Jeannin, Lindsay are state champs
Benton Smith
Tonganoxie High senior Andie Jeannin gives one final push in the 800-meter run to surpass El Dorado's Molly Milbourn and win a Class 4A state championship by four hundredths of a second Saturday evening at Cessna Stadium.
Wichita ? Neither Andie Jeannin nor DJ Lindsay could stand upright after completing their specialty events at the state track meet Saturday at Cessna Stadium.
Jeannin took refuge in the shade of an announcing tower and Lindsay just looked for the closest available trash can after each won a Class 4A state championship.
It nearly drained each Tonganoxie High senior athlete but Jeannin won the 800-meter run in 2:18.58 (a new personal record) and Lindsay took first place — and set a 4A state meet record — in the 400-meter dash with a jaw-dropping, 47.98 performance.
After giving his all to win a state title, Lindsay followed it up with a fourth-place medal in the 200-meter dash and another impressive anchor leg for the boys 4×400 relay race. Lindsay, Bret Koch, Jake Willis (who was a late replacement for Tyler Woolworth, who had abdominal spasms Friday night which required a trip to the hospital) and Jeremy Carlisle finished third in the marquee event — ending the Chieftains’ weekend at state with eight medals between the boys and girls — a year after THS won a state title in the 4×400.
Freshman Jenny Whitledge won Tonganoxie’s fourth state medal of the weekend Saturday morning in the high jump. Whitledge topped out at 5 feet, 4 inches, which was good enough to tie her for second place in 4A.
Benton Smith
THS senior sprinter DJ Lindsay wins a state title in the Class 4A 400-meter dash with a meet record of 47.98.
Domino Grizzle also was in action in the morning ,outside Cessna Stadium. Competing in the discus, the THS junior finished 14th with a throw of 98-11.
Just before noon, Abby Eisman and Dannie Oelschlaeger represented Tonganoxie in the pole vault. Eisman didn’t place but Oelschlaeger tied for 14th after clearing the opening height, 8 feet.
The Tonganoxie boys finished seventh in team points with 26.5. Paola won the 4A team title with 63 points.
The THS girls were 12th in the team standings with 17 points. Baldwin won the 4A championship with 53 points.
Class 4A State Track
Saturday at Cessna Stadium, Wichita
Tonganoxie results
Girls
Discus — 14. Domino Grizzle, 98-11
High jump — tie-2. Jenny Whitledge, 5-4
Pole vault — tie-14. Dannie Oelschlaeger, 8-0; did not place, Abby Eisman
800 meters — 1. Andie Jeannin, 2:18.58
Boys
400-meter dash — 1. DJ Lindsay, 47.98
200-meter dash — 4. DJ Lindsay, 22.27
4×400 relay — 3. Bret Koch, Jake Willis, Jeremy Carlisle, DJ Lindsay, 3:23.99
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- Tonganoxie High senior Andie Jeannin gives one final push in the 800-meter run to surpass El Dorado’s Molly Milbourn and win a Class 4A state championship by four hundredths of a second Saturday evening at Cessna Stadium.
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- THS senior sprinter DJ Lindsay wins a state title in the Class 4A 400-meter dash with a meet record of 47.98.