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Arapahoe boys, Southern Valley girls top field at Arapahoe Junior High track meet
ARAPAHOE -- The Arapahoe junior high boys track team took their own team title at the meet Tuesday, while Southern Valley claimed the girls' title.
The Arapahoe boys finished with 94 points for first place, followed by 82 from Cambridge and 70 from Southern Valley. St. Patrick School in McCook was fourth with 63, Southwest had 56, Medicine Valley 51, Northern Valley 51, Cambridge-B 2, Jennings 0 and Southern Valley-B 0.
Arapahoe's Adam Snyder was a two-event winner, taking the gold in the 200 meter dash and the 400 meter dash in 24.9 seconds and 59.6 seconds, respectively.
St. Pat's JD Stone claimed two individual titles, the first in the long jump with a mark of 16 feet, 9.75 inches, and then the shot put at 43-10.5. He also tied for third in the 100 meter dash.
St. Pat's also won the 4x100 meter relay in 54.3 seconds with the team of Cory Gaston, John Haag, Brady Dame and Stone.
Gaston placed second in the 55 meter hurdles and fourth in the 200 meter hurdles, as well as third in the 200 meter dash.
Other top-six finishes for St. Pat's include Michael Jordan, 400 meter dash, fourth, and high jump, fourth; Haag, shot put, fourth;
Robert Proud of Southwest won two events, the 800 meter run in 2 minutes, 18.7 seconds and the 1,600 meter run in 5:19.5
Cambridge's Lance Shifflet was a triple-event winner, taking the two hurdles events (the 55 meter at 10.5 seconds and the 200 meter in 30.4 seconds), as well as the 100 meter dash in 12.4 seconds.
Arapahoe's first-place finishes included Adam Snyder, triple jump, 37-3; and Justin Brooks, pole vault, 7-6.
Southern Valley's Jared Maruhn placed first in the discus on a throw of 123-3.
In the girls' division, Southern Valley-A took the team title with 134 points over runner-up Southwest with 96 points in the 9-team field.
Cambridge placed third with 77, followed by 70 from Medicine Valley. Rounding out the team scores was Arapahoe 38, Northern Valley 24.5, St. Patrick School 12.5, Jennings 6 and Southern Valley-B 0.
Southern Valley was led by triple-event winner Justina Snider, who took the 200 meter hurdles with a time of 35.1 seconds, the pole vault at 6 feet, 6 inches and the 75 meter hurdles in 13.5 seconds.
Teammate Mallory Murdoch won two events, the 400 meter dash in 1 minute, 6.3 seconds and the high jump at 4 feet, 11 inches.
Medicine Valley's Krysta Thompson took the two speed events, winning the 100 and 200 meter dash in 13.4 and 27.1 seconds, respectively.
Cambridge had two double-event winners in Bailey Soucie, who took the 800 meter run in 2 minutes, 48.7 seconds and the 1,600 meter run in 6:20.4; and Shelby Schultz, who won the shot put on 28 feet, 1.75 inches and the discus on 102-11.
Also earning first-place finishes were Allison Hunt of Southern Valley, long jump, 15-3; and Lisa Lord of Southwest, 32-7.
Natalie Sis led St. Pat's scoring wth sixth-place finishes in the 100 and 200 meter dashes.and a third in the 200 meter hurdles.
Sarah Leitner tied for fifth in the 200 meter hurdles. St. Pat's placed in both relay events. The team of Ashley Carfied, Leitner, Heater Bieker and Sis placed fifth in the 4x100, while the team of Becky Goodenberger, Molly Peck, Bieker and Emily Slattery placed sixth in the 4x400 relay.
"The girls did a great job and continue to improve," St. Pat's coach Jim Steinke said, specifically citing sixth-grader Molly Peck who finished seventh on her second try in he 1,600 meter run.
"The girls and boys track teams continue to amaze me," Steinke said. "Placing out of the show heats, our kids overcame some big obstacles for such a tough competition meet."
He added, "Our kids competed extremely well against tough competition an tough odds. We continue to improve in both the girls and boys team each week."
Girls team scores: 1. Southern Valley 134; 2. Southwest 96; 3. Cambridge 77; 4. Medicine Valley 70; 5. Arapahoe 38; 6. Norhern Valley 24.5; 7. St. Patrick School, 12.5; 8. Jennings 6; 9. Southern Valley B 0.
Individual events:
100 meter dash: 1. Krysta Thompson, MV, 13.4; 2. Allison Hunt, SV, 13.6; 3. Hennessey Hogeland, SV, 14.0; 4. Jessica Stagemeyer, Ara, 14.7; 5. Mariah Longnecker, SW, 14.8; 6. Natalie Sis, StP, 15.0
200 meter dash: 1. Krysta Thompson, MV, 27.1; 2. Mallory Murdoch, SV, 28.1; 3. Allison Hunt, SV, 28.3; 4. Jessica Stagemeyer, Ara, 30.30; 5. Brittany Ritter, Jen, 30.5; 6. Natalie Sis, StP, 31.0
400 meter dash: 1. Mallory Murdoch, SV, 1:06.3; 2. Hennessey Hogeland, SV, 1:10.4; 3. Abbey Houghtelling, SW, 1:11.4; 4. Shelby Schultz, Cam, 1:11.8; 5. Katey Glur, SV, 1:12.1; 6. Eva Liakos, MV, 1:14.3
800 meter run: 1. Bailey Soucie, Cam, 2:48.7; 2. Layne McConville, SW, 2:55.3; 3. Brittany Fanning, Ara, 2:56.6; 4. Darcia Hayes, SW, 2:58.0; 5. Julie Gates, SW, 2:59; 6. Erica Madron, MV, 3:01.3
1,600 meter run: 1. Bailey Soucie, Cam, 6:20.4; 2. Darcia Hayes, SW, 6:26.4; 3. Layne McConville, SW, 6:30.6; 4. Cheryl Braithwait, Ara, 6:33.8; 5. Cahy Paulsen, Ara, 6:34.1; 6. Erica Madron, MV, 6:35.5
Long jump: 1. Allison Hunt, SV, 15-3; 2. Bailey Soucie, Cam, 14-8; 3. Lisa Lord, SW, 14-7.5; 4. Brittany Ritter, Jen, 13-2.75; 5. Jordan Braithwaite, Cam, 13-1; 6. Carley Kapustka, SW, 12-11.5
Triple jump: 1. Lisa Lorda, SW, 32-7; 2. Hennessey Hogeland, SW, 32-5; 3. Krysta Thompson, MV, 31-4; 4. Hopkins, NV, 29-7; 5. Cheryl Braithwait, Ara, 29-1; 6. Hilburn, NV, 27-10
High jump: 1. Mallory Murdoch, SV, 4-11; 2. Lisa Lord, SW, 4-4; 3. Traci Keyser, Cam, 4-4; 4. Megan Conway, SW, 4-4; 5. Ashley Moore, Ara, 4-2; 6. Abbey Houghtelling, SW, 4-2
Pole vault: 1. Justina Snider, SV, 6-6; 2. Katey Glur, SV, 6-6; 3. Hilburn, NV, 6-6
Shot put: 1. Shelby Schultz, Cam, 28-1.75; 2. Liz Jorgensen, MV, 27-11; 3. Kallie Welch, MV, 25-2.25; 4. Kelsey Coolidge, SW, 24-5.5; 5. Abby Witte, Cam, 23-5.75; 6. Erica Florom, MV, 22-8.75
Discus: 1. Shelby Schultz, Cam, 102-11; 2. Liz Jorgensen, MV, 77-10; 3. Jennifer Daffer, SW, 67-11; 4. Kallie Welch, MV, 66-0; 5. Becca Watkins, MV, 64-8; 6. Abby Witte, Cam, 63-4
4x100 relay: 1. Southern Valley, 58.2; 2. Med Valley, 59.5; 3. Southwest, 1:00.5; 4. Arapahoe, 1:01.0; 5. St. Pat's, 1:03.7; 6. Northern Valley, 1:04.5
4x400 relay: 1. Southern Valley, 4:48.8; 2. Cambridge, 4:55.9; 3. Southwest, 5:10.9; 4. Med Valley, 5:15.4; 5. Arapahoe, 5:22.8; 6. St. Pat's, 5:34.9
200 m hurdles: 1. Justina Snider, SV, 35.1; 2. Morgan Breinig, Ara, 37.1; 3. Natalie Sis, StP, 37.2; 4. Whitney Rice, Cam, 37.9; 5T. Sarah Leitner, StP, Kinderknecht, NV, 38.0
75m hurdles: 1. Justina Snider, SV, 13.5; 2. Morgan Potthoff, SW, 13.7; 3. Hopkins, NV, 14.1; 4. Kindernecht, NV, 14.5; 5. Whitney Rice, 14.6; 6. Hilburn, NV, 14.8
Boys team scoring: 1. Arapahoe, 94; 2. Cambridge 82; 3. Southern Valley-A 70; 4. St. Patrick School 63; 5. Southwest 56; 6. Medicine Valley 51; 7. Northern Valley 47; Cambridge B 2; 9. Jennings 0; 10. Southern Valley-B 0.
100 meter dash: 1. Lance Shifflet, Cam, 12.4; 2. Adam Snyder, Ara, 12.4; 3T. Pat Caswell, SV, JD Stone, StP, 13.1; 5. Justin Brooks, Ara, 13.3; 6. Justin Doles, SV, 13.6
200 meter dash: 1. Adam Snyder, Ara, 24.9; 2. Lance Shifflet, Cam, 25.0; 3. Cory Gastong, StP, 26.5; 4. Pat Caswell, SV, 26.7; 5. Justin Beckett, Cam, 27.0; 6. Justin Doles, SV, 27.7
400 meter dash: 1. Adam Snyder, Ara, 59.6; 2. Drew Witte, SV, 1:03; 3. Daniel Schultz, MV, 1:06.5; 4. Michael Jordan, StP, 1:07.5; 5. Robert Blume, SW, 1:08; 6. Dillon Breinig, Ara, 1:08.7
800 meter run: 1. Robert Proud, SW, 2:18.7; 2. Jordan Spaulding, Ara, 2:30.2; 3. Marble, NV, 2:34.2; 4. Carter Quinn, SV, 2:38.2; 5. David Campbell, Cam, 2:39.5; 6. Matt Zysset, MV, 2:46.6
1,600 meter run: 1. Robert Proud, SW, 5:19.5; 2. Jason Daffer, SW, 5:28.5; 3. Marble, NV, 5:36.4; 4. Jordan Spaulding, Ara, 5:45.5; 5. Carter Quinn, SV, 5:47.6; 6. Shane Farr, MV, 5:54.5
Long jump: 1. JD Stone, StP, 16-9.75; 2. Ryan Timmerman, SW, 16-6.75; 3. Drew Witte, SV, 15-7.5; 4. Justin Doles, SV, 15-4.75; 5. Pat Caswell, SV, 15-4; 6. Dillon Mowry, Cam, 14-10.5
Triple jump: 1. Adam Snyder, Ara, 37-3; 2. Britt, NV, 32-2; 3. Jake Schrock, MV, 30-6; 4. Anthony Chancellor, MV, 30-3; 5. Kyle Teel, SW, 29-8; 6. Zach Nielsen, SV, 29-4
High jump: 1. Britt, NV, 5-0; 2. TeeJay Priest, SW, 5-0; 3. Dillon Breinig, Ara, 4-10; 4. Michael Jordan, StP, 4-8; 5. Ben Wolfe, MV, 4-8; 6. Horacek, NV, 4-8
Pole vault: 1. Justin Brooks, Ara, 7-6; 2. Davin Doyle, Ca, 7-0; 3. Carter Quinn, SV, 7-0; 4. Michael Hoxmeier, SV, 6-6; 5. Wyatt Clark, MV, 6-6; 6. Ethan Jenkins, Ara, 6-0
Shot put: 1. JD Stone, StP, 43-10.5; 2. Eric Lueth, MV, 42-1.5; 3. Redeker, NV, 33-8.5; 4. Ethan Jenkins, Ara, 33-1.5; 5. Jon Haag, StP, 32-2.25; 6. Jared Maruhn, SV, 31-3
Discus: 1. Jared Maruhn, SV, 123-3; 2. Dan Craven, Cam, 119-3; 3. Eric Lueth, MV, 115-1; 4. Redeker, NV, 104-8; 5. Graham, NV, 99-11; 6. James Hobbs, Cam-B, 99-3
4x100 relay: 1. St. Pat's, 54.3; 2. Cambridge, 54.6; 3. Southwest, 56.0; 4. Medicine Valley, 56.5; 5. Arapahoe 57.1; 6. Northern Valley 57.2
4x400 relay: 1. Southern Valley, 4:31.3; 2. Med Valley, 4:32.7; 3. Arapahoe, 4:35.1; 4. Cambridge, 4:43.0; 5. Southwest, 4:48.5; 6. Northern Valley, 4:53.5
44m hurdles: 1. Lance Shifflet, Cam, 10.5; 2. Cory Gaston, StP, 11.4; 3. Justin Beckett, Cam, 11.5; 4. Dillon Breinig, Ara, 11.6; 5. Ben Wolfe, MV, 11.7; 6. Michael Hoxmeier, SV, 12.0
200 m hurdles: 1. Lance Shifflet, Cam, 30.4; 2. Justin Brookes, Ara, 32.0; 3. Justin Beckett, Cam, 32.1; 4. Cory Gastong, StP, 32.4; 5. Marble, NV, 33.0; 6. Ben Wolfe, MV, 33.3