Falcons Send 11 To State, Boys Win District Track Meet

For the second year in a row, the Elkhorn Valley Falcons boys are the district champions.

Thanks to a strong team effort in which they medaled in nearly every event, the Elkhorn Valley boys took home the team title, scoring 146 points, 19 more than the next closest team.  

"A handful of boys medaled here that have not medaled yet this year," said the Falcons head coach, Jeff Meyers. "We came into the season with an older team, but the younger kids have been pushing themselves all year. We have seen PRs in every meet this year."

Led by seniors Chris Petersen and Noah Rutjens, Elkhorn Valley used an extremely well rounded performance to take the medal. Peterson took home second in the shot put, as well as third in both the 100 meter and 200 meter dash. Rutjen won the triple jump, long jump, and finished third in the high jump. Both are members of the first place 4x100 meter relay team, along with Tyler Rautenberg and Brayden Effle. Effle also took home gold in the 300 meter hurdles.

"It feels great," Rutjens said. "I'm really proud to be a part of history."

The Falcon girls also had a strong day, finishing third in the team standings. They were lead by Amber Miller, who took home first in the triple jump. Ranee Keehn also had a strong day, taking third in the triple jump and fourth in both the 400 meter dash and the 300 hurdles. 

"Our kids will go into state with a lot of confidence," Said Coach Meyers. "I have so much confidence in them and they have so much confidence in themselves."

When asked how it feels to be heading back to the state meet, Petersen said "We just want to go down and get medals and set PRs. As a senior, you just want to go out on top."

Peterson had one last thought regarding the teams success.

"Back to back championships is an honor. It's an honor to be a Falcon."

Boys Team Results
1. Elkhorn Valley, 146
2. North Central, 127
3. Boyd County, 89
4. Chambers/Wheeler Central, 69
5. Stuart, 52
6. Ewing, 28
7. St. Mary’s, 7

Boys High Jump
3. Noah Rutjens, Elkhorn Valley, 5’7″
4. Austin Miller, Elkhorn Valley, 5’4″
5. Brock Schaecher, Elkhorn Valley, 4’10”

Boys Discus
3. Dylan Wilkins, Elkhorn Valley, 127′-4″

Boys Triple Jump
1. Noah Rutjens, Elkhorn Valley, 42-01.25 10
4. Brayden Effle, Elkhorn Valley, 38-06.50 4

Boys Long Jump
1. Noah Rutjens, Elkhorn Valley, 19-10.75

Boys Pole Vault
2. Tyler Miller, Elkhorn Valley, 9-06.00
2. Josh McFarland, Elkhorn Valley, 9-06.00
4. Dillon Stewart, Elkhorn Valley, 8-06.00

Boys Shot Put
2. Chris Petersen, Elkhorn Valley, 48-06.00
4. Dylan Wilkins, Elkhorn Valley, 42-03.00

Boys 4 x 800 M Relay
4. Elkhorn Valley, 10:35.60, Julio Sierra, Mitchell Petersen, Isaiah Greenhalgh, David Short

Boys 400 M Dash
3. Tucker Hecht, Elkhorn Valley, 55.50

Boys 3200 M Run
2. Austin Miller, Elkhorn Valley, 11:11.00
6. Dillon Stewart, Elkhorn Valley, 12:20.20

Boys 110 M Hurdles Final Results
2. Quin Smith, Elkhorn Valley, 16.70

Boys 100 M Dash Final Results
3. Chris Petersen, Elkhorn Valley, 11.50

Boys 800 M Run Final Results
6. Tucker Hecht, Elkhorn Valley, 2:14.00

Boys 300 M Hurdles
1. Brayden Effle, Elkhorn Valley, 43.60
2. Quin Smith, Elkhorn Valley, 44.20
6. Dalton Smutny, Elkhorn Valley, J48.00

Boys 200 M Dash Final Results
3. Chris Petersen, Elkhorn Valley, 23.90

Boys 1600 M Run
6. Austin Miller, Elkhorn Valley, 5:23.40

Boys 4 x 100 M Relay
1. Elkhorn Valley, 46.70, Tyler Rautenberg, Brayden Effle, Noah Rutjens, Chris Petersen

Boys 4 x 400 M Relay
4. Elkhorn Valley, 4:01.30, Quin Smith, Tucker Hecht, Tyler Rautenberg, Austin Miller

Girls Team Results
1. North Central, 125
2. St. Mary’s, 94
3. Elkhorn Valley, 86
4. Boyd County, 73
5. Stuart, 54
6. Ewing, 42
7. Chambers/Wheeler Central, 26
8. Cody-Kilgore, 23

Girls Long Jump
3. Sierra Rystrom, Elkhorn Valley, 15′4.25″

Girls Shot Put
4. Alyssa Rood, Elkhorn Valley, 35’4″

Girls Pole Vault
2. Amber Miller, Elkhorn Valley, 8-00.00
3. Brianna Werner, Elkhorn Valley, 5-06.00

Girls Shot Put
4. Alyssa Rood, Elkhorn Valley, 35-04.00

Girls Triple Jump
*Note the Top 3 qualified for state as Ranee Keehn’s jump was a State Meet qualifying mark.
1. Amber Miller, Elkhorn Valley, 35-00.00
3. Ranee Keehn, Elkhorn Valley, 34-07.00

Girls 4 x 800
2. Elkhorn Valley, 11:31.70, Rebecca Fleetwood, Katy Fleetwood, Kim Frey, Haley Eckert

Girls 400 M Dash
4. Ranee Keehn, Elkhorn Valley, 1:06.00

Girls 100 M Hurdles Final Results
2. Hannah Ollendick, Elkhorn Valley, 16.60
6. Brianna Werner, Elkhorn Valley, 18.60

Girls 800 M Run Final Results
4. Amber Miller, Elkhorn Valley, 2:40.20

Girls 300 Hurdles Final Results
2. Hannah Ollendick, Elkhorn Valley, 50.40
4. Ranee Keehn, Elkhorn Valley, 52.30
6. Brianna Werner, Elkhorn Valley, 55.60

Girls 1600 M Run
6. Rebecca Fleetwood, Elkhorn Valley, 6:49.30

Girls 4 x 100 Relay
5. Elkhorn Valley, 55.50, Amber Miller, Ranee Keehn, Hannah Ollendick, Sierra Rystrom

​Girls 4 x 400 M Relay
3. Elkhorn Valley, 4:42.10, Brianna Werner, Hannah Ollendick, Sierra Rystrom, Kim Frey

State Qualifiers
Austin Miller, Elkhorn Valley, 3200 Meter Run
Quin Smith, Elkhorn Valley, 110 meter hurdles and 300 meter hurdles
Tyler Miller, Elkhorn Valley, pole vault
Josh McFarland, Elkhorn Valley, pole vault
Brayden Effle, Elkhorn Valley, 300 meter hurdles, 4x100 meter relay
Tyler Rautenberg, Elkhorn Valley, 4x100 meter relay
Noah Rutjens, Elkhorn Valley, 4x100 meter relay, long jump, triple jump
Chris Petersen, Elkhorn Valley, 4x100 meter relay, shout put
Hannah Ollendick, Elkhorn Valley, 100 meter hurdles, 300 meter hurdles
Amber Miller,Elkhorn Valley, pole vault, triple jump
Ranee Keehn, Elkhorn Valley, triple jump