Seaman junior Ryin Miller finishes off Saturday's Class 5A championship in the 1,600 meters at Cessna Stadium, Wichita. Miller also achieved state titles in the 3,200 & 800. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Washburn Rural's Matthew Houser, Liam Morrison, Draden Chooncharoen and Isaiah Terry set the Class 6A state meet record in the 4x400 relay Saturday night in Wichita. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

Washburn Rural soccer rushes the field at the end of Saturday's win over Mill Valley in the Class 6A championship game. [Photo by Mac Moore/KSHSAA Covered]

Washburn Rural junior Liam Morrison (3779) ran on Rural's record-setting Class 6A 4x400 relay after winning the title in the 300 hurdles Saturday in Wichita. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]

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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

JensenSchrickelKU2Hayden 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

 HOT8991Topeka 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

JakeMullerSHHayden 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

TreRichardsonTWLJ2Highland 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

AlesecioBatsonCityTopeka 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

 

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