Local Teams Shine At Antelope County Track Meet

Area high school runners braved cold, windy conditions for the Antelope County Track Meet in Creighton on Thursday.

Clearwater-Orchard edged out Neligh-Oakdale by just one point for the girls' team, and Elkhorn Valley claimed the boys title.

Complete results:
Girls
Long Jump: 1. Sierra Rystrom, EV, 15-8.75; 2. Kristen Snodgrass, N-O, 15-6.25; 3. Sierra Schroeder, OC, 15-1; 4. Paige Meis, EPPJ, 14-10.25; 5. Skye Schroeder, OC, 13-9.75; 6. Amy Nelson, EPPJ, 13-7.
Discus: 1. Kaitlyn Polk, EPPJ, 84-3; 2. Macey Forker, CRE, 78-5; 3. Allee Snider, OC, 75-8; 4. Cassidy Moeller, CRE, 73-6; 5. Brooklyn Chipps, OC, 72-11; 6. Devika Hinzmon, CRE, 72-2.
Shot Put: 1. Alyssa Rood, EV, 34-1.5; 2. Brooklyn Chips, OC, 33-2.5; 3. Macey Forker, CRE, 28-11.75; 4. Delilah Sierra, EV, 27-9; 5. Kaitlyn Polk, EPPJ, 26-8.75; 6. Cassidy Moeller, CRE, 35-1.5.
Pole vault: 1. Ashtyn Fritz, CRE, 7-6; 2. Amber Miller, EV, 7-6; 3. (tie) Courtni Heckert, NO, 7-0; Jordan Mescher, EPPJ, 7-0; 5. Celina Knievel, NO, 7-0; 6. Vanessa Carpenter, OC, 6-0.
High jump: 1. Alexis Pokorny, OC, 4-10; 2. (tie) Kayla Wright, NO, 4-8; JoCee Johnston, OC, 4-8; 4. (tie) Bailey Frey, 4-6; Hannah Ollendick, EV, 4-6; 6. Kim Frey, EV, 4-4.
Triple jump: 1. (meet record) Ranee Keehn, EV, 35-5.25; 2. Sierra Schroeder, OC, 31-6; 3. Amber Miller, EV, 31-5.25; 4. Bailey Frey, NO, 31-1.25; 5. JoCee Johnston, OC, 30-2; 6. Baylee Wemhoff, EPPJ, 29-10.5.
4x800: 1. Clearwater-Orchard 12:04.63; 2. EPPJ 12:16.13; 3. Neligh-Oakdale 13:46.32; 4. Creighton 15:21.20.
100IH: 1. Hannah Ollendick, EV, 17.46; 2. Audrey Kester, NO, 18.33; 3. Alyx Siems, OC, 18.53; 4. Bailey Frey, NO, 18.64; 5. Taya Voborny, EPPJ, 18.65; 6. Brianna Werner, EV, 19.41.
100 m. dash: 1. Kristen Snodgrass, NO, 13.45; 2. Kinzly Macke, OC, 13.48; 3. Alexis Jensen, NO, 13.53; 4. Heather Pellatz, NO, 13.65; 5. Paige Meis, EPPJ, 14.0; 6. Vada Kruse, EPPJ, 14.31.
1600 m. run: 1. Allison Kerkman, OC, 6:42.09; 2. Anna Heilhecker, EPPJ, 6:44.78; 3. Rebecca Fleetwood, EV, 6:53.69; 4. Jayda Chance, NO, 6:57.39; 5. Kasi Grosserode, NO, 7:06.90; 6. Haley Eckert, EV, 7:20.00.
4x100 relay: 1. Clearwater-Orchard, 54.91, 2. Elkhorn Valley, 55.83, others-DQ. 400 m. dash: Kylie Thiele, OC, 66.65; 2. Ranee Keehn, EV, 68.65; 3. Kristen Snodgrass, NO, 69.11; 4. Alexis Pokorny, OC, 71.5; 5. Baylee Wemhoff, EPPJ, 73.88; 6. Emma Kerkman, EPPJ, 73.90.
300 m. hurdles: 1. Hannah Ollendick, EV, 52.96; 2. Bailey Frey, NO, 53.50; 3. Jenna Parks, EPPJ, 58.12; 4. Taya Voborny, EPPJ, 58.67; 5. Audrey Kester, NO, 60.53; 6. Brianna Werner, EV, 61.56.
800 m. run: 1. Amber Miller, EV, 2:50.88; 2. Kylie Thiele, OC, 2:50.91; 3. Kim Frey, EV, 2:53.01; 4. Taylor Sanne, OC, 2:58.75; 5. Rachel Higgins, 3:01.41; 6. Jayda Chance, NO, 3:02.32.
200 m. dash: 1. Kinzly Macke, OC, 28.44; 2. Kayla Wright, NO, 28.69; 3. Alexis Jensen, NO, 28.78; 4. Paige Meis, EPPJ, 29.64; 5. Kristen Snodgrass, NO, 29.77; 6. Vada Kruse, EPPJ, 30.00.
3200 m. run: 1. Kasi Grosserode, NO, 15:21.37; 2. Sydney Kerkman, EPPJ, 15:23.88; 3. Rachel Higgins, NO, 15:51.00; 4. Chase Vleck, NO, 18:22.22; 5. Katie Funk, OC, 18:55.
4x400 relay: 1. Elkhorn Valley, 4:55.01; 2. Neligh-Oakdale, 4:56.33; 3. Elgin Public/Pope John, 5:02; 4. Creighton, 5:37.
Girls team standings:
1. Clearwater-Orchard, 100
2. Neligh-Oakdale, 99
3. Elkhorn Valley, 91.5
4. Elgin Public/Pope John, 55.5
5. Creighton, 25

Boys
High jump: 1. Jagger Smith, OC, 6-0; 2. Jacob Long, OC, 5-10; 3. Noah Rutjens, EV, 5-10; 4. Tyson Belitz, NO, 5-6; 5. Alex Kerkman, NO, 5-6; 6. Seth Lampert, OC, 5-4.
Triple jump: 1. Noah Rutjens, OC, 41-7.5; 2. Zac Hazen, CRE, 40-0.5; 3. Grant White, NO, 39-6.5; 4. Brayden Effle, EV, 38-5; 5. Jacob Long, OC, 38-4; 6. Tyson Belitz, NO, 38-1.
Shot Put: 1. Dylan Wilkins, EV, 45-1.75; 2. Chris Petersen, EV, 44-7.25; 3. Dylan Kaup, NO, 44-1; 4. Damon Arehart, NO, 41-4; 5. Travis Tyler, CRE, 38-0; 6. Jacob Long, OC, 37-11.5.
Long jump: 1. Noah Rutjens, EV, 19-9.25; 2. Jagger Smith, OC, 19-0.5; 3. Derek Wortman, CRE, 18-0.25; 4. Jayden Arehart, NO, 17-11; 5. Tyler Rautenberg, EV, 17-10.5; 6. Austin Meis, EPPJ, 17-3.5.
Discus: 1. Dylan Wilkins, EV, 125-0; 2. Dylan Kaup, NO, 124-8.5; 3. Damon Arehart, NO, 122-1; 4. Sam Morrill, CRE, 120-0; 5. Chris Petersen, EV, 119-8; 6. Travis Tyler, CRE, 107-8.
Pole vault: 1. Tyler Miller, EV, 10-0; 2. Josh McFarland, EV, 9-6; 3. Cole Belitz, NO, 9-0; 4. Tyler Rautenberg, EV, 8-6; 5. Devan Breuer, NO, 8-6.
4x800: 1. Neligh-Oakdale 10:11.8; 2. Elkhorn Valley 10:15.8; 3. Clearwater-Orchard 10:46.7; 4. EPPJ 11:11.3.
110HH: 1. Quin Smith, EV, 16.97; 2. Eli Kliment, CRE, 17.33; 3. Brayden Effle, EV, 17.47; 4. Tyson Belitz, NO, 19.58; 5. Derek Wortmann, CRE, 19.72; 6. Mason Vleck, EPPJ, 20.83.
100 m. dash: 1. Zac Hazen, CRE, 11.59; 2. Chris Petersen, EV, 11.67; 3. Austin Meis, EPPJ, 11.8; 4. Cade Wilkinson, NO, 11.87; 5. Jayden Arehart, NO, 12.03; 6. Riley Snider, OC, 12.14.
1600 m. run: Ryan Pelster, EPPJ, 5:10.43; Tucker Hecht, EV, 5:41.67; 3. Joseph Bailey, EPPJ, 5:42.96; 4. Austin Miller, NO, 5:51.51; 5. Devan Breuer, NO, 5:59.99; 6. Seth Lampert, OC, 6:00.83.
4x100 relay: 1. Elkhorn Valley, 47.70; 2. Neligh-Oakdale, 48.21; 3. Creighton, 50.28; 4. Clearwater-Orchard, 50.39; 5. Elgin Public/Pope John, 52.41.
400 m. dash: 1. Tyler Rautenberg, EV, 58.88; 2. Tyson Belitz, NO, 61.25; 3. Robin Hahn, NO, 62.26; 4. Christian Carothers, NO, 65.78; 5. Prestin Vondra, EV, 67.44; 6. R.J. Lierman, EPPJ, 68.79.
300 m. hurdles: 1. Grant White, NO, 45.06; 2. Brayden Effle, EV, 46.29; 3. Jagger Smith, OC, 47.92; 4. Eli Kliment, CRE, 48.34; 5. Mason Vleck, EPPJ, 54.26; 6. Isiac Kurpgeweit, NO, 55.73.
800 m. run: 1. Tristan Sanne, OC, 2:34.12; 2. Cole Belitz, NO, 2:39.28; 3. Chris Kester, OC, 2:40.90; 4. Koby Smith, EV, 2:43.76; 5. Joseph Bailey, EPPJ, 2:45.34; 6. Julio Sierra, EV, 2:56.29.
200 m. dash: 1. Zac Hazen, CRE, 23.65; 2. Austin Meis, EPPJ, 24.32; 3. Alex Kerkman, NO, 24.90; 4. Jayden Arehart, NO, 25.32; 5. Cade Wilkinson, NO, 25.79; 6. Kyle Kallhoff, EPPJ, 26.76.
3200 m. run: 1. Ryan Pelster, EPPJ, 11:17.32; 2. Austin Miller, EV, 12:01.27; 3. Austin Miller, NO, 12:37; 4. Dillon Stewart, EV, 12:38.75; 5. Devan Breuer, NO, 12:56.44.
4x400 relay: 1. Creighton, 4:07.75; 2. Neligh-Oakdale, 4:36.87; other-DQ
Boys team standings:
1. Elkhorn Valley, 129
2. Neligh-Oakdale, 106
3. Creighton, 51
4. Clearwater-Orchard, 45
5. Elgin Public/Pope John, 40