2023-24 Track & Field Roster

Men’s Roster

Anthony Meacham Pole Vault

Woodsboro, Texas / Woodsboro / Sophomore /

Julian Tijerina Throws

Laredo, Texas / J.B. Alexander / Freshman /

Methias Carter Sprints

Lawrenceville, Ga. / Mountain View / Freshman /

Jacob Cookinham Throws

Dartmouth, Ma. / Bishop Stang / Freshman /

Luke Knipe Pole Vault

Grad/Senior / Boalsburg, Penn. / State College Area High School / Penn State /

Conor Dunback Combined Events

Eudora, Kan. / Eudora / Freshman /

Sawyer Schmidt Distance

Sophomore / Augusta High School / Augusta, Kan. /

Knox Willis Sprints

Zionsville, Ind. / Zionsville Community High School / Freshman /

Payton Kasper Combined Events

Mound, Minn. / Mound-Westonka / Freshman /

Andrew Kirby Pole Vault

Olathe, Kan. / Olathe East / Freshman /

Zion Woodin Throws

Ottawa, Kan. / Ottawa High School / Freshman /

Josiah Parris Sprints

Barbados / St. Michael School / Freshman /

Nicholas Quinn

Rogers, Ark. / Rogers / Freshman /

Ty Smedes Sprints

Austin, Texas / Vandegrift / Freshman /

JaBrandion Douglas Sprints

Lawrence, Kan. / Lawrence Free State / Junior /

Mateo Vargas Sprints

Paraguay / Junior /

Cale Littrell Distance

RS Sophomore / Columbia, Mo. / Hickman /

Jake Freidel Pole Vault

Centralia, Mo. / Centralia / Senior /

AJ Green III Distance

Apple Valley, Minn. / Eastview / Senior /

Joseph Kieny Throws

Omaha, Neb. / Creighton Preparatory / Sophomore /

TJ Robinson Distance

Senior / Lansing, Kan. / Lansing /

Oleg Klykov Throws

Moscow, Russia / Moscow / RS Senior /

Chandler Gibbens Distance

Senior / Columbia, Mo. / Hickman /

Christopher Stone Distance

RS Sophomore / Lawrence, Kan. / Lawrence Free State /

Treyson True Distance

RS Sophomore / Emporia, Kan. / Emporia /

Quenton Walion Distance

Junior / Gardner, Kan. / Gardner Edgerton /

Peter Walsdorf Distance

RS Sophomore / Woodstock, Ill. / Marian Central /

Tayton Klein Combined Events

Andover, Kan. / Andover / Sophomore /

Garrett Wilmes Distance

Tolton Catholic / Columbia, Mo. / Sophomore /

Marcus Freeman Jr. Middle Distance

Frisco, Texas / Heritage / Fort Scott CC / Senior /

Creed Puyear Combined Events

Covid Senior / Johnson, Kan. / Stanton County /

Clayton Simms Pole Vault

Junior / Live Oak / Watson, La. /

Tanner Newkirk Distance

Sophomore / Topeka, Kan. / Hayden Catholic /

Weston Van Camp Throws

Topeka, Kan. / Cornerstone / Sophomore /

Tanner Talley Distance

Sophomore / New Covenant Academy / Springfield, Missouri /

Alexander Jung Combined Events

Junior / Saarlouis, Germany /

Lars Elsbernd Middle Distance

Des Moines, Iowa / Des Moines Roosevelt / Graduate / Memphis /

Zachary Biel High Jump

Senior / Hutchinson Trinity / Hutchinson, Kan. /

Donovan LaJeunesse Sprints/Hurdles

Archbishop Carroll / Dayton, Ohio / RS Junior /

Brady Koolen Pole Vault

Junior / Lincoln Southeast / Lincoln, Neb. /

Hobbs Campbell Distance

Freshman / Joplin, Mo. / Joplin /

Michael Joseph Sprints

Gros Islet, St. Lucia / Kingston College / Senior /

Devin Loudermilk High Jump

Junior / West Elk / Howard, Kan. /

Isaac Graff Distance

Freshman / Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln East /

Ryo Higuchi Distance

Freshman / Inazawa, Aichi Pref, Japan / Ichinomiya High School /

Jaylen Shropshire Sprints

Navarre, Fla. / Navarre / RS Senior /

Mackinon Mokoro Distance

RS Junior / Osseo, Minn. / Osseo /

Lenny Njoroge Distance

Freshman / Topeka, Kan. / Topeka West /

Carter Stewart Distance

Freshman / Olathe, Kan. / Olathe East /

Dimitrios Pavlidis Throws

Junior / Greece /

Jack Weber Distance

Freshman / Noblesville, Ind. / Guerin Catholic /

Jaden Patterson Jumps

Humble Atascocita / Humble, Texas /

Ashton Barkdull Pole Vault

Andover, Kan. / Sophmore / Andover Central /

Gabe Birkmeier Distance

Andover, Minn. / Andover / Sophomore /

Andrew Saloga Pole Vault

Aurora, Ill. / Marmion Academy / Senior /

Jordan Campbell Sprints

Kansas City, Mo. / Rockhurst / Sophomore /

George Jackson Hurdles / Long Jump

Hopkins, Minn. / Hopkins / Junior /

Jameir Colbert Sprints

Baltimore, Md. / Calvert Hall / Sophomore /

Grant Lockwood Middle Distance

Kansas City, Kan. / Piper / Sophomore /

Women’s Roster

Yoveinny Mota Sprints/Hurdles

Caracas, Venezuela / Arkansas / Graduate /

Claire Farrell Sprints/Hurdles

Freshman / Norwalk, Iowa / Norwalk /

Elena Villarreal Distance

Freshman / The Woodlands, Texas / The Woodlands College Park /

Ashley Wallace Hurdles

Woodbridge, Va. / Bullis School / Senior /

Caroline Horning Distance

Covid Senior/Grad /

Delaney Fitzgerald Distance

University High School / RS Freshman / Normal, Il. /

Aaliyah Moore Distance

North Ruimveldt Secondary School / Georgetown, Guyana / RS Junior /

Lexy Farrington Javelin

Senior / Leawood, Kan. / Blue Valley North /

Julia Dahl Combined Events

Freshman / Saint Paul, Minn. / Mounds View /

Olivia Krueger Distance

RS Freshman / Berthoud High School / Berthoud, Co. /

Samantha Whittlesey Distance

Sophomore / Free State / Lawrence, Kan. /

Kenadi Krueger Distance

Senior / Loveland, Colo. / Thompson Valley /

Julia Chapman Javelin

Freshman / Lawrence, Kan. / Free State High School /

Katherine Toney Horizontal Jumps

Freshman / Rogers, Ark. / Rogers Heritage /

Laya Erickson Distance

Freshman / Overland Park, Kan. / Blue Valley Northwest /

Reese Hulcher Combined Events

Lawrence, Kan. / Freshman / Free State High School /

Erica Ellis Pole Vault

Covid Senior/Grad / Rochester, N.Y. / Gates-Chili / Stephen F. Austin/ Penn State /

Pearl Awanya Mid-Distance

Freshman / Ghana /

Avery Armstrong Sprints

Freshman / Tyler, Texas / Tyler Legacy /

Madison Campbell Sprints

Freshman / Snellville, Ga. / Brookwood /

Angelina Arinze Hurdles

St. Louis, Mo. / Webster Groves HS / RS Junior /

Caroline Burrow Distance

RS Sophmore / Grapevine, Texas / Grapevine /

Lona Latema Distance

Covid Senior / Eldoret, Kenya / Eldoret /

Alyson Moore Distance

RS Sophomore / Waxahachie, Texas / Waxahachie /

Eden Schwarz Distance

RS Sophomore / Overland Park, Kan. / Blue Valley Southwest /

Ahmya McKeithan Sprints

Washington, D.C. / McKinley Tech / Senior /

Tori Thomas Throws

Hastings, Neb. / St. Cecilia / Senior /

Abi Street Distance

Freshman / Webb City, Mo. / Webb City /

Bethany Druse Distance

Freshman / Topeka, Kan. / Seaman /

Addison Brooks Sprints

Tulsa, Okla. / Lincoln Christian / Junior /

Brenna Schwada Combined Events

Lawrence / Lawrence, Kan. / Sophomore /

Taylor Mayo Horizontal Jumps

Freshman / Springfield, Mo. / Kickapoo /

Grace Cramblett Middle Distance

Shawnee, Kan. / Shawnee Mission Northwest / Sophmore /

Audrey Meyer Hurdles/Sprints

Freshman / Sioux Falls, S.D. / O'Gorman High School /

Charli Foreman Jumps

Frisco, Texas / Heritage / Sophmore /

Deshana Skeete Sprints

Junior / Linden, Guyana / New Mexico Junior College /

Gabrielle Gibson Sprints/Hurdles

Nassau, Bahamas / Bahamas Academy / Covid Senior/Grad /

Sidney Smith Sprints

Freshman / Tulsa, Okla. / Union High School /

Kade Joslin Pole Vault

Austin, Texas / Austin Lake Travis / Sophomore /

Tori Wingrove Distance

Blue Valley / Leawood, Kan. / Sophomore /

Abree Winfrey Middle Distance

Freshman / Canyon, Texas / Canyon High School /

Kaycee McCoy Sprints/Hurdles

Katy, Texas / Katy / Sophomore /

Sofia Sluchaninova Throws

Russia / Sophomore /

Dorcas Kiptanui Distance

Freshman /

Avery Brooks Pole Vault

Georgetown, Texas / Georgetown / Junior /

Kennedy Doakes Jumps

The Woodlands, Texas / The Woodlands / RS Sophmore /

Elle Williams Distance

Highland, Kan. / Doniphan West / Sophomore /

Gabby Hoke Pole Vault

Warrensburg, Mo. / Warrensburg / RS Junior /

Makenna Anderson Distance

Covid Junior / Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Mountain Vista /

Mason Meinershagen Pole Vault

Freshman / St. Louis, Mo. / Oakville /

Aaliyah Lindsay Horizontal Jumps

Junior / Kingston, Jamaica / New Mexico Junior College /

Anna Vedral Pole Vault

Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln Pius X / RS Sophomore /

Alyse Moore Javelin

Louisburg, Kan. / Louisburg / RS Sophomore /

Lauren Heck Combined Events

Overland Park, Kan. / Blue Valley Southwest / Junior /

Emmaculate Jemutai Distance

Freshman /

Madeline Carter Distance

Freshman / Topeka, Kan. / Washburn Rural /

Addie Coppinger Distance

Covid Senior / Leawood, Kan. / St. Teresa's Academy /

Stanley Redwine Head Coach

Tom Hays Associate Head Coach - Vertical Jumps

Doug Reynolds Assistant Coach - Throws

Paul Thornton Assistant Coach - Horizontal Jumps/Multis

Michael Whittlesey, Ph.D. Assistant Coach - Distance/Middle Distance

Nic Fortenberry Assistant Coach - Sprints/Hurdles

Honour Finley Assistant Coach - Distance

Clive Pullen Assistant Coach - Horizontal Jumps

Rose Richmond Director of Operations for Cross Country and Track & Field/Recruiting Coordinator

Tim Byers Meet Director

Men’s Roster

Name	Position	Hometown	High School	Class	Previous School
Anthony Meacham	Pole Vault	Woodsboro, Texas	Woodsboro	Sophomore
Julian Tijerina	Throws	Laredo, Texas	J.B. Alexander	Freshman
Methias Carter	Sprints	Lawrenceville, Ga.	Mountain View	Freshman
Jacob Cookinham	Throws	Dartmouth, Ma.	Bishop Stang	Freshman
Luke Knipe	Pole Vault	Boalsburg, Penn.	State College Area High School	Grad/Senior	Penn State
Conor Dunback	Combined Events	Eudora, Kan.	Eudora	Freshman
Sawyer Schmidt	Distance	Augusta, Kan.	Augusta High School	Sophomore
Knox Willis	Sprints	Zionsville, Ind.	Zionsville Community High School	Freshman
Payton Kasper	Combined Events	Mound, Minn.	Mound-Westonka	Freshman
Andrew Kirby	Pole Vault	Olathe, Kan.	Olathe East	Freshman
Zion Woodin	Throws	Ottawa, Kan.	Ottawa High School	Freshman
Josiah Parris	Sprints	Barbados	St. Michael School	Freshman
Nicholas Quinn		Rogers, Ark.	Rogers	Freshman
Ty Smedes	Sprints	Austin, Texas	Vandegrift	Freshman
JaBrandion Douglas	Sprints	Lawrence, Kan.	Lawrence Free State	Junior
Mateo Vargas	Sprints	Paraguay		Junior
Cale Littrell	Distance	Columbia, Mo.	Hickman	RS Sophomore
Jake Freidel	Pole Vault	Centralia, Mo.	Centralia	Senior
AJ Green III	Distance	Apple Valley, Minn.	Eastview	Senior
Joseph Kieny	Throws	Omaha, Neb.	Creighton Preparatory	Sophomore
TJ Robinson	Distance	Lansing, Kan.	Lansing	Senior
Oleg Klykov	Throws	Moscow, Russia	Moscow	RS Senior
Chandler Gibbens	Distance	Columbia, Mo.	Hickman	Senior
Christopher Stone	Distance	Lawrence, Kan.	Lawrence Free State	RS Sophomore
Treyson True	Distance	Emporia, Kan.	Emporia	RS Sophomore
Quenton Walion	Distance	Gardner, Kan.	Gardner Edgerton	Junior
Peter Walsdorf	Distance	Woodstock, Ill.	Marian Central	RS Sophomore
Tayton Klein	Combined Events	Andover, Kan.	Andover	Sophomore
Garrett Wilmes	Distance	Columbia, Mo.	Tolton Catholic	Sophomore
Marcus Freeman Jr.	Middle Distance	Frisco, Texas	Heritage / Fort Scott CC	Senior
Creed Puyear	Combined Events	Johnson, Kan.	Stanton County	Covid Senior
Clayton Simms	Pole Vault	Watson, La.	Live Oak	Junior
Tanner Newkirk	Distance	Topeka, Kan.	Hayden Catholic	Sophomore
Weston Van Camp	Throws	Topeka, Kan.	Cornerstone	Sophomore
Tanner Talley	Distance	Springfield, Missouri	New Covenant Academy	Sophomore
Alexander Jung	Combined Events	Saarlouis, Germany		Junior
Lars Elsbernd	Middle Distance	Des Moines, Iowa	Des Moines Roosevelt	Graduate	Memphis
Zachary Biel	High Jump	Hutchinson, Kan.	Hutchinson Trinity	Senior
Donovan LaJeunesse	Sprints/Hurdles	Dayton, Ohio	Archbishop Carroll	RS Junior
Brady Koolen	Pole Vault	Lincoln, Neb.	Lincoln Southeast	Junior
Hobbs Campbell	Distance	Joplin, Mo.	Joplin	Freshman
Michael Joseph	Sprints	Gros Islet, St. Lucia	Kingston College	Senior
Devin Loudermilk	High Jump	Howard, Kan.	West Elk	Junior
Isaac Graff	Distance	Lincoln, Neb.	Lincoln East	Freshman
Ryo Higuchi	Distance	Inazawa, Aichi Pref, Japan	Ichinomiya High School	Freshman
Jaylen Shropshire	Sprints	Navarre, Fla.	Navarre	RS Senior
Mackinon Mokoro	Distance	Osseo, Minn.	Osseo	RS Junior
Lenny Njoroge	Distance	Topeka, Kan.	Topeka West	Freshman
Carter Stewart	Distance	Olathe, Kan.	Olathe East	Freshman
Dimitrios Pavlidis	Throws	Greece		Junior
Jack Weber	Distance	Noblesville, Ind.	Guerin Catholic	Freshman
Jaden Patterson	Jumps	Humble, Texas	Humble Atascocita
Ashton Barkdull	Pole Vault	Andover, Kan.	Andover Central	Sophmore
Gabe Birkmeier	Distance	Andover, Minn.	Andover	Sophomore
Andrew Saloga	Pole Vault	Aurora, Ill.	Marmion Academy	Senior
Jordan Campbell	Sprints	Kansas City, Mo.	Rockhurst	Sophomore
George Jackson	Hurdles / Long Jump	Hopkins, Minn.	Hopkins	Junior
Jameir Colbert	Sprints	Baltimore, Md.	Calvert Hall	Sophomore
Grant Lockwood	Middle Distance	Kansas City, Kan.	Piper	Sophomore

Women’s Roster

Name	Position	Hometown	High School	Class	Previous School
Yoveinny Mota	Sprints/Hurdles	Caracas, Venezuela		Graduate	Arkansas
Claire Farrell	Sprints/Hurdles	Norwalk, Iowa	Norwalk	Freshman
Elena Villarreal	Distance	The Woodlands, Texas	The Woodlands College Park	Freshman
Ashley Wallace	Hurdles	Woodbridge, Va.	Bullis School	Senior
Caroline Horning	Distance			Covid Senior/Grad
Delaney Fitzgerald	Distance	Normal, Il.	University High School	RS Freshman
Aaliyah Moore	Distance	Georgetown, Guyana	North Ruimveldt Secondary School	RS Junior
Lexy Farrington	Javelin	Leawood, Kan.	Blue Valley North	Senior
Julia Dahl	Combined Events	Saint Paul, Minn.	Mounds View	Freshman
Olivia Krueger	Distance	Berthoud, Co.	Berthoud High School	RS Freshman
Samantha Whittlesey	Distance	Lawrence, Kan.	Free State	Sophomore
Kenadi Krueger	Distance	Loveland, Colo.	Thompson Valley	Senior
Julia Chapman	Javelin	Lawrence, Kan.	Free State High School	Freshman
Katherine Toney	Horizontal Jumps	Rogers, Ark.	Rogers Heritage	Freshman
Laya Erickson	Distance	Overland Park, Kan.	Blue Valley Northwest	Freshman
Reese Hulcher	Combined Events	Lawrence, Kan.	Free State High School	Freshman
Erica Ellis	Pole Vault	Rochester, N.Y.	Gates-Chili	Covid Senior/Grad	Stephen F. Austin/ Penn State
Pearl Awanya	Mid-Distance	Ghana		Freshman
Avery Armstrong	Sprints	Tyler, Texas	Tyler Legacy	Freshman
Madison Campbell	Sprints	Snellville, Ga.	Brookwood	Freshman
Angelina Arinze	Hurdles	St. Louis, Mo.	Webster Groves HS	RS Junior
Caroline Burrow	Distance	Grapevine, Texas	Grapevine	RS Sophmore
Lona Latema	Distance	Eldoret, Kenya	Eldoret	Covid Senior
Alyson Moore	Distance	Waxahachie, Texas	Waxahachie	RS Sophomore
Eden Schwarz	Distance	Overland Park, Kan.	Blue Valley Southwest	RS Sophomore
Ahmya McKeithan	Sprints	Washington, D.C.	McKinley Tech	Senior
Tori Thomas	Throws	Hastings, Neb.	St. Cecilia	Senior
Abi Street	Distance	Webb City, Mo.	Webb City	Freshman
Bethany Druse	Distance	Topeka, Kan.	Seaman	Freshman
Addison Brooks	Sprints	Tulsa, Okla.	Lincoln Christian	Junior
Brenna Schwada	Combined Events	Lawrence, Kan.	Lawrence	Sophomore
Taylor Mayo	Horizontal Jumps	Springfield, Mo.	Kickapoo	Freshman
Grace Cramblett	Middle Distance	Shawnee, Kan.	Shawnee Mission Northwest	Sophmore
Audrey Meyer	Hurdles/Sprints	Sioux Falls, S.D.	O'Gorman High School	Freshman
Charli Foreman	Jumps	Frisco, Texas	Heritage	Sophmore
Deshana Skeete	Sprints	Linden, Guyana		Junior	New Mexico Junior College
Gabrielle Gibson	Sprints/Hurdles	Nassau, Bahamas	Bahamas Academy	Covid Senior/Grad
Sidney Smith	Sprints	Tulsa, Okla.	Union High School	Freshman
Kade Joslin	Pole Vault	Austin, Texas	Austin Lake Travis	Sophomore
Tori Wingrove	Distance	Leawood, Kan.	Blue Valley	Sophomore
Abree Winfrey	Middle Distance	Canyon, Texas	Canyon High School	Freshman
Kaycee McCoy	Sprints/Hurdles	Katy, Texas	Katy	Sophomore
Sofia Sluchaninova	Throws	Russia		Sophomore
Dorcas Kiptanui	Distance			Freshman
Avery Brooks	Pole Vault	Georgetown, Texas	Georgetown	Junior
Kennedy Doakes	Jumps	The Woodlands, Texas	The Woodlands	RS Sophmore
Elle Williams	Distance	Highland, Kan.	Doniphan West	Sophomore
Gabby Hoke	Pole Vault	Warrensburg, Mo.	Warrensburg	RS Junior
Makenna Anderson	Distance	Highlands Ranch, Colo.	Mountain Vista	Covid Junior
Mason Meinershagen	Pole Vault	St. Louis, Mo.	Oakville	Freshman
Aaliyah Lindsay	Horizontal Jumps	Kingston, Jamaica		Junior	New Mexico Junior College
Anna Vedral	Pole Vault	Lincoln, Neb.	Lincoln Pius X	RS Sophomore
Alyse Moore	Javelin	Louisburg, Kan.	Louisburg	RS Sophomore
Lauren Heck	Combined Events	Overland Park, Kan.	Blue Valley Southwest	Junior
Emmaculate Jemutai	Distance			Freshman
Madeline Carter	Distance	Topeka, Kan.	Washburn Rural	Freshman
Addie Coppinger	Distance	Leawood, Kan.	St. Teresa's Academy	Covid Senior

Track & Field staff

Name	Position
Stanley Redwine	Head Coach
Tom Hays	Associate Head Coach - Vertical Jumps
Doug Reynolds	Assistant Coach - Throws
Paul Thornton	Assistant Coach - Horizontal Jumps/Multis
Michael Whittlesey, Ph.D.	Assistant Coach - Distance/Middle Distance
Nic Fortenberry	Assistant Coach - Sprints/Hurdles
Honour Finley	Assistant Coach - Distance
Clive Pullen	Assistant Coach - Horizontal Jumps
Rose Richmond	Director of Operations for Cross Country and Track & Field/Recruiting Coordinator
Tim Byers	Meet Director