The South Loup men’s and women’s track teams competed in the Mid-Nebraska Activities Conference (MNAC) meet on Friday, May 2, held in Arnold. The Bobcats had a great day, with the men’s team finishing as conference champions and the Lady Bobcats coming home with the conference runner-up plaque.

“The conference track meet went better than any of the coaches could have expected! This meet was the first time we loaded up events and tried to score as many points as possible, and it worked out great,” said Coach Andy Schwarz.

The boy's team scored 155 points, compared to the second-place team's 79. “It was great to see the team rally behind each other in our quest for our fifth straight conference championship. I really think we are hitting our stride in preparation for our district meet! Our athletes are happy and healthy,” an exuberant Coach Schwarz added.

For the men’s team, it was the distance runners once again leading the way for the Bobcats, as they claimed the gold and silver medals in both the 1600 and 3200. It was also a gold medal-winning performance for the 4x100 relay team, pole vault - where the Bobcats took the top three places - and long jump.

Highlights for the ladies included the Fitzgerald sisters, who came in 1 and 2 in the 200m, two silver medals for the relay teams, and gold in both the high jump and long jump. The Lady Bobcats also had a couple of notable disappointments, as the favorite in the 1600 - Ella Cool - scratched, and the 4x100 relay team was also disqualified.

Individual results for South Loup’s men and women from the MNAC meet are as follows:

Men’s Results

100m - Ethan Furne, 2nd, 11.48; Conner Paulsen, 4th, 11.86; AJ Starr, 5th, 11.87

200m - Ethan Furne, 4th, 24.26; Conner Paulsen, 6th,

24.57; Wacey Schultz, 22nd, 28.10

400m - Dylan Pandorf, 4th, 53.65; Eli Hunt, 7th, 57.63 (PR); Paxton Bierman, 8th, 58.40 (PR)

800m - Walter Bierman, 3rd, 2:15.43; Eli Rogers, 9th,

2:29.93

1600m - Elijah Cool, 1st, 5:01.81 (PR); Josiah Coleman,

2nd, 5:16.36 (PR); Jaden Baker, 5th, 5:29.41

3200m - Josiah Coleman, 1st, 11:16.12 (PR); Jaden Baker, 2nd, 11:37.97 (PR)

110m hurdles - Caleb McFate, 8th, 18.66; Patrick Eggleston, 9th, 20.03 (PR)

300m hurdles - CJ Quandt, 4th, 45.09 (PR); Caleb McFate, 9th, 47.22; Uotong Haidle, 11th, 47.62

4x100 relay - Conner Paulsen, Dylan Pandorf, AJ Starr, Ethan Furne, 1st, 45.38

4x400 relay - Elijah Cool, CJ Quandt, Dawson Mason, Uotong Haidle, 4th, 3:50.03

4x800 relay - Walter Bierman, Eli Rogers, Elijah Cool, Dawson Mason, 2nd, 9:14.32 Shot Put - CJ Quandt, 8th, J36’ 2” (PR); Caleb Furrow,

10th, 33’ 9.5”; Zane Mercer, 14th, 28’ 11.75” (PR) Discus - Caleb Furrow, 9th, 95’ 5” (PR); Taytum Wiese,

11th, 90’ 2” (PR) High Jump - AJ Starr, 4th, J5’ 8” Pole Vault - Dawson Mason, 1st, 11’ 6”; Uotong Haidle, 2nd, J11’ 6” (PR); Paxton Bierman, 3rd, 11’ 0” (PR) Long Jump - Ethan Furne, 1st, 21’ 6.76”; Dylan Pandorf, 3rd, 20’ 3.5” Triple Jump - Dylan Pandorf, 2nd, 39’ 3.5”; AJ Starr,

38’ 3.25” (PR); Tysen Schacher, 4th, 36’ 6.5” (PR)

 Women’s Results

100m - Olivia Fitzgerald, 2nd, 13.50; Jimi Fletcher,

5th, 14.17; Natalie Trotter, 13th, 15.97

200m - Erin Fitzgerald, 1st. 27.80; Olivia Fitzgerald,

2nd, 28.00 (PR); Josie Lehmkuhler, 14th, 31.62 (PR); Matilda Bollig, 16th, 1:02

400m - Delanie Weinman, 9th, 1:11.93

800m - Jade Bierman, 2nd, 2:38.54; Ella Cool, 3rd,

2:40.62; Delanie Weinman, 5th, 2:52.76 (PR)

3200m - Ella Cool, 2nd, 12:57.47

100m hurdles - Rae Hagler, 7th, 19.70; Anna Coleman,

10th, 21.01

300m hurdles - Rae Hagler, 5th, 56.78; Anna Coleman, 7th, 59.17

4x400 relay - Jade Bierman, Asa Starr, Ella Cool, Erin Fitzgerald, 2nd, 4:28.71

4x800 relay - Delanie Weinman, Jade Bierman, Ivy Tullis, Alley Jorgenson, 2nd, 11:49.30 Shot Put - Emma Stallbaumer, 9th, 29’ 2.5” (PR); EvaLynn Wonch,

12th, 24’ 5.5”; Tyra Brestel, 18th, 20’ 9” Discus - EvaLynn Wonch, 2nd, 109’ 8” (PR); Emma Stallbaumer, 12th, 72’ 10” High Jump - Jade Bierman, 1st, 4’ 10”; Asa Starr, 2nd, 4’ 6” Pole Vault - Charli Pandorf, 4th, 6’ 0” Long Jump - Erin Fitzgerald, 1st, 15’ 1”; Josie Lehmkuhler, 12th, 12’ 9”; Sara Latiegue,

16th, 11’ 11.5” Triple Jump - Neltje Reiff, 3rd, 28’ 9.5”; Charli Pandorf, 7th, 27’ 3” (PR)