The Nemaha Central Middle School track athletes competed in the Big 7 League track meet on Tuesday, May 10. Seven other teams were present: Hiawatha, Holton, Jeff West, Perry-Lecompton, Riverside, Royal Valley, and Sabetha. It was a super hot day but they endured and competed to the best of their abilities.
Seventh Grade Girls Results:
Long Jump: Alex Burkitt, 3rd, 13’10 ¼" ; Emma Hermesch 13’4"
High Jump: Payton Huerter, Tied for 3rd, 4’ 4”
Triple Jump: Ali Henry, 3rd, 27’5"
Discus: Ella Huerter, 3rd, 67'10"; Hailey Meyer, 4th, 65’2"
Shot Put: Emma Hermesch, 2nd, 34’1”
1600 Meter Run: Marin Heinen, 4th, 6:18
100 Meter Hurdles: Ali Henry, 2nd, 18.59; Payton Huerter, 5th, 19.77
200 Meter Hurdles: Ali Henry, 2nd, 33.82; Payton Huerter, 4th, 36.51
4x100 Meter Relay: Alex Burkitt, Desiree Coulter, Emma Hermesch, and Rachel Nordus, 6th, 1:01
4x400 Meter Relay: Alex Burkitt, Marin Heinen, and Ali Henry, and Rachel Nordhus, 4th, 5:12
“The track meet was very thrilling and challenging. We did an excellent job,” said Marin Heinen.
Seventh Grade Boys Results:
Long Jump: Colton Blume, 5th, 14’ 4 ½”
Triple Jump: Mason Schultejans, 1st, 32’0"; Brady Koch, 2nd, 30’ 7 ¾”
High Jump: Conner Lueger, 2nd, 4’ 8”; Carson Edelman, 5th, 4’ 6”
Pole Vault: Isaac Heinen, 1st, 6’ 6”
Shot Put: Kyler Ganstrom, 1st, 34’11"; Kalem Schmelzle, 5th, 30’7”
Discus: Kyler Ganstrom, 4th, 86’10 ½”; Kalem Schmelzle, 6th, 83’3”
100 Meter Hurdles: Caleb Hynek, 1st, 16.04; Conner Lueger, 6th, 19.08
200 Meter Hurdles: Caleb Hynek, 1st, 29.44
100 Meter Dash: Caleb Hynek, 1st, 12.68
400 Meter Dash: Will Young, 4th, 1:05
800 Meter Run: Brady Koch, 1st, 2:32; Conner Lueger 2nd, 2:34; Colten Corby, 4th, 2:39
1600 Meter Run: Colten Corby, 3rd, 5:50
3200 Meter Run: Brady Koch, 1st, 12:11; Harry Langill, 3rd, 13:06
4x100 Meter Relay: Colton Blume, Noah Broxterman, Isaac Heinen, and Kyler Ganstrom, 6th, 59.25
4x200 Meter Relay: Colten Corby, Noah Broxterman, Mason Schultejans, and Kyler Ganstrom, 3rd, 2:02
4x400 Meter Relay: Caleb Hynek, Brady Koch, Conner Lueger, and Will Young, 1st, 4:21
Eighth Grade Girls Results:
Long Jump: Koree Stuke, 5th, 13’10½”
High Jump: Regan Sloop, 6th, 4’02”
Triple Jump: Jolie Jones, 3rd, 29’ 5¼ ”
Discus: Koree Stuke, 4th, 74'10"; Ali Lueger, 5th, 72’6”
Pole Vault: Kailey Mady, Tied for 1st, 6’0"
100 Meter Hurdles: Jade Macke, 3rd, 19.34
200 Meter Hurdles: Jade Macke, 3rd, 34.75
800 Meter Run: Jade Macke, 2nd, 2:54
1600 Meter Run: Kailey Mady, 3rd, 6:54
4x400 Meter Relay: Kailey Mady, Jade Macke, Jolie Jones, and Koree Stuke, 4th, 4:59
It was a hot and miserable day but we all competed well,” said Regan Sloop.
Eighth Grade Boys Results:
Pole Vault: Layton Thomas, 2nd, 8’0"; Bob Langill, 4th, 7’0"
Long Jump: Carter Hajek, 2nd, 17’ 11”
Triple Jump: Layton Thomas, 6th, 34’ 8”
Shot Put: Daniel Childress, 4th, 37’10”
100 Meter Hurdles: Layton Thomas, 4th, 16.92
100 Meter Dash: Carter Hajek, 5th, 12.32
200 Meter Dash: Carter Hajek, 3rd, 25.50
400 Meter Dash: Cater Hajek, 1st, 57.25; Sebastian Randall, 2nd, 58.34
800 Meter Run: Jack Macke, 4th, 2:28
3200 Meter Run: Bob Langill, 4th, 12:32
4x100 Meter Relay: Daniel Childress, Jordan Lewis, Sebastian Randall, and Jayden Seitz, 4th, 51.35
4x200 Meter Relay: Jordan Lewis, Daniel Childress, Sebastian Randall, and Jayden Seitz, 2nd, 1:46
4x400 Meter Relay: Jordan Lewis, Jack Macke, Sebastian Randall, and Jayden Seitz, 3rd, 4:09
Overall the athletes did a really fantastic job and finished out the season strong. The seventh-grade girls finished in 5th place, the eighth-grade girls finished in 6th place, the seventh-grade boys were in 1st place, and the eighth-grade boys ended up in fourth place. Caleb Hynek really stood out setting the Big 7 League record for the 100 and 200-meter hurdles.
Caleb Hynek, after breaking two records said, “It was fun and exciting to beat the records, but it was super hot outside.”
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