Where are they now?

Many high school athletes play sports to help pay for college. So I asked myself the typical question of where are they now? Here are just a few of the former Kansas prep stars that are doing things at the collegiate level.

Lane Boyer – Fredonia
Boyer was a stud in Kansas distance running all four of his years as he won a total of 10 state titles between cross country and track. He is now at Arkansas making some major noise for the nationally respected Razorbacks. He was eighth at the SEC Championships on Oct. 31 as his team finished second to Alabama. Then last week at the South Central Region Championships he finished seventh overall as his team dominated Regional meet. He will now run at the NCAA Championships Monday, November 23 in Terre Hatue, Ind.

Logan Watkins – Goddard
Watkins was drafted straight out of high school by the Cubs and did very nicely for them this past summer. He played for the Boise Hawks of the Northwest League in the Short Season level. He was the team’s leadoff hitter for much of the season and hit .326 in 72 games. He was also 14-21 in stolen base attempts and scored 48 runs as well.

Julia Marshall – Bishop Carroll
Marshall has only played game at Boise State, but her debut was a good one. She started and played 27 minutes (the most on the team). She also chipped 11 points and three rebounds in the win for the Broncos.

Joanna McFarland – Derby
McFarland has just gotten her basketball season at Oklahoma started, but it has started well for the true freshman. She is averaging four points and 5.5 rebounds in the Sooners’ first two games. She is averaging 16 minutes a game through the first two.

Arthur Brown – Wichita East
Brown has played in all 10 games this season for the Hurricanes, and he has recorded a total of 10 tackles in those 10 games with a recovered fumble.

Whitney Berry – Goddard
Berry dominated the soccer landscape in her time at Goddard and contributed right away in her freshman year at the University of Kansas. She started 22 games and had six goals and 9 assists for the 12-8-2 Jayhawks. She was third on the team in total points.

That was just six of the many high school athletes competing in colleges all across the nation. Who am I forgetting? Let me know by leaving a comment or e-mailing me at cparker@kwch.com.