Louisburg junior Delaney Wright sprints to the finish in the 400-meter dash Thursday during the Frontier League Invitational in Tonganoxie. Wright won league titles in the 400 and long jump, and also broke her own school record in the 400.

TONGANOXIE — Delaney Wright is no stranger to winning events or breaking school records – it has almost become commonplace during the 2021 track season.

It continued Thursday at the Frontier League Invitational. Wright won league titles in the 400-meter dash and long jump and broke her own school record in the 400 dash in 58.76 seconds at Tonganoxie High School.

Wright won the long jump with a mark of 17 feet, 8.75 inches, just two inches shy of breaking a Frontier League meet record. She also finished third in the 200 dash in 26.27 seconds and helped the Lady Cats to a fifth-place league finish with 45 points.

“Delaney is a warrior on the track,” Louisburg girls coach John Reece said. “She is racing an internal opponent and is not satisfied if she does not bring her best. She always brings her best at every meet.”

Wright wasn’t the only Louisburg league champion on the girls side as senior Alyse Moore did the same in the javelin. Moore beat out Paola’s Mackenzie Kuehl on her last attempt with a throw of 136-1 to win by a little more than a foot.

“The girls did an awesome job at league,” Reece said. “We are few compared to other league schools but we compete. Becoming a league champion is definitely an accompaniment, especially in the Frontier League.”

Junior Corinna McMullen also scored some big points for Louisburg as she recorded a throw of 106-5 in the discus to take third overall.

Freshman Emma Vohs recorded a personal best in the 400 dash as she took sixth in 1:02.89. Another freshman, Maddy Carpenter-Ross, was seventh in the pole vault after clearing 7-6.

The Lady Cats now have their eyes set on the biggest meet of the year when they compete in the Class 4A regional meet Friday in Paola. The top four in each event will earn a trip to the state meet next week in Wichita.

“The girls are ready to go and punch their way to the state meet,” Reece said. “If we go and perform our best for the season, great things will happen at regionals and carry us on to state.”

Other results are: 

100 dash: Emma Vohs, 9th, 13.72; Andrea Gaza, 14th, 14.77

200 dash: Vohs, 8th, 28.0; Gaza, 14th, 31.05

1,600 run: Erin Apple, 10th, 6:12; Alexis French, 16th, 6:44

3,200 run: Apple, 11th, 13:52; French, 15th, 14:55

Shot put: Emma Prettyman, 12th, 30-1; Sydney Thornton, 21st, 22-2

Discus: Prettyman, 8th, 99-8; Aiyana Penca, 17th, 85-3

Javelin: Malee Rutherford, 20th, 58-3

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

Delaney Wright, Junior, Track and Field

It was quite the day for Louisburg junior Delaney Wright last Thursday at the Frontier League Invitational as she won two league titles and broke a school record. In the 400-meter dash, Wright ran a time of 58.76 seconds – to not only win the event – but broke her own school record in the process. Wright also won a league title in the long jump with a mark of 17 feet, 8.75 inches, which was less than two inches away from the league record.

Later on in the day, Wright went on to finish third in the 200-meter dash. Throughout the season, Wright has broken the school record in all three events and has beaten the mark in the long jump and 400 dash on multiple occasions.

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

Louisburg junior Tom Koontz takes the handoff from Hayden Feikert in the 100-meter dash Friday in Wellsville.

WELLSVILLE — The Louisburg boys track and field team has won its fair share of meets, but maybe none as big as this one.

The Wildcats won the Red Bud Classic on Friday in Wellsville as they racked up 123 points and beat runner-up Eudora by 24 points. Louisburg finished first out of 15 teams – many that feature some of the best athletes in the area.

“We were ecstatic to win Wellsville with the quality of teams that were there,” Louisburg boys coach Andy Wright said. “We had several boys step up with the competition, and perform well.  Redbud is a tough meet with 15 schools and over half from the Frontier League. 

“We are just a team with depth. We don’t get it done with a lot of first places, but we packed in all of the other placings- second through sixth.  That depth adds up to a strong contender at any meet as a team, especially when you have multiple people placing several events.”

Senior Justin Collins led the Wildcats on the track as he finished first in the 100-meter dash in 11.23 seconds and also took second in the 400 dash in 51.55

Collins, along with Hayden Feikert, Tom Koontz and Ethan Ptacek, took third in the 4×100-meter relay in 44.75 seconds. Collins, Feikert, Koontz and Jaden Vohs went to also finish third in the 4×400 relay with a personal best of 3:30.76.

Feikert and Vohs were inserted in the relays due to the absence of senior Ben Wiedenmann, who was injured during the 100-meter dash.

“Hayden stepped up and ran the first leg in the 4×1 to help us with a top three finish, then Jaden did a great job stepping in the 4×4, which set a personal best time,” Wright said. “The relays continue to improve and put in hard work, and I can’t be prouder of them.”

In the field events, senior Luke Faulkner won the pole vault after he cleared 13 feet. Freshman teammate Caden Caplinger recorded a personal record of 12-6 to finish second.

Sophomore Nathan Vincent scored points in two events as he took third in the javelin with a throw of 161-7 and later was sixth in the discus with a personal best of 130-9. Senior Jay Scollin was sixth in the javelin at 153-7.

Back on the track, hurdlers Koontz and Mason Dobbins also scored big points for the Wildcats.

Koontz was third in the 110 hurdles in 15.26 seconds, while Dobbins was fourth at 15.52. Sophomore Nathan Apple was eighth at 16.29.

In the 300 hurdles, Koontz ran time of 41.14 to take second, while Dobbins was fourth at 42.25.

The Wildcats also fared well in the distance races where Vohs set personal records in the 800 and 1,600 runs. Vohs ran a 4:37 to take third in the 1,600 and recorded a time of 2:04 in the 800 to finish fifth.

Senior Carson Houchen also scored several points in distance. Houchen was fifth in the 1,600 at 4:44 and was fifth in the 3,200 run in 10:38.

The 4×800 relay of Hayden Ross, Cade Holtzen, Leo Martin and Ryan Rogers finished fifth in 8:56.

Also scoring points for the Wildcats on the track was Wiedenmann as he finished eighth in the 100 dash in 11.86. Ptacek took fifth in the 400 dash in 52.30.

The throwers relay of Layne Ryals, J.R. Rooney, Scollin and Vincent took second in 49.31.

In the field events, Dobbins took sixth in the high jump after clearing 5-8. Feikert was seventh in the long jump at 19-7.5 to round out the Wildcat point-getters.

Wright, McMullen lead Lady Cats

Delaney Wright won two events and set a new school record, while Corinna McMullen won the discus and set a new personal record Friday at the Red Bud Relays in Wellsville.

Wright broke her own school record in the long jump for the third straight week as she recorded a mark of 18 feet, 8 inches. She also went on to take first in the 400 dash in 59.81 seconds and second in the 200 in 26.31.

Not only did Wright break a school record, but she also shattered the Red Bud record by more than a foot. The previous record of 17-7.5 was set by Perry-Lecompton’s Heidi Yost in 1998.

The Louisburg junior was also presented the Dale Thomasson 400-meter Dash Award for winning the event.

McMullen shined in the discus as she recorded a personal best throw of 117-4 – which was almost 10 feet further than her previous best.

As team, the Lady Cats finished fourth with 64 points. Spring Hill and Paola tied for the Red Bud title with 130 points.

Freshman Emma Vohs also scored points on the track as she took seventh in the 400 dash in 1:03.

In the field events, senior Alyse Moore finished second in the javelin with a toss of 136-10. Teammate Davis Guetterman had a personal best throw of 116-2 to finish fifth.

Sophomore Emma Prettyman also scored points in the discus as she took seventh at 99-9.

Other results are: 

GIRLS

100 dash: Emma Vohs, 14th, 13.75; Andrea Gaza, 29th, 15.11

200 dash: Vohs, 9th, 28.21; Gaza, 30th, 31.29

1,600 run: Erin Apple, 16th, 6:06; Alexis French, 25th, 6:51

3,200 run: Apple, 11th, 13:33; French, 18th, 14:45

Shot Put: Emma Prettyman, 9th, 30-8.5; Alyse Moore, 12th, 29-0; Sydney Thornton, 30th, 21-11

Discus: Aiyana Penca, 21st, 86-0

Javelin: Katie Elpers, 12th, 90-2

BOYS

100 dash: Hayden Feikert, 21st, 12.24

200 dash: Dylan Armstrong, 12th, 24.20

400 dash: Armstrong, 15th, 56.59

800 run: Hayden Ross, 13th, 2:11; Cade Holtzen, 14th, 2:11

1,600 run: Ryan Rogers, 13th, 5:00

3,200 run: Leo Martin, 17th, 11:16

300 hurdles: Nathan Apple, 11th, 44.54

High jump: Isaiah Whitley, 21st, 5-4

Pole vault: Caleb Shaughnessy, 10th, 10-6
Long jump: Ethan Ptacek, 12th, 18-7; Whitley, 15th, 18-3.75

Shot put: J.R. Rooney, 11th, 42-4.5; Chase Pritchard, 20th, 38-5.5; Scott Thornton, 23rd, 33-10

Discus: Pritchard, 19th, 108-8; Layne Ryals, 22nd, 104-8

Javelin: Ryals, 18th, 120-11

Louisburg senior Luke Faulkner clears the bar in the pole vault Friday during the De Soto Invitational. Faulkner won the event at 13-6.

BASEHOR — Against some of the tougher competition it has seen this season, the Louisburg boys track and field team found its fair share of success.

Luke Faulkner, Justin Collins and Tom Koontz each won events as they helped the Wildcats to a third place finish overall Friday at the De Soto Invitational at Basehor-Linwood High School.

The Wildcats were third overall with 127 points and De Soto won the meet with 154 and Eudora was second at 135.5.

“It was the first time all season that the weather was ideal for a track meet,” Louisburg boys coach Andy Wright said. “I was hoping that the team would step up with and compete with the tough competition. I felt like our team did that, as we had multiple personal best throughout the meet.

“I am super excited about how our team is progressing and we want to continue to get better so we are peaking at regionals and state.”

On the track, Collins recorded a personal best in the 400-meter dash as he chased down Eudora’s Colby Lawhorn to win in 51.19 seconds. His teammate, sophomore Ethan Ptacek, also had a personal best time of 51.98 and took third.

Collins also went on to finish runner-up in the 100 dash in a personal best time of 11.07 seconds. He, along with Ptacek, Koontz and Ben Wiedenmann had a PR of 43.73 to take second in the 4×100 relay.

“Justin continues to improve every week,” Wright said. “He came into the meet ranked eight in the 100 dash and came out with second place. You can’t ask for more than that from a kid.  He works hard in practice and continues to be a good leader.”

Koontz set a new personal record in the 110-meter hurdles as he ran a 15.10 to win the event. His teammate, sophomore Mason Dobbins, was third with his personal best of 15.44.

Koontz (42.94) and Dobbins (43.71) went on to take fourth and fifth, respectively in the 300 hurdles. Wiedenmann finished third in the 200 dash in 23.48.

In the field events, Faulkner had his best vault of the season as he cleared 13 feet, 6 inches to win the pole vault. 

His teammates, Caden Caplinger and Caleb Shaughnessy also scored points. Caplinger was fifth after clearing 12-0 and Shaughnessy was seventh at 10-0.

Sophomore Nathan Vincent set another personal record in the javelin as he recorded a toss of 169-10 and senior Jay Scollin was fourth at 154-0.

Vincent also went on to take third in the discus with a toss of 125-6 and Chase Pritchard was sixth at 115-1.

Back on the track, the 4×800 relay team of Carson Houchen, Cade Holtzen, Hayden Ross and Jaden Vohs ran a season-best time of 8:39 to finish third.

The 4×400 relay of Wiedenmann, Collins, Koontz and Ptacek took third overall in 3:33.

“Both 4×8 and 4×1 set personal best and this is a credit to the athletes working together and believing in each other,” Wright said. “Each of the athletes want to win their individual events, but on a relay it’s about being part of a team and winning for each other. That is just incredibly awesome to see them work so hard together and for each other.”

Vohs would also record at PR in the 1,600-meter run as he took fourth in 4:43 and Houchen did the same in the 800 run as he took sixth in 2:03.

Ross also scored points for Louisburg in the 3,200 run as he was seventh in 11:23.

Sophomore J.R. Rooney was sixth in the shot put with a toss of 40-10.5. Hayden Feikert was eighth in the long jump at 19-5.25.

Louisburg is back in action Friday when it travels to Wellsville for the Redbud Relays.

Other results are: 

100 dash: Ben Wiedenmann, 10th, 11.54; Hayden Feikert, 14th, 11.88

200 dash: Dylan Armstrong, 14th, 24.45

400 dash: Armstrong, 11th, 55.21

800 run: Ryan Rogers, 15th, 2:17; Cade Holtzen, 16th, 2:18

1,600 run: Rogers, 10th, 5:05

High jump: Mason Dobbins, 9th, 5-8

Long jump: Ethan Ptacek, 9th, 19-2.5

Shot put: Chase Pritchard, 11th, 39-5; Reid Justesen, 28th, 31-6.25

Discus: Layne Ryals, 11th, 103-11

Javelin: Ryals, 10th, 123-0

Louisburg junior Delaney Wright cruises to a finish in the 400-meter dash Friday at the De Soto Invitational at Basehor-Linwood High School. It was one of three events that she broke a school record.

BASEHOR — The Louisburg girls track and field record book looked a lot different following Friday’s DeSoto Invitational. 

Louisburg junior Delaney Wright broke three records (long jump, 200 dash, 400 dash), while Alyse Moore broke a 20-yard record in the javelin at the event that was held at Basehor-Linwood High School.

It was a day to remember for both Wildcat athletes.

“Great athletes find a way to get the job done,” Louisburg girls coach John Reece said. “Delaney and Alyse are great athletes and put in the time to be able to accomplish big things. They both happened to do it on the same day and that was exciting. 

“The records they broke were set by amazing athletes in their time and it shows by how long the records stood, especially the javelin record. I still think the best is yet to come for both of them.”

Wright broke two of her old records, and another six-year-old mark. She started the day in the long jump as she broke her old record for the second straight week with a mark of 18 feet, 5.75 inches. Her previous best was 18-0.5.

She then carried that momentum onto the track where she broke her 400 dash time that she set two years ago as a freshman. Wright ran a 59.16 to win the event and eclipsed her previous best time of 1:00.

The 200 dash was the next one to fall as Wright edged out Piper’s Kinley Brown to win the 200 dash in 25.87 seconds. The old record of 26 seconds was set in 2015 by Bailey Belcher.

“I’ve been blessed to have a recovery from a knee injury a couple months ago and I didn’t know coming into the season if I’d be as good,” Wright said. “I’ve been working hard and have had people push me to be better. It all fell together last Friday at the meet. I just feel blessed and excited. Also excited we have another track member beating records too in Alyse.

“Long jump definitely boosted my energy and gave me confidence going into the meet and competing in my other events. It definitely won’t be easy keeping up with those marks, but all I can do is to try to keep getting better before regionals.”

Moore put her name on the school’s record board for the first time as she now has the top mark in the javelin with her throw of 149 feet. That toss eclipsed the old mark of 145-10 that was set by Krystal Bowes in 2001 and won the competition with ease.

Moore’s previous best in the javelin was 144-8 and her record-breaking toss is now the second best in the state and fourth in the entire nation.

“When I first started throwing javelin, I had looked at the record and at the time I hadn’t been throwing very far, so I knew it was going to take a lot of extra work for me to beat the record,” Moore said. “This year, my first meet I came out stronger than I finished my sophomore year at state so I became really hopeful that I could possibly break the record, and I just hoped to keep beating myself and eventually I broke the record as well.

“I was super excited when they announced that I had broke the record, because I had really been wanting to reach it. I kind of had a feeling that I had PR’d, but I wasn’t sure by how much. When I released it, I knew it was going to be a good throw because it flew so well, so that was a great feeling.”

Louisburg continued its success in the field events as junior Corinna McMullen won the discus competition for the second time this season. McMullen recorded a personal best throw of 108-5 and won by nearly two feet.

“Corinna continues to better her performance in disc and is setting herself up to finish strong,” Reece said. “Again, continued hard work in practice is paying big dividends in performance.”

The Lady Cats also scored points in other field events as Davis Guetterman was sixth in the javelin at 101-10, while Emma Prettyman was seventh in the shot put at 32-2.5.

In the pole vault, freshman Maddy Carpenter-Ross had a personal best after she cleared 7-6 and finished seventh.

On the track, freshman Emma Vohs was fourth in the 400-meter dash at 1:02.86.

As a team, the Lady Cats finished sixth out of 11 teams with 62 points. Eudora was first with 167 and Piper was second at 108.

“We are few in varsity numbers compared to some schools, but we bring it every meet to outperform our best marks and put pressure on the competition,” Reece said.

Louisburg is back in action Friday when it travels to Wellsville for the Redbud Relays.

Other results are: 

100 dash: Emma Vohs, 11th, 13.69; Andrea Gaza, 20th, 14.51

200 dash: Vohs, 9th, 28.16; Gaza, 18th, 31.36

1,600 run: Erin Apple, 12th, 6:30; Alexis French, 16th, 7:02

3,200 run: Apple, 10th, 13:37; French, 16th, 14:51

Shot put: Alyse Moore, 12th, 29-6

Discus: Emma Prettyman, 9th, 91-2; Aiyana Penca, 11th, 85-9

Here is the Louisburg Sports Zone Athlete of the Week for week six of the spring sports season, sponsored by Louisburg Family Dental.

Alyse Moore, Senior, Track and Field

Louisburg senior Alyse Moore rewrote the Wildcat track record books Friday at the De Soto Invitational. Moore broke the school record in the javelin with a throw of 149 feet to take first place overall. She broke Krystal Bowes’ 20-year-old school record of 145-10 that was set in 2001.

Along with that, Moore’s throw of 149-0 was good for the second best throw in the state. It is also the fourth best throw in the entire country. She has also won every javelin competition this year, with the exception of one, and will look to break that record again as the year goes on as she competes for a state 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

Senior Justin Collins edges out teammate Ben Wiedenmann for first place in the 100-meter dash Thursday during the Louisburg Invitational.

Winning never gets old — just ask the Louisburg boys track and field team.

For the third consecutive week, the Wildcats captured the team title, but this time it was at their home meet. Louisburg edged out Spring Hill to take first in the team standings as the Wildcats went on to win 11 of the 19 events at the Louisburg Invitational.

“The boys are really working hard in their individual events, but they also take a lot of pride in winning as a team” Louisburg boys coach Andy Wright said. “I am super excited to watch them continue to build individually and as a team.”

Senior Justin Collins and junior Tom Koontz racked up gold medals for the Wildcats as they each won four events — two individual and two relays.

Koontz set personal-best times in both of his hurdle races as he took first in the 110-meter hurdles in 15.65 seconds and later won the 300 hurdles in 41.19.

“Tom had a really good practice last week,” Wright said. “With it as cold as it was, he still is improving his times. I can’t wait to see what he will do when we get a good weather day on the track.”

Koontz also joined Collins, Ben Wiedenmann and Ethan Ptacek to win the 4×100-meter relay in 44.95. The same group also ended the meet with a win in the 4×400 in 3:35.

Collins had a big day in the sprints as he edged out Wiedenmann (12.01) in 11.72 seconds to win the 100-meter dash. He also won the 400 dash in 52.88 and Ptacek (53.11) finished second.

“Justin continues to be an excellent leader on the track,” Wright said. “He works hard, and competes hard. We are just waiting for the weather to warm up.   Everyone is competing, but we have not been getting the personal record times we want. This week the weather is going to be 30 degrees warmer, and hopefully we will start seeing our times get faster.”

Wiedenmann gave Louisburg the clean sweep in the sprints as he captured the 200 dash in 23.98. Teammate Cooper Hipp was fifth in 24.49.

The Wildcats also had a lot of success in the distance races. 

Junior Jaden Vohs won the 800 run in a new personal best time of 2:08, while teammates Carson Houchen (2:09) and Hayden Ross (2:19) finished third and fifth, respectively.

Cade Holtzen, Vohs, Ross and Houchen also won the 4×800-meter relay in 8:46.

Junior Ryan Rogers was second in the 3,200 run in 11:29 and sophomores Andrew Brown (11:43) and Leo Martin (11:45) took fourth and sixth, respectively.

Rogers also scored points in the 1,600 as he finished fifth in 5:11 and Sawyer Richardson was sixth in 5:24.

In the hurdles, sophomore Mason Dobbins finished second (15.90) and fourth (44.32) in the 110 and 300 hurdles and Nathan Apple was fifth in the 110 in 17.06. Dobbins also scored big points in the field events.

The Louisburg sophomore finished runner-up in the high jump after he cleared 6 feet, a new personal best, and took second overall.

“Mason just started high jumping this year, and every week he keeps improving his technique, so we keep seeing his heights go up,” Wright said. “Excited to see what he can do at the end of May.”

Senior Jay Scollin and sophomore Nathan Vincent put on a show in the javelin competition as the two teammates kept outdoing each other.

On his final throw of the day, Scollin threw a personal best 157 feet to lead the event – unfortunately for him it only lasted a few moments. On Vincent’s last throw, he followed it up with a personal best of his own of 158-6 to take the top spot.

“These two push each other every week, and they pass each other every week in throws,” Wright said. “It’s good to have teammates push you every week at practice and competition.”

Vincent also had a personal-best day in the discus as he recorded a throw of 126-8 to take second overall. Teammate Chase Pritchard was third with a personal best throw of his own at 125-7.

Sophomore J.R. Rooney was second in the shot put with a toss of 43-2 and Pritchard was fourth with a personal best mark of 41-2.5.

In the jumps, senior Luke Faulkner captured the pole vault title after he cleared 12-6 and freshman teammate Caden Caplinger was fourth at 11-0.

Junior Hayden Feikert (19-0.25) and Ptacek (18-9.75) were fourth and fifth in the long jump, while sophomore Isaiah Whitley took sixth in the high jump at 5-6.

Louisburg also took part in the throwers relay, and the team of Scollin, Rooney, Layne Ryals and Carson Wade were second in 58.32.

The Wildcats will hit the track again Friday when they travel to Basehor-Linwood.

Other results are:

100 dash: Gavin York, 7th, 12.54; Hayden Feikert, 12th, 12.88; Hunter Heinrich, 20th, 13.30

200 dash: York, 14th, 25.84; Dylan Armstrong, 15th, 25.95

400 dash: Armstrong, 7th, 56.76; Heinrich, 8th, 56.76; Cooper Hipp, 10th, 57.02; 

800 run: Ayden Deterding, 12th, 2:31

1,600 run: Noah Cotter, 7th, 5:29; Landan Henry, 10th, 5:38; Max LaJoie, 11th, 5:40

3,200 run: Nathan Parker, 10th, 12:14; Griffin Drew, 11th, 12:41

300 hurdles: Nathan Apple, 7th, 45.47

Pole vault: Caleb Shaughnessy, 7th, 10-0; Hipp, 8th, 9-6

Long jump: Isaiah Whitley, 9th, 18-5

Shot put: Reid Justesen 19th, 32-1; Terrance Foster, 24th, 29-5

Discus: Will Hutsell, 13th, 93-11; Layne Ryals, 16th, 90-10; Scott Thornton, 21st, 83-3; Foster, 26th, 55-10

Javelin: Ryals, 7th, 123-4; Thornton, 12th, 108-7; Carson Wade, 15th, 103-0

Louisburg junior Delaney Wright broke her own school record in the long jump Thursday at the Louisburg Invitational with a mark of 18-0.5. Wright also won the 400 dash and took second in the 200.

With low numbers this season, the Louisburg girls track and field team figured it wouldn’t be in the running for many team titles.

That wasn’t the case Thursday when the Lady Cats hosted the Louisburg Invitational. Several athletes scored points as they finished second in the team standings.

A lot of those came from junior Delaney Wright, who won two more events and broke her own school record in the process.

Wright eclipsed the 18-foot mark for the first time in the long jump as she set a new school record with a mark of 18 feet, 0.5 inches. Her previous mark was set two years ago as a freshman at 17-11.75.

“It was great to see the girls finish second in the meet,” Louisburg girls coach John Reece said. “We scored points in all areas. Delaney breaking her own record was awesome. When we get a nice warm day she could jump far. Her hard work and persistence pays off.”

Wright also went on to win the 400 dash in 1:01.99 and later finished runner-up in the 200 dash in 27.01. Teammate Emma Vohs also earned points in both races as the Louisburg freshman took third in the 400 (1:03) and fifth in the 200 (29.34).

Senior Alyse Moore won the javelin competition as the Lady Cats recorded the top three spots in the event. Moore was first with a toss of 140 feet, 3 inches.

Junior Tae Ellison (102-3) and junior Davis Guetterman (100-2) were second and third, respectively, as the Lady Cats racked up 24 points in that event.

“Emma Vohs, Davis Guetterman and Tae Ellison continue to improve and could be in it come regionals,” Reece said. “The best is yet to come for them.”

Moore also recorded points in the shot put as she took third at 31-9 and sophomore teammate Emma Prettyman was fifth at 31-0. 

In the discus, junior Corinna McMullen finished third with a throw of 103-8 and Prettyman took fifth with a mark of 89-7.

Freshman Maddy Carpenter-Ross also scored points in the pole vault after she cleared 7-0 to take fourth.

Back on the track, freshman Erin Apple scored big points in the distance races for Louisburg. Apple finished third in both the 1,600-meter run (6:17) and 3,200 run (13:34).

Senior Alexis French was fifth in the 3,200 (14:48) and sixth in the 1,600 (6:42).

“Erin ran two great races,” Reece said. “She is a gutsy kid and her hard work is paying off. She keeps creeping up in rankings for our regional meet.

Louisburg is back in action Friday when the varsity travels to Basehor-Linwood.

Other results are:

100 dash: Emma Vohs, 8th, 14.44; Sophie Katzer, 11th, 14.91; Andrea Gaza, 16th, 15.20; Julia Arriola, 18th, 15.47; Addison Drake, 19th, 15.78

200 dash: Gaza, 11th, 31.20; Drake, 14th, 32.52; Caleigh Kettle, 16th, 32.97

400 dash: Katzer, 11th, 1:13; Kettle, 12th, 1:14; Arriola, 13th, 1:14

Shot put: Sydney Thornton, 14th, 23-8

Discus: Aiyana Penca, 12th, 77-2; Davis Guetterman, 18th, 66-0; Thornton, 21st, 61-1

Javelin: Thornton, 16th, 62-6

Louisburg senior Cade Holtzen (pictured), along with teammates Carson Houchen, Hayden Ross and Jaden Vohs, won the 4×800-meter relay Thursday at Anderson County. The Wildcats won the team title with 152 points.

GARNETT — It was another week and another title for the Louisburg boys track and field team.

The Wildcats captured Anderson County Invitational title as they racked up 152 points and defeated runner-up Eudora by 10 points. It was the second straight victory for Louisburg as it won the Paola Invitational earlier this month.

“I continue to be super proud of the effort the boys are giving at meets,” Louisburg boys coach Andy Wright said. “We have yet to get a good weather day for times to come down, but the kids are competing and I think that shows in our placings. The atmosphere and culture on our team is amazing. Everyone is cheering each other on trying to win the meet.”

Louisburg found a lot of its success in the relays and distance races and accumulated a lot of points in those.

The 4×800-meter relay team of Carson Houchen, Cade Holtzen, Hayden Ross and Jaden Vohs put together a new personal best time of 8 minutes and 45 seconds to win the race. 

Houchen also found success in the 800-meter run as he took first in 2:12, while Ross (2:15) and Holtzen (2:16) came in third and fourth, respectively.

Vohs, who ran the 1,600-meter run for the first time this season, took runner-up in his debut with a time of 4:53. Teammate Ryan Rogers was sixth at 5:13, and later took fifth in the 3,200 in 11:26.

The Wildcats also captured the 4×100-meter relay title as Hayden Feikert, Tom Koontz, Ethan Ptacek and Ben Wiedenmann ran a time of 45.09 to edge Eudora.

Ptacek went on to take runner-up in the 400 dash in 52.86, while Wiedenmann was second in the 100 dash in 11.71. Feikert was sixth at 11.97.

Koontz also had a successful day in the hurdles as he won the 300 meters in 41.17 and three Wildcats scored points in the 110s. Koontz was second in 15.83, while Mason Dobbins (16.09) and Nathan Apple (16.95) were third and fourth, respectively.

Koontz, Hunter Heinrich, Dylan Armstrong and Ptacek ended the night on the track with a third place finish in the 4×400 relay in 3:41.

In the field events, Louisburg had a big day in the javelin. Senior Jay Scollin threw a personal best of 151 feet, 4 inches to win the competition for the first time this season. Teammate Nathan Vincent, was right behind him in second at 149-9.

Sophomore J.R. Rooney also recorded a personal best in the shot put. His throw of 44-11.75 was good for third, and was less than six inches out of first.

In the jumps, Dobbins took third in the high jump after he cleared 5-10 and teammate Isaiah Whitley was sixth at 5-8.

Feikert finished runner-up in the long jump with a mark of 19-1.5, while Whitley (18-10) and Ptacek (18-6) were fourth and sixth, respectively.

Senior Luke Faulkner took third place in the pole vault after he cleared 12-6.

Wright helps Lady Cats to fourth place finish at Garnett

Louisburg junior Delaney Wright won a pair of events and finished second in another in back-to-back weeks as she helped the Lady Cats to a fourth place finish with 63 points at Anderson County.

Wright captured the 400-meter dash title with a season best time of 1:01.24. She also won the long jump with a season-best mark of 17-9.5

Wright ran another season best time in the 200 dash in 26.61 seconds to take runner-up to Spring Hill’s Izzy Williams (26.22).

Senior Alyse Moore continued to show improvement in the javelin as she recorded a personal-best toss of 144-8 to win the event. That attempt was good for the third-best throw in the state of Kansas so far this year.

Teammates Davis Guetterman and Tae Ellison also fared well as Guetterman was second in the event at 111-11 and Ellison was fifth at 106-4.

Junior Corinna McMullen also scored points for the Lady Cats in the discus. McMullen was second with a toss of 104-11 and sophomore Emma Prettyman was sixth in the shot put at 29-9.

Freshman Erin Apple scored some big points on the track for the Lady Cats as she was fourth in the 3,200-meter run with a personal best of 13:48. Another freshman, Emma Vohs, took fifth in the 400-meter dash in 1:04.68.

Other results are:

GIRLS

100 meter dash: Emma Vohs, 7th, 13.88; Sophie Katzer, 12th, 14.32; Andrea Gaza, 16th, 14.69

200 dash: Vohs, 9th, 28.44; Gaza, 16th, 30.53; Julia Arriola, 25th, 31.98

400 dash: Addison Drake, 15th, 1:14; Caleigh Kettle, 16th, 1:14

1,600 run: Erin Apple, 9th, 6:20; Alexis French, 13th, 6:40

3,200 run: French, 8th, 14:39

Pole vault: Maddy Carpenter-Ross, 8th, 7-0

Shot put: Alyse Moore, 7th, 28-5.5

Discus: Emma Prettyman, 8th, 82-11; Aiyana Penca, 10th, 81-8; Davis Guetterman, 17th, 72-3

Javelin: Jocelyn Kettle, 16th, 64-10

BOYS

100 dash: Gavin York, 11th, 12.13; Isaiah Whitley, 18th, 12.51

200 dash: York, 12th, 25.03; Hunter Heinrich, 15th, 25.72

400 dash: Heinrich, 7th, 56.18; Ben Wiedenmann, 10th, 57.93

800 run: Sawyer Richardson, 111th, 2:23

1,600 run: Landon Henry, 16th, 5:42; Nathan Parker, 18th, 5:57

3,200 run: Noah Cotter, 7th, 11:33; Andrew Brown, 11th, 11:55; Max LaJoie, 15th, 12:16

300 hurdles: Mason Dobbins, 7th, 44.99; Nathan Apple, 8th, 45.10

Pole vault: Caleb Shaughnessy, 10th, 9-6

Long jump: Elias Pugh, 21st, 14-9

Triple jump: Pugh, 13th, 31-2.5

Shot put: Chase Pritchard, 11th, 38-11.75; Brayton Brueggen, 23rd, 28-9

Discus: Layne Ryals, 7th, 107-4; Pritchard, 9th, 105-8; Nathan Vincent, 19th, 83-5; Brueggen, 24th, 70-5

Javelin: Ryals, 9th, 122-2

Louisburg junior Hayden Feikert lands in the long jump pit during the Paola Invitational on Thursday. Feikert took fourth in the long jump and the Wildcats won the meet with 141 points.

PAOLA — The Louisburg boys track and field team got a lot of contributions in several events Thursday during the Paola Invitational.

It showed in the final tally as the Wildcats racked up 141 points to win the meet as it defeated runner-up Paola by 17 points.

The Wildcats scored points in all but three events, one of which was due to a disqualification in the 4×100 relay, or it could have been more.

“There were multiple personal records throughout the meet, and athletes went in and competed,” Louisburg boys coach Andy Wright said. “I felt it was a good team performance across the board.”

On the girls side, the Lady Cats took fifth overall with 64.5 points. Spring Hill and Paola tied for the meet title with 150 points.

Junior Jaden Vohs had a big day to lead the Louisburg boys as he won the 800-meter run in 2 minutes and 9 seconds. 

Louisburg went on to continue to score points in the distance races as Vohs, Cade Holtzen, Carson Houchen and Hayden Ross won the 4×800-meter relay in the 8:52.

Houchen also fared well in the 1,600 run as he took second in 4:59. Junior Ryan Rogers also scored points as he finished eighth in 5:19.

“It was Jaden’s first time running the open 800, and we were very happy to see him go out and run hard for the win,” Wright said. “The 4×800 team is running super hard and Coach (John) Reece has them running to compete.”

The Wildcats also accumulated a lot of points in the sprints and hurdles. Sophomore Mason Dobbins took second in the 110-hurdles in 15.67, while junior Tom Koontz (15.74) and sophomore Nathan Apple took third and fourth, respectively.

In the 300 hurdles, Koontz finished runner-up in 41.99 and Dobbins was sixth in 43.38.

Seniors Justin Collins and Ben Wiedenmann scored several points in the sprints. Collins (11.56) and Wiedenmann (11.67) took third and fifth, respectively, in the 100 dash. Widenmann went on to take second in the 200 dash in 23.40.

Collins, sophomore Ethan Ptacek and senior Dylan Armstrong all finished in the top eight in the 400 dash. Collins was runner-up at 51.92, while Ptacek was fourth in 52.85. Armstrong took eighth in 56.04.

The Wildcat 4×400 relay of Wiedenmann, Collins, Koontz and Ptacek took second overall in 3:31.

“Again, I keep using this word, but we are solid,” Wright said. “We have multiple guys that have the potential to win or place in the sprints.  The guys are challenging each other in every practice and will just keep getting better with that mentality.

“Our hurdlers are really coming on strong and that’s a credit to the work those guys are putting in. That success is fantastic for the team.”

In the field events, Louisburg went 2-3 in the pole vault. Senior Luke Faulkner cleared 13 feet to finish second and freshman Caden Caplinger was third at 12 feet.

“Caden clearing 12’ was a PR for him,” Wright said. “We are still early in the season, and I know he will get up there to 12-6 or 13-0 or higher by the end of the season. Luke had good attempts at 13-6 and he is our leader in the pole vault group, it is very nice to have him helping and being a leader with the underclassman.”

Louisburg also scored several points in the throws as sophomore Nathan Vincent took third in the javelin at 154 feet, while junior Chase Pritchard was third in the discus with a throw of 124-3.5. 

Vincent also took sixth in the discus at 116-2 and sophomore J.R. Rooney was eighth in the shot put at 41-7.

“It was great to get points out in the throws,” Wright said. “Those guys are putting in the work and it’s paying off at the meets. I expect them to continue to put throws out there and be competitive.”

In the jumps, sophomore Isaiah Whitley was third in the high jump as he cleared 5-10 and Dobbins was seventh at 5-6. Junior Hayden Feikert took fourth in the long jump with a mark of 19-10.

Delaney Wright continued to shine for the Louisburg girls as she picked up a pair of victories.

Wright won the long jump with a mark of 17-2.25 and also went on to win the 400-meter dash in 1:01. She finished runner-up in the 200 dash in 27.10.

“It was great to see Delaney continue to push herself,” Louisburg girls coach John Reece said. “She was happy but not satisfied with the long jump as she left an 18′ jump in the sand because she drug a foot on the landing. She is demanding of herself which makes her easy to coach.”

Freshman Emma Vohs also scored points in the sprints as she took fifth in the 400 (1:03) and sixth in the 200 (28.76).

In the field events, junior Corinna McMullen had her season best throw in the discus of 107-9.25 to win the event for the first time this season.

Senior Alyse Moore continued her success in the javelin as she recorded a season-best of 140-9 to take second to Wellsville’s Jadyn Troutman. The Wellsville senior won with a toss of 141-8 on her final throw.

Moore also scored points in the shot put as she took fourth at 34-5.

Juniors Davis Guetterman (113-4) and Tae Ellison (98-2) also had season best throws in the javelin and finished seventh and eighth, respectively.

“Corinna threw well and in tough competition came away with the gold,” Reece said. “Alyse and Davis continue to improve in javelin as well as other events. The throwing crew is doing a great job so far this season.”

Other results are:

GIRLS

100 dash: Andrea Gaza, 19th, 15.19

200 dash: Gaza, 22nd, 31.72

800 run: Alexis French, 11th, 2:52; Erin Apple, 14th, 2:54

1,600 run: Apple, 12th, 6:22; French, 14th, 6:38

Shot put: Emma Prettyman, 9th, 30-11; Aiyana Penca, 20th, 22-11

Discus: Penca, 14th, 83-11; Prettyman, 17th, 79-1

BOYS

100 dash: Hayden Feikert, 15th, 12.26

200 dash: Dylan Armstrong, 14th, 25.22

800 run: Cade Holtzen, 13th, 2:17; Ryan Rogers, 14th, 2:18

1,600 run: Hayden Ross, 10th, 5:20

3,200 run: Andrew Brown, 11th, 11:55

300 hurdles: Nathan Apple, 9th, 44.88

Pole vault: Caleb Shaughnessy, 9th, 10-6

Long jump: Ethan Ptacek, 11th, 18-8; Isaiah Whitley, 14th, 18-5

Shot put: Chase Pritchard, 11th, 39-0.5; Nathan Vincent, 20th, 35-2.5

Discus: Layne Ryals, 16th, 95-8.75

Javelin: Ryals, 14th, 123-3; Jay Scollin, 17th, 114-8