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2026 Central Kansas League track
Taylen Morales
PHOTO BY Terri Huslig Hoisington pole vaulter Taylen Morales competes at the Ellinwood Track Invitational.

HILLSBORO — Hoisington's Brody Rossman and Layton Hoffman each won two events to spark the Cardinals to a third-place finish with 100 points at Thursday's Central Kansas League track and field meet.

Rossman swept the 1,600 meters (4:38.06) and 3,200 meters (10:12.14) both with season-best times.

Hoffman captured the CKL shot put (51-5) and discus (156-10).

Hoisington's returning state qualifier Taylen Morales captured the pole vault (14-0) and placed runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles (15.35) with a season-best time.

Larned's Lane Elam finished runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles (40.8) with a season-best time.

GIRLS DIVISION — Larned's Cara Herbert led the Indians with first-place finishes in the 100-meter hurdles (15.23) and 300-meter hurdles (49.31).

Larned's Cammy Upson placed second In the shot put (33-11).

State runner-up Marley Bittel continues to shine behind Hesston's 3A state champion Ashley Lehman with runner-up finishes in the 100 (12.1) and 200 (26.42).

Hoisington's other runner-up medalists were 300-hurdler Tianna Lutters (49.41) with a season-best time; discus thrower Addison Hanzlick (109-7); 800-meter runner Kinsley Wilkens (2:27.0) with a season-best time and high jumper Keslynn Adee (5-4) with a CKL record and season-best effort.

CKL BOYS *season best #record

TEAM SCORES—1—Hesston 154; 2—Pratt 121; 3—Hoisington 100; 4—Smoky Valley 83; 5—Halstead 61; 6—Larned 51; 7—Haven 40; 8—Nickerson 38; 9—Hillsboro 35

100m—1—Dedman, Hal, *#10.84; 5—Pontius, L, *11.17; 8—Condry, L, *11.28

110m—1—Kohl, Hess, *15.24; 2—Morales, H, *15.35; 3—Elam, L, *15.63; 4—Cooper, L, *15.87

200m—1—Liggett, P, 22.36; 5—Pontius, L, 23.74

300m hurdles—1—Kohl, Hess, 39.58; 2—Elam, L, *40.8; 5—Cooper, L, *43.3; 6—Morales, H, 43.96

400m—1—Dillon, SV, *50.78; 3—Pinkston, L, 52.29

800m—1—Lara, P, 2:03.08

1,600m—1—Rossman, H, *4:38.06; 7—Brinkley, N, 5:08.16

3,200m—1—Rossman, H, *10:12.14; 3—Brinkley, N, 11:27.05

400m relay—1—Pratt, #42.73

1,600m relay—1—Pratt, #3:23.57; 5—Larned, 3:37.52 (Elam, Cox, Condry, Pinkston); 6—Hoisington, 4:00.53 (Hekele, Merlau, Hahn, Sneath)

High jump—1—Wiedeman, Hal, 6-2; 6—Hekele, Hois, *5-6; 7—BroKar, Hois, *5-6; 8—Lang, L, *5-4

Long jump—1—Thibault, P, 21-11/2; 3—Bright, N, 20-43/4; 6—Lang, L, *19-101/2

Triple jump—1—Dedman, Hal, *40-71/4; 2—Weber, N, *405; 3—Bright, N, 40-01/2

Shot put—1—Hoffman, H, 51-5; 4—Pfannenstiel, H, 45-0; 7—Merlau, H, 40-11

Discus—1—Hoffman, H, 156-10; 2—Pfannenstiel, H, *155-1; 8—Rector, N, 125-5

Javelin—1—O'Halloran, Hess, 152-4; 2—Monroe, N, 146-1; 7—Merlau, Hois, 131-3

Pole vault—1—Morales, H, 14-0; 2—Hekele, H, 12-9; 4—Maxwell, L, *12-3; 5—Sneath, H, 11-3; 8—Trostle, N, 11-3

CKL GIRLS #record *season best

TEAM SCORES—1—Hesston 168; 2—Smoky Valley 131; 3—Hoisington 94; 4—Pratt 83;5—Halstead 76; 6—Hillsboro 56; 7—Larned 42; 8—Nickerson 28; 9—Haven 12

100m—1—Lehman, Hess, 11.86; 2—Bittel, H, 12.1

100m hurdles—1—Herbert, L, 15.23; 5—Peterson, N, *17.18

200m—1—Lehman, Hess, 25.06; 2—Bittel, H, 26.42

300m hurdles—1—Herbert, L, 49.31; 2—Lutters, H, *49.41; 3—Adee, H, *50.06;

400m—1—Lehman, H, #55.53; 4—Bittel, H, 1:03.65

800m—1—Quinn, Hess, *2:2512; 2—Wilkens, H, *2:27.0

1,600m—1—Quinn, Hess, 5:21.78; 5—Compton, H, *5:46.6

3,200m—1—Girard, P, *11:53.06; 8—Compton, H 12:56.56

400m relay—1—Halstead, #49.8; 4—Hoisington, 51.32 (Hanzlick, Adee, Schremmer, Bittel)

1,600m relay—1—Smoky Valley, 4:13.08; 6—Hoisington, 4:25.71 (Adee, Henning, Schremmer, Wilkens)

3,200m relay—1—Smoky Valley, 8:29.17; 6—Hoisington, 10:35.09 (Gonzalez, Henning, Wilkens, Rexwinkle)

High jump—1—Spitler, SV, #*5-4; 2—Adee, Hois, #*5-4; 7—Peterson, N, *4-8; 8—Wachs, L, 4-8

Long jump—1—Myers, P, *18-2; 5—Wachs, L, 16-8;

Triple jump—1—Spitler, SV, 37-6; 3—Brinkley, N, *36-11/4; 6—Wilkens, H, 34-71/2; 7—Wachs, L, 33-6

Shot put—1—Patry, Haven, 35-8; 2—Upson, L, 33-11; 3—Dick, N, *33-4

Discus—1—Martin, Hess, 118-9; 2—Hanzlick, H, 109-7; 3—Upson, L, 105-3; 6—Beck, H, 98-9

Javelin—1—Childs, N, 127-7; 4—Beck, H, 111-1; 8—Hanzlick, H, 104-5

Pole vault—1—Lehman, Hess, 12-0; 4—Gonzalez, H, 8-3; 6—Henning, H, 6-9; 7—Kaiser, H, 6-9; 8—Holt, L, *6-3