300 Hurdles Deliver Fireworks as Kansas State Track Meet Opens in Wichita; Sprint Stars Also Take Center Stage

The boys hurdles preliminaries highlighted Day 1 of the Kansas State Track and Field Championships, held at Wichita State University.

The meet concludes Saturday.

Hurdlers Steal the Spotlight

Especially the 300 hurdles, where the competitiveness factor was high in Class 2A, 3A, 5A and 6A.

In 5A, senior Shinji Pollard of KC Piper (Kansas City) registered the fastest qualifying time — 39.03 — for Saturday’s final, followed by senior Noah Holthusen of Bishop Carroll (Wichita) in 39.34. Third was sophomore Dominic Grabendike of Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Wichita) with a PR time of 39.45…

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