Every time East senior Calil Burnett sprints, it can be considered an event itself.

Burnett is one of the fastest sprinters in Kansas, returning as the two-time runner-up in Class 6A in the 100-meter dash and also a state qualifier in the 200. He will be the favorite in every race he runs this season, which begins Thursday at the Northwest Invitational, and has every reason to act like it.

But he doesn’t. If you didn’t watch Burnett blaze down a track, you would never know he is the one every sprinter is chasing in 6A.

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