
Chris Barnes
1988
2023 Black & Gold Award Chris Barnes 1988 Bowling was not a high school sport when Chris attended Topeka High School. He, did, however, participate

2023 Black & Gold Award Chris Barnes 1988 Bowling was not a high school sport when Chris attended Topeka High School. He, did, however, participate

2023 Black & Gold Award Steve Tilford 1978 From a very early age, Steve Tilford rode bicycles. He became so good at such a young

2023 Black & Gold Award Mike Torrez 1964 The year Mike Torrez began his high school career is the same year high schools dropped baseball

2023 Black & Gold Award Dean Smith 1949 Known primarily as a collegiate basketball coaching hall of famer, along with Janet Nuzman, Dean Smith is

2023 Black & Gold Award Janet Steck Nuzman 1949 Another pioneer in women’s sports, Janet attended Topeka High, prior to the inclusion of girls’ sports

2023 Black & Gold Award Ruth L. Fairbank 1937 Well before girls were allowed to participate in high school and even collegiate athletics, Ruth Fairbank