Several area athletes qualified for the state track and field championships in Omaha next week based on their performances in Class D district competition on Wednesday. The top two places in field events and individual running events automatically qualified for state. The winning team in each relay event qualified for state. Additional qualifiers were added based on performance.
The D-5 district took place in Burwell and included the following area teams – Ansley/Litchfield, Burwell, SEM, and Twin Loup. Here is a list of state qualifiers from the KCNI/KBBN coverage area out of the D-5 district.
Girls
Ansley/Litchfield
Kerry Ryan – High Jump (Champion 5′ 1″)
Burwell
Katelynn Simon – Pole Vault (Automatic Qualifier clearing 9′ 2″)
Avery Mann – Discus (Runner up 114′ 2″)
Mieke Van der walt – 100 meter hurdles (Champion 15.08), 300 meter hurdles (Champion 45.97)
Addie Critel – 800 (Champion 2:25.74)
Jalise Busch – 1600 (Champion 5:59.67)
Laurel Mann – 400 (Additional Qualifier), 800 (Additional Qualifier)
Lena Spencer – 3200 (Additional Qualifier)
Twin Loup
Ragan Mauler – Long Jump (Runner up 16′ 3″)
LoReena Schauda – 3200 (Runner up 13:03.86)
SEM
Rilyn Schledewitz – 3200 (Champion 12:53.21), 1600 Runner up (6:03.36)
Boys
Ansley/Litchfield
Luke Bailey – Long Jump (Champion 20′ 9″), 110 meter hurdles (Champion 15.47), 300 meter hurdles (Champion 40.44), Triple Jump (Additional Qualifier)
Isaac O’Brien – 800 (Champion 2:04.11)
Twin Loup
Justin Folkers – High Jump (Automatic Qualifier clearing 6′)
Everett Funk – 3200 (Runner up 11:32.61)
Oran Grint – 400 (Additional Qualifier)
SEM
Cohen Rohde – Discus (Champion 169′ 3″)
Burwell
Cy Feeken – Discus (Runner up 146′ 4″), Shot Put (Runner up 47′ 1″)
Binyam Sikes – 100 (Additional Qualifier)
Relays
Burwell girls 4×800 (Additional Qualifier)
Burwell girls 4×400 (Additional Qualifier)
For full results of D-5 district meet click here
The D-8 district took place in Sutherland and included the following area teams – Anselmo-Merna, Sandhills/Thedford, Sandhills Valley, and Mullen. Anselmo-Merna won the boys district team championship with 109 points and Mullen claimed the girls team title with 130 points. Here is a list of state qualifiers from the KCNI/KBBN coverage area out of the D-8 district.
Boys
Anselmo-Merna
Collin Wright – High Jump (Champion – 6′), 100 (Runner up 11.65), 200 (Runner up 23.96)
Destrey White – High Jump (Runner up – 5′ 10″), Long Jump (Champion 20′ 9″)
Trevor Duryea – Triple Jump (Champion 44′ 3.5″), Long Jump (Runner up 20′ 8″)
Caenyn Priest – 110 meter hurdles (Runner up 16.68)
Sandhills Valley
Colton Miller – Discus (Runner up 136′ 4″), Shot Put (Champion 47′ 4.75″)
Rhoshykee Bruns – 110 meter hurdles (Champion 16.56)
Isaac Goosey – 800 (Champion 2:05.32)
Mullen
Tate Kvanvig – Shot Put (Runner up 42′ 3″)
Alex Werner – 400 (Champion 51.14)
Cayden Hampton – 300 meter hurdles (Runner up 42.33)
Sandhills/Thedford
Connor Sutton – 400 (Additional Qualifier), 800 (Additional Qualifier)
Girls
Sandhills Valley
Devanee Connell – Triple Jump (Champion 32′ 4.5″)
Anselmo-Merna
Lily Thornton – Discus (Runner up 121′ 9″)
Shayleigh Coleman – 100 meter hurdles (Runner up 17.53), 300 meter hurdles (Champion 49.7)
Mullen
Brynne McCully – 400 (Runner up 1:03.57), 200 (Champion 28.12)
Chloe Newman – 200 (Runner up 28.20)
Peyton Paxton – 3200 (Champion 12:26.63), 1600 (Champion 5:38.13)
Riley Hegland – 3200 (Runner up 12:40.08), 1600 (Additional Qualifier)
Harper Andersen – 800 (Runner up 2:32.45)
Jenna Donahoe – 300 meter hurdles (Runner up 51.15)
Sandhills/Thedford
Kallan Cox – 100 (Champion 13.66)
Haylee Dimmitt – Shot Put (Additional Qualifier)
Relays
Mullen girls 4×800 (Peyton Paxton, Riley Hegland, Ady Hampton, Harper Andersen) 10:28.42
Mullen girls 4×400 (Harper Andersen, Jenna Donohoe, Chloe Newman, Brynne McCully) 4:27.4
Sandhills/Thedford girls 4×100 (Katen Licking, Haylee Dimmitt, Lindsey McIntosh, Kallan Cox) 52.95
Anselmo-Merna boys 4×100 (Josiah Griffith, Colin Wright, Dane Duryea, Destrey White) 44.81
Sandhills Valley boys 4×800 (Ezekiel Goosey, Brayden McNutt, Leyton Connell, Isaac Goosey) Additional Qualifier
For full results of the D-8 district meet click here
