Memorial Day weekend is Great Bend High School senior thrower Jacy Quade’s final Class 6-1A state track and field championships at Wichita State’s Cessna Stadium.
Translation? It’s her final opportunity to capture a 5A state crown in the discus.
A two-time Western Athletic Conference champion in both the shot and the discus, Quade enters the Friday-Saturday meet coming off a pair of state-qualifying performances at the regional meet last Friday at Salina District Stadium.
Quade was a second-place finisher in the discus (123 feet, four inches) and placed third in the shot put (35-1¾) to qualify for the state extravaganza for the third straight season.
A senior, Quade established personal bests of the 130-3 in the discus and 38-10 in the shot during a season-opening meet at the Junction City Invitational on March 30.
Though she hasn’t eclipsed the aforementioned distances, Quade was still able to repeat as WAC champion in both events two weeks ago, along with qualifying at the regional meet.
“I was happy with the way I threw,” said Quade of the regional meet. “I have been struggling for the past couple weeks and so I’m just building back up for the state meet.”
In the discus, Quade is still looking for a herculean throw, an eye-popping heave throwers only dream about.
Her last chance comes this weekend.
“Focus and confidence, in general,” Quade said of her mind-set. “It’s about staying calm and making sure that you get all of the pieces put together into that one good throw that will win the meet.”
At the 2011 state meet, Quade placed fourth in the discus (123-1) and fifth in the shot (36-6¼). As a sophomore, Quade finished eighth in the discus.

Class 6-1A State
Track & Field Championships

At Wichita
Cessna Stadium
Wichita State University

Friday-Saturday

Great Bend & area qualifiers
(Event, seeding, qualifying time/distance/height)

BOYS

Class 5A
200-meter dash — 9. Matt Moyd, Great Bend, 22.90
1,600 run — 3. Chon Chavez, Great Bend, 4:40.67
3,200 — 10. Chon Chavez, Great Bend, 10:31.79
4x800 relay — 13. Great Bend (Cristian Garcia, Greg Burley, Kole Stiner, Richard Lara), 8:33.55
110 hurdles — 2. Matt Moyd, Great Bend, 14.65
300 hurdles — 13. Darion Yager, Great Bend, 42.09
Pole vault — 3. Chris Burley, Great Bend, 14-6
Shot put — 3. Jayce Brack, Great Bend, 50-1 3/4

4A
Triple jump — 7. Brenden Lewis, Larned, 42-9

3A
110 hurdles — 6. Austin Stout, Hoisington, 14.71
300 hurdles — 5. Austin Stout, Hoisington, 39.63
High jump — 2. Austin Stout, Hoisington, 6-4
Discus — 9. Anthony Broeder, Hoisington, 145-10
Shot put — 12. Anthony Broeder, Hoisington 45-2 1/2

2A
200 dash — 5. Patrick Ringering, Ellinwood, 22.81
800 run — 9. Kyle Oglesbee, Ellinwood, 2:05.19
3,200 — 4. Pedro Montoya, Ellinwood, 10:29.81
4x100 relay — 6. Ellinwood (Colin Miller, Kyle Oglesbee, Patrick Ringering, Cameron Williams), 44.82
4x400 relay — 11. Ellinwood (Kyle Oglesbee, Patrick Ringering, Derek Ward, Cameron Williams), 3:38.67
4x800 relay — 3. Ellinwood (Kyle Oglesbee, Patrick Ringering, Pedro Montoya, Derek Ward), 8:47.10
110 hurdles — 4. Devin Ramsey, Elliwnood, 14.81
Discus — 13. Wyatt Smith, Ellinwood, 129-2

1A
100 dash — 5. Adam Oak, Macksville, 11.08; 9. Matthew Crottinger, Otis-Bison, 11.29
200 — 3. Adam Oak, Macksville, 22.45
400 — 7. Jacob Hardiman, Pawnee Heights, 52.85
800 run — 9. Austin Ceniti, Stafford, 2:06.32; 12. Seth Filbert, Macksville, 2:08.11
1,600 — 7. Seth Filbert, Macksville, 4:52.38; 13. Henry Penner, Macksville, 4:56.55; 15. Dustin McClure, Stafford, 4:59.63
3,200 — 9. Henry Penner, Macksville, 10:46.12; 10. Derek McClure, Stafford, 10:52.18
4x800 relay — 7. Stafford (Dustin McClure, Derek McClure, Andy Flores, Austin Ceniti), 8:56.48; 16. Macksville (Andrew Wendland, Simon Miller, Clay Cooper, Peter Penner), 9:20.60
110 hurdles — 3. Adam Oak, Macksville, 15.36; 6. Tanner Tranbarger, Macksville, 15.94; 10. Isaac Seibert, Macksville, 16.09
300 hurdles — 3. Adam Oak, 41.82; 5. Tanner Tranbarger, Macksville, 42.03
High jump — 13. Ethan Johnson, Stafford, 5-10
Pole vault — 14. Isaac Seibert, Macksville, 11-6

GIRLS

Class 5A
400 dash — 5. Hannah Wondra, Great Bend, 1:00.42
4x800 relay — 10. Great Bend (Mariah Stein, Mary Williams, Kaitlynn Tuey, Hannah Wondra), 10:28.98
Pole vault — 4. Hannah Middleton, Great Bend, 10-0; 6. Selam Ball, Great Bend, 9-6
Discus — 3. Jacy Quade, Great Bend, 123-4
Shot put — 4. Jacy Quade, Great Bend, 35-1 3/4

4A
Long jump — 7. Carrie Kellie, Larned, 16-9 1/4
Triple jump — 2. Carrie Kellie, Larned, 36-4 1/2
Javelin — 12. Reagan Quick, Larned, 108-2

3A
400 dash — 4. Savannah Rose, Hoisington, 1:00.90
4x400 relay — 4. Hoisington (Savannah Rose, Abbi Demel, Jordin Greer, Lexi Sanders), 4:13.40
Long jump — 3. Savannah Rose, Hoisington, 17-3
Triple jump — 3. Savannah Rose, Hoisington, 37-9

2A
100 dash — 4. Chelsea Day, Ellinwood, 12.24
400 — 10. Brooke Panning, Ellinwood, 1:02.56
800 run — 2. Lindsey Woodmansee, Central Plains, 2:26.97; 12. Becca Strecker, Ellinwood, 2:34.44
3,200 — 9. Jenna Snell, Ellinwood, 12:45.00
4x100 relay — 2. Ellinwood (Chelsea Day, Becky Elsen, Sophie Hayes, McKenna Rugan), 51.43; 5. Central Plains (Tarilynn Hickel, Julie Demel, Sydney Rugan, Lindsey Woodmansee), 51.93
4x400 relay — 8. Ellinwood (Sophie Hayes, Brooke Panning, Becca Strecker, Oma Thomas), 4:20.18
4x800 relay — 14. Ellinwood (Chelsea Kaspar, Brooke Panning, Jenna Snell, Becca Strecker), 11:11.18
100 hurdles — 2. Sophie Hayes, Ellinwood, 15.00
300 hurdles — 7. Sophie Hayes, Ellinwood, 49.78
Triple jump — 14. Julie Demel, Central Plains, 33-2 1/2; 15. Breanna Holmes, Central Plains, 33-1 3/4
Pole vault — 7. Becky Elsen, Ellinwood, 8-6
Shot put — 14. Amanda Tucker, Ellinwood, 33-2
Discus — 5. Maddie Demel, Central Plains, 110-1; 13. Amanda Tucker, Ellinwood, 93-6
Javelin — 5. Miranda Burton, Central Plains, 120-8

1A
100 dash — 5. Annie Kraisinger, Otis-Bison, 12.87
200 — 9. Annie Kraisinger, Otis-Bison, 27.92
400 — 8. Hannah Bannister, Otis-Bison, 1:03.73; 12. Kandyce Lumpkins, Stafford, 1:04.60
800 run — 3. Lisa Penner, Macksville, 2:33.16; 6. Kristen Lumpkins, Stafford, 2:33.93
1,600 — 8. Lisa Penner, Macksville, 5:50.28; 13. Kristen Lumpkins, Stafford, 5:57.80
3,200 — 15. Anna Penner, Macksville, 13:52.77
4x100 relay — 11. St. John (Breanna Towers, Alexis Witt, Teresa Christie, Tia Smith), 53.83
4x400 relay — 12. Stafford (Riley Bowen, Madysen Schreiber, Kristen Lumpkins, Kandyce Lumpkins), 4:27.37
4x800 relay — 7. St. John (Taylor Woodward, Tia Smith, Ashlyn Fisher, Jamie Waters), 10:58.66
300 hurdles — 2. Haley Falk, St. John 48.20
High jump — 13. Haley Falk, St. John, 4-10
Long jump — 14. Haley Falk, St. John, 15-0
Pole vault — 7. Samantha Sosa, Stafford, 8-6
Discus — 3. Janel Tammen, Otis-Bison, 122-5; 8. Kenzie Pavlu, Macksville, 108-0
Shot put — 3 Janel Tammen, Otis-Bison, 37-6; 5. Teresa Wade, St. John, 36-3 3/4
Javelin — 13. Janel Tammen, Otis-Bison, 113-4; 14. Teresa Wade, St. John, 110-11