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 […]
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 […]