Wichita ? Baldwin High senior Kelsey Kehl kept the Bulldogs’ strong tradition in the throwing events at the state track and field meet alive Friday at Wichita State University’s Cessna Stadium.

After the Bulldogs swept the top three spots in the Class 4A discus last year, Kehl claimed a first-place finish in the event Friday with a throw of 134 feet, 11 inches.

Kehl finished second in the discus in 2015, while Baldwin’s Alexia Stein and Jordan Hoffman took first and third, respectively.

“It feels really good because my sister (Katie Kehl) apparently in her last two years won it, and then Alexia won it last year,” Kehl said. “So I think this is either our fourth or fifth year winning it in a row.”

Katie Kehl — who is now a junior on the Oklahoma State track and field team — has helped Kelsey develop as a thrower, but the Baldwin High senior said she likes to put matters into her own hands when it comes to achieving her goals.

“She tries to coach me, but I always tell her to get away,” Kelsey said. “She has taught me a lot over the years.”

The Bulldog girls squad had two more athletes make their way to the podium with Addie Dick placing third in the 3,200-meter run and Carly Lindenmeyer taking seventh in the discuss.

Right behind Dick in the 3,200 was De Soto’s Gabrielle Collins in fourth, and Santa Fe Trail’s Hannah Honeymoon in seventh.

Dylan Staatz led Santa Fe Trail on the boys side by placing in both the triple jump and high jump. Staatz finished fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 43 feet, 7.75 inches, and then placed eighth in the high jump at 6 feet, 2 inches.

Eudora had three athletes on the podium on Day 1. Shawn Spurling paced the Cardinals with a third-place finish in the boys javelin. Braeden Manley and MaKayla Maples added respective seventh-place finishes in the boys pole vault and girls high jump.

Tonganoxie’s LeeRoi Johnson wrapped the area Class 4A action with a fifth-place finish in the boys discus.

4A boys team scores (six events) — 1. Andale, 30.50; 2. Basehor-Linwood, 19.50; T-3. Piper, 12; T-3. Ulysses, 12; T-3. Fort Scott, 12; 6. Topeka Hayden, 11; T-7. Bishop Miege, 10; T-7. Girard, 10; T-7. Clay Center Community, 10; T-7. Spring Hill, 10; T-11. Tonganoxie, 9; T-11. Hugoton, 9; 13. Holcomb, 8.5; T-14. St. George-Rock Creek, 8; T-14. LaCygne-Prairie View, 8; T-14. Lindsborg-Smoky Valley, 8; T-17. Wichita-Collegiate, 7; T-17. Hays, 7; 19. Colby, 6; 20. Buhler, 5; 21. Eudora, 4.5; 22. Chapman, 4; T-23. Towanda-Circle, 3; T-23. Wamego, 3; T-23. Paola, 3; 26. Clearwater, 2; T-27. Abilene, 1; T-27. Winfield, 1.

4A girls team scores (four events) — 1. McPherson, 27; 2. Baldwin, 18; 3. Andale, 15.33; 4. Anderson County, 12; 5. Andover Central, 11; 6. Girard, 10; T-7. Pratt, 8; T-7. Fort Scott, 8; T-7. Colby, 8; T-10. Chanute, 6.33; T-10. Wichita-Trinity, 6.33; 12. De Soto, 5; T-13. Haven, 4; T-13. Paola, 4; T-13. Santa Fe Trail, 4; T-16. Wichita-Collegiate, 3; T-16. Hays, 3; T-18. Labette County, 1; T-18. Clay Center Community, 1; T-18. Eudora, 1.

4A Boys

200 prelims — 7. Ray Mitchell, De Soto, 23.09; 16. Angel Esparza, Santa Fe Trail, 24.50.

400 prelims — 4. Travis Hodge, De Soto, 50.86; 14. Dakota Helm, Baldwin, 52.51.

3200 — 10. George Letner, Baldwin, 10:00.23; 14. Jacob Bailey, Baldwin, 10:21.89.

4×100 relay prelims — 3. Exavier Jackson, Ethan Rodriguez, Samuel Regnier, Rayneal Mitchell (De Soto), 43.47.

4×400 relay prelims — 6. Christian Selk, Rayneal Mitchell, Kason Jackson, Travis Hodge (De Soto), 3:28.80; 7. Jackson Allan, Brandon Carlson, Kasey Spigle, Seth French (Ottawa), 3:29.78; 12. Noah Watson, Ellis Baughan, Matthew Jackson, Dakota Helm (Baldwin), 3:31.29.

Triple jump — 5. Dylan Staatz, Tonganoxie, 43-07.75; 10. Daniel Cortwright, Santa Fe Trail, 41-04.00.

Discus — 5. Leeroi Johnson, Tonganoxie, 159-09; 10. Brock Reed, Ottawa, 139-02.

Javelin — 6. Shawn Spurling, Eudora, 171-01.

Pole vault — 7. Braeden Manley, Eudora, 12-00; Joel Katzer, Baldwin, NH.

300 hurdles prelims — 10. David Scharff, Tonganoxie, 41.52; 15. Joel Katzer, Baldwin, 42.11.

4A Girls

400 prelims — 2. Madeline Neufeld, Baldwin, 58.75; 3. Carlyn Cole, Baldwin, 59.61; 6. Fayth Peterson, Baldwin, 1:01.21; 8. Suzane Forbes, Santa Fe Trail, 1:01.53; Sierra Staatz, Tonganoxie, 1:02.02.

3200 –3. Addie Dick, Baldwin, 11:25.25; 4. Gabby Collins, De Soto, 11:35.91; 7. Hannah Honeymoon, Santa Fe Trail, 11:53.32.

4×100 relay prelims — 5. Kyna Smith, Carly Lindenmeyer, Madeline Neufeld (Baldwin), 50.39.

4×400 relay prelims — 2. Kyna Smith, Natalie Beiter, Fayth Peterson, Madeline Neufeld (Baldwin), 4:03.50; 4. Sierra Staatz, Corrin Searcy, Cami Timm, Mia Bond (Tonganoxie), 4:06.63.

High jump — 7. MaKayla Maples, Eudora, 5-00.

Long jump — 7. Carly Lindenmeyer, Baldwin, 16-02.25.

Discus — 1. Kelsey Kehl, Baldwin, 134-11; 7. Taylor Ball, Santa Fe Trail, 111-10; 9. Autumn Johnson, Tonganoxie, 109-07.

300 hurdles prelims — 3. Abby Ogle, Baldwin, 46.58; 9. Jackie Fischer, De Soto, 49.08; 12. Cami Timm, Tonganoxie, 50.23.