What Is This?
Over the next few weeks Milesplit Kansas will be rolling out brackets broken down by discipline. Fans can vote for who they think is the top athlete in each discipline. In the end, we will be crowning the top track and field athlete in the state of Kansas as selected by the fans. This poll is for the best boys field events of the past decade.
The Setup
We've selected 8 of the top girls throwers, the two top ranked, over the last decade, in each event and two more random. We ranked them 1-8 ranking, giving each field discipline a top seed then randomly placed the remaining 5. We then placed them in a bracket of head-to-head matchups where your poll votes on the next page will determine who advances.
Parameters
Athletes included are from the period between 2011 and 2020. This is based solely on their top tier ranking for the decade. Many top athletes in each discipline were left off which saddened us but time constraints and bracketing size had to play into consideration.
How This Works
Athletes are seeded 1 through 8 based on marks and ranking. After each round, the person with the most votes in their matchup will advance to the next round. Voting will end at 2 p.m. CT for each round. You may vote on Ks.MileSplit.com. Be sure to spread the word to advance your favorites into the next round!
VOTING DATES
Round 1: May 27-31
Round 2: June 1-4
Final Round: June 5-7
Matchup 1
Dana Baker
School: Olatha North
Year: 2018
Dana was a 10X stat throws qualifier, she was a 4X state champion, 3 of those in the Javelin, also she is the class 6A state record holder. Dana also won the 2018 USATF Jr Championships and finished 3rd at the IAAF World U20 Championships. 2017 she finished 2nd at the NBNO. Dana has gone on to throw at Duke. Dana had Pr's in high school of 127'6" in the disc, 180'10" in the javelin and 38'3" in the shot.
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Jenna Grey
School: St. James Acedemy
Year: 2016
Jenna was 2X state Javelin qualifier and 2X state champion in that event. Jenna only threw the javelin two years in high school, setting the class 5A javelin record in 2016. She went on to throw at Stanford, where she has finished 7th, 2nd & 4th in the NCAA D1 National Championships. Jenna's high school pr in the javelin was 162'0"