Pirates, Braves track and field athletes qualify for state meet

by Brian Turrel

Bonner Springs and Piper high schools competed Friday in the KSHSAA 5A track and field regional meet at De Soto, one of four regional meets around the state. The top four finishers in each event advance to the state meet in Wichita May 27 and 28.

The Piper Pirates took third place in the boys’ and girls’ team competitions, trailing Mill Valley and De Soto in both. Bonner Springs finished eighth in the girls’ standings and ninth in the boys’.

Here are the qualifiers for each event, with their qualifying position, school and grade.

Girls’ 100-meter Hurdles
2 Jenna Knight, Bonner Springs 11
3 Sophia Derks, Piper 11
4 Genevieve Kulas, Piper 10

Boys’ 110-meter Hurdles
1 Jayden Henry, Piper 10

Boys’ 100-meter Dash
1 Divante Herrig-Brittian, Piper 12

Boys’ 4×800-meter Relay
1 Piper

Girls’ 1600-meter Run
1 Grace Hanson, Piper 11

Boys’ 4×100-meter Relay
1 Piper
2 Bonner Springs

Girls’ 400-meter Dash
3 Ryann Clark, Piper 11

Boys’ 400-meter Dash
1 Grant Lockwood, Piper 12

Boys’ 800-meter Run
3 Grant Lockwood, Piper 12

Girls’ 300-meter Hurdles
2 Jenna Knight, Piper 11
4 Genevieve Kulas, Piper 10

Boys’ 300-meter Hurdles
4 Jayden Henry, Piper 10

Girls’ 3200-meter
1 Grace Hanson, Piper 11

Girls’ 4×400-meter Relay
3 Piper

Boys’ 4×400-meter Relay
2 Piper

Boys’ High Jump
3 Cooper McWilliams, Bonner Springs 12

Girls’ Pole Vault
2 Kaitlin Lindstrom, Piper 12

Boys’ Long Jump
4 LaMar Lynch, Piper 10

Boys’ Shot Put
4 Aaron Henson, Piper 10

Girls’ Shot Put
3 TyJanae Hooks, Piper 11
4 McKenzie Campbell, Bonner Springs 10

Boys’ Discus
4 Camden Beebe, Piper 11

Girls’ Javelin
2 Kylie Brockman, Piper 10

Girls’ Discus
2 Mariyah Noel, Bonner Springs 11