Every week, Great Bend sophomore Cooper Ohnmacht exceeds his expectations.
Ohnmacht soared a career best 48 feet, 3 inches to break his school record and post the state's best triple jump in 2025.
The javelin?
Ohmacht broke his personal best with a runner-up throw of 182-0.
The long jump?
Ohnmacht soared a top 10 distance of 22-101/2 to capture the long jump.
Ohnmacht soared 48-3 and 22-101/2 on his first jumps. His second javelin throw was his best.
The Panther girls earned a pair of surprise state trips. Freshman Micah Ellegood cleared a career best 5-2 to place runner-up.
Pole vaulter Kayle Baldwin cleared a career best 10-6 to place runner-up.
GIRLS DIVISION — The 5A regional featured league champions Wichita Carroll and Hays High and runner-up Salina South.
BOYS DIVISION —The 5A regional featured league champions Hays High, Wichita Carroll and Goddard.
GREAT BEND 5A GIRLS (TOP 3 SQ)
TEAM SCORES—1—Wichita Carroll 143; 2—Salina Central 108; 3—Hays High 102; 4—Salina South 79; 5—Great Bend 69; 6—Maize South 45; 7—Goddard Eisenhower 35; 8—Hutchinson 18; 9—Goddard 11
100m—1—Sauer, WC, 12.24; 2—Davis, SS, 12.41; 3—McCall, Hays, 12.45; 6—Leu, GB, 12.69
100m hurdles—1—Zimmerman, Hays, 14.91; 2—Cheeks, SS, 15.41; 3—DeGroot, WC, *15.56; 5—Minton, GB, 16.51
200m—1—Sauer, WC; 2—Davis, SS; 3—Leu, GB
300m hurdles—1—DeGroot, WC, *45.43; 2—Cheeks, SS< 46.43; 3—Minton, GB, 47.94
400m—1—Sauer, WC, 58.51; 2—Young, GE, *59.37; 3—Schneweis, SC, 59.72
800m—1—Shultz, SC, 2:16.59; 2—Rupe, SC, *2:16.6; 3—Bullard, GB, 2:20.14; 6—Welcher, GB, 2:29.76
1,600m—1—Rupe SC, 4:58.92; 2—Shultz, SC, 5:04.16; 3—Meyer, WC, *5:25.83
400m relay—1—Hays, 49.41; 2—Maize South, 50.02; 3—Salina Central, 50.09
1,600m relay—1—Wichita Carrolll 4:05.45; 2—Great Bend, 4:11.29 (Bullard, Micah Ellegood, Minton, Kelly); 3—Goddard Eisenhower, 4:12.17
3,200m relay—1—Wichita Carroll, 9:38.19; 2—Great Bend, 10:08.42 (Reese Bullard, Kate Welcher, Brooklynn Kelly, Bella Long); 3—Maize South, 10:14.68
High jump—1—Cheeks, SS, 5-2; 2—Micah Ellegood, *5-2; 3—Augustine, Hays, *5-0; 6—Cassie Ellegood, GB, 5-0
Long jump—1—Martinez, Hutchinson, *18-1; 2—Kanak, Hays, 17-6; 3—Avey, WC, 17-2; 11—Leu, GB, 15-01/2
Triple jump—1—DeHerrera, SS, 35-8; 2—Avey, WC, 35-31/; 3—Cheeks, SS, 35-13/4
Shot put—1—Kitt, GE, 40-101/2; 2—Robinett, SC, 36-63/4; 3—Gerhart, GB, 35-11; 7—Hofflinger, GB, 33-8
Discus—1—Robinett, SC, 118-7; 2—Jordan, SC, 117-10; 3—Zerbe, SC, 111-6; 4—Hofflinger, GB, 109-3; 8—Gerhart, GB, *97-4; 16—Lindberg, GB, 89-2
Javelin—1—Harrington, Hays, 132-8; 2—Robinett, SC, *126-9; 3—Munn, WC, *120-8; 6—Hofflinger, GB, *111-9; 8—Kelly, GB, 106-4; 11—Lindberg, GB, 97-11
Pole vault—1—Hicklin, SS, 11-0; 2—Baldwin, GB, *10-6; 3—Ranz, GE, 10-0
GREAT BEND 5A BOYS (TOP 3 SQ)
TEAM SCORES (3 events)—1—Wichita Carroll 131.5; 2—Hays High 120; 3—Salina Central 71; 4—Goddard 69.5; 5—Maize South 66; 6—Goddard Eisenhower 64; 7—Great Bend 59; 8—Salina South 17; 9—Hutchinson 10
100m—1—Jones, SC, 10.94; 2—Lind, Hays, 11.2; 3—Neinke, SC, 11.25
110m hurdles—1—DeGroot, WC, 15.15; 2—Holthusen, WC, 15.29; 3—Reynolds, GE, 15.32; 8—Minton, GB, 18.84
200m—1—Jones, SC, 22.29; 2—DeGroot, WC, 22.53; 3—Harris, Hutchinson, 22.71
300m hurdles—1—DeGroot, WC, 38.3; 2—Holthusen, WC, 39.06; 3—Reynolds, GE, 39.48; 8—Watkins, GB, 43.03; 12—Gonzalez, GB, 47.26
400m—1—Autry, SS, *50.18; 2—Hurst, G, 51.17; 3—Maupin-Dabney, Hays, 51.44; 10—Hubbard, GB, *53.59
800m—1—Heard, MS, 1:57.46; 2—Santillan, GE, 2:00.42; 3—Stroup, GB, *2:00.43
1,600m—1—Stroup, GB, *4:29.09; 2—Fouts, WC, 4:32.13; 3—Martinez, WC, *4:32.24; 11—Lashley, GB, 4:50.67; 13—Aldana, GB, 4:59.46
3,200m—1—Landon Englert, WC, 9:46.74; 2—Dent, GE, *9:49.64; 3—Evan Englert, WC, *9:49.96; 4—Ramirez, GB, *9:59.47; 7—Lashley, GB, 10:35.14
400m relay—1—Salina Central, 42.51; 2—Wichita Carroll, 42.78; 3—Goddard, 42.79
1,600m relay—1—Salina Central, 3:22.61; 2—Maize South, 322.96; 3—Hays, 3:24.01
3,200m relay—1—Wichita Carroll, 8:10.69; 2—Maize South, 8:16.66; 3—Goddard, 8:21.19
High jump—1—Stephan, WC, *6-2; 2—Phillips, G, *6-0; 3—Jones, Hays, 6-0; 5—Luttrell, GB, 5-8
Long jump—1—Ohnmacht, GB, 22-101/2; 2—Blue, GE, *21-111/2; 3—Cooper, MS, 21-712; 11—Brown, GB, *20-23/4; 17—Pardo, GB, 18-11/2
Triple jump—1—Ohnmacht, GB, *48-3; 2—Jones, Hays, 42-11; 3—Blue, GE, 41-41/2; 7—Brown, GB, 40-01/2
Shot put—1—Chartier, Hays, *53-23/4; 2—Mills, SC, *51-6; 3—Geist, Hays, *51-21/2; 14—Holladay, GB, 38-9
Discus—1—McGuire, Hays 154-3; 2—Corsait, Hays, 153-6; 3—Zeller, Hays, 147-5; 7—Holladay, GB, 128-10
Javelin—1—Meyers, Hays, 189-4; 2—Ohnmacht, GB, *182-0; 3—MacKinney, SC, 179-10
Pole vault—1—Stephan, WC, 15-0; 2—Koonce, G, 13-6; 3—Myers, Hays, 12-0; 5—Watkins, GB, *11-6; 10—Kaiser, GB, *10-6
