Athletes from across the KCNI/KBBN coverage area competed in Class D district track and field competition on Wednesday for the right to advance to the state track and field championships in Omaha next week. Anselmo-Merna claimed the Class D-8 district boys team championship. The Coyotes scored 126 points followed by South Loup in second with 78 points. South Loup claimed the D-8 girls team title with 116 points followed by Mullen in second with 92 points. Twin Loup was the boys team runner up at the D-5 district in Burwell behind team champion Pleasanton. Burwell was the girls team runner up at the D-5 district behind Central Valley.
The top two places in each individual event and the winning team in each relay event automatically qualified for state. Additional qualifiers are identified by “AQ”. Those from the KCNI/KBBN coverage area qualified for the state track and field championships included
From the D8 district in Paxton
Anselmo-Merna
Colin Wright – Boys High Jump (1st), 100 (1st), 200 (1st)
Destrey White – Boys High Jump (2nd), Boys Long Jump (2nd), 100 (AQ)
Trevor Duryea – Boys Long Jump (1st), Boys Triple Jump (1st)
Tim Myers – Boys 110 meter hurdles (1st)
Caenyn Priest – Boys 110 meter hurdles (2nd), 300 meter hurdles (AQ), Triple Jump (AQ)
Shayleigh Coleman – Girls 100 meter hurdles (2nd), 300 meter hurdles (AQ)
Malloree Bartak – Girls Shot Put (AQ)
Lily Thornton – Girls Discus (AQ)
Boys 4×100 meter relay (Trevor Duryea, Destrey White, Dane Duryea, Colin Wright) 1st
South Loup
Hudson Vickers – Boys High Jump (3rd – made automatic qualifying height), 110 meter hurdles (AQ)
Dylan Pandorf – Boys Long Jump (AQ)
Josiah Coleman – Boys 3200 (2nd)
Elijah Cool – Boys 1600 (1st)
Erin Fitzgerald – Girls Long Jump (2nd), 100 (2nd), 200 (1st)
Rae Hagler – Girls 300 meter hurdles (2nd)
Evalynn Wonch – Girls Discus (AQ)
Boys 4×800 (Dylan Pandorf, Walter Bierman, Jaden Baker, Elijah Cool) 1st
Girls 4×800 (Delanie Weinman, Lynae Wiese, Chloe Coleman, Jade Bierman) AQ
Girls 4×100 (Asa Starr, Erin Fitzgerald, Rae Hagler, Olivia Fitzgerald) 1st
Boys 4×100 (Noah Anderson, Braxton Cozad, Dylan Pandorf, Conner Paulsen) AQ
Mullen
Abigail Gracey – Girls High Jump (1st), 800 (1st)
Tate Kvanvig – Boys Shot Put (1st), Boys Discus (1st)
Braylon Kuncl – Boys 3200 (1st)
Cayden Hampton – Boys 300 meter hurdles (2nd), 110 meter hurdles (AQ)
Alex Werner – Boys 400 (AQ)
Brynne McCully – Girls 400 (2nd), 200 (AQ)
Ady Hampton – Girls 1600 (AQ)
Chloe Newman – Girls 200 (2nd)
Girls 4×800 relay (Abigail Gracey, Harper Andersen, Ady Hampton, Kaisley Phipps) 1st
Girls 4×400 relay (Chloe Newman, Harper Andersen, Abigail Gracey, Brynne McCully) 1st
Boys 4×400 relay (Alex Werner, Brandon Hardin, Nick Gonzalez, Cayden Hampton) AQ
Sandhills/Thedford
Connor Sutton – Boys 400 (1st), 800 (1st), 1600 (2nd)
Paizley Zutavern – Girls 800 (2nd), 1600 (2nd)
Shylee Gonzales – Girls 3200 (1st), 1600 (1st)
Lindsey McIntosh – Girls Discus (AQ)
Sandhills Valley
Devanee Connell – Girls Triple Jump (2nd)
Rhoshykee Bruns – Boys 110 meter hurdles (AQ)
Briley Kramer – Girls 300 meter hurdles (AQ)
For full results of the D-8 District Meet click here
From the D5 district in Burwell
Twin Loup
Oran Grint – Boys Long Jump (1st), 200 (AQ), 100 (AQ)
Emmet Grint – Boys 110 meter hurdles (1st), 300 meter hurdles (2nd)
Blake Bottorf – Boys Shot Put (1st)
Jackson Hall – Boys Pole Vault (1st)
Everett Funk – Boys 3200 (2nd)
SEM
Kyler Jones – Girls Shot Put (2nd)
Taryn Arbuthnot – Girls High Jump (2nd), 100 (2nd), 200 (2nd), Long Jump (AQ)
Ansley/Litchfield
Caydence Feldman – Girls 3200 (2nd)
Kaycee Nelson – Girls 400 (AQ)
Burwell
Owen Stevenson – Boys Discus (2nd)
Binyam Sikes – Boys 100 (AQ)
Mieke van der Walt – Girls 400 (1st), 100 meter hurdles (1st), 300 meter hurdles (1st)
Lena Spencer – Girls 3200 (1st), 1600 (2nd)
Addison Critel – Girls 800 (1st), 1600 (1st)
Girls 4×400 (Addison Critel, Regan Smith, Jalise Busch, Mieke van der Walt) (AQ)
For full results of the D-5 District Meet click here
