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 girls distance runner of the past decade. Cross Country titles or medals were not considered for this poll, strictly track.
The Setup
We've selected 16 girls (800m, 1600m, 3200m) and ranked them 1-16, based on times, state placing, state qualifying, and placed them in a bracket of head-to-head matchups where your poll votes will determine who advances.
Parameters
Athletes included are from the period between 2010 and 2019. The selection (Which was extremely tough) again based on top times, state titles and state qualifying. Their times had to have ranked them in the top 100 for each event. The final cut to 16 was based solely on their combined times, state titles, state qualifying and rankings. Pr's listed are taken from our database.
How This Works
Athletes are seeded 1 through 16 based on times and ranking. After each round, the runner 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!
Round 1: June 29 - July 3
Round 2: July 4-7
Round 3: July 8-10
Final Round: July 11-13