By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Washburn Rural finished third in both the boys and girls divisions in Friday's Class 6A track and field regional at Wichita Northwest, posting seven victories and qualifying in a total of 17 events (nine girls, eight boys) for Thursday's state meet in Wichita.
Washburn Rural star boys senior hurdler Marquel Russell swept the 110 and 300-meter hurdles in Friday's Class 6A regional at Wichita Northwest. [File photo/TSN]
Senior Marquel Russell led the Junior Blues with a sweep of the regional titles in the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles while the Rural boys also got a win from Christian Ahlf in the pole vault.
Madeline Carter led a 1-2-3 finish for the Rural girls in the 800 meters, while Keely Wagner won the 1,600, Raegan Peterson the discus and the Junior Blues ended the meet with a win in the 4x400-meter relay.
Washburn Rural's Madeline Carter (left) and Keely Wagner both posted individual victories in Friday's Class 6A regional at Wichita Northwest. [File photo/TSN]
Russell won the 110s in 14.87 seconds and came back to double up in the 300s in a time of 42.64 seconds, while Ahlf led three Rural state qualifiers in the pole vault with a win at 12-6. Joel Goering took second in the pole vault (11-6) and Michael Mercer third (11-0).
Carter won the girls 800 in 2 minutes, 27.62 seconds while Wagner (2:28.96) and Khloi Bird (2:29.67) finished second and third.
Wagner won the 1,600 in 5:38.95 while Petersen took the discus title at 121 feet, 10 inches and the Junior Blues won the 4x400 relay in 4:10.19.
Zsamar Sipple was a double individual qualifier for Rural, taking second in the triple jump (44-8.25) and third in the long jump (21-7.5) while Zach Sulzen-Watson also qualified in a pair of events, posting a runner-up showing in the discus (151-6) and taking fourth in the shot put (48-3.5).
Sam Shonka was the runner-up in the high jump, clearing 6-4.
Jada Ingram finished second in the high jump at 5-4 and was fourth in the 400 (61.71) while Elle Bray was second in the long jump (16-5.75), Lillian Zeigler placed third in the high jump (5-0) and Rebekah Smith was fourth in the shot put (34-10.5).
The Junior Blues also qualified for state in the 4x800 relay with a second-place finish (10:27.17).
CLASS 6A REGIONAL AT WICHITA NORTHWEST
Girls
Team scores
Manhattan 125, Derby 103, Washburn Rural 93, Free State 93, Junction City 39, Wichita Southeast 38, Wichita Heights 36, Wichita Northwest 25, Topeka High 3.
Individual results
High jump -- 1. Hulcher, Free State, 5-4; 2. Ingram, Washburn Rural, 5-4; 3. Zeigler, Washburn Rural, 5-0; 4. Hegarty, Manhattan, 4-10.
Pole vault -- 1. Evans, Free State, 10-0; 2. Vaughn, Free State, 10-0; 3. Mai, Free State, 10-0; 4. Williams, Wichita Heights, 9-0.
Long jump -- 1. Syring, Derby, 16-6.75; 2. Bray, Washburn Rural, 16-5.75; 3. Johnson, Manhattan, 16-5.5; 4. Hulcher, Free State, 16-4.75.
Triple jump -- 1. Johnson, Manhattan, 37-9.75; 2. Larson, Manhattan, 34-1.75; 3. Christensen, Derby, 33-0.5; 4. Harris, Junction City, 32-9.
Shot put -- 1. Toala, Junction City, 39-9.25; 2. Ilalio, Manhattan, 38-3.5; 3. Bell, Wichita Heights, 37-11.25; 4. Smith, Washburn Rural, 34-10.5.
Discus -- 1. Petersen, Washburn Rural, 121-10; 2. Toala, Junction City, 112-7; 3. Gruber, Manhattan, 108-10; 4. Knudson, Derby, 102-8.
Javelin -- 1. Glessner, Manhattan, 131-5; 2. Duncan, Free State, 125-8; 3. Claussen, Manhattan, 124-8; 4. Knudson, Derby, 121-10.
4x800 relay — 1. Free State, 10:18.67; 2. Washburn Rural, 10:27.17; 3. Derby, 10:31.82; 4. Manhattan, 10:42.10.
100 hurdles -- 1. Prestonback, Manhattan, 16.57; 2. Bell, Derby, 16.91; 3. Arasmith, Manhattan, 17.02; 4. Spriggs, Free State, 17.06.
100 -- 1. Miller, Wichita Southeast, 12.22; 2. David, Wichita Heights, 12.42; 3. Abdul-Hameed, Derby, 12.46; 4. Williams, Wichita Northwest, 12.49
1,600 -- 1. Wagner, Washburn Rural, 5;38.95; 2. Knopp, Manhattan, 5:42.92; 3. York, Junction City, 5:44.85; 4. Geoser, Free State, 5:45.33.
4x100 relay -- 1. Wichita Southeast, 50.10; 2. Derby, 50.94; 3. Wichita Heights, 51.61; 4. Manhattan, 51.76.
400 -- 1. Johnson, Manhattan, 59.46; 2. Abdul-Hameed, Derby, 59.81; 3. Hackney-Cooper, Wichita Southeast, 60.97; 4. Ingram, Washburn Rural, 61.71.
300 hurdles -- 1. Bell, Derby, 48.34; 2. Shelby, Wichita Northwest, 49.05; 3. Igo, Derby, 50.28; 4. Spriggs, Free State, 50.74.
800 -- 1. Carter, Washburn Rural, 2:27.62; 2. Wagner, Washburn Rural, 2:28.96; 3. Bird, Washburn Rural, 2:29.67; 4. Mouser, Wichita Northwest, 2:32.16.
200 -- 1. Cooper, Wichita Southeast, 26.04; 2. David, Wichita Heights, 26.07; 3. Nicholson, Junction City, 26.10; 4. Abdul-Hameed, Derby, 26.37.
3,200 -- 1. Pro, Free State, 11:52.29; 2. Hazen, Derby, 12:08.48; 3. Kalb, Derby, 12:22.62; 4. Babbit, Free State, 12:32.79.
4x400 relay -- 1. Washburn Rural, 4:10.19; 2. Manhattan, 4:16.24; 3. Free State, 4:18.45; 4. Wichita Heights, 4:28.36.
Boys
Team scores
Manhattan 163, Free State 97, Washburn Rural 82, Junction City 80, Wichita Northwest 55, Wichita Heights 2, Derby 23, Wichita Southeast 14, Topeka High 1.
Individual results
High jump -- 1. Jones, Manhattan, 6-6; 2. Shonka, Washburn Rural, 6-4; 3. Malone, Manhattan, 6-2; 4. Newcomer, Manhattan, 6-0.
Pole vault -- 1. Ahlf, Washburn Rural, 12-6; 2. Goering, Washburn Rural, 11-6; 3. Palmieri, Manhattan, 11-0; 4. Mercer, Washburn Rural, 11-0.
Long jump -- 1. Bolden, Wichita Northwest, 22-5.25; 2. Jones, Manhattan, 22-2.25; 3. Sipple, Washburn Rural, 21-7.5; 4. Randle, Wichita Heights, 21-0.25.
Triple jump -- 1. Jones, Manhattan, 45-0.5; 2. Sipple, Washburn Rural, 44-8.25; 3. Moran, Manhattan, 42-4.5; 4. Willits, Free State, 42-2.5
Shot put -- 1. O'Connell, Manhattan, 57-9; 2. Ross, Wichita Northwest, 50-8; 3. Vickers, Derby, 50-4; 4. Sulzen-Watson, Washburn Rural, 48-3.5
Discus -- 1. Magana, Manhattan, 170-9; 2. Sulzen-Watson, Washburn Rural, 151-6; 3. Ross, Wichita Northwest, 141-8; 4. Ilalio, Manhattan, 128-5.
Javelin -- 1. Moran, Manhattan, 169-4; 2. Ross, Wichita Northwest, 157-9; 3. Lane, Free State, 154-6; 4. Tamura, Manhattan, 149-7.
4x800 relay -- 1. Free State, 8:15.00; 2. Manhattan, 8:22.58; 3. Derby, 8:25.27; 4. Wichita Southeast, 8:25.43.
110 hurdles -- 1. Russell, Washburn Rural, 14.87; 2. Dingle, Wichita Heights, 15.61; 3. Wenger, Free State, 16.03; 4. Hill, Junction City, 16.43.
100 -- 1. Williams, Wichita Northwest, 10.96; 2. Banks, Junction City, 10.97; 3. Barnett, Free State, 10.99; 4. Crawford, Derby, 11.03
1,600 -- 1. Shryock, Free State, 4:29;09; 2. Atkins, Junction City, 4:31.07; 3. Cordova, Free State, 4:34.04; 4. Harkin, Manhattan, 4:39.00.
4x100 relay -- 1. Junction City, 42.35; 2. Free State, 43.45; 3. Manhattan, 43.62; 4. Derby, 44.04
400 -- 1. Mosley, Wichita Heights, 49.64; 2. Bussey, Junction City, 50.94; 3. Dowling, Manhattan, 50.96; 4. Culley, Wichita Southeast, 51.52..
300 hurdles -- 1. Russell, Washburn Rural, 42.64; 2. Hill, Junction City, 42.76; 3. Morgan, Manhattan, 43.78; 4. Wenger, Free State, 43.95.
800 -- 1. Mosier, Manhattan, 1:58.85; 2. Avila, Manhattan, 1:58.93; 3. Keathley-Helms, Free State, 1:59.81; 4. Harkin, Manhattan, 2:01.83.
200 -- 1. Mosley, Wichita Heights, 22.28; 2. Bussey, Junction City, 22.31; 3. Barnett, Free State, 22.59; 4. Culley, Wichita Southeast, 22.89.
3,200 -- 1. Harkin, Manhattan, 9:40.03; 2. Shryock, Free State, 9:40.76; 3. Atkins, Junction City, 9:48.02; 4. Stone, Free State, 9:49.99.
4x400 relay -- 1. Junction City, 3:28.53; 2. Manhattan, 3:28.94; 3. Wichita Heights, 3:30.00; 4. Free State, 3:30.10.
