OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Hays native Verlyn Schmidt has been posthumously inducted into the Shawnee Mission South High School Raider Hall of Fame. Schmidt coached cross country and track and field at SMS from 1964-81 and guided them to 14 KSHSAA state titles.

He was inducted during ceremonies this past Friday evening.

Schmidt graduated from St. Joseph Military Academy in 1954 and ran ran track and cross country at the University of Kansas. He passed away in 2001 after a battle with cancer.