CLASS 4A TRACK AND FIELD: Girls Division Loaded; Miege Heads Chase for Boys' Title

Pat Melgares

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See Who's Back: Top 8 Returners in Class 4A -- BOYS | GIRLS


When the calendar turns to late May, and the spectacle that is the Kansas State Track and Field Championships nears, do yourself a favor: buy a ticket, sit upright and prep yourself for any event that involves Class 4A girls.

 

This division is dripping with star power and future college athletes, including the defending champions returning in 12 of the 15 non-relay events. And that doesn't even count Maize South's Kassidy Johnson, who won three events in Class 5A a year ago.

 

In fact, Johnson is part of one of the division's most compelling matchups. She won the 400, 800 and 1600 meter runs in Class 5A, but with her school now in the 4A division, she will go toe-to-toe with Girard standout Cailie Logue (pictured at left).

 

Logue, who is headed to Iowa State University next year, won the 800, 1600 and 3200 meter events last year, all in record times. Last fall, she became just the seventh Kansas r...