Baldwin's 4x400-meter relay team after winning a state title for the third time in four years at Wichita State's Cessna Stadium Sunday afternoon on May 26, 2019.

Moments after winning a state title in the 4×400-meter relay, Baldwin’s quartet of Josephine Boyle, Natalie Beiter, Isabelle Harvey and Carly Lindenmeyer waved toward a collection of BHS fans in the crowd.

After Saturday’s postponement, a majority of Baldwin’s track team and fans went home. After all, the 4×400-meter relay was the only remaining event for the Bulldogs. The relay team found a new hotel, while group of supporters made the 160-mile trek back to Wichita Sunday morning.

The Bulldogs made sure the trip was worth it, claiming first in the 4A girls 4×400-meter relay with a season-best time of 4:06.84. It lifted Baldwin’s girls track team to a fourth-place finish overall as the squad’s lone event victory of the three-day weekend.

“We have a lot of chemistry,” Lindenmeyer said. “We all have a competitive mindset. It is not just that we rely on one person. We all want everyone to do our best.”

Closing out the state track meet with a first-place finish in the final race has become Baldwin’s annual tradition. BHS has now won a state title in the girls 4×400-meter relay four times in the last six years.

For Harvey, a freshman, it was an unique experience to climb atop the first-place podium at Wichita State’s Cessna Stadium.

“It is like nothing else, this is so cool,” Harvey said. “We have been working for this all season, it is cool to see it finally pay off.”

But for seniors like Lindemeyer and Beiter, climbing up to the top of the podium has become the expectation for the final relay. Lindenmeyer has now been the anchor on two state-winning 4×400-meter relay teams herself.

And that is because this event is a testament to Baldwin’s mental toughness as a team.

“At the end of every meet, most teams are checked out,” Lindenmeyer said. “But this is our favorite race.”

The latest relay win was perhaps the most impressive — at least in terms of mental toughness.

Baldwin’s foursome was forced off the track on two different occasions due to a weather delay. On Saturday, the meet was postponed just before the 4×400-meter relays with approaching storms nearing the area.

Four races before Baldwin took the track, the meet was again delayed due to lightning for 90 minutes. This coupled with the fact there was no preliminary races to work off of made Sunday’s performance all the more impressive.

“Third time was the charm,” Beiter said. “It just lengthened the fear and nervousness, but we got over it.”

It is not just the state meet either. Baldwin won the 4×400-meter relay only lost to one team all year. Leavenworth, which won the event in Class 6A girls, defeated Baldwin at the Kansas Relays earlier this season.

“It is our tradition, it why our coaches make a big deal to do our best,” Boyle said. “At the beginning of the last three years, our coach is always like ‘Nobody thinks we can do it again.’ But here we are.”

PLHS breaks meet record in runner-up finish

Any other year, Perry-Lecompton would have come away with a state title.

Perry-Lecompton’s 4×400-meter relay team of Shane Quinlan, Caidon Quinlan, Dalton Kellum and Colton Mallonee clocked a time of 3:23.11 in a runner-up finish during the second heat of the Class 3A boys competition. Scott Community won the event with a time of 3:22.72.

But PLHS still broke the meet record for the Class 3A boys, which was previously held by Cheney after a time of 3:23.31 in 1996. In the final team standings, Perry-Lecompton placed fifth.

Eudora’s Durr takes third

Garret Durr took third in Class 4A boys pole vault to lead the way for Eudora in the final day of the state track meet.

The Cardinals ran a time of 3:28.70 to win their heat in the boys 4×400-meter relay. Eudora’s relay squad of Daniel Grosdidier, Colby Lawhorn, Alaneon Ford and Bobby Lounsbury ended up a with a seventh-place finish in the event. Eudora finished 17th as a team in Class 4A boys, while the girls placed 13th.

State track meet

Sunday at Cessna Stadium

Class 4A girls team standings: 1. Andale 97; 2. KC-Piper, 56; 3. Bishop Miege, 50; 4. Baldwin, 43; 5. Towanda-Circle, 41; 6. Augusta, 39; 7. Abilene, 36.5; 8. Chapman, 35; 9. Paola, 30; 10. Louisburg, 28.

Class 4A boys team standings: 1. Andale, 71; 2. KC-Piper, 59; 3. Paola, 52; 4. Chapman, 50; 5. Parsons, 39; 6. Wamego, 36; 7. Winfield, 35; 8. Nickerson, 32; 9. Buhler, 29; 10. Clearwater, 29.

Class 3A girls team standings: 1. Nemaha Central, 72; 2. Cheney, 51; 3. Lindsborg-Smoky Valley, 46; 4. Harper Chaparral, 35; 4. Phillipsburg, 35; 6. Scott Community, 32; 7. Cimarron, 29; 8. Riverton, 28; 8. Norton Community, 28; 10. Haven, 27.

Class 3A boys team standings: 1. Scott Community, 101; 2. Lindborg-Smoky Valley, 50; 3. Cheney, 40.5; 4. Santa Fe Tail, 36; 5. Perry-Lecompton, 33; 6. Silver Lake, 32; 7. Halstead, 25; 7. galena , 25; 9. Beloit, 22; 10. Caney Valley, 20.

Team champions — Girls

Class 6A: Lawrence

Class 5A: St. James Academy

Class 4A: Andale

Class 3A: Nemaha Central

Class 2A: Garden Plain

Class 1A: Kiowa County

Team champions — Boys

Class 6A: Gardner-Edgerton

Class 5A: Bishop Carroll

Class 4A: Andale

Class 3A: Scott Community

Class 2A: Stanton County

Class 1A: Almena-Northern Vly

1A-6A on all event winners

Girls 4×800 — Lincoln, 10:03.22; Bennington, 10:05.53; Cimarron, 10:00.42; Abilene, 9:53.44; St. Thomas Aquinas, 9:51.78; Mill Valley, 9:34.78.

Boys 4×800 — St. John, 8:23.90; Oakley, 8:23.26; Halstead, 8:08.45; El Dorado, 8:15.63; Andover, 8:00.77; Olathe Northwest, 8:03.86.

Girls 4×100 — Frankfort, 50.44; Garden Plain, 50.05; Cheney, 49.95; KC-Piper, 48.36; Newton, 49.04; Lawrence, 48.52.

Boys 4×100 — Clifton-Clyde, 44.20; Rossville, 43.98; Smoky Valley, 42.93; KC-Piper, 42.89; Maize, 42.96; Blue Valley West, 42.09.

Girls 4×400 — Kiowa County, 4:05.92; Bennington, 4:07.65; Hesston, 4:04.68; Baldwin, 4:06.84; Andover Central, 4:02.27; Leavenworth, 3:59.74.

Boys 4×400 — Northern Valley, 3:29.96; Smith Center, 3:27.27; Scott Community, 3:22.72; Louisburg, 3:25.39; Wichita Heights, 3:24.10; Blue Valley WEst, 3:22.64.

Girls 100 hurdles — Afftin Conway, Osborne, 15.12; Allison Catlin, Garden Plain, 15.78; Layne Needham, Cheney, 14.93; Tori McGinnis, Towanda-Circle, 15.05; Emma Ruddle, McPherson, 14.45; Keiana Newman, Junction City, 14.85.

Boys 100 hurdles — Darrien Holloway, Osborne, 14.91; Trystin Myers, Atchison County Community, 15.27; Marshall Faurot, Scott Community, 14.62; Eric Kop, Wellington, 14.54; Kody Marvin, Bishop Carroll, 14.80; Jaleel Montgomery, Wichita West, 14.17.

Girls 300 hurdles — Rylee Gleason, Kinsley, 45.13; Chloe Stanley, Bennington, 46.76; Layne Needham, Cheney, 44.79; Sian Helfrich, Pratt, 45.90; Maggie Remsberg, Newton, 43.36; Jaleesa McWashington, Olathe Northwest, 45.79.

Boys 300 hurdles — Darrien Holloway, Osborne, 40.08; Sheldon Whalen, Wichita County, 39.80; Riley Petz, Cheney, 39.43; Brett Winsor, Pratt, 39.07; Kody Marvin, Bishop Carroll, 39.66; Tayezhan Crough, Hutchinson, 39.11.

Girls 100 — Jamya O’Quinn, Moundridge, 12.40; Brooke Hammond, Garden Plain, 12.48; Matti Price, Riverton, 12.39; Kimalee Cook, Towanda-Circle, 12.25; Kalli Anderson, Newton, 11.81; Kendra Wait, Gardner-Edgerton, 12.04.

Boys 100 — Brant Douglas, Clifton-Clyde, 11.07; Trevor Johnson, Rossville, 11.02; Tim Lambert, Smoky Valley, 10.55; Jordan Hawkins, Buhler, 10.65; Nahson Houston, Sumner Academy, 10.79; Deron Dudley, Wichita South, 10.61.

Girls 200 — Jamya O’Quinn, Moundridge, 25.72; Brooke Hammond, Garden Plain, 26.05; Alleigh Kramer, Nemaha Central, 25.84; Kimalee Cook, Towanda-Circle, 26.28; Kalli Anderson, Newton, 24.86; Asjah Harris, Lawrence, 24.98.

Boys 200 — Thomas Atkins, Hanover, 22,87; Jax Holland, Maranatha Academy, 22.51; Tim Lambert, Smoky Valley, 21.97; Jordan Hawkins, Buhler, 22.49; Davion Gardenhire, Shawnee Heights, 21.91; Deron Dudley, Wichita South, 22.08.

Girls 400 — Paige Baird, Almena-Northern Vly, 58.39; Aubree Dewey, Plainville, 58.31; Matti price, Riverton, 56.74; Summer Spigle, Ottawa, 59.51; Kindel Nordhus, Bishop Carroll, 57.49; Dhakiya Blake, Leavenworth, 56.92.

Boys 400 — Joshua Fielder, Udall, 49.83; Jax Holland, Maranatha Academy, 49.46; Shane Quinlan, Perry-Lecompton, 49.52; Brenden Hudson, Ulysses, 50.55; Elijah Mosley, Wichita Heights, 48.29; David Brown, Blue Valley West, 48.86.

Girls 800 — Aubrey Donley, Lincoln, 2:24.15; Kate Dawson, Jayhawk Linn, 2:19.52; Faith Paramore, Haven, 2:22.99; Sydney Burton, Abilene, 2:17.03; Hannah Robinson, St. James Academy, 2:17.91; Jaybe Shufelberger, Washburn Rural, 2:16.87.

Boys 800 — Trevor Medina, Wallace County, 1:57.74; Andrew O’Brien, Halstead, 1:57.46; Ryan Derry, Towanda-Circle, 1:57.51; Terry Robinson, Lansing, 1:56.00; Jacob Vermillion, Olathe East, 1:57.68.

Girls 1600 — Jaycee Vath, Lincoln, 5:23.81; Helen Giefer, Trego Community, 5:18.36; Lexi Kats, Norton Community, 5:27.22; Taylor Briggs, Chapman, 5:06.18; Sarah Murrow, St. James Academy, 5:15.47; Clara Mayfield, Manhattan, 4:58.28.

Boys 1600 — Collin Oswalt, Central Christian, 4:29.91; Hadley Splechter, Yates Center, 4:26.77; Robert Pearce, Kingman, 4:24.38; Aaron Modrow, Chapman, 4:34.31; Ethan Marshall, St. Thomas Aquinas, 4:20.15; Cade Heikes, Olathe North, 4:23.02.

Girls 3200 – Jaycee Vath, Lincoln, 11:27.53; Alysia Wagner, KC Christian, 11:31.49; Lara Murdock, Colby, 11:56.38; Taylor Briggs, Chapman, 11:10.31; Sarah Murrow, St. James Academy, 11:04.87; Jaybe Shufelberger, Washburn Rural, 10:41.63.

Boys 3200 — Collin Oswalt, Central Christian, 9:53.80; Haley Splechter, Yates Center, 9:45.06; Joshua Rutledge, Riverton, 9:32.83; Aaron Modrow, Chapman, 9:49.25; Asher Moen, Andover, 9:24.74; Daniel Harkin, 9:30.22.

Girls long jump — Emilee Ebert, Frankfort, 17-04.75; Destiny Masters, Leon-Bluestem, 17-01.75; Renee’ Nichol, Russell, 17-06.00; Saniya Simmons, KC-Piper, 17-00.50; Faith Turner, Pittsburg, 18-01.75; Jaleesa McWashington, Olathe Northwest, 18-03.00.

Boys long jump — Thomas Atkins, Hanover, 21-04.50; Creed Puyear, Stanton County, 22-02.00; Xavier Robinson, Hoisington, 21-02.25; Davonte’ Yates, Parsons, 22-05.25; Nahson Houston, Sumner Academy, 22-08.50; Cameron Harvey, Haysville-Campus, 22-01.00.

Girls triple jump — Macy Doebele, Hanover, 36-10.00; Lauren Schutter, Wabaunsee, 36-04.00; Mariah Monroy, Cherryvale,37-02.25; McKenna Kirkpatrick, Chapman, 35-08.75; Faith Turner, Pittsburg, 39-01.75; Ezinne Okoro, DOdge City, 39-09.75.

Boys triple jump — Joshua Fielder, Udall, 44-07.50; Creed Puyear, Stanton County, 44-10.50; Logan Reed, Santa Fe Trail, 44-08.50; Davonte’ Yates, Parsons, 46-05.00; Nasjon Porter, Bonner Springs, 46-04.75; Chanler Taylor, SM Northwest, 47-00.00.

Girls high jump — Alexandra Hart, Rolla, 5-02.00; Adison Manville, Jefferson County North, 5-02.00; Mattelyn Swartz, Harper Chaparral, 5-04.00; Nataleigh Cantu, Augusta, 5-04.00; Laken Robinson, Pittsburg, 5-06.00; Madeline Righter, Olathe Northwest, 5-08.00.

Boys high jump — Brady Palen, St. John’s, 6-10.50; Tyus Wilson, Sterling, 6-10.00; Marshall Faurot, Scott Community, 6-06.00; Hunter Jones, Nickerson, 6-10.00; Caleb Grill, Maize, 6-08.00; Harry Ahrenholtz, Mill Valley, 6-04.00.

Girls pole vault — Breanna Schmitz, Centralia, 11-00.00; Anne Baliel, Marion, 10-06.00; Isabelle Peters, Smoky Valley, 12-08.00; Jaden Eck, Andale, 12-00.00; Victoria Maxton, Salina South, 11-00.00; Josie Hickerson, Lawrence, 12-03.00.

Boys pole vault — Chance Cook, Burden-Central, 15-00.00; Nate Hein, Hillsboro, 13-00.00; Marshall Faurot, Scott COmmunity, 16-01.00; Ty McPhail, Andale, 15-00.00; Ethan Hull, Bishop Carroll, 16-00.00; Colton Goodman, Gardner-Edgerton, 14-00.00.

Girls discus — Sabrina Thomas, Kiowa County, 122-00; Grace Thompson, Sedgwick, Discus, 131-04; Jacy Dalinghaus, Nemaha Central, 139-06; Jacy Anderson, Andale, 131-03; Emily Fuhr, DeSoto, 125-02; Colbie Fairley, Leavenworth, 127-08.

Boys discus — Daegan Steinlage, Centralia, 168-10; Wes Shaw, Hillsboro, 173-02; Brett Schwartz, Santa Fe Trail, 171-00; Matt Everett, Winfield, 183-09; Marcus Hicks, Wichita NW, 169-06; Quinton Hicks, Haysville-Campus, 166-03.

Girls shot put — Krysten Bartlett, Central Christian, 38-01.75; Grace Thompson, Sedgwick, 39-02.00; Jacy Dalinghaus, Nemaha Central, 43-01.50; Abee Rhodes, Augusta, 41-03.75; Emily Fuhr, DeSoto, 38-07.75; Kendra Wait, Gardner-Edgerton, 42-11.75.

Boys shot put — Daegan Steinlage, Centralia, 51-11.50; Wes Shaw, Hillsboro, 54-08.50; Colin Chandler, Beloit, 51-03.50; Cole Sample, Tonganoxie, 59-06.25; Demarius Peterson, Newton, 57-06.75; Darius O’Connell, Manhattan, 53-01.75.

Girls javelin — Madison Lueger, Centralia, 140-02; Emma Yungeberg, Blue Rapids Valley Hts, 129-11; Jacy Dalinghaus, Nemaha Central, 146-09; Katelyn Fairchild, Andale, 156-11; Briana Lowe, Blue Valley Southwest, 128-09; Lexy Farrington, Blue Valley North, 143-05.

Boys javelin — Caden Bach, Northern Valley, 186-00; Hesston Maxwell, Smith Center, 179-10; Trey Patterson, Cheney, 195-10; Seth Richmond, Paola, 197-02; Isaac Mitchell, Salina South, 181-01; Sam Hankins, Manhattan, 206-09.