WICHITA — Jaedon Granere’s introduction to high school track ended on a high note Saturday.
The Marmaton Valley High freshman capped his year with a third-place finish in the boys 200-meter dash, running into the teeth of a brutal south wind, but still finishing in 24.07 seconds.
“I knew I might not be able to catch Bryson or Mason out there,” Granere said.
That would be event champion Bryson Turner of Madison, who won the event in 23.08 seconds. Mason Schurr of Osborne took silver in 23.25 seconds.
“I was able to start kicking it in at the end of the season,” Granere said. “I’m pretty happy.”
Granere highlighted another memorable Class 1A State Track meet performance by a small, but productive, Marmaton Valley squad.
Older sister Janae Granere, sophomore, added to the jumping medals she earned in 2021 by taking fourth in the triple jump and eighth in the long jump. Meanwhile, MV freshman Piper Barney took home the seventh-place medal in the triple jump.
Wildcat junior Kaitlyn Drake narrowly missed out on a medal, placing ninth in the girls high jump, 2 inches out of a medal spot. (Medals go to the top eight finishers).
CREST HIGH also took a group of underclassmen to state, led by junior Ethan Godderz, who took 10th in the long jump and 12th in the triple jump. Sophomore Brenton Edgerton took 14th in the 100 meters. Mia Coleman took 14th in the 100-meter hurdles.
Meanwhile, Josie Weers, the only Southern Coffey County High state participant, took 14th in the 1A girls javelin.
EACH OF the three schools’ participants carry a similarity — youth. All will get a chance to return to state in 2023.
Class 1A State Track Meet
Marmaton Valley
Boys
200m
3. Jaedon Granere, 24.07
