Winning a state championship as a freshman has brought a different level of attention to Southeast jumper Breanna Eckles.
Instead of succumbing to the pressure, Eckles has thrived to begin her sophomore campaign. She added her finest track and field me...
She can high jump 5-foot-8. She can break 16 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles. She can long jump better than 17 feet.
Surely, this is the makeup of a star track and field athlete that commands the attention of every spectator.
Or it is the makeup of Mo...
Talia Highbarger
Circle track and field
A three-sport senior athlete at Circle, Highbarger has her sights on winning the Class 4A 100 hurdles at the state track meet in May. Highbarger, who finished third in 4A in 2013, set the Circle record in the 100...
After 12 hours at Cessna Stadium for the first day of the Pre-State track meet, Hutchinson senior Jared Page was celebrating winning the pentathlon with a school-record 3,187 points.
By noon on Friday, Page was celebrating another win, this time the 11...
Don Funke has a distinct advantage in being both the middle school and high school track and field coach at Collegiate, as he is privy to what kind of talent will be passing through his program.
He has been coaching for a many years and Funke says he h...
