Kansas State senior Jess St. John is having a moment. Since the beginning of the indoor track season with the K-State Winter Invitational in December 2017, she’s done no worse than third place (at the Big 12 Indoor Championships) and has taken first place in six other events so far.
St. John came to Kansas State via a route familiar to many students in Manhattan: she went to junior college first. At Central Arizona Community College, she won the shot put national title at the 2016 NJCAA Outdoor Championships with a throw of 16.