Longhorns stampede through Mitchell for C-11 sweep

ase County athletes combined for more than 300 points while sweeping the team titles at Thursday’s C-11 district-track field meet.

The Chase girls showed again why they have a great chance to repeat as Class C state champs this weekend in Omaha.

They topped 200 points with numerous Longhorns delivering career-best efforts during this huge state-qualifying meet.

Chase County featured a champion whether it was dashes, distance running, throws, jumps or pole vault.

The Chase boys had a stronger challenge during C-11 boys competition, yet they still prevailed by 13 points over host Mitchell. A rundown of all top placers can be seen today at both left and right.

Dundy County-Stratton’s girls earned a top three team finish with senior 100-dash champ Aubrey Frederick among those reaching state.

Junior Phalen Sanford won three district events to lead the Tiger boys. Sanford took first in the 110-meter hurdles, 300-hurdles and pole vault. A complete list of area qualifiers is below.

MITCHELL, Neb. — Team scores along with all area C-11 top placers:

Girls’ top five teams: 1. Chase County 201.5, 2. Mitchell 107.5, 3. Dundy County-Stratton 79, 4. Bridgeport 42, 5. Bayard 36.

100-dash: 1. Aubrey Frederick, DC-S, 12.77 (career best); 2. Adelaide Maxwell, CC, 12.94 (career best); 8. Sarah Allen, CC, 13.46 (career best). 100-hurdles: 1. K. Stuart, BAY, 16.82; 2. Peyton Fiedler, CC, 17.03; 4. Dawson Latta, CC, 17.84; 5. Megan Engbrecht, CC, 18.06; 6. Kelcie Burke, DC-S, 18.43; 8. Grace Frederick, DC-S, 18.94/ 200-dash: 1. Katelyn Wheeler, CC, 26.2 (career best); 2. Taylin McNair, CC, 26.73 (career best); 4. Maxwell, CC, 27.05 (career best). 300-hurdles: 1. C. Cardona, MIT, 45.69; 3. Latta, DC-S, 51.14; 5. Engbrecht, CC, 52.98.

400-run: 1. Mallie McNair, CC, 59.03 (career best); 3. Kadyn Milner, CC, 1:03.24 (career best); 6. Sophie Spady, CC, 1:05.58 (career best). 800: 1. J. Peters, MIT, 2:20.09; 2. Mallie McNair, CC, 2:20.23 (career best); 3. Sable Lambley, DC-S, 2:21.84; 4. Spady, CC, 2:33.3; 5. Milner, CC, 2:33.9. 1600: 1. M. Watson, MIT, 5:25.78; 2. Destiny Reinke, CC, 5:28.26; 3. Madison Lambley, DC-S, 5:32.17; 4. Madison Brown, CC, 6:01.77. 3200: 1. Destiny Reinke, CC, 11:58.75 (career best); 2. Madison Lambley, DC-S, 12:05.87; 5. Kaley Hauxwell, CC, 12:54.3. 400-relay: 1. Chase County, 50.05 (Taylor Williams-Taylin McNair-Katelyn Wheeler-Adelaide Maxwell); 7. Dundy County-Stratton, 56.25 (Sydney Reichert-Adalene Krutsinger-Allie Behlke-Burke). 1600-relay: 1. Mitchell, 4:03.35; 2. Chase County, 4:06.62 (Mallie McNair-Taylin McNair-Williams-Milner); 3. Dundy County-Stratton, 4:12 (Sable Lambley-Latta-Aubrey Frederick-Jessie Freeland). 3200-relay: 1. Chase County, 9:37.35 (Mallie McNair-Destiny Reinke-Kadyn Milner-Taylin McNair); 2. Dundy County-Stratton, 9:46.44 (Sable Lambley-Madison Lambley-Aubrey Frederick-Freeland).

Shot put: 1. Allison Owings, CC, 37’6 3/4”; 2. Payton Zarkowski, DC-S, 36’8 1/4”. Discus: 1. Andrea Page, CC, 112’2”; 2. Owings, CC, 108’6”; 3. Zarkowski, DC-S, 108’5”; 6. Reichert, DC-S, 102’6” (career best); 8. Mattie Daniels, DC-S, 91’5”. High jump: 1. Katelyn Wheeler, CC, 5’5”; 3. Jozie Schilke, CC, 4’9”; 5. Molly Luhrs, CC, 4’6”; 7. Grace Frederick, DC-S, 4’6”; 8. Hally Waters, DC-S, 4’4”. Pole vault: 1. Josie Peterson, CC, 10’3”; 2. Fiedler, CC, 9’10”; 3. Reichert, DC-S, 9’4” (career best); 4. Aubrey Frederick, DC-S, 8’10”; 6. Brooklyn Christensen, CC< 8’4” (career best). 1. H. Biesecker, KIM, 16’8 1/2”; 4. Sarah Allen,CC, 15’7” (career best); 5. Jadin Bussell, CC, 15’ 1/4” (career best).

area C-11 top placers:

Boys’ top five teams: 1. Chase County 101, 2. Mitchell 88, 3. Bridgeport 82, 4. Perkins County 45, 5. Dundy County-Stratton 72.

100-dash: 1. B. Schlotberger, PC, 11.11; 6. Guillermo Diaz, DC-S, 11.7; 8. Noah Kerchal, DC-S, 11.92 (career best). 110-hurdles: 1. Phalen Sanford, DC-S, 14.64 (career best); 3. Cody Williams, CC, 14.98 (career best); 6. Evan Fisher, CC, 16.06 (career best). 200-dash: 1. A. Hernandez, MIT, 22.96; 4. Wyatt Lemon, DC-S, 23.87; 5. Kaidin Vrbas, CC, 24.61; 6. Bo O’Neil, CC, 24.78 (career est); 8. Reice Haines, DC-S, 25.21 (career best). 300-hurdles: 1. Phalen Sanford, DC-S, 39.08 (career best); 6. Juan Venegas, CC, 44.96 (career best).

400-run: 1. Hernandez, 50.6; 5. Tagan Mays, CC, 56.32 (career best). 800: 1. D. Jeffries, BRID, 2:00.47; 7. Damon Latta, DC-S, 2:10.99 (career best); 8. Mays, CC, 2:15.66. 1600: 1. J. Linders, BRID, 4:41.66; 3. Will Kuenne, CC, 4:50.17; 5. Gideon Fink, DC-S, 5:03.92 (career best); 6. Eli Fink, DC-S, 5:08.19; 7. Bailey Peckham, DC-S, 5:14.78. 3200: 1. Will Kuenne, CC, 10:38.6; 3. Peckham, DC-S, 10:54.53 (career best).

400-relay: 1. Mitchell, 43.48; 4. Chase County, 45.03 (O’Neil-Venegas-Bryson Fisher-Vrbas). 1600-relay: 1. Perkins County, 3:27.76; 3. Dundy County-Stratton, 3:29.7 (Lemon-Diaz-Kerchal-Sanford); 4. Chase County, 3:31.56 (Caleb Weiss-Scott Wheeler-Venegas-Bryson Fisher). 3200-relay: 1. Bridgeport, 8:11.15; 2. Chase County, 8:19.57 (Wheeler-Weiss-Francisco Barrientos-Bryson Fisher); 3. Dundy County-Strattonj 8:57.28 (Latta-Job Lozano-Gideon Fink-Eli Fink).

Shot put: 1. Hunter Bartels, CC, 50’1 1/2” (career best); 2. Dakota Wallin, CC, 47’3 1/2” (career best); 4. Tyler Davis, DC-S, 45’10” (career best); 7. Jack Bauerle, CC, 43’9”. Discus: 1. C. Wiggins, BRID, 150’7”; 2. Davis, DC-S, 140’9” (career best); 3. Wallin, CC, 138’; 5. Bauerle, CC, 133’5”; 6. Bartels, CC, 131’6”. High jump: 1. Cody Williams, CC, 6’5”; 7. Evan Fisher, CC, 5’4”. Pole vault: 1. Phalen Sanford, DC-S, 15’; 7. Trevor Peterson, CC, 11’. Long jump: 1. Cody Williams, CC, 22’ 1/2” (career best); 6. Mays, CC, 19’6 1/4”; 7. Parker Dillan, CC, 18’10 1/2”. Triple jump: 1. J. Withrow, KIM, 43’4 3/4”; 2. Williams, CC, 42’2”; 4. Cade Lutz, DC-S, 40’6 3/4”; 8. Noah Griffin, CC, 36’3”.

Overall, the Gazette area will feature more than 90 qualifiers competing at this week’s Nebraska State Meet.