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Wyatt Heiman's debut for the 2022-2023 indoor track season probably couldn't have gone any better, with the Washburn University standout sprinter setting a pair of school records in the recent Washburn Alumni Invitational.
Former Silver Lake multi-sport standout Wyatt Heiman set Washburn University school records in the 60 and 200-meter dashes in his 2022-2023 season debut. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
Now, after some time off for the holidays, the Silver Lake product is chomping at the bit to see where he can go from here.
Heiman broke the Washburn record in the 60-meter dash in 6.88 seconds with a third-place finish and set the school record in the 200 by nearly three-10ths of a second in 21.70, also posting a third-place finish in that event.
"I was talking to coach (Cameron) Babb at the meet and I've never run a 21 this early in the year,'' Heiman said. "Usually I don't hit it until outdoor and it's harder to run a 21 indoor than outdoor just with the tight turns, so running that early on has defiitely got me really motivated to continue and see how much I can get that down to in the 21s and maybe a 20.
"That's crazy to even talk about that, but it could be a possibility.''
After his big opening meet, Heiman is now the WU record-holder for a combined three indoor and outdoor events, also holding the No. 1 spot outdoors in the 100-meter dash in 10.44 seconds while ranking second outdoors in the 200 at 21.49.
Heiman, a multiple state medalist at Silver Lake, has made his mark as one of Washburn's all-time best after participating in four different sports at Silver Lake, and credits his multi-sport background for helping him reach the level he has for the Ichabods.
"I wouldn't specialize in any sport because you never know,'' Heiman said. "I didn't know track was going to be my sport until I was a junior, a senior in high school, and I fully developed. I would suggest to anybody to play every sport. I defniitely enjoyed it.''
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KC-SOUTHEAST, Mo. (3-3) at HIGHLAND PARK (1-0)
Highland Park senior Bo Aldridge led the Scots with 19 points in last Tuesday's 82-62 win over Bonner Springs. [File photo/TSN]
Highland Park opened its season with an 82-62 non-league romp past Bonner Springs last Tuesday. Bo Aldridge led the Scots, No. 3-ranked in Class 5A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, with 19 points while seniors Jahmir Kingcannon and Tre Richardson added 18 and 15 points, respectively. Kansas City-Southeast is 3-3 on the season after taking a 74-62 win over KC-East on Friday in the Winnetonka Classic.
BASEHOR-LINWOOD (2-2, 1-0) at SHAWNEE HEIGHTS (1-2, 1-2)
Shawnee Heights is coming off a 64-51 United Kansas Conference loss to Topeka West on Friday at West while Basehor-Linwood finished fourth in the Liberty North (Mo.) Invitational, dropping a 54-27 loss to Liberty North in the third-place game. The T-Birds got 15 points and 12 rebounds off the bench from junior Jayden Holly against Topeka West while junior Jacob Malcom added 10 off the bench. The Bobcats opened the season with a 58-52 UKC win over Topeka West.
Senior Jack Bachelor is averaging a team-high 18 points for 2-1 Washburn Rural. [File photo/TSN]
SHAWNEE MISSION NORTHWEST (1-1) at WASHBURN RURAL (2-1)
Washburn Rural won its last two games in the Championship Showdown at Shawnee Mission East, including a 64-41 win over Shawnee Mission East in Friday's consolation final (fifth-place game). Seniors Jack Bachelor and Wyatt Conklin scored 13 points apiece against West. Bachelor is averaging 18 points, 4.3 assists and 2.0 steals for Rural while Conklin is averaging 12.3 points and junior JC Heim a team-high seven rebounds. Northwest is coming off a 62-58 loss against Olathe North.
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KC-SOUTHEAST, MO. (2-3) at HIGHLAND PARK (0-1)
Highland Park sophomore Amelia Ramsey scored 16 points for the Scots in their 53-36 season-opening loss to Bonner Springs. [File photo/TSN]
Highland Park opened its season with a 53-36 non-league home loss to Bonner Springs last Tuesday and will play another non-league contest Tuesday against Kansas City-Southeast, Mo. Sophomore Amelia Ramsey scored 16 points with a pair of 3-pointers to lead Highland Park against Bonner Springs. Southeast was scheduled to play a home game against Van Horn, Mo. Monday night.
Shawnee Heights senior Taylor Rottinhaus has scored 35 points over her last two games, including 17 points in last Friday's 42-33 win over Topeka West. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
BASEHOR-LINWOOD (3-1, 1-0) at SHAWNEE HEIGHTS (2-1, 2-1)
Shawnee Heights will put its two-game United Kansas Conference win streak on the line against Basehor-Linwood. The Bobcats opened the season with a 52-36 UKC win over Topeka West, while the T-Birds are coming off a 42-33 conference win over the Chargers last Friday. Senior Taylor Rottinghaus led Shawnee Heights with a game-high 17 points against Topeka West. Basehor-Linwood is coming off a 43-32 tournament win over Kearney, Mo. last Friday.
SHAWNEE MISSION NORTHWEST (1-1) at WASHBURN RURAL (1-2)
Tuesday's game matches the two most recent Class 6A state champions, with Washburn Rural winning in 2019 and again last season while Northwest won the state crown in 2021. Rural was off last week after posting a 1-2 record in the season-opening Hays Shootout while Shawnee Mission Northwest is coming off a 52-41 loss to Olathe North last Friday. Seniors Brooklyn DeLeye and MaRyah Lutz and junior Zoe Canfield are top returners off Rural's 2022 state title team.
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Xavier Alexander
XAVIER ALEXANDER, Topeka West
A 6-foot-1 senior, Alexander combined for 49 points and eight 3-pointers on the week as Topeka West posted pair of United Kansas Conference victories to improve to 2-1 on the season. Alexander scored a career-high 31 points with five 3-pointers in a 74-62 win at Seaman last Tuesday and followed that up with 18 points and three 3s in Friday's 64-51 home win over Shawnee Heights.
Addison Broxterman
ADDISON BROXTERMAN, Washburn Rural
A week after becoming the 10th Kansas high school girls wrestler to record 100 career victories, Broxterman, a senior, notched her 100th career pin in the Council Bluffs Classic on the way to a runner-up finish in the 125-pound division, improving to 12-1 on the season. Broxterman helped lead the Junior Blues to the team championship in the 32-school Iowa tournament by a 648-433.5 margin over Lewis Central, Iowa.
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When Roger Laubengayer-Mena started working with Topeka High's girls wrestlers three seasons ago he could have probably counted his entire team on one hand.
Those days are long done, with depth now a team strength for the Trojans, who claimed the girls team championship in Saturday's Melvin Douglas Invitational at Highland Park by a 101-51 margin over USD 501 rivals Highland Park and Topeka High, who tied for second.
Topeka High's girls wrestling team poses for a team picture after winning the championship in Saturday's Melvin Douglas Invitational at Highland Park. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
opeka High senior Alesia Alvarez gains the upper hand on Highland Park's Kylisha James en route to winning the 170-pound championship in Saturday's Melvin Douglas Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
The Trojans claimed four individual titles on Saturday while also finishing second in three weight classes and posting top-three finishes in nine of 11 divisions.
Topeka High got wins from 100-pound sophomore Ingrid Cabrera, 105-pound junior Nevaiah Martin, 145-pound senior Marilena Zuniga and 170-pound senior Alesia Alvarez while the Trojans got runner-up finishes from freshman Diana Garcia (115), sophomore Zoe Dawkins (120) and sophomore Jeanea Bratton (135).
Other city girls champions included Topeka West sophomore AaZuaviyah Majors (125) and Tristyn Johnson (235) and Highland Park senior Ruby Hernandez (130).
High's Zuniga (5-0), West's Majors (3-0) and Highland Park's Hernandez (5-0) all remained unbeaten on the season.
Topeka High's boys wrestling team poses for a team picture after finishing second in Saturday's Melvin Douglas Invitational at Highland Park. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Topeka High finished second behind Gardner-Edgerton (160-128) in the boys division, with Seaman third with 122 points.
The Trojans got an individual championship from 285-pound sophomore Julio Castro while Seaman got wins from freshmen Brayden Rice (106) and Meko Ortega (132).
Topeka West sophomore Malachi Kuebler (top) won the 126-pound title in Saturday's Melvin Douglas Invitational, taking a win over Highland Park senior Angel Vargas (bottom) to clinch the championship. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Fifth-place Topeka West got wins from sophomore Malachi Kuebler (126) and senior Mason Vickers (144) while eighth-place Highland Park got an individual title from sophomore Adrian Burney (175).
Kuebler (8-0), Ortega (5-0) and Castro (5-0) all remained unbeaten on the season.
MELVIN DOUGLAS INVITATIONAL
