On Saturday, the Nebraska State Junior High Track & Field championship meet was held at Gothenburg. This is a great meet that showcases the future of Nebraska track & field, and there are some impressive marks put up.
Athletes compete against each other in one class. To qualify, the top 24 athletes in each individual event and the top 16 relay teams are entered based on season-long submissions on Athletic.net
Nebraska State Junior High Championships
at Gothenburg
Link: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/539894/results
BOYS
1. Gothenburg - 67.5
2. Columbus - 40
3. Beatrice - 36
4. Waverly - 31
5. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge - 20
5. Ravenna - 20
7. Wayne - 18
8. Ashland-Greenwood - 15
8. North Platte - 15
10. Bennington - 13
10. Deshler - 13
10. Horizon - 13
13. Elkhorn - 12
15. Plattsmouth - 11
16. Platteview - 10.5
17. Alma - 10
17. Elkhorn North Ridge - 10
17. Elkhorn Valley View - 10
17. Giltner - 10
17. Hemingford - 10
17. Ord - 10
17. Sunrise - 10
17. Weeping Water - 10
25. Cross County - 9
26. Elm Creek - 8
26. Fullerton - 8
26. Sandy Creek - 8
26. St. Columbkille - 8
26. Twin Loup - 8
26. Wahoo - 8
26. Walnut - 8
26. Yutan - 8
34. Gering - 6.5
35. Boyd County - 6
35. Scottsbluff - 6
35. Westridge - 6
38. Chase County - 5
38. Gretna - 5
38. Kearney Catholic - 5
38. Loomis - 5
38. Mitchell - 5
38. Schuyler - 5
38. Thayer Central - 5
45. Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca - 4.5
46. Anselmo-Merna - 4
46. Bennington South - 4
46. Grand Island Central Catholic - 4
46. Kenesaw - 4
46. North Central - 4
46. St. Paul - 4
52. Aurora - 3
52. Battle Creek - 3
52. Bayard - 3
52. Columbus Scotus - 3
52. Dundy County-Stratton - 3
52. Holdrege - 3
52. North Platte St. Patrick's - 3
52. Westside - 3
60. Cozad - 2
60. Johnson County Central - 2
60. Lewiston - 2
60. Seward St. John's Lutheran - 2
64. Arthur County - 1
64. Fairbury - 1
64. Tri County - 1
100
1. Evvann Daniels, Columbus - 11.16
200
1. Logan Schaaf, Beatrice - 23.26
400
1. Jayce Haas, Hemingford - 54.40
800
1. Bryson Neels, Gothenburg - 2:06.79
1,600
1. Bryson Neels, Gothenburg - 4:41.23
100 Hurdles
1. Dreyson Puppe, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge - 13.73 (meet record)
Breaks old meet record of 14.08 set by Jacob Horner of Elkhorn Grandview in 2018
200 Hurdles
1. Dreyson Puppe, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge - 25.82 (meet record)
Breaks old meet record of 26.14 set by Wyatt Liebentritt of Elkhorn St. Patrick's in 2023
4x100
1. Columbus - 45.39 (meet record)
(Evvann Daniels - Cade Gaedeke - Jenry Fuentes-Quelex - Xavier Lopez-Long)
Breaks old meet record of 46.12 set by Scottsbluff in 2015
4x400
1. Gothenburg - 3:43.80 (meet record)
(Bryson Neels - Kash Koehn - Callen Johnson - Maddox Gilligan)
Breaks old meet record of 3:44.44 set by Minden CL Jones in 2023
4x800
1. North Platte - 9:12.18
(Brecken Korkow - Bryan Titus - Nathaniel Vieyra - Bo Black)
Shot Put
1. Mannox Martin, Ravenna - 56' 6.5" (meet record)
Breaks old meet record of 54' 8" set by Nic Davis of North Platte in 2018
Discus
1. Mannox Martin, Ravenna - 170' 0"
High Jump
1. Jahiem Hamik, Wayne - 5' 11"
Pole Vault
1. Beau Wells, Ord - 12' 8"
Long Jump
1. Bryson Neels, Gothenburg - 20' 5.25"
Triple Jump
1. Braxton Badman, Waverly - 40' 3.25"
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GIRLS
1. Sandy Creek - 33
2. Bennington South - 32
3. LaVista - 29
4. Battle Creek - 27
4. Gretna - 27
6. Dundy County-Stratton - 24
7. Gothenburg - 22.2
8. Blair - 20
8. Elkhorn - 20
8. Southwest - 20
8. Waverly - 20
12. Aurora - 16
12. Palmyra - 16
14. Alma - 15
14. O'Neill - 15
16. Pierce - 14
17. Cody-Kilgore - 13
18. Gering - 12
18. Lincoln Lutheran - 12
18. Malcolm - 12
18. Sutherland - 12
22. Lexington - 11
22. Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca - 11
24. Bennington - 10
24. Columbus Scotus - 10
24. Kimball - 10
24. Papillion - 10
28. Ainsworth - 9
28. Fremont - 9
28. North Platte St. Patrick's - 9
28. Wahoo - 9
32. Chadron - 8
32. Grand Island Trinity Lutheran - 8
34. Grandview - 6
34. Thayer Central - 6
36. Columbus Lakeview - 5.5
37. Giltner - 5
38. Columbus - 4
38. Elkhorn St. Patrick's - 4
38. Hay Springs - 4
38. Horizon - 4
38. Mitchell - 4
38. West Holt - 4
38. Westridge - 4
45. Boone Central - 3
45. Broken Bow - 3
45. Fort Calhoun - 3
45. Immanuel Lutheran - 3
45. Seward - 3
45. Tri County - 3
45. Valentine - 3
52. Central Valley - 2
52. David City - 2
52. Nebraska Christian - 2
52. Raymond Central - 2
56. York - 1.5
57. Alliance St. Agnes - 1.2
57. Arapahoe - 1.2
57. Auburn - 1.2
57. McCook - 1.2
61. Adams Central - 1
61. Maywood/Hayes Center - 1
61. Milford - 1
100
1. Mia Cushing, Elkhorn - 12.50
200
1. Cadence Field, Blair - 25.86
400
1. Macie Reiner, Bennington South - 57.74
800
1. Payton Dolliver, Malcolm - 2:20.46
1,600
1. Emily Hegge, Papillion - 5:13.25
100 Hurdles
1. Ali Korth, Battle Creek - 15.44
200 Hurdles
1. Mia Cushing, Elkhorn - 29.18
4x100
1. Gretna - 51.03 (meet record)
(Lauren Consbruck - Aspen Votruba - Averi Webster - Logann Dostal)
Breaks the old meet record of 51.21 set by Gretna in 2023
4x400
1. Bennington South - 4:09.49 (meet record)
(Macie Reiner - Caxtyn Johnson - Taylor Redmond - Kennedy Portwood)
Breaks the old meet record of 4:15.31 set by West Holt in 2023
4x800
1. LaVista - 10:02.13 (meet record)
(Avery Skradski - Ellery Hamilton - Auburey Skradski - Evie Hoevet)
Breaks the old meet record of 10:07.77 set by Gothenburg in 2023
Shot Put
1. Mariah Kallhoff, O'Neill - 36' 11.25"
Discus
1. JaLeigh Bohac, Kimball - 111' 5"
High Jump
1. Aspen Billeter, Southwest - 5' 3"
Pole Vault
1. Samantha Cappos, Unattached - 12' 7" (meet record)
Breaks the old meet record of 10' 8" set by Samantha Cappos of Lincoln Catholic in 2023
Long Jump
1. Paige Gargano, Bennington - 16' 0.25"
Triple Jump
1. Kaitlyn Staehr, Aurora - 34' 1"
Athletes compete against each other in one class. To qualify, the top 24 athletes in each individual event and the top 16 relay teams are entered based on season-long submissions on Athletic.net
Nebraska State Junior High Championships
at Gothenburg
Link: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/539894/results
BOYS
1. Gothenburg - 67.5
2. Columbus - 40
3. Beatrice - 36
4. Waverly - 31
5. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge - 20
5. Ravenna - 20
7. Wayne - 18
8. Ashland-Greenwood - 15
8. North Platte - 15
10. Bennington - 13
10. Deshler - 13
10. Horizon - 13
13. Elkhorn - 12
15. Plattsmouth - 11
16. Platteview - 10.5
17. Alma - 10
17. Elkhorn North Ridge - 10
17. Elkhorn Valley View - 10
17. Giltner - 10
17. Hemingford - 10
17. Ord - 10
17. Sunrise - 10
17. Weeping Water - 10
25. Cross County - 9
26. Elm Creek - 8
26. Fullerton - 8
26. Sandy Creek - 8
26. St. Columbkille - 8
26. Twin Loup - 8
26. Wahoo - 8
26. Walnut - 8
26. Yutan - 8
34. Gering - 6.5
35. Boyd County - 6
35. Scottsbluff - 6
35. Westridge - 6
38. Chase County - 5
38. Gretna - 5
38. Kearney Catholic - 5
38. Loomis - 5
38. Mitchell - 5
38. Schuyler - 5
38. Thayer Central - 5
45. Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca - 4.5
46. Anselmo-Merna - 4
46. Bennington South - 4
46. Grand Island Central Catholic - 4
46. Kenesaw - 4
46. North Central - 4
46. St. Paul - 4
52. Aurora - 3
52. Battle Creek - 3
52. Bayard - 3
52. Columbus Scotus - 3
52. Dundy County-Stratton - 3
52. Holdrege - 3
52. North Platte St. Patrick's - 3
52. Westside - 3
60. Cozad - 2
60. Johnson County Central - 2
60. Lewiston - 2
60. Seward St. John's Lutheran - 2
64. Arthur County - 1
64. Fairbury - 1
64. Tri County - 1
100
1. Evvann Daniels, Columbus - 11.16
200
1. Logan Schaaf, Beatrice - 23.26
400
1. Jayce Haas, Hemingford - 54.40
800
1. Bryson Neels, Gothenburg - 2:06.79
1,600
1. Bryson Neels, Gothenburg - 4:41.23
100 Hurdles
1. Dreyson Puppe, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge - 13.73 (meet record)
Breaks old meet record of 14.08 set by Jacob Horner of Elkhorn Grandview in 2018
200 Hurdles
1. Dreyson Puppe, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge - 25.82 (meet record)
Breaks old meet record of 26.14 set by Wyatt Liebentritt of Elkhorn St. Patrick's in 2023
4x100
1. Columbus - 45.39 (meet record)
(Evvann Daniels - Cade Gaedeke - Jenry Fuentes-Quelex - Xavier Lopez-Long)
Breaks old meet record of 46.12 set by Scottsbluff in 2015
4x400
1. Gothenburg - 3:43.80 (meet record)
(Bryson Neels - Kash Koehn - Callen Johnson - Maddox Gilligan)
Breaks old meet record of 3:44.44 set by Minden CL Jones in 2023
4x800
1. North Platte - 9:12.18
(Brecken Korkow - Bryan Titus - Nathaniel Vieyra - Bo Black)
Shot Put
1. Mannox Martin, Ravenna - 56' 6.5" (meet record)
Breaks old meet record of 54' 8" set by Nic Davis of North Platte in 2018
Discus
1. Mannox Martin, Ravenna - 170' 0"
High Jump
1. Jahiem Hamik, Wayne - 5' 11"
Pole Vault
1. Beau Wells, Ord - 12' 8"
Long Jump
1. Bryson Neels, Gothenburg - 20' 5.25"
Triple Jump
1. Braxton Badman, Waverly - 40' 3.25"
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GIRLS
1. Sandy Creek - 33
2. Bennington South - 32
3. LaVista - 29
4. Battle Creek - 27
4. Gretna - 27
6. Dundy County-Stratton - 24
7. Gothenburg - 22.2
8. Blair - 20
8. Elkhorn - 20
8. Southwest - 20
8. Waverly - 20
12. Aurora - 16
12. Palmyra - 16
14. Alma - 15
14. O'Neill - 15
16. Pierce - 14
17. Cody-Kilgore - 13
18. Gering - 12
18. Lincoln Lutheran - 12
18. Malcolm - 12
18. Sutherland - 12
22. Lexington - 11
22. Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca - 11
24. Bennington - 10
24. Columbus Scotus - 10
24. Kimball - 10
24. Papillion - 10
28. Ainsworth - 9
28. Fremont - 9
28. North Platte St. Patrick's - 9
28. Wahoo - 9
32. Chadron - 8
32. Grand Island Trinity Lutheran - 8
34. Grandview - 6
34. Thayer Central - 6
36. Columbus Lakeview - 5.5
37. Giltner - 5
38. Columbus - 4
38. Elkhorn St. Patrick's - 4
38. Hay Springs - 4
38. Horizon - 4
38. Mitchell - 4
38. West Holt - 4
38. Westridge - 4
45. Boone Central - 3
45. Broken Bow - 3
45. Fort Calhoun - 3
45. Immanuel Lutheran - 3
45. Seward - 3
45. Tri County - 3
45. Valentine - 3
52. Central Valley - 2
52. David City - 2
52. Nebraska Christian - 2
52. Raymond Central - 2
56. York - 1.5
57. Alliance St. Agnes - 1.2
57. Arapahoe - 1.2
57. Auburn - 1.2
57. McCook - 1.2
61. Adams Central - 1
61. Maywood/Hayes Center - 1
61. Milford - 1
100
1. Mia Cushing, Elkhorn - 12.50
200
1. Cadence Field, Blair - 25.86
400
1. Macie Reiner, Bennington South - 57.74
800
1. Payton Dolliver, Malcolm - 2:20.46
1,600
1. Emily Hegge, Papillion - 5:13.25
100 Hurdles
1. Ali Korth, Battle Creek - 15.44
200 Hurdles
1. Mia Cushing, Elkhorn - 29.18
4x100
1. Gretna - 51.03 (meet record)
(Lauren Consbruck - Aspen Votruba - Averi Webster - Logann Dostal)
Breaks the old meet record of 51.21 set by Gretna in 2023
4x400
1. Bennington South - 4:09.49 (meet record)
(Macie Reiner - Caxtyn Johnson - Taylor Redmond - Kennedy Portwood)
Breaks the old meet record of 4:15.31 set by West Holt in 2023
4x800
1. LaVista - 10:02.13 (meet record)
(Avery Skradski - Ellery Hamilton - Auburey Skradski - Evie Hoevet)
Breaks the old meet record of 10:07.77 set by Gothenburg in 2023
Shot Put
1. Mariah Kallhoff, O'Neill - 36' 11.25"
Discus
1. JaLeigh Bohac, Kimball - 111' 5"
High Jump
1. Aspen Billeter, Southwest - 5' 3"
Pole Vault
1. Samantha Cappos, Unattached - 12' 7" (meet record)
Breaks the old meet record of 10' 8" set by Samantha Cappos of Lincoln Catholic in 2023
Long Jump
1. Paige Gargano, Bennington - 16' 0.25"
Triple Jump
1. Kaitlyn Staehr, Aurora - 34' 1"
