Warrior, Falcon Runners Earn Conference Honors At NVC XC

Neligh-Oakdale and Elkhorn Valley runners competed in the Niobrara Valley Conference Cross Country Meet at the Antelope Country Club on Friday afternoon.

Alison Stineman of Elkhorn Valley won the girls race, and three Neligh-Oakdale girls also broke into the top 15 for medals: Kasi Grosserode, Madi Grosserode and Emma Bixler. The top 15 runners automatically earn NVC All-Conference honors as well. 

In the boys' race, Elkhorn Valley runners Austin Miller, Brayden Effle and Kolton Krick picked up medals, as did Neligh-Oakdale's Cole Belitz. The Falcon boys finished runner up as a team.

The junior high medalists for Antelope County were girls Carney Black of EV (5th); and boys Hunter Bennett of EV (2nd); Griffin Claussen of N-O (3rd); Damion Smith of EV (7th); Trevin Hansen of EV (9th) and Isaias Juarez of N-O (10th). 

The NVC meet featured teams from Neligh-Oakdale, Elkhorn Valley, North Central, Stuart, West Holt, Boyd County, Niobrara/Verdigre and Chambers/Wheeler Central.

Both the Warrior and Falcon teams will travel to Ainsworth for the district meet on Thursday.

High School Girls:
1. Alison Stineman, EV
2. Chloe Cozad, NC
3. Megan Erickson, NC
4. Kira Dickau, Stuart
5. Rebecca Frick, NC
6. Alyssa Reiman, WH
7. Kasi Grosserode, N-O
8. Morgan Harmon, BC
9. Madi Grosserode, N-O
10. Naomi Troy, WH
11. Emma Bixler, N-O
12. Jayden Reiman, WH
13. Lindee Wentworth, WH
14. Ashley Larby, WH
15. Taylor Fales, NC
16. Emma Stahlecker, BC
17. Josie Kuchera, NC
18. Emma Laible, WH
19. Rachel Higgins, N-O
20. Alexis Jensen, N-O
21. Hailey Bixler, N-O
22. Ariel Larson, Stuart
23. Kaitlin Fleetwood, EV
24. Ashley Hausmann, BC
25. Rhegan Skankland, NC
26. Kate Osborn, NC
27. Genesis Saul, NV
28. Audrey Chvala, EV
29. Brianna Fahrenholtz, Stuart

High School Boys:
1. Blake Ahlers, BC
2. Ben Thiele, WH
3. Austin Miller, EV
4. Cory Lechtenberg, BC
5. Brayden Effle, EV
6. Derek Mahony, CWC
7. Dillon Ives, NV
8. Evan Reiman, BC
9. Brandon Heller, WH
10. Kolton Krick, EV
11. Cole Belitz, N-O
12. Brendan Bussinger, NC
13. Dennis McDermott, WH
14. Issac Justo, NV
15. Chase Harmon, BC
16. Tucker Hecht, EV
17. Isaac Cook, NV
18. Angel Grant, NV
19. Ethan Pickinpaugh, NV
20. Coltin Schroder, Stuart
21. Gage Dawson, N-O
22. Isaiah Greenhalgh, EV
23. Toby Ives, NV
24. Christian Carothers, N-O
25. Carter Roth, BC
26. Dalton Smutney, EV
27. Brent Lemmer, WH
28. Logan McConnell, N-O
29. Christian Swalley, NV
30. Emanuele Adami, NC
31. Seth Miller, WH
32. Mitchell Petersen, EV
33. Jose Luna, N-O
34. Alex Bustamante, NV

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