Week 10 Athlete of the Week: Tom Koontz

Here is the Louisburg Sports Zone Athlete of the Week for week 10 of the spring sports season, sponsored by Edward Jones-Craig Holtzen.

Tom Koontz, Junior, Track and Field

Not only did the Louisburg boys track and field team win the Class 4A state championship last weekend in Wichita, but junior Tom Koontz captured one of his own, as well. Koontz won the 4A state title in the 110-meter hurdles in a personal best time of 14.87 seconds and earned one of four medals on the day. He also went on to take second in the 300 hurdles.

Koontz also joined a pair of relays that got state medals. Koontz, along with Justin Collins, Ben Wiedenmann and Ethan Ptacek took second in 4×100-meter relay. The same team clinched the state championship in the final race of the day, the 4×400 relay. The Wildcat quartet took third overall and edged out Andale for the team title.

The athlete of the week award is announced every Wednesday morning during the spring season and the winner is selected by Louisburg Sports Zone with the help of nominations from coaches.

Previous winners:

Week 1: Lexi Hampton

Week 2: Kolby Kattau

Week 3: Jaden Vohs

Week 4: Mia Wilson

Week 5: Johnny Eberhart

Week 6: Alyse Moore

Week 7: Brandon Doles

Week 8: Delaney Wright

Week 9: Reese Johnson