Hays Post Sports
DODGE CITY - Hays High boys track and field team continued their Western Athletic Conference dominance Thursday. The Indians won their fifth-straight league title, edging Garden City by a point and a half at Memorial Stadium. The Hays girls won their first title since 2005 after finishing seven points ahead of second place Garden City.
Kip Keeley was named the WAC Coach of the Year for both the boys and girls.
The girls won five events. Katie Linenberger the high jump (5-6), Lynsi Kanas the long jump (17-5.75), Rylen Harrington the javelin (124-11), Zoe Winter the shot put (38-10) and Aralen Maupin the 400 (1:00.28).
The girls finished second in six events. Caira Augustine the high jump (5-0), Kenlee Vehige the pole vault (9-9), Kamryn McCall the long jump (16-2.50) and 200 where she set a new school record (25.65). Lyndi Zimmerman finished second in the 100 (12.25) and was a part of the 4x100 relay along with Moriah Hellam, Lynsi Kanak and Kamryn McCall that also finished second (50.05).
Brooke Bieker placed third in the triple jump (34-10.50) as did McCall in the 100 (12.41) and Zimmerman in the 200 (25.81).
The boys won four events. Kamani Jones the high jump (6-0), Gus Corsair the discus (145-3), Dalton Mayers the javelin (183-9) and Bryce Steffan the 300 hurdles (40.66).
Jones finished second in the triple jump (43-10.75) as did Wyatt Kirkpatrick in the javelin (164-11), Jaxson Chartier the shot put (51-2.75) and Steffan in the 110 hurdles (15.58).
Third place finishers include Jones in the long jump (20-2.50) and 200 (22.43), Parker McGuire the discus (140.3), Caleb Englert the shot put (49-5.25), Brogan Albers the 110 hurdles (15.68), Taevian Maupin-Dabney the 400 (51.50). Maupin-Dabney was also a part of the third place 4x400 relay along with Steffan, Chase Zadina and Albers (3:32.37).