If you ventured over to Wichita late last week for the
Pre-State Challenge at Wichita State University, you may not have had much fun
sitting in the stands.
But on the track…it was rockin'. The same wind that may have
made things a bit testy for spectators pushed times way low in the short
sprints.
Kalli Anderson of Newton ran a wind-aided 11.58 to win the
girls 100, shaving nearly four-tenths of a second off her season best. Even
though it's wind-aided, it is listed currently as the 13th best time run in the
United States this season -- wind-aided or not.
And Wichita Southeast's Ollie McGee continues to put down
his claim to the fastest high schooler in Kansas. On Friday, he clocked a
wind-aided 10.56 to beat a stellar field at the Pre-State Challenge. The time
falls at No. 70 in the United States for the 2018 season.
McGee led a wave of eight Kansas runners who all ran faster
than 11.0 in the finals of the 100.
One of them who didn't join that party was ...