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.
*Story will be updated later to include any additional qualifiers*
The top two places in each individual event and the winning team in each relay event automatically qualified for state. Those from the KCNI/KBBN coverage area who were automatic qualifiers for state 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)
Trevor Duryea – Boys Long Jump (1st), Boys Triple Jump (1st)
Tim Myers – Boys 110 meter hurdles (1st)
Caenyn Priest – Boys 110 meter hurdles (2nd)
Shayleigh Coleman – Girls 100 meter hurdles (2nd)
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)
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)
Boys 4×800 (Dylan Pandorf, Walter Bierman, Jaden Baker, Elijah Cool) 1st
Girls 4×100 (Asa Starr, Erin Fitzgerald, Rae Hagler, Olivia Fitzgerald) 1st
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)
Brynne McCully – Girls 400 (2nd)
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
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)
Sandhills Valley
Devanee Connell – Girls Triple Jump (2nd)
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 (2nd)
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)
Ansley/Litchfield
Caydence Feldman – Girls 3200 (2nd)
Burwell
Owen Stevenson – Boys Discus (2nd)
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)
For full results of the D-5 District Meet click here
