The South Loup boys’ and girls’ track teams capped off an incredible season by crowning three district champions, two district runners-up, and setting two new school records at the C-8 District meet hosted by Kearney Catholic last Thursday.

The boys' 4x100 relay team of Conner Paulsen, Dylan Pandorf, AJ Starr, and Ethan Furne set a new school record in Kearney on May 15, with a time of 44.27 to claim the gold medal and punch their ticket to Omaha. The relay team is scheduled to be on the track in Omaha at 2:10 p.m. on Saturday.

Also setting a new school record was the girls’ 4x400 relay team of Ivy Tullis, Ella Cool, Erin Fitzgerald, and Jade Bierman. Their time of 4:19.27 earned them each a gold medal and a trip to Burke Stadium this weekend, where they are set to run at 5:55 p.m. on Saturday.

Ella Cool also ran her way to the silver medal and qualified for a spot at the state meet in the 3200m, with a time of 13:03.68. She will run for a medal in Omaha on Friday, with the time set for 4:45 p.m.

Ethan Furne was crowned district champion in the long jump with a leap of 21’ 9.25” and will be competing Saturday morning in Omaha.

Also qualifying for the state meet is EvaLynn Wonch, who tossed the discus 112’ 2” to win the district silver medal. She will throw for a district medal on Friday at noon.

Several Bobcats also earned medals at the district meet, but did not qualify for the state competition. Those medal winners are as follows.

Men’s District Medalists (not state qualifiers) 100m - Ethan Furne, 3rd, 11.40; Conner Paulsen, 5th, 11.81; AJ Starr, 6th, 12.01 200m - CJ Quandt, 4th, 24.30 400m - Dylan Pandorf, 4th, 52.21 (PR) 800m - Elijah Cool, 5th, 2:12.19; Eli Rogers, 8th, 2:20.33 (PR) 1600m - Jaden Baker, 4th, 5:12.46 (PR); Josiah Coleman, 6th, 5:16.17 (PR) 3200m - Josiah Coleman, 4th, 11:09.49 (PR) 110m hurdles - Caleb McFate, 7th, 18.40 4x400 relay - Dylan Pandorf, Elijah Cool, Dawson Mason, Ethan Furne, 3rd, 3:36.99 4x800 relay - Jaden Baker, Walter Bierman, Dawson Mason, Eli Rogers, 3rd, 9:15.64 Pole Vault - Dawson Mason, 6th, 11’ 04” Long Jump - Wacey Schultz, 6th, 16’ 9.25” (PR) Triple Jump - Dylan Pandorf, 3rd, 39’ 09”; Tysen Schacher, 6th, 35’ 6.5”