Lawrence High girls track secures Sunflower League title

LHS senior Hannah Stewart chases down the leader in the 800 meter run during Free State High School's Barrier Breakers meet on April 12, 2019.

A balanced effort led the Lawrence High girls track and field team to a Sunflower League title Friday night at the Shawnee Mission South District Stadium.

The Lions, who are the defending class 6A state champions, won three different relay races along with three individual events to score 152 points. Gardner-Edgerton, the runner-up of the event, scored just 100.

Evann Seratte, Hannah Stewart, Jayden Wilson and Sophie DeWitt won the 4×800-meter relay with a time of 9:50.69. Bella Kirkwood, Asjah Harris, Amaya Harris and Ashley Wildeman secured first in the 4×100 with a time of 48.36. The 4×400 quartet of Ozi Ajekwu, Asjah Harris, Seratte and Stewart closed things out with a winning time of 4:03.59.

Amaya Harris won the javelin competition for the Lions with a launch of 128-11. Stewart placed first in both the 1,600-meter run and 800-meter run with a time of 5:11.85 and 2:20.64, respectively.

Haley Hippe claimed the only first-place finish for the Free State girls team, which ended up in 10th. Hippe won the discus competition with a toss of 107-01.

On the boys side, Tyler Bowden won the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.11 and Malachi Starr placed first in the 400-meter run with a mark of 49.90 for the Firebirds. FSHS placed fifth in the boys competition, while LHS took 10th.

Both teams will compete in the regional meet at 3 p.m. Friday at Free State.

2019 Sunflower League Championship

Friday at Shawnee Mission South

Girls team scores: 1. LHS 152; 2. Gardner-Edgerton 100; 3. Olathe NW 99; 4. Olathe North 66.5; 5. SM West 58; 6. SM East 51; 7. SM Northwest 46; 8. Olathe West 41; 9. Olathe South 36; 10. Free State 31.5; 11. SM North 26.5; 12. Olathe East 17; 13. SM South 16.5

LHS/FSHS results

4×800: 1. LHS (Evann Seratte, Hannah Stewart, Jayden Wilson, Sophie DeWitt), 9:50.69; 8. FSHS (Anna Riley, Makenzie Thomas, Bella Stull, Emily Stone), 10:18.16

100 hurdles: 6. Liliana King-Wilson, FS, 17.02; 12. Caitlin McAndrew-Beckman, FS, 18.35; 18. Lydia Storm, FS, 20.69.

1,600-meter: 1. Hannah Stewart, LHS, 5:11.85; 6. Ella Marshall, FS, 5:30.55; 7. Julia Larkin, FS, 5:33.06; 14. Delaney Rockers, FS, 5:43.49; 18. Sophie DeWitt, LHS, 5:47.59.

4×100: 1. LHS (Bella Kirkwood, Asjah Harris, Amaya Harris, Ashley Wildeman), 48.36; 11. FS (Ana Holladay, Laila Robinson, Lauren Sinclair, Ta’Mya Douglas), 53.36.

400-meter: 2. Evann Seratte, LHS, 58.72; 5. Brenna Schwada, LHS, 1:01.49; 7. Ozi Ajekwu, LHS, 1:01.97; 15. Ana Holladay, FS, 1:04.21; 17. Samantha Whittlesey, FS, 1:04.87; 19. Miah Cheatham, FS, 1:07.23.

300 hurdles: 9. Liliana King-Wilson, FS, 49.74; 20. Caitlin McAndrew-Beckman, FS, 53.61.

800-meter: 1. Hannah Stewart, LHS, 2:20.64; 2. Evann Seratte, LHS, 2:21.34; 6. Anna Riley, FS, 2:32.98; 13. Julia Larkin, FS, 2:39.61; 15. Emily Stone, FS, 2:40.18.

Sprint medley: 7. LHS (Brenna Schwada Sienna King, Ozi Ajekwu, Jayden Wilson), 4:33.55; 9. FS (Ta’Mya Douglas, Ana Holladay, Mia Cheatham, Erin Fagan), 4:42.33.

200-meter: 2. Asjah Harris, LHS, 25.68; 9. Bella Kirkwood, LHS, 26.53; 12. Ashley Wildeman, LHS, 27.17.

3,200-meter run: 11. Erin Luston, FS, 12:54.70; 13. Maddie Day, FS, 13.0840; 14. Corinne Seales, FS, 13:08.50; 16. Maddie DeWitt, LHS, 13:23.90.

4×400: 1. LHS (Ozi Ajekwu, Asjah Harris, Evann Seratte, Hannah Stewart), 4:03.59; 10. FS (Samantha Whittlesey, Emily Stone, Emma Hertig, Ta’Mya Douglas), 4:25.71.

High jump: 8. Laila Robinson, FS, 4-10.00; 10. Cassidy Johnson, LHS, 4-10.00; 11. Liliana King-Wilson, FS, 4-10.00.

Pole vault: 2. Josie Hickerson, LHS, 12-00.00; 3. Liliana King-Wilson, FS, 10-06.00; 10. Brooke Wright, FS, 9-00.00; 12. Ilaria Nichelatti, LHS, 8-06.00; 14. Nia Hughes, FS, 8-06.00.

Long jump: 3. Bella Kirkwood, LHS, 17-07.50; 4. Cassidy Johnson, LHS, 17-03.50; 8. Ashley Wildeman, LHS, 16-03.75.

Triple jump: 3. Josie Hickerson, LHS, 36-10.00.

Discus: 1. Haley Hippe, FS, 107-01; 5. Ella Stewart, LHS, 101-03; 14. Kala Ewing, FS, 91-04.

Javelin: 1. Amaya Harris, LHS, 128-11; 5. Michaela Cordova, LHS, 116-06; 6. Haley Hippe, FS, 116-04; 16. Kiara Jadlow, FS, 94-04; 18. Haylee Kern, FS, 93-06.

Shot put: 2. Chisom Ajekwu, LHS, 41-08.50; 3. Krissy Howard, 35-08.00; 6. Abby La Tessa, LHS, 34-07.50; 19. Hope Wheeler-Halsted, FS, 28-06.00.

Boys team scores: 1. Gardner-Edgerton 128; 2. Olathe East 108.5; 3. Olathe Northwest 93; 4. Olathe West 61; 5. Free State 52; 6. SM Northwest 46; 7. Olathe North 45; 8. SM North 40; 9. Olathe South 37; 10. LHS 36; 11. SM East 34.5; 12. SM West 31; 13. SM South 29.

LHS/FSHS results

4×800: 5. Free State (Jack Keathley-Helms, Aidan Goertz, Ethan Sharp, Ben Shryock), 8:19.42.

110 hurdles: 11. Cole Wenger, FS, 16.68; 17. Yoav Gillath, FS, 18.06

100-meter: 1. Tyler Bowden, FS, 11.11; 3. Graham Hough, LHS, 11.18; 5. Ja’Brandian Douglas, FS, 11.37; 6. Isaiah Sibi-Hackney, LHS, 11.39; 7. Dre Bridges, LHS, 11.40.

1,600-meter: 7. Brock Cordova, FS, 4:29.39; 15. Charlie Johnson, FS, 4:36.55; 17. John Loos, FS, 4:42.03.

4×100-meter: 3. Free State (Tyler Bowden, Ja’Brandion Douglas, Cole Phillips, Malachi Start), 43.57; 9. LHS (Dre Bridges, Graham Hough, Deshon Lewis, Chris McGee), 44.83.

400-meter: 1. Malachi Starr, FS, 49.90; 8. Cole Phillips, FS, 53.14; 13. Colby Otting, LHS, 54.42; 17. Trey Hulse, LHS, 54.82.

300 hurdles: 12. Cole Wenger, FS, 44.73; 16. Yoav Gillath, FS, 45.60.

800-meter: 8. Jack Keathley-Helms, FS, 2:02.40.

200-meter: 2. Graham Hough, LHS, 22.63; 10. Dre Bridges, LHS, 23.34; 15. Colby Otting, LHS, 24.15.

3,200-meter: 4. Ben Shryock, FS, 9:54.03; 7. Ethan Sharp, FS, 9:58.10; 14. Jack Ryan, LHS, 10:17.21; 18. Dash Spears, FS, 10:31.86.

4×400: 3. FS (Tyler Bowden, Brock Cordova, Ja’Brandion Douglas, Grant Holmes), 3:25.32; 7. LHS (Graham Hough, Trey Hulse, Colby Otting, Chris McGee), 3:35.30.

Pole vault: 4. Declan Oberzan, LHS, 12-06.00; 10. Carnell Douglas, FS, 11-00.00.

Long jump: 11. Chris McGee, LHS, 20-05.25; 12. Avion Nelson, LHS, 20-04.50.

Triple jump: 10. Chris McGee, LHS, 41-02.00; 11. Avion Nelson, LHS, 40-11.50; 18. Ntense Obono, LHS, 37-06.00.

Discus throw: 19. Dylan Gillespie, LHS, 107-04.

Javelin: 5. Adam Powell, LHS, 164-02; 8. Zach Pitts, FS, 152-07; 15. Ben King, LHS, 142-00; 17. Titus Birdashaw, FS, 141-00; 18. Ben Miller, FS, 140-06.

Shot put: 3. Bryce Tibke, LHS, 48-04.00; 20. Conner Laikos, LHS, 40-03.00.

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