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HAR
LOU3
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HAR
LOU1
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Final
LOU
SH0
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Mar 26, 6 pm
BAL
LOU
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Mar 28, 430 p
LOU
OTT
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Mar 28, 6 pm
LOU
OTT
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Apr 2, 6 pm
SH
LOU
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Apr 4, 430 p
WEL
LOU
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Apr 4, 6 pm
WEL
LOU
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Apr 9, 430 p
LOU
BONSP
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Apr 9, 6 pm
LOU
BONSP
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Apr 11, 6 pm
LOU
TONG
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Apr 16, 430 p
LOU
PIP
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Apr 16, 6 pm
LOU
PIP
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Apr 19, 3 pm
LOU
LAN
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Apr 19, 430 p
LOU
LAN
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Apr 22, 445 p
LOU
BV
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Apr 25, 430 p
LOU
AC
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Apr 25, 6 pm
LOU
AC
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Apr 27, TBA
LOU
PV
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Apr 27, TBA
LOU
CHA
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Apr 30, 430 p
EUD
LOU
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Apr 30, 6 pm
EUD
LOU
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May 7, 430 pm
LOU
PAO
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May 7, 6 pm
LOU
PAO
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May 8, 5 pm
BL
LOU
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Mar 25, 4 pm
FRON
LOU
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Mar 25, 6 pm
FRON
LOU
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Mar 26, 6 pm
BAL
LOU
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Mar 28, 430 p
LOU
OTT
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Mar 28, 6 pm
LOU
OTT
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Apr 2, 430 p
SH
LOU
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Apr 2, 6 pm
SH
LOU
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Apr 4, 430 p
WEL
LOU
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Apr 4, 6 pm
WEL
LOU
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Apr 9, 430 p
LOU
BONSP
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Apr 9, 6 pm
LOU
BONSP
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Apr 11, 6 pm
LOU
TONG
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Apr 16, 4 pm
LOU
MAC QUAD
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Apr 16, 6 pm
LOU
MAC QUAD
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Apr 18, 6 pm
LOU
BVW
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Apr 23, 430 p
FS
LOU
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Apr 23, 6 pm
FS
LOU
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Apr 25, 430 p
PIP
LOU
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Apr 25, 6 pm
PIP
LOU
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Apr 30, 6 pm
EUD
LOU
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May 3, 4 pm
LOU
LAN
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May 3, 6 pm
LOU
LAN
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May 4, 12 pm
LOU
CHA
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May 7, 430 p
LOU
PAO
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May 7, 6 pm
LOU
PAO
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LOU
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LOU
LAN2
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LEAV
LOU1
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Final
LOU
SA7
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Mar 27, 630 p
LOU
TUR
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Mar 29, TBA
LOU
TUR INV
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Apr 1, 630 pm
AUG
LOU
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Apr 4, 6 pm
SH
LOU
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Apr 9, 6 pm
LOU
TONG
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Apr 11, 4 pm
LOU
BAL
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Apr 16, 6 pm
LOU
CHA
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Apr 23, 6 pm
LOU
OTT
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Apr 25, 6 pm
EUD
LOU
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Apr 30, 6 pm
BL
LOU
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May 2, 6 pm
LOU
BONSP
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May 7, 6 pm
OTT
LOU
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May 9, 6 pm
LAN
LOU
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BAL
LOU3
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Final
LOU
OLW0
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LOU
DES0
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Final
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LOU2
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LOU0
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OTT2
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LOU
BONSP3
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EUD0
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LOU0
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LOU1
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LOU INV2nd
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PAO
LOU0
3 -
Final
LOU
SH0
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Final
LOU
OTT INV1
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Final
TONG
LOU1
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Final
LOU
ATCH INV2nd
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Final
WAM
LOU0
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Final
OLN
LOU1
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TONG
LOU51
53 -
Final
LOU
BUR51
63 -
Final
AC
LOU37
44 -
Final
LOU
BAL42
60 -
Final
LOU
FRON57
46 -
Final
LOU
EUD46
53 -
Final OT
LOU
SH60
57 -
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BAL
LOU62
46 -
Final
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LOU55
54 -
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GIR
LOU58
56 -
Final
LOU
WAM45
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BON
LOU45
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PAO
LOU16
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Final
LEE
LOU71
46 -
Final
LOU
OTT52
62 -
Final
LOU
TONG45
40 -
Final
SH
LOU44
42 -
Final
EUD
LOU52
49 -
Final
LOU
PAO46
29 -
Final
HAR
LOU57
52
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TONG
LOU48
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LOU
BUR38
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AC
LOU35
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LOU
BAL23
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LOU
FRON48
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LOU
EUD37
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LOU
SH46
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LOU52
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NEK
LOU41
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CHA
LOU53
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GIR
LOU42
34 -
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LOU
WAM24
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BON
LOU35
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PAO
LOU38
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LOU
OTT29
45 -
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LOU
TONG40
39 -
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SH
LOU43
37 -
Final
EUD
LOU38
30 -
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LOU
PAO39
35 -
Final
HAR
LOU33
40
Louisburg track gears up for season
- Updated: March 28, 2016
Louisburg senior Jarod Woodward is looking to make his second straight trip to the state track meet this season after qualifying in the shot put a season ago. The Wildcats open their season Tuesday at Mill Valley High School.
The Louisburg High School track and field team is going to have to replace some key pieces from last season’s team that competed at the state meet.
Gone is Connor McMullen, a state champion in the discus and medalist in the javelin, along with state medalist hurdler Sean Dennis. Despite that, however, the Wildcats return several state qualifiers from a season ago.
Louisburg returns many key pieces from relays that qualified from state a season ago, along with qualifiers in the field events.
On the boys side, the Wildcats have approximately 60 out for track this year according to coach Gary Griffin, including 38 freshmen and sophomores.
Last season, Louisburg qualified all three relays for the state track meet, but did lose quite a few participants. In the 4×100 and 4×400-meter relays, sophomore Ben Minster is the lone member from both teams to return, while senior Michael Minster, junior Ben Hupp and sophomore Wyatt Reece come back to help the 4×800 team.
Along with those four runners, Griffin hopes other runners such as Quinn Rigney and Chris Williams will be able to fill those gaps.
“Ben, Michael, Quinn, Chris and Wyatt will be the mainstays on our relays, but we are not sure about how the teams are going to look yet,” Griffin said. “It will probably be a fluid situation for the first few weeks.”
Reece will also be looked to lead the Wildcats in the distance races as he is slated to compete in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs, while Hupp is the team’s lone returning hurdler.
As for the sprints, Louisburg will have youth on its side as the Wildcats will count on several underclassmen. Ben Minster, Rigney and Jackson Ewalt are the most experienced runners and Griffin hopes several freshmen progress as the season goes in the field events.
In the field events, senior Jarod Woodward is the lone state qualifier to return as he hopes to build off his state appearance in the shot put. Senior Bradley Trageser, junior T.J. Dover and sophomore Garrett Lowry will give the Wildcats some depth in the shot put and discus.
Juniors Jacob Jensen and Dustyn Rizzo also hope to give the Wildcats some points in the javelin.
“I hope Jarod steps up because he needs to be the leader of the throwers,” Griffin said. “I am expecting all those other guys to score some points in the throws as well.”
The Louisburg girls team also had a good season a year ago, including state appearances in the 4×100 and 4×400 relays and the pole vault.
Coach Greg Darrington has seen a rise in numbers this season as he has 43 girls out this year and believes the Lady Cats will be able to do some good things.
“This is more girls than we have had in several years,” Darrington said “So far it has gone well in practice. I am looking forward to this year and I really feel these girls will step up and be competitive by the end of the year.”
The Lady Cats return two members from their 4×400 relay team in senior Megan Lemke and junior Kaitlyn Gaza. Sophomore Mikayla Quinn will look to fill one of those spots after having a solid year in the 400-meter dash a year ago.
They also hope to score some points in the distance races as well as Madelynn Yalowitz, Lauren Becker, Liz Hildreth and Isabelle Holtzen all return to strengthen the 4×800 relay team, along with the 800, 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs.
Louisburg’s strong suit, however, might be in the jumps – specifically in the pole vault. Holtzen returns after qualifying for state a year ago in the pole vault, while teammate McKinley Mathews will also be a strong vaulter for the Lady Cats as she vies for a spot at state this year.
In the long and triple jumps, Kaitlyn Urban, Haley Earl and Chloe Renner will look to improve off last year’s marks. Also, Ellie Katzer and Lexie Reece are making strides in the throws.
“I think the jumpers could be one of our strong areas this year,” Darrrington said. “Coach (Kyle) Littrell is doing a great job with those girls. I think in pole vault, Holtzen will push Mathews this year and both girls could qualify for state. Also Urban, Earl, and Renner have all been working really hard.
“All my throwers are young, but Ellie is looking good out of the gate. Lexie is showing signs of progress and is working very hard on her form to be able to hit some of her goals this year.”
Louisburg will begin its season Tuesday when it travels to the Leavenworth Invitational, which is held at Mill Valley High School. Field events are set to begin at 3:30 p.m.
2016 LOUISBURG HIGH SCHOOL TRACK SCHEDULE
Mar. 29 at Leavenworth Invitational 3:30 p.m.
Apr. 7 at Paola 3:30 p.m.
Apr. 14 at Anderson County 3:30 p.m.
Apr. 21 Louisburg Invitational 4 p.m.
Apr. 28 at Prairie View 3:30 p.m.
Apr. 29 at Gardner-Edgerton 3:30 p.m.
May 6 at Wellsville Redbud Relays 3:30 p.m.
May 12 at Frontier League (Eudora) 3:30 p.m.
May 20 at Regionals (TBA) TBA