More than 40 records broken in historic Kansas state track and field meet
It was a bad weekend to be a record at the Kansas high school state track and field meet this past weekend.
More than 40 state-meet records fell over the course of the 2-day event with all six classifications and both genders competing for championships and medals at University Stadium on Wichita State’s campus.
Athletes capitalized on ideal weather conditions to break a total of 41 state-meet records, by the count of The Eagle. Nearly half of those records came in the open short sprints, as the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash saw a combined 18 records fall. Four more were broken in distance races, two in the hurdles, 12 across three relays and five were broken in field events.
Of those 41 record-breaking performances, a handful managed to also etch their name in the state history books with top-5 times in Kansas history — regardless if it happened at the state meet or not.
- Blue Valley North senior Delia Gregory set the Kansas state record in the 400 to win the 6A title in 53.49.
- Manhattan’s 400 girls relay team of Sarah Oberreuter, Hanna Pellant, Michelle Jeje and Harli Omli broke their own state record set last season by more than a tenth of a second to repeat as 6A champions with a time of 46.73.
- Washburn Rural’s 1600 boys relay team of Matthew Houser, Liam Morrison, Draden Chooncharoen and Isaiah Terry ran the fastest time in Kansas history to win the 6A title in 3:16.23. The previous best was 3:17.07 by Olathe East in 2014.
- Maize senior Alan Hanna moved up to No. 2 all time in Kansas history to win the 6A title with a career-best jump of 7-3.5 in the high jump, an inch off the state record.
- Olathe West’s 400 boys relay team of Brayden Johnson, Bryce Austin, Caden Richardson and Tevyn Gasaway recorded the second-fastest time in Kansas history to win the 6A title in 41.49.
- St. James’ 3200 boys relay team of Max Brown, Michael Bianco, Brock Wondra and Noah Schowengerdt logged the third-fastest time in Kansas history to win the 5A title in 7:45.21.
- Manhattan senior Harli Omli moved up to a tie for the fifth-fastest time in Kansas history in the 100 to win the 6A title in 11.58.
- Kapaun Mt. Carmel junior Daniel Enriquez moved up to No. 5 all time in Kansas history with his career-best time of 4:06.58 in the 1600 to win the 5A title.
- Holcomb’s 3200 boys relay team of Jeb Stoppel, Weston Baker, Landen Leonard and Brody Deniston recorded the fourth-fastest time in Kansas history to win the 3A title in 7:47.42.
- Wichita Collegiate sophomore Timmy Ritchie recorded the fifth-fastest 400 time in Kansas history, winning the 3A title with a meet-record time of 47.00.
Below are the 41 record-breaking performances from the 2025 Kansas high school state track and field meet, sorted by how long the previous record was standing. There were also eight other performances that broke a previous meet record, but did not win a state title.
Kansas high school state track and field meet records
4A girls long jump: Dru Zeka, so., Wellington, 19-0.75 (Julie Wilson, Ottawa, 18-7.25, 1977; Marti Cisper, St. Thomas Aquinas, 18-7.25, 1984)
3A boys 110 hurdles: Linkon Cure, sr., Goodland, 14.36 (Todd Harris, Erie, 14.40, 1982)
5A boys 3200 relay: St. James’ Max Brown, Michael Bianco, Brock Wondra, Noah Schowengerdt, 7:45.21 (Kapaun Mt. Carmel’s Pyles, Boleski, Regan, Ridder, 7:52.60, 1983)
1A girls 100: Taegin Liggett, jr., Ness City, 12.25 (Beverly Heier, Grinnell, 12.30, 1983)
6A boys 400 relay: Olathe West’s Brayden Johnson, Bryce Austin, Caden Richardson, Tevyn Gasaway, 41.49 (Topeka’s Johnson, Henry, Fillyaw, Hasan, 41.60, 1986)
3A girls 100: Ashley Lehman, jr., Hesston, 11.99 (Tonya Jopp, Cheney, 12.17, 1990)
6A boys high jump: Alan Hanna, sr., Maize, 7-3.5 (Jason Archibald, Garden City, 7-3.25, 1995)
1A boys 200: Aaron Shadid, sr., Wichita Independent, 22.09 (Joseph Herron, Waverly, 22.09, 1995)
1A girls 800: Kylie Stapleton, sr., South Gray, 2:16.44 (Jackie Stiles, Claflin, 2:17.46, 1996)
3A girls 200: Ashley Lehman, jr., Hesston, 24.63 (Stacy Keller, Halstead, 24.90, 1997)
5A boys 200: Jack Guthridge, sr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 21.19 (Kenny Wilson, Liberal, 21.44, 2003)
3A boys 100: Brody Anderson, sr., Burlington, 10.49 (Jordy Nelson, Riley County, 10.63, 2003)
3A girls 100 hurdles: Keely Hoback, sr., Burlington, 14.18 (Katie Guevel, Burlington, 14.27, 2007)
6A girls 400 relay: Manhattan’s Sarah Oberreuter, Hanna Pellant, Michelle Jeje, Harli Omli, 46.73 (Leavenworth’s Sims, Expose, Davis, Green, 47.27, 2009)
5A boys 1600 relay: Kapaun Mt. Carmel’s Dawson Grabendike, Will Niederee, Lucian Winters, Jack Guthridge, 3:17.67 (Hutchinson’s Robertson, Hodges, Eldridge, Cash, 3:19.27, 2009)
4A boys 3200 relay: Wamego’s Peyton Parker, Isaac Ibendahl, Tony Shea, Braxton Williams, 7:55.56 (Mulvane’s Roberts, Hansen, James Sheridan, 7:58.83, 2009)
3A boys 400: Timmy Ritchie, so., Wichita Collegiate, 47.00 (Kurt Pauly, Garden Plain, 48.32, 2009)
4A girls 100: Rylee Meyer, jr., Andale, 12.06 (Danyelle Cole, Kansas City Piper, 12.12, 2010)
4A boys 400: Brayden Peek, sr., Holton, 47.70 (D.J. Lindsay, Tonganoxie, 47.89, 2010)
2A girls 400: Julia Kilgore, jr., Sterling, 56.40 (Lauren Pickens, Peabody-Burns, 56.58, 2010)
1A girls 3200 relay: Osborne’s Ryah Bertuccelli, Kate Kendig, League Riner, Addison Poore, 9:49.08 (Hoxie’s Hill, Kraus, McKenna, Heim, 9:53.66, 2010)
6A boys 1600 relay: Washburn Rural’s Matthew Houser, Liam Morrison, Draden Chooncharoen, Isaiah Terry, 3:16.23 (Olathe East’s Evans, Matters, Washington-Box, Evans, 3:17.07, 2014)
5A girls 1600 relay: St. James’ Ellie Wurtenberger, Vivian Overlease, Annie Wilken, Beatrice Wiley, 3:55.50 (St. James’ Wurtenberger, Jones, Gossman, Moore, 3:56.56, 2018)
4A boys 100: Jamaal Jackson, jr., Labette County, 10.65 (Jordan Hawkins, Buhler, 10.65, 2019)
4A girls 400 relay: Clearwater’s Graysea Gardenhire, Callie Noland, Madison Williams, Kenzy McArtor, 48.10 (Kansas City Piper’s Vazquez, Brown, Simmons, Carter, 48.36, 2019)
3A boys 1600 relay: Scott City’s Peyton Bergner, Alex Tarango, Martin Purma, Camden Vulgamore, 3:20.82 (Scott City’s Wren, Winderlin, Tarango, Hayes, 3:22.72, 2019)
5A boys 400: Jack Guthridge, sr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 47.08 (Grant Lockwood, Kansas City Piper, 47.86, 2022)
2A boys 100: Ashton Gratton, sr., Pleasanton, 10.78 (Isaiah Bates, Pleasanton, 10.79, 2022)
6A boys 1600: Max Larson, sr., Shawnee Mission South, 4:11.70 (Wyatt Haughton, Shawnee Mission East, 4:12.93, 2023)
6A girls 800: Audrey Brown, sr., Blue Valley North, 2:11.95 (Emma Baum, Blue Valley West, 2:13.16, 2023)
5A boys 1600: Daniel Enriquez, jr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 4:06.58 (Luke Brock, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 4:15.03, 2023)
3A boys shot put: Colter Oldham, sr., Lakin, 60-9.5 (Grady Seyfert, Beloit, 60-7.75, 2023)
1A javelin: Jesse Hoover, sr., Washington County, 154-7 (Mayce Russell, Macksville, 144-3, 2023)
6A girls 100: Harli Omli, sr., Manhattan, 11.58 (Hanna Pellant, Manhattan, 11.59, 2024)
6A girls 400: Delia Gregory, sr., Blue Valley North, 53.49 (Delia Gregory, Blue Valley North, 53.92, 2024)
3A boys 200: Brody Anderson, sr., Burlington, 21.18 (Finn Dunshee, Topeka Hayden, 21.43, 2024)
3A boys 3200 relay: Holcomb’s Jeb Stoppel, Weston Baker, Landen Leonard, Brody Deniston, 7:47.42 (Holcomb’s Stoppel, Baker, Leonard, Deniston, 7:58.52, 2024)
3A girls 400: Ashley Lehamn, jr., Hesston, 54.65 (Ashley Lehman, Hesston, 56.16, 2024)
3A girls shot put: Tatum Seyfert, sr., Beloit, 46-4.25 (Tatum Seyfert, Beloit, 45-11.25, 2024)
2A girls 200: Reagan Wirtz, fr., Ellinwood, 24.98 (Makhila Maupin, Oxford, 25.19, 2024)
1A girls 400 relay: Ness City’s Hannah Younger, Taegin Liggett, Sienna Brenner, Issy Fuchs, 49.60 (Ness City’s Liggett, Brenner, Fuchs, Jordan, 49.62, 2024)
This story was originally published June 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM.
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