Class 3A: Holcomb Boys win 3rd consecutive state title; Lakin Girls finish 5th

Posted May 31, 2026

Wichita, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–It would be a weekend that would last deep into the night on Saturday night, and even into Sunday morning for the Class 3A State Track & Field Championships in Wichita. Saturday would see several records broken by a pair of area athletes. While it was a hot and muggy afternoon Saturday, storms delayed the final two events on a pair of occasions, and would push the handing out of medals and trophies in to early Sunday morning.

It would be a big day for Holcomb on Satuday, as Cooper Cranston broke the meet record in the 110M High Hurdles, and ran a faster time on Friday in the prelims with a time of 14.05. Senior Brody Deniston won the 3200M Relay on Friday night, and broke the meet record in the 1600M Run, and was second in the 800M Run, which his time broke the meet record. Scott City waited until around 11 pm Saturday night to win the 4x400M Relay in a thrilling finish, and their 4x800M Relay finished in second. The Holcomb boys would pull away from the 3A field Saturday afternoon, as they would win by 20 points over runner-up Southeast of Saline, while Wichita Collegiate was third. Scott City had another top 10 showing with a sixth place finish, Lakin was 26th and Cimmaron finished in a tie for 40th.

For the girls, Lakin’s Aryn Michaelis took home four medals, including a pair of second place finishes in the high jump and triple jump. Kinleigh Wren of Scott City would close out a stellar career with a second place finish in the 400M Dash, and took home three additional medals. Their 4x100M and 4x400M Relays would break school records in the prelims on Friday. Lakin would put together a top five finish for the second straight year with a fifth place finish. Scott City was eighth, Cimarron was 12th and Southwestern Heights finished tied for 34th.

Boys
Team Scores
Holcomb 79; SE of Saline 59; Wichita Collegiate 58; Beloit 39; Bishop Ward 30; Scott City 29; Osage City 27; Colby 24; Phillipsburg 24; Girard 24; Caney Valley 20; Garden Plain 20; Royal Valley 19; Wichita Trinity 19; Silver Lake 16; Hoisington 15; Hesston 15; Norton 15; Chaparral 14; West Franklin 14; Halstead 12; Sabetha 12; Baxter Springs 11; Riverton 10; Holton 10; Lakin 9; Cherryvale 8; Lyons 8; Nemaha Central 8; Cheney 7; Columbus 7; Kingman 6; Smoky Valley 6; Riley County 6; Frontenac 5; Perry-Lecompton 4; Iola 4; Council Grove 3; Haven 3; Pleasant Ridge 1; Cimarron 1

Area Medalists
100M Dash
3. Avery McVey, Holcomb, 10.91

200M Dash
4. Avery McVey, Holcomb, 22.39

400M Dash
4. Peyton Bergner, Scott City, 50.13; 6. Kasten Wren, Scott City, 51.02

800M Run
2. Brody Deniston, Holcomb, 1:53.08

1600M Run
1. Brody Deniston, Holcomb, 4:11.52 (New Meet Record)

3200M Run
1. Brody Deniston, Holcomb, 9:17.26

110M High Hurdles
1. Cooper Cranston, Holcomb, 14.26 (New Meet Record)

300M Intermediate Hurdles
2. Cooper Cranston, Holcomb, 39.15; 6. Brendan Cook, Scott City, 40.25

4x100M Relay
1. Holcomb 42.78 (Cooper Cranston, Clay Tolbert, Evan Valencia, Avery McVey)

4x400M Relay
1. Scott City 3:25.04 (Cooper Irvin, Brendan Cook, Kasten Wren, Peyton Bergner)

4x800M Relay
2. Scott City 8:05.84 (Peyton Bergner, Kasten Wren, Adan Tarango, Cooper Irvin); 6. Holcomb 8:23.17 (Jeb Stoppel, Jeremiah Gonzalez, Ian VanPelt, Brady Sullivan)

Long Jump
4. Quincy Esquibel, Lakin, 21-6.25

Triple Jump
5. Quincy Esquibel, Lakin, 43-0.5; 8. Ethan Sonday, Cimarron, 42-2.75

High Jump
5. Luke Thyne, Holcomb, 6-4

Javelin
4. Cooper Cranston, Holcomb, 188-4

Scott City Boys 4x800M Relay

Holcomb Boys 4x100M Relay

Brody Deniston, Holcomb

Cooper Cranston, Holcomb

Scott City Boys 4x400M Relay

Holcomb Coach Kent Teeter

Girls
Team Scores
Hesston 79; Beloit 70; Wellsville 46; SE of Saline 39; Lakin 31; Frontenac 31; Perry-Lecompton 29; Scott City 26; Cheney 24.5; Marysville 22.5; Wichita Trinity 22; Silver Lake 20; Riverton 19; Osage City 19; Riley County 18; Nemaha Central 16; Jefferson West 16; Smoky Valley 15.5; Russell 14; Osawatomie 13; Cimarorn 12; Hoisington 11; Halstead 10; Maranatha Academy 10; Colby 9; Ellsworth 8; Caney Valley 7; Holton 6.5; Norton 6; Sabetha 6; West Franklin 5; Southwestern Heights 4; Goodland 4; Larned 4; Jayhawk Linn 2; Cherryvale 2; Wichita Collegiate 1; Haven 1; Heritage Christian 1

Area Medalists
200M Dash
5. Kinleigh Wren, Scott City, 25.69

400M Dash
2. Kinleigh Wren, Scott City, 57.76

800M Run
7. Jyntri Wilson, Cimarron, 2:23.58

1600M Run
3. Jyntri Wilson, Cimarron, 5:20.78; 5. Kate Miller, Lakin, 5:28.05

3200M Run
5. Kate Miller, Lakin, 11:54.98

100M High Hurdles
6. Aryn Michaelis, Lakin, 15.38

300M Low Hurdles
5. Layla Kisner, Southwestern Heights, 46.07

4x100M Relay
4. Scott City 49.81 (Adda Gossman, Kinleigh Wren, Halle Erazo, Lily Lightner)

4x400M Relay
3. Scott City 4:04.38 (Brailey Cook, Lily Lightner, Halle Erazo, Kinleigh Wren)

4x800M Relay
6. Scott City 10:03.03 (Belle Trout, Brailey Cook, Hannah Winter, Lily Lightner)

Long Jump
4. Aryn Michaelis, Lakin, 17-4

Triple Jump
2. Aryn Michaelis, Lakin, 38-3.75

High Jump
2. Aryn Michaelis, Lakin, 5-4

Discus
5. Jaylee Schilling, Cimarron, 120-4

Aryn Michaelis, Lakin

Kinleigh Wren, Scott City

Scott City Girls 4x100M Relay

Scott City Girls 4x400M Relay

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