By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
NOTE: Top.Sports.news will compile a weekly track and field honor roll for Shawnee County high schools throughout the 2023 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 10.74
Dunshee, Hayden 10.76
Peoples, Topeka High 10.96
Richardson, Highland Park 10.97
Merritt, Seaman 10.99
200 METERS
Richardson, Highland Park 21.50
Cochran, Seaman 22.34
Smith, Shawnee Heights 22.35
Peoples, Topeka High 22.53
Murph, Topeka High 22.64
Hayden sophomore Jensen Schrickel is the Shawnee County leader in the 400-meter dash. [Photo by Sarah Carson/Special to TSN]
400 METERS
Schrickel, Hayden 50.22
Roeder, Topeka High 50.74
Roney, Washburn Rural 51.72
Benz, Shawnee Heights 51.89
Chooncharoen, Washburn Rural 51.96
800 METERS
Moore, Seaman 2:00.12
Johnson, Washburn Rural 2:00.55
Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 2:00.67
Anderson, Seaman 2:01.30
Brokaw, Silver Lake 2:03.65
Topeka West senior Lenny Njoroge (left) and Shawnee Heights junior Jackson Esquibel are the Shawnee County leaders in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs. [Photo by Sarah Carson/Special to TSN]
1,600 METERS
Njoroge, Topeka West 4:17.71
Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 4:20.46
Dial, Washburn Rural 4:33.13
Johnson, Washburn Rural 4:33.46
Jowers, Seaman 4:43.66
3,200 METERS
Njoroge, Topeka West 9:20.08
Esquibel, Shawnee Heights 9:25.23
Johnson, Washburn Rural 9:51.59
Dial, Washburn Rural 9:51.97
Jowers, Seaman 10:05.32
110-METER HURDLES
Merritt, Seaman 14.73
Johnson, Highland Park 15.23
Muller, Hayden 15.71
Morrison, Washburn Rural 15.96
Berg, Seaman 16.11
Hayden senior Jake Muller is the county leader in the boys 300-meter hurdles. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
300-METER HURDLES
Muller, Hayden 39.19
Garvin, Shawnee Heights 39.82
Morrison, Washburn Rural 40.51
Cowdin, Topeka High 42.65
Badger, Washburn Rural 43.06
4x100-METER RELAY
Topeka High 42.87
Hayden 43.03
Washburn Rural 43.64
Seaman 43.92
Silver Lake 44.16
4x400-METER RELAY
Hayden 3:23.64
Washburn Rural 3:27.35
Shawnee Heights 3:31.88
Topeka High 3:32.81
Seaman 3:33.56
4x800-METER RELAY
Washburn Rural 8:18.35
Seaman 8:21.89
Shawnee Heights 8:31.45
Silver Lake 8:50.68
Topeka West 8:53.35
HIGH JUMP
Batson, Topeka West 6-2
Johnson, Silver Lake 6-2
Thompson, Topeka West 6-2
Parker, Shawnee Heights 6-0
Harris, Hayden 5-10
Hill, Washburn Rural 5-10
James, Topeka High 5-10
Osburn, Washburn Rural 5-10
POLE VAULT
Rausch, Washburn Rural 13-0
Wedl, Shawnee Heights 11-6
Lang, Washburn Rural 10-6
Litton, Washburn Rural 10-6
Clay, Washburn Rural 10-0
Hutsen, Washburn Rural 10-0
Highland Park senior Tre Richardson is a returning state champion and a multiple Class 5A state medalist the past two seasons. [File photo/TSN]
LONG JUMP
Richardson, Highland Park 23-0.50
Holmes, Seaman 22-1
Schrickel, Hayden 21-8
Berg, Seaman 21-5
Parker, Shawnee Heights 21-5
Topeka West sophomore Alesecio Batson is the Shawnee County leader in the boys triple jump and tied for the lead in the high jump. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
TRIPLE JUMP
Batson, Topeka West 46-10.50
Richardson, Highland Park 46-8
Razzano, Silver Lake 41-10
Berg, Topeka West 41-9
Cochran, Seaman 40-11.20
SHOT PUT
Moten, Shawnee Heights 51-4
Miller, Seaman 50-2.75
Lane, Washburn Rural 48-9
Thomas, Seaman 47-8
Carver, Shawnee Heights 47-3
DISCUS
Sulzen-Watson, Washburn Rural 159-10
Lane, Washburn Rural 152-0
Dawkins, Shawnee Heights 151-0
Otting, Hayden 146-9
Reimer, Topeka West 140-1
JAVELIN
Sulzen-Watson, Washburn Rural 181-1
Dittman, Shawnee Heights 175-1
Cummings, Hayden 171-7
Otting, Hayden 166-11
Hulse, Topeka West 154-4
