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High School Female Athlete of the Year Finalists
Ariana Dirkzwager, East
- For second straight year, she won a pair of individual gold medals
- Defended her Class 6A title in 100 free, All-American status for 200 free
- Four-time city league champion
- Georgia Tech commit
McKenzie Fairchild, Andale
- Wichita Metro Volleyball Player of the Year, Class 4A Player of the Year
- Powered Andale to a historic 40-3 championship season in volleyball
- Won discus, shot put and javelin state titles
- 169-4 throw in javelin earlier this season ranks No. 5 in history
- Helped Andale track & field girls win their fifth consecutive team title
Brooke Hammond, Garden Plain
- Class 2A state track & field champion in 100, 200, 4×1 relay
- Led Garden Plain to three straight Class 2A state championships
- Kansas Volleyball Association All-Star
- Emporia State track & field commit
Brittany Harshaw, Andover Central
- 18.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.5 apg
- Gatorade Player of the Year finalist
- Creighton commit
- Helped Andover Central grab third place in 5A state tournament
Hayley Trotter, Clearwater
- Ran away with Class 4A cross country championship
- She won seven of her nine races this season and the only two she didn’t, she finished runner-up to Southeast-Saline’s Jentrie Alderson, the Class 3A state champion.
- Class 4A state track & field champion in the 800 and 1600
Zyanna Walker, Wichita Heights
- 2021-22 Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year
- Wichita Metro Girls Basketball MVP
- 25.7 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 5.2 apg, 6.8 apg
- Louisville commit
High School Male Athlete of the Year Finalists
Ashton Barkdull, Andover Central
- Broke the 5A state track & field meet record in pole vault with jump of 16 feet, 7 ¼ inches
- The leap was the sixth best all-time in Kansas history, giving him another title
- Star tailback for the Jags, who finished as Class 4A state football runners-up
- KU track and field commit
Gradey Dick, Sunrise Christian Academy
- 2021-22 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year, the first Wichita native to win the award
- Led the National Interscholastic Basketball Conference in scoring (17.5) and three-point shooting (3.7 per game on 41.6% accurary)
- Kansas basketball commit
Dylan Edwards, Derby
- 2021-22 Kansas Football Player of the Year
- Ran for 2,603 yards and 38 touchdowns for the Panthers, who finished second in Class 6A state football playoffs
- Kansas State football commit
Nick Grabon, Collegiate
- Perfect 26-0 in boys tennis, claiming the Class 3-1A singles state title
- Only dropped a total of 26 games in 26 matches
Avery Johnson, Maize
- Four-star quarterback prospect led the Eagles to a Class 5A state football runner-up finish
- Averaged 11.6 ppg, 3.7 apg, and 2.7 rpg on the hardwood for Maize
Henry Thengvall, Kapaun
- Averaged 20.2 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 44% from the floor
- Helped Kapaun get No. 1 seed at Class 5A state tournament
- Wichita State basketball walk-on
Marcus Ziegler, Wichita Heights
- Wichita Metro Boys Basketball Most Valuable Player
- Led state-champion Falcons with 13.7 points per game
High School Team of Year Finalists
Andale football
- Class 3A state champions for third straight year
Andale volleyball
- Class 4A state champions, first state championship
Goddard wrestling
- Class 5A state champions for eighth consecutive year
Kapaun Mt. Carmel girls golf
- Class 5A state champions
- Won title by 90 strokes
Valley Center softball
- Class 5A state champions
- First state title in program history, first girls team state championship in 44 years at Valley Center
Wichita Collegiate baseball
- Class 3A state champions
- First state title since 2001
Wichita Heights boys basketball
- Class 6A state champions
High School Coach of the Year Finalists
Joe Auer, Wichita Heights boys basketball
- Class 6A state champion
- Picked up his 700th career win at Heights
Luke Barnwell, Sunrise Christian boys basketball
- Naismith Boys Coach of the Year
Kaylie Bergkamp, Andale volleyball
- Class 4A state champion
Joe Gehrer, Wichita Collegiate baseball
- Class 3A state champion
Corey Jones, Valley Center softball
- Class 5A state champion
Brett Means, Goddard wrestling
- Class 5A state champion
Dylan Schmidt, Andale football
- Class 3A state champion
Division I College Female Athlete of the Year Finalists
Addison Barnard, Wichita State
- D1 Softball/Softball American First-Team All-American
- Finished the season second in the nation in home runs (33) and third in RBI (84). One of only two players in the country to hit 30+ home runs in 2022
Caroline Bien, Kansas
- Big 12 Volleyball Freshman of the Year
- St. Thomas Aquinas grad
Megan Keil, Mizzou
- Earned All-America Honorable Mention accolades with a 15th-place finish in the 50 free at NCAA
- Claimed First-Team All-America honors as a part of Mizzou’s eighth-place 200 free relay at NCAAs
- Derby, Kan. native
Ayoka Lee, Kansas State
- Set an NCAA Division I single-game record with 61 points
- 2022 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Sydney McKinney, Wichita State
- Second-team All-American
- USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist
- Led the NCAA in batting average (.522) and hits (97). One of only two players in the country to hit better than .500 for the season
Taylor Robertson, Oklahoma
- AP All-America Honorable Mention and unanimous All-Big 12 First Team
- Averaged 17.2 points with career-highs in rebounds (4.7) and assists (3.1)
- 17.2 PPG ranked fifth in the Big 12
Small College (NCAA D2, JUCO, NAIA) Female Athlete of the Year Finalists
Aubry Donley, Friends
- NAIA All-American
- Finished second in the NAIA National Championship in the 800
- Lincoln, Kan. native
Kayli Duncan, Butler
- NJCAA Div. I All-American
- Had 300 kills, ranked first in nation with block assists (209) and blocks (220)
- Circle High School grad
Kortney Schutt, Friends
- NAIA All-American
- U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association Women’s South Central Region Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year
Madi Young, Butler
- NJCAA First Team All-American
- Finished in the top-five in doubles (29), on-base percentage (.646), batting average (.564), slugging percentage (1.141), triples (9), and runs scored (95)
- Derby, Kan. native
Division I College Male Athlete of the Year Finalists
Ochai Agbaji, Kansas
- Consensus First-Team All-American
- Big 12 Player of the Year
- Helped lead Kansas to 2022 NCAA Division I national title and named Final Four Most Outstanding Player
Jackson Nicklaus, Oklahoma
- Hit .289 with 9 doubles, 10 homeruns and 30 RBI’s for the Oklahoma Sooners who finished second in the College World Series
- Fifth on the team in hitting
- Attended Blue Valley High School after being at Andover High School
Taran Taylor, Wichita State
- First-Team All-American
- Broke school record in javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Arkansas City, Kan. native
Skylar Thompson, Kansas State
- 2021 TaxAct Texas Bowl MVP
- Finished second on KSU’s all-time ranks in passing touchdowns, yards and completions
- Drafted by Miami Dolphins
Small College (D2, JUCO, NAIA) Male Athlete of the Year Finalists
Cevin Clark, Southwestern
- NAIA Second-Team All-American and KCAC Newcomer of the Year
- Led the KCAC in points per game with 20.0, shooting 48.6% from field and 44.7% from deep
- Arkansas City, Kan. native
Jerod Elcock, Butler
- U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association National Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
- Won two championships at the NJCAA Outdoor Championships
Jaylon Scott, Bethel
- NABC All-American, KCAC Player of the Year, and KCAC Defensive Player of the Year
- Averaged 19.2 points per game and 11.5 rebounds per game
- Finished career with over 1,900 points, 1,400 rebounds, 290 assists, and 260 steals
Josh Seabolt, Bethel
- KCAC Defensive Player of the Year and NAIA All-American
- Led the team with 99 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, and 10 sacks
Tyler Wilson, Friends
- USA National Powerlifting champion in the 110kg division
- Set an American record in the 110 Collegiate Raw division
- Andover, Kan. native
