The St. Patrick Irish boys and girls track & field teams each placed second in the C-10 District Meet on Thursday.
The Irish boys came the closest to the first place team. St. Pat’s scored 121 points in the meet, while Thursday’s team champion, Kearney Catholic scored 174. Cambridge rounded out the top three with 115 points. Hershey placed sixth in the eight-team meet with 26 points. The St. Pat’s Lady Irish tallied 105.5 points, second to Kearney Catholic’s 199. Arapahoe placed third with 52 points and the Hershey girls finished seventh with 25 points.
The St. Pat’s boys qualified eight athletes for next week’s state meet in Omaha. Senior Alex Harms led the way as a triple qualifier. Harms placed first in the Discus Throw with a throw of 134-5. He also qualified in the 110 and 300 Meter Hurdles. Junior Drew McClellen is also a district champion with a vault of 13-6 in the Pole Vault. McClellen also qualified with the 400 Meter Relay team along with Bryce Byrn, Chase Kimberling and Collin Pieper. Senior Mark Mayfield is the district champion in the 110 Meter Hurdles and Jacob Derickson qualified in the pole vault and Andrew O’Neill qualified in the Triple Jump.
The St. Pat’s Lady Irish qualified six athletes for the NSAA State Meet. Junior Anna O’Malley is a triple qualifier. She is the district champion in the 800 Meter Run and with her teammates, Peyton Irish, Riley Nitsch and Bree Saner, in the 3200 Meter Relay. O’Malley also qualified in the 1600 Meter Run. Katherine Montgomery qualified in the Pole Vault and Zandra Carlini qualified in the Discus Throw.
Hershey High School didn’t have any athletes qualify for the state meet. The full results of the C-10 District Meet can be seen below.
The 2014 NSAA State Track Meet will take place Friday and Saturday, May 23-24 at Omaha Burke Stadium at Burke High School.
GIRLS TEAM SCORES:
1. Kearney Catholic, 199
2. North Platte St. Patrick’s, 105.5
3. Arapahoe, 52
4. Franklin, 49
5. Southern Valley, 41
6. Cambridge, 37.5
7. Hershey, 25
8. SMC, 18 |
BOYS TEAM SCORES:
1. Kearney Catholic, 174
2. North Platte St. Patrick’s, 121
3. Cambridge, 115
4. Southern Valley, 36
5. SMC, 33
6. Hershey, 26
7. Arapahoe, 16
8. Franklin, 5 |
| Girls Pole Vault: |
| 1 |
Abigail Eden |
11 |
Southern Valley |
9-2 |
| 2 |
Katherine Montgomery |
10 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
8-10 |
| Girls High Jump: |
| 1 |
Rochelle Wendland |
12 |
Arapahoe |
5-0 |
| 2 |
Olivia Tenbensel |
10 |
Arapahoe |
4-8 |
| Girls Long Jump: |
| 1 |
Paige Hervert |
11 |
Kearney Catholic |
18-1.25 |
| 2 |
Alea Shaner |
9 |
Cambridge |
16-5.5 |
| Girls Shot Put: |
| 1 |
Kayla Shundoff |
12 |
Kearney Catholic |
35-0.75 |
| 2 |
Brittany Plank |
12 |
Franklin |
34-8.5 |
| Girls Discus Throw: |
| 1 |
Jennifer Beans |
9 |
Kearney Catholic |
117-3 |
| 2 |
Zandra Carlini |
12 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
115-0 |
| Girls Triple Jump: |
| 1 |
Paige Hervert |
11 |
Kearney Catholic |
37-9 |
| 2 |
Alea Shaner |
9 |
Cambridge |
35-7.75 |
| Girls 100-Meter Dash: |
| 1 |
Paige Hervert |
11 |
Kearney Catholic |
12.4 |
| 2 |
Emily Laudenklos |
10 |
Kearney Catholic |
13.3 |
| 3 |
Jordyn Childears |
9 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
13.3 |
| Girls 200-Meter Dash: |
| 1 |
Paige Hervert |
11 |
Kearney Catholic |
26.2 |
| 2 |
Rochelle Wendland |
12 |
Arapahoe |
27.1 |
| 3 |
You-Shan Li |
12 |
Hershey |
28.7 |
| Girls 400-Meter Dash: |
| 1 |
Callie Opbroek |
11 |
Kearney Catholic |
1:02.7 |
| 2 |
Rochelle Wendland |
12 |
Arapahoe |
1:03.5 |
| 3 |
Marlana Kent |
9 |
Cambridge |
1:06.2 |
| Girls 800-Meter Run: |
| 1 |
Anna O’Malley |
11 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
2:32.0 |
| 2 |
Jaylin Randall |
12 |
Franklin |
2:38.1 |
| 3 |
Tristan Haake |
9 |
SMC |
2:42.2 |
| Girls 1600-Meter Run: |
| 1 |
Kelsey Randall |
12 |
Franklin |
5:48.10 |
| 2 |
Anna O’Malley |
11 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
6:01.0 |
| 3 |
Morgan Starman |
12 |
Kearney Catholic |
6:04.10 |
| Girls 3200-Meter Run: |
| 1 |
Jaylin Randall |
12 |
Franklin |
12:53.0 |
| 2 |
Kelsey Randall |
12 |
Franklin |
12:53.7 |
| 3 |
Gabrielle Feldner |
12 |
Kearney Catholic |
13:24.0 |
| Girls 100-Meter Hurdles: |
| 1 |
Emily Micek |
9 |
Kearney Catholic |
16.0 |
| 2 |
Kaylea Watson |
11 |
Arapahoe |
16.5 |
| 3 |
Jordan Streit |
9 |
Kearney Catholic |
17.0 |
| Girls 300-Meter Hurdles: |
| 1 |
Alisha Fleer |
12 |
Kearney Catholic |
49.20 |
| 2 |
Emily Micek |
9 |
Kearney Catholic |
49.6 |
| 3 |
Jordyn Childears |
9 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
50.9 |
| Girls 400-Meter Relay: |
| 1 |
Emily Laudenklos
Emily Micek
Callie Opbroek
Kayla Shundoff |
10
9
11
12 |
Kearney Catholic |
52.90 |
| 2 |
Allison Skala
Breelyn Saner
Erin Nozicka
Jordyn Childears |
9
12
11
9 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
53.20 |
| 3 |
Kaylea Watson
Shelby Kapperman
Rochelle Wendland
Lora Taylor |
11
10
12
12 |
Arapahoe |
54.8 |
| 4 |
Abigail Eden
Brooke Hays
Shelisa Brooks
Savana Quinn |
11
11
11
9 |
Southern Valley |
56.5 |
| 5 |
Michaela Schultis
Ashley Starr
Leslie Flory
Mariah Harm |
10
11
9
10 |
SMC |
59.10 |
| 6 |
Michaela Holdcroft
MiKayla Kent
Sloan Johnson
Kadee Long |
10
11
11
12 |
Cambridge |
59.30 |
| Girls 1600-Meter Relay: |
| 1 |
Emily Laudenklos
Callie Opbroek
Katelyn Long
Lindsey Starman |
10
11
9
12 |
Kearney Catholic |
4:23.90 |
| 2 |
Rachelle Carpenter
Sloan Johnson
Marlana Kent
Alea Shaner |
12
11
9
9 |
Cambridge |
4:31.0 |
| 3 |
Shelisa Brooks
Laura McInturf
Baily Craig
Sarah Forbes |
11
11
11
10 |
Southern Valley |
4:34.50 |
| 4 |
Peyton Irish
Kaitlin Adkins
Allison Skala
Katherine Montgomery |
10
9
9
10 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
4:35.6 |
| 5 |
Alyssia Johnson
Tristan Haake
Kensie Burnside
Kadee Cutler |
12
9
10
12 |
SMC |
4:58.7 |
| 6 |
Jasmyn James
Patricia Hanfland
Kelsey Randall
Hannah Uden |
11
10
12
11 |
Franklin |
5:19.10 |
| Girls 3200-Meter Relay: |
| 1 |
Peyton Irish
Riley Nitsch
Breelyn Saner
Anna O’Malley |
10
9
12
11 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
10:27.5 |
| 2 |
Katelyn Long
Morgan Starman
Gabrielle Feldner
Lindsey Starman |
9
12
12
12 |
Kearney Catholic |
10:40.2 |
| 3 |
Natalie Jones
Alyssia Johnson
Tristan Haake
Kadee Cutler |
10
12
9
12 |
SMC |
11:04.6 |
| 4 |
Laura McInturf
Shelisa Brooks
Baily Craig
Sarah Forbes |
11
11
11
10 |
Southern Valley |
11:39.0 |
| 5 |
Rachelle Carpenter
MiKayla Kent
Alea Shaner
Marlana Kent |
12
11
9
9 |
Cambridge |
11:49.9 |
| 6 |
Emily Thompson
Hannah Hanke
Clare Anderson
Shelby Kapperman |
10
12
10
10 |
Arapahoe |
13:42 |
Extra Field Event Qualifiers:
| Event |
Name |
School |
Grade |
Place |
Performance
(ft in) |
| Boys Pole Vault: |
| 1 |
Drew McClellen |
11 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
13-6 |
| 2 |
Jacob Derickson |
11 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
12-2 |
| Boys High Jump: |
| 1 |
Laramie Fowler |
11 |
SMC |
6-1 |
| 2 |
Alex Hinkle |
12 |
SMC |
5-11 |
| Boys Long Jump: |
| 1 |
Troy Gregory |
12 |
Cambridge |
20-1.25 |
| 2 |
Matt Moore |
12 |
Kearney Catholic |
19-5.5 |
| Boys Triple Jump: |
| 1 |
Zack Moore |
11 |
Cambridge |
45-0.5 |
| 2 |
Andrew O’Neill |
11 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
41-8.5 |
| Boys Shot Put: |
| 1 |
Dennis Cabanting |
11 |
Kearney Catholic |
48-5 |
| 2 |
Alex Burke |
11 |
Cambridge |
48-2.5 |
| Boys Discus Throw: |
| 1 |
Alexander Harms |
12 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
134-5 |
| 2 |
Clay Seifer |
12 |
SMC |
128-9 |
| Boys 100-Meter Dash: |
| 1 |
Troy Gregory |
12 |
Cambridge |
11.1 |
| 2 |
Thomas Connely |
12 |
Kearney Catholic |
11.3 |
| 3 |
Derek Jackson |
12 |
Kearney Catholic |
11.4 |
| Boys 200-Meter Dash: |
| 1 |
Troy Gregory |
12 |
Cambridge |
22.8 |
| 2 |
Jake Witte |
12 |
Cambridge |
23.1 |
| 3 |
Bryce Bartholomew |
11 |
Kearney Catholic |
23.1 |
| Boys 400-Meter Dash: |
| 1 |
Jake Witte |
12 |
Cambridge |
51.3 |
| 2 |
Alan Varela |
11 |
Southern Valley |
51.5 |
| 3 |
Zachary Jackson |
11 |
Kearney Catholic |
52.2 |
| Boys 800-Meter Run: |
| 1 |
Collin Meusch |
12 |
Kearney Catholic |
2:02.10 |
| 2 |
Alan Varela |
11 |
Southern Valley |
2:04.80 |
| 3 |
Dane Schmitt |
12 |
Kearney Catholic |
2:10.0 |
| Boys 1600-Meter Run: |
| 1 |
Collin Meusch |
12 |
Kearney Catholic |
4:45.60 |
| 2 |
Harrison Pearse |
11 |
Kearney Catholic |
4:46.90 |
| 3 |
Joseph Taylor |
10 |
Cambridge |
4:55.20 |
| Boys 3200-Meter Run: |
| 1 |
Collin Meusch |
12 |
Kearney Catholic |
10:43.9 |
| 2 |
Harrison Pearse |
11 |
Kearney Catholic |
10:44.2 |
| 3 |
Merritt Eastman |
10 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
10:52.2 |
| Boys 110-Meter Hurdles: |
| 1 |
Mark Mayfield |
12 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
15.3 |
| 2 |
Alexander Harms |
12 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
15.8 |
| 3 |
Blake Holtmeier |
12 |
Kearney Catholic |
15.8 |
| Boys 300-Meter Int. Hurdles: |
| 1 |
Zack Moore |
11 |
Cambridge |
41.6 |
| 2 |
Alexander Harms |
12 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
43.10 |
| 3 |
Blake Holtmeier |
12 |
Kearney Catholic |
43.8 |
| Boys 400-Meter Relay: |
| 1 |
Ryan Rice
Zack Moore
Jake Witte
Troy Gregory |
11
11
12
12 |
Cambridge |
44.7 |
| 2 |
Thomas Connely
Blake Holtmeier
Derek Jackson
Bryce Bartholomew |
12
12
12
11 |
Kearney Catholic |
45.3 |
| 3 |
Bryce Byrn
Chase Kimberling
Collin Pieper
Drew McClellen |
10
12
12
11 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
45.4 |
| 4 |
Chayton Crow
Terence Whiting
Gaige Marshall
Josiah Connell |
11
12
11
10 |
Hershey |
47.80 |
| 5 |
Christian Lewis
Shane Williamson
Jade Dowis
Lane Barker |
11
11
10
9 |
Southern Valley |
48.20 |
| 6 |
Marccus Douglass
Cody Jester
Owen Grube
Matthew Hudson |
9
9
9
9 |
Franklin |
1:00.4 |
| Boys 1600-Meter Relay: |
| 1 |
Brandon Andrews
Sam Pearson
Jake Witte
Zack Moore |
11
11
12
11 |
Cambridge |
3:32.40 |
| 2 |
Christian Lewis
Alan Varela
Seth Miller
Shane Williamson |
11
11
10
11 |
Southern Valley |
3:33.70 |
| 3 |
Andrew O’Neill
Mark Mayfield
Drew McClellen
Jacob Derickson |
11
12
11
11 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
3:43.6 |
| 4 |
Zachary Jackson
Bryce Bartholomew
Liam Murphy
Austin McCoy |
11
11
11
10 |
Kearney Catholic |
3:43.90 |
| 5 |
Monte McNeil
Josiah Connell
Colton Clark
Chayton Crow |
9
10
9
11 |
Hershey |
3:48.4 |
| 6 |
John Koller
Brennan Koller
Pedro Gutierrez
Logan Warner |
10
11
10
12 |
Arapahoe |
4:01.90 |
| Boys 3200-Meter Relay: |
| 1 |
Austin McCoy
Dane Schmitt
Harrison Pearse
Collin Meusch |
10
12
11
12 |
Kearney Catholic |
8:55.9 |
| 2 |
Monte McNeil
Colton Clark
Josiah Connell
Chayton Crow |
9
9
10
11 |
Hershey |
8:59.9 |
| 3 |
Jared Brosius
Aaron Allison
Jacob Cook
Chase Ochs |
12
9
12
9 |
North Platte St. Patrick’s |
9:28.3 |
| 4 |
Brody Lewis
Drew Goosic
Steven Randall
Tyler Detlefson |
9
9
12
12 |
Franklin |
9:45.5 |
| 5 |
Brandon Andrews
Hunter Mowry
Joseph Taylor
David Johnson |
11
10
10
11 |
Cambridge |
9:55.2 |
| 6 |
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Extra Field Event Qualifiers:
| Event |
Name |
School |
Grade |
Place |
Performance
(ft in) |
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