The first gold medal
of the 2018 Kansas State Track and Field championships has gone to Taylor
Briggs of Chapman,
who opened the meet early Friday morning with an impressive victory in the
class 4A 3200 meter run.
A little later Friday
morning, Shawnee Mission Northwest's Molly Born made her long-anticipated
return to the state championships, winning the class 6A 3200 meter title. Born,
who swept the 1600 and 3200 meter runs in 2015 and 2016, missed this meet a
year ago with a stress fracture.
Friday, Born took the
lead from the start and led a pack of five through the mile mark. She then
pressed the pace for the next couple laps with only Sophie Scott of Blue Valley
North able to stick close. Scott, the 2017 800 meter champion, appeared to be
primed to make the race a kick, but Born quickly built a 50 meter lead on the
seventh lap and rode her powerful stride to an...