WICHITA — It was an historic weekend for the Ellinwood High School girls’ track and field team.
Over the two-day Class 6-1A State Track and Field Championships in Wichita, the Lady Eagles snapped four school records and came away with hardware for the second time in school history.
“Any time you get a trophy at a state meet, it was a good meet,” Ellinwood head coach Lyles Lashley said. “This was the first trophy for Ellinwood since 1983 and the second in school history. We took second place.”
There was also a pair of state titles won.
Sophie Hayes, who was a part of all four broken school records, won the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 45.66 seconds, a school record set in 1983.
Hayes also won a medal in the 100 hurdles, breaking her own record with a time of 15.57 seconds. She also placed sixth in the 200 dash at 27.13.
Hayes joined McKenna Rugan, Brooke Panning and Bailey Baird in the 4x400 relay, crossing the finish line for second place in a time of 4:07.68, tearing through a record from 1977.
The Lady Eagles’ 4x800 relay — Rugan, Panning, Joanna Strecker and Maddie Hays — broke a record from 2011 with a state-title winning time of 10:02.17.
Panning placed third in the 400 dash, clocking in at 1:00.94.
“It all starts with our senior leadership,” Lashley said. “Panning and Hayes are our go-to runners. They really help motivate the rest of the team. Hayes ran eight races in two days. They just push everyone so hard.”
Rugan placed seventh in the 400 dash at 1:02.83.
In the distance events, Strecker finished in sixth place in both the 1,600 and 3,200 runs, finishing in times of 5:31.65 and 12:12.86, respectively.
Cassie Dimitt also found her way tot he podium, tossing a javelin 113-10 for eighth place.
That’s not to say the boys’ team didn’t have a strong showing.
“Some of the things the boys did was exceptional, as well,” Lashley said.
Led by Kyle Oglesbee, who finished in second place in the 800 run with a time of 1:59.56, the Eagles put on five medal-winning performances.
Pedro Montoya claimed medals in the distance events, placing third in the 3,200 (9:36.84) and fourth in the 1,600 (4:31.06).
Devin Ramsey placed fifth in the 110 hurdles in a time of 15.99.
Ellinwood’s 4x800 relay team of Oglesbee, Montoya, Avery Pike and Morgan Feemster finished in fifth place, clocking in at 8:30.49.
• Macksville
Macksville’s girls’ 4x800 relay claimed runners-up status after finishing with a time of 10:24.90.
The team was made up of Elizabeth Penner, Sophie Filbert, Emma Stimatze and Anne Penner.
Henry Penner made three trips to the podium, placing second in the 1,600 run (4:28.08), second in the 3,200 run (9:38.23) and sixth in the 800 run (2:04.90).
Tanner Tranbarger also found his way onto the podium three times — fifth in the high jump (6-2), fifth in the 300 hurdles (41.57) and eighth in the 110 hurdles (16.32).

• Otis-Bison
Jordan Hoffman, who won three state titles, wasn’t the only athlete who made it to the podiums from Otis-Bison.
Taylor Regon placed fourth in the triple jump with a leap of 34-7.5.

• Hoisington
Of the three entries from Hoisington, Jonathan Ball was the only one to make it onto the podium.
Ball cleared 13-0 feet in the pole vault, placing fourth.

• Central Plains
Central Plains had athletes earn medals in both the Class 2A girls’ triple jump and the boys’ triple jump.
Taylor Rolfs finished in fourth place with a jump of 34-6.
Trustin Kreft placed eighth with a leap of 40-7.25.

• Larned
Larned’s lone medal-winner was Delainee Gordan, who claimed eighth place in the 3,200 run with a time of 11:53.16.