By PARKER NISBETH
Tiger Media Network
A relay runner explodes from the blocks during the 4×100-meter relay. 
Shaylee Baalman catches her breath after placing third in the Class 1A 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.01. 
Rylee Meyer clears a hurdle on her way to the Class 4A state championship in the 100-meter hurdles. 
Runners chase pack leader Miles Bruner during the Class 6A 3200-meter run. 
Havana Olander lands in the sand during the triple jump competition at state. 
Bronwyn Lewis clears the bar on her way to the Class 2A state championship in the pole vault at 12-6. 
Taegin Liggett races to the Class 1A state championship in the 100-meter dash with a winning time of 12.11. 
A high jumper clears the bar during the high jump finals. 
Athletes running for position during the Class 1A 4×800-meter relay at the KSHSAA State Championships. 
Demarcus Couser launches through the air during the long jump, finishing ninth in Class 6A with a leap of 21-3.75. 
Broxton Gall races in relay action after helping Ness City capture the Class 1A 4×800-meter relay state championship in 8:14.89. 
Ashley Lehman smiles after winning the Class 3A state championship in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.01. 
Julia Kilgore celebrates after winning her preliminary heat and advancing to the finals. 
Kinsey Zorn finishes strong in the 400-meter dash at state. 
Shaylee Baalman competes in the triple jump at the state meet. 
Reese McCauley celebrates after earning a Class 2A state runner-up finish in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.17. 
Sydney Lewallen crosses the finish line during the 400-meter dash at the state championships. 
An Olathe North Eagles runner celebrates after helping secure a relay victory at the state meet. 
Rylee Meyer smiles after winning her heat before capturing the Class 4A state title in the 100-meter hurdles. 
Hays High executes a baton exchange during the 4×100-meter relay at Cessna Stadium. 
Jackson Gillespie races down the straightaway on his way to a Class 2A state runner-up finish in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.92. 
A hurdler attacks a barrier during the 110-meter hurdles at the state championships. 
Kamryn McCall lands in the sand during the long jump, finishing fourth in Class 5A with a mark of 17-10.75. 
A pole vaulter rises above the runway during competition at the KSHSAA State Championships 
Noah Harrell competes in the long jump, placing sixth in Class 6A with a mark of 21-11.75. 
Jamaal Jackson celebrates after placing fourth in the Class 4A 100-meter dash with a time of 10.88. 
Garrett Gleason celebrates after winning the Class 4A state championship in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.63. 
Christian Hartman-Babb celebrates after winning the Class 6A state championship in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.59. 
Jaylee Moss clears a hurdle during the Class 2A 100-meter hurdles finals. 
Piper Simpson sails over the bar to earn a Class 2A state runner-up finish in the pole vault at 10-6. 
Lynsi Kanak takes flight during the long jump, finishing 12th in Class 5A with a leap of 16-6.50. 
Shaylee Baalman hangs in the air during the triple jump competition.