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G2 • sunday, June 21, 2020
2020 BEST OF KANSAS PREPS
The Topeka Capital-Journal
a night to remember Sports stars help honor best of Kansas HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES
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he 2019-20 high school sports season was unlike any other in Kansas history. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brought a sudden, premature end to the high school basketball season and completely wiped out the entire spring sports season. While many of the state’s prep athletes accomplished their hopes and dreams of becoming state champions, many were also denied that same opportunity when their seasons were stripped away, in most cases before they even began. The effects reached even beyond the season, forcing the Best of Kansas Preps from an in-person banquet that has annually drawn more than 1,000 athletes, parents and coaches to an online virtual show. The show was held June 18, broadcast on cjonline.com and YouTube and hosted by TV talents Sage Steele, Jesse Palmer and Jerry Punch. While disappointing to be unable to hold the in-person event due to COVID-19 restrictions, the change in format to a virtual show added even more star power to the event than in recent years, in which former Kansas and NBA standout Paul Pierce and former Kansas State and NFL star Jordy Nelson served as celebrity guests for the Kansas event. This year’s celebrity was to have been Kansas product and PGA Tour star Gary Woodland, who captured the 2019 U.S. Open Championship and also played on the victorious U.S. President’s Cup team. Woodland was relishing the opportunity to return to his home town of Topeka to honor the state’s top athletes. “For me it is special,” Woodland said when he was announced as this year’s celebrity guest. “Kansas holds a huge
CLOCKWISE FROM BOTTOM LEFT, BILL BELICHICK, GARY WOODLAND, VENUS WILLIAMS, PATRICK MAHOMES, STEPHEN CURRY, MICHAEL PHELPS, WAYNE GRETZKY AND GABBY DOUGLAS WERE AMONG THE MANY PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES TO PRESENT THE 2020 SPORTS AWARDS TO ATHLETES ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN A NATIONAL BROADCAST ON JUNE 18.
place in my heart — I spend half the year there — and it’s special for me to be home. I love being back, I love the people and that will be a very special night for me, as well. “To get to honor these kids is a big deal. They may not realize that you don’t always win or don’t always get recognized for your accomplishments. To be recognized within your state is something very special and I hope they realize that.” Woodland remained a part of the expanded virtual show, serving as the presenter for the boys’ golf athlete of the year
award. He was joined by a who’s who list of star athletes including Olympians Michael Phelps, Gabby Douglas and Jackie Joyner-Kersee as well as professional athletes such as Seth Curry, Drew Brees and Venus Williams. The highlight of the event was presentation of the overall male and female athletes of the year by Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs. Best of Kansas Preps was sponsored by The Topeka CapitalJournal, Envista Credit Union and University of Kansas Health System St. Francis campus.
2020 BEST OF KANSAS PREPS
The Topeka Capital-Journal
An Open Letter to the Community.
Dear Fellow Topekans and Northeast Kansas residents: From all of us at The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus, we send best wishes to our amazing high school athletes. We also want to share a heartfelt thank you for the significant outpouring of support you have shown to our entire staff as they have worked hard caring for patients during this challenging time. From kind messages of support, to meals and supplies delivered to our team members, your thoughtfulness has made a difference in the lives of our healthcare heroes. Likewise, we want you to know that we are here for you. We know that many of you may be foregoing routine medical care or in some cases emergency medical care. During the pandemic, there has been a nation-wide decline in the number of patients seen in hospital emergency rooms for serious conditions including heart attack, injury and stroke. Delaying care can be life threatening. We understand your concern and want you to know that we have continued to safely care for patients who are not Covid-19 patients throughout this time. Our ER has been, and remains, open to care for all patients. We are ready and able to manage your medical emergency in a safe environment with outstanding medical expertise and ample staff. We have taken extra precautions and implemented processes designed to keep you and our staff safe including: • We have separate waiting and triage areas for patients with respiratory or infectious illness • We disinfect all areas before use by a patient • Our staff and patients wear masks and other protective equipment • We continue to screen all patients and caregivers for COVID-19 • Safety for all is our top priority The St. Francis Campus ER is here for you every day, around the clock. We welcome you to our campus.
Sincerely
Steven M. Anderson, CEO, FACHE
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G4 • sunday, June 21, 2020
2020 BEST OF KANSAS PREPS
The Topeka Capital-Journal
Wyatt Pedigo MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Hoisington: Football/WRESTLING
Why he Won
Pedigo emerged as one of the state’s top multi-sport athletes as a sophomore and spent his final two seasons at Hoisington only solidifying that claim. The argument could be made he’s the best male athlete in school history. A four-year starter in football, Pedigo became one of the top small-school two-way players in the state as a sophomore before exploding as a junior and senior. Taking over as the Cardinals’ feature back as a junior, Pedigo ran for 2,101 yards and 29 touchdowns, while also making 104 tackles. He topped those marks as a senior, rushing for 2,352 yards and 37 touchdowns and also racking up 115 tackles, 74 of them solo. Both seasons he led Hoisington to the state semifinals, a best for the program. He finished his career with 5,171 yards rushing, topping 200 in eight games with a career-best 323yard game as a junior, and ranks in the top 20 all-time in state history for career rushing yards. His 74 career rushing touchdowns rank in the top 15 all time. Pedigo was a Top 11 All-State selection by The Capital-Journal as a senior, a three-time firstteam All-Central Kansas League selection and has signed with North Dakota for his college career. As accomplished as he was on the gridiron, Pedigo may have been an even bigger force on the wrestling mat. He was a three-time state champion, capturing his first title as a sophomore when he won the Class 3-2-1A championship at 182 pounds with a 38-3 record. Pedigo
It’s an honor to be chosen as the male athlete of the year. It feels good to see that all of offseason work and training has paid off. Without my coaches and family believing in me, all of my accomplishments would still have been a dream. — Wyatt Pedigo
followed with a state title at 195 as a junior, going 39-1 and pinning each of his state-tournament foes. As a senior, he captured a second straight 195-pound title, this time going 37-0. He finished his career with a 147-13 record and set a school record for quickest pin with three fivesecond falls as a senior. Pedigo also wrestled for Team Kansas at the 2019 Colorado Nationals and was named the tournament’s outstanding wrestler after taking the 195-pound title.
2020 BEST OF KANSAS PREPS
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sunday, June 21, 2020 • G5
Emily Ryan FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Central Plains: Basketball/Tennis
Why She Won
Growing up in the same town that produced girls Kansas high school legend Jackie Stiles, Ryan was still able to emerge from that shadow and leave her own legacy as one of the top female athletes in state history. Following in the footsteps of Stiles, Ryan made her name on the basketball court, becoming just the third player in state history to score more than 3,000 points in her career. She finished with 3,005 career points to finish behind only Stiles (3,603) and Moundridge’s Laurie Koehn (3,160). Ryan was more than just a prolific scorer, however. She also finished her career at the state’s all-time leader in career steals with 599 and surpassed 700 career assists, finishing with 709. She added three other state records to her resume, setting marks for field
goal
percentage in a season (79.6%) and career (73.8%) as well as career free throw percentage (90.6%). Ryan’s individual accomplishments, which included four-time unanimous All-Central Prairie League honors as well as threetime All-State Top 5 honors from The Topeka Capital-Journal, helped Central Plains to a historic run of success. During Ryan’s career, she never lost a high school game, going 104-0. The Oilers won three straight championships in her first three seasons and were vying for a fourth when the state tournament
Although basketball has always been a priority to me, it was nice to be able to focus directly on tennis for a couple months out of the year and see where I could take it. Despite never fully achieving my goal of winning a state title in tennis, I learned countless lessons that otherwise wouldn’t have. — Emily Ryan
was canceled after the semifinals. This year’s Central Plains team set state records for scoring defense (21.2 points allowed per game), margin of victory (57.1 points per game) and field goal percentage (58.7%) and she leaves with the Oilers riding a state-record 136game winning streak, which ranks third nationally all-time. In addition to her stellar basketball career, Ryan was a four-time state placer in singles at the Class 3-2-1A state tournament, including runner-up showings each of the past three seasons. She finished 32-1 as a senior and was 13213 in her career. Ryan also competed in track and field and played for the boys golf team during her prep career.
G6 • sunday, June 21, 2020
2020 BEST OF KANSAS PREPS
The Topeka Capital-Journal
Darius Shields MOST INSPIRATIONAL AWARD NORTON: WRESTLING
Why he Won
In becoming a state wrestling champion, Norton sophomore Darius Shields triumphed after an unthinkable tragedy and fulfilled a promise to his late mother. About eleven months after his mother’s death, Shields honored her memory by winning the 106-pound Class 3-2-1A state championship on Feb. 29 at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays. “I promised my mom I’d be a state champion, and I did it,” Shields said. Lori Shields, 38, was found dead in her home on April 7, 2019. Her husband was arrested in connection with the murder. After completing a 5-0 decision win against Goodland’s D.J. Knox in the 106 final, Shields pointed to the sky. “I know she’s proud. I know she’s cheering loud up there like she always did,” Shields said. Following the tragedy, Shields went to stay with Norton coach Bill Johnson and became part of his family. “He’s a great kid; he’s a 4.0 student,” Johnson said. “We just had a kid that went off to college, our last, so we had an empty nest and an opportunity to give him a place to stay.” Shields, who finished the season with a 40-6 record, said using wrestling as an outlet helped him cope. “I’ve just worked harder. Never stopped, just kept working,” he said. Shields’ win in the finals also helped Norton seal the Class 3-2-1A state championship. After his finals’ win, Shields leapt into the arms of Johnson. “He’s a father figure to me, and I just love making him proud,” Shields said. After the big embrace with Johnson, Shields was mobbed by his teammates and lifted in the air in an emotional scene. “He’s a fighter,” Johnson said.
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2020 BEST OF KANSAS PREPS
sunday, June 21, 2020 • G7
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t’s no secret the last few months have been tough—tough for working parents, for small businesses, for nearly everyone. “When the local community started to really see the effects of the Coronavirus, we started thinking about what our members, our customers, our employees and the community needed,” said Tara Dimick, chief business development officer at Envista Credit Union. “We first turned to our members knowing that they may have financial hardships. We provided options that President & CEO allowed them to Ron Smeltzer skip loan payments and waived fees due to situations caused by the pandemic.” This allowed relief to many Envista accountholders. However, staff was challenged with the influx of calls, transitions in physical space, as well as concern for their own situations. “Our team was incredible as we faced this unique and difficult situation,” said Ron Smeltzer, president and CEO of Envista. “We wanted to provide them with confidence and stability by promising no layoffs and giving everyone a $2 per hour pay raise through the months of April and May.” Next, Envista turned its focus to the business community. To sup-
port the local businesses that give Topeka its flavor, Envista began what they called #FeelGoodFridays. Participants enter via liking or responding to social media posts from the credit union, with the chance to win one of 10 $25 gift cards. Questions are sometimes related to the business of the week, but often center around positive messages. “We’ve spotlighted businesses from food to hair care,” said Dimick. “It’s a little something we can do with our resources to bring a smile and help out a small business at the same.” The needs and losses continued to pile up as the weeks went by. Seeing that parents might need a little support, the team at Envista put together a financial education program geared at grade schoolers. Watching high school seniors miss out on so much of their senior year, the credit union paired with Alpha Media, the local radio station, to spotlight local high school seniors and wish them well. “At Envista, we have more than 44,000 members, and it’s a small community in itself. We want to come alongside our members as more than just a financial institution,” Dimick said. “The credit union isn’t just where you put your money, it’s where you finance your car, pay for college, buy your home, make your dreams happen. We are on the journey of life with our members and have an important role to play. Even now, as we navigate through uncertainty, we are a part of their journey.”
To support the local businesses that give Topeka its flavor, Envista began what they called #FeelGoodFridays. This is one of the contest posts from Facebook.
2020 BEST OF KANSAS PREPS
G8 • sunday, June 21, 2020
BOYS BASKETBALL
GIRLS BASKETBALL
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
TAmar Bates,
The Topeka Capital-Journal
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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FILE PHOTOGRAPH/GANNETT KANSAS
KC Piper
A key member of Piper’s 2019 Class 4A state championship team as a sophomore, Bates emerged into one of the state’s top recruits as a junior in leading the Pirates to a 22-1 record and to the Class 4A final four before the state tournament was canceled. Bates averaged 21.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game as a junior, while also shooting 46% from 3-point range and 88% at the free throw line in earning All-State Top 5 honors from The Topeka Capital-Journal. He averaged 16.3 points per game as a sophomore and has led Piper to a 43-5 record the past two seasons as a starter and has multiple Division I offers including Kansas, Kansas State, Wichita State and Creighton.
Emily Ryan,
Central Plains
With eye-popping stats littering her resume, one sticks out about the rest for Ryan. In her four years, Central Plains went 104-0 and captured three state championships with a fourth denied when this year’s state tournament was canceled after the semifinals. Ryan finished her career No. 3 on the state’s alltime scoring list with 3,005 career points – just the third player in state history to top 3,000 points. She averaged 28.5 points per game as a senior, while also adding 8.3 assists and 6.1 steals per game. Ryan set the state record for career steals with 599 and also set state records for field goal percentage in a single season (79.6%) and career (73.8%) and career free throw percentage (90.5%).
BOYS BASKETBALL
GIRLS BASKETBALL
ELITE ATHLETES
ELITE ATHLETES
Tamar Bates
Xavier Bell
Jack Chapman
Sterling Chapman
NiJaree Canady
Karenna Gerber
Ehlaina Hartman
Katie Horyna
KC Piper
Andover Central
BV Northwest
Campus
Topeka High
Halstead
Spearville
Liberal
Gradey Dick
Cougar Downing
Gavyn Elkamil
Jayden Garrison
Alleigh Kramer
Lele Love
Faith Paramore
Grace Pyle
Wichita Collegiate
Olathe West
Pittsburg
Little River
Nemaha Central
Olathe North
Haven
McPherson
Jack Johnson
Jackie Johnson
Lonell Lane
Mark MitchelL
Emily Ryan
Payton Verhulst
Zyanna Walker
KC Harmon
Miege
Central Plains
Kylee Scheer
Miege
Wichita Heights
Andover
Wichita Southeast
Cheney
2020 BEST OF KANSAS PREPS
The Topeka Capital-Journal
sunday, June 21, 2020 • G9
BOYS BOWLING
GIRLS BOWLING
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
BLake Albers,
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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SAvannah Adams,
Bishop Carroll
A two-time state qualifier, Albers went from not placing at the Class 5-1A state meet as a sophomore to capturing the state championship as a junior. Posting a 766 series, Albers edged Wichita Northwest’s Brandon Bonta by a mere three pins for this year’s state championship. It was his highest series of the year where he averaged 198 per game with a high of 298. Albers was the Greater Wichita Athletic League champion as a sophomore and finished seventh at regionals that year, averaging 192 for the season with a high game of 299. His state-winning total would have won him the Class 6A title by seven pins.
Junction City
Following a fifth-place finish at the 2019 Class 6A state meet, Adams became Junction City’s second individual state champion in 2020, capturing the Class 6A state title with a dominating showing. Adams not only rolled the first 700 series of her career, but nearly hit 800. Her state series of 772 delivered her the state title by a whopping 49 pins, and also was the highest series ever bowled at the state tournament in any class, topping the 764 turned in by Olathe East’s Britney Yuratovich in 2006. Adams finished the season with a 195 averaged and a high game of 267, rolled in her state series that also included games of 264 and 241.
BOYS BOWLING
GIRLS BOWLING
ELITE ATHLETES
ELITE ATHLETES
Blake Albers
Brandon Bonta
Alec Elskamp
Spencer Giffin
Savannah Adams
Jadyn Barr
Karly Larson
Aviana Ordonez
Carroll
Wichita Northwest
Shawnee Heights
Olathe Northwest
Junction City
Andover Central
Garden City
Salina South
Peyton Montgomery
Kaden Whitehurst
Piper Reams
Jordan Reynolds
Eisenhower
Garden City
Campus
Olathe North
2020 BEST OF KANSAS PREPS
G10 • sunday, June 21, 2020
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Daniel Harkin,
The Topeka Capital-Journal
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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FILE PHOTOGRAPH/GANNETT KANSAS
Manhattan
After coming within four seconds of capturing the Class 6A state championship as a sophomore, finishing runner-up to Shawnee Mission North’s Asher Molina, Harkin left the Class 6A state field in his dust as a junior last fall. Harkin navigated the Rim Rock Farm course in a blistering time of 15 minutes, 25.3 seconds, winning the state title by 33 seconds. That completed a postseason sweep that saw Harking win his second straight Centennial League title and second straight regional championship Harkin broke the Manhattan school record with his time of 15.11.50 in a winning performance at the Missouri Southern Stampede. Harkin was named the Gatorade Boys Cross Country athlete of the year in Kansas.
Taylor Briggs,
Chapman
Last year’s Best of Kansas Preps Girls Cross Country athlete of the year, Briggs hardly rested on her laurels in 2019. With two Class 4A state cross country titles to her credit, she easily added her third straight title in October, dominating the Class 4A field. Briggs’ time of 19 minutes, 0.05 seconds was 31 seconds faster than her closest challenger and also was just off her winning time of 18:57.6 as a sophomore when she won by nearly a minute. Briggs’ only loss on the season came at the prestigious Rim Rock Invitational where she took fifth in the Gold Division in 18:55.9. Briggs is three-fourths of her way to becoming just the fifth girl in state history to win four state cross country titles, and she’s never been beaten in a state race.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
ELITE ATHLETES
ELITE ATHLETES
Caleb Eilert
Daniel Harkin
Michael Iyali
Ryan Kinnane
Jentrie Alderson
Aubree Blackman
Taylor Briggs
Hannah Burks
Beloit-St. John’s
Manhattan
Wichita North
Andover
Southeast-Saline
Olathe West
Chapman
Beloit
Tanner Lindahl
Cormick Logue
Henry Nelson
Tanner Newkirk
Erin Hammeke
Morgan Koca
Katherine Moore
Girard
Seabury
Hayden
Ellinwood
Hope Jackson Carroll
Mill Valley
St. James Academy
Logan Read
Dylan Sprecker
Treyson True
Alexa Rios
Jaycee Vath
Victoria Wingrove
Southeast-Saline
Emporia
Maize South
Katie Schwartzkopf
Lincoln
Blue Valley
Buhler
Collin Oswalt Central Christian
Olathe Northwest
Mill Valley
2020 BEST OF KANSAS PREPS
The Topeka Capital-Journal
sunday, June 21, 2020 • G11
FOOTBALL
GYMNASTICS
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Ky Thomas,
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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Brooke Illum,
Topeka High
Having rushed for at least 1,250 yards each of his first three seasons at Topeka High, Thomas finished his career with one of the best seasons in Kansas history. Capped by a 366-yard performance in the Class 6A state semifinals, Thomas finished his senior season with 3,009 yards and 35 touchdowns – his yardage total ranking sixth on the state’s single-season charts. A two-time Centennial League offensive player of the year and four-time first-team all-league pick, Thomas finished his career with 7,703 rushing yards, which ranks No. 2 all-time behind DeAngelo Evans of Wichita Collegiate (8,472), and 95 touchdowns, which ranks seventh in state history. The Gatorade Player of the Year in Kansas, Thomas signed with Minnesota.
Football
ELITE ATHLETES
Olathe Northwest
After never placing higher than third in any event at the state gymnastics meet during her first three years at Olathe Northwest, Illum enjoyed a dream senior state meet. She took second on the uneven bars and balance beam and captured state titles on the vault and floor exercise, propelling her to the all-around title as well. She finished with an all-around score of 36.65, a career-best, and set a school record on the floor with a 9.55 score at state – the fourth-highest score in the event in state history. Illum led Northwest to a runner-up team finish and became the program’s first state gymnastics champion. She also placed in three events as a sophomore in helping the Ravens to a team state title and finished top-four at state in the uneven bars all four years. Illum, who will attend the Naval Academy, also was a state-qualifying diver three times.
Gymnastics
ELITE ATHLETES Arland Bruce IV
Turner Corcoran
Tyler Dorsey
Kamble Haverkamp
Olathe North
Free State
Derby
Centralia
Daniel Jackson Miege
Reagan Jones Wichita Northwest
Ethan Kremer
Wyatt Pedigo
Mill Valley
Hoisington
Talia Gay
Brooke Illum
Kelsey Meyer
Paris Spotted-Tail
Free State
Olathe Northwest
Olathe East
Lawrence
Anna Vogel
Liz Wasinger
Olathe East
Ky Thomas Topeka High
Tre Washington Derby
Kevin Washington III
Tank Young
Derby
Aquinas
Olathe East
G12 • sunday, June 21, 2020
2020 BEST OF KANSAS PREPS
The Topeka Capital-Journal
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The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus Lifelong Athletics Lead Basketball Player to Medical Career
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tudent athletes undoubtedly have many paths ahead of them in life, all of them benefiting from the teamwork, work ethic and values learned in school sports. None knows this better than Carla Sintra, whose basketball successes have driven her to success off the court as a registered nurse in the emergency room at The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus. As a native of Brazil, Sintra’s high school and college athletics journey brought her to Washburn University, where she is recognized in the WU Athletic Hall of Fame for her role as a member of the 2005 Lady Blues basketball team, which won the NCAA II women’s national championship. These days, Sintra’s skills and speed are spent saving lives and helping those whose troubles bring them to the emergency room at St. Francis Campus. “Basketball is all about adjustment—you are adjusting to offense or defense at any moment, and that’s how emergency room work is, too,” said Sintra. “There’s a team mentality, and it’s high pressure. You never know what is going to come through the door and you have to constantly adjust.” Sintra said her journey from high school athlete to emergency room nurse was not an easy one. When she arrived at Washburn, she said she spoke little English, and the relationships she built with her team members and even Washburn fans gave her much of the support she needed to stay on track with her athletics and academics. As a member of a tight knit family, having the extended network of support she found at Washburn gave her inspiration in her future career. “I knew I wanted to pursue my academics, and sports helped with that. My family has
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Carla Sintra, Washburn Women’s Basketball against Southwest Baptist March 3, 2005
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University of Kansas St. Francis Campus emergency room nurse Carla Sintra
Carla Sintra, Washburn Women’s Basketball against Central Missouri February 24, 2005
several doctors and nurses, and so I wanted to join them in the medical field, because I’m easygoing and I like to talk to people and take care of people,” said Sintra. “Having my team and fans all support me and welcome me as a part of the team and community—I remember thinking that’s how I wanted to take care of others.” Of the lessons she has learned both on and off
the court, Sintra said having tenacity, working hard and never giving up have been key attitudes that served her well. “In Brazil, I was a bench player, I was the player who played the last minute of the game. I learned that by keeping your head high, working hard to get better, and keeping your positivity, something good will always come out of whatever situation you’re in,” Sintra said.
2020 BEST OF KANSAS PREPS
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sunday, June 21, 2020 • G13
GIRLS GOLF
BOYS SOCCER
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Rylie Cook,
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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Jony Munoz,
Stanton County
Cook went undefeated as a junior and senior, capping both seasons with Class 3-2-1A state championships. At the state tournament, she finished with a 5-over 145 to win by eight strokes. It was her second state championship, shooting a 76 as a junior to win by three shots, and third top-two finish. She also finished fifth at state as a freshman. Cook finished her senior season with a stroke average of even-par, shooting 3-over par or better in every single round. In her career, she racked up 26 tournament wins, three regional championships and four top-five state finishes. This season, she set the women’s course record at Prairie Pines Golf Course in in Johnson City with a 2-under. Cook will play collegiately at West Texas A&M.
Olathe West
Despite playing only two years at West, Munoz left his mark, scoring 54 goals and leading the program to the first team state championship in school history in any sport when the Owls won the Class 6A state title this fall. Munoz scored 37 goals and added 19 assists this season with his goal total believed to be the highest single-season total by a player in Sunflower League history. He earned first-team All-Class 6A honors as a junior and senior and was the Class 6A forward of the year as a senior after leading West to a 20-1 record. Munoz, who has committed to Division I Liberty University, has played for the U16 National Team and is a first-team high school All-American.
GIRLS GOLF
BOYS SOCCER
ELITE ATHLETES
ELITE ATHLETES
Brielle Bange
Morgan Brasser
Rylie Cook
Allison Comer
Cam Denton
Stefan Freeman
Luke High
Sakal Kan
Colby
Andale
Stanton County
St. James Academy
Olathe West
BV Southwest
Olathe West
Wichita Trinity
Faith Hedges
Quincy Hepler
Victoria Klausner
Shauna Lee
Jony Munoz
Ben Pivovar
Ramon Rodriguez
SM East
Olathe Northwest
Andover Central
Olathe West
Michael Paule BV Southwest
KC Christian
Miege
Julia Misemer
Kerrigan Rudolph
Madison Slayton
Trystan Spiess
Colin Welsh
Shae Wirt
Goodland
Andover
Rose Hill
Parker Stoecklein
Blue Valley West
Aquinas
Seabury
Alyssa McMillen Garden City
Blue Valley West
Aquinas
2020 BEST OF KANSAS PREPS
G14 • sunday, June 21, 2020
The Topeka Capital-Journal
BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING
GIRLS TENNIS
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
John Amrein, St. James Academy
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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A state placer each of his first two seasons, Amrein became a state champion as a junior. Twice, in fact. Amrein captured the Class 5-1A state title in the 200-yard individual medley in 1 minute, 53.13 seconds and then came back and won the 100-yard breaststroke in 56.04 seconds. Amrein set the meet record in the preliminaries with a time of 55.78, breaking the old record of 56.08, and his time also would have broken the 6A state meet record of 56.15. His winning 200 IM time also would have won him the Class 6A state title in the event. Amrein has never finished lower than third in the 100 breaststroke at state and has six top-six state finishes in his career in his individual events.
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Alisa Prinyarux, Blue Valley Northwest
Prinyarux began and ended her prep tennis career at Blue Valley Northwest as a state champion, winning titles in singles and doubles. She claimed her singles title last fall, capping a 20-3 season with a come-from-behind 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Blue Valley North’s Callie Flanagan in the finals after also taking a three-set win in the semifinals over previously undefeated Jillian Harkin of Manhattan. Prinyarux began her prep career teaming with Kylee White to go 20-0 and capture the Class 6A state doubles title. She then took third at state in singles as a sophomore before not playing her junior season. Prinyarux was a two-time Eastern Kansas League champion in her career and will play collegiately at Rutgers.
BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING
GIRLS TENNIS
ELITE ATHLETES
ELITE ATHLETES
John Amrein
Drayden Bell
Philip Costello
Will Frankel
CeAnna Allen
Kylie Aufdengarten
Taylor Bruce
Callie Flanagan
St. James Academy
Wichita East
Olathe East
Shawnee Mission West
McPherson
Wellington
McPherson
Blue Valley North
Kevin Glenn
Justus Hampton
George Jekov
Reilley Moore
Jillian Harkin
Bryson Langford
Emma Mantovani
Lilly McNeill
McPherson
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Manhattan
Aiden Scott
Reed Slayden
Harry Tjaden
Alisa Prinyarux
Emporia
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Shawnee Mission East
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Seniors
VOLLEYBALL
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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Caroline Crawford,
Lansing
A transfer from Liberty, Mo., where she was a two-time first-team All-State selection, Crawford had a huge impact for Lansing in one year. Starring at middle hitter, she recorded 288 kills on 503 attempts for a sizzling kill percentage of .573. She helped lead Lansing to the United Kansas Conference championship, earning league player of the year honors and a third-place finish at the state tournament. A first-team All-Class 5A selection, Crawford earned Player of the Year honors from the Kansas Volleyball Association. She was a member of the U.S. Youth National Team, which captured gold medals at the 2018 NORCECA Women’s U18 Continental Championships and the 2019 Women’s U18 World Championships. The No. 22 recruit in the U.S. and an AVCA First Team Under Armour All-American, Crawford has signed with Kansas.
VOLLEYBALL
ELITE ATHLETES
Caroline Bien
Ellie Bolton
Morgan Bruna
Lexi Cobb
Aquinas
St. James Academy
Andale
Silver Lake
Caroline Crawford
Addison Crites
Evelyn Diederich
Ivy Fink
Lansing
Central Plains
Blue Valley
Royal Valley
Ehlaina Hartman
Reagan Karlin
Karli Schmidt
Camryn Turner
Lansing
Seaman
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Garden City
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BOYS WRESTLING
GIRLS WRESTLING
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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Keegan Slyter, Olathe North
Slyter became the winningest wrestler in state history as senior, setting state records for wins in both a single season and career. Capturing his third state title with a 13-3 major decision in the Class 6A 126-pound finals, Slyter capped a 56-1 season that saw him break the old record of 52 wins shared by former Olathe North teammates Jevon Parrish and Aquinas’ Jared Simma. Slyter also captured the 126-pound state title as a junior, the 120-pound crown as a sophomore and was runner-up at 106 pounds at state as a freshman. He finished his career with a 182-14 mark, breaking the record of 181 career wins set by Maize’s Brett Moon. Slyter also finished runner-up at the 2019 National High School Championships.
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Morgan Mayginnes,
Onaga
In the inaugural season of having its state tournament sanctioned by the KSHSAA, Mayginnes finished a decorated career in style. She captured the 155-pound title with a first-period pin in the title match of Ottawa’s Darby Weidl, capping a 13-0 season that saw her give up just two points all season. She finished her career going 39-1 against girls competition and winning four state titles (three in nonsanctioned state tournaments). Competing against boys all four years, she posted an overall record of 72-59. Mayginnes is nationally ranked in her weight class and will wrestle collegiately at Baker University.
BOYS WRESTLING
GIRLS WRESTLING
ELITE ATHLETES
ELITE ATHLETES
Zach Archer
Jordan Finnesy
Devin Gomez
Jason Henschel
Alexis Allen
Dajia Anderson
Madyson Gray
Jordyn Knecht
Rossville
Plainville
Maize
Goddard
Independence
Washburn Rural
Free State
Paola
Jacob Holt
Cade Lautt
Preston Martin
Wyatt Pedigo
Sara Lake
Morgan Mayginnes
Nichole Moore
Amanda Newcomb
Onaga
Nickerson
Osawatomie
Elise Rose
Livia Swift
Jolie Ziegler
Pratt
Council Grove
Garden City
St. James Academy
Paola
Hoisington
KC Piper
Quentin Saunders
Connor Searcy
Keegan Slyter
Devon Weber
Elisa Robinson
Olathe North
Pratt
Junction City
Wichita West
Tonganoxie
Marysville
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BEST OF PREPS ALL-STARS BOYS BASKETBALL Trey Abasolo, Mulvane Adam Albertini, St. Paul Max Alexander, Buhler Owen Alexander, South Central Nick Arensberg, Shawnee Mission East Christian Arndt, KC Piper Nate Barnhart, DeSoto Cameron Beardsley, Valley Heights Travis Beetch, Abilene Joe Berry, Washburn Rural Zach Bloch, Seabury Elijah Brooks, Topeka West Jordan Brown, Basehor-Linwood Quinn Buessing, Axtell Koby Campbell, Rose Hill Wyatt Carmichael, Haven Jared Casey, Plainville Patrick Cassidy, Columbus Zach Davidson, Augusta Cory Davila, Basehor-Linwood Hunter Davis, Lakin Steve Fisher, Pratt-Skyline Brady Frickey, Ellis Gabe Garber, Sabetha Javon Grant, Pittsburg Tanner Halling, St. John David Hammeke, Ellinwood Lucas Hammeke, Hutchinson Trinity Chase Harrison, Madison Cameron Heiman, Northern Heights Ethan Hildebrand, Stafford Easton Hunter, Andale Caden Hurla, St. Marys Jaren Jackson, Augusta Carson Jacobs, TMP-Marian DaQuan Johnson, Parsons Kobe Johnson, Ottawa Stavion Jones, Seabury Tuck Lang, Minneola Alex Littlejohn, Carroll Ezekiel Lyons, Parsons Tanner Mans, Carroll Alston Mason, Blue Valley Northwest Zeke Mayo, Lawrence Devan McEwen, Lebo Camdyn Melchiori, Caney Valley DK Middleton, Free State Drew Nicholson, Hoisington Harlan Obioha, Hoxie Vince Palen, Beloit CJ Powell, Highland Park Joao Carlos Ramirez, Seabury Trey Reid, Maize South Cason Richardson, Hesston Brayden Sadler, Udall Chance Sanger, Larned Brett Sarwinski, Galena Alex Schremmer, Great Bend Aidan Shaw, Blue Valley Ty Shelley, KC Piper
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Kiki Smith, Topeka High girls basketball
Jack Sheplak, Blue Valley North Aaron Skidmore, South Gray Charles Snyder, Emporia Drew Stutesman, Madison King Sutton, Topeka High Matthew Vail, Erie Jordan Vincent, Eisenhower Nahcs Wahwassuck, Royal Valley Brance Ware, Jayhawk-Linn Shawn Warrior, Campus Chase Wiebe, Berean Academy Dariq Williams, Parsons Tyus Wilson, Sterling Eli Wiseman, Belle Plaine Steele Wolters, Osborne Cooper Zenger, Kiowa County Dawson Zenger, Rock Creek
GIRLS BASKETBALL Demi Aamold, Wellsville Kori Babcock, Chanute Sami Bartels, Marysville Kassidy Beam, McPherson Josie Boyle, Baldwin Austin Broadie, Wichita Trinity Brittany Byers, South Haven
Reece Struckhoff, Thunder Ridge football
Chloe Carter, Seaman LaureN Cassaday, Blue Valley North Katie Coomes, St. Paul Mallory Cowman, Circle Addison Crites, Central Plains
Beatrice Culliton, Aquinas Aubree Dewey, Plainville Kylie Dohl, Jackson Heights Lauryn Dubbert, Beloit-St.John’s Clara Edwards, Clay Center
Camille Evans, KC Schlagle Karma Fields, Frontenac Megan Foster, Waverly Kade Hackerott, Goddard Kasey Hamilton, Washburn Rural Brittany Harshaw, Andover Central Mackenzie Hart, Olathe West Molly Hartnett, Aquinas Marley Heins, Olpe Makenzie Higgs, Chase County Sydney Holmes, Maize Kennedy Horacek, Garden Plain Danielle Howard, Uniontown Rayna Jasper, Anderson County Ava Jones, Nickerson Molly Kaemmer, Olathe East Elise Kaiser, Hesston Aubrie Kierscht, Salina Central Brennan Kirchhoff, Thunder Ridge McKenna Kirkpatrick, Chapman Maggie Knoblauch, Andale Kara Koester, Conway Springs Madelyne Koop, West Elk Morgan Kramer, Centralia Tianna Lohse, Hanover Jordyn Lowrie, Oakley Khylee Massey, Northern Heights Morgan Meyers, Cunningham Michaela Mullens, Liberal S’Mya Nichols, SM West Sydney Nilles, Derby Alyvia Owens, Buhler Chevelle Ralstin, Elkhart Laniah Randle, Wichita Heights Hannah Riedy, Rural Vista Mia Sarwinski, Galena Autymn Schreiner, Wabaunsee Harper Schreiner, Eudora Lili Shubert, WaKeeney McKenzie Shupe, DeSoto Taryn Sides, Phillipsburg Amiah Simmons, Blue Valley Southwest Kiki Smith, Topeka High Macy Smith, Olpe Jill Stephens, Colby Morgan Stout, Nickerson Saydee Tanking, Holton Kennedy Taylor, SM Northwest Sarah Thomson, Riley County Camryn Turner, Seaman Evelyn Vazquez, KC Piper Ashton Verhulst, Miege Sam Vermetten, Valley Heights Ali Vigil, KC Piper Katie Wagner, Maize South Emily Weathers, Scott City Josie Weishaar, Jefferson North Christy Wiebe, South Gray Bailey Wilborn, Andover Central Maddie Wiltse, Otis-Bison Dani Winslow, Olathe South
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BEST OF PREPS ALL-STARS BOWLING - BOYS
Brendyn Bard, KC Piper Samuel Calderon, Kapaun Charlie Cannon, Olathe East Chase Clausing, Washburn Rural William Day, Campus Andres Fonseca, SM West Andrew Froetschner, Salina South Michael Hausler, Campus Silas Limes, Wichita Heights Triston Lundberg, Olathe East Preston Miller, Salina Central Zachary Rawlings, Olathe Northwest Sturgis Streeter, Seaman Chase Young, Salina Central
Bowling - GIRLS Kaylee Back, Carroll Elizabeth Beck, Eisenhower Mckenzie Billings, Salina South Cheyanne Bolin, SM Northwest Nina Frees, Salina South Darby Guinn, Eisenhower Camryn Lenz, Dodge City Kylie Lowe, Wichita North Makenzie Millard, Seaman Kensley Morris, Eisenhower Angelina Ortega, SM Northwest Julianna Shear, Wichita South Nichole Thomas, SM South Paige Wagner, Great Bend
Lois Deeter, Seaman girls golf
Cross Country - Boys Isaiah Barrera, Stanton County Rylan Brown, Washburn Rural Cameron Delaney, Osborne Austin Fullerton, Eisenhower Eli Gilmore, Tonganoxie Luke Gleason, Southeast-Saline Connor Hall, Norton Ryan Heline, Smoky Valley Aiden Higgerson, Aquinas Darius Hightower, Mill Valley Dominic Jackson, Southeast-Saline Charles Johnson, Free State Kyler Kaniper, Silver Lake Bramwel Kosgei, Olathe North Craig LaBrue, Winfield Daniel Little, Jackson Heights Nicholas Martisko, Inman Carson McEachern, Carroll Dalton Murray, Wakefield Liam Neidig, Lansing Trevor Pentlin, Jefferson North Nolan Redeker, Olpe Trey Rios, Maize South Owen Roellchen, KC Piper Ryan Schmideskamp, Olathe East Logan Seger, Aquinas Ethan Sharp, Free State Carson Sturdy, DeSoto
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Carson Sturdy, DeSoto boys cross country
Caleb Wright, Washburn Rural
Cross Country - Girls Clara Bartlett, Cimarron Hayley Burks, Beloit Addie Curtis, Kapaun Alexis Dockstader, Olathe North Zoie Ecord, Maize Mariah Farmer, Silver Lake Suzanna Farnham, Stanton County Hannah Gibson, SM South Sybil Giefer, WaKeeney Grace Hanson, KC Piper Riley Hiebert, Eudora Lexi Kats, Norton Gigi Loffredo, Blue Valley Southwest Macayla McClure, Fort Scott Trinity Moore, Louisburg Paige Mullen, SM Northwest Sarah Murrow, St. James Academy McKenna Polus, Blue Valley Southwest Madelyn Russell, Ellis Macy Smith, Olpe
Riley Smith, Baldwin Allison Strathman, Aquinas Madison Sutterfield, Meade Kaylee Tobaben, Olathe North Alysia Wagner, KC Christian Ava Wardlaw, Olathe West Brooke Wiebe, Berean Academy Sarah Whitaker, Olathe North Elle Williams, Doniphan West Brinn Wilson, Blue Valley Southwest
FOOTBALL
Adam Albertini, St. Paul Jaden Atwood, Smith Center Luke Barger, DeSoto Xavier Bell, Andover Central Hunter Boone, Prairie View Ty Bowman, Chanute Mac Brand, Andale Quinn Buessing, Axtell Brian Burns, Miege Dhimani Butler, Goddard Jared Casey, Plainville
Tanner Cash, Clearwater Jack Caudle, Maur Hill Preven Christon, Maize Alex Conn, Derby Thomas Cook, Blue Valley West Cooper Cunningham, Tonganoxie Garret Dalinghaus, Frankfort Kody Davoren, Rossville Trey DeGarmo, Andover Central Brady Dinkel, St. Francis Scotti Easter, Andale Clay Essex, Paola Landon Everett, Canton-Galva Carson Fair, Andale Cody Fayette, Maize South Jordan Finnesy, Plainville Beau Foster, Dodge City Jacob Frederickson, Buhler Gabe Garber, Sabetha Gage Girk, South Central Tyler Green, Mill Valley Caleb Haggard, Labette County Conor Haviland, Humboldt Anthony Hays, Garden Plain Jack Hileman, Derby Darrien Holloway, Osborne Will Huggins, SM South Qua’Vez Humphreys, Junction City Damian Ilalio, Manhattan Creighton Johnson, Beloit Max Kalny, St. James Academy Trey Krause, Olathe West Bryce Krone, Bonner Springs Cade Lautt, St. James Academy Ty Lindenman, SM Northwest Brandon Martin, KC Piper Dawson Martin, Conway Springs Nate Matlack, Olathe East
Dalton Miller, Great Bend Trevion Mitchell, Maize South Joel Montgomery, Smith Center Christian Mozingo, Aquinas Tywan Muturi, KC Washington Devin Neal, Lawrence Beau Palmer, Blue Valley Hadley Panzer, Lakin Hayden Pauls, Emporia Riley Petz, Cheney Mason Richman, Blue Valley Keaton Robertson, Maize Kauli Saili, Jefferson West Pene Saili, Jefferson West Cole Sample, Tonganoxie Andrew Schmidtlein, Hayden Sam Shields, Manhattan Reid Spachman, Blue Valley North Calvin Stapp, Colby Quinton Stewart, Salina Central Tyson Struber, Canton-Galva Reece Struckhoff, Thunder Ridge Cody Stufflebean, McPherson Mason Thrash, McPherson Bryce Uphaus, Nemaha Central Max VanMeter, Miege Riley Wagner, Emporia Talor Warner, Gardner-Edgerton Lem Wash, Derby Jonah Weber, Hanover William Welch, Perry-Lecompton Javon Wheeler, Wichita Northwest Jack Wiens, Wichita Northwest Carson Williams, Jackson Heights Cooper Williams, Jackson Heights Judson Wiltfong, Norton Steele Wolters, Osborne Hunter Yager, Scott City
2020 BEST OF KANSAS PREPS
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BEST OF PREPS ALL-STARS GIRLS Golf
Nick Rost, Salina Central Brandon Spielman, Clay Center Richie Stewart, Blue Valley North Greyson Walker, Lansing Aidan Walters, Olathe East
Jaela Albers, Andale Elly Bertholf, Winfield Caelyn Cook, Stanton County Hannah Davie, Mill Valley Lois Deeter, Seaman Abby Donovan, Concordia Brooke Drennan, Goodland Payton Ginter, Wellington Elizabeth Grant, St. James Academy Libby Green, Mill Valley Brooke King, Aquinas Maggie King, Aquinas Jayme Lindstrom, Silver Lake Lauren Madison, Fort Scott Corbyn Marquess, Plainville Haley Miller, Buhler Bailey Price, Caney Valley Tess Roman, Shawnee Mission East
GIRLS Tennis
Annabelle Adams, Circle Juliet Bartels, KC Christian Madi Biondo, St. James Academy Reagan Boleski, Kapaun Molly Book, St. James Academy Lily Conrad, Wichita Collegiate Keira Knoflicek, KC Christian Kara Koester, Conway Springs Sallie Lair, Wichita Collegiate Emme Mackenzie, Blue Valley North Sonya Murphy, Wichita Collegiate Christine O’Brien, Blue Valley North Karlee Osner, Conway Springs Emily Ryan, Central Plains Callie Sanborn, Salina Central Isabella Sebits, Wichita Trinity Paige Stranghoner, Carroll Keegan VanPelt, Free State
Gymnastics
Chaney Finkeldi, Free State Abby Gorman, Shawnee Mission East Phoebe Holmes, SM South Jeanine Houghton, SM West Makenzie Juneau, Olathe West Karalyn Karjala, Emporia Makenzie Krug, Olathe East Madison Mower, SM South Toria Thaw, Newton
VOLLEYBALL
BOYS Soccer
Ethan Armbruster, Shawnee Heights Chulumanco Badil, Olathe Heritage Christian Jordan Barth, Baldwin Kevin Black, Kapaun Andrew Brannon, KC Christian Ian Carroll (Mill Valley Kaden Cripe, Blue Valley West Bryce Daney, Olathe South Drake Dick, Buhler Caden Dinkel, Rose Hill Landon Eskridge, Maize South Mitchell Farrar, Aquinas Jordan Felich, Olathe Heritage Christian Hunter French, Manhattan Joe Gartner, Hayden Cade Gassman, Louisburg Raul Gerhardus, Maize South Davis Goertzen, Olathe Northwest Tyler Griffin, Carroll Garrett Hagen, Miege Ryan Haight, Louisburg Leyton Harper, Andover Central Keaton Herron, Eudora Ethan Jayaram, Blue Valley Southwest Cooper Joseph, Maize South Jo Koga, Blue Valley West Gabe Kraft, Aquinas Wilber Landaverde, Emporia TJ Libeer, Shawnee Mission East
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Daryn Lamprecht, Silver Lake volleyball
Alan Lopez, Dodge City JohnJoe Lopez, Miege Victor Lopez, Miege Will Lowry, Shawnee Mission East Aiden Lynch, St. James Academy Jack Manske, Maize South Jack Martin, Aquinas Grady McCune, Baldwin Dylan Meier, Eudora Jackson Million, Blue Valley Northwest Caden Nicholson, Shawnee Mission East Diego Oliveras, Dodge City Blake Peterson, Olathe West Maclain Petri, Blue Valley Southwest Ivan Quezada, Wichita East Cole Reel, Miege Noah Ruiz Esparza, Berean Academy Tonny Salas, Miege Drew Schrader, McPherson Nate Seelbach, Shawnee Heights Cole Slack, SM Northwest Landon Steen, Olathe East Cade Taylor, Buhler
Javier Trujillo, Tonganoxie Jayden Vossen, Andover Central Sam Wambold, Blue Valley Southwest Tyler Westfall, Buhler Caden Willitts, Eudora Isaiah Wilson, Shawnee Heights Remy Wood, Blue Valley West Hayden Young, Blue Valley Braden Yows, Louisburg
BOYS Swimming & Diving
Jackson Burrus, Kapaun Nathan Chan, Wichita Classical Noah Florence, Seaman Matthew Janssen, Wichita Independent Daniel Jekov, Wichita Independent Scott Klein, SM Northwest Caleb Musser, Blue Valley Northwest Sean North, Blue Valley North Jason Ooten, Wichita East Hunter Rey, Blue Valley West
Laurel Barber, Wabaunsee Samantha Blundell, Chetopa Austin Broadie, Wichita Trinity Holly Brockmeier, Rural Vista Mallory Cowman, Circle Brooklyn DeLeye, Washburn Rural Macy DeLeye, Washburn Rural Holly DeWeese, Cunningham Natasha Dooley, Garden Plain Talby Duerksen, Hesston Katelyn Fairchild, Andale Madison Grimes, Andale Alissa Heskamp, Spearville Cyra Kelley, Nickerson Lindsay Lahr, Blue Valley Daryn Lamprecht, Silver Lake Shea Larson, Beloit Dejah Miller, Hayden Kassidy Nixon, Central Plains McKenzie Ogden, Royal Valley Kaiti Parks, Olathe Northwest Jaden Pfaff, Minneola Hannah Riedy, Rural Vista Lauren Schutter, Wabaunsee Keagan Shockley, Eudora Jalyn Stevenson, Spring Hill Millie Stockard, Colgan Sam Vermetten, Valley Heights Kendra Wait, Gardner-Edgerton Caroline Zabroske, Aquinas
BOYS WRESTLING
Johnny Akin, Aquinas Samajay Alboyd, Larned Cole Amlong, Norton Luke Barker, Dodge City Tre Barrientes, Sylvan-Lucas Drew Bell, Hoxie Gavin Brown, Olathe South Logan Brown, Iola Tony Caldwell, Valley Center Gavin Carter, Washburn Rural Trent Clements, Chanute Jonny Crome, Marysville Brayden Dillow, Chanute Trevor Dopps, Goddard Sam Elliott, Buhler Anthony Ferguson, KC Piper Kolton Field, Norton Jerrdon Fisher, Goddard Landon Frantz, McPherson Tyler Green, Mill Valley Kyle Haas, Maize Luke Horn, Riverside Derek Johnson, Hoxie Malachi Karibo, Wichita South Zach Keal, Mill Valley Ethan Kremer, Mill Valley David Leck, Rose Hill Cason Lindsey, Derby Hayden Mills, Blue Valley Southwest Bishop Murray, Washburn Rural Hunter Prochaska, Beloit Hector Serratos, Andale Darius Shields, Norton Jared Simma, Aquinas Grayson Sonntag, Tonganoxie Jackson Stroud, Wichita North Jacob Tangpricha, Washburn Rural Konnor Tannahill, Holton Easton Taylor, Manhattan Trig Tennant, Arkansas City Grant Treaster, Newton Nick Treaster, Newton Brett Umentum, Blue Valley Southwest Duwayne Villalpando, Maize Dylan Weimer, Hoxie Dane Whalen, Osage City Kaden Wren, Scott City
GIRLS WRESTLING Xara Bacci, Andover Central Lyndsey Buechman, Abilene Anna Cullens, Wellington Hannah Jackson, Leavenworth Kassidy Leiszler, Concordia Brianna Randles, Topeka West Makayla Rivera, Olathe West Kammie Schanz, Mulvane Darby Weidl, Ottawa Kailyn Younger, Paola
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