Hays Post Sports
GREAT BEND – The Hays High girls finished second and boys third at Thursday’s Jack Bowman Track and Field Invitational hosted by Great Bend high school. The girls scored 118.75 points, 43.25 behind first place Andale. The boys scored 120 points and were three back of second-place Andale and 13 behind first place Bishop Carroll.
The girls won five events and were led by sophomore Lyndi Zimmerman who broke the school record in the 100 hurdles (14.57). The previous school record was 14.81 was set by Kristin Fleharty in 2008. Zimmerman now has the fastest time in Class 5A and the second fastest in all classes. She was also on the first-place 4x100 relay along with Mariah Hallam, Lynsi Kanak and Kamryn McCall. Their time of 49.58 is the second fastest in 5A.
The other girls first place finishers were Katie Linenberger in the high jump (5-6), Zoe Winter in the shot put (37-9.50) and Aralen Maupin in the 400 (1:01.96).
The boys had three first place finishes. Kamani Jones won the high jump (6-4). He finished second in the long jump and triple jump as well as the 4x100 relay. Jack Zeller won the discus (158-7) and Dalton Meyers the javelin (168-8).
Among the second place finishes for the Hays girls was Lynsi Kanek in the long jump, Brooke Bieker the triple jump and Rylen Harrington the javelin.
The boys second place finishes included Jaxson Chartier in the shot put, Taevian Maupin-Dabney the 400, Bryce Steffan the 300 hurdles and the 4x100 relay consisting of Holden Lind, Michael Watson, Braxton Basgall and Kamani Jones.