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Tonganoxie track secures top medals at Junction City Invitational

By Staff | Apr 4, 2025

Shawn Linenberger

Tonganoxie High track

Tonganoxie track teams competed Thursday at the Junction City Invitational.

The THS boys placed sixth, while the THS girls finished seventh. Manhattan won both team titles convincingly, with the boys 64 points ahead of second-place Maize (165-101) and the MHS girls 77 points ahead of runner-up Salina Central (175-5-98.5).

Tonganoxie team members snagged five gold medals: Todd Brown in the 100 (11.6 seconds), Solomon Carter in the 1,600 (4 minutes, 33.65 seconds), Elijah Hotlhaus in the 300 hurdles (41.68); THS runners in the 4×400 (3:28.70) and Tucker Mcguire in the discus.

Keegan Murry (pole vault) and Adalyn Schooler (discus) were top placers for the THS girls. Both placed second.

THS distance runners will compete April 10-11 at the Wichita State Pre-State Challenge at Cessna Stadium in Wichita. The rest of the team will compete April 11 at the Bobcat Relays in Basehor.

BOYS

Team scores

1. Manhattan, 165; 2. Maize, 101; 3. Junction City, 83; 4. Salina Central, 80; 5. Maize South, 73.5; 6. Tonganoxie, 73; 7. Great Bend, 53.5; 8. Hutchinson, 38; 9. Salina South, 25; 10. Flinthills Christian, 3.

Individual THS placers

100

1. Todd Brown, 11.60; 8. Kendall Smith, 11.82

200

7. Todd Brown, 23.39

800

2. Parker Welsh, 2:01.08

1,600

1. Solomon Carter, 4:33.65

300 hurdles

1. Elijah Holthaus, 41.68

4100 relay

5. Tonganoxie (Hunter Nihart, Kendall Smith, Elijah Holthaus and Todd Brown) 44.41

4×400

1. Tonganoxie (Kendall Smith, Jett Gilmore, Parker Welsh and Solomon Carter), 3:28.70

4×800

4. Tonganoxie (Quintin Barnes, Elijah Weatherford, Jack Reischman and Jett Gilmore) 8:59.71

Triple jump

7. Owen Schmidt, 38-9

Discus

1. Tucker Mcguire, 147-0

Javelin

8. Anthony Roe, 130-10

GIRLS

Team scores

1. Manhattan, 175.5; 2. Salina Central, 98.5; 3. Salina South, 81.5; 4. Great Bend, 71; 5. Junction City, 63.5; 6. Maize South, 55.5; 7. Tonganoxie, 47.5; 8. Hutchinson, 42; 9. Maize, 26; 10. Flinthills Christian, 17.

Individual THS placers

100

7. Reece Schmidt, 13.67

200

6. Reece Schmidt, 27.58

800

6. Kara Johnson, 2:37.40

1,600

7. Kara Johnson, 5;51.44

Pole vault

2. Keegan Murry, 8-6

Long jump

4. Keagan Murry, 15-5

Triple jump

8. Adalyn Harder, 30-1.5

Discus

2. Adalyn Schooler, 131-9