See which Shawnee County track and field athletes qualified for 2026 State Championship

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TOPEKA — The Kansas high school state track and field championships will begin on Friday, May 29. The two-day event will showcase the best athletes in the state at the largest track and field championship in the country.

After a strong day at regionals, Shawnee County will be represented in almost every event this year. Here are the athletes qualified for the state championship in individual events.

Cair Paravel​

• Lucas Marichal, long jump, triple jump

Hayden​

• Connor Baldwin, 1600
• Jackson Haas, javelin
• Sofia Harper, 200, 400
• Alana Mitchell, long jump
• Kelton Meier, javelin
• Nick Newark, 1600

Highland Park​

• Jurnee Cole, 100, 200
• Tremaine Savage, 400

Rossville​

• Charles Chance, shot put
• Rylee Dick, 100 H
• Andre Johnson, javelin
• Landen Lewis, javelin
• Leni Lewis, javelin
• Eden Thompson, discus

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Seaman​

• Brody Anderson, 800, 1600, 3200
• Baylee Ayres, high jump
• Jack Esser, high jump
• Isiah Pennington, 110 H, 300 H
• Cody Quy, triple jump
• Kinley Robinson, 800
• Brynn Scheid, high jump
• Brynn Spencer, 1600, 3200

Shawnee Heights​

• Amir Bass, shot put
• Alexis Burns, high jump
• Blake Coffman, javelin
• Sam Garner, discus
• Jillian Goetz, discus
• Tanesia Johnson, 100, 200
• Addison Kemp, discus
• Jason Slay, 400

Silver Lake​

• Rayleigh Alonso, discus
• Bryson Burgos, triple jump
• Karys Deiter, 100, 100 H
• Ali Gerber, 400, triple jump
• Myles Fisher, discus
• Kailyn Hanni, javelin
• Addy Just, long jump
• Camden Kruger, triple jump
• Kayleigh Kruger, discus
• Journey Manhart, high jump
• Joel Miller, 200, 400
• Owen Rottinghaus, 100, long jump
• Jaylie Whitehead, 200
• Jaiden Wise, javelin

Topeka High​

• Ciera Hartz, 100
• Adam Humphrey, discus
• De'sean Lunkins, 110 H
• Malachi Murph, 100
• Jayana Washington, long jump

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Topeka West​

• Alyssa Babcock, discus
• Jayden Lindsey, 200

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Washburn Rural​

• Brynn Anderson, high jump
• Jaxson Adams, 3200
• Aria Edgar, discus
• Giselle Foster, triple jump
• Emily Graf, 3200
• Zachary Hancock, discus
• Christian Hartman-Babb, 100, 200
• Alyson Hinck, 800
• Brooks Kehoe, 1600, 3200
• Kenzie Maddox, 3200
• Kailyn Peterson, discus, shot put
• Morgan Ray, javelin
• Sam Scott, shot put
• Dylan Tajchman, javelin
• Cohen Thiessen, 1600
• Lilliana Watkins, javelin

Liam Keating covers high school sports and Washburn University for The Topeka Capital-Journal. Send stats or information to him at [email protected]

This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Shawnee County's 2026 state track and field state qualifiers

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