Salina Central’s Alonzo Guillen – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Spencer Cleaning
By Ken Hansard For someone who was named an Honorable Mention All-AVCTL lineman in football and who was a state qualifier and Second Team All-AVCTL in wrestling, throwing weights around in track’s field events may seem second nature. However, for Salina Central senior Alonzo Guillen, it never came easily; he had to work hard to get […]
McPherson’s Drake Timson – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Galen Shields State Farm
By Blake Chadwick McPherson freshman Drake Timson may be young, but he has already made a huge impact in his short time at the high school. Timson is involved in everything athletically. The sophomore participates in football, basketball, and golf, and he competes in track and trap shooting during the spring. “I played football last […]
Salina South’s Brady Oliver – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Salina Ortho
By Hayden Swope Brady Oliver, a track and field athlete at Salina South High School, had an exciting end to his season at the 2025 state track meet. After helping get his team’s bid to state at regionals, it has only been up for Oliver and his 4×400 meter relay team. Oliver’s training and workouts […]
McPherson’s Ethan Elder – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Bluestem Pace
By Cooper Chadwick McPherson high school senior Ethan Elder is an athlete that is dedicated to his craft and has shown the results of all his hard work. Elder runs the 800, 1600 and 3200 for the Bullpups track and field team as well as being a part of the cross country team and swim […]
Moundridge’s Kaden Elmore – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Hog Wild Pit BBQ
When the time comes for Moundridge’s Kaden Elmore to reflect back on his high school track career, his relationship with his head coach will always be the first thing that comes to mind. “Coach Holloway has been a close friend to me since my freshman year and we were both happy with the potential I […]
State Track Records Broken – Presented by Visit Salina
6A BOYS HIGH JUMPAlan HannaMaize(Previous: Jason Archibald, Garden City, 7-3.25, 1995) 5A BOYS 200Jack GuthridgeKapaun Mount Carmel, 21.19(Previous: Kenny Wilson, Liberal, 21.44, 2003) 5A BOYS 400Jack GuthridgeKapaun Mount Carmel, 47.08(Previous: Grant Lockwood, KC Piper, 47.86, 2022) 5A BOYS 1600Daniel EnriquezKapaun Mount Carmel, 4:06:58(Previous: Luke Brock, Kapaun Mount Carmel,4:15:03, 2023) 5A BOYS 1600 RELAYDawson Grabendike, Will […]
Elyria Christian’s Emelie Green – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
Photo by Graedon Green By Angela Brunk Emelie Green, a dedicated senior and long-distance runner for Elyria Christian School’s track and field team, wraps up her final season with quiet determination and pride. Known for her resilience on the track, Green approached this year with a simple, personal goal. Green wanted to match the performance […]
Salina South’s Bethany Hicklin – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Salina Ortho
By Hayden Swope Salina South’s Bethany Hicklin has made quite a statement over her high school track and field career after multiple state appearances and placings. Hicklin doesn’t plan to slow down any time soon. “This is my fourth season doing track and field for Salina South,” Hicklin said. “My main event is pole vault, […]
Moundridge’s Brian Holloway – Coach of the Month – Presented by Salina Regional Orthopedic Clinic
By Matt Browning For 17 years, Brian Holloway has been a part of the Moundridge track program. His first year was an assistant under longtime coach, Perry Koehn. Then Holloway took over the program. “I learned so much from Perry about how to train and treat kids,” Holloway said. “He was a true gem.” While Holloway […]
Inman Girls Track – Team Spotlight – Presented by Visit Wichita
By Matt Browning The Inman girls track team is the defending Class 2A champions and the cupboard is plenty full for the 2025 season. Multiple state qualifiers return including seniors Kate Nichols and Dakota Nees, juniors Suttyn Harris, Morgan Froese and Allison Schrag and an emerging and talented sophomore class. “While we know the competition […]