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Boys Track earns 3rd at State, consistent season overall

Boys Track earns 3rd at State, consistent season overall

Avery Inman, Mentor Editor-in-Chief May 29, 2023

From starting off the season with two team first places to setting new records and ending up third in State, the MHS boys track team had an overall very consistent successful season.  “I felt...

Harli Omli

Avery Inman, Blue M Editor-in-Chief April 20, 2023

Stand-out track athlete sophomore Harli Omli has continuously shown how she is not only a great athlete but a great sportsman and team player. She has won the 200 meter and the 400 at every meet this season...

Track starts season off strong

Avery Inman, Blue M Editor-in-Chief March 23, 2023

Starting the 2023 season off at the Topeka West invite, the Manhattan High track team came home with a boys team first place finish and girls team second place finish, scoring 134 and 141 points respectively.  “I...

Freshman Jalissa Jobity competes in the 3200 meter race.

Track boys 3rd, girls 9th at LFS barriers meet

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief April 26, 2022

Boys track took third and girls placed ninth out of 23 schools at the competitive Lawrence Free State barriers meet on Friday. The meet had an atypical scoring method, with athletes earning medals based...

Varsity track competes at Lansing, Riley County

Varsity track competes at Lansing, Riley County

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief April 11, 2022

Varsity track took its jumpers, throwers and sprinters from the boys and girls squads to Lansing on Friday, where boys finished first and the girls finished second. Meanwhile, Varsity distance headed to...

Boys 1st, girls second at opening JC track meet

Boys 1st, girls second at opening JC track meet

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief April 5, 2022

Manhattan High Varsity track kicked off their season on Friday at the Junction City track meet. The boys team took first with 199 points -- dominating the meet, as Junction City made second place with...

Track Mid-Winter Relays canceled

Track Mid-Winter Relays canceled

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief March 25, 2022

Varsity track’s first meet of the year, the Topeka West Invitational Mid-Winter relays that was scheduled for Thursday, was canceled and will not be rescheduled due to inclement weather.  “They...

Spring sports look to rebound

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief March 5, 2022

Spring sports anticipates plenty of returning starters to take the field this month after a young group of athletes carried teams in 2021, and players and coaches have high expectations for the coming...

Hardware and Records

Grant Snowden, Videographer May 5, 2021

Two Manhattan High seniors took home more than just a medal from the Seaman Relays last week. Seniors Daniel Harkin and Darius O'Connell each broke an MHS record during the meet. Harkin ran a 9:11 3200M,...

Manhattan competes at Free State, first at home meet

Grant Snowden, Videographer May 5, 2021

Manhattan High track competed at Lawrence Free State last Thursday for the boys and Monday for the girls, after the girls meet was rescheduled from Friday due to weather.  Five MHS athletes took...

Track Off To Running Start

Grant Snowden, Commentator March 31, 2021

The last Manhattan High Varsity Track meet was May 9, 2019.  But after almost two years away, the team started their season last Thursday with first place for both boys and girls teams at the Topeka...

Track competes at League, boys come in second, girls take first

Micheal Simmons, Blue M Editor-In-Chief May 13, 2019

The Manhattan High track team battled at the Centennial League track meet last Thursday, which the girls took first and the boys come in second after a scoring error. Right before the final event of...

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