May 28, 2023

👟 HHS boys finish 4th; girls 18th at state track and field

Posted May 28, 2023 6:29 AM

Hays Post

WICHITA – The Hays High boys track and field team brought home 10 medals and finished fourth as a team at the 5A Kansas State High School Track and Field Championships in Wichita over the weekend.

Indian girls had three individuals and a relay team earn a medal.

The Indians boys were led by the first-place finish of the 4x100 meter relay team. The team was made up of Deondre Broom, Keamonie Archie, Malik Bah and Chason VanDerWege and finished with a time of 42.11 seconds.

Archie also earned a second-place finish in the boys long jump (23’ 2.25”). Kyreese Groen placed fifth in the long jump (22’ 1”).

Groen finished fourth in the triple jump (45’ 1.75”). He teammate Kamani Jones (43’ 11.50”) was fifth and VanDerWege (43’ 7.50”) was eighth.

VanDerWege also tied for sixth in the high jump (6’ 2”).

Wyatt Waddell earned a second-place finish in the javelin (192’) and Dalton Meyers placed fourth (167’ 7”).

Grayson Walburn also brought home a fourth place finish in the discus (154’ 1”).

Katie Linenberger was the highest finisher for the Hays High girls, placing second in the high jump (5’ 4”).

Halle Lohmeyer was fourth in the discus (126’ 11”) and Lilian McGrath placed seventh in the long jump (16’ 5.50”).

The Indians 4x100 also finished sixth (50.35). The team was made up of  Morgan Geerdes, Kamryn McCall Amelia Jaeger and Lilian McGrath.

You can find complete Hays High results below:

Boys Discus Throw Class 5A
4 Grayson Walburn Hays • 12 154-1

Girls Triple Jump Class 5A
13        Morgan Geerdes Hays • 11     32-11
16        Caira Augustine Hays • 10      28-9.50

Girls 4x400 Meter Relay Class 5A Prelims
Heat #1
7 Hays "A" Aralen Maupin Brenlynn Albers Morgan Geerdes Amelia Jaeger            4:11.83

Boys Triple Jump Class 5A
4 Kyreese Groen Hays • 12     45-1.75 KS Top 25
6 Kamani Jones Hays • 10       43-11.50 KS Top 50
8 Chason VanDerWege Hays • 12       43-7.50 KS Top 50

Boys Javelin Throw Class 5A
2 Wyatt Waddell Hays • 12     192-0 USA Top 50
4 Dalton Meyers Hays • 10     167-7 KS Top 50
9 Wyatt Kirkpatrick Hays • 10 157-8 

Boys 4x100 Meter Relay Class 5A prelims
Heat #2
1 Hays "A"
Deondre Broom Keamonie Archie Malik Bah Chason VanDerWege 
42.49 Q                      

Girls 400 Meter Dash Class 5A prelims
Heat #1
7          Aralen Maupin Hays • 9          1:02.16          

Boys 4x400 Meter Relay Class 5A prrelims
Heat #2
6 Hays "A"
Kamani Jones Taevian Maupin-Dabney Edwin Muller Deondre Broom       
3:31.30

Girls Long Jump Class 5A
7 Lilian McGrath 11     Hays     16-5.50

Boys Shot Put Class 5A
13 Bryce Salmans 12   Hays     47-4.50

Boys High Jump Class 5A
T6 Chason VanDerWege 12    Hays     6-2 KS Top 50

Girls High Jump Class 5A
2 Katie Linenberger Hays • 10 5-4 KS Top 25

Boys Pole Vault Class 5A
11 Harley Zimmerman Hays • 11        11-6

Girls Discus Throw Class 5A
4 Halle Lohmeyer Hays • 12   126-11 KS Top 25

Boys Long Jump Class 5A
2 Keamonie Archie Hays • 12 23-2.25 KS Top 10
5 Kyreese Groen Hays • 12     22-1 KS Top 50

Girls 4x800 Meter Relay Class 5A
13 Hays "A"Aralen MaupinBrynn KinderknechtAvery WinterBrenlynn Albers10:35.30

Girls 4x100 Meter Relay Class 5A
6 Hays "A"Morgan GeerdesKamryn McCallAmelia JaegerLilian McGrath50.35

Boys 4x100 Meter Relay Class 5A
1 Hays "A" Deondre Broom Keamonie Archie Malik Bah Chason VanDerWege        42.11