Two Antelope County Schools Compete In Track Meet

Athletes from nearly 60 high schools competed in one of the area's toughest and largest high school track meets. 
 
Neligh-Oakdale and Elkhorn Valley high schools participated in the 2014 Dan Lennon Invitational Class B High School Track and Field Invitational was in the Dakota Dome at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion on Tuesday. 

Top athletes recognized at the meet were:
Boy’s MVP – Mark Jarecki, Columbus Lakeview (won 60 and 400, ran on winning 4x200)
Girl’s MVP – Kara Koth, Sioux Falls Christian (on two winning relays and won the long jump)

The top performance from an Antelope County runner came in the boys 60 meter dash. Michael Knievel turned in a time of 7.33 seconds in the finals, shaving .07 off his qualifying time. The field of boys started with 127 entries in the prelims. MVP Jarecki went on to win the finals in 7.13 seconds.

Neligh-Oakdale and Elkhorn Valley results:

Boys 60 meter dash - 127 entries
3 Knievel, Michael          11 ELKHORN VALLEY            7.33

Girls 1600 sprint medley relay - 42 teams entered
24 NELIGH-OAKDALE                                      5:05.06   1  
     1) Lueders, Ryanne 09              2) Ertz, Madi 09             
     3) Vleck, Chase 09                 4) Grossrode, Kasi 09
39 ELKHORN VALLEY                                      5:38.62   5  
     1) Rich, Courtney 11               2) Hale, Ashley 10           
     3) Keehn, Ranee 10                 4) Osborn, Elizabeth 09

Boys 1600 sprint medley relay -48 teams entered
22 NELIGH-OAKDALE                                      4:12.47   3
     1) Wilkinson, Colby 12             2) Miller, Zach 11         
     3) Kerkman, Alex 09                4) Peinke, Michael 11
34 ELKHORN VALLEY                                      4:19.72   5
     1) Petersen, Chris 10              2) Rautenberg, Tyler 10    
     3) Knievel, Michael 11             4) Larson, Jayson 11

Girls 1600 meter run - 58 entries
39 Osborn, Elizabeth         09 ELKHORN VALLEY         6:55.22   2

Boys 1600 meter run - 76 entries
9 Marchant, Pepper          09 NELIGH-OAKDALE         5:06.83   4
16 White, Grant              09 NELIGH-OAKDALE         5:17.01   4
35 Granville, Marquis        09 NELIGH-OAKDALE         5:40.30   4
41 Miller, Austin            09 ELKHORN VALLEY         5:43.41   3

Girls 4x200 meter relay - 46 teams
44 ELKHORN VALLEY                                      2:19.07   1
     1) King, Lexi 09                   2) Rood, Alyssa 09         
     3) Eckert, Haley 09                4) Rich, Courtney 11

Boys 4x200 meter relay - 46 teams
18 ELKHORN VALLEY                                      1:43.78   8
     1) Petersen, Chris 10              2) Knievel, Michael 11     
     3) Rautenberg, Tyler 10            4) Hecht, Tucker 09
38 NELIGH-OAKDALE                                      1:50.90   5
     1) Wilkinson, Colby 12             2) Kerkman, Alex 09        
     3) Granville, Marquis 09           4) Miller, Zach 11
42 ELKHORN VALLEY  'B'                                 1:54.33   4
     1) Albin, Kendall 11               2) Miller, Austin 09       
     3) Smith, Koby 09                  4) Smith, Quin 10

Girls 400 meter dash - 76 entries
28 Keehn, Ranee              10 ELKHORN VALLEY         1:09.78  13
58 Welch, Dana               10 NELIGH-OAKDALE         1:18.38   2
68 Eckert, Haley             09 ELKHORN VALLEY         1:23.57   3
75 Hale, Ashley              10 ELKHORN VALLEY         1:31.66   2

Boys 400 meter dash - 105 entries
38 Petersen, Chris           10 ELKHORN VALLEY           59.85   9
46 Hecht, Tucker             09 ELKHORN VALLEY         1:00.50   7
56 Kerkman, Alex             09 NELIGH-OAKDALE         1:01.56   7
71 Smith, Quin               10 ELKHORN VALLEY         1:03.74   3
104 Vleck, Mason              10 NELIGH-OAKDALE         1:19.17   4

Girls 800 meter run - 51 entries
32 Orozco, Claudia           09 NELIGH-OAKDALE         3:01.57   2
34 Spiger, Bea               09 NELIGH-OAKDALE         3:03.28   1

Boys 800 meter run - 67 entries
15 Peinke, Michael           11 NELIGH-OAKDALE         2:19.58   3
45 Albin, Kendall            11 ELKHORN VALLEY         2:35.36   3
54 Smith, Koby               09 ELKHORN VALLEY         2:43.20   2

Boys high jump - 47 entries
15 Roland, Colby             11 NELIGH-OAKDALE         5-06.00      1.67m
15 Miller, Zach              11 NELIGH-OAKDALE         5-06.00      1.67m

Boys long jump - 80 entries
25 Miller, Zach              11 NELIGH-OAKDALE           5.28m   17-04.00
28 White, Grant              09 NELIGH-OAKDALE           5.22m   17-01.50
68 Knievel, Connor           11 NELIGH-OAKDALE           4.37m   14-04.00
76 Smith, Koby               09 ELKHORN VALLEY           3.54m   11-07.50

Boys triple jump - 41 entries
17 White, Grant              09 NELIGH-OAKDALE          10.97m   36-00.00
 22 Hecht, Tucker             09 ELKHORN VALLEY          10.62m   34-10.25
 24 Albin, Kendall            11 ELKHORN VALLEY          10.51m   34-05.75
 27 Rautenberg, Tyler         10 ELKHORN VALLEY          10.24m   33-07.25

Boys shot put - 110 entries
27 Kaup, Dylan               10 NELIGH-OAKDALE        38-08.25     11.79m
34 Petersen, Chris           10 ELKHORN VALLEY        37-09.25     11.51m
51 Wilkins, Dylan            09 ELKHORN VALLEY        35-05.25     10.80m
96 Lower, Dustin             11 NELIGH-OAKDALE        24-00.00      7.31m

Girls high jump - 42 entries
29 Orozco, Claudia           09 NELIGH-OAKDALE         4-04.00      1.32m

Girls long jump - 64 entries
55 Cakebread, Shelby         09 ELKHORN VALLEY           3.16m   10-04.50
58 Beacom, Whitney           10 NELIGH-OAKDALE           2.79m    9-02.00
62 Welch, Dana               10 NELIGH-OAKDALE           2.43m    7-11.75

Girls triple jump - 41 entries
10 Keehn, Ranee              10 ELKHORN VALLEY           9.57m   31-04.75
34 Vleck, Chase              09 NELIGH-OAKDALE           7.84m   25-08.75

Girls shot put - 80 entries
34 Rood, Alyssa              09 ELKHORN VALLEY        28-05.25      8.66m
70 Rich, Courtney            11 ELKHORN VALLEY        22-04.00      6.80m
78 King, Lexi                09 ELKHORN VALLEY        19-03.50      5.88m

Boys pole vault - 24 entries
14 Roland, Colby             11 NELIGH-OAKDALE         9-00.00      2.74m
15 Larson, Jayson            11 ELKHORN VALLEY         9-00.00      2.74m

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