Junior Warriors Dominate At O'Neill Invite

While the Neligh-Oakdale high schoolers are hard at work in the midst of their track season, the junior high competitors have been strong throughout the year as well, a trend that continued in O'Neill.

The boys took third at the O'Neill Invite. A number of athletes had strong performances on the day, including the likes of Julien Hearn, Dawson Kaup, Carson Jones, Isaias Juare, Thomas Johnson, Colton Klabenes, Griffen Claussen and Brock Kester.

On the girls side, the Warriors took fourth. Claire Whitesel, Brook Frey, Trinity Kurpgeweit, Aleesha Bergman, Paige Furstenau, Aubrie Klabenes and Elly Herley all performed among the top five in their respective events. 

Results for JH O'Neill Invite - Boys
Boys team results: 3. Neligh-Oakdale 107; Boys 100 M Dash: 3. Julien Hearn, Neligh-Oakdale 13.59, 4. Thomas Johnson, Neligh-Oakdale 13.64, 6. Isaias Juarez, Neligh-Oakdale 13.96; Boys 200 M Dash: 2. Carson Jones, Neligh-Oakdale 28.40, 4. Isaias Juarez, Neligh-Oakdale 29.55, 11. Adan Schindler, Neligh-Oakdale 32.20, 18. Parker Tinsley, Neligh-Oakdale B 37.38, 19. Trey Svatos, Neligh-Oakdale B 37.48, 21. Ethan Gregory, Neligh-Oakdale B 41.51; Boys 400 M Dash: 2. Colton Klabenes, Neligh-Oakdale 1:00.52, 4. Griffin Claussen, Neligh-Oakdale 1:06.38; Boys 800 M Run: 5. Brock Kester, Neligh-Oakdale 2:44.57, 6. Garret Belitz, Neligh-Oakdale 2:52.58, 8. Ashton Higgins, Neligh-Oakdale 3:10.48, 10. Ethan Gregory, Neligh-Oakdale B 3:45.67; Boys 1600 M Run: 9. Ethan Gregory, Neligh-Oakdale B 8:20.70; Boys 200 M Hurdles: 9. Griffen Claussen, Neligh-Oakdale 33.58, 11. Tyson Rix, Neligh-Oakdale 35.75, 13. Dominique Wright, Neligh-Oakdale 37.41; Boys 4x100 M Relay: 4. Neligh-Oakdale 55.99; Boys 4x800 M Relay: 3. Neligh-Oakdale 11:06.85; Boys 800 Sprint Medley: 1. Neligh-Oakdale 1:58.37 Boys High Jump: 2. Julien Hearn, Neligh-Oakdale 5-02, 7. Dawson Kaup, Neligh-Oakdale 4-06, 12. Carson Jones, Neligh-Oakdale 4-00; Boys Pole Vault: 3. Talon Krebs, Neligh-Oakdale 7-06, 4. Brock Kester, Neligh-Oakdale 7-00, 7. Caleb Payne, Neligh-Oakdale 6-06; Boys Long Jump: 9. Jesse Green, Neligh-Oakdale 14-00.75, 17. Cody Booth, Neligh-Oakdale 13-02.00, 18. Thomas Johnson, Neligh-Oakdale 13-01.00, 21. Adan Schindler, Neligh-Oakdale B 10-11.75, 22. Trey Svatos, Neligh-Oakdale B 10-11.25, 23. Parker Tinsley, Neligh-Oakdale B 10-01.25; Boys Triple Jump: 1. Julien Hearn, Neligh-Oakdale 36-11, 2. Dawson Kaup, Neligh-Oakdale 36-06, 10. Griffen Claussen, Neligh-Oakdale B 31-08, 13. Dominique Wright, Neligh-Oakdale B 28-07; Boys Shot Put: 4. Colton Klabenes, Neligh-Oakdale 35-00, 18. Simon Beacom, Neligh-Oakdale B 23-08, 20. 20. Jace Cameron, Neligh-Oakdale, 22-05, 21. Julio Tellez, Neligh-Oakdale 22-01; Boys Discus Throw: 1. Dawson Kaup, Neligh-Oakdale 120-08, 11. Jackson Keetle, Neligh-Oakdale 84-02, 17. Andrew Jacobsen, Neligh-Oakdale 66-02, 26. Simon Beacom, Neligh-Oakdale B 50-10.

Results for JH O'Neill Invite - Girls
Girls team results: 4. Neligh-Oakdale 49.50 Girls 100 M Dash: 5. Claire Whitesel, Neligh-Oakdale 14.81, 11. Paige Furstenau, Neligh-Oakdale 15.75, 18. Evelyn Vasquez, Neligh-Oakdale 16.37, 19. Emma Boggs, Neligh-Oakdale B 16.86, 26. Mackenzie Sands, Neligh-Oakdale B 20.07, 27. Chloe Carothers, Neligh-Oakdale B 20.45; Girls 200 M Dash: 2. Claire Whitesel, Neligh-Oakdale 30.37, 14. Evelyn Vasquez, Neligh-Oakdale 33.57, 18. Vanessa Parra, Neligh-Oakdale 34.90, 19. Emma Boggs, Neligh-Oakdale 35.03, 23. Alyssa Daniel, Neligh-Oakdale 36.56, 27. Sadie Heckert, Neligh-Oakdale B 45.45; Girls 400 M Dash: 8. Trinity Kurpgeweit, Neligh-Oakdale 1:15.83, 12. Aleesha Bergman, Neligh-Oakdale 1:17.61; Girls 100 M Hurdles: 4. Trinity Kurpgeweit, Neligh-Oakdale 19.00, 14. Aubrie Klabenes, Neligh-Oakdale 21.24, 17. Aleesha Bergman, Neligh-Oakdale 22.72; Girls 200 M Hurdles: 5. Aleesha Bergman, Neligh-Oakdale 36.35, 10. Aubrie Klabenes, Neligh-Oakdale 37.64; Girls 4x100 M Relay: 3. Neligh-Oakdale 58.58; Girls 800 Sprint Medley: 6. Neligh-Oakdale 2:30.54, 9. Neligh-Oakdale B 2:35.32; Girls High Jump: 7. Aubrie Klabenes, Neligh-Oakdale 4-02, 9. Brooke Frey, Neligh-Oakdale 4-02, 10. Trinity Kurpgeweit, Neligh-Oakdale 4-02; Girls Pole Vault: 5. Paige Furstenau, Neligh-Oakdale 6-06; Girls Long Jump: 14. Aleesha Bergman, Neligh-Oakdale 10-11.00, 16. Evelyn Vasquez, Neligh-Oakdale 10-09.00, 20. Alyssa Daniel, Neligh-Oakdale 10-01.50, 22. Emma Boggs, Neligh-Oakdale B 9-11.50, 24. Vanessa Parra, Neligh-Oakdale B 9-10.50; Girls Triple Jump: 1. Brooke Frey, Neligh-Oakdale 29-00.50, 3. Claire Whitesel, Neligh-Oakdale 28-00.50, 4. Aubrie Klabenes, Neligh-Oakdale 27-01.50; Girls Shot Put: 11. Elly Herley, Neligh-Oakdale 21-04.50, 17. Riley Martensen, Neligh-Oakdale B 19-07.00, 19. Grace Shabram, Neligh-Oakdale B 19-06.00, 20. Meredith Wiseman, Neligh-Oakdale 19-03.00, 21. Sydney Olson, Neligh-Oakdale 18-09.00, 25. Hannah Vraspir, Neligh-Oakdale B 17-05.50, Girls Discus Throw: 4. Elly Herley, Neligh-Oakdale 69-08, 11. Meredith Wiseman, Neligh-Oakdale 58-09, 20. Sydney Olson, Neligh-Oakdale 50-01, 28. Grace Shabram, Neligh-Oakdale B 40-05, 29. Hannah Vraspir, Neligh-Oakdale B 39-04.50, 30. Kim Dreger, Neligh-Oakdale B 35-11.