CLASS 5A TRACK AND FIELD PREVIEW: Star power abounds as familiar foes get ready to battle

This content requires a MileSplit Pro plan.
Join Now and select any plan for instant access!

MileSplit Pro
Join Now

You can pick any event in track and field, and at its highest level, it is speed and power and grace weaved together into a beautiful dance.


And that, my friends, is your official welcome to Kansas Class 5A track and field, where the talent is abundant and the competition is fierce. If you're an adrenaline junkie, you likely got your fix at last year's class 5A state meet, which saw numerous close finishes and many of the best marks in the state.


That's not even to mention the battle for team supremacy, which was pretty great in itself. Newton's girls rode their sprint dominance to 84 points and the state title, but there were three other teams that scored 67 points or more -- a number that should have been good enough to win the big gold trophy in most years.


Furthermore, not counting the hurdling events, every 2017 5A girls' state champion from 100 meters to 3200 meters is back this season.


The highlight in Class 5A girls should be the next chapter in a bu...