Eli Gilmore and Kristi Chambers qualified at regionals and went on to represent Tonganoxie at the 4A State Championships on Saturday October 31 in Wamego. Both runners finished in the medals with Top 10 placements. Eli finished 4th overall with a time of 16:38 -a course PR by 16 seconds and only 6 seconds off his
The girls XC team traveled to Baldwin today to compete at Regionals. Tonganoxie placed 5th overall which brought an end to the team’s season, however Kristi Chambers qualified for State as an individual. Chambers placed 6th overall and set a new PR of 20:36. During a normal season Kyleigh Thomas would have also qualified for
Tonganoxie High School traveled to Ottawa on Thursday for their League competition. Runners had never competed on the course and it proved to be a challenging one that Tonganoxie conquered. Varsity girls placed 4th overall as a team. Kristi Chambers received 2nd team honors, finishing 12th overall with a time of 21.54 and Kyleigh Thomas
The varsity girls squad ran a strong race on Saturday at the Pleasant Ridge Invitational taking 2nd behind Eudora. Four Tongie runners finished in the medals: Kristi Chambers (2nd overall) led the way with a time of 21:04, followed by Kyleigh Thomas (11th) 22:10, Katherine Wombwell (13th) 22:40 and Brooklyn Lang (19th) 23:22. Grace Slabaugh (29th,
Tonganoxie High School hosted a Leavenworth County XC meet on Saturday, 09/26/2020. This was the first time in history that such a meet has taken place between the five high schools (Tonganoxie, Leavenworth, Lansing, Basehor and Pleasant Ridge); a historic moment for a historic 2020 season. It was a great day to be a Chieftain,
Tonganoxie hosted their invitational on Tuesday, 09/22/2020 and had much success for both the girls and boys programs. Varsity girls fell to Manhattan (47), to finish 2nd overall as a team with 50 points. Top 10 finishers included Kristi Chambers, who finished 5th with a time of 21:14 and Kyleigh Thomas, who finished 8th with
The THS boys and girls varsity XC teams traveled to Wamego to compete in an invitational this past Saturday. Runners had the opportunity to medal individually if they placed in the top 40 and teams in the top 4. The boys finished 9th overall out of 12 teams; Buhler, Topeka-Hayden and Wamego finished in the
Yesterday, both the boys and girls JV cross country teams competed at Baldwin against Baldwin, Eudora, and Louisburg. Both teams had much success with many runners setting new PRs and dropping times with the cooler weather. All in all it was a great day to be a Chieftain! The boys placed 2nd as a team
Welcome to June! Just a few things to communicate with you about summer training. Summer Conditioning (all sports) begins on June 15. It is strongly encouraged that you participate in the strength and conditioning sessions over the summer, runners need strength and flexibility, not just endurance! Here is the link to summer conditioning information (https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/sportshub2-uploads-prod/files/sites/2095/2020/05/28213314/2020-Summer-Conditioning-Flyer.pdf), which
Track and Cross Country awards announced! John Tollefson – state 4A boys XC coach of the year. Al Troyer- earned the longevity award for 30 years of coaching. Congrats to these hard working coaches. We are proud to have them on our team!
