WICHITA – Hoisington’s defending pole vault champion Josiah Ball (14-6) is ranked first in Friday’s 6:30 p.m. 3A pole vault.
Last year’s 3A state champion Shellamae Farmer (11-6) will be challenged by Smoky Valley’s Breanne Peters (12-0) and Hesston’s Ashley Lehman (12-0) at 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
Hoisington sprinter Marley Bittel is ranked second in the 100 meters (12.37) behind Lehman (12.35) and third in the 200 meters (25.69).
Bittel joins Farmer, Mallory Mooney and Kelsi Maier on the second-ranked 400-meter relay (49.94) behind Burlington (49.15).
Pawnee Heights Tiger Brady Carlson is ranked first in Saturday’s 1A triple jump (44-61/2).
St. John’s Quade Smith is top ranked in the 800 meters (1:59.84).
Larned’s 100-meter hurdler Cara Herbert is ranked second (15.33) behind Burlington’s Kelly Hoback (14.51).
Macksville’s Mayce Russell is ranked seventh in the 1A javelin (121-1) after winning the gold medal in 2023.
CLASS 1A RANKINGS
CENTRAL PLAINS
Triple jump—11—Hurley, 41-63/4
MACKSVILLE
110m hurdles—13—Katz, 16.87
Javelin—3—Russell, 121-1
OTIS-BISON
200m—4—Haselhorst, 23.27
400m—12—Haselhorst, 52.96
3,200—11—Mitchell, 12:57.51
3,200m relay—7—OB girls, 10:47.49 (Kenyon, Rodriguez, McMillan, Mitchell)
High jump—8—Mitchell, 5-0
High jump—4—Haselhorst, 6-2
Long jump—12—Alloway, 20-5
Triple jump—10—Alloway, 41-81/2
Shot put—13—Cortez, 46-73/4
PAWNEE HEIGHTS
Long jump—8—Carlson, 21-01/2
Triple jump—1—Carlson, 44-61/2
Discus—8—Olivia Hands, 116-2
ST. JOHN
800m—1—Smith, 1:59.84
800m—5—Reed, 2:27.18
1,600m relay—7—SJ boys, 3:33.87 (Mawhirter, Reyes, Alpers, Smith)
3,200m relay—7—SJ boys, 8:39.65 (Dunn, Reyes, Alpers, Smith)
Triple jump—13—Bonner, 33-10
STAFFORD
3,200m—7—Joel Valadez, 10:37.63
CLASS 2A RANKINGS
ELLINWOOD
100m—13—Sunderland, 23.31
400m—9—Panning, 52.2
CLASS 3A RANKINGS
HOISINGTON
100m—2—Bittel, 12.37
110m hurdles—4—Ball, 14.94
200m—3—Bittel, 25.69
300m hurdles—4—Ball, 40.21
400m relay—2—Hoisington girls, 49.94 (Farmer, Maier, Mooney, Bittel)
400m relay—6—Hoisington boys, 43.43 (Bryant, Thompson, Alderdice, Ball)
High jump—5—Simic, 5-2
Triple jump—5—Mooney, 35-13/4
Shot put—4—Caiden Hoffman, 53-51/2
Discus—7—Layton Hoffman, 148-7
Pole vault—1—Ball, 14-6; 4—Morales, 13-6
Pole vault—3—Farmer, 11-6
LARNED
100m hurdles—2—Herbert, 15.33
200m—9—Hagerman, 26.59
400m relay—5—Larned girls, 50.76 (Beltz, Collins, Reynolds, Hagerman)
Long jump—5—Hagerman, 16-101/4
Shot put—9—Cadee Upson, 36-11/2
