. Wesley Chang, Blue Valley, 12-6.
Long jump -- 1. Cole Smither, Olathe North, 23-0; 2. Cooper Ohmacht, Great Bend, 22-10.50; 3. Crayton Rauch, Manhattan, 22-6.50.
Triple jump -- 1. Cooper Ohmacht, Great Bend, 46-8; 2. Brady Durtschi, Manhattan, 43-9; 3. Kaden Whitehurst, Seaman, 42-8.
Shot put -- 1. Julian Daniels, Santa Fe Trail, 56-9; 2. Michael Moser, Shawnee Mission South, 56-0.25; 3. Mason Isch, Wamego, 50-5.50.
Discus -- 1. Josh Flanagan Jr., Wamego, 163-1O; 2. Alonzo Guillen, Salina Central, 155-2; 3. Michael Moser, Shawnee Mission South, 154-2.
Javelin -- 1. Jason McNicoll, Blue Valley, 193-0; 2. Koltyn Kaniper, Perry-Lecompton, 183-9; 3. Kole Schaunaman, Piper, 181-5.
