Throughout the 2025 Track and Field season, we have been compiling a list of athletes who you have voted the Athlete of the Week. Now that the season is coming to its close this weekend with the KSHSAA State Championships, we are also ready to crown an Athlete of the Year. Check out the nominees and their descriptions from the weeks they won below.
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Voting opens Wednesday May 28th and closes on Saturday evening May 31st at 7:00pm.
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Week 1 - Jack Guthridge - Kapaun Mt. Carmel
Guthridge posted only one open mark, but it was a stellar one. His 10.23 for the win in the 100 meter dash at the SE Varsity Invitational is a massive personal best for the reigning 5A State runner-up. It was also a US No. 12 all-conditions mark.
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Week 2 - Anthony Testa - Junction City
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Week 3 - Cade Zimmerman - Olathe West
Zimmerman had the state-leading javelin throw of the week with his 196-6 mark at the Mike Wallace Olathe Invitational. This is tops in the entire state for the season and 13th overall in the country.
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Week 4 - Max Larson - Shawnee Mission South
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Week 5 - Jensen Schrickel - Topeka Hayden
Schrickel had the top 400m time of the week, posting a 48.30 to win the Leitel Legacy Invite. He leads 4A in the event by half a second.
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Week 6 - Noah Schowengerdt - Lenexa St. James Academy
Schowengerdt dropped a massive 800 meter personal best at the Saints + Mustangs Invitational on Friday, hitting 1:53.67 for the win. He now leads Kansas as the only one under 1:54 so far.
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Week 7 - Bravin Powell-Brown - Gardner Edgerton
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Week 8 - Michael Bianco - Lenexa St. James Academy
Bianco hit a huge personal best in the 800 at the EKL Championship. His 1:54.34 mark for the win was 3 seconds better than his previous best and adds another interesting wrinkle to the St. James 4x800 team, looking to build off the 7:49.49 they posted at the Shawnee Mission North Relays.
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