The South Loup men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the NSAA D-8 District Meet in Paxton on Wednesday, May 13. It was a great day for the Bobcats, as the girls brought home the District Championship trophy and the boys were District Runners-Up!

The women’s team finished the meet with 116 points to claim the championship, followed by Mullen with 92, and Brady with 73.

On the men’s side, the championship trophy went to Anselmo-Merna with 126 points, followed by South Loup with 78 and Mullen with 56.

The men qualified athletes for the Nebraska State Track and Field Championships in seven events, while the ladies also qualified in seven events. The first member of the team to punch their ticket to Omaha also broke a school record in the process, as freshman Hudson Vickers cleared the high jump bar at 6’ 3” to take the bronze medal.

Along with Vickers, other state qualifiers for the men’s team are Elijah Cool, Josiah Coleman, the 4x100 relay team, the 4x800 relay team, and Dylan Pandorf.

For the women, the state qualifiers are Erin Fitzgerald, Rae Hagler, the 4x100 relay team, the 4x800 relay team, and EvaLynn Wonch.

The state championship meet for classes C and D will be held on Friday, May 22, and Saturday, May 23, at Burke Stadium in Omaha. Wonch will be the first to compete for the women at 9 a.m. on Friday morning. The first to compete for the men will be Vickers in high jump at 9:30 a.m.

The morning session will feature the field events, with running events starting at 1:30 p.m. The only finals that will be run on Friday will be the 3200m relay, the 400m dash, and the 3200m run. All other running event finals for both the men and women will be held on Saturday afternoon.

D-8 District Men’s Results:

(Q denotes state qualifier; PB personal best; SR school record) 100m - Braxton Cozad, 7th, 11.94 200m - Braxton Cozad, 7th, 25.87 400m - Jett Morgan, 7th, 57.67 (PB); Callen Hickenbottom, 1:02.83; Jacob Myers, 1:05.60 800m - Walter Bierman, 3rd, 2:11.05; Eli Rogers, 8th, 2:21.63; Jacob Myers, 2:29.82 (PB) 1600m - Elijah Cool, 1st, 4:55.77 Q; Jaden Baker, 4th, 5:09.01; Josiah Coleman, 6th,

5:17.28

3200m - Josiah Coleman, 2nd,

11:03.28 (PB) Q

110m Hurdles - Hudson Vickers, 5th, 16.49 Q

300m Hurdles - Hudson Vickers, 6th, 46.19

4x100 Relay - Noah Anderson, Braxton Cozad, Dylan Pandorf, Conner Paulsen, 3rd,

45.23 Q

4x400 Relay - Elijah Cool, Walter Bierman, Eli Hunt, Dylan Pandorf, 3rd, 3:40.18

4x800 Relay - Dylan Pandorf, Walter Bierman, Jaden Baker, Elijah Cool, 1st, 8:42.66 Q Shot Put - Noah Anderson, 5th, 41’ 9.25”; Caleb Furrow, 34’ 0”; Brayden Keeney, 32’ 0.75” (PB) Discus - Caleb Furrow, 9th, 105’ 7”; Taytum Wiese, 94’ 3”; Noah Anderson, 83’ 0” High Jump - Hudson Vickers, 3rd, 6’ 3” (PB, SR) Q; Jett Morgan, 9th,

5’ 3” Pole Vault - Paxton Bierman, 3rd, 11’ 6”; Tysen Schacher, 4th, 11’

6”; Jett Morgan, 7th,

10’ 0” Long Jump - Dylan Pandorf, 3rd, 20’ 5.5” Q; Callen Hickenbottom,

16’ 4.5”; Wacey Schultz,

15’ 11.75” D-8 District Women’s Results:

100m - Erin Fitzgerald, 1st, 13.52 Q; Olivia Fitzgerald, 3rd, 13.80; Rae Hagler, 4th, 13.82

200m - Erin Fitzgerald, 1st, 26.99 Q; Olivia Fitzgerald, 6th, 28.72

400m - Anna Coleman, 1:12.62; Tasia Trotter, 9th, 1:13.76 (PB); Emma Bierman,

1:18.20

800m - Delanie Weinman, 3rd, 2:38.34 (PB); Jade Bierman, 4th, 2:40.38

1600m - Kaygan Witthuhn, 7:10.08 (PB)

3200m - Chloe Coleman, 7th, 15:00.39

100m Hurdles - Kamryn Kramer, 3rd, 17.81; Riley Leetch, 6th, 18.57

300m Hurdles - Rae Hagler, 2nd, 48.39 (PB) Q; Kamryn Kramer, 6th, 53.74 (PB)

4x100 Relay - Asa Starr, Erin Fitzgerald, Rae Hagler, Olivia Fitzgerald, 1st, 52.45 Q

4x400 Relay - Delanie Weinman, Anna Coleman, Jimi Fletcher, Jade Bierman, 3rd,

4:38.34

4x800 Relay - Delanie Weinman, Lynae Wiese, Chloe Coleman, Jade Bierman, 2nd,

10:44.72 Q Shot Put - Emma Stallbaumer, 7th, 32’ 6.25”; Angel Mills, 26’ 6.25”; Tyra Brestel, 25’

5.5” Discus - EvaLynn Wonch, 3rd, 128’ 3” (PB) Q; Emma Stallbaumer, 7th, 114’ 6”; Brook Bierman, 89’ 6” High Jump - Jade Bierman, 3rd, 4’ 7”; Asa Starr, 4th, 4’ 7” Pole Vault - Lynae Wiese, 3rd, 8’ 2” (PB) Long Jump - Erin Fitzgerald, 2nd, 16’ 2.25” (PB) Q; Josie Lehmkuhler, 3rd, 15’ 2.5” (PB); Asa Starr, 7th, 14’ 4.5” Triple Jump - Charli Pandorf, 6th, 29’ 3.75” (PB); Nyachay Haidle, 7th, 28’ 11.25” (PB); Kora Dailey, 9th, 27’ 3.25”