The Kansas Outdoor Track and Field season is off and running (and jumping, and throwing, of course).
In our first week with meets, we saw several incredible performances from around the State. Vote now on who you think posted the best performances from March 24th to March 29th.
Voting will close on Friday April 4th at 12:00pm.
Shout out to Blue Valley North's Audrey Brown for winning our most recent poll and being crowned the 2025 Indoor Season Performer of the Year!
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Michenainda Aritus - Olathe Northwest - Aritus picked up where she left off, and then some, in the 100 meter hurdles and long jump this weekend. At the Four Birds and a Horse meet, she posted 14.85 and 19-9 marks in the respective events, the latter of which being a personal best by over a foot and US No. 15 mark so far.
Maria Portela - Blue Valley - Portela picked up personal bests in the 100, 200, and long jump with marks of 12.02, 25.06, and 18-8.5 to win all three events at the Blue Valley-SM Northwest-SM South Triangular. Portela's long jump mark was a massive breakout performance as she closed out her freshman 2024 season with a 16-0 best.
Gwendolyn Sattler - Bishop Carroll - Sattler ran the fastest 3200 mark of the week: a new personal best of 11:48.41 at the Newton Invitational.
Jorryn Hall - Manhattan - Hall had the top shot put mark of the week: a 40-6 personal best at the Topeka West Invitational. She also threw a personal best 121-9 in the discus which sits tied for seventh in the state.
Paige Newland - Emporia - Newland leads the way in the triple jump after she cleared 38-10.25 for the win at the Topeka West Invitational. She also posted an 18-5 mark in the long jump, third in Kansas so far behind the two girls we mentioned already.
Nora Turney - Kansas City Piper - Turney broke 15 seconds in the 100 meter hurdles for the first time in her career on Friday, running 14.66 for the win at the Free State Early Bird.