Moundridge’s Cammi Unruh – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Bluestem Pace
By Cooper Chadwick Junior Cammi Unruh holds the Moundridge school record for long jump and the 200 meter dash; she hopes to hold even more records in her third year with the Wildcats. Aside from long jump and the 200-meter, Unruh also runs the 100-meter, 4×1, 4×4 and competes in the triple jump. Unruh has […]
Minneapolis’ Mason Smith – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Scott Ausherman American Family Insurance
Minneapolis senior track and field athlete Mason Smith is one of the hardest workers around. The senior competes in Pole Vault, Javelin, 400m dash, the 4x100m relay and the 4x400m relay. Smith is the son of former K State athlete and Minneapolis head coach Linda Smith so he has been involved in track his whole […]
Abilene’s Renatta Heintz – Prep Performance of the Month – Presented by Hog Wild Pit BBQ
Being a basketball and volleyball player has only helped Abilene’s Renatta Heintz become a better track athlete. By staying active and keeping her body in shape, it has ensured Heintz being a state qualifier for the Cowboys. She has already seen her times this season match where she was at the end of the 2024 […]
Salina Regional Sports Medicine Dotted Line Tour – Smoky Valley
Another stop on the Salina Regional Sports Medicine Dotted Line Tour! Congratulations to Taytum Reed of Smoky Valley on signing to run track at Kansas Wesleyan!
Sacred Heart’s Makenna Soukup – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
Photo by Angelica Stillion By Angela Brunk Makenna Soukup, a senior sprinter at Salina Sacred Heart High School, is making the most of her final season on the track. Known for her speed and leadership, Soukup has already made a name for herself as a key contributor to the girls’ relay teams and as a […]
Clifton-Clyde’s Sevy Wurtz – Track Poll Winner – Presented by Salina Regional Sports Medicine
By Blake Chadwick As a junior, not many athletes around the state accomplish even half of the feats that Clifton-Clyde’s Sevy Wurtz has accomplished on the court and on the track. Wurtz, who has been running since the age of six, has always been one of the top athletes in the state. As a young […]
SE-Saline’s Brayden Walker – Track Poll Winner – Presented by Salina Regional Sports Medicine
By Blake Chadwick Since 2019, when SE-Saline junior Brayden Walker started running track, he has made his mark as one of the best distance runners in the state. “Brayden is a great young man,” head coach Wade Casselman said. “He works very hard to be the best that he can be both academically and when […]
Southeast of Saline’s Tate Nurnberg – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Cale Sharp Shelter Insurance
By Ken Hansard When players say they’re setting lofty goals, they’re usually speaking figuratively. Southeast of Saline senior high jumper and triple-jumper Tate Nurnberg’s “lofty goal” is quite literal, “I want to break the 3A state records for both events. They’re both within reach. I want to break the school high jump record, which is […]
2025 VYPE Track Players to Watch
Comments are directly from their coaches who filled out a Vype questionnaire. If you want to nominate an athlete to be added to the list please email [email protected]. Tyler Manske – Valley Center Had a breakout year as a junior that included two state medals and four state qualifications. Tyler medaled in the 100 and […]
VOTE NOW! Which Salina Area Girls Track Athlete Should We Feature? Presented by Salina Regional Sports Medicine (Poll ends 2/26)
The high school girls track season is on the horizon! Be sure to vote in the Salina Area Girls Track Poll, so we know who to feature in the March issue of the magazine! Voting ends on Wednesday, February 26 at 10 pm. DISCLAIMER 1: If voting exceeds an extraordinary amount in a small period […]