For the first meet of the season, the Hays High School track and field team traveled to McCook, Neb., on April 4 to compete.
The boys team brought home first overall, leading over second place by 24 points. The girls team returned home with third place behind McCook in first and Holdrege in second.
100 Meters (Boys) – 1st junior Jarek Purdy, 2nd junior Holden Lind, 6th sophomore Braxton Basgall
200 Meters (Boys) – 5th sophomore Braxton Basgall
400 Meters (Boys) – 2nd senior Taevian Maupin-Dabney, 3rd sophomore Brayden Staley, 4th junior Jarek Purdy
800 Meters (Boys) – 3rd senior Taevian Maupin-Dabney, 7th freshman Kasdan Green
1600 Meters (Boys) – 5th sophomore Logan Leiker, 6th freshman Bladyn Werth, 8th junior Chris Hollis
3200 Meters (Boys) -3rd freshman Bladyn Werth, 4th sophomore Logan Leiker
110 Meters Hurdles (Boys) – 8th sophomore Brogan Albers
300 Meters Hurdles (Boys) – 6th sophomore Brayden Staley, 7th sophomore Logan Leiker
4×100 (Boys) – 3rd Hays A
4×400 (Boys) – 3rd Hays A
4×800 (Boys) – None
High Jump (Boys) – 1st senior Kamani Jones, 5th freshman Jackson Huwa
Long Jump (Boys) -1st senior Kamani Jones, 2nd sophomore Skeeter Gleason, 5th sophomore Braxton Basgall
Triple Jump (Boys) – 1st senior Kamani Jones, 6th sophomore Brogan Albers
Pole Vault (Boys) – 6th junior Jace Myers
Shot Put (Boys) – 1st senior Jack Zeller, 2nd junior Maximo Luna, 3rd sophomore Tanner Geist
Discus (Boys) – 1st senior Jack Zeller, 2nd sophomore Gus Corsair, 4th junior Parker McGuire
100 Meters (Girls) – 1st junior Kamryn McCall, 7th sophomore Brooke Bieker
200 Meters (Girls) – 1st Moriah Hallam, 4th junior Scarlett Herrman
400 Meter (Girls) – 2nd Aralen Maupin
800 Meters (Girls) – None
1600 Meters (Girls) – 3rd freshman Madelyn Wilkins
3200 Meters (Girls) – 4th freshman Madelyn Wilkins
100 Meter Hurdles (Girls) – 4th sophomore Inspiration Connally, 5th junior Cara Cunningham
300 Meter Hurdles (Girls) – 3rd junior Cara Cunningham, 5th Inspiration Connally
4×400 (Girls) – 2nd Hays A
4×800 (Girls) – None
High Jump (Girls) – 2nd senior Katie Linenberger, 3rd sophomore Caleah Sanders
Long Jump (Girls) – 1st junior Kamryn McCall, 2nd sophomore Lynsi Kanak, 7th junior Jaci Schmidt
Triple Jump (Girls) – 2nd sophomore Brooke Bieker, 4th sophomore Caleah Sanders
Pole Vault (Girls) – 6th sophomore Kenlee Vehige
Shot Put (Girls) – 2nd junior Zoe Winter, 7th junior Cassidy Smith, 8th sophomore Brooklynn Watson
Discus (Girls) – 7th sophomore Brooklynn Watson
The next week after this meet, on April 11, the Indian teams traveled to Pratt to compete. This meet was very successful for Hays, with both the boys and girls teams placing first.
100 Meters (Boys) – 2nd senior Kamani Jones, 6th junior Jarek Purdy, 7th junior Holden Lind
200 Meters (Boys) – 10th freshman Andre Pfeifer
400 Meters (Boys) – 2nd senior Taevian Maupin-Dabney, 6th junior Chase Zadina, 9th sophomore Brayden Staley
800 Meters (Boys) – None
1600 Meters (Boys) – 10th freshman Bladyn Werth
3200 Meters (Boys) – 8th freshman Bladyn Werth, 9th sophomore Logan Leiker
110 Meters Hurdles (Boys) – 9th sophomore Brogan Albers
300 Meters Hurdles (Boys) – None
4×100 (Boys) – None
4×400 (Boys) – 3rd Hays A
4×800 (Boys) – 10th Hays A
High Jump (Boys) – 1st senior Kamani Jones
Long Jump (Boys) – 2nd freshman Andre Pfeifer
Triple Jump (Boys) – 6th sophomore Joseph Fuller
Pole Vault (Boys) – 5th junior Jace Myers
Shot Put (Boys) – 2nd sophomore Caleb Englert, 3rd junior Jaxson Chartier, 4th senior Jack Zeller, 6th sophomore Tanner Geist, 9th junior Maximo Luna
Discus (Boys) – 1st senior Jack Zeller, 2nd sophomore Gus Corsair, 3rd junior Parker McGuire, 6th sophomore Caleb Englert
Javelin (Boys) – 1st senior Dalton Meyers, 3rd senior Wyatt Kirkpatrick, 7th freshman Corbin Giebler
100 Meters (Girls) – 2nd junior Kamryn McCall, 7th junior Moriah Hallam
200 Meters (Girls) – 2nd sophomore Lyndi Zimmerman, 4th junior Kamryn McCall
400 Meter (Girls) – 3rd junior Aralen Maupin
800 Meters (Girls) – 9th freshman Bekah Clark
1600 Meters (Girls) – None
3200 Meters (Girls) – 8th freshman Madelyn Wilkins
100 Meter Hurdles (Girls) – 1st sophomore Lyndi Zimmerman, 4th junior Cara Cunningham, 7th sophomore Inspiration Connally
300 Meter Hurdles (Girls) – 2nd junior Cara Cunningham, 10th sophomore Inspiration Connally
4×100 (Girls) – 1st Hays A
4×400 (Girls) – None
4×800 (Girls) – 7th Hays A
High Jump (Girls) – 2nd senior Katie Linenberger, 3rd sophomore Caleah Sanders, 8th sophomore Haley LaBarge
Long Jump (Girls) – 1st junior Kamryn McCall, 2nd sophomore Lynsi Kanak, 4th junior Jaci Schmidt
Triple Jump (Girls) – 1st sophomore Brooke Bieker, 2nd junior Jaci Schmidt, 5th sophomore Caleah Sanders
Pole Vault (Girls) – 3rd sophomore Kenlee Vehige
Shot Put (Girls) – 3rd junior Zoe Winter
Discus (Girls) – None
Javelin (Girls) – 3rd junior Rylen Harrington, 6th sophomore Brooke Bieker