By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
With the city, United Kansas Conference, Class 5A regional and state meets coming up over the next four weeks, Seaman senior track star Brody Anderson and Viking distance coach Luke Wiens decided to limit Anderson to one event in Friday's Bob Camien/Claudia Welch Relays at Seaman.
Seaman senior Brody Anderson set a meet record in the boys 1,600 meters in Friday's Bob Camien/Claudia Welch Relays at Seaman. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
But Anderson made the most of that one race, setting a meet record in the boys 1,600 meters in a time of 4 minutes, 10.66 seconds.
"Coach Wiens and I were talking earlier this week and we just wanted to keep the mind in a good space,'' Anderson said. "I feel good enough to race. It's just you don't want to overdo it and make something feel bad going into championship season here next week.
"I want to run my best then and do what I can do and I don't want to jeopardize anything.''
Wamego's Peyton Parker stayed right with Anderson for the first half of Friday's race before Anderson took control over the final two laps to win in more than four seconds, with Parker second in 4:15.24.
"I could feel him on my hip behind me, which kind of pushed me,'' Anderson said. "I saw my splits afterwards and I somewhat got lazy on the backstretch and that's something I need to work on.
It's very fixable. I went into the last lap having so much left in me and I just closed pretty hard.''
Next up for Anderson, who ran a 4:06 mile in a recent showcase meet, is next Friday's Joe Schrag City Invitational at Hummer Sports Park.
Other meet highlights:
• Washburn Rural senior Brooks Kehoe and sophomore Henry Laubach, who helped lead the Junior Blues to the Class 6A state cross country championship last fall, posted a one-two finish in the boys 3,200 meters.
Kehoe won the event in 9 minutes, 23.61 seconds while Laubach was right behind in 9:24.34.
Rural's Colin Thiessen finished third in the 800 meters in 1:59.62.
Washburn Rural senior Morgan Ray won the girls javelin title in Friday's Bob Camien/Claudia Welch Relays at Seaman with a throw of 147-5. [Photo by Brent Maycock/KSHSAA Covered]
• Washburn Rural senior Morgan Ray, a 6A state runnerup as a junior, turned in a dominating victory in the girls javelin.
Ray won with a top throw of 147 feet, 5 inches, winning by more than 14 feet.
Ray's junior teammate, Kailyn Petersen, finished second in the discus at 122-9.
• Topeka High's girls 4 x100-meter relay team of Caeanna Copeland, Keimara Marshall, Jayanna Washington and Marchayla White finished third in a time of 50.18 seconds.
Washington also finished third in the long jump with a leap of 17-10.
• Washburn Rural junior sprinter Christian Hartman-Babb posted a third-place finish in the boys 200-meter dash, clocking a time of 21.81 seconds.
BOB CAMIEN/CLAUDIA WELCH SEAMAN RELAYS
GIRLS
Individual results
100 -- 1. Sienna Wesley, Olathe North, 11,90; 2. Michelle Jeje, Manhattan, 12.34; 3. Kate Figgins, Olathe North, 12.36.
200 -- 1. Annelies Lockwood, Piper, 25.65; 2. Michelle JeJe, Manhattan, 25.94; 3. Jasmine Simons, Olathe North, 26.12.
400 -- 1. Annelies Lockwood, Piper, 58.61; 2. Trysten Sowers, Lyndon, 58.99; 3. Brynlee Koontz, Jefferson West, 59.23.
800 -- 1. Kelsie Kudzia, Leavenworth, 2:12.90; 2. Elizabeth Arenas, Piper, 2:15.36; 3. Arianna Moibi, Blue Valley, 2:15.51.
1,600 -- 1. Gabriella Converse, Manhattan, 4:58.85; 2. Bentley Blanck, Blue Valley, 5:09.07; 3. Karsyn Hitchcock, Olathe North, 5:11.10.
3,200 -- 1. Elizabeth Arenas, Piper, 10:52.77; 2. Gabrielle Converse, Manhattan, 10:56.02; 3. Sophia Thome, Bishop Carroll, 10:57.58.
100 hurdles -- 1. Nora Turney, Piper, 14.31; 2. 3. Lyndi Zimmerman, Hays, 14.59; 3. Piper Allison, SM Northwest, 14.78.
300 hurdles -- 1. Avan Hocker Singh, Olathe North, 43.58; 2. Lauren DeGroot, Bishop Carroll, 44.83; 3. Samantha Macke, Olathe North, 45.10.
4x100 relay -- 1. Olathe North, 47.74; 2. Manhattan, 49.28; 3. Topeka High, 50.18.
4x400 relay -- 1. Olathe North, 4:01.56; 2. Blue Valley West, 4:06.48; 3. Bishop Carroll, 4:06.70.
4x800 relay -- 1. Bishop Carroll, 9:35.03; 2. Blue Valley West, 9:46.78; 3. Manhattan, 9:48.73.
High jump -- 1. Livia Viall, Blue Valley, 5-6; 2. Elizabeth Weinert, Olathe North, 5-6; 3. Madilyn Schadegg, Rock Creek, 5-6.
Pole vault -- 1. Elena Ginie, Olathe North, 11-6; 2. Kyndal Schneider, Lansing, 10-6; 3. Kenlee Vehige, Hays, 10-0.
Long jump -- 1. Sienna Wesley, Olathe North, 19-10.50; 2. Lynsi Kanak, Hays, 17-11.75; 3. Jayana Washington, Topeka High, 17-10.
Triple jump -- 1. Callie Porter, Manhattan, 35-10.50; 2. Livia Viall, Blue Valley, 35-6.75; 3. Aubrey McCarn, Rock Creek, 34-9.75.
Shot put -- 1. Tyler Shreve, Santa Fe Trail, 41-0.50; 2. Jorryn Hall, Manhattan, 40-5.75; 3. Kayla Covington, Junction City, 38-5.
Discus -- 1. Rory Pitzer, Rock Creek, 128-2; 2. Kailyn Petersen, Washburn Rural, 122-9; 3. Meghana Chevuru, Olathe North, 116-9.
.Javelin -- 1. Morgan Ray, Washburn Rural, 147-5; 2. Kennedy Tobaben, Olathe North, 132-11; 3. Taylor Schrick, Jefferson County North, 127-8.
BOYS
Individual results
100 -- 1. Jayson Rush, Olathe North, 10.58; 2. Kyson Proffitt, Jackson Heights, 10.68; 3. Tylen Smith, Junction City, 10.76.
200 -- 1. Kyson Proffitt, Jackson Heights, 21.70; 2. Jordyn Rias, Olathe North, 21.78; 3. Christian Hartman-Babb, Washburn Rural, 21.81.
400 -- Jordyn Rias, Olathe North, 49.48; 2. Thomas Eagles, Rock Creek, 49.65; 3. Isaiah Byers, Junction City, 49.98.
800 -- 1. Evan Goebel, Bishop Carroll, 1:55.89; 2. Quinn Hanson, Piper, 1:58.90; 3. Cohen Thiessen, Washburn Rural, 1:59.62.
1,600 -- 1. Brody Anderson, Seaman, 4:10.66; 2. Peyton Parker, Wamego, 4:15.24; 3. Quinn Hanson, Piper, 4:23.22.
3,200 -- 1. Brooks Kehoe, Washburn Rural, 9:23.61; 2. Henry Laubach, Washburn Rural, 9:24.34; 3. Peyton Parker, Wamego, 9:24.91.
110 hurdles -- 1. Shinji Pollard, Piper, 13.81; 2. Noah Holthusen, Bishop Carroll, 14.17; 3. Brogan Albers, Hays, 15.08.
300 hurdles -- 1. Shinji Pollard, Piper, 37.51; 2. Noah Holthusen, Bishop Carroll, 38.89; 3. Will Elias, Jefferson County North, 40.21.
4x100 relay -- 1. Junction City, 41.94; 2. Olathe North, 42.51; 3. Rock Creek, 42.62.
4x400 relay -- 1. Olathe North, 3:20.52; 2. Junction City, 3:26.20; 3. Piper, 3:27.01.
4x800 relay -- 1. Wamego, 8:16.83; 2. Olathe North, 8:18.20; 3. Jefferson County North, 8:20.79.
High jump -- 1. Anthony Harris, Olathe North, 6-6; 2. Kieran Sandstrom, NEK, 6-6; 3. Noah Flanders, Leavenworth, 6-6.
Pole vault -- 1. Tasen Nickel, Wamego, 14-0; 2. Izaya Wenzl, Rock Creek, 14-0; 3. Trevir Hinck, Santa Fe Trail, 13-6.
Long jump -- 1. C. Lopez-Ledbetter, SM Northwest, 23-3.75; 2. Bryce Norris, Blue Valley, 22-8.75; 3. Aidan Torrey, Rock Creek, 22-2.75.
Triple jump -- 1. C. Lopez-Ledbetter, SM Northwest, 46-8.50; 2. Bryce Norris, Blue Valley, 45-7.75; 3. William Hartman, Blue Valley, 45-1.
Shot put -- 1. Julian Daniels, Santa Fe Trail, 58-5; 2. Evan Middleton, Manhattan, 55-1; 3. Caleb Englert, Hays, 52-7.25.
Discus -- 1. Parker McGuire, Hays, 165-6; 2. Gus Corsair, Hays, 160-1; 3. Westin Hawarth, Piper, 159-10.
Javelin -- 1. Jason McNicoll, Blue Valley, 229-6; 2. Max Clark, Piper, 213-7; 3. Benjamin Alexander, Shawnee Mission, 207-6.
