EL DORADO — Two-time 5A state champion Cooper Ohnmacht debuted in the 2026 season with a first-place triple jump (43-111/2) at Friday's El Dorado Track Invitational.

Ohnmacht placed fourth in the long jump (20-10) with a season-best leap.

Panther past state qualifier Tavon Stroup finished third with a career best time (1:55.89).

Posting season-best efforts were Luke Beck, 300 hurdles (43.31) and Landon Hubbard, 800 (2:00.04).

Great Bend's girls scored 98 points to finish runner-up behind Wichita Kapaun Mt. Carmel (104).

Great Bend sprinter Karys Leu won the 100 meters (12.37) with a runner-up medal in the 200 meters (26.19).

MacKenzie Lindberg won the javelin with a season-best throw (108-7). Jaya Stroup won the high jump (5-2).

Posting season-best times were Sydney Stein, 800 (2:24.65); Decorah Schroeter, 1,600 (5:18.29); Stevie Mayers, shot put (33-61/2); and Kayle Baldwin, pole vault (10-0).

EL DORADO GIRLS INVITATIONAL

TEAM SCORES—1—Wichita Kapaun-Mt. Carmel 104; 2—Great Bend 94; 3—Buhler 93; 4—Newton 74; 5—Wichita Heights 68.

GREAT BEND GIRLS *season best

100m—1—Karys Leu, 12.37

200m—2—Leu, 26.19

800m—2—Stein, *2:24.65; 5—Schroeter, 2:26.89

1,600m—4—Schroeter, *5:18.29

1,600m relay—4—Great Bend, 4:22.05 (Leu, Schroeter, Bullard, Stein)

3,200m relay—4—Great Bend, 11:04.06 (Stukey, Negaard, Gwin, Bullard)

High jump—1—Stroup, 5-2

Shot put—2—Gerhardt, 34-41/2; 3—Stevie Mayers, *33-61/2; 5—Hofflinger, 33-43/4

Discus—4—Hofflinger, 104-3

Javelin—1—Lindberg, *108-7; 5—Hofflinger, 103-9

Pole vault—2—Baldwin, *10-0; 6—Rodriguez, 8-0

EL DORADO BOYS INVITATIONAL

TEAM SCORES—1—Kapaun Mt. Carmel 1531/2; 2—Buhler 98; 3—Newton 76; 4—Andover 64; 5—Valley Center 411/2; 6—Great Bend 25, Wichita Heights 25.

GREAT BEND BOYS *season best

300m hurdles—6—Beck, *43.31

800m—3—Stroup, *1:55.89; 6—Hubbard, *2:00.04

1,600m relay—7—Great Bend, 3:41.42 (Hubbard, Stroup, Beck, Baker)

Long jump—4—Ohnmacht, *20-10

Triple jump—1—Ohnmacht, *43-111/2