It was a solid day for county golfers at the Niobrara Invitational at Rolling Hills Golf Course.
Tied at 363, Boyd County and Neligh-Oakdale played a team playoff to determine the champion. The Warriors captured the team crown after winning the playoff on the second hole. Bloomfield/Wausa and Clearwater/Orchard tied for third with a 368, Crofton placed fifth with a 370, Elgin Public/Pope John took sixth with a 390, Osmond finished seventh with a 401 and Niobrara/Verdigre took eighth with a 404. Boyd County’s Colby Hansen was the medalist with a 79, followed by W/B’s Mitchell Mackprang (80), OC’s Gage Clifton (81), BC’s Cory Lechtenberg (84), W/B’s Derek Gillilan (85), OC’s Ryan Wilhelm (87), Crofton’s Zach Weber (87), N-O’s Neven Kline (88), EPPJ’s Hunter Reestman (88), N-O’s Garret Belitz (88) and N-O’s Austin Rice (88), OC’s Rafe Grebin (84) and Crofton’s Jason Zavadil (94) and Austin Tramp (94). Crofton’s Nathan Schmidt was the junior varsity medalist with a 95. Other Neligh-Oakdale scores were Hunter Charf with a 99 and Caleb Payne with a 100. Bradyn Tschirren shot a 100 and Jesse Green scored a 107 for the Warrior’s JV squad. For W/B, Jon Nissen recorded a 100, followed by Michael Vanness’ 103 and Will Hagge’s 109. Wyatt Hoppe had a 121 for the junior varsity team. Blake Hoke carded a 106 and Avery Cheatum tallied a 126 for the Cyclones, while Spencer Kester had a 97, Erin Schwager contributed a 127 and Hunter Klabenes accumulated a 140 for the JV. Crofton’s Calvin Schieffer accounted for a 95 and Tyler Potts shot a 107. On JV, Austin Guenther notched a 121 and Paul Konechne added a 131. For the Wolfpack, Conor Ramold recorded a 96, followed by Adam Dreger’s 102, Kyle Schumacher’s 104 and Skylar Reestman’s 117. Lane Bartak and Luke Henn each carded a 110 for the EPPJ JV, while Cade Heithoff added a 112. The Cougars were led by Camden Eisenhauer’s 96. Kenny Justo shot a 99, Anthony Vakoc notched a 102, Jordayn LaPlante accumulated a 107 and Rane Vesely accounted for a 109. Max Hollmann tallied a 130 for the N/V JV. Mato Thomas was the lone Santee golfer and carded a 137. Neligh-Oakdale, Niobrara/Verdigre and Elgin Public/Pope John compete at the North central Invitational Monday at 9 a.m. Clearwater/Orchard, Crofton, Bloomfield/Wausa and Santee participate in the Randolph Invitational Monday at 1 p.m. The frigid temperatures didn't stop Antelope County athletes from heating up the track at the Niobrara Valley Conference Track Meet in Atkinson on Saturday.
Warrior senior Cole Belitz continued to shine as he struck gold in the pole vault and 1600 meter run and picked up the silver in the 800. Teammate Cade Wilkinson sped his way to first place in the 100 meter dash, and Isiac Kurpgeweit was second in the 300 hurdles. The seniors led the Neligh-Oakdale boys to a third place conference finish. Claire Whitesel and Emma Bixler each grabbed a gold for the N-O girls. Whitesel earned first in the long jump and Bixler earned first in the 3200 before claiming runner up in the 1600. For Elkhorn Valley, Hannah Ollendick paved the way for the Lady Falcons. Ollendick swept the conference title in both hurdle races before running a leg on the runner up 4x400 relay. Other relay team members were Amber Miller, Sierra Rystrom and Carney Black. The EV girls finished third in the overall team standings. Jake Long of OC kept raising the bar to claim first in the high jump and was runner up in the long jump, triple jump and shot put. Cyclone teammates Houston Marino and Eli Thiele added a few runner up finishes as well. Thiele was second in the 3200 and Marino was runner up in both of the sprints. Clearwater/Orchard's JoCee Johnston picked up the silver medal for her performance in the high jump. The NVC meet featured a junior high division in conjunction with the high school. The young Antelope County tracksters put on quite a show as well. The EPPJ boys won the 4x400 relay while the EPPJ girls and the N-O boys were first in the 4x100. Warrior Aiden Kuester earned gold in the pole vault, discus and high jump. Joe Ahlers of OCE tossed his way to first in the shot put, while Alex Thiele took first in the 800 and 1600, and teammate Trevor Tompson saw nothing but gold in the 100, 200 and 400. Myles Kittleson of EPPJ recorded a winning mark in the long jump, and Carter Werner of Elkhorn Valley crossed the finish line first in the 100 hurdles. For the junior high girls, Hadley Cheatum of OCE won the long jump and 400, and the EPPJ girls won the 4x100 relay. See complete high school and junior results below: Boys Results Team scores: 1. North Central 156.5, 2. West Holt 101, 3. Neligh-Oakdale 97; 4. Clearwater/Orchard 74; 5. Elkhorn Valley 63.5; 6. Stuart 53; 7. St. Mary’s 51; 8. Boyd County 41; 9. Niobrara/Verdigre 11; 10. CWC 9, 11. Ewing 6. Long jump: 1. Byron Pfister, NC, 21-5; 2. Jacob Long, OC, 20-5; 3. Hunter Howard, EV, 19-3.5; 4. Colton Munger, NC, 18-7.5; 5.Colby Sehi, N-O, 18-6; 6. Jared Koenig, BC, 18-3; 7. Kolton Krick, EV, 18-1; 8. Isiac Kurpgeweit, N-O, 18-0.5. High jump: 1. Jacob Long, OC, 6-3; 2. Rumen Rentschler, WH, 5-8; 3. Logan Wieneke, WH, 5-8; 4. Austin Dvorak, STU, 5-6; 5. Dallas Snyder, N-O, 5-4; 6. Kolton Needham, NC, 5-4; 6. Brock Schaecher, EV, 5-4; 8. Jett Kunz, STU, 5-4. Triple jump: 1. Jordan Tasler, WH, 42-2; 2. Jacob Long, OC, 42-1.25; 3. Zak Palmer, NC, 40-6.5; 4. Byron Pfister, NC, 40-6; 5. Benjamin Thiele, WH, 40-5.5; 6. Isiac Kurpgeweit, N-O, 38-0; 7. Dawson Kaup, N-O, 37-8; 8. Dalton Rotherham, EW, 37-7. Discus: 1. Chase Snyder, BC, 142-11.5; 2. Cole Rosenkrans, SM, 133-5; 3. Dawson Kaup, N-O, 128-3; 4. Zach Crumly, SM, 126-8.25; 5. Donnie Nolze, OC, 125-5.5; 6. Marcus Reynolds, NC, 124-2; 7. Alex Jarecke, STU, 122-6.5; 8. Grant Kirwan, BC, 114-3. Pole vault: 1. Cole Belitz, N-O, 12-0; 2. Rumen Rentschler, WH, 11-6; 3. Hunter Bennett, EV, 11-6; 4. Benjamin Thiele, WH, 11-0; 5. Adam Miller, EV, 10-0; 6. Cole Laible, WH, 10-0; 7. Kaleb Pofahl, N-O, 10-0; 8. Talon Krebs, N-O, 10-0. Shot put: 1. Chase Snyder, BC, 51-1; 2. Jacob Long, OC, 41-8; 3. Grant Kirwan, BC, 40-0; 4. Marcus Reynolds, NC, 39-10; 5. Carter Rautenberg, EV, 38-3.5; 6. Isaiah Purviance, BC, 38-3; 7. Andrew Walton, NC, 37-8.5; 8. Gavyn Clause, EV, 37-6. 4x400: 1. West Holt, 3:37.48 (Thiele, Rentschler, Kraus, Tasler); 2. North Central, 3:44.45 (Munger, Pfister, Needham, Bruns); 3. St. Mary's, 3:45.64 (Pribil, Semin, Winkelbauer, Semin); 4. Stuart, 3:46.70 (Paxton, Pease, Steinhauser, Dvorak); 5. Boyd County, 3:48.81 (Hermsen, Koenig, Disterhaupt, Koenig); 6. Neligh-Oakdale, 3:54.61 (Carothers, Wilkinson, Snyder, Dempsey); 7. Elkhorn Valley, 3:56.77 (Ollendick, Bennett, Howard, Miller); 8. Clearwater/Orchard, 4:01.83 (Marino, Arroyo, Umphress, Nolze). 4x100: 1. West Holt, 45.50 (NEW CONFERENCE RECORD) 1. Brown, Kraus, McCart, Tasler); 2. Stuart, 46.42 (Kunz, Pease, Paxton, Paxton); 3. Neligh-Oakdale, 46.76 (Jones, Sehi, Snyder, Wilkinson); 4. North Central, 47.66 (Pospichal, Palmer, Bruns, Smith); 5. Elkhorn Valley, 47.68 (Petersen, Krick, Miller, Howard); 6. St. Mary's, 48.12 (Benson, Semin, Winkelbauer, Pribil); 7. Ewing High School, 48.28, (Li, Hobbs, Napier, Rotherham); 8. Boyd County, 48.40 (Hermsen, Disterhaupt, Nelson, Koenig). 4x800: 1. North Central, 9:16.97 (Palmer, Erickson, Bruns, Mundorf); 2. West Holt, 9:26.22, Laible, Albrecth, Brown, Larby); 3. Stuart, 9:33.86 (Steinhauser, Steinhauser, Kunz, Dvorak); 4. Clearwater/Orchard, 9:51.90, Nolze, Arroyo, Umphress, Smith); 5. Niobrara/Verdigre, 9:53.46 (Pavelka, Ives, Pritchett, Dekay); 6. Boyd County, 10:01.78 (Almgren, Hiatt, Kersch, McBride); 7. Neligh-Oakdale, 10:05.33 (Carothers, Claussen, Higgins, Juarez); 8. Elkhorn Valley, 10:21.74, (Furstenau, Smith, Vondra, Bennett). 400: 1. Jordan Tasler, WH, 51.61; 2. Trace Ebert, NC, 52.05; 3. Wyatt Paxton, STU, 52.85; 4. Grady Semin, SM, 53.59; 5. Aaron Kraus, WH, 53.76; 6. Grant Winkelbauer, SM, 54.35; 7. Byron Pfister, NC, 54.69; 8. Connor Semin, SM, 55.44. 3200: 1. Brandon Mundorf, NC, 11:02.75; 2. Eli Thiele, OC, 11:12.26; 3. Hunter Bennett, EV, 11:27.32; 4. Cody Erickson, NC, 11:37.64; 5. Mylan Andrews, NC, 11:37.98; 6. Joseph Albrecht, WH, 11:52.8; 7. Ethan Moses, CWC, 11:58.11; 8. Nathan Larson, CWC, 12:02.37. 110 Hurdles: 1. Colton Munger, NC, 15.5 (NEW MEET RECORD); 2. Kolton Needham, NC, 15.96, 3. Braedyn Ollendick, EV, 16.3; 4. Isiac Kurpgeweit, N-O, 16.35; 5. Logan Wieneke, WH, 16.46; 6. Kaleb Pofahl, N-O, 17.33; 7. Gunner Vargas, NV, 19.62; 8. Levi Lewis, NC, 19.69. 100: 1. Cade Wilkinson, N-O, 11.49; 2. Houston Marino, OC, 11.81; 3. Jackson Waldo, CWC, 12.0; 4. Grant Pease, STU, 12.04; 5. Grady Semin, SM, 12.06; 6. Kolton Krick, EV, 12.06; 7. Mitchell Petersen, EV, 12.15; 8. Colby Sehi, N-O, 12.16. 800: 1. Trace Ebert, NC, 2:07.33; 2. Cole Belitz, N-O, 2:08.08; 3. Benjamin Thiele, WH, 2:08.9; 4. Grant Winkelbauer, SM, 2:11.13; 5. Ben Bruns, NC, 2:16.79; 6. Adam Dekay, NV, 2:19.09; 7. Adam Miller, EV, 2:20.51; 8. Christian Carothers, EV, 2:24.14. 300 Hurdles: 1. Kolton Needham, NC, 42.53; 2. Isiac Kurpgeweit, N-O, 43.37; 3. Colton Munger, NC, 43.64; 4. Braedyn Ollendick, EV, 44.08; 5. Connor Semin, SM, 44.43; 6. Dalton Rotherham, EW, 47.12; 7. Kaleb Pofahl, 47.40; 8. Coltin Vargas, NV, 48.97. 200: 1. Wyatt Paxton, STU, 23.72; 2. Houston Marino, OC, 24.14; 3. Grady Semin, SM, 24.22; 4. Cade Wilkinson, N-O, 24.24; 5. Trace Ebert, NC, 24.55; 6. Kolton Krick, EV, 24.87; 7. Jakeem Brown, WH, 25.01; 8. Blake Benson, SM, 25.48. 1600: 1. Cole Belitz, N-O, 4:52.97; 2. Brandon Mundorf, NC, 4:53.84; 3. Eli Thiele, OC, 5:20.18; 4. Ryan Steinhauser, STU, 5:21.95; 5. Hunter Bennett, EV, 5:25.88; 6. Cody Erickson, NC, 5:34.74; 7. Mylan Andrews, NC, 5:35.7; 8. Toby Ives, NV, 5:36.35. Girls Results Team scores: 1. West Holt 115, 2. North Central 107.5; 3. Elkhorn Valley 64.5; 4. Stuart 61; 5. St. Mary’s 58, 6. Ewing 55, 6. Neligh-Oakdale 55, 8. Boyd County 46, 9. CWC 39, 10. Niobrara/Verdigre 32, 11. Elgin Public/Pope John 16, 12. Clearwater/Orchard 11. High jump: Hunter Wiebelhaus, NC, 5-2; 2. JoCee Johnston, OC, 5-0; 3. Andrea Sucha, NV, 4-10; 4. Abby Everitt, St. Mary’s, 4-10; 5. Lexi Bode, EPPJ, 4-10; 6. Alexis Larson, EV, 4-8; 7. Miah Wiebelhaus, NC, 4-6; 8.Olivia Nall, EV, 4-6. Shot put: 1. Taylor Peter, CWC, 38-0; 2. Ashley Koenig, EW, 34-7; 3. Leighton Mlady, WH, 34-5.50; 4. Mackinzie Arnholt, NC, 33-2.5; 5. Sierra Udd, NC, 32-8.5; 6. JoCee Johnston, OC, 30-9; 7. Jayla Froman, BC, 30-6; 8. Alyssa Fehringer, St. Mary’s, 30-2.5. Long jump: 1. Claire Whitesel, N-O, 16-0.5; 2. Abby Everitt, SM, 15-11; 3. Lauryn Hoffman, BC, 15-4.5; 4. Brooke Ehlers, CWC, 14-6.5; 5. Sierra Rystrom, EV, 14-4.5; 6. Chaney Konopasek, NV, 14-2.5; 7. Tiana Thramer, EW, 14-1.5; 8. Daisy Frick, NC, 13-11.5. Triple jump: 1. Tiana Thramer, EW, 31-10; 2. Ashley Koenig, EW, 31-8; 3. Claire Whitesel, N-O, 31-4.75; 4. Emily Nordby, EW, 31-2; 5. Mariah Smalley, BC, 30-7.75; 6. Andrea Sucha, NV, 30-7; 7. Lexi Bode, EPPJ, 30-5.75; 8. Keely Munger, NC, 30-2.75. Discus: 1. Leighton Mlady, WH, 115-9.5; 2. Sierra Udd, NC, 109-5.5; 3. Jayla Froman, BC, 105-4.5; 4. Ashley Koenig, EW, 100-10; 5. Cadence Kramer, STU, 98-6.5; 6. Taylor Peter, CWC, 92-1.75; 7. Hailey Rotherham, EW, 91-5; 8. Tessa Metschke, CWC, 88-0. Pole vault: 1. Landyn Mlady, WH, 8-2; 2. Katie Pongratz, SM, 8-0; 3. Amber Miller, EV, 8-0; 4. Ashley Larby, WH, 8-0; 5. Olivia Nall, EV, 7-6; 6. Paige Furstenau, N-O, 7-6; 7. Alisha Larson, EV, 7-0; 8. Haley Peek, WH, 6-6; 8. Jillian Buell, NC, 6-6. 4x400: 1 North Central, 4:35.67 ( Munger, Buell, Miah Wiebelhuas, Hunter Wiebelhaus); 2. Elkhorn Valley, 4:37.53 (Miller, Ollendick, Rystrom, Black); 3. West Holt, 4:41.83 (Larby, Wentworth, Mlady, Wetzel); 4. Elgin/Pope John, 4:43.70 (Dunn, Zegers, Krebs, Bode); 5. Niobrara/Verdigre, 4:49.33 (Konopasek, Guenther, Randa, Sucha); 6 Neligh-Oakdale, 4:50.47 (Furstenau, Boggs, Frey, Schrader); 7. CWC 4:51.33 (Hoerle, Metschke, Ehlers, Dierks); 8. Stuart, 5:05.00 (Alder, Alder, Schmaderer, Krame). 4x100: 1 North Central, 53.54 (Munger, Buell, Miah Wiebelhaus, Hunter Wiebelhaus); 2. West Holt, 54.31 (Jelinek, Larby, Peek, Brown); 3. Stuart, 54.96 (Schmaderer,Schroder, Fessler, Engel); 4. Elkhorn Valley, 55.49 (Gale, Ollendick, Rystrom, Miller); 5. Boyd County, 55.56 (Hausmann, Hoffman, Brestel, Magwire); 6. Ewing, 56.12 (Summers, Thramer, Schindler, Schroeder); 7. Neligh-Oakdale, 56.39 (Kurpgeweit, Bergman, Furstenau, Whitesel); 8. Niobrara/Verdigre, 59.87 (Bluebird, Parks, Guenther, Ravencamp). 4x800: 1. CWC, 11:00.60 (Peter, Koenig, Genereux, Pokorny); 2. North Central, 11:04.88 (Munger, Wiebelhuas, Frick, Rebecca 4) Teel); 3. Stuart, 11:23.90 (Dickau, Schroder, Paxton, Kaup); 4. West Holt, 11:30.61 (Rentschler, Wentworth, Jarecke, Wetzel); 5. Elkhorn Valley, 11:38.10 (Frey, Bacon, Black, Nall); 6. Neligh-Oakdale 12:10.78 (Bixler, Frey, Bixler, Kerkman); 7. Niobrara/Verdigre, 12:25.73 (Ware, Bluebird, Kitto, Bartling). 400: 1. Kevona Brown, WH, 1:01.97; 2. Reaghan Engel, STU, 1:03.61; 3. Hunter Wiebelhaus, NC, 1:03.80; 4. Lauryn Hoffman, BC, 1:05.45; 5. Lexi Schroder, STU, 1:08.08; 6. Daisy Frick, NC, 1:08.46; 7. Haley Zegers, EPPJ, 1:08.54; 8. Brooke Ehlers, CWC, 1:09.17. 3200: 1. Emma Bixler, N-O, 13:00.14; 2. Carlie Wetzel, WH, 13:15.96; 3. Kira Dickau, STU, 13:37.56; 4. Katilynn Kaup, STU, 13:41.21; 5. Riley Teel, NC, 13:47.74; 6. Brianna Rentschler, WH, 13:53.94; 7. Heather Atkinson, BC, 14:02.30; 8. Naomi Troy, WH, 14:55.10. 100 Hurdles: 1. Hannah Ollendick, EV, 17.79; 2. Cassie Neibauer, WH, 18.31; 3. Trinity Kurpgeweit, N-O, 18.35; 4. Andrea Sucha, NV, 18.75; 5. Sidney Stallbaum, EW, 19.12; 6. Haley Fleetwood, EV, 19.18; 7. Brenna Wagner, EW, 19.35; 8. Jenna Hallock, NC, 20.71. 100: 1. Kevona Brown, WH, 13.01; 2. Abby Everitt, SM, 13.33; 3. Reaghan Engel, STU, 13.49; 4. Jenna Hallock, NC, 14.11; 5. Natalie Hausmann, BC, 14.12; 6. Landyn Mlady, WH, 14.31; 7. Cheyenne Pokorny, CWC, 14.33. 800: 1. Faith Williamson, SM, 2:31.36; 2. Daisy Frick, NC, 2:44.6; 3. Mariah Smalley, BC, 2:45.02; 4. Rebecca Frick, NC, 2:47.48, 5. Hailey Genereux, CWC, 2:49.03; 6. Anna Heilhecker, EPPJ, 2:50.21; 7. Lindee Wentworth, WH, 2:50.21; 8. Taylor Peter, CWC, 2:51.96. 300 Hurdles: 1. Hannah Ollendick, EV, 51.07; 2. Chaney Konopasek, NV, 51.95; 3. Sidney Stallbaum, EW, 52.49; 4. Carney Black, EV, 53.22; 5. Claire Whitesel, N-O, 53.8; 6. Jenna Hallock, NC, 55.14; 7. Leighton Mlady, WH, 55.86; 8. Kasey Teel, NC, 57.08. 200: 1. Kevona Brown, WH, 26.87; 2. Abby Everitt, SM, 27.64; 3. Reaghan Engel, STU, 27.97; 4. Lauryn Hoffman, BC, 28.37; 5. Jillian Buell, NC, 28.90; 6. Ashley Larby, WH, 28.94; 7. Jenna Hallock, NC, 30.32. 1600: 1. Faith Williamson, SM, 5:53.44; 2. Emma Bixler, N-O, 6:00.82; 3. Kira Dickau, STU, 6:05.61; 4. Daisy Frick, NC, 6:05.69; 5. Carlie Wetzel, WH, 6:10.6; 6. Katilynn Kaup, STU, 6:17.7; 7. Heather Atkinson, BC, 6:23.37; 8. Rebecca Frick, NC, 6:25.97. JH Boys Results 4x400: 1. Elgin/Pope John, 4:14.11 (Hoefer, Pelster, Kittleson, Wemhoff); 2. North Central, 4:25.01 (Orton, Hagan, Clay, Pfister); 3. West Holt, 4:27.37 (Jelinek, Wentworth, Curtis, Olson); 4. Elkhorn Valley, 4:28.93 (Ollendick, Decker, Bromley, Werner); 5. Stuart, 4:35.88 (Addison, Steinhauser, Paxton, Mustin); 6. Orch/Clw/Ewing, 4:39.67 (Schroeder, Petite, Wickersham, Thiele); 7. Boyd County, 4:43.81 (Atkinson, Hansen, Hilkemann, Koenig). 4x100: 1 Neligh-Oakdale 'A' 53.15 (Whitesel, Gadeken, Furstenau, Coover); 2. Elgin/Pope John, 53.21 (Kinney, Pelster, Kinney, Wemhoff); 3. Elkhorn Valley, 56.04, (Decker, Ollendick, Hansen, Werner); 4. Stuart, 56.85 (Avita, Thurlow, Stephenson, Kaup); 5. West Holt, 1:01.51 (Hartgrave, Olson, Hoffman, Wentworth); 6. Boyd County, 1:04.49 (Atkinson, Hilkemann, Reed, Koenig); 7. North Central, 1:05.75 (Wiebelhaus, Hallock, Craven, Morales); 8. Orch/Clw/Ewing, 1:10.02 (Napier, Hupp, Behnk, Napier). 300 Hurdles: 1. Carson Anderson, NC, 49.18; 2. Trevor Thomson, OCE, 50.14; 3. Corbin Kinney, EPPJ, 51.05, 4. Tyler Jelinek, WH, 51.35; 5. Haden Kaup, STU, 51.56; 6. Trysten Coover, N-O, 53.57; 7. Kendrick Schroeder, OCE, 54.05. 800: 1. Alex Thiele, OCE, 2:25.58; 2. Raden Orton, NC, 2:27.11; 3. Mason Hagen, NC, 2:29.11; 4. Myles Kittleson, EPPJ, 2:32.58; 5. Simon Addison, STU, 2:34.33; 6. Derris Hansen, BC, 2:35.28; 7. Isaac Everitt, SM, 2:37.63; 8. Mavrick Hegemann, EV, 2:39.48. 200: 1.Trevor Thomson, OCE, 26.71, 2. Jack Wemhoff, EPPJ, 27.38; 3. Kyle Steinhauser, 28.02; 4. Kendrick Schroeder, OCE, 28.17; 5. Camryn Pelster, EPPJ, 28.51; 6. Jameson Painter, NC, 28.72; 7. Tyler Hartgrave, WH, 28.98; 8. Will Pfister, NC, 29.29. 400: 1. Trevor Thomson, OCE, 1:00.36; 2. Carson Whitesel, N-O, 1:03.20; 3. Kyle Steinhauser, STU, 1:04.61; 4. Elijah Clay, NC, 1:05.38; 5. Jackson Kaup, NC, 1:05.44; 6. Mason Hagan, NC, 1:05.64; 7. Brendyn Ollendick, EV, 1:05.88; 8. Levi Curtis, WH, 1:06.41. 100: 1. Trevor Thomson, OCE, 13.0; 2. Aiden Kuester, N-O, 13.31; 3. Jack Wemhoff, EPPJ,13.41; 4. Kyle Steinhauser, STU,13.42; 5. Camryn Pelster, EPPJ, 13.70; 6. Jameson Painter, NC, 13.90; 7. Jaykwon Petite, OCE, 13.95; 8. Tyler Hartgrave, WH, 13.97. 100 Hurdles: 1. Carter Werner, EV, 17.11; 2. Corbin Kinney, EPPJ, 18.19; 3. Carson Anderson, NC, 18.59; 4. Bryson Gadeken, N-O, 19.09; 5. AJ Olson, WH, 19.31; 6. Haden Kaup, STU, 20.71; 7. Trysten Coover, N-O, 20.77; 8. Carter Gotschall, WH, 24.00. 1600: 1. Alex Thiele, OCE, 5:39.93; 2. Mason Schaffer, EV, 5:49.44; 3. Paiton Hoefer, EPPJ, 5:52.95; 4. Christian Hoffman, WH, 5:55.44; 5. Ian Larson, WH, 5:55.54; 6. Austin Good, EPPJ, 5:57.02; 7. Schuyler Mustin, STU, 5:57.73; 8. Deegan Johnson, BC, 6:00.48. 4x800: 1. North Central, 10:32.90 (Anderson, Clay, Hagan, Orton); 2. Elkhorn Valley, 11:03.40 (Schaffer, Hansen, Warneke, Hegemann); 3. West Holt, 11:11.50 (Hoffman, Nelson, Davis, Larson); 4. Boyd County, 11:13.60 (Atkinson, Koenig, Hansen, Koenig); 5. Elgin/Pope John, 11:15.20 (Thiessen, Heilhecker, Henn, Hoefer); 6. Orch/Clw/Ewing, 11:26.30 (Thiele, Thiele, Wickersham, Bearinger); 7. Stuart, 11:39.40 (Addison, Paxton, Thurlow, Yemma); 8. St. Mary's, 12:08.50 (Parks, Werth, Wiese, Everitt). Pole Vault: 1. Aiden Kuester, N-O, 10-0; 2. Carson Whitesel, N-O, 8-0; 3. Mavrick Hegemann, EV, 8-0; 4. Owen Vondra, EV, 7-6; 5. Chase Furstenau, N-O, 7-6; 6. Christian Hoffman, WH, 7-0; 7. Carter Gotschall, WH, 6-0. Discus: 1. Aiden Kuester, N-O, 123-06; 2. Levi Curtis, WH, 105-10; 3. Wyatt Scofield, SM, 103-04; 4. Levi Cronk, OCE, 100-03; 5. Jack Gydesen, SM, 94-08; 6. Beau Wiebelhaus, NC, 87-09; 7. David Durre, EPPJ, 87-01; 8. Peyton Bromley, EV, 83-04. Long jump: 1. Myles Kittleson, EPPJ, 16-02.5; 2. Jaykwon Petite, OCE, 15-11.5; 3. Will Pfister, NC, 14-11.5; 4. Austin Good, EPPJ, 14-8; 5. Jameson Painter, NC, 14-4.5; 6. Peter Jesse, CWC, 14-0.5; 7. Tyler Hartgrave, WH, 13-11.5; 8. Kendrick Schroeder, OCE, 13-10. Shot put: 1. Joe Ahlers, OCE, 33-9; 1. David Durre, EPPJ, 33-9; 3. Wyatt Scofield, SM, 33-3.75; 4. Landyn Schrader, N-O, 33-3; 5. Levi Cronk, OCE, 32-11.25 6. Levi Curtis, WH, 32-5.75; 7. Tory Thurlow, STU, 32-3.25; 8. Blake Wolinski, CWC, 31-11. Triple jump: 1. Tyler Jelinek, WH, 34-1; 2. Bryson Gadeken, N-O, 32-2.25 3. Haden Kaup, STU, 31-7.50; 4. Carson Anderson, NC, 31-2.25; 5. Jaykwon Petite, OCE, 30-11.5; 6. Dalton Alder, SM, 29-6.75; 7. Chase Furstenau, N-O, 29-5; 8. Derris Hansen, BC, 28-7. High jump: 1. Aiden Kuester, N-O, 5-6; 2. Carter Werner, EV, 5-0; 3. Carson Whitesel, N-O, 5-0; 4. AJ Olson, WH, 4-10; 5. Bryson Gadeken, N-O, 4-10; 6. Schuyler Mustin, STU, 4-10; 7. Will Pfister, NC, 4-10; 8. Jackson Kaup, NC, 4-10. JH Girls Results Pole vault: 1. Brooklyn Buell, NC, 8-0 (NEW CONFERENCE RECORD); 2. Emma Winkelbauer, SM, 7-6; 3. Rylee Herbert, EV, 7-0; 4. Emma Otte, SM, 6-6; 5. Lainey Smith, WH, 6-0; 6. Katelynn Kratz, WH, 5-6; 7.Makinley Cadwallader, WH, 5-6; 8. Joslynn Larson, EV, 5-0. Triple jump: 1. Maci Nemetz, WH, 29-10; 2. Adisyn Anderson, NC, 29-4; 3. Bree Breithaupt, NV, 29-2.5; 4. Lacey Paxton, STU, 28-6.75; 5. Rylee Poessnecker, WH, 28-1; 6. Paige Drueke, BC, 27-3.5; 7. Sydney Estill, STUA, 26-6.5; 8. Ellie Ruterbories, EPPJ, 26-4. Shot put: 1. Amelia Hoffman, BC, 27-0.5; 2. Anna Rudloff, NV, 26-9; 3. McKenzie Snyder, BC, 25-10; 4. Lana Hooey, WH, 25-10; 5. Autumn Hoppe, WH, 25-04.5; 6. Harper Klabenes, OCE, 24-7; 7. Ella Mitchell, NC, 23-11.5; 8. Kadence Dworak, EPPJ, 23-6. Discus: 1. Amelia Hoffman, BC, 89-3; 2. Harper Klabenes, OCE, 75-8; 3. Joslyn Eby, SM, 74-0; 4. Allie Stephen, NC, 71-0; 5. Anna Rudloff, NV, 70-7, 6. Emma Winkelbauer, SM, 70-1; 7. Mackenzie Kaup, WH, 67-4; 8. Harley Stark, NV, 65-6. Long jump: 1. Hadley Cheatum, OCE, 14-7; 2. EmiLee Walnofer, WH, 13-9; 3. Bree Breithaupt, NV, 13-3; 4. Ashlynne Charf, EPPJ, 13-2; 5. Summer Vesely, NV, 13-2; 6. Paige Drueke, BC,12-6; 7. Aubrey Jackson, OCE, 12-6; 8. Lacey Paxton, STU, 12-6. High jump: 1. EmiLee Walnofer, WH, 4-6; 2. Maci Nemetz, WH, 4-4; 3. Taylynne Charf, EPPJ, 4-4; 4. Sydney Estill, STU, 4-4; 5. Katelynn Kratz, WH, 4-2; 6. Emma Otte, SM, 4-0; 6. Ryanne Pistulka, SM, 4-0; 6. Mariah Ost, NC, 4-0. 4x400: 1. St. Mary's, 4:41.49 (Winkelbauer, Reiman, Williamson, Hedstrom); 2. West Holt, 4:53.41 (Karo, Watson, Smith, Kratz); 3. North Central, 4:54.02 (Buell, Cosgrove, Ost, Taylor); 4. Elgin/Pope John, 5:00.08 (Martinsen, Eisenhauer, Ruterbories, Ruterbories); 5. Stuart, 5:07.80 (Estill, Kramer, Paxton, Pulis); 6. Elkhorn Valley, 5:09.99 (Howard, Penne, Furstenau, Herbert); 7. Orch/Clw/Ewing, 5:27.94 (Parker, Mendoza, Hoffman, Dougherty); 8. Niobrara/Verdigre, 5:41.21 (Guenther, Harley, Nielsen, Pritchett). 4x100:1. Elgin/Pope John, 57.44 (Charf, Martinsen, Dozler, Charf); 2. St. Mary's, 58.79 (Otte, Williamson, Reiman, Hedstrom); 3. Niobrara/Verdigre, 59.65 (Breithaupt, Pritchett, Miller, Vesely); 4. North Central, 1:00.14 (Anderson, Lewis, Dearmont, Pospichal); 5. Elkhorn Valley, 1:00.76 (Herbert, Howard, Furstenau, Harper); 6. West Holt, 1:01.18 (Watson, Beckwith, Smith, Campbell); 7. Neligh-Oakdale, 1:03.82 (Booth, Parra, Johnson, Blecher); 8. Orch/Clw/Ewing, 1:11.75 (Olivan, Arroyo, Schlecht, Ferris). 300 Hurdles: 1. Allie Cosgrove, NC, 54.29; 2. Lorissa Reiman, SM, 56.15; 3. Jamie Dozler, EPPJ, 57.17; 4. Ryanne Pistulka, SM, 58.36; 5. Maci Nemetz, WH, 59.66; 6. Josilyn Miller, NV, 1:00.54; 7. Morgan Lewis, NC, 1:00.88; 8. Brenna Martinsen, EPPJ, 1:01.26. 800: 1. Madison Davis, WH, 2:35.58; 2. Hadley Cheatum, OCE, 2:38.44; 3. Paige Drueke, BC, 2:45.40; 4. Bailee Palmer, NC, 2:47.15; 5. Natasha Zeisler, BC, 2:56.27; 6. Whitlee Paxton, STU, 3:01.82; 7. Cil McCormick, NV, 3:07.30; 8. Emma Lea Ruterbories, EPPJ, 3:08.29. 200: 1. Brooklyn Buell, NC, 28.96; 2. Taylynne Charf, EPPJ, 30.45; 3. Rylee Herbert, EV, 30.83; 4. EmiLee Walnofer, WH, 30.86; 5. Summer Vesely, NV, 31.16; 6. Emma Winkelbauer, SM, 31.18; 7. Kirsten Koenig, CWC, 31.47; 8. Aubrey Jackson, OCE, 32.28. 400: 1. Hadley Cheatum, OCE, 1:04.95; 2. Brooklyn Buell, NC, 1:07.34; 3. Madison Davis, WH, 1:07.74; 4. Mya Hedstrom, SM, 1:08.58; 5. Dalya Dearmont, NC, 1:10.89; 6. Lacey Paxton, STU, 1:12.21; 7. Brenna Martinsen, EPPJ, 1:12.26; 8. Sydney Estill, STU, 1:12.97. 100: 1. EmiLee Walnofer, WH, 14.38; 2. Mya Hedstrom, SM, 14.88; 3. Taylynne Charf, EPPJ, 14.89; 4. Summer Vesely, NV, 15.11; 5. Kirsten Koenig, CWC, 15.25; 6. Susan Watson, WH, 15.31; 7. Adisyn Anderson, NC, 15.34; 8. Brittany Beckwith, WH, 15.37. 100 Hurdles: 1. Lorissa Reiman, SM, 19.41; 2. Jamie Dozler, EPPJ, 19.63; 3. Maci Nemetz, WH, 19.79; 4. Ryanne Pistulka, SM, 20.01; 5. Josilyn Miller, NV, 20.54; 6. Kirsten Koenig, CWC, 20.70; 7. Makinley Cadwallader, WH, 20.89; 8. Morgan Lewis, NC, 21.13. 1600: 1. Bailee Palmer, NC, 6:13.61; 2. Keira Taylor, NC, 6:21.47; 3. Paige Drueke, BC, 6:21.92; 4. Natasha Zeisler, BC, 6:41.05; 5. Abigail Thiele, WH, 6:54.14; 6. Sharon Bartak, EPPJ, 7:07.87; 7. Cil McCormick, NV, 7:14.18; 8. Joslynn Larson, EV, 7:21.79. Despite frigid at the Atkinson-Stuart County Club Saturday, several Antelope County golf teams had strong showings at the meet.
West Holt captured the team title with a 175 team score. Creighton was the runner-up with a 179, followed Neligh-Oakdale (187), Clearwater/Orchard (193), O’Neill (196), Boyd County (200), Plainview (203), Elgin Public/Pope John (203), West Holt’s junior varsity (224), North Central (226), Niobrara/Verdigre (255) and Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing (259). Four of the Huskies’ five golfers medaled, led by Austin Wenner who scored a match-low 42, Jaxson Cadwallader’s was the individual runner-up with a 44, Max Roberts placed seventh with a 44, followed by Garrison Hansen’s 45. Jaegher Ogden shot a 48. Four of the Bulldogs’ golfers also brought home a medal. Conner Hammer and Bryce Zimmerer each notched a 44 to finish fifth and sixth, respectively, Braxton Brockhaus was ninth with a 45 and Tyler Wagner took 12th with a 46. Brennan Pint accounted for a 56. Garret Belitz (45) and Austin Rice (46) each earned medals for the Warriors, placing 10th and 11th, respectively. Caleb Payne shot a 46, Neven Kline recorded a 50 and Brock Kester had a 59. For OC, Ryan Wilhelm tallied a 46, followed by Gage Clifton’s 47, Blake Hoke’s 48, Rafe Grebin’s 52 and Avery Cheatum’s 66. O’Neill’s Riley Dinslage placed third with a 44 and Cole Gaughenbaugh was 14th with a 46. Hunter Cullen accumulated a 52, Peyton Matthews had a 54 and Tommy Kaczor accounted for a 58. Hunter Reestman paced the Wolfpack with a 46. Conor Ramold notched a 48, Skylar Reestman carded a 53, Kyle Schumacher shot a 56 and Cade Heithoff added a 57. Joe Seger (51), Jackson Butterfield (56), Grant Mlinar (56), Lucas Olson (61) and Nathaniel Ketteler (62) competed for the Huskies’ JV squad. Camden Eisenhauer received a medal after scoring a 46 to place 15th. Kenny Justo recorded a 48, followed Rane Vesley’s 67, Max Hollmann’s 94 and Jordayn LaPlante’s 116. Logan Sanford led CWC/E with a 53. Emily Kerpgeweit shot a 61, Kyra Farewell tallied a 72, Cauy Duba accumulated a 73 and Jordan Laetsch added a 75, West Holt and O’Neill travel to Ainsworth County Club for a meet Monday at 9 a.m. The Neligh-Oakdale golf squad sends its varsity team to the Lakeview Invite Monday at 9 a.m., while the junior varsity travels to Santee for a 10 a.m. meet. Creighton competes at the Lewis and Clark Conference meet Monday at 10 a.m. at Plainview. Niobrara/Verdigre hosts Clearwater/Orchard, Elgin Public/Pope John, Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing at the Niobrara Invite at Rolling Hills Golf Course Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Despite suffering a major injury early in the winter season, Elgin Public senior Kaylee Martinsen still accomplished her dream of becoming a collegiate athlete after signing her letter of intent to continue her education and track career at Doane University.
“I’ve wanted to do sports (in college), but I never knew what sport I wanted to do,” Martinsen stated. “Once I hit high school and did track, I found a passion and enjoyed it.” Martinsen has been rehabbing her injury for the past few months, but is well on her way to recovery to be back for her freshman season. “It’s had it’s rough times but it’s good,” Martinsen noted. “I’m starting to jog right now and it’s getting better. My surgeon said I’m doing too good to be where I’m at. That’s a good thing.” Martinsen has turned her setback into a positive and believes her experience will help her. “It has pushed me to be the best I can be,” Martinesen continued. “I had a downfall my senior year and I’m going to come back even stronger.” The senior Wolfpack trackster expects to start her collegiate career as a high jumper, but plans to eventually move to the heptathlon. “The sky is the limit with her,” commented Elgin Public/Pope John assistant track coach Trey Rossman. “As long as she keeps her head down and works hard, there’s no limit to seeing what her potential could be.” As a heptathlete, Martinsen will compete in the 100 meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 meter dash, long jump, javelin throw and 800 meter run. The future Lady Tiger believes her versatile high school athletic career in volleyball, basketball and track will help her at the next level. “Doing all three (sports) really helps out because I can stay in shape, use different muscles for each sport and jumping is in all three of those sports,” Martinsen said. “I can’t wait.” Making the transition to collegiate athletics is always difficult, but add in coming off of an injury, Martinsen has been leaning heavily on those who have played at the next level. Luckily for the senior, two of her track coaches played in college. “It’s a little different in college,” Rossman remarked. “Matt (Koeppe) and I were both college athletes ourselves and it’s a lot more specialized. “ Martinsen plans to major in health and society to become an occupational therapist. There will be a two-hour late start for two sporting events in Atkinson on Saturday.
The Niobrara Valley Conference Track Meet and the West Holt Golf Invite will both start late. The NVC track meet will be held Saturday, April 26 with field events starting at 11:30 a.m. and running events at 1 p.m., according to N-O athletic director Ron Beacom. Pole vault will now begin at 1:30 p.m. Beacom said the golf meet in Atkinson will have shotgun start at 11 a.m. All of the Antelope County track teams will compete in the track meet, and N-O, OC and EPPJ are all slated to tee off in the golf meet. Several Antelope County tracksters picked a great time to hit their PRs as they brought home medals from the elite Norfolk Classic Track and Field Meet on Thursday.
Warrior senior Cole Belitz ran his fastest 1,600 meter run of the season to finish as runner up in the event at the invite-only meet. He crossed the finish line in 4:48.33 for the second place medal. Belitz also earned fourth place in the pole vault with his top vault of 12-8. Emma Bixler of Neligh-Oakdale ran her season-best time of 5:53.57 in the 1,600 meter run for the fifth place medal at the Classic. Cyclone senior Jake Long claimed third place in the high jump with a leap of 6-4. He ended just shy of the medals for seventh place finishes in the long jump and triple jump with marks of 20-3.5 and 40-9, respectively. Elkhorn Valley's Amber Miller went 9-0 in the pole vault to pick up a sixth place medal. Finishing in eighth at the Classic were Isiac Kurpgeweit of Neligh-Oakdale and JoCee Johnston of OC. Kurpgeweit recorded a jump of 39-1 in the triple jump and Johnston jumped 4-10 in the high jump. Girls Results: Long jump: 1. Jordyn Carr, Allen, 18-0; 2. Lindsay Kneifl, Wisner-Pilger, 17-1 3/4; 3. Makenna Taake, Battle Creek, 16-9; 4. Amaya Williams, Norfolk, 16-8; 5. Abby Everitt, O'Neill St. Mary's, 16-5; 6. Jamie Pierce, West Point-Beemer, 16-1 1/4. Shot put: 1. Kendra Paasch, West Point-Beemer, 42-2 1/4; 2. Mary Fennessy, Norfolk Catholic, 40-11 1/4; 3. Brooke Languis, Ponca, 39-11 3/4; 4. Abby Meinke, Battle Creek, 39-2; 5. Erin Painter, Ainsworth, 38-1 1/4; 6. Alaina Villalpando, Norfolk, 36-4 1/4. High jump: 1. Hunter Wiebelhaus, North Central, 5-4; 2. Maggie Brahmer, Pierce, 5-2; 3. Abby Everitt, Wisner-Pilger, 5-0; 4. Jordan Wegner, Wisner-Pilger, 5-0; 5. Tria McLean, Battle Creek, 5-0; 6. Riley Seifert, Battle Creek, 5-0. Triple jump: 1. Renee Brummels, Battle Creek, 38-7 (meet record); 2. Taya Beller, Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family, 37-10 3/4; 3. Lindsay Kneifl, Wisner-Pilger, 35-5; 4. Abby Everitt, O'Neill St. Mary's, 34-7; 5. Gina Wragge, Pierce, 33-9 1/2; 6. Belle Harms, Guardian Angels Central Catholic, 32-6 1/2. Discus: 1. Erin Painter, Ainsworth, 141-7; 2. Kendra Paasch, West Point-Beemer, 140-1; 3. Erin Prusa, Howells-Dodge, 137-9; 4. Becca Gebhardt, Lutheran High Northeast, 127-9; 5. Mary Fennessy, Norfolk Catholic, 127-8; 6. Alexa Ames, Lutheran High Northeast, 115-10. Pole vault: 1. Nealy Brummond, Norfolk, 11-3 (meet record); 2. Maysn Dorey, Wayne, 10-0; 3. Sydeny Rader, Norfolk, 9-4; 4. Arleth Ramirez, Norfolk and Anna Kassmeier, Norfolk Catholic, 9-0; 6. Amber Miller, Elkhorn Valley, 9-0. 100: 1. Sara Reifenrath, Hartington Cedar Catholic, 12.20 (meet and stadium record); 2. Ashley Ostrand, Emerson-Hubbard-Pender, 12.58; 3. Paige Nissen, Wausa, 12.85; 4. Jasmine Kment, Stanton, 13.11; 5. Rebecca a, West Point-Beemer, 13.18; 6. Lindsay Kneifl, Wisner-Pilger, 13.27. 200: 1. Sara Reifenrath, Hartington Cedar Catholic, 25.05; 2. Ashley Ostrand, Emerson-Hubbard-Pender, 26.41; 3. Paige Nissen, Wausa and Kevona Brown, Atkinson West Holt, 26.67; 5. Abby Everitt, O'Neill St. Mary's, 27.25; 6. Reaghan Engel, Stuart, 27.59. 400: 1. Sara Reifenrath, Hartington Cedar Catholic, 58.35; 2. Allison Weidner, Humphrey St. Francis, 1:00.81; 3. Ashley Ostrand, Emerson-Hubbard-Pender, 1:01.43; 4. Lindsay Kneifl, Wisner-Pilger, 1:02.09; 5. Alli Jackson, Allen, 1:02.68; 6. Kevona Brown, Atkinson West Holt, 1:02.75.2. 800: 1. Kelsey Larsen, Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur, 2:27.71; 2. Gabi Meyer, Wayne, 2:28.80; 3. Alexus Sindelar, Pierce, 2:29.34; 4. Esther Nelson, Wausa, 2;30.82; 5. Sidney Swanson, West Point-Beemer, 2:33.29; 6. Faith Williamson, O'Neill St. Mary, 2:33.30. 1,600: 1. Faith Williams, O'Neill St. Mary's, 5:45.71; 2. Paige Stineman, Emerson-Hubbard-Pender, 5:48.67; 3. Allison Stineman, Lutheran High Northeast, 5:49.67; 4. Kira Dickau, Stuart, 5:53.57; 5. Emma Bixler, Neligh-Oakdale, 5:53.57; 6. Brooke Wordekemper, GACC, 6:01.96. 3,200: 1. Paige Steinman, Emerson-Hubbard-Pender, 12:30.72; 2. Jade Rickard, Plainview, 12:35.18; 3. Bree Eisenhauer, Bloomfield, 12:42.73; 4. Sara Burbach, Hartington Cedar Catholic, 12:48.62; 5. CeeAnna Beel, Ainsworth, 12:58.42; 6. Malorie Summers, Norfolk, 13:05.39. 100HH: 1. Rylee Rice, Ainsworth, 15.16; 2. Maggie Brahmer, Pierce, 15.39; 3. Amaya Williams, Norfolk, 15.76; 4. Kaegan Held, Clarkson-Leigh, 16.10; 5. Renee Brummels, Battle Creek, 16.23; 6. Caroline Atinnigbagbe, Plainview, 16.25. 300LH: 1. Rylee Rice, Ainsworth, 46.54; 2. Kayla Svoboda, Wisner-Pilger, 47.57; 3. Amaya Williams, Norfolk, 48.21; 4. BriAnna Zohner, Battle Creek, 48.47; 5. Sophia Hass, Guardian Angels Central Catholic, 49.32; 6. Abbey Dale, West Point-Beemer, 49.35. 4x100: 1. Clarkson-Leigh (Kaegan Held, McKenna Stodola, Halee Steffensmeier, Emily Loseke), 51.31; 2. Battle Creek, 52.04; 3. Stanton, 52.41; 4. Pierce, 52.61; 5. Norfolk, 52.90; 6. Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family, 52.94. 4x400: 1. Pierce, 4:14.59; 2. O'Neill, 4:17.70; 3. West Point-Beemer, 4:17.72; 4. Humphrey St. Francis, 4:21.99; 5. Norfolk, 4:22.79; 6. Battle Creek, 4:23.53. 4x800: 1. Humphrey St. Francis (Leah Poliska, Jalyssa Hastreiter, Sydney Engel, Alison Weidner), 10:22.20; 2. Pierce, 10:32.06; 3. Hartington Cedar Catholic, 10:34; 4. Wayne, 10:35.62; 5. Randolph, 10:40.38; 6. Norfolk Catholic, 10:41.97. Boys Results: Long jump: 1. Lincoln McPhillips, Hartington-Newcastle, 22-4 1/2; 2. Bryon Pfister, North Central, 21-9 3/4; 3. Tyler Wilson, Norfolk, 21-2 1/2; 4. Cody Rogers, Wayne, 20-9; 5. Cade Goger, Stanton, 20-5 1/4; 6. Cody Grosley, Crofton, 20-5. Discus: 1. Chase Snyder, Boyd County, 158-5; 2. Nick Ronnfeldt, Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur, 157-10; 3. Ethan Piper, Norfolk Catholic, 152-3; 4. Wyatt Seagren, Oakland-Craig, 152-0; 5. Conner Cowling, Norfolk, 151-5; 6. Kaden Kneifl, Wayne, 151-5. High jump: 1. Lincoln McPhillips, Hartington-Newcastle, 6-8; 2. Trevor Pfeifer, Humphrey St. Francis, 6-6; 3. Jacob Long, Clearwater-Orchard, 6-4; 4. Alec Bruening, Norfolk, 6-4; 5. (tie) Keaton Backhaus, Randolph, and Landon Olson, Battle Creek, 6-2. Triple jump: 1. Gavin Larson, Pierce, 43-11 3/4; 2. Connor Clayton, Norfolk, 43-8; 3. Keaton Backhaus, Randolph, 43-1 3/4; 4. Cale Strong, Norfolk, 42-6 1/2; 5. Garrett Henery, Norfolk, 41-8; 6. Cody Rogers, Wayne, 40-10 1/4. Shot put: 1. Ethan Piper, Norfolk Catholic, 57-10 3/4; 2. Nick Ronnfeldt, Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur, 56-3; 3. Mike Leatherdale, Wayne, 52-7 1/4; 4. Chase Snyder, Boyd County, 51-04 3/4; 5. Ben Wilke, Stanton, 50-7 1/4; 6. Israel Gardea, Wakefield, 49-4 1/2. Pole vault: 1. Kolby Dean, O'Neill, 14-4; 2. Alex Homan, Creighton, 13-8; 2. Evan Smith, Norfolk Catholic, 13-0; 4. Cole Belitz, Neligh-Oakdale, 12-8; 5. Elijiah Lundstrom, Norfolk, 12-4; 6. Tanner Storjohann, O'Neill, 11-6. 100: 1. Dylan Kautz, Norfolk Catholic, 10.63; 2. Tanner Thompson, Norfolk, 11.15; 3. Carson Oestreich, Pierce, 11.15; 4. Cade Goger, Stanton, 11.27; 5. Kalvain Watts, Lutheran High Northeast, 11.48; 6. Cody Crosley, Crofton, 11.61. 200: 1. Dylan Kautz, Norfolk Catholic, 21.64 (meet record); 2. Tanner Thompson, Norfolk, 22.81; 3. Cade Goger, Stanton, 22.84; 4. Noah Carr, Allen, 23.00; 5. Jackson Clausen, Norfolk Catholic, 23.04; 6. Kalvin Watts, Lutheran High Northeast, 23.50. 400: 1. Trace Ebert, North Central, 51:59; 2. Esgar Godinez, Wakefield, 52.71; 3. Edgar Rodriguez, West Point-Beemer, 52.89; 4. Wyatt Paxton, Stuart, 53.32; 5. Grady Semin, O'Neill St. Mary's, 53.47; 6. Aaron Reynolds, Wayne, 53.48. 800: 1. Tyler Janssen, Crofton, 2:03.03; 2. Mason Sindelar, Pierce, 2:03.47; 3. Trey Schlueter, Ainsworth, 2:03.83; 4. Michael Poese, O'Neill, 2:06.33; 5. Kelton Van Pelt, Stanton, 2:07.03; 6. Robby Mayberry, Oakland-Craig, 2:07.03. 1,600: 1. Jonathon Kittelson, Norfolk, 4:47.92; 2. Cole Belitz, Neligh-Oakdale, 4:48.33; 3. Rylan Rasmussen, Norfolk Catholic, 4:48.81; 4. Drake Janssen, Valentine, 4:51.82; 5. Brady Thompson, O'Neill, 4:54.13; 6. Austin Koenig, Boyd County, 4:54.89. 3,200: 1. Ben Arens, Ainsworth, 9:51.52; 2. Conner Arens, Crofton, 10:31.55; 3. Brandon Mundorf, North Central, 10:36.14; 4. Parker Zach, Stanton, 10:39.32; 5. Brayden Kathol, Hartington Cedar Catholic, 10:41.65; 6. Guillermo Mendez, Norfolk, 10:43.15. 100HH: 1. Jack Pille, Oakland-Craig, 15.49; 2. Roth, Pierce, 15.56; 3. Tyler Sellin, Norfolk, 15.58; 4. Kolton Needham, Norfolk, 15.80; 5. Colton Munger, North Central, 15.80; 6. Zach Zohner, Battle Creek, 15.92. 300IH: 1. Cole Long, Norfolk, 41.50; 2. Richard Prochaska, Norfolk, 41.79; 3. Keaton Backhaus, Randolph, 42.33; 4. Noah Scott, Randolph, 42.63; 5. Kolton Needham, North Central, 42.93; 6. Ryan Vetter, Norfolk Catholic, 43.23. 4x100: 1. Norfolk (Tyler Wilson, Tanner Thompson, Connor Clayton, Hayden Blitch), 43.36; 2. Norfolk Catholic, 43.40 (school record); 3. Pierce, 45.15; 4. Atkinson West Holt, 45.53; 5. Wakefield 45.65; 6. Lutheran High Northeast, 46.19. 4x400: 1. Atkinson West Holt (Aaron Kraus, Ramen Rentschler, Benjamin Thiele, Jordan Tasler), 3:34.34; 2. Norfolk, 3:35.51; 3. Wakefield, 3:35.79; 4. Allen, 3:36.31; 5. Pierce, 3:36.51; 6. North Central, 3:36.78. 4x800: 1. Hartington Cedar Catholic (Matthew Becker, Cole Becker, Brayden Kathol, Dagen Joachimsen), 8:34.34; 2. Crofton, 8:38.44; 3. North Central, 8:38.93; 4. Atkinson West Holt, 8:39.67; 5. Norfolk, 8:40.10; 6. Norfolk Catholic, 8:41.30. A strong showing by the Clearwater/Orchard boys track and field team led the Cyclones to first-place finish at Tuesday’s Boyd County Invitational.
OC and Boyd County tied for the top spot with 104 points. O’Neill St. Mary’s placed third with 100 points, Niobrara/Verdigre was fifth with 45, Ewing was sixth with 31, Chambers/Wheeler Central took seventh with 27 and Santee was ninth. The Lady Tigers were the top local finishers, placing second with 78 points, behind team champion Boyd County (128). N/V took third with 58, followed by CWC (56), Stuart (52), St. Mary’s (52) and OC (47). Girls results: Team standings: 1. Boyd County 128, 2. Ewing 78, 3. Niobrara-Verdigre 58, 4. CWC 56, 5. Stuart 52, 5. St. Mary’s 52, 7. Clearwater/Orchard 47, 8. Stuart JV 20, 9. Santee 0. Discus: 3. Emily Parks, N/V, 93-11; 4. Chaney Konopasek, N/V, 93-11. Shot put: 4. JoCee Johnston, OC, 29-7. High jump: 1. JoCee Johnston, OC, 5-0; 2. Andrea Sucha, N/V, 4-8; 6. Maryssa Long, OC, 4-0. Long jump: 3. Chaney Konopasek, N/V, 14-7.5. Triple jump: 5. Andrea Sucha, N/V, 30-2. 100M Hurdles: 2. Andrea Sucha, N/V, 18.33; 4. Morgan Erhardt, OC, 19.89. 300M Hurdles: 1. Chaney Konopasek, N/V, 51.39; Morgan Erhardt, OC, 58.01. 400M Run: 6. Emerson Randa, N/V, 1:08.63. 800M Run: 2. Kaci Wickersham, OC, 2:44.29; 6. Emerson Randa, N/V, 2:54.53. 1600M Run: 2. Kaci Wickersham, OC, 6:28.72. 400 Relay: 4. Clearwater/Orchard, 1:00.4; 5. Niobrara/Verdigre, 1:00.89. 1600 Relay: 2. Niobrara/Verdige, 4:47.46; 3. Clearwater/Orchard, 5:06.07. 3200 Relay: 5. Niobrara/Verdigre, 12:49.69. Boys results: Team standings: 1. Clearwater/Orchard 104, 1. Boyd County 104, 3. St. Mary’s 100, 4. Stuart 49, 5. Niobrara/Verdigre 45, 6. Ewing 31, 7. CWC 27, 8. Stuart JV 19, 9. Santee 0. Discus: 5. Donnie Nolze, OC, 115-2. Shot put: 2. Jacob Long, 42-1.5; 6. Donnie Nolze, OC, 36-1. High jump: 1. Jacob Long, OC, 6-4.25; 6. Coltin Vargas, N/V, 5-2. Long jump: 1. Jacob Long, OC, 19-6. Triple jump: 4. Tyson Rix, OC, 36-1.25. 110M Hurdles: 1. Jacob Long, OC, 17.76; 2. Gunner Varags, N/V, 21.5. 300M Hurdles: 3. Tyson Rix, OC, 47.77; 4. Coltin Vargas, N/V, 48.09; 5. Gunner Vargas, N/V, 50.46. 100M Dash: 1. Houston Marino, OC, 11.56. 200M Dash: 2. Houston Marino, OC, 23.45. 400M Run: 4. Mathis Gierga, N/V 57.34; 6. Coltin Vargas, N/V, 58.32. 800M Run: 3. Adam Dekay, N/V, 2:14.63; 5. David Arroyo, OC, 2:16.76. 1600M Run: 2. Eli Thiele, OC, 5:16.6; 4. Toby Ives, N/V, 5:28. 3200M Run: 2. Eli Thiele, OC, 11:13.02; 6. Ethan Pickinpaugh, N/V, 14:16.69. 400 Relay: 5. Niobrara/Verdigre, 54.64; 6. Clearwater/Orchard, 54.82. 1600 Relay: 3. Clearwater/Orchard, 3:57.64; 4. Niobrara/Verdigre, 4:03.63. 3200 Relay: 1. Clearwater/Orchard (Anthony Umphress, David Arroyo, Keagan Smith, Donnie Nolze) 9:38.59; 2. Niobrara/Verdigre (Adam DeKay, Toby Ives, Chase Pritchett, Daniel Pavelka) 9:45.2. A strong showing by several Elgin Public/Pope John girls track and field members led to a fifth-place finish at the Creighton Invitational Tuesday.
The Wausa girls team ran away with the team title, scoring 137 points - 41 points better than second place Laurel-Concord-Coleridge. Elgin Public/Pope John was fifth with 57 points and Creighton placed seventh with 20 points. Faith Kinney was the lone event winner for EPPJ, taking first in the triple jump with a leap of 31-7.5. Theanna Dunn placed in four of the events she competed, Anna Heilhecker finished second in the 800 and third in 1,600 and Lexi Bode was the runner-up in high jump and triple jump. Osmond captured the boys title with 147.5 points. Creighton finished fourth with 91, Wausa was sixth with 41 and EPPJ claimed seventh with one point. The 4x400 relay team of Layne Bullock, Joey Getzfred, Jordan Lindgren and Colton Wright earned the Wolfpack their lone point. Girls results: Team standings: 1. Wausa 137, 2. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 96, 3. Bon Homme 82, 4. Osmond 68, 5. Elgin Public/Pope John 57, 6. Randolph 55, 7. Creighton 20. Discus: 6. Jaide Kaiser, Wausa, 88-8.5. Shot put: 2. Morgan Kleinschmit, Wausa, 31-8.5, 6. Elizabeth Johnson, Wausa, 29.10 High jump: 2. Lexi Bode, EPPJ, 4-8.1; 4. Esther Nelson, Wausa, 4-6. Pole vault: 2. Ashtyn Fritz, Creighton, 7-6.1; 3. Maycee Zimmerer, Creighton 7-6. Long jump: 1. Ruth Johnson, Wausa, 15-10.75; 3. Ann Woochman, Wausa, 14-4.25; 6. Abriegle Nelson, Wausa, 13-10.5; 6. Ashtyn Fritz, Creighton, 13-9.75. Triple jump: 1. Faith Kinney, EPPJ, 31-7.5; 2. Lexi Bode, EPPJ, 31-4.75; 6. Theanna Dunn, EPPJ, 29-9.25. 100M Hurdles: 2. Abrielle Nelson, Wausa, 18.2, 6. Maycee Zimmerer, Creighton, 19.8. 300M Hurdles: 1. Abrielle Nelson, Wausa, 52.3, 4. Kaitlyn Kumm, Wausa, 54.8. 100M Dash: 1. Paige Nissen, Wausa 13.5; 3. Ruth Johnson, Wausa, 13.76. 200M Dash: 2. Ruth Johnson, Wausa, 28.2; 6. Theanna Dunn, EPPJ, 30.4. 400M Run: 3. Haley Zegers, EPPJ, 1:08.1; 4. Leah Bloomquist, Wausa, 1:09.9; 5. Theanna Dunn, EPPJ, 1:11.6. 800M Run: 1. Esther Nelson, Wausa, 2:34.6; 2. Anna Heilhecker, EPPJ, 2:49.5; 6. Emma Mlnarik, EPPJ, 3:06.7. 1600M Run: 2. Ann Woockman, Wausa, 6:12.7; 3. Anna Heilhecker, EPPJ, 6:15.8; 5. Isabelle Vanness, Wausa, 6:38.3; 6. Hannah Hubers, Wausa, 6:44.5. 3200M Run: 1. Ann Woockman, Wausa, 14:31.7. 400 Relay: 1. Wausa, 54.3; 5. Creighton (Ashtyn Fritz, Karly Hart, Sierra Nielsen, Maycee Zimmerer) 1:00.2. 1600 Relay: 3. Elgin Public/Pope John (Theanna Dunn, Haley Zegers, Kirsten Krebs, Lexi Bode) 4:43.5; 4. Wausa, 4:47.1. 3200 Relay: 1. Wausa, 10:50.3; 5. Creighton, 15:00.9. Boys results: Team standings: 1. Osmonde 147.5, 2. Bon Homme 103.5, 3. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 96, 4. Creighton 91, 5. Randolph 44, 6. Wausa 41, 7. Elgin Public/Pope John 1. Discus: 2. Terance Burrell, Creighton, 121-7.5. High jump: 1. Ethan Baue, Wausa, 5-9; 2. Brandon Kristensen, Wausa, 5-8; T3. Carson Lilly, Creighton, 5-6; T3. Ghatlin Hegge, Wausa, 5-6. Pole vault: 1. Alex Homan, Creighton, 12-0; 5. Jacob Tauber, Creighton, 8-0. Long jump: 1. Sam VanMetre, Creighton, 19-8.5; 3. Cade Hammer, Creighton, 18-9.25. Triple jump: 1. Sam VanMetre, Creighton, 39-4.5; 3. Cade Hammer, Creighton, 38-7; 6. Brody Eggers, Creighton, 37-0. 100M Hurdles: 4. Conner Lucas, Creighton, 19.9; 5. Taylor Kumm, Wausa, 19.13; 6. Kyler Adams, Creighton, 19.16. 100M Dash: 6. Ghatlin Hegge, Wausa, 12.01. 200M Dash: 6. Ghatlin Hegge, Wausa, 25.1. 400M Run: 2. Brandon Kristensen, Wausa, 55.6; 5. Anthony Morrill, Creighton, 57.5. 800M Run: 3. Brian Johnson, Creighton, 2:18.2; 4. Dawson Thorell, Wausa, 2:21.7. 400 Relay: 2. Creighton (Cade Hammer, Thad Hazen, Sam VanMetre, Brayden Zimmerer) 46.1 1600 Relay: 4. Creighton (Clay Curtis, Brody Eggers, Anthony Morrill, Brian Johnson) 4:03.5; 5. Wausa (Brandon Kristensen, Carson Barney, Dawson Thorell, Steel Claussen) 4:07.4; 6. Elgin Public/Pope John (Layne Bullock, Joey Getzfred, Jordan Lindgren, Colton Wright) 4:27.5. 3200 Relay: 5. Creighton (Clay Curtis, Jace Hoferer, Anthony Morrill, Brian Johnson) 9:44. The Neligh-Oakdale boys won seven events and ran away with the team title at the St. Francis Invite in Humphrey on Tuesday.
Isiac Kurpgeweit earned three gold medals, winning the triple jump, 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles. Julien Hearn earned first in the long jump. Cole Belitz finished first in the pole vault and 800 run before running a leg on the winning 4x400 relay. Christian Carothers, Connor Dempsey and Dallas Snyder were also members of the gold medal relay team. Two Lady Warriors struck gold in the meet. Paige Furstenau earned first place in the pole vault and Emma Bixler dominated the competition in the 3200 to win the race. Boys Results Team scores: 1. Neligh-Oakdale 149, 2. Humphrey St. Francis 115, 3. Stanton 88, 4. Spalding Academy 78, 5. Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 48, 6. Madison 23, 7. Clarkson-Leigh 0. Discus: 4. Dawson Kaup 113-4. High jump: 2. Julien Hearn 6-0, 4. Dallas Snyder 5-8. Long jump: 1. Julien Hearn 19-11.5. 6. Colby Sehi 17-0. Pole vault: 1. Cole Belitz 11-6, 2. Talon Krebs 10-0, 3. Kaleb Pofahl 9-6, 5. Ashton Higgins 8-6. Triple jump: 1. Isiac Kurpgeweit 39-0.5, 2. Dawson Kaup 38-11, 6. Talon Krebs 34-6. 4x800: 2. Neligh-Oakdale (Cole Belitz, Christian Carothers, Isaias Juarez, Ashton Higgins) 9:41.09. 110 Hurdles: 1. Isiac Kurpgeweit 17.18, 3. Kaleb Pofahl 18.28, 5. Harley Snyder 19.26. 4x100: 3. Neligh-Oakdale (Connor Dempsey, Dallas Snyder, Colby Sehi, Carson Jones) 48.52. 400: 4. Christian Carothers 57.88, 5. Connor Dempsey 59. 300 Hurdles: 1. Isiac Kurpgeweit 43.40, 4. Harley Snyder 48.97, 6. Kaleb Pofahl 50.44. 800: 1. Cole Belitz 2:10.69. 3200: 4. Ashton Higgins 13:25.95, 5. Isaias Juarez 13:28.64. 4x400: 1. Neligh-Oakdale (Cole Belitz, Christian Carothers, Connor Dempsey, Dallas Synder) 3:49.61. Girls Results Team scores: 1. Clarkson-Leigh 183.5, 2. Humphrey St. Francis 135, 3. Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 93, 4. Spalding Academy 58, 5. Stanton 53.5, 6. Neligh-Oakdale 53, 7. Madison 0. High jump: 3. Emma Boggs 4-6. Long jump: 6. Claire Whitesel 14-6.5. Pole vault: 1. Paige Furstenau 7-6. Triple jump: 5. Claire Whitesel 31-6. 4x800: 3. Neligh-Oakdale (Haley Kerkman, Brooke Frey, Hailey Bixler, Emma Bixler) 12:07.03. 100 Hurdles: 2. Trinity Kurpgeweit 17.85. 300 Hurdles: 2. Claire Whitesel 54.14. 3200: 1. Emma Bixler 12:55.97. 4x400: 5. Neligh-Oakdale (Paige Furstenau, Emma Boggs, Hannah Schrader, Brooke Frey) 4:57.40. The Neligh-Oakdale volleyball team added nearly 50 years of coaching experience to the sidelines this offseason.
Gale Bly was tabbed as the next head coach for the Lady Warrior volleyball squad. "I'm from this area and this gave me the opportunity to come back and spend more time with my family," Bly stated. "I enjoy this area and there is great volleyball played up here." Bly brings 47 years of coaching experience to Neligh-Oakdale and has helped several teams reach the state tournament. "I was at Elkhorn Valley for a number of years and then moved on," Bly recalled. "I've had lots of hard working girls and parents that understand the work that's required to get it done. It's more about the kids than it is me. I've been lucky enough to have coached a lot of very good athletes and girls that have worked hard to get better. That's been the key to my success." The former Elgin native takes over for Hannah Hoefer, who stepped down following this past season. Bly takes over a 16-13 team from a year ago - the Lady Warriors first winning season since 2012 - and returns all but two starters. Twenty players were in attendance at last week's introductory meeting with their new head coach. "I'm very tickled with the number (of players interested)," Bly noted. "I didn't know what to expect, but that will be perfect. We have some C, JV (junior varsity) and varsity games scheduled. That will be a good number for three different games in a night." In the meeting, Bly highlighted his plans for the summer, which includes weekly open gyms, a summer league schedule at Norfolk, several team camp options and a camp hosted by the N-O staff. "We need to get quicker and be able to jump better, just like every high school team," Bly commented. "By doing this stuff in the summer, we have a chance to get organized and build a little team unity. It's all about the team and we need to continue to get better. Like I told them, we need to play our best volleyball in late October and early November to have a chance to be successful." The new Lady Warrior mentor also emphasized the importance of weight training in their preseason preparations. "Look at the success Nebraska volleyball has, and a lot of the high school teams that have success have great weight programs," Bly continued. "We're not trying to make them look like they have tons of muscle. We're trying to get them to be quicker jumping and quicker on the court. A good weight program will do that and that's why I want them to do that two or three times a week." Bly scheduled a Neligh-Oakdale volleyball camp June 12 through the 14. Third graders, all the way up to upcoming seniors, are eligible to participate in the camp. "It's important to get the third through eighth graders doing the same things we're doing at the high school," Bly added. "Obviously they're not going to run the defenses and offenses we run, but they can learn the fundamental things. If they can learn to do that by the time they're freshmen, that makes the job a lot easier." With the upcoming season approaching quickly, Bly and the Lady Warriors will have to get to work to prepare for another tough slate of games. "My expectation is that they play hard, we have fun and we get better," Bly concluded. "If we continue to get better, the wins will take care of themselves. We want to play our absolute best volleyball in late October and early November." Two top-10 performances by Neligh-Oakdale linkers helped guide the Warriors to a third-place team finish at Monday’s Plainview Invitational.
N-O scored a 377 team score to place third overall. Creighton won the team title with a 340, followed by West Holt’s 345. Bloomfield/Wausa placed seventh with a 429, followed by Niobrara/Verdigre with a 439. Garret Belitz was the top golfer for the Warriors, shooting an 88 to placed seventh. Austin Rice took 10th after carding an 89. Neven Kline was 20th after recording a 97, Caleb Payne had a 103 and Brock Kester tallied a 106. Neligh-Oakdale competes at the Niobrara Valley Conference meet Tuesday at 9 a.m. at Summerland Golf Course in Ewing. Organizers have announced the qualifying individuals and relay teams for the 2019 annual Norfolk Track and Field Classic.
The area's top athletes qualify for this meet based on this season performances and are listed by times, distances or heights. This elite meet will be held on Thursday, April 25 at the Norfolk Public School's track complex. Antelope County will feature seven athletes in both running and field events. For the girls, entrants are Emma Bixler, Neligh-Oakdale, 1600 meter run; JoCee Johnston, Clearwater/Orchard, high jump and Amber Miller, Elkhorn Valley, pole vault. In the boys division, Isiac Kurpgeweit, Cole Belitz and Julien Hearn of Neligh-Oakdale and Jake Long of Clearwater/Orchard all qualified in multiple events. Kurpgeweit earned a spot in the 110 hurdles and the triple jump. Belitz was tabbed for the 1600 meter run and pole vault. Hearn made his mark in the long jump and high jump. Long qualified in the long jump, triple jump and high jump. Click to see where the athletes rank among the other qualifiers: Girls qualifiers Boys qualifiers NORFOLK TRACK & FIELD CLASSIC MEET SCHEDULE April 25, 2019 Norfolk High Track 801 Riverside Blvd. Norfolk Nebraska 68701 If we can run ahead of schedule...we will. 4:15 p.m. High Jump Boys (South Pit) & Girls (North Pit) 4:15 p.m. Long Jump Boys (West Pit) & Girls (East Pit) 4:30 p.m. Shot Put Girls 4:30 p.m. Discus Boys 4:45 p.m. Pole Vault Boys - West Pit ........... Pole Vault Girls - East Pit 5:15 p.m. Triple Jump Boys (West Pit) & Girls (East Pit) Unified Long Jump following the Triple Jump 5:30 p.m. Discus Girls 5:30 p.m. Shot Put Boys 5:00 pm Girls 4 x 800 Relay 5:10 p.m. Boys 4 x 800 Relay 5:20 p.m. Girls 100 m Hurdles ..........Boys 110 m Hurdles 5:30 p.m. Girls 100 m Dash...............Boys 100 m Dash 5:40 p.m. Girls Unified 100m Dash….Boys Unified 100m Dash 5:55 p.m. Girls 1600 m Run...............Boys 1600 m Run 6:10 p.m. Girls 4 x 100 m Relay.........Boys 4 x 100 m Relay 6:20 p.m. Girls 400 m Dash................Boys 400 m Dash * Presentation of The Northeast Nebraska Track and Field Achievement Award * Sponsored by The Winner's Circle 6:45 p.m. Girls 300 m Hurdles............Boys 300 m Hurdles 7:00 p.m. Girls 800 m Run..................Boys 800 m Run 7:15 p.m. Girls 200 m Dash................Boys 200 m Dash 7:20 p.m. Girls 3200 m Run 7:35 p.m. Boys 3200 m Run 7:50 p.m. Girls 4 x 400 m Relay 7:55 p.m. Boys 4 x 400 m Relay 8:00 p.m. Presentation of Outstanding Performers Award Sponsored by The Norfolk Daily News The Elkhorn Valley and Neligh-Oakdale golf squad were in action Thursday at the O’Neill Invitational.
Hartington Cedar Catholic captured the team title with a 357 team score. O’Neill was second with a 367, West Holt took fourth with a 375, N-O placed sixth with a 404, EV took eighth with a 434, O’Neill’s junior varsity was 10th with a 468 and Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing finished 12th with a 494. Austin Rice was the top finisher for the Warriors after carding a 98 and placing 20th overall. Garret Belitz had a 101, Brock Kester accumulated a 102, while Caleb Payne and Neven Kline each scored a 103. Bryson Anderson led the Falcons with a 94, to place 13th overall. Zane Richardson accumulated a 104, followed by Ben Wilcox’s 115, Josiah Wriedt’s 121 and Conner Klein’s 156. For the Eagles, Cole Gaughenbaugh placed fifth overall with an 88. Peyton Mathews took seventh with a 90, Riley Dinslage finished ninth with a 91, Parker Heiss shot a 98 and Tommy Kaczor added a 106. Max Roberts placed eighth for the Huskies after shooting a 90, Garrison Hansen was 10th with a 91 and Austin Werner placed 18th with a 95. Jaxson Cadwallader tallied a 99 and Jaegher Ogden notched a 42. Hunter Cullen led the O’Neill JV with a 102, followed Justin Beeks’ 117, Eddie Burival’s 122, Lukas Dougherty’s 127, Logan Dougherty’s 143 and Aaron Dewitt’s 147. Hunter Tracy carded a 108, Emily Kerpgeweit recorded a 124, Logan Sanford accumulated a 127, Kyra Farwell had a 135 and Jordan Laetsch added a 138 for CWC/E. Neligh-Oakdale competes at the Plainview Invite Monday at 8:30 a.m. Elkhorn Valley returns to the course April 27 at the Pierce Invite at 9 a.m. O’Neill travels to the Hartington/Newcastle tournament Tuesday at 9 a.m. West Holt and Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing each partake in the Niobrara Valley Conference meet Tuesday at 9 a.m. at Summerland Golf Course. The Clearwater/Orchard golf team had a solid day on the links Thursday at the Osmond Invitational at Rolling Hills Country Club.
The Cyclones took first with a team score of 373, three strokes better than runner-up Bloomfield/Wausa (376). Niobrara/Verdigre finished ninth with a 473. Ryan Wilhelm led OC with an 88, which placed him fourth overall. Gage Clifton was seventh overall after carding a 91, followed by Blake Hoke and Rafe Grebin at 13th with a 97 and Spencer Kester shot a 110. Mitchell Mackeprang paced W/B with an 87, earring him third overall. Derek Gillilan finished fifth with an 89 and Jon Nissen took ninth with a 93. Michael Vanness recorded a 107 and Wyatt Hoppe tallied a 130. Camden Eisenhauer was the top finisher for the Cougars, placing 17th with a 98. Ken Justo accounted for a 117, followed by Rane Vesley’s 128, Anthony Vakoc’s 130 and Max Hollmann’s 165. Clearwater/Orchard and Niobrara/Verdigre return to the course Tuesday at the Niobrara Valley Conference meet at Summerland Golf Course at 9 a.m. Bloomfield/Wausa competes at the Plainview Invite Monday at 8:30 a.m. With several top track and field athletes and Class A teams in attendance, the talent level was through the roof at Thursday’s Pierce and Wausa Invitational at Pierce.
Pierce won the girls crown after scoring 149 points. Wausa finished fourth with 57 points, Bloomfield was fifth with 37 points, Crofton took seventh with 29 points and Clearwater/Orchard placed 11th with 11 points. In the boys standings, Norfolk Catholic captured the team title with 147 points. Crofton finished fourth with 49 points, OC earned eighth after scoring 31 points and Bloomfield was 10th with seven points. Girls Team Scores: 1. Pierce 149, Hartington Cedar Catholic 83, Norfolk Catholic 64, Wausa 57, Bloomfield 37, BRLD 32, Crofton 29, Hartington-Newcastle 29, Osmond 20, Wakefield 16, Clearwater/Orchard 11. Triple jump: 6. Hannah Van Heek, Crofton, 30-10.75. High jump: 2. JoCee Johnston, OC, 5-2 Long jump: 2. Ruth Johnson, Wausa, 16-1.5. Pole vault: 2. Michaela Johnson, Bloomfield, 8-0; 3. Danielle Steffen, Crofton, 8-0. 800 run: 2. Esther Nelson, Wausa, 2:39.64; 6. Kaci Wickersham, OC, 2:43.59. 400 dash: 6. Kate Bruns, Bloomfield, 1:07.24. 1600 run: 1. Bree Eisenhauer, Bloomfield, 5:55.19; 5. Kaci Wickersham, OC, 6:15.90. 3200 run: 1. Bree Eisenhauer, Bloomfield, 12:57.29; 6. Ann Woockman, Wausa, 14:24.47. 100 hurdles: 3. Alexandra Eisenhauer, Bloomfield, 17.49; 4. Allie Dahl, Crofton, 18.05; 5. Abrielle Nelson, Wausa, 18.18. 300 hurdles: 2. Allie Dahl, Crofton, 52.26; 3. Abrielle Nelson, Wausa, 52.64; 5. Alexandra Eisenhauer, Bloomfield, 52.87. 3200 relay: 4. Wausa (Esther Nelson, Darla Nelson, Hannah Hubers, Ann Woockman), 11:10.88. 1600 relay: 6. Bloomfield (Kate Bruns, Lauren Pinkelman, Alexandra Eisenhauer, Ella McFarland), 4:46.59. 400 relay: 3. Crofton (Hannah Van Heek, Danielle Steffen, Kaley Einrem, Keirra Vornhagen), 55.97; 5. Wausa (Paige Nissen, Ruth Johnson, Leah Bloomquist, Kaitlyn Kumm), 56.73. 100 dash: 2. Paige Nissen, Wausa, 12.91; 3. Ruth Johnson, Wausa 13.56. 200 dash: 2. Paige Nissen, Wausa, 26.84; 5. Ruth Johnson, Wausa, 28.6; 6. Keirra Vornhagen, Crofton, 28.7. Boys Team Scores: 1. Norfolk Catholic 147, Pierce 94, Hartington-Newcastle 63, Crofton 49, Hartington Cedar Catholic 46, Wakefield 40, Osmond 32, Clearwater/Orchard 31, BRLD 18, Bloomfield 7. Discus: 6. Donaven Nolze, OC, 127-7. Triple Jump: 3. Jacob Long, OC, 41-08.75. High Jump: 2. Jacob Long, OC, 6-4; 5. Cody Crosley, Crofton, 5-8. Long Jump: 2. Jacob Long, OC, 20-9.5; 3. Cody Crosley, Crofton, 19-6. 800 run: 3. Tyler Janssen, Crofton, 2:12.26. 110 hurdles: 5. Braden Eisenhauer, Bloomfield, 17.77. 3200 relay: 1. Crofton (Tyler Janssen, Justin Potts, Tanner Arens, Conner Arens), 8:38.96. 400 relay: 4. Bloomfield (Braden Eisenhauer, Trenton Holz, Adam Johnson, Dade Davis), 46.83. 1600 run: 3. Tanner Arens, Crofton, 4:56.45; 4. Conner Arens, Crofton, 4:58.2; 5. Tyler Janssen, Crofton, 4:58.34. 3200 run: 2. Conner Arens, Crofton, 10:58.25; 5. Tanner Arens, Crofton, 11:09.09. 200 dash: 3. Houston Marino, OC, 23.58; 5. Thomas Stewart, Crofton, 23.83; 6. Trenton Holz, Bloomfield, 24.05. 100 dash: 5. Houston Marino, OC, 11.6. Nebraska USA Wrestling announced that an Elkhorn Valley student was named his team's Most Valuable Wrestler at a national duals meet over the weekend.
Wyatt Nierodzik, son of Ed and Jennifer Nierodzik of Tilden, earned the title for Nebraska White (Elementary) at the Heartland National Duals. The meet was held in Council Bluffs, Iowa last weekend. The schedule of events was released on Wednesday for the Niobrara Valley Conference Junior and Senior High Track Meet in Atikinson on Saturday, April 27.
The conference meet, which will be held at West Holt's Roger Brink Track and Field Complex, is co-hosted by Neligh-Oakdale and CWC this year. Schedule of Events: 9:30 a.m.- FIELD EVENTS- prelims followed by finals In Shot Put, Discus, Long Jump, and Triple Jump: Junior High will be 4 attempts only. High School will be 3 attempts and Finals. Shot Put ------- JH Boys followed by JH Girls Boys (Ring #1) Shot Put ------- HS Girls followed by HS Boys (Ring #2) Discus --------- HS Boys followed by HS Girls (Ring #1) Discus --------- JH Girls followed by JH Boys (Ring #2) Pole Vault ----- HS Boys followed by HS Girls followed by JH Boys then JH Girls High Jump --- HS Girls followed by HS Boys High Jump-----JH Girls/followed by JH Boys Long Jump ---- HS Boys followed by JH Boys (West side of track -pit TBD) Long Jump ---- JH Girls followed by HS Girls (West side of track – pit TBD) Triple Jump --- JH Boys followed by HS Boys, HS Girls followed by JH Girls (North side of the track – east pit) We may start a pit for the girls when the pole vault is complete since it is a shared runway. 11:00 a.m. RUNNING STARTS – Girls followed by Boys JH 3200 Meter Relay—Finals HS 3200 Meter Relay- Finals JHG 100 Meter Low Hurdles- Finals (30 Inches) JHB 100 Meter Intermediate Hurdles- Finals (33 Inches) HSG 100 Meter High Hurdles—Prelims (Girls) HSB 110 Meter High Hurdles—Prelims (Boys) JH 100 Meter Dash - Finals HS 100 Meter Dash—Prelims JH 400 Meter Dash - Finals HS 400 Meter Dash—Finals HS 3200 Meter Run—Finals JH 200 Meter Dash - Finals HS 200 Meter Dash—Prelims QUALIFYING FOR FINALS: Heat winners plus the next fastest times to fill eight qualifying positions. (High School Only) SHORT BREAK—if possible ALL FINALS: HS 100 High Hurdles- Girls HS 110 High Hurdles- Boys HS 100 Meter Dash JH 800 Meter Run HS 800 Meter Run JH 300 Meter Low Hurdles (30 inches for both girls and boys) HS 300 Meter Low Hurdles- Girls HS 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles- Boys HS 200 Meter Dash JH 1600 Meter Run HS 1600 Meter Run JH 400 Meter Relay HS 400 Meter Relay HS Freshman 400 Meter Relay (boys and girls run together) JH 1600 Meter Relay HS 1600 Meter Relay Several area gridiron seniors were selected to play in the Sertoma 8-man all-star game June 15 at 6 p.m. at Hastings College.
Elkhorn Valley’s Josh McFarland and Neligh-Oakdale’s Austin Rice each earned spots on the East squad. Clearwater/Orchard seniors Chris Kester and Jacob Long will play for the West team, led by head Jeff Shabram. For Knox County, Wausa’s Ghatlin Hegge and Bloomfield’s Mitchell Mackeprang will suit up for the East team. Riverside senior Ty Martinsen was tabbed to play for the West squad, while West Holt coach Steve Neptune will serve as an assistant on the team. EAST: Edwen Baptista, Exeter-Milligan/Friend; Drew Bippes, Falls City Sacred Heart; Noah Boersen, Nebraska Christian; John Christensen, BDS; Koby Dillon, Palmyra; Braden Freudenburg, Humphrey St. Francis; Lane Hegemann, Howells-Dodge; Ghatlin Hegge, Wausa; Lane Heikkinen, Lawrence-Nelson; Anthony Heiman, Osmond; Grant Hollinger, Cross County; Michael Jensen, Winside; Jacob Kneifl, Emerson-Hubbard; Ethan Koch, Hartington-Newcastle; James Lesiak, Fullerton; Mitchell Mackeprang, Bloomfield; Josh McFarland, Elkhorn Valley; Austin Rice, Neligh-Oakdale; Jacob Schoenholz, BDS; Jake Sharp, Lawrence-Nelson; Kyle Smith, Allen; Jake Twogood, Nebraska Christian; Jarrett Weidner, Humphrey St. Francis; Connor Wilcox, Luth. High Northeast. COACHES: Head--Ryan Haughton, Fullerton; Asst--Carl Ostrand, Ne. Christian; Asst--Corey Uldrich, Hartington-Newcastle; Asst--Eric Frenzen, Fullerton. WEST: Gentry Anderson, Arapahoe; Bennet Floyd, Sutherland; Schuyler Brown, Overton; Alex Chapa, Ravenna; Ryan Denkert, Kenesaw; Caid Doetker, Wauneta-Palisade; Lane Edis, Mullen; Gage Haake, Sandhills-Thedford; Dayne Hinrichs, Giltner; Jordan Holen, Bertrand; Jarred Ivey, Amherst; Tanner Kauk, Alma; Chris Kester, Clearwater-Orchard; Jacob Long, Clearwater-Orchard; Ty Martinsen, Riverside; Colton Munger, North Central; Cade Payne, Hemingford; Riley Racicky, Pleasanton; Gavin Robertson, South Loup; Chad Samuelson, Palmer; Zac Sweet, Mullen; Josh Urbanovsky, Burwell; Issaac Wahls, Loomis; Austin Wolfe, Medicine Valley. COACHES: Head--Jeff Shabram, Clearwater-Orchard; Asst--Steve Neptune, West Holt; Asst--Scott Jorgensen-Paxton; Asst--Mark Dethlefs, Bertrand. Clearwater senior Jacob Long is ready to take his talents to the next level. On Tuesday in front of friends, family and mentors, Long signed his letter of intent to continue his track and field career at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
“It’s really exciting and something I’ve always dreamed of,” Long stated. “When I was little, I didn’t think I’d be a track athlete, but it’s something I’m definitely super excited about.” Long will join the Husker track and field team as a walk-on in hopes of becoming a scholarship athlete in the future. “It will motivate me to want to get a scholarship,” Long added. “It’s definitely an honor to get a scholarship. It’s going to make me work harder and I’ll appreciate it more if I do get it. I’m going to put in a lot of work to get there.” The Cyclone senior plans to compete in the heptathlon during the winter and indoor season, and the decathlon during the outdoor season. The heptathlon consists of the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meter run, long jump, javelin throw and 800-meter run. The decathlon adds the 100-meter sprint, 400-meter sprint and 1500-meter run. “We’ve been spending a little extra time on these events,” commented OC track and field coach Shannon Schumacher. “He’s a jumper by nature, but he works hard at it and he puts in the extra time. He’s attended some of the camps and watches film to help him get better. We’ve spent a little bit of time this year trying to pick up the hurdles, something he’s never done before. We’ve thrown the shot put around and I’m even going to pull out some of the pole vault poles to show him how to carry and do the basics so he has a little knowledge of it. I got a friend that has a javelin and I’m trying to get that one day so he can have a fun experience with that.” Heptathlon and decathlon athletes are considered some of the best athletes in the world because of their versatility and skills in several different areas. “I’m trying to make sure I work as hard as I can to be able to compete at that level,” Long said. “I feel like my work ethic will keep me going. I’ve talked to some of the (UNL) athletes and I feel like it’s something I can do.” The Clearwater senior has been one of the most decorated athletes in the school’s history. A three-sport athlete, Long has excelled on the gridiron, hardwood and the track all four years. “They look at that,” Schumacher noted. “Track people don’t recruit for just track. They saw he was good in football, basketball and the classroom. That’s a big part too. The kid works his butt off on the field, in the class and always tries to do his best. That’s why this happened. It doesn’t come to anyone, he had to work for it.” Knowing he will be going against the best of the best motivates Long as he prepares to take the next step in his athletic career. “It kind of surprises me,” Long remarked. “I didn’t see myself as someone who could do that many different events, but I feel like if I put the work in; I can keep up with some people at that level.” The future Cornhusker hopes his versatility and success during his time as a Clearwater/Orchard athlete will help guide him to success at the collegiate level. “I feel like it helped me prepare my entire body,” Long continued. “I’ve talked to the multi-events track coach there (T.J. Pierce) and he said most of the decathletes he finds are multi-sport athletes. I feel like that falls in line with the good decathletes and heptathletes.” Long plans to pursue a degree in animal science and wants to become a large animal veterinarian in the future. “UNL has a program with Iowa State where I’ll be at UNL for six years and then finish my last two years at Iowa State,” Long concluded. Several local teams competed at the O’Neill Invitational Tuesday.
North Central won the boys Division 2 team title with 221 points, followed by St. Mary’s (107), Stuart (66), Ewing (37), Chambers/Wheeler Central (33) and Elgin Public/Pope John (1). In the girls D2 standings, North Central completed the sweep after claiming 152 points. St. Mary’s was second with 99, Stuart took third with 86, Ewing was fourth with 69, EPPJ placed fifth with 44 and CWC claimed sixth with 41. O’Neill (102) and West Holt (86) finished second and third, respectively, in the Division 1 boys standings, while the Lady Eagles took home the team title with 126 points. West Holt placed fourth with 73 points. Girls (D1) Team Scores: 1. O’Neill 126, Ainsworth 121, Ord 93, West Holt 73, Valentine 57, Boyd County 48, Ainsworth JV 5, O’Neill JV 1. Discus: 2. Brianna Bauer, O’Neill, 104-09; 6. Anna Albrecht, West Holt, 91-11. Triple jump: 1. Alyssa Eichelberger, O’Neill, 31-00.50; 2. Makenna Fowler, O’Neill, 30-08.75; 6. Journi Moran, O’Neill JV, 28-02.50. Shot put: 4. Brianna Bauer, O’Neill, 30-08.50. High jump: 1. Blair Gutshall, O’Neill, 4-09; 4. Zelie Sorensen, O’Neill, 4-04; Long jump: 2. Meg Schluns, O’Neill, 15-06.25; 4. Makenna Fowler, O’Neill, 14-04; 5. Zelie Sorensen, O’Neill, 14-03.50; 6. Lindsey Jelinek, West Holt, 14-03.25. Pole vault: 2. Landyn Mlady, West Holt, 8-00; 6. Ashley Larby, West Holt, 7-00. 800 run: 2. Meg Schluns, O’Neill, 2:33.40. 400 dash: 1. Kevona Brown, West Holt, 1:03.36; 2. Meg Schluns, O’Neill, 1:04.53. 100 hurdles: 2. Blair Gutshall, O’Neill, 16.20; 4. Lindsey Jelinek, West Holt, 17.17; 5. Taya Rainforth, O’Neill, 17.88. 300 hurdles: 4. Taya Rainforth, O’Neill, 52.57. 3200 relay: 3. West Holt, 11:57.31; 5. O’Neill, 12:12.83. 1600 relay: 3. West Holt, 4:47.42; 5. O’Neill, 4:57.81. 3200 run: 1. Carlie Wetzel, West Holt, 13:09.83; 3. Whitney Watson, O’Neill, 13:52.99; 5. Naomi Troy, West Holt, 14:53.45; 6. Ally Sedlacek, O’Neill, 15:33.19. 400 relay: 1. O’Neill, (Alyssa Eichelberger, Blair Gutshall, Meg Schluns, Taya Rainforth), 53.98; 2. West Holt, 54.51. 100 dash: 3. Alyssa Eichelberger, O’Neill, 13.60. 200 dash: 1. Kevona Brown, West Holt, 26.66; 2. Blair Gutshall, O’Neill, 27.00; 6. Alyssa Eichelberger, O’Neill, 28.73. Boys (D1) Team Scores: 1. Ord 160, O’Neill 102, West Holt 86, Valentine 70, Ainsworth 58, Boyd County 50. Discus: 5. Christopher Jennings, O’Neill, 112-00. Triple Jump: 4. Brook Colfack, O’Neill, 35-00.50; 5. Nate Wallinger, West Holt, 34-09.00; 6. Matthew Wilson, O’Neill, 34-03.00. High Jump: 1. Rumen Rentschler, West Holt, 5-08.00; 2. Logan Wieneke, West Holt, 5-06.00; 3. Sean Coventry, O’Neill, 5-06.00. Long Jump: 3. Francisco Perez, O’Neill, 17-08.75; 6. Tyler Larby, West Holt, 17-06.50. Pole Vault: 1. Kolby Dean, O’Neill, 13-06; 2. Tanner Storjohann, O’Neill, 11-06; 6. Andrew Alder, O’Neill, 10-06. 1600 run: 4. Isaac Pistulka, West Holt, 5:30.02; 4. Ian Larson, West Holt, 5:55.84; 6. Christian Hoffman, West Holt, 6:13.15. 800 run: 2. Michael Poese, O’Neill, 2:09.29. 400 dash: 1. Jordan Tasler, West Holt, 52.95. 110 hurdles: 1. Logan Wieneke, West Holt, 16.34; 5. Tye Hilker, O’Neill, 18.37. 300 hurdles: 2. Tye Hilker, O’Neill, 45.11. 3200 relay: 1. West Holt, (Cole Liable, Joseph Albrecht, Aaron Kraus, Jordan Tasler), 8:48.02; 3. O’Neill, 9:14.02. 1600 relay: 1. West Holt, (Jakeem Brown, Rumen Rentschler, Aaron Kraus, Jordan Tasler), 3:38.71; 4. O’Neill, 3:52.32. 400 relay: 1.West Holt, (Jakeem Brown, Caid McCart, Aaron Kraus, Jordan Tasler), 45.55; 3. O’Neill, 47.27. 3200 run: 4. Joseph Albrecht, West Holt, 11:40.13. 200 dash: 1. Francisco Perez, O’Neill, 23.81; 2. Aaron Kraus, West Holt, 24.46. 100 dash: 1. Francisco Perez, O’Neill, 11.80; 3. Kolby Dean, O’Neill, 11.92; 4. Caid McCart, West Holt, 12.01. Girls (D2) Team Scores: 1. North Central 152, St. Mary’s 99, Stuart 86, Ewing 69, EPPJ 44, CWC 41, Stuart JV 14. Discus: 2. Tessa Metschke, CWC, 95-09; 3. Cadence Kramer, Stuart, 90-06; 5. Ashley Koenig, Ewing, 83-04; 6. Summer Schroeder, Ewing, 82-04. Triple jump: 1. Abby Everitt, St. Mary’s, 32-11; 2. Faith Kinney, EPPJ, 30-09.75; 3. Lexi Bode, EPPJ, 30-00.05; 4. Tiana Thramer, Ewing, 29-10; 6. Ashley Koenig, Ewing, 29-01.25. Shot put: 1. Taylor Peter, CWC, 34-09.75; 2. Ashley Koenig, Ewing, 31-09; 4. Tessa Metschke, CWC, 28-09.75; 5. Marina Fessler, Stuart, 28-00.5. High jump: 1. Abby Everitt, St. Mary’s, 5-02; 2. Lexi Bode, EPPJ, 4-10; 4. Jadyn Eby, St. Mary’s, 4-02. Long jump: 1. Abby Everitt, St. Mary’s, 16-05.75; 3. Jadyn Eby, St. Mary’s, 14-00; 4. Faith Kinney, EPPJ, 13-07.75; 5. Jaidyn Schindler, Ewing, 13-07.25; 6. Brenna Wagner, Ewing, 13-06.00. Pole vault: 1. Katie Pongratz, St. Mary’s, 7-06. 1600 run: 1. Faith Williamson, St. Mary’s, 5:48.80; 2. Kira Dickau, Stuart, 6:17.22; 3. Anna Heilhecker, EPPJ, 6:30.75; 5. Katilynn Kaup, Stuart, 6:37.23. 800 run: 1. Faith Williamson, St. Mary’s, 2:34.75; 4. Taylor Peter, CWC, 2:47.24l 5. Hailey Genereux, CWC, 2:48.70. 400 dash: 1. Reaghan Engel, Stuart, 1:03.75; 2. Lexi Schroder, Stuart, 1:07.67; 3. Faith Williamson, St. Mary’s, 1:08.16; 4. Hailey Genereux, CWC, 1:08.90; 5. Haley Zegers, EPPJ, 1:09.05; 6. Lexi Bode, EPPJ, 1:10.33. 100 hurdles: 1. Sideny Stallbaum, Ewing, 18.69; 2. Brenna Wagner, Ewing, 19.44; 6. Kali Dworak, EPPJ, 23.68. 300 hurdles: 1. Sidney Stallbaum, Ewing, 52.40; 4. Sybil Scofield, St. Mary’s, 56.85; 5. Emily Nordby, Ewing, 57.79; 3200 relay: 2. CWC, 10:53.25; 3. Stuart, 12:00.74; 4. Stuart JV, 12:51.74. 400 relay: 2. Ewing, 56.49; 3. Stuart, 56.56; 4. St. Mary’s, 1:00.92. 1600 relay: 2. EPPJ, 4:43.75; 3. Stuart, 4:54.45; 4. Stuart JV, 5:14.43. 3200 run: 3. Katilynn Kaup, Stuart, 14:28.51; 4. Alexa Shald, St. Mary’s, 17:24.49. 200 dash: 1. Abby Everitt, St. Mary’s, 27.13; 2. Reaghan Engel, Stuart, 27.80; 4. Lexi Schroder, Stuart, 29.65; 6. Cheyenne Pokorny, CWC, 30.23. 100 dash: 5. Reaghan Engel, Stuart, 13.49; 3. Jaidyn Schindler, Ewing, 14.50; 4. Miranda Summers, Ewing, 14.53; 5. Summer Schroeder, Ewing, 14.64; 6. Jadyn Eby, St. Mary’s, 14.82. Boys (D2) Team Scores: 1. North Central 221, St. Mary’s 107, Stuart 66, Ewing 37, CWC 33, Stuart JV 16, North Central 12, EPPJ 1. Discus: 1. Zach Crumly, St. Mary’s, 118-00; 2. Cole Rosenkrans, St. Mary’s, 114-11; 5. Adam Everitt, St. Mary’s, 94-08; 6. Gage Nilson, Ewing, 93-01. Triple Jump: 2. Dalton Rotherham, Ewing, 36-05.50; 4. Xavier Hobbs, Ewing, 35-09.25; 5. Sam Jesse, CWC, 35-01.00; 6. Gabe Pribil, St. Mary’s, 34-09.25. Shot Put: 3. Isaiah Wiese, St. Mary’s, 34-01.50; 4. Gage Nilson, Ewing, 33-03.25; 5. Logan Reynolds, Stuart, 32-08.75. High Jump: 1. Austin Dvorak, Stuart, 5-10; 2. Grady Semin, St. Mary’s, 5-08; 4. Xavier Hobbs, Ewing, 5-04; 5. Ethan Shoemaker, St. Mary’s, 5-02. Pole Vault: 2. Tate Thompson, St. Mary’s, 8-06; 5. Luke Popkes, St. Mary’s, 7-00. 1600 run: 5. Ethan Moses, CWC, 5:28.49; 6. Jordan Lindgren, EPPJ, 5:44.95. 800 run: 2. Grant Winkelbauer, St. Mary’s, 2:12.07; 4. Ryan Steinhauser, Stuart, 2:20.63. 400 dash: 1. Wyatt Paxton, Stuart, 52.41; 2. Grady Semin, St. Mary’s, 52.96; 4. Grant Winkelbauer, St.Mary’s, 55.03. 300 hurdles: 3. Connor Semin, St. Mary’s, 45.57; 4. Dalton Rotherham, Ewing, 47.50; 3200 relay: 2. Stuart JV, (Ryan Steinhauser, Ty Thurlow, Austin Nachtman, Ethan Dickau), 11:11.41. 1600 relay: 2. St. Mary’s, 3:46.80; 3. Stuart, 3:51.52; 4. Stuart JV, 4:13.87. 400 relay: 1. Stuart, (Grant Pease, Wade Paxton, Jett Kunz, Wyatt Paxton), 47.19; 2. St. Mary’s, (Blake Benson, Connor Semin, Grant Winkelbauer, Gabe Pribil), 47.96; 3. Ewing, 48.98. 3200 run: 3. Nathan Larson, CWC, 12:28.77; 5. Max Wetzel, St. Mary’s, 13:37.67. 200 dash: 1. Grady Semin, St. Mary’s, 23.57; 2. Wyatt Paxton, Stuart, 23.88; 3. Jackson Waldo, CWC, 24.50; 4. Grant Pease, Stuart, 24.86; 5. Sam Jesse, CWC, 25.00; 6. Cole Duba, CWC, 25.13. 100 dash: 1. Grant Pease, Stuart, 11.80; 2. Jackson Waldo, CWC, 11.84; 3. Wade Paxton, Stuart, 12.17; 4. Gabe Pribil, St. Mary’s, 12.23; 5. Cole Duba, CWC, 12.25. The Neligh-Oakdale boys team earned runner up at the Wildcat Invite in Hartington on Monday.
Gold medalists leading the way for the Warriors were Cole Belitz in the 400 meter dash (54.25) and 1600 meter run (5:00.59) and Isiac Kurpgeweit in the 110 hurdles (16.02). Two girls round out Antelope County's event winners. JoCee Johnston leaped 5-1 to win the high jump for the OC girls and Emma Bixler, of N-O, ran 6:14.15 to win the 1600. Silver medalists on the day were Bixler in the 3200, OC's Gage Switzer in the shot put, N-O's Julien Hearn in the high jump, OC's Jake Long in the triple jump and long jump, Belitz in the pole vault and Kurpgeweit in the 300 hurdles. In the boys team standings, Hartington-Newcastle was first, followed by Neligh-Oakdale. Wausa won the girls and Stanton was second. Girls Results: Discus: 1. Bree Burtwhistle, STA,113-0; 2. Brooklyn Eisenhauer, BLO, 90-7; 3. Eli Locke, STA, 88-5; 4. Jaide Kaiser, WAU, 86-9; 5. Mary Kahny, OSM, 85-11; 6. Keeley Wiepen, H-N, 82-6. Shot Put: 1. Morgan Kleinschmit, WAU, 33-1.50, 2. Mary Kahny, OSM, 32-7.5; 3. Aspen Jansen, H-N, 32-6.5; 4. Bree Burtwhistle, STA, 31-8; 5. Brooklyn Eisenhauer, BLO, 31-3; 6. Charlie Price, WAU, 30-11.5. High Jump: 1. JoCee Johnston, OC, 5-1; 2. Belle Harms, H-N, 5-0; 3. Makenzie Johnson, OSM, 4-6; 3. Esther Nelson, WAU, 4-6; 5. Emma Boggs, N-O, J4-6; 6. Amanda Dietz, N-O, 4-4; 6. Sylvia Cunningham, STA, 4-4. Long Jump: 1. Ruth Johnson, WAU, 16-4.5; 2. Autumn Lammers,H-N, 15-5.5; 3.Claire Whitesel, N-O, 15-2; 4. Emma Destigter, KP-WC, 14-8; 5. Ann Woockman, WAU, 14-4; 6. Jessica Opfer, H-N, 14-2.5. Triple Jump: 1. Belle Harms, H-N, 34-7; 2. Elizabeth Christensen, STA, 32-0.25; 3. Claire Whitesel, N-O, 31-05.5, 4. Kennedy Johnson, OSM, 30-6; 5. Keanna Korth, H-N, 30-3; 6. Kaitlyn Kumm, WAU, 29-8. Pole Vault: 1. Michaela Johnson, BLO, 8-0; 2. Evvie Krie, H-N, 7-6; 2. Paige Furstenau, N-O, 7-6; 4. Ella McFarland, BLO, 7-0; 5. Caroline Nelson, H-N, 6-0; 5. Heidi One Feather, BLO, 6-0. 4x800: 1. Stanton 10:49.4, 2. Wausa 11:00.77, 3. Neligh-Oakdale (Emma Bixler, Kristen Snodgrass, Brooke Frey, Haley Kerkman) 11:42.8, 4. KP-WC 12:03.29, 5. Osmond 12:50.92. 400: 1. Jasmine Kment, STA, 1:04.46; 2. Lauren Pinkelman, BLO, 1:05.27; 3. Marissa Remm, STA, 1:07.67; 4. Kennedy Johnson, OSM, 1:07.84; 5. Kate Bruns, BLO, 1:08.97; 6. Leah Bloomquist, WAU, 1:09.02. 3200: 1. Bree Eisenhauer, BLO, 13:00.14; 2. Emma Bixler, N-O, 13:27.49; 3. Ella McFarland, BLO, 14:07.62; 4. Bailey Patterson, STA, 14:19.28; 5. Ann Woockman, WAU, 14:55.90; 6. Gracie Widman, KP-WC, 15:22.81. 100 Hurdles: 1. Belle Harms, H-N, 17.36; 2. Alexandra Eisenhauer, BLO, 17.45; 3. Abrielle Nelson, WAU, 17.89; 4. Makenzie Johnson, OSM,18.22; 5. Sidney Fickbohm, KP-WC,18.48; 6. Madison Wragge, STA, 19.55. 100: 1. Paige Nissen, WAU, 13.09; 2. Jasmine Kment, STA, 13.27; 3. Ruth Johnson, WAU, 13.55; 4. Teagen Kniefl, H-N,13.59; 5. Lauren Pinkelman, BLO,13.63; 6. Jessie Brandl, STA, 13.83. 800: 1. Esther Nelson, WAU, 2:40.4; 2. Bree Eisenhauer, BLO, 2:41.33; 3. Kaci Wickersham, OC, 2:43.15; 4. Darla Nelson, WAU, 2:44.43; 5. Bailey Patterson, STA, 2:44.44; 6. Hannah Hubers, WAU, 2:49.73. 300 Hurdles: 1. Alexandra Eisenhauer, BLO, 52.09; 2. Abrielle Nelson, WAU, 52.38; 3. Kaitlyn Kumm, WAU, 55.74; 4. Sidney Fickbohm, KP-WC, 57.61; 5. Kaden Jueden, H-N, 1:00.24; 6. Kiera Moes, OSM, 1:00.49. 200: 1. Paige Nissen, WAU, 28.02; 2. Jasmine Kment, STA, 28.49; 3. Grace Gansebom, OSM, 29.80; 4. Ruth Johnson, WAU, 30.0; 5. Kristen Snodgrass, N-O, 30.01; 6. Emily Colwell, STA, 30.29. 1600: 1. Emma Bixler, N-O, 6:14.15; 2. Savannah Siebrandt, STA, 6:29.21; 3. Kaci Wickersham, OC, 6:31.06; 4. Sylvia Cunningham, STA, 6:31.10; 5. Ann Woockman, WAU, 6:32.03; 6. Hannah Hubers, WAU, 6:47.15. 4x100: 1. Stanton 54.17; 2. Osmond 56.89; 3. Neligh-Oakdale 57.19 (Trinity Kurpgeweit, Kristen Snodgrass, Paige Furstenau, Claire Whitesel); 4. KP-WC 59.43; 5. Hartington-Newcastle 59.64; 6. Wausa 1:01.38. 4x400: 1. Bloomfield 4:37.88 (Kate Bruns, Alexandra Eisenhauer, Lauren Pinkelman, Ella McFarland); 2. Wausa 4:44.08 (Paige Nissen, Leah Bloomquist, Ruth Johnson, Darla Nelson); 3. Osmond 4:47.60; 4 Stanton 4:51.48; 5. KP-WC 4:56.73; 6. Neligh-Oakdale 4:57.86. Boys Results: Discus: 1. Ben Wilke, STA, 137-09, 2. Matthew Meisenheimer, H-N, 123-07; 3. Dawson Kaup, N-O, 123-02; 4. Alexis Solorzano, OSM, 121-06; 5. Donnie Nolze, OC, 120-04; 6. Gage Switzer, OC, 108-01. Shot Put: 1. Ben Wilke, STA, 51-05; 2. Gage Switzer, OC, 43-03; 3. Alexis Solorzano, OSM, 42-03; 4. Nathan Arens, STA, 41-05; 5. Matthew Meisenheimer, H-N, 41-05; 6. Gabe Krie, H-N, 41-00.5. High Jump: 1. Lincoln McPhillips, H-N, 6-09; 2. Julien Hearn, N-O, 6-04; 3. Jacob Long, OC, 6-02; 4. Ethan Baue, WAU, 5-10; 5. Ghatlin Hegge, WAU, 5-08; 6. Dallas Snyder, N-O, J5-08.00; 6. Carter Lammers, H-N, J5-08.00. Long Jump: 1. Lincoln McPhillips, H-N, 22-11.5; 2. Jacob Long, OC, 21-06; 3. Julien Hearn, N-O, 20-08.5; 4. Cade Goger, STA, 20-08.25; 5. Tyson Kaiser, WAU, 18-08; 6. Nick Reikofski, OSM, 17-08.5. Triple Jump: 1. Lincoln McPhillips,H-N, 45-01.5; 2. Jacob Long, OC, 43-01.5; 3. Isiac Kurpgweit, N-O, 41-06.5; 4. Julien Hearn, N-O, 40-04.5; 5. Graysen Schultze, OSM, 38-10.5; 6. Justus Maertins, OSM, 38-05. Pole Vault: 1. Turner Korth, H-N, 11-0; 2. Cole Belitz, N-O, 10-06; 3. Shawn Pinkelman, H-N, 10-0; 4. Brantson Gieselman, BLO, J10-00.00; 5. Kaleb Pofahl, N-O, 9-06; 5. Talon Krebs, N-O, 9-06. 4x800: 1. Osmond 9:30.08; 2. Hartington-Newcastle 9:48.94; 3. Stanton 9:59.38; 4. Clearwater/Orchard 10:03.47 (David Arroyo, Donnie Nolze, Keagan Smith, Anthony Umphress); 5. Neligh-Oakdale 10:07.21 (Griffin Claussen, Isaias Juarez, Jackson Snyder, Ashton Higgins); 6. Wausa 10:09.52. 400: 1. Cole Belitz, N-O, 54.25; 2. Marcus Sptanski, STA, 54.48; 3. Houston Marino, OC, 55.46; 4. Jake Peitz, H-N, 56.58; 5. Connor Gutz, OSM, 56.94; 6. Johnson Chishiba, OSM, 57.50. 3200: 1. Parker Zach, STA, 10:45.33; 2. Mason Bykerk, OSM, 11:22.93; 3. Jared Bessmer, OSM, 11:27.06; 4. Griffin Claussen, N-O, 11:59.83; 5. Cory Martinson, BLO, 12:10.85; 6. Hunter Beacom, OSM, 13:17.8. 110 Hurdles: 1. Isiac Kurpgweit, N-O, 16.02; 2. Turner Korth, H-N, 16.17; 3. Keaton Wattier, OSM, 16.71; 4. Kaleb Pofahl, N-O, 17.55; 5. Jacob Long, OC, 17.76; 6. Justus Maertins, OSM, 18.21. 100: 1. Trenton Holz, BLO, 11.58; 2. Houston Marino, OC, 11.62; 3. Nathan Arens, STA, 11.95; 4. Kobe Heitman, H-N, 12.05; 5. Dade Davis, BLO, 12.09; 6. Zach Huwaldt, OSM, 12.11. 800: 1. Kelton Van Pelt, STA, 2:08.36; 2. Shaye Morten, H-N, 2:13.10; 3. Johnson Chishiba, OSM, 2:13.88; 4. Christian Carothers, N-O, 2:17.35 5. T.J. Larson, STA, 2:18.83; 6. Griffin Claussen, N-O, 2:24.61. 300 Hurdles: 1. Turner Korth, H-N, 43.24; 2. Isiac Kurpgweit, N-O, 43.70; 3. Justus Maertins, OSM, 44.11; 4. Braden Eisenhauer, BLO, 47.46; 5. Keaton Wattier, OSM, 48.83; 6. Kaden Polt, OSM, 49.78. 200: 1. Jake Peitz, H-N, 24.41; 2. Adam Johnson, BLO, 24.85; 3. Aaron Chishiba, OSM, 25.25; 4. Dallas Snyder, N-O, 25.27; 5. Kobe Heitman, H-N, 25.54; 6. Carson Jones, N-O, 25.78. 1600: Cole Belitz, N-O, 5:00.59; 2. Abraham Larson, STA, 5:01.40; 3. Parker Zach, STA, 5:06.86; 4. Graysen Schultze, OSM, 5:13.27; 5. Jared Bessmer, OSM, 5:23.11; 6. Joshua Gansebom, OSM, 5:31.95. 4x100: 1. Bloomfield 47.20 (Braden Eisenhauer, Trenton Holz, Adam Johnson, Dade Davis); 2. Osmond 47.96; 3. Hartington-Newcastle 48.98; 4. Stanton 49.27; 5. Wausa 49.40 (Ghatlin Hegge, Ethan Baue,Tyson Kaiser, Steele Claussen); 6. Clearwater/Orchard 51.92. 4x400: 1. Hartington-Newcastle 3:46.72, 2. Osmond 3:46.76, 3. Bloomfield 3:50.2, 4. Neligh-Oakdale A 3:55.36, 5. Stanton 4:08.27, 6. Wausa 4:27.19. The Clearwater/Orchard golf squad hosted a quad meet at Summerland Golf Course Monday.
Creighton was the top team with a 177 team score, followed by OC with a 190, Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing with a 236 and Niobrara/Verdigre with a 258. Creighton’s Braxton Brockhaus was the medalist after scoring a match-low 39. Conner Hammer shot a 41, Bryce Zimmerer carded a 45, while Brennen Pint and Tyler Wagner each added a 52 for the Dogs. Ryan Wilhelm paced the Cyclones with a 42. Rafe Grebin tallied a 47, Gage Clifton accumulated a 48, Blake Hoke recorded a 53 and Hunter Klabenes notched a 70. For CWC/E, Hunter Tracy accounted for a 52, followed by Logan Sanford’s 57, Jordan Laetsch’s 63, Kyra Farewell’s 64 and Cory Duba’s 66. Ken Justo led the Cougars with a 56. Max Hollmann carded a 66, Jordayn LaPlante shot a 68, Rane Vesely had a 68 and Anthony Vakoc added a 73. OC and N/V compete at the Osmond Invite Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Creighton travels to Norfolk for the Lutheran High Northeast Invite Thursday at 9 a.m. Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing participates in the O’Neill Invite Thursday at 9 a.m. At 60-years-old, most people are thinking about retirement and kicking their feet up to relax. However, Monte Lofing is not like most 60-year-olds. Lofing is out doing what most teenagers and adults cannot do, lifting heavy weight.
The Beatrice native recently competed at the Orchard AAU Powerlifting meet this past weekend. Lofing was the top lifter in the Masters Division, accumulating 1,058 pounds between deadlift (418.75), bench press (220.25) and squat (418.75). “I met Monte back in 2004 at the first-ever meet we went to in Lynch,” stated Clearwater/Orchard powerlifting coach Jeff Shabram. “His size is just right at five foot nothing with short legs. He’s quite the lifter, it’s fun watching him and the kids get a kick out of him.” Lofing has attended the Orchard meet every year since it started 12 years ago. “This is one of the most fun meets we have,” Lofing remarked. “Jeff (Shabram) puts on this meet and it’s one of the cheapest meets.” Lofing has been a staple of Nebraska powerlifting throughout his career. “He’s a fixture here and he comes to every meet, everywhere,” Shabram commented. “He’s kind of the face of Nebraska powerlifting. Whether it’s sanctioned powerlifting or non-sanctioned powerlifting, everyone knows Monte Lofing.” Last summer, the longtime powerlifter went from a successful competitor in the Cornhusker state to one of the best in the world. Lofing earned a spot on the US national team for the Masters 3 division. “Being on the US team is a rush,” Lofing noted. “It’s an elite group and only 105 of us make the cut. You have to win nationals and you’re automatically picked or if you’re runner-up, you get put into a pool of alternates and you might go. I’m proud to be on the Masters 3 team.” At the International Powerlifting Competition in Calgary, Alberta last June, Lofing captured the gold medal in the 60-69 age group. Lofing also set the world record for squat at 409 pounds at the event. “This past year has been a rush,” Lofing recalled. “I’m traveling to Helsinborg, Sweden this year to defend my title and squat record.” A large part of Lofing’s continued success is his short stature. At 5-1, Lofing utilizes his lack of height and size to his advantage. “It’s always been an advantage being short,” Lofing continued. “It’s a huge advantage, except if you have really short arms; then deadlift is somewhat of a disability. Short stature and short legs really help with squat and bench.” Despite being one of the smallest powerlifters in the gym, Lofing’s big personality makes up for his small stature. Everyone knows when 60-year-old is up to lift after hearing the echos of Lofing motivating himself and his constant pacing. “I’ve trained for years on a sugar rush and I don’t know any other way to train,” Lofing admitted. “I have to have adrenaline. The louder the crowd is, the louder I get and I lift better. Silence is my death sentence. I’m shocked when someone can lift without emotion. This is a sport that you put yourself on display. It’s like drama or speech, you’re out on the stage, by yourself and this is tough.” Lofing has been powerlifting for 42 years and was a member of the University of Nebraska’s powerlifting team in 1977. The sport has stayed relatively the same in Lofing’s 40-plus year career, but the rules and judging have seen a drastic change. “I’ve watched powerlifting evolve a little bit, but actually the refereeing has gone back to being stricter ,” Lofing spoke. “Below parallel depth (in squat), can’t move the feet and controlled calls in bench and deadlift has pretty much been the same. Other than that, they really control the lifts and I think it helped a lot as far as the technique is concerned.” Doing 40-plus years of physical labor usually takes a toll on a person’s body, but Lofing has managed to stay healthy throughout his career. “I really had a good upbringing as far as technique and had a good coaching platform,” Lofing said. “The technique was really strict. I lift only three times a week. I squat once a week, bench once a week and deadlift once week. I spread them out and don’t overtrain. I see a lot of kids that lift six days a week. You’re just asking for injury and you need to give your body time to rest.” Lofing believes powerlifting is a great sport to be a part of and wishes more schools and programs would encourage powerlifting. “We’ve always had a niche for kids that aren’t good at anything else, but can do powerlifting,” Lofing added. “The self-esteem taught by this sport can’t be matched and that’s another thing coaches are missing out on. Where else can you find a sport where you can say as freshman ‘I want to lift this, this and this; and as a sophomore you want to lift this, this and this?’ You see this progressive chart for four years and these kids start to grow and explode and it’s huge. What other sport does that? Not only do we help that, but it’s proven that more self-esteem in the weight room excels in the classroom. It’s also proven the stronger a lifter gets, the better they are in other sports. Powerlifting has a huge niche and I wish we could get NSAA or somebody in Nebraska to give us a boost. I’m grateful for coaches like Jeff (Shabram) who do push it.” Although most people plan on retiring at the age of 60, Lofing has no plans of slowing down in the next 13 years. “My goal is to do another 13 (years) and make 55 (years powerlifting),” Lofing concluded. “I want to make Masters 4, which is 70 and over. I want to make the US team at 70 because there are some records I want to go after there. That’s my goal, I want to lift as long as I can. Doctors say this is good for you. It keeps your muscles in tone, your muscles don’t deteriorate and it leads to a longer life span. My chiropractor says keep lifting till it feels like you can’t. I’m prepared for my totals to go down and to start slipping. It’s OK because it happens to everyone, but there is always new goals and inspirations moving forward.” As the weight went up, records fell as some of the best weightlifters in Nebraska traveled to Orchard for the Orchard AAU Powerlifting Meet Saturday.
The Clearwater/Orchard squad took home the team title thanks to several individual champions. The highlight of the day was Rafe Grebin breaking the American record for deadlift at the 123-pound weight class for teenagers and Larissa Thomson setting six state records as well in the 123-pound class. Grebin successfully lifted 369.25 pounds to set a new standard. Thomson deadlifted 286.5 pounds, bench pressed 115.5 pounds and combined for 402.25 pounds in the bench and deadlift to set six different state records. Grebin and Thomson's record was one of 32 state, and one of six American records, broken during Saturday's meet. Thomson (5.01) and Grebin (6.04) were also named the female and male lifters of the meet, respectively, after lifting the most weight divided by their body weight. Other highlights included Donaven Nolze and Jeff Shabram each lifting more than 1,000 pounds between squat, bench press and deadlift. Individual winners for their weight class and division in the raw powerlifting class included Larissa Thomson at 123 pounds with 611.75 pounds lifted, Landon Nelson (97) with 369.25 lifted, Coy Wickersham (105) with 347 pounds lifted, Cash Wickersham (114) with 347 pounds lifted, Grebin (123) with 788 pounds lifted, Gaven Gilsdorf (165) with 622.75 pounds lifted, Gunnar Shabram (181) with 589.5 pounds lifted, Riley Fisher (242) with 650.25 pounds lifted and Logan Mueller (275) with 854.25 pounds lifted. Jacob Behnk (198), Nolze (220) Cody Wickersham (123) and Trevor Thomson (148) each placed second as well for the Cyclones, while Anthony Marino was third at 220 and Jeff Shabram was second in the master’s division in the 242-pound weight class. In the equipped powerlifting class Wyatt Shabram (88 pound weight class), Derek Maxwell (181) and Anthony Umphress (198) each took home the top individual honor in their respective weight class. Wyatt Shabram lifted 369.5 pounds, Maxwell tallied 986.5 pounds lifted and Umphress accumulated 903.75 pounds lifted. Larissa Thomson won the top female push-pull lifter - which tallies the totals of a competitor’s bench and deadlift weights - after lifting 115.5 pounds in the bench and 286.5 pounds in the deadlift, for a total of 402.25 pounds. Nolze (688.75) and Maxwell (644.75) also won the push-pull for their weight class, while Gunnar Shabram and Marino each placed second in the push-pull. The Cyclone powerlifters will compete at the Cornhusker games July 23 at Lincoln Northeast High School to end the lifting season until December. Another Elkhorn Valley senior signed a letter of intent to participate in collegiate athletics.
Prestin Vondra joined classmates Amber Miller and Hannah Ollendick as future collegiate athletes after committing to Midland University Monday to continue his wrestling career. “It was close to family and family is a big thing for me,” Vondra stated. “I wanted to stay close to my family and it was the most affordable. I’m ready to tackle this opportunity.” The EV grappler joins his cousin, Beau Kaup out of Logan View at Midland. “Him being there we’ll butt heads a little bit and have fun at practice,” Vondra continued. “I’ve wrestled him in the past and he’s a good kid.” Vondra wrapped up a successful high school career earlier this year after making his second trip to the state tournament. “We signed his cousin (Kaup) earlier this year and it was kind of a family thing,” commented Midland coach Zach Wilcox. “They said they wanted to be together and that’s when we first found out about him. Watching him throughout the year, we liked his dedication, hard work and desire to get better. That definitely drew us to him a lot more.” Vondra’s passion for the sport has helped him accomplish his dreams of being a collegiate athlete. “When I first started dreaming of becoming an athlete, I always thought about football and playing football for (University of Nebraska) Lincoln,” Vondra said. “As years went on, wrestling became more of a passion and family sport. I got closer with everyone and fell in love with it.” Vondra becomes the fourth wrestler under head Falcon’s mentor Joey Tegler to wrestle in college. “It means a lot to us that these kids want to keep competing after high school,” Tegler noted. “They love the sport to go on for another four or five years and compete.” The senior Falcon saved his best for last this past season. Collecting a season-best 38 pins - including his 100th career victory in his final year for the green and yellow. “,We’ve seen that growth throughout this year and think with our weight room abilities, training all summer and our coaches that we have can help him reach his potential” Wilcox said. “We think the best is yet to come from him.” Vondra said being a three-sport athlete throughout his high school career helped him become a better athlete and wrestler. “It kept me in really good shape,” Vondra remarked. “It built my muscles and built everything out to where I could be an all-around decent athlete in college.” The future Warrior will have to make a tough transition from high school to college wrestling. “Talking to coach (Joey and Carter Tegler) it’s going to be tough, but I feel like I can tackle that opportunity and go with it,” Vondra added. “I have a lot of family that are really good wrestlers and I’ll just practice to get as good as I can get, get swole and take it.” Luckily for Vondra, there are plenty of people that can help him ease the difficult transition. “Dillion and Darren Stewart and Noah Rutjens are at Iowa Western and either of those guys are probably more than willing to help,” Tegler spoke. “It’s a whole different game out there. Everybody there is a state medalist and you don’t have an easy match. You’re going to be humbled all the time and I think those guys will be a big help. Plus Carter (Tegler) and I both competed in college as well. We’ve been there and it’s a tough road.” Vondra has been a smaller middleweight throughout his career and will have his choice of where he wants to wrestle at in college. “We leave that up to our guys,” Wilcox commented. “We have a lot of open tournaments to start the year and we can have as many guys as we want in a weight class. We leave it up to them and after those tournaments we talk to them about whether they want to stay at that weight, drop or go up.” At Midland, Vondra plans on majoring in elementary education to become a teacher and coach following his graduation. Tegler has high hopes and expectations for his former wrestler at the next level. “He’s a young man that has a lot of room to grow,” Tegler concluded. “He’s just starting how to figure out to be a good wrestler and I think the sky is the limit for him.” |
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