BY SALINA POST
The 2024 KSHSAA state track meet is officially in the books, and below you can find results for all of our area athletes competing from Salina Central, Salina South, Abilene, Chapman, McPherson, Southeast of Saline, Ellsworth, Minneapolis, Smoky Valley, Sacred Heart, Ell-Saline, Solomon, Bennington, and Tescott.
Top performing teams
Girls
- Smoky Valley (51 pts - CLASS 3A KSHSAA STATE CHAMPIONS)
- Salina Central (50 pts - 2nd in 5A)
- Chapman (37 pts - 7th in 4A)
- McPherson (38 pts - 8th in 4A)
- Bennington (34 pts - 9th in 2A)
Boys
- SE of Saline (43 pts - 6th in 3A)
- Chapman (32 pts - 9th in 4A)
- Abilene (30 pts - T10th in 4A)
Top performing individuals
- Katelyn Rupe (Salina Central) - 5A girls 3200
- Elyssa Frieze (Chapman) - 4A girls 3200
- Haley Litzinger (Chapman) - 4A girls 100m dash
- Judah Bowell (Abilene) - 110m hurdles
- Judah Bowell (Abilene) - 300m hurdles
- Tate Nurnberg (SE of Saline) - 3A boys high jump
- Tate Nurnberg (SE of Saline) - 3A boys triple jump
- Jordan Bartlett (Bennington) - 2A girls javelin
Saturday Results
5A boys 4x400m relay
Salina Central - 5th (3:26.95)
Salina South - 7th (3:27.63)
3A boys 4x400m relay
SE of Saline - 3rd (3:26.64)
Smoky Valley - 6th (3:31.97)
4A girls 4x400m relay
McPherson - 2nd (4:07.31)
Abilene - 8th (4:17.03)
2A girls 4x400m relay
Sacred Heart - 8th (4:34.08)
4A boys 200m dash
Tyler Green (Abilene) - 4th (23.10)
Gage Picking (Chapman) - 8th (23.79)
5A girls 2oom dash
Elle Denning (Salina Central) - 7th (26.45)
4A girls 200m dash
Jayla McLeod (McPherson) - 2nd (26.20)
Renatta Heintz (Abilene) - 3rd (26.26)
Haley Litzinger (Chapman) - 5th (26.58)
3A girls 200m dash
Breanne Peters (Smoky Valley) - 2nd (25.77)
2A girls 200m dash
Rori Miles (Bennington) - 7th (26.82)
5A boys 800
Bret Jones (Salina South) - 9th (2:00.40)
4A boys 800
Drew Elliott (Chapman) - 3rd (1:58.59)
Dereck Klukas (Chapman) - 5th (2:00.28)
2A boys 800
Garrison Zerger (Ell-Saline) - 6th (2:02.22)
Thayne Trout (Bennington) - 12th (2:05.47)
Brayden Palenske (Bennington) - 16th (2:13.53)
5A girls 800
Kaylie Shultz (Salina Central) - 4th (2:16.69)
Ava Lemaster (Salina South) - 10th (2:24.29)
4A girls 800
Eden Bathurst (Abilene) - 4th (2:22.12)
2A girls 800
Caroline Stone (Sacred Heart) - 16th (2:38.76)
4A boys 300m hurdles
Judah Bowell (Abilene) - STATE CHAMPION (39.96)
5A girls 300m hurdles
Tamia Cheeks (Salina South) - 8th (48.41)
4A girls 300m hurdles
Arihanna Koehn (McPherson) - 6th (48.64)
3A girls 300m hurdles
Elliana Smith (SE of Saline) - 8th (49.41)
2A girls 3oom hurdles
Lauryn Mikkelson (Sacred Heart) - 8th (50.63)
2A girls javelin
Jordan Bartlett (Bennington) - STATE CHAMPION (139-0)
3A boys 400m run
Jacob Bircher (SE of Saline) - 7th (50.62)
5A girls 400m run
Elle Denning (Salina Central) - 6th (59.57)
4A boys 4x100m relay
Chapman - 7th (43.94)
2A boys 4x100m relay
Bennington - 2nd (44.21)
4A girls 4x100m relay
McPherson - 2nd (49.87)
Abilene - 7th (50.90)
2A girls 4x100m relay
Bennington - STATE CHAMPIONS (50.72)
- Jaylee Moss, Taleigh Watson, Jordan Bartlett, Rori Miles
Sacred Heart - 6th (51.85)
2A boys long jump
Brogan Rowley (Ell-Saline) - 3rd (21-10.25)
Payge Rodenbeek (Bennington) - 7th (21-3.50)
Joseph Hiechel (Ell-Saline) - 10th (20-0)
4A girls shot put
Claira Dannefer (Abilene) - 7th (36-0.75)
3A girls pole vault
Breanne Peters (Smoky Valley) - STATE CHAMPION (12-8)
3A boys triple jump
Tate Nurnberg (SE of Saline) - STATE CHAMPION (46-1)
4A boys 1600m
Caleb Muehler (McPherson) - 2nd (4:25.01)
Drew Elliott (Chapman) - 3rd (4:25.46)
3A boys 1600m
Brayden Walker (SE of Saline) - 11th (4:32.94)
Cayden Walker (SE of Saline) - 13th (4:36.58)
2A boys 1600m run
Thayne Trout (Bennington) - 7th (4:34.29)
Garrison Zerger (Ell-Saline) - 11th (4:45.52)
Nick Williams (Bennington) - 12th (4:50.82)
Carson Fouard (Ell-Saline) - 16th (5:04.23)
5A girls 1600m run
Katelyn Rupe (Salina Central) - 2nd (4:55.19)
4A girls 1600m run
Elyssa Frieze (Chapman) - 2nd (5:18.00)
Eva Ramey (McPherson) - 11th (5:48.54)
3A girls 1600m run
Piper Brown (SE of Saline) - 10th (5:44.70)
2A girls 1600m run
Caroline Stone (Sacred Heart) - 5th (5:36.89)
Mia Hamilton (Sacred Heart) - 10th (5:58.52)
1A girls 1600m run
Breonna Peterson (Tescott) - 13th (5:53.10)
3A boys 100m dash
Riley Stone (Ellsworth) - 8th (11.26)
2A boys 100m dash
Manny McVay (Bennington) - 7th (11.26)
5A girls 100m dash
Elle Denning (Salina Central) - 4th (12.40)
4A girls 100m dash
Renatta Heintz (Abilene) - 4th (12.46)
Haley Litzinger (Chapman) - 5th (12.48)
3A girls 100m dash
Lainey Peshcka (Ellsworth) - 6th (12.95)
2A girls 100m dash
Rori Miles (Bennington) - 3rd (12.74)
4A girls long jump
Haley Litzinger (Chapman) - 6th (17-4)
Claira Dannefer (Abilene) - T8th (17-2.25)
5A boys shot put
Dammian Hightower (Salina South) - 16th (41-9.25)
3A girls triple jump
Breanne Peters (Smoky Valley) - STATE CHAMPION (37-7)
Trista Spitler (Smoky Valley) - 4th (36-4.75)
Maci McClure (Minneapolis) - 6th (35-11)
5A boys 4x800m relay
Salina Central - 15th (8:37.48)
4A boys 4x800m relay
McPherson - 8th (8:20.66)
3A boys 4x800m relay
SE of Saline - 2nd (8:17.12)
Smoky Valley - 8th (8:31.01)
4A girls 4x800m relay
Abilene - 7th (10:12.98)
McPherson - 12th (10:35.09)
3A girls 4x800m relay
Smoky Valley - 3rd (10:02.00)
SE of Saline - 5th (10:03.76)
2A girls 4x800m relay
Sacred Heart - 2nd (10:08.52)
5A girls shot put
Aunisty McNeal (Salina South) - 10th (35-1)
4A girls pole vault
Taya Rowley (Chapman) - T9th (9-0)
Adelynn Kirkpatrick (Chapman) - 16th (8-0)
4A boys high jump
Tyler Green (Abilene) - 5th (6-2)
Kyden Thompson (McPherson) - 8th (6-2)
4A boys 110m hurdles
Judah Bowell (Abilene) - STATE CHAMPION (14.84)
5A girls 100m hurdles
Tamia Cheeks (Salina South) - 7th (15.90)
4A girls 100m hurdles
Arihanna Koehn (McPherson) - 5th (16.17)
2A girls 100m hurdles
Taleigh Watson (Bennington) - 6th (16.83)
5A boys 100m dash
Kamryn Jones (Salina Central) - 10th (11.31)
4A boys 100m dash
Gage Picking (Chapman) - 3rd (11.11)
Jayce Schriner (McPherson) - 13th (11.49)
Kameron Krogman (Chapman) - 15th (11.53)
3A boys 100m dash
Riley Stone (Ellsw0rth) - 8th (11.35)
2A boys 100m dash
Manny McVay (Bennington) - 8th (11.46)
5A girls 100m dash
Elle Denning (Salina Central) - 7th (12.72)
4A girls 100m dash
Haley Litzinger (Chapman) - STATE CHAMPION (12.59)
Renatta Heintz (Abilene) - 2nd (12.82)
3A girls 100m dash
Lainey Peshcka (Ellsworth) - 6th (13.12)
Karlee Zurfluh (SE of Saline) - 10th (13.27)
2A girls 100m dash
Rori Miles (Bennington) - 3rd (13.00)
Friday Results
1A boys javelin
Justin Pasley (Tescott) - 3rd (162-5)
2A boys shot put
Victor Ruiz-Torres (Ell-Saline) - 9th (46-6.50)
3A boys pole vault
Mason Smith (Minneapolis) - 5th (13-6)
3A girls high jump
Elliana Smith (SE of Saline) - 2nd (5-6)
2A boys high jump
Brogan Rowley (Ell-Saline) - 2nd (6-6)
Payge Rodenbeek (Bennington) - 12th (5-10)
2A girls long jump
Skylar Douglas (Sacred Heart) - 12th (14-7)
2A girls shot put
Alyssa Wolff (Bennington) - 6th (37-10.50)
2A boys triple jump
Isaiah Garrett (Bennington) - 8th (40-11.50)
Manny McVay (Bennington) - 11th (40-0)
3A girls 3200 run
Esther Clark (Smoky Valley) - 7th (11:57.84)
Molly Ehrlich (Ellsworth) - 8th (12:19.95)
Anna Jackson (SE of Saline) - 1th (12:41.88)
3A boys 3200m run
Brayden Walker (SE of Saline) - 5th (9:31.20)
Cayden Walker (SE of Saline) - 6th (9:33.27)
Levi Allen (SE of Saline) - 11th (9:51.28)
2A boys 3200m run
Carson Fouard (Ell-Saline) - 9th (10:02.28)
Spencer Ward (Bennington) - 15th (10:50.88)
2A girls 3200m run
Eva Matteucci (Sacred Heart) - 8th (12:24.34)
Libby Kierscht (Sacred Heart) - 12th (12:59.85)
1A girls 3200m run
Breonna Peterson (Tescott) - 6th (12:20.62)
3A boys 4x400m relay prelims
Smoky Valley - 5th (3:30.22 q)
SE of Saline - 6th (3:30.51 q)
2A boys 4x400m relay prelims
Ell-Saline - 9th (3:35.98)
2A girls 4x400m relay prelims
Sacred Heart - 7th (4:16.56 q)
2A boys javelin
Brogan Rowley (Ell-Saline) - 14th (138-6)
1A boys pole vault
Carter Peters (Tescott) - T10th (12-0)
2A girls pole vault
Madison Simmons (Bennington) - 9th (8-6)
3A girls long jump
Breanne Peters (Smoky Valley) - 2nd (17-11)
3A girls 200m dash prelims
Breanne Peters (Smoky Valley) - 2nd (25.28 q)
2A girls 200m dash prelims
Rori Miles (Bennington) - 6th (26.33 q)
2A girls 300m hurdle prelims
Melvin Lutes (Ell-Saline) - 13th (45.42)
3A girls 300m hurdle prelims
Elliana Smith (SE of Saline) - 3rd (47.07 q)
2A girls 300m hurdle prelims
Lauryn Mikkelson (Sacred Heart) - 6th (48.62 q)
Jaylee Moss (Bennington) - 13th (50.42)
3A boys high jump
Tate Nurnberg (SE of Saline) - STATE CHAMPION (6-6)
3A boys 400m prelims
Jacob Bircher (SE of Saline) - 7th (50.96 q)
3A girls 400m prelims
Regan Duran (SE of Saline) - 10th (1:02.37)
5A boys javelin
James MacKinney (Salina Central) - 9th (163-1)
2A boys discus
Victor Ruiz-Torres (Ell-Saline) - 11th (135-8)
4A girls triple jump
Mallory Holmes (McPherson) - 5th (36-4)
Claire Wasylk (Chapman) - 10th (34-0.25)
Kit Barbieri (Abilene) - 16th (30-10.25)
3A boys long jump
Malachi Hopkins (SE of Saline) - 9th (20-6.25)
2A boys 4x100m relay prelims
Bennington - 2nd (44.35 q)
2A girls 4x100m relay prelims
Bennington - 1st (50.17 q)
Sacred Heart - 3rd (51.13 q)
3A girls 100m hurdle prelims
Elliana Smith (SE of Saline) - 9th (15.90)
2A girls 100m hurdle prelims
Taleigh Watson (Bennington) -6th (16.50 q)
Jaylee Moss (Bennington) - 11th (16.84)
Abby Gans (Bennington) - 16th (18.19)
5A girls discus
Aunisty McNeal (Salina South) - 10th (107-8)
4A boys shot put
Weston Langvardt (Chapman) - 10th (47-0.50)
Caden Wenderott (McPherson) - 15th (43-9.25)
5A girls pole vault
Anna Hogeland (Salina Central) - T2nd (11-0)
Bethany Hicklin (Salina South) - T2nd (11-0)
5A girls high jump
Tamia Cheeks (Salina South) - 2nd (5-4)
4A boys triple jump
Kelan Gruver (Chapman) - 11th (40-11.75)
4A boys javelin
Ian Suther (Chapman) - 7th (147-7)
Gavin Wedel (McPherson) - 12th (155-3)
4A girls discus
Tanith Elliott (Chapman) - 2nd (119-0)
5A boys 4x400m relay prelims
Salina South - 4th (3:25.81 q)
Salina Central 7th (3:29.55 q)
4A boys 3x400m relay prelims
Abilene - 14th (3:35.04)
4A girls 4x400m relay prelims
McPherson - 4th (4:11.12 q)
Abilene - 7th (4:12.78 q)
5A boys 200m dash prelims
Kamryn Jones (Salina Central) - 11th (22.65)
4A boys 200m dash prelims
Tyler Green (Abilene) - 4th (22.41 q)
Gage Picking (Chapman) - 7th (22.59 q)
Jayce Schriner (McPherson) - 12th (23.01)
5A girls 200m dash prelims
Elle Denning (Salina Central) - 8th (26.03 q)
4A girls 200m dash prelims
Haley Litzinger (Chapman) - 1st (25.87 q)
Renatta Heintz (Abilene) - 2nd (25.92 q)
Jayla McLeod (McPherson (7th 26.19 q)
4A boys 300m hurdle prelims
Judah Bowell (Abilene) - 1st (40.68 q)
5A girls 300m hurdle prelims
Tamia Cheeks (Salina South) - 7th (48.24 q)
4A girls 300m hurdle prelims
Arihanna Koehn (McPherson) - 6th (48.94 q)
5A boys discus
Gage Gibson (Salina Central) - 14th (124-3)
5A boys pole vault
Dylan Brice (Salina South) - 10th (12-6)
5A girls triple jump
Tamia Cheeks (Salina South) - 7th (35-3.50)
Amari DeHerrera (Salina South) 12th (31-6.75)
4A boys long jump
Judah Bowell (Abilene) - 8th (20-7.50)
Aiden Whitley (Chapman) - 10th (19-10.50)
5A boys 400m prelims
Jameer Moore (Salina Central) - 16th (53.08)
5A girls 400m prelims
Elle Denning (Salina Central) - 6th (1:00.33 q)
4A boys 4x100m relay prelims
Chapman - 6th (44.05 q)
5A girls 4x100m relay prelims
Salina Central - 9th (50.58)
4A girls 4x100m relay prelims
McPherson - 2nd (50.33 q)
Abilene - 5th (51.08 q)
Chapman - 11th (52.05)
5A boys 110m hurdle prelims
Brady Hemmer (Salina Central) - 11th (15.89)
4A boys 110m hurdle prelims
Judah Bowell (Abilene) - 1st (14.98 q)
5A girls 100m hurdle prelims
Tamia Cheeks (Salina South) - 6th (15.70 q)
4A girls 100m hurdle prelims
Arihanna Koehn (McPherson) - 8th (16.02 q)
5A girls 3200m run
Katelyn Rupe (Salina Central) - STATE CHAMPION (10:18.09)
Kaylie Shultz (Salina Central) - 3rd (10:45.10)
4A boys 3200m run
Caleb Muehler (McPherson) - 2nd (9:31.81)
Drew Elliott (Chapman) - 4th (9:46.90)
4A girls 3200m run
Elyssa Frieze (Chapman) - STATE CHAMPION (11:18.14)
Lexi Patterson (McPherson) - 16th (13:06.53)