Bear tracksters qualify for trip to State

HARTINGTON — Laurel-Concord-Coleridge traveled up to the Hartington Community Athletic Complex May 12 for Class C-4 District Track and Field Meet and the chance to advance to this week’s Nebraska State Track Meet at Omaha’s Burke Stadium.

The Bears finished fourth in the team race behind Cedar Catholic’s 122.33 points, Hartington-Newcastle’s 103 and Ponca’s 84. LCC finished with 71 points.

On the girls’ side, the Lady Bears ended up eighth and had a single person qualify for state.

The boys worked their collective way to fourth behind some quality performances.

The Puppe boys handled things in the hurdles with Deagan winning the 110 high’s and Daniel taking second behind his brother, before taking second in the 300-meter hurdles later in the meet. Deagan took fifth in the 300’s.

Deagan is also at the top of the charts to repeat as the 110-meter champion in Class C but winning at that level takes a lot of hard work - which he has put in.

Daniel also placed fifth in the pole vault, clearing the bar at 10-feet-3 inches.

Shane Benson was the only other automatic qualifier for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge by taking a silver medal in the high jump with a best of 5-11.

Evan Haisch finished one spot out of a trip to Omaha in the 200 where he placed third in 23.38 seconds and Wilton Roberts came up just short in the 400-meter run, also finishing third.

The Bear 4X100 team of Daniel Puppe, Markus Martin, Roberts and Deagan Puppe was one place away placing second in the event at districts.

The 4X800 team, consisting of Tyler Olson, Landen Leonard, Carter Korth and Preston Rose placed third with a time of 9:30.94 while the 4X400 squad of Martin, Lucas Ramussen, Roberts and Haisch placed sixth.

Carter Kvols was fifth in the 800 with a time of 2:14.24, Dylan Taylor was sixth in the triple jump and Aaron Bloom was also sixth in the discus.

Berniece McCorkindale was the lone Lady Bear to earn a trip to the state meet with a runner-up showing in the shot put with a toss of 36-11.50, just a half-inch away from the gold medal won by Lexi Eickhoff of Cedar Catholic.

McCorkindale also placed sixth in the discus.

Tali Erwin just missed in the high jump, placing third after clearing 4-09 and she was fourth in the 100-meter hurdles.

Reggan Kuhlman earned a bronze medal in the discus with a toss of 104-11 and Mallory Eriksen was sixth in the triple jump with a best of 31-06.25.

The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 4X100 team of Ella Hartung, Eriksen, Avery Hahne and Erwin placed sixth as did the 4X400 team of Haley Christensen, Chelsea Potts, Ryleigh Specht and Julia Johnson.

The Classes C and D Nebraska State Track and Field Championships are set for May 20 and 21 in Omaha. Classes A and B are set to run May 18 and 19.

Girls Team Results

1. Cedar Catholic 137; 2. Crofton 105.50; 3. Ponca 69; 4. Hartington-Newcastle 65.50; 5. Tri County Northeast 45; 6. Homer 38; 7. Wakefield 35; 8. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 28; 9. Winnebago 3.

Girls Individual Results:

100 - 1. Faith Christensen (HCC) 12.63; 2. Sophia Reifenrath (HCC) 12.71; 3. Jordyn Carr (TCNE) 12.73; 4. Grace Reifenrath (HCC) 13.10; 5. Abi Rice (H-N) 13.38; 6. Sammie Allen (CRO) 13.62. 200 - 1. S. Reifenrath (HCC) 26.87; 2. Christensen (HCC) 27.12; 3. G. Reifenrath (HCC) 27.36; 4. Makenna Owens (HOM) 28.50; 5. Rice (H-N) 28.95; 6. Samantha Strunk (CRO) 29.19. 400 - 1. Laney Kathol (HCC) 59.95; 2. Jordan Metzler (WAK) 101.05; 3. Lauren Bernecker (HCC) 1:02.96; 4. Ellie McAfee (PON) 1:05.96; 5. Julien Buckles (PON) 1:06.06; 6. Jacey Peters (HOM) 1:07.24. 800 - 1. Kathol 2:29.53; 2. Jocelyn Hightree (HOM) 2:34.21; 3. Rylie Arens (CRO) 2:39.27; 4. Maddie Steffen (H-N) 2:51.02; 5. Brailyn Hogan (PON) 2:51.83; 6. Ellesyn Hrouda (PON) 2:53.13. 1,600 - 1. Jordyn Arens (CRO) 5:25.66; 2. Jessica Opfer (H-N) 5:50.20; 3. Ellesyn Hrouda (PON) 5:52.96; 4. Claire Rolfes (HCC) 6:09.15; 5. Kiera Altwine (CRO) 6:09.19; 6. Tressa Bigbear (WINN) 6:20.30. 3,200 - 1. Arens (CRO) 12:43.42; 2. Opfer (H-N) 13.22.70; 3. Kiera Altwine (CRO) 14:04.54; 4. Rolfes (HCC) 14:32.84; 5. Carmen Buschkamp (H-N) 14:59.99; 6. Tori Gaarder (HOM) 15:35,80. 100H - 1. Ellie Tramp (CRO) 15.61; 2. Daveigh Munter-McAfee (WAK) 17.34; 3. Katie Borg (WAK) 18.03; 4. Tali Erwin (LCC) 18.10; 5. Bailey Hochstein (HCC) 18.25; 6. Brynn Schock (TCNE) 18.33. 300H - 1. Tramp (CRO) 49.18; 2. Bre Millard (TCNE) 51.74; 3. Hochstein (HCC) 53.09; 4. Alivia Morten (H-N) 55.44; 5. Addison Stewart (PON) 56.63; 6. Munter-McAfee (WAK) 57.61. 4X100 - 1. Cedar Catholic (Christensen, G. Reifenrath, Bernecker, S. Reifenrath) 51.23; 2. Ponca ( Hrouda, Ellie McAfee, Buckles, Gracen Evans) 52.36; 3. Crofton 53.33; 4. Homer 54.34; 5. Hartington-Newcastle 54.58; 6. LCC 57.15. 4X400 - 1. Cedar Catholic (Bernecker, S. Reifenrath, Christensen, Kathol) 4:10.22; 2. Tri County NE (Carr, Brynn Schock , Millard, Brianna Bousquet) 4:21.33; 3. Ponca 4:23.53; 4. Homer 4:41.06; 5. Hartington-Newcastle 5:02.13; 6. LCC 5:25.02. 4X800 - 1. Crofton (Rylie Arens, Altwine, Elizabeth Wortmann, J. Arens) 10:32.46; 2. Cedar Catholic (Bernecker, G. Reifenrath, Katelyn Arens, Kathol) 10:32.05; 3. Ponca 11:46.77; 4. Hartington-Newcastle 12:13.15; 5. Tri County NE 12:20.90. High Jump - 1. Gracen Evans (PON) 5-0; 2. Tori Walker (HOM) J5-0; 3. Tali Erwin (LCC) 4-09; 4. K. Arens (HCC) 4-07; 5. Riley Krause (H-N) 4-05; 5. Alexa Wiebelhaus (CRO) 4-05. Pole Vault - 1. Jayden Jordan (CRO) 8-00; 2. Mani Lange (H-N) 7-06; 3. Addie McGill (PON) J7-06; 4. Melayna McGregor (HCC) 7-00; 5. Ava Noecker (HCC) J7-0; 6. Cassie Allen (CRO) J7-0. Long Jump - 1. Carr (TCNE) 17-10; 2. Skylar Moe (HOM) 15-04; 3. Lange (H-N) 15-00; 4. Olivia Donner (WAK) 14-07.50; 5. Hrouda (PON) 14-05; 6. Wiebelhaus (CRO) 14-02. Triple Jump - 1. Carr (TCNE) 36-04; 2. Caitlin Guenther (CRO) 34-04.25; 3. Evans (PON) 33-05; 4. Zoey Gratzfeld (H-N) 31-09; 5. Alex Arenas (WAK) 31-08; 6. Mallory Eriksen (LCC) 31-06.25. Shot Put - 1. Lexi Eickhoff (HCC) 37-00; 2. Berniece McCorkindale (LCC) 36-11.50; 3. Makenna Decker (WAK) 33-09; 4. Lauren Howell (H-N) 32-00; 5. R. Arens (CRO) J32-00; 6. Meredith McGregor (HCC) 30-07. Discus - 1. Guenther (CRO) 111-03; 2. Claire Burrell (PON) 105-05; 3. Reggan Kuhlman (LCC) 104-11; 4. Olivia Grutsch (H-N) 91-05; 5. Josephine Wolfleader (WINN) 90-01; 6. McCorkindale (LCC) 87-06.

Boys Team Results:

1. Cedar Catholic 122.33; 2. Hartington-Newcastle 103; 3. Ponca 84; 4. LCC, 71; 5. Wakefield 59; 6. Tri County NE 28.66; 7. Homer 27; 8. Crofton 19; Winnebago 13.

Boys Individual Results:

100 - 1. Ethan Eifert (PON) 11.16; 2. Logan Bokemper (WAK) 11.24; 3. Jake Peitz (H-N) 11.24; 4. Brett Kleinschmit (HCC) 11.32; 5. Mayson McIntosh (H-N) 11.38; 6. Joe Grone (TCNE) 11.59. 200 - 1. Peitz (H-N) 23.23; 2. Bokemper (WAK) 23.60; 3. Evan Haisch (LCC) 23.89; 4. Grone (TCNE) 24.26; 5. Trevor Sejnoha (CRO) 24.31; 6. Bass Alonzo (WINN) 24.44. 400 - 1. Alex Kuehn (HCC) 52.34; 2. Grant Arens (HCC) 52.58; 3. Wilton Roberts (LCC) 54.95; 4. Austin Baker (HOM) 55.37; 5. Sejnoha (CRO) 56.67; 6. Simon McFarland (CRO) 56.71. 800 - 1. Carson Arens (HCC) 2:08.44; 2. Cade Johnson (WAK) 2:09.73; 3. Brady Carnell (PON) 2:13.93; 4. Dalton Lamprecht (PON) 2:14.12; 5. Carter Kvols (LCC) 2:14.24; 6. Cole Rosener (H-N) 2:15.36. 1,600 - 1. Carson Noecker (HCC) 4:26.04; 2. Grant Lander (HOM) 4:46.00; 3. Dyami Berridge (WINN) 4:48.27; 4. Johnson (WAK) 4:49.21; 5. Josue Munoz (HOM) 4:50.70; 6. Brody Taylor (PON) 4:52.56. 3,200 - 1. Noecker (HCC) 9:56.81; 2. Lander (HOM) 10:37.01; 3. Berridge (WINN) 10:54.83; 4. Ryan Anderson (WAK) 10:58.96; 5. Austin Guenther (CRO) 11:13.15; 6. Taylor (PON) 11:34.74. 110H - 1. Deagan Puppe (LCC) 14.80; 2. Daniel Puppe (LCC) 14.99; 3. Ty Krommenhoek (TCNE) 15.79; 4. Guy Severeide (PON) 16.86; 5. Hudson Morgan (TCNE) 17.61; 6. Kale Korth (H-N) 18.16. 300H - 1. McIntosh (H-N) 43.55; 2. Da. Puppe (LCC) 44.05; 3. Lane Heimes (H-N) 45.68; 4. De. Puppe (LCC) 46.85; 5. Hunter Schultz (WAK) 47.20; 6. Cole Heimes (H-N) 48.82. 4X100 - 1. Cedar Catholic (Tyan Baller, Kuehn, G. Arens, Kleinschmit) 45.42; 2. LCC (Da. Puppe, Markus Martin, W. Roberts, De. Puppe) 45.44; 3. Ponca 45.74; 4. Tri County NE, 46.85; 5. Hartington-Newcastle 47.02; 6. Homer 47.98. 4X400 - 1. Cedar Catholic (G. Arens, C. Arens, Kleinschmit, Kuehn) 3:29.25; 2. Hartington-Newcastle (Bennet Sievers, Peitz, Cole Rosener, McIntosh) 3:34.02; 3. Ponca 3:40.19; 4. Homer 3:49.59; 5. Tri County NE, 3:51.04; 6. LCC 3:52.33. 4X800 - 1. Cedar Catholic (G. Arens, Noecker, Lukas Wortmann, C. Arens) 8:32.96; 2. Ponca (Lamprecht, Taylor, Eifert, Carnell) 8:48.96; 3. LCC 9:30.94; 4. Tri County NE, 9:32.40; 5. Hartington-Newcastle 9:34.69; 6. Wakefield 9:55.62. High Jump - 1. C. Arens (HCC) 6-01; 2. Shane Benson (LCC) 5-11; 3. Sievers (H-N) J5-11; 3. Lane Heimes (H-N) J5-11; 5. McFarland (CRO) 5-07; 6. Brock Mackling (TCNE) J5-07; 6. Jackson Belt (TCNE) J5-07; 6. Nolan Becker (HCC) J5-07. Pole Vault - 1. Mayson Ostermeyer (CRO) 14-00; 2. Lane Heimes (H-N) 12-03; 3. Kale Korth (H-N) 11-09; 4. Aiden Gratzfeld (H-N) 11-03; 5. Da. Puppe (LCC) 10-03; 6. Dalton Anderson (PON) J10-03. Long Jump - 1. Kaden Kratke (WAK) 20-01.50; 2. Kuehn 20-00; 3. Jude Krie (H-N) 19-04.25; 4. Schultz (WAK) 19-03; 5. Sievers (H-N) 18-10.50; 6. Grone (TCNE) 18-04. Triple Jump - 1. Johnson (WAK) 42-09.50; 2. Lamprecht (PON) 40-00.50; 3. Sam Pinkelman (H-N) 39- 05; 4. Jaxson Bernecker (HCC) 39-00.50; 5. Sievers (H-N) 39-00; 6. Dylan Taylor (LCC) 38-07.50. Shot Put - 1. Peitz (H-N) 51-08.50; 2. Matt Logue (PON) 50-02; 3. Taylor Korth (PON) 48-06; 4. Bernecker (HCC) 48-01.50; 5. Josh Olesen (TCNE) 45-03; 6. Michael Hamilton (PON) 43-11. Discus - 1. Bernecker 145-05; 2. Korth (PON) 145-00; 3. Logue (PON) 143-09; 4. Owen Dendinger (HCC) 128-03; 5. Josh Olesen (TCNE) 120-08; 6. Aaron Bloom (LCC) 117-04.