By Rick Peterson
TopSports.news
Aaron Merritt missed a fourth gold medal in Monday's Bob Camien/Claudia Welch Seaman Relays by an eyelash, but that did nothing to detract from a spectacular day for the Seaman senior.
Seaman senior Aaron Merritt and Topeka High junior Jaxon Cowdin finished one-two in the boys 110-meter high hurdles Monday at Seaman. [Photo by Charles Spurlock/Special to TSN]
Seaman senior Aaron Merritt (left) and Hayden senior Finn Dunshee (second from left) went one-two in the boys 100-meter dash Monday at Seaman. [Photo by Charles Spurlock/Special to TSN]
Merritt posted individual victories in the boys 100-meter dash in 10.48 seconds and in the 110 high hurdles in 14.31 seconds and also teamed with Peyton Holmes, Bryce Cochran and Jacob Anderson to give Seaman a win in the 4x100 relay in 42.62 seconds.
Merritt posted personal records in both of his individual wins while the Viking relay also improved its best time.
"It was a very good day,'' he said.
Merritt capped his performance with a nailbiting loss in the 200 dash, with Olathe North's Joseph Ouellette, running in another heat, taking the win in 22.13 seconds, with Merritt second in 22.20.
"I talked to (Ouellette) and he hadn't ran it for awhile and I'm happy for him,'' Merritt said. "He ran a big (personal record) and good for him. I wish I could have raced against him.''
After fighting through an ankle injury earlier in the season, Merritt said he's ready for the end-of-the-year grind of city, United Kansas Conference, Class 5A regional and state competition.
"I'm all the way back now,'' Merritt said. "I just need to get some reps in and I'll be back to where I was. I'm pretty confident in where I am and where I need to be.
"Today showed me that my 200 needs some work, some speed and endurance work, but I'm very happy with my 110, 100 and 4x1. Those were all great.''
Other meet highlights:
Seaman sophomore Brody Anderson was the boys 1,600 meters champion in Monday's Bob Camien/Claudia Welch Seaman Relays. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
• Seaman also got a win from sophomore Brody Anderson in the boys 1,600 meters in 4:31.11 while Silver Lake senior Eli Ferguson finished third in 4:33.55 while setting a school record.
• Topeka West senior Alesecio Batson, the defending 5A state champion, won the boys triple jump at 44-7.
Seaman junior Jaida Stallbaumer (middle) won the girls 100-meter hurdles in Monday's Bob Camien/Claudia Welch Seaman Relays. [Photo by Brent Maycock/KSHSAA Covered]
• Seaman junior Jaida Stallbaumer won the girls 100 hurdles in 16.06.
• Hayden's boys won the 4x400 relay in 3:26.00 and finished second in the 4x100 relay in 43.02 while senior Finn Dunshee finished second in the 100 in 10.73 and third in the 200 in 22.25 and junior Jensen Schrickel was fourth in the 400 in 49.31.
• Washburn Rural's team of Payton Fink, Emily Graf, Brooklyn Nolte and Rylee Ismert won the 4x800 relay in 9:38.21.
• Topeka High junior Jaxon Cowdin finished a strong second in both the boys 110 and 300 hurdles, clocking a time of 15.35 in the 110 highs and 41.59 in the 300s.
• Topeka High finished second in the girls 4x100 relay in 50.86 while sophomore Keimara Marshall was third in the 100 (12.42) and fourth in the 200 (26.54) and freshman Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton was second in the triple jump (37-7.50) and third in the long jump (17-8).
Hayden senior Natalie Hillebert finished second in the girls 400-meter dash Monday at Seaman. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
• Hayden senior Natalie Hillebert was the runnerup in the 400 dash in 59.59.
Silver Lake senior Ava Rottinghaus finished second in the girls javelin in Monday's Bob Camien/Claudia Welch Seaman Relays. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
• Silver Lake senior Ava Rottinghaus finished second in the girls javelin with a best throw of 128 feet.
• Silver Lake senior Blake Redmond topped the 22-foot in the boys long jump, finishing fourth at 22-3.50.
BOB CAMIEN/CLAUDIA WELCH SEAMAN RELAYS
GIRLS
Team scores
Great Bend 76, Manhattan 75, Blue Valley West 63, Junction City 62, Olathe North 57, Lawrence 46, Hayden 40, Northeast Kansas 37, Topeka High 35.50, Seaman 32, Shawnee Mission Northwest 31, Wamego 30, Shawnee Mission North 28, Silver Lake 21, Holton 21, Leavenworth 13, Washburn Rural 10, Santa Fe Trail 9.50, Rossville 5, Lyndon 4, Hiawatha 3, Highland Park 3.
Individual results
100 -- 1. Hannah Pellant, Manhattan, 11.91; 2. Lyric Reid, Northeast Kansas, 12.42; 3. Keimara Marshall, Topeka High, 12.42.
200 -- 1. Hanna Pellant, Manhattan, 25.02; 2. Harli Omli, Manhattan, 25.46; 3. Lyric Reid, Northeast Kansas, 26.07.
400 -- 1. Harli Omli, Manhattan, 56.81; 2. Natalie Hillebert, Hayden, 59.59; 3. Avery Dawson, Blue Valley West, 59.77.
800 -- 1. Emma Baum, Blue Valley West, 2:18.44; 2. Eliana Beckham, Great Bend, 2:22.00; 3. Lorna Rae Pierce, Junction City, 2:22.23.
1,600 -- 1. Lorna Rae Pierce, Junction City, 5:12.01; 2. Anna Fontaine, Junction City, 5:20.05; 3. Brooke Carter, Blue Valley West, 5:25.76.
3,200 -- 1. Anna Fontaine, Junction City, 11:28.90; 2. Addy Nicholson, Great Bend, 11:46.76; 3. Lydia Davis, Shawnee Mission Northwest, 11:51.54.
100 hurdles -- 1. Jaida Stallbaumer, Seaman, 16.06; 2. Lindsey Ray, Olathe North, 16.30; 3. Lauren Shupe, Holton, 16.51.
300 hurdles -- 1. Lila Sterbenz, Northeast Kansas, 47.79; 2. Mersadie Spray, Great Bend, 48.56; 3. Liv Gutierrez, Blue Valley West, 49.73.
4x100 relay -- 1. Manhattan, 48.77; 2. Topeka High, 50.86; 3. Hayden, 51.40.
4x400 relay -- 1. Blue Valley West, 4:01.90; 2. Shawnee Mission Northwest, 4:07.96; 3. Lawrence, 4:08.04.
4x800 relay -- 1. Washburn Rural (Payton Fink, Emily Graf, Brooklyn Nolte, Rylee Ismert), 9:38.21; 2. Great Bend, 9:39.52; 3. Wamego, 9:56.41.
High jump -- 1. Paige Platt, Lawrence, 5-4; 2. Mersadie Spray, Great Bend, 5-2; 3. Chloe Nelson, Olathe North, 5-2.
Pole vault -- 1. Elena Ginie, Olathe North, 11-6; 2. Alexia Phillips, Shawnee Mission North, 11-6; 3. Emma Thompson, Leavenworth, 11-0.
Long jump -- 1. Rosjai Curtis, Shawnee Mission North, 18-10.25; 2. Sienna Wesley, Lawrence, 18-3. 3. Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High, 17-8.
Triple jump -- 1. Rosjai Curtis, Shawnee Mission North, 39-8.75; 2. Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High, 37-7.50; 3. Reese Pope, Olathe North, 36-3.50.
Shot put -- 1. 2. Whitney Herren, Santa Fe Trail, 36-5.85; 3. Kayla Covington, Junction City, 35-9.
Discus -- 1. Gracie Erichsen, Junction City, 132-1; 2. Abigail Gruber, Manhattan, 126-7; 3. Alexis Rutherford, Hayden, 120-10.
.Javelin -- 1. Macy Nachtigal, Great Bend, 141-4; 2. Ava Rottinghaus, Silver Lake, 128-0; 3. Paige Platt, Lawrence, 123-6.
BOYS
Team scores
Manhattan 111, Seaman 59, Hayden 55, Shawnee Mission Northwest 52, Blue Valley West 51, Olathe North 48, Lyndon 48, Junction City 43, Wamego 32, Topeka High 30.
Individual results
100 -- 1. Aaron Merritt, Seaman, 10.48; 2. Finn Dunshee, Hayden, 10.73; 3. Tyler West, Shawnee Mission Northwest, 10.88.
200 -- 1. Joseph Ouellette, Olathe North, 22.13; 2. Aaron Merritt, Seaman, 22.20; 3. Finn Dunshee, Hayden, 22.25.
400 -- 1. Harrison Cutting, Wamego, 48.71; 2. Joe Ouellette, Olathe North, 49.04; 3. Luke Finzen, Blue Valley West, 49.30.
800 -- 1. Francisco Juarez, Shawnee Mission Northwest, 1:58.70; 2. Cooper Sturm, Manhattan, 1:58.95; 3. Isaac Kane, Jefferson County North, 1:59.27.
1,600 -- 1. Brody Anderson, Seaman, 4:31.11; 2. Jonathan Purvis, Leavenworth, 4:32.20; 3. Eli Ferguson, Silver Lake, 4:33.55.
3,200 -- 1. Brock Olsen, Blue Valley West, 9:22.53; 2. Lucas Holdren, Manhattan, 9:29.79; 3. Jonathan Purvis, Leavenworth, 9:37.29.
110 hurdles -- 1. Aaron Merritt, Seaman, 14.31; 2. Jaxon Cowdin, Topeka High, 15.35; 3. Chance Tyson, Junction City, 16.26.
300 hurdles -- 1. Charles Morgan, Manhattan, 39.94; 2. Jaxon Cowdin, Topeka High, 41.59; 3. Michael Hurla, Seaman, 41.69.
4x100 relay -- 1. Seaman (Peyton Holmes, Bryce Cochran, Jacob Anderson, Aaron Merritt), 42.61; 2. Hayden, 43.02; 3. Manhattan, 43.11.
4x400 relay -- 1. Hayden, 3:26.00; 2. Shawnee Mission Northwest, 3:26.85; 3. .
4x800 relay -- 1. Wamego, 8:10.33; 2. Blue Valley West, 8:15.51; 3. Manhattan, 8:22.06.
High jump -- 1. Vincent Malone, Manhattan, 6-8; 2. Cole Smither, Olathe North, 6-6; 3. Aaron Newcomer, Manhattan, 6-4.
Pole vault -- 1. Ian Quarles, Olathe North, 14-0; 2. Elijah Strawn, Manhattan, 13-6; 3. Ridley Beard, Lawrence, 13-6.
Long jump -- 1. Tanner Heckel, Lyndon, 23-8.50; 2. Elijah Madden, Olathe North, 23-2; 3. Dy'Vair McCray, Leavenworth, 22-7.50.
Triple jump -- 1. Alesecio Batson, Topeka West, 44-7; 2. Deven Bolton, Shawnee Mission Northwest, 44-5.50; 3. Joseph Lucas, Lawrence, 43-10.50.
Shot put -- 1. Hank Purvis, Bishop Carroll, 53-8.75; 2. Kaedin Massey, Lyndon, 48-1; 3. Chris Jackson, Junction City, 47-10.50.
Discus -- 1. Kaedin Massey, Lyndon, 157-9; 2. Joshua Flanigian, Junction City, 156-10; 3. Nolan Noberto, Leavenworth, 146-8.
Javelin -- 1. Tanner Heckel, Lyndon, 195-3; 2. Samuel Molt, Manhattan, 189-9; 3. Tyler Dye, Lawrence, 161.5.
