By CHARLES SPURLOCK
TopSports.news
In Friday’s Leitel Legacy Invitational meet hosted by Lawrence Free State, Seaman sophomore Ryin Miller broke two school records, just as she had the previous week in the Lansing Invitational.
Seaman sophomore Ryin Miller leads the girls 3,200 Friday at Free State en route to breaking her own school record. [Photo by Charles Spurlock/TSN]
In the girls 3,200-meter race, Miller broke her own school record by seven seconds in running a winning time of 10 minutes, 19.29 seconds. That time remains the fastest in the state this season and is the 24th fastest time in the United States.
In the 800 meter race, Miller’s time of 2:10.25 broke the school record set by Bethany Druse just two years ago at 2:15.19. Miller's time is also the fastest time in the state this season and the 17th fastest in the nation.
Ryin Miller runs away from the field in the girls 800 field at Free State Friday, breaking the Seaman school record. [Photo by Charles Spurlock/TSN]
Ryin Miller (left) poses for a picture with former Seaman teammate Bethany Druse after breaking Druse's school record in the 800 meters. [Photo by Charles Spurlock/TSN]
Other girls winners were senior Natalie Hillebert of Hayden in the long jump (16 feet, 0.5 inches) and senior Aubrey Simpson of Washburn Rural in the javelin (130-1), which is ranked 55th in the United States this season. Sophomore Morgan Ray of Washburn Rural finished second in the javelin (126-9).
Seaman senior Aaron Merritt (middle) wins the boys 100-meter dash Friday at Free State. [Photo by Charles Spurlock/TopSports.news]
Boys winners included senior Aaron Merritt of Seaman in the 100 meters (10.80), junior Jensen Schrickel of Hayden in the 400 meters (49.24), junior Peyton Holmes of Seaman in the long jump (21-10.5) and senior Jamond Lane of Washburn Rural in the discus (151-2).
LEITEL LEGACY INVITATIONAL
At Free State
GIRLS
Team Scores
Olathe West 123, St. James Academy 103, Washburn Rural 63, Spring Hill 61, Piper 56, Lawrence 54, DeSoto 39.5, Seaman 38, Emporia 34, Hayden 31, Burlington 28.5, Lawrence Free State 27, Leavenworth 21, Wyandotte 17, Circle 6
Individual Results
100 meters -- 1. Faimon, Olathe West, 12.58; 2. Phelps, St. James, 12.59; 3. Helm, Lawrence, 12.67.
Other area finishes -- 9. Mitchell, Hayden, 13.13; 11. Steiner, Seaman, 13.15; 13. Estudillo, Washburn Rural, 13.25; 19. Raub, Washburn Rural, 13.42; 33. Sams, Hayden, 14.03; 37. N. Miller, Seaman, 14.23; 39. Burns, Washburn Rural, 14.37; 41. Randa, Hayden, 14.56; 42. Foster, Washburn Rural, 14.74; 43. Bledsoe, Topeka West, 14.94; 44. Welch, Hayden, 15.12; 45. Jackson-Wells, Topeka West, 15.57.
200 meters -- 1. Wiley, St. James, 25.99; 2. Hoback, Burlington, 26.09; 3. Perez-Vela, Wyandotte, 26.10.
Other area finishes -- 10. Steiner, Seaman, 27.20; 18. Estudillo, Washburn Rural, 27.62; 19. Mitchell, Hayden, 27.72; 31. Raub, Washburn Rural, 28.82; 32. Hanshaw, Shawnee Heights, 28.99; 38. Burns, Washburn Rural, 29.60; 39. Randa, Hayden, 29.66; 40. N. Miller, Seaman, 29.81; 41. Mattox, Shawnee Heights, 29.94; 43. McCaffrey, Hayden, 30.47; 44. Bledsoe, Topeka West, 30.78; 45. Welch, Hayden, 31.96.
400 meters -- 1. Overlease, St. James, 60.56; 2. Irvin, Olathe West, 61.47; 3. Hillebert, Hayden, 61.76.
Other area finishes -- 12. North, Hayden, 1:04.21; 20. Robinson, Seaman, 1:08.31; 21. Vega, Shawnee Heights, 1:08.94; 23. Mattox, Shawnee Heights, 1:10.12; 26. Foster, Washburn Rural, 1:20.89.
800 meters -- 1. R. Miller, Seaman, 2:10.25; 2. January, Spring Hill, 2:15.82; 3. Miller, Olathe West, 2:15.93.
Other area finishes - 15. Harper, Hayden, 2:29.40; 16. Heston, Seaman, 2:30.89; 18. Nolte, Washburn Rural, 2:31.77; 23. Maddox, Washburn Rural, 2:35.02; 29. Wrench, Hayden, 2:39.25; 35. C. Phelps, Topeka West, 2:51.56.
1,600 meters -- 1. Newport, Olathe West, 5:02.95; 2. January, Spring Hill, 5:14.90; 3. Miller, Olathe West, 5:17.04.
Other area finishes -- 6. Graf, Washburn Rural, 5:21.07; 12. Nolte, Washburn Rural, 5:34.57; 14. Spencer, Seaman, 5:37.62; 17. Applehanz, Seaman, 5:44.24; 24. Wempe, Seaman, 5:58.72; 25. Sampson, Seaman, 6:01.06; 31. Hogan, Shawnee Heights, 6:19.62; 32. C. Phelps, Topeka West, 6:21.78.
3,200 meters -- 1. R. Miller, Seaman, 10:19.29; 2. Fink, Washburn Rural, 11:17.15; 3. Graf, Washburn Rural, 11:18.50.
Other area finishes -- 4. Ismert, Washburn Rural, 11:23.00; 6. Maddox, Washburn Rural, 11:59.02; 9. Spencer, Seaman, 12:14.61; 23. Hogan, Shawnee Heights, 14:01.07.
100 hurdles - 1. Hoback, Burlington, 14.81; 2. Turney, Piper, 15.43; 3. Stallbaumer, Seaman, 16.56.
Other area finishes - 10. Reid, Hayden, 17.92; 15. Hanshaw, Shawnee Heights, 18.83; 17. Grunert, Hayden, 19.46; 18. Adams, Hayden, 19.96.
300 hurdles -- 1. Messer, St. James, 46.90; 2. Turney, Piper, 47.93; 3. Cooley, Olathe West, 48.03
Other area finishes -- 11. Stallbaumer, Seaman, 52.84; 15. Funk, Hayden, 53.54; 18. Reid, Hayden, 54.09; 23. Adams, Hayden, 57.14; 27. Hafenstine, Seaman, 1:00.35; 30. Jackson-Wells, Topeka West, 1:04.65.
4x100 relay - 1. St. James (Wiley, Phelps, Overlease, Wurtenberger), 49.10; 2. Olathe West (Grann, Faimon, Lester, Irvin), 49.45; 3. Lawrence (Helm, Wesley, L. Woods, Y. Woods), 50.00.
Other area finishes - 5. Washburn Rural (M. Blanco, Estudillo, E. Blanco, Worley), 50.32; 9. Hayden (Mitchell, Sams, Huscher, Hillebert), 51.74; 10. Seaman (Stallbaumer, N. Miller, Jowers, Steiner), 52.65.
4x400 relay - 1. St. James (Overlease, Phelps, Wurtenberger, Wiley), 3:59.55; 2. Olathe West (Browning, Irvin, Willingham, Miller), 4:06.03; 3. DeSoto (Meyer, Bundt, Marriott, Gillespie), 4:10.01.
Other area finishes - 6. Seaman (Heston, Stallbaumer, Steiner, R. Miller), 4:15.58; 7. Washburn Rural (Peterson, Burns, M. Blanco, E. Blanco), 4:17.22; 8. Hayden (Wrench, Hillebert, Grunert, North), 4:17.30; 12. Shawnee Heights (Vega, Rambo, Mattox, Hanshaw), 4:37.66.
4x800 relay - 1. St. James (Morfeld, Loos, Price, Hays), 9:41.90; 2. Olathe West (Clements, White, Brown, Stiede), 9:48.10; 3. Seaman (Heston, Applehanz, Robinson, Tempe), 10:36.80.
Other area finishes - none.
High Jump -- 1. Platt, Lawrence, 5-6; 2. Cisneros, DeSoto, 5-0; 3. Lockwood, Piper, 4-10.
Other area finishes -- 6. Worley, Washburn Rural, 4-8; 10. Tiller, Washburn Rural, 4-6; 13. Burns, Washburn Rural, 4-6; 13. Egnoske, Hayden, 4-6; 13. McCaffrey, Hayden, 4-6.
Pole Vault -- 1. Thompson, Leavenworth, 11-6; 2. O’Hanlon, Spring Hill, 11-0; 3. Castro, Spring Hill, 10-6.
Other area finishes -- 6. Moore, Hayden, 10-0; 9. Jowers, Seaman, 9-0; 10. Estudillo, Washburn Rural, 8-6.
Long Jump -- 1. Hillebert, Hayden, 16-0.5; 2. Dolinar, Piper, 16-0; 3. Newland, Emporia, 15-11
Other area finishes -- 4. Worley, Washburn Rural, 15-7; 9. M. Blanco, Washburn Rural, 15-3; 12. Condray, Seaman, 14-11; 14. Funk, Hayden, 14-10; 17. Foster, Washburn Rural, 14-8; 18. Huscher, Hayden, 14-7; 20. Rambo, Shawnee Heights, 14-1; 21. Price, Seaman, 13-11; 23. Townsend, Seaman, 13-9; 29. Fry, Hayden, 12-11.5.
Triple Jump -- 1. Newland, Emporia, 35-2.25; 2. Wiley, St. James, 34.3; 3. Pickman, Lawrence, 32-4.25.
Other area finishes -- 6. Funk, Hayden, 31-6; 7. Moore, Hayden, 31-4.25; 9. Rambo, Shawnee Heights, 30-5; 10. Townsend, Seaman, 29-8.75; 13. Fry, Hayden, 28-8.25; 15. Huscher, Hayden, 28-5; 16. Price, Seaman, 28-2; 17. Tiller, Washburn Rural, 27-4.5.
Shot Put -- 1. Cline, Olathe West, 41-10; 2. Todd, Spring Hill, 39-7; 3. Martin, Piper, 35-3.5.
Other area finishes -- 6. Rutherford, Hayden, 34-8.5; 8. Schmitz, Hayden, 33-4.5; 11. Ofuasia, Shawnee Heights, 31-8.5; 12. K. Petersen, Washburn Rural, 31-4.5; 14. Swift, Shawnee Heights, 30-11; 17. Ramsey, Hayden, 30-0; 21. Davis, Washburn Rural, 29-3; 24. Haylea Cummings, Hayden, 27-9.5; 25. Hoffer, Seaman, 27-5.5; 26. Tenbrink, Seaman, 26-7; 32. Luea, Washburn Rural, 26-0
Discus -- 1. Todd, Spring Hill, 137-4; 2. Cline, Olathe West, 127-3; 3. Trujillo, Emporia, 109-6.
Other area finishes -- 5. K. Petersen, Washburn Rural, 106-10; 7. R. Petersen, Washburn Rural, 104-9; 8. Schmitz, Hayden, 103-4; 9. Swift, Shawnee Heights, 96-2; 11. Rutherford, Hayden, 93-4; 12. Berry-Briggs, Shawnee Heights, 90-9; 13. Hoffer, Seaman, 87-4, 25. Hannah Cummings, Hayden, 73-2; 28. Hokenberry, Hayden, 71-4. 32. Ofuasia, Shawnee Heights, 59-10.
Javelin -- 1. Simpson, Washburn Rural, 130-1; 2. Ray, Washburn Rural, 126-9; 3. Platt, Lawrence, 123-1.
Other area finishes -- 6. Lesmeister, Seaman, 117-1; 8. Hannah Cummings, Hayden, 113-9; 12. Berry-Briggs, Shawnee Heights, 102-6; 15. Fitzhugh, Washburn Rural, 100-3; 17. Henry, Seaman, 94-7; 30. Swift, Shawnee Heights, 77-5; 32. Haylea Cummings, Hayden, 73-8; 36. Randa, Hayden, 63-11; 38. Welch, Hayden, 57-11.
BOYS
Team Scores
Olathe West 124, DeSoto 79, Piper 68, Washburn Rural 59, Bishop Miege 50, Lawrence Free State 42.5, Spring Hill 39, Hayden 39, St. James Academy 36, Seaman 34, Circle 29, Emporia 25, Lawrence 22, Central Heights 18, Wyandotte 14, Burlington 9, Leavenworth 6.5, Topeka West 2.
Individual results
100 meters -- 1. Merritt, Seaman, 10.80; 2. Miller, DeSoto, 10.96; 3. Lynch, Jr., Miege, 10.97.
Other area finishes -- 4. Dunshee, Hayden, 11.20; 20. Stegman, Hayden, 11.54; 24. Ingenthron, Washburn Rural, 11.64; 28. Hepner, Seaman, 11.761; 29. Houser, Washburn Rural, 11.763; 38. Maldonado, Shawnee Heights, 12.02; 43. Owens, Shawnee Heights, 12.14; 44. Foxhoven, Seaman, 12.15; 46. Anderson, Seaman, 12.18; 47. Nitschke, Topeka West, 12.23; 50. Tantardini, Shawnee Heights, 12.54; 51. Christian, Shawnee Heights, 12.72.
200 meters -- 1. Lynch, Jr., Miege, 21.97; 2. Miller, DeSoto, 22.05; 3. Dunshee, Hayden, 22.31.
Other area finishes -- 8. Terry, Washburn Rural, 22.98; 14. Stegman, Hayden, 23.16; 15. Cochran, Seaman, 23.17; 16. Houser, Washburn Rural, 23.18; 19. Holmes, Seaman, 23.34; 27. Lindsey, Topeka West, 23.87; 30. Nwakpuda, Washburn Rural, 24.00; 35. Brake, Seaman, 24.27; 39. Maldonado, Shawnee Heights, 24.86; 40. Owens, Shawnee Heights, 24.92; 42. McDaniel, Shawnee Heights, 24.98.
400 meters -- 1. Schrickel, Hayden, 49.24; 2. Terry, Washburn Rural, 50.07; 3. Spellman, Emporia, 50.60.
Other area finishes -- 8. Chooncharoen, Washburn Rural, 52.14; 11. Roney, Washburn Rural, 52.70; 14. Cochran, Seaman, 53.05; 15. Fotovich, Shawnee Heights, 53.20; 25. Lindsey, Topeka West, 54.24; 29. Covington, Topeka West, 54.81; 30. Strickland, Hayden, 54.90; 32. Olsen, Washburn Rural, 54.93; 36. Keyes, Shawnee Heights, 55.80; 43. Tantardini, Shawnee Heights, 58.90.
800 meters -- 1. O’Conner, DeSoto, 1:54.13; 2. Hammond, Central Heights, 1:55.11; 3. Schowengerdt, St. James, 1:56.11.
Other area finishes -- 16. Wilkie, Topeka West, 2:07.11; 23. Townsend, Seaman, 2:10.22; 25. Murrow, Seaman, 2:10.58; 27. Stewart, Hayden, 2:13.20; 28. Replogle, Washburn Rural, 2:13.39; 29. Staniec, Shawnee Heights, 2:13.74; 31. Thiesen, Washburn Rural, 2:13.90; 36. Meek, Washburn Rural, 2:16.51; 37. Leinwetter, Washburn Rural, 2:17.12; 38. Sigle, Topeka West, 2:18.56; 39. Banman, Shawnee Heights, 2:19.82; 41. Conejo, Topeka West, 2:23.46; 42. Beckman, Hayden, 2:23.74; 43. Phelps, Topeka West, 2:32.22; 44. Harmer, Hayden, 2:36.13.
1,600 meters -- 1. Logan, Circle, 4:24.59; 2. Loos, Lawrence Free State, 4:26.68; 3. Hammond, Central Heights, 4:26.86.
Other area finishes -- 13. Kehoe, Washburn Rural, 4:37.32; 16. Lehman, Topeka West, 4:40.25; 18. Wilkie, Topeka West, 4:41.35; 25. Phelps, Topeka West, 4:45.71; 26. Keller, Washburn Rural, 4:47.22; 32. Amis, Hayden, 4:50.03; 36. Moore, Hayden, 4:53.49; 39. King, Washburn Rural, 4:55.66; 41. Spurlock, Seaman, 4:57.87; 44. Stewart, Hayden, 5:01.14; 45. Baldwin, Hayden, 5:01.21; 51. M. Esquibel, Shawnee Heights, 5:31.23; 52. Conejo, Topeka West, 5:34.67.
3,200 meters -- 1. Logan, Circle, 9:25.64; 2. Beckman, Spring Hill, 9:29.10; 3. Wohler, Lawrence Free State, 9:29.99
Other area finishes -- 14. Amis, Hayden, 10:19.41; 16. Leinwetter, Washburn Rural, 10:29.18; 17. Moore, Hayden, 10:29.81; 20. M. Esquibel, Shawnee Heights, 10:47.99; 22. Meek, Washburn Rural, 10:51.40; 23. Baldwin, Hayden, 10:59.53; 26. Rake, Washburn Rural, 11:10.59; 30. Phelps, Topeka West, 11:24.70; 31. Pekarek, Seaman, 11:33.50; 32. Vila, Seaman, 11:36.93; 33. Newell, Seaman, 11:45.43; 34. Del Zio, Seaman, 11:46.01; 35. Harmer, Hayden, 12:07.81.
110 hurdles -- 1. Henry, Piper, 14.71; 2. Gillam, Olathe West, 15.602; 3. Hockett, Spring Hill, 15.609.
Other area finishes -- 4. Ingenthron, Washburn Rural, 15.65; 5. Morrison, Washburn Rural, 15.99; 11. Badger, Washburn Rural, 16.63; 13. Tuckwin, 17.26.
300 hurdles -- 1. Pollard, Piper, 39.42; 2. Morrison, Washburn Rural, 39.75; 3. Gillam, Olathe West, 40.09.
Other area finishes -- 5. Ingenthron, Washburn Rural, 41.19; 6. Hurla, Seaman, 41.56; 7. Badger, Washburn Rural, 41.68; 15. Tuckwin, Washburn Rural, 42.97; 18. Labrador, Shawnee Heights, 44.89.
4x100 relay -- 1. Piper (Pollard, Pudenz, Jarrett, Henry), 42.82; 2. DeSoto (Lang, Lawson, Barr, Miller), 43.14; 3. Seaman (Holmes, Cochran, Anderson, Merritt), 43.17.
Other area finishes -- 12. Shawnee Heights (Maldonado, Tantardini, Owens, Christian), 46.52
4x400 relay -- 1. Olathe West (C. Richardson, Diediker, Shilling, D. Richardson), 3:24.03; 2. Washburn Rural (Ingenthron, Badger, Chooncharoen, Jueneman), 3:25.73; 3. Hayden (Stegman, Schrickel, Dunshee, Strickland), 3:25.90.
Other area finishes -- 10. Seaman (Cochran, Hurla, Brake, Townsend), 3:39.00; 14. Shawnee Heights (Keyes, Fotovich, Memmer, Banman), 3:46.38.
4x800 relay -- 1. Lawrence Free State (Lichauer, Wills, Terry, Loos), 8:08.51; 2. Piper (Thomas, Hanson, Lamb, Hein), 8:25.00; 3. St. James (Klasinski, White, Tritz, Khermraj), 8:25.42.
Other area finishes -- 4. Washburn Rural (Kehoe, Quarles, King, Olsen), 8:29.93; 8. Topeka West (Wilkie, Phelps, Conejo, Lehman), 8:38.98; 9. Hayden (Stewart, Amis, Moore, Baldwin), 8:39.32.
High Jump -- 1. Hakim, Olathe West, 6-4; 2. Murray, Wyandotte, 6-2; 3. Kerr, Piper, 6-2.
Other area finishes -- 9. Toyne, Seaman, 5-10; 11. McGee, Seaman, 5-10; 15. Esser, Seaman, 5-8; 16. Jueneman, Washburn Rural, 5-8.
Pole Vault -- 1. Huber, Emporia, 13-6; 2. Vader, Olathe West, 12-6; 3. Huffman, Lawrence Free State, 12-0.
Other area finishes -- none.
Long Jump -- 1. Holmes, Seaman, 21-10.5; 2. Cole, Miege, 20-8; 3. Austin, Olathe West, 20-5.5.
Other area finishes -- 4. Schrickel, Hayden, 20-2.5; 9. Jueneman, Washburn Rural, 19-5; 13. Young, Topeka West, 19-3; 14. Whitehurst, Seaman, 19-1; 19. Collins, Seaman, 18-9; 26. McDaniel, Shawnee Heights, 18-3.5; 28. Lindsey, Topeka West, 18-3; 30. Nwakpuda, Washburn Rural, 18-1; 31. Stegman, Hayden, 17-6; 33. Sigle, Topeka West, 17-1; 39. Lee, Shawnee Heights, 16-3.5; 40. Owens, Shawnee Heights, 16-3; 41. Strickland, Hayden, 16-2.5; 42. Nitschke, Topeka West, 16-2; 45. Torres, Washburn Rural, 11-7.5.
Triple Jump -- 1. Hakim, Olathe West, 42-6.5; 2. Cole, Miege, 42-4.5; 3. Anderson, Wyandotte, 41-2.
Other area finishes -- 4. Whitehurst, Seaman, 39-9.75; 8. Sigle, Topeka West, 38-7.25; 12. Quy, Seaman, 38-0; 18. McDaniel, Shawnee Heights, 36-1.5; 21. Lee, Shawnee Heights, 34-9.75; 22. Labrador, Shawnee Heights, 34-9.5; 28. Torres, Washburn Rural, 31-2.
Shot Put -- 1. Dohm, St. James, 53-9; 2. Torrez, Spring Hill, 50-3; 3. Spritzer, Olathe West, 50-1.
Other area finishes - 6. Hawks, Washburn Rural, 47-1; 8. Charvat, Hayden, 46-3.5; 12. Shelley, Seaman, 43-7.5; 17. Todwong, Hayden, 42-11; 19. Thompson, Washburn Rural, 41-11; 22. Peterson, Hayden, 41-1; 25. Holman, Washburn Rural, 39-11; 29. Fisher, Shawnee Heights, 37-8; 34. Copeland, Shawnee Heights, 34-0.5; 36. Covington, Topeka West, 32-1.
Discus - 1. Lane, Washburn Rural, 151-2; 2. Riedesel, DeSoto, 148-2; 3. Spritzer, Olathe West, 147-3.
Other area finishes - 10. Holman, Washburn Rural, 128-6; 17. Fisher, Shawnee Heights, 121-9; 18. Charvat, Hayden, 117-5; 20. Meyer, Washburn Rural, 112-10; 21. Peterson, Hayden, 109-3; 22. Shelley, Seaman, 107-11; 23. Copeland, Shawnee Heights, 106-10; 24. Thompson, Washburn Rural, 106-2; 33. Covington, Topeka West, 88-5.
Javelin -- 1. Clark, Piper, 180-8; 2. Zimmerman, Olathe West, 174-7; 3. Charvat, Hayden, 165-3.
Other area finishes -- 10. Warren, Seaman, 147-6; 11. Holman, Washburn Rural, 146-4; 18. Armstrong, Washburn Rural, 142-2; 20. Clark, Hayden, 139-4; 24. House, Washburn Rural, 132-2; 27. Meier, Hayden, 127-0; 28. Stroud, Shawnee Heights, 125-2; 32. Thompson, Washburn Rural, 108-6.
