Just so nobody really forgets the history of the state, how bout the first and only Olympic Champion from the State of Kansas and Kinsley High School, Pete Mehringer in 1932. Below are all the medal winners from that year.


1932 Jack Van Bebber (gold, 158.5), Pete Mehringer (gold, 191.5), Robert Pierce (gold, 123), Edgar Nemir (silver, 134), John Riley (silver, 191.5 +)