🚨STATE WEEK🚨 You can always find our info on our T&F website, but here is what State Week looks like. Please note that practice will be held at 11am on Thursday. We will communicate departure times with athletes as we get a better idea of their travel plans!

We are transitioning over to a combined Track/XC account. We will be posting exclusively there and deactivating this account soon! Go follow @SC_Track_XC

We had sunshine as we put in hill sprints to close out Week 12 of our off-season. Salina Central, Smoky Valley, Hesston, Southeast of Saline, Bennington and Salina South Middle had runners in attendance. #wintersoldiers @SC_Track_Field @kansasrunning @KansasPregame

Their first meet is two months away, but @SC_Track_Field distance mainstays Katelyn, Kaylie, Tayton and Ethan have already put in 11 weeks of off-season work. Excited to see them race. #wintersoldiers @SalinaBurnTrack @SCXC19 @KansasPregame @kansasrunning @KansasMileSplit

Thank you from me and the students at Salina Central. You don't ask for a lot of “thanks” but I believe every once in a while it’s necessary. The amount of work that you do in every aspect of your job whether in the classroom or in coaching is greatly appreciated!! Congrats!

Vote for our Mustang - Katelyn Rupe! National Girls XC Performer of the Week (Oct. 28-Nov. 03) milesplit.com/articles/35305…

5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 🌧️ History was made in both 5A championship races at Rim Rock Farm, as upsets and dominating performances highlighted the season finale. After being even through the first two miles, Spring Hill’s Logan Beckman put his foot on the gas and pulled away from the pack to win his first-ever 5A state title. Beckman clocked 15:23.94, the second-fastest time of the day. Beckman also led Spring Hill to their first state title in program history, knocking off the two-time defending champions Blue Valley Southwest, 35-40. On the girl’s side, Salina Central senior Katelyn Rupe successfully notched the three-peat, winning her third consecutive state title in cross country, and her seventh overall. Rupe took down pulled away late and broke the tape in 17:09.77, a new Rim Rock Farm course record. For the third-straight year and fifth time since 2017, the ladies of St. James were crowned 5A champions, moving up over the last two miles to pull away for a 77-93 victory over Kapaun Mt. Carmel. Congratulations to all of the 5A runners and teams for a great season!

What a day! One State Champion, three All State runners, and the Bob Timmons Award as well. Great job, Katelyn, Kaylie, and Liam as well as all the Mustang competitors today.

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Congratulations to Katelyn Rupe and Kaylie Shultz on their 2nd place and 5th place finishes in the 5A 1600 including a PR by Kaylie in 4:59.30! #AllInSC

Salina Central is your 5A girls State Runner-Up in Track and Field! What a great weekend of championship level performances and grit. Great job, ladies! ⁦@SC_Track_Field⁩ #AllInSC

Congratulations to Kaylie Shultz on her 4th place finish in the 5A girls 800 in 2:16.69! That’s the 3rd medal of the meet for the freshman!

Congratulations to Anna Hogeland who tied for 🥈 in the 5A Pole Vault clearing 11.0’! What a great way to end the season! #AllInSC

Boys run a PR to take 5th in the 4x4.

Just a heads up that they are trying to speed up events to try and beat afternoon weather.

Elle Dennis qualifies for final in the 100. @SC_Track_Field

Boys 4x4 makes it to Saturday @SC_Track_Field

Tough getting eked out of the podium in finals but a huge congratulations to James MacKinney for finishing 9th in a loaded 5A Javelin field! First year ever competing in T&F but he showed out and competed!!

Salina Central Junior Katelyn Rupe won her third straight 5A 3200m state title in 10:18.09, breaking the 5A meet record of 10:34.2 set by Salina South’s Alyson Deckert in 1983. Ryin Miller (Topeka-Seaman) and Kaylie Shultz (Salina Central) were 2nd and 3rd in 10:34.48 and 10:45.10.