Class C Boys
1. Sutton
2. Mitchell
3. Shelby-Rising City
4. Thayer Central
5. Norfolk Catholic
Class C Girls
1. Lincoln Lutheran
2. Heartland
3. Ainsworth
4. Johnson County Central
5. Fillmore Central
Class C Boys
1. Sutton - The Mustangs have a very solid group back for 2018 in hurdler/sprinter Trevor Leach and runners Kyle Baumert and Nathan Hohensee. A never-before-champion, Sutton has had some very strong team performances early in the season and we shall see if they can stay strong as we turn the calendar to April.
2. Mitchell - The Tigers have a bevy of talented athletes back from 2017 to be among the highest in our initial rankings. Mitchell should be led by runners Hunter Lemley, Drake Gilliland, Abraham Hernandez and valuter Justin Spencer. Not all competed in Ogallala this past week, but the Tigers looked very strong at the Morrill Early Bird Invite earlier this year.
3. Shelby-Rising City - Despite not being near the top in 2017, the Huskies have a loads of potential points coming in the Class C boys race. Shelby-RC will go as far as talented sprinter/ jumper Austin Coffin and sprinter/hurdler Lincoln Schoenrock will take them and grooming additional talent should move the Huskies up considerably from last year's 12 points at State. 4. Thayer Central - After a strong finish to 2017, this perennial Class C power returns a number of potential state meet scorers fronted by their 1-2 punch in distance runners Aubrey Fangmeier and Zach Koss. We shall see if Thayer Central can add some additional points in relays and field events to move up this year.
5. Norfolk Catholic - The defending champions lost some great seniors after 2017, but return sprint stud Dylan Kautz and Ethan Piper in the throws. They will need to build additional talent behind Kautz and Piper to move up in a highly competition Class C Boys season.
Contenders - Chase County, Bridgeport, Dundy-County-Stratton, Ainsworth
Class C Girls
1. Lincoln Lutheran - Few of these Warriors were alive the last time Lincoln Lutheran won their last championship in 2001, but this group is posed for a strong 2018 season and start this year atop our charts after numerous strong showings including great performances against A/B competition at Norris this past week. Led by hurdler and vaulter Josie Puelz, Hannah Leimbach, and Mackenzie Koepke, this is a group that could score in many places at State.
2. Heartland - Heartland is led by vaulters/sprinters Olivia Casper and Sadie Carr and jumpers/ runners Taylor and Brittany Quiring. If things fall right, Heartland has an opportunity to bring a first-ever championship back to their school in May.
3. Ainsworth - Ainsworth has all around athlete Rylee Rice that will score points across the board, but will need help from thrower Erin Painter and other Lady Bulldogs to turn out relays to help increase their scoring. Some early invite success shows that some nice additional state points may be blooming in Ainsworth.
4. Johnson County Central - The Thunderbirds hope to move up from their 5th place finish in 2017 with a talented group of girls in sprinter Maddie Moran and vaulter and distance runner Aleisha McDonald leading the way.
5. Fillmore Central - Led by sprinter Jamey Broman, distance runner Grace Jacobson, and thrower Alexis Schmidt, Fillmore Central has the ability to get back near the top of Class C in 2018.
Contenders - Mitchell, Chase County, Superior
1. Sutton
2. Mitchell
3. Shelby-Rising City
4. Thayer Central
5. Norfolk Catholic
Class C Girls
1. Lincoln Lutheran
2. Heartland
3. Ainsworth
4. Johnson County Central
5. Fillmore Central
Class C Boys
1. Sutton - The Mustangs have a very solid group back for 2018 in hurdler/sprinter Trevor Leach and runners Kyle Baumert and Nathan Hohensee. A never-before-champion, Sutton has had some very strong team performances early in the season and we shall see if they can stay strong as we turn the calendar to April.
2. Mitchell - The Tigers have a bevy of talented athletes back from 2017 to be among the highest in our initial rankings. Mitchell should be led by runners Hunter Lemley, Drake Gilliland, Abraham Hernandez and valuter Justin Spencer. Not all competed in Ogallala this past week, but the Tigers looked very strong at the Morrill Early Bird Invite earlier this year.
3. Shelby-Rising City - Despite not being near the top in 2017, the Huskies have a loads of potential points coming in the Class C boys race. Shelby-RC will go as far as talented sprinter/ jumper Austin Coffin and sprinter/hurdler Lincoln Schoenrock will take them and grooming additional talent should move the Huskies up considerably from last year's 12 points at State. 4. Thayer Central - After a strong finish to 2017, this perennial Class C power returns a number of potential state meet scorers fronted by their 1-2 punch in distance runners Aubrey Fangmeier and Zach Koss. We shall see if Thayer Central can add some additional points in relays and field events to move up this year.
5. Norfolk Catholic - The defending champions lost some great seniors after 2017, but return sprint stud Dylan Kautz and Ethan Piper in the throws. They will need to build additional talent behind Kautz and Piper to move up in a highly competition Class C Boys season.
Contenders - Chase County, Bridgeport, Dundy-County-Stratton, Ainsworth
Class C Girls
1. Lincoln Lutheran - Few of these Warriors were alive the last time Lincoln Lutheran won their last championship in 2001, but this group is posed for a strong 2018 season and start this year atop our charts after numerous strong showings including great performances against A/B competition at Norris this past week. Led by hurdler and vaulter Josie Puelz, Hannah Leimbach, and Mackenzie Koepke, this is a group that could score in many places at State.
2. Heartland - Heartland is led by vaulters/sprinters Olivia Casper and Sadie Carr and jumpers/ runners Taylor and Brittany Quiring. If things fall right, Heartland has an opportunity to bring a first-ever championship back to their school in May.
3. Ainsworth - Ainsworth has all around athlete Rylee Rice that will score points across the board, but will need help from thrower Erin Painter and other Lady Bulldogs to turn out relays to help increase their scoring. Some early invite success shows that some nice additional state points may be blooming in Ainsworth.
4. Johnson County Central - The Thunderbirds hope to move up from their 5th place finish in 2017 with a talented group of girls in sprinter Maddie Moran and vaulter and distance runner Aleisha McDonald leading the way.
5. Fillmore Central - Led by sprinter Jamey Broman, distance runner Grace Jacobson, and thrower Alexis Schmidt, Fillmore Central has the ability to get back near the top of Class C in 2018.
Contenders - Mitchell, Chase County, Superior
