Four Wolfpack track athletes will be competing at the Nebraska State Track and Field Championships at Burke Stadium in Omaha. Ryan Pelster qualified for state with his second place finish in the 3200 Meter Run with a time of 10:39.00. Taylor Schumacher qualified in two events with both of her second place finishes – Pole Vault clearing 8’2″ and the 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:35.70. Jill Schindler qualified with her second place finish in the 200 Meter Dash with a time of 27.3. The fourth athlete to qualify is Austin Meis in the 200 Meter Dash with the time of 23.50.
Winning the girls team title was Ainsworth with 124 points followed by West Holt 80, Clearwater/Orchard 77, EPPJ 71, Burwell 64, Boyd County 62, Neligh-Oakdale 42 and Niobrara/Verdigre 6.
Taking the boys team title was Ainsworth with 165 points followed by West Holt at 121, Neligh-Oakdale 53, Burwell 52, Clearwater/Orchard 49, EPPJ 39, Boyd County 35 and Niobrara/Verdigre 12.
Girls
100 meter dash — 1. Kinzly Macke, Clearwater/Orchard, 13.00 seconds; 3. Jill Schindler, EPPJ, 13.20
200 meter dash — 1. Kinzly Macke, Clearwater/Orchard, 26.80 seconds; 2. Jill Schindler, EPPJ, 27.30 seconds
400 meter dash — 1. Kylie Thiele, Clearwater/Orchard, 1:01.60; 3. Lydia Behnk, EPPJ, 1:04.10; 6. Taylor Schumacher, EPPJ, 1:07.50
800 meter run — 1. Kylie Thiele, Clearwater/Orchard, 2:28.50; 2. Taylor Schumacher, EPPJ, 2:35.70; 6. Baylee Wemhoff, EPPJ, 2:46.20
1600 meter run — 1. Logan Clark, Ainsworth, 6:00.60; 3. Jenna Parks, EPPJ, 6:13.20
3200 meter run — 1. Logan Clark, Ainsworth, 12:44.40
100 meter hurdles — 1. Laura Peters, Ainsworth, 16.10 seconds; 6. Taya Voborny, EPPJ, 17.80
300 meter hurdles — 1. Laura Peters, Ainsworth, 47.60 seconds; 4. Taya Voborny, EPPJ, 53.50
400 meter relay — 1. West Holt, 52.60 seconds; 4. EPPJ (Paige Meis, Hayley Stamp, Lydia Behnk, Jill Schindler), 53.70
1600 meter relay — 1. Clearwater/Orchard, 4:18.20; 4. EPPJ (Baylee Wemhoff, Nicki Payne, Lydia Behnk, Jenna Parks), 4:38.60
3200 meter relay — 1. Clearwater/Orchard, 10:37.80; 3. EPPJ (Taylor Schumacher, Baylee Wemhoff, Liz Selting, Jenna Parks), 11:07.90
High jump — 1. Alexis Pokorny, Clearwater/Orchard, 5′
Pole vault — 1. Shayden Platt, Ainsworth, 8’6″; 2. Taylor Schumacher, EPPJ, 8’2″; 4. Jordan Mescher, EPPJ, 7′
Long jump — 1. Tori Wendell, Boyd County, 15’11”; 5. Paige Meis, EPPJ, 14’6″
Triple jump — 1. Jenae Osborne, West Holt, 33’5.5″; 6. Liz Selting, 31’6.5″
Shot put — 1. Sarah Gumb, Burwell, 36’8″
Discus — 1. Hailey McBride, Ainsworth, 100’00”; 6. Kaitlyn Polk, EPPJ, 87’10”
Boys
100 meter dash — 1. Holden Smith, Ainsworth, 11.20 seconds; 4. Austin Meis, EPPJ, 11.70; 5. Andrew Fangman, EPPJ, 11.90
200 meter dash — 1. Holden Smith, Ainsworth, 23.30 seconds; 2. Austin Meis, EPPJ, 23.50; 5. Andrew Fangman, EPPJ, 24.30
400 meter dash — 1. Ty Chaffin, Burwell, 52.10 seconds
800 meter run — 1. Josiah McAllister, West Holt, 2:02.90
1600 meter run — 1. Brady Delimont, Ainsworth, 4:45.40; 3. Ryan Pelster, EPPJ, 5:01.70
3200 meter run — 1. Brady Delimont, Ainsworth, 10:33.80; 2. Ryan Pelster, EPPJ, 10:39.00
110 meter hurdles — 1. Bo Jensen, West Holt, 15.10 seconds
300 meter hurdles — 1. Hayes Chohon, Ainsworth, 42.80 seconds
400 meter relay — 1. Ainsworth, 45.90 seconds; 4. EPPJ (Andrew Fangman, Kyle Kallhoff, Dylan Behnk, Austin Meis), 47.60
1600 meter relay — 1. West Holt, 3:30.70; 4. EPPJ (Dylan Behnk, Ryan Pelster, Kyle Kallhoff, Andrew Fangman), 3:50.60
3200 meter relay — 1. Ainsworth, 8:21.70
High jump — 1. Andy Kerkman, Clearwater/Orchard, 6’1″
Pole vault — 1. Kale Gideon, Burwell, 12’4″
Long jump — 1. Bo Jensen, West Holt, 20’8.25″
Triple jump — 1. Bo Jensen, West Holt, 43’11”; 6. Dylan Behnk, EPPJ, 38’1″
Shot put — 1. Ben Allen, Ainsworth, 52’4.5″
Discus — 1. Ben Allen, Ainsworth, 158’1″
Congratulations to all the Wolfpack track athletes who competed throughout the season. Your hard work is always appreciated by the community! Here are a few more photos from the competition on Thursday in Atkinson. Many more photos may be found through our photo and zenfolio buttons on the website.
