Photo gallery: Wildcats qualify several for state
Louisburg freshman Ben Wiedenmann takes a handoff from fellow freshman Justin Collins during the 4×400-meter relay Friday in Eudora. Wiedenmann and Collins, along with Blue Caplinger and Chris Williams, finished second and qualified for state.
The Louisburg High School track and field teams found a lot of success Friday during the Class 4A regional meet at Eudora High School. The Wildcats qualified for state in nine events and are as follows:
- Chris Williams, regional champion, 400-meter dash
- Carlee Gassman, regional champion, 300-meter hurdles
- Chris Williams, Ben Wiedenmann, Blue Caplinger and Justin Collins, second place, 4×400-meter relay
- Wyatt Reece, second place, 1,600-meter run
- Wyatt Reece, second place, 3,200-meter run
- Trent Martin, second place, pole vault
- Isabelle Holtzen, second place, pole vault
- Kaitlyn Urban, third place, triple jump
- Luke Faulkner, third place, pole vault
- Carlee Gassman, fourth place, long jump
Here is a photo gallery of all the qualifiers from Friday. Congrats again to all who made it state tonight.
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- Isabelle Holtzen finished second in the pole vault
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- Kaitlyn Urban took third in the triple jump with a personal best.
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- Carlee Gassman finished fourth in the long jump.
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- Freshman Luke Faulkner clears a height to take third in the pole vault.
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- Sophomore Trent Martin finished second overall in the pole vault.
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- Senior Wyatt Reece celebrates his state berth in the 1,600-meter run.
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- Junior Chris Williams sprints to the finish to win the 400-meter dash.
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- Sophomore Carlee Gassman won the 300-meter hurdles.
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- Coach John Reece congratulates his son Wyatt after he took second in the 3,200-meter run
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- Junior Blue Caplinger gets off to a good start in the 4×400 relay.
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- Freshman Justin Collins ran the second leg of the 4×400 relay.
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- Chris Williams takes a handoff from Ben Wiedenmann for the final leg.
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- Louisburg boys coach Andy Wright congratulates with his 4×400 team after they qualified for state.
