The Nemaha Central eighth grade track team headed to Sabetha and the seventh grade track team headed to Royal Valley for the Big East League Meets on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. The Big East schools competing at the meet were Nemaha Central, Royal Valley, Holton, Sabetha, Hiawatha, Jeff West, Silver Lake, Atchison, Riley County, Rossville, St. Marys, and Perry-Lecompton. The following are the results from the league meet.
Seventh Grade Girls Results
Long Jump- Logan Honeyman, 4th, 13’11”
High Jump- Logan Honeyman, 7th, 4’0”
Shot Put- Lillian Deters, 3rd, 32’7.5”
Discus- Tatum Snyder, 3rd, 69’10”
Javelin- Emmie Monier, 4th, 77’10”
100 Meter Hurdles- Olivia Anderson, 6th, 20.18
100 Meter Dash- Logan Honeyman, 7th, 14.21
200 Meter Dash- Maggie Sudbeck, 7th, 29.62
400 Meter Dash- Maggie Sudbeck, 7th, 1:08
1600 Meter Run- Aubrey Wood, 6th, 6:41
3200 Meter Run- Brooklyn Korber, 7th, 17:15
4x200 Meter Relay- Logan Honeyman, Audrey Sudbeck, Maggie Sudbeck, Lillian Deters, 3rd, 2:02
4x400 Meter Relay- Maggie Sudbeck, Olivia Anderson, Emmie Monier, Tatum Snyder, 3rd, 4:49
“I had fun and we did pretty well,” said Nikki Lambrecht.
Eighth Grade Girls Results
Long Jump- Alyssa Griffith, 6th, 13’8.5”
Triple Jump- Alyssa Griffith, 4th, 29’4.5”
Pole Vault- Event not scored, but Karla Deters, Jayla Nolte, and Cora Langill all cleared 5’6”.
800 Meter Run- Cora Langill, 7th, 2:51
1600 Meter Run- Claire Sourk, 7th, 6:54
3200 Meter Run- Cora Langill, 1st, 13:04
4x200 Meter Relay- Karla Deters, Alyssa Griffith, Olivia Hermesch, Jayla Nolte, 5th, 2:13
Seventh Grade Boys Results
Long Jump- Dustin Knowles, 5th, 14’9”
Triple Jump- Will Martin, 6th, 32’6”
Javelin- Grady Schmelzle, 3rd, 109’2”; Grant Heinen, 6th, 99’7”
100 Meter Dash- Brentlee Pfanenstiel, 4th, 12.77
200 Meter Dash- Brentlee Pfanenstiel, 4th, 27.00
400 Meter Dash- Dustin Knowles, 7th, 1:01
800 Meter Run- Will Martin, 3rd, 2:27; Abbott Sullivan, 7th, 2:36
1600 Meter Run- Will Martin, 2nd, 5:34; Abbott Sullivan, 6th, 5:43
3200 Meter Run- Ethan Jost, 6th, 12:52
4x100 Meter Relay- Levi Holthaus, Brentlee Pfanenstiel, Dustin Knowles, Evan Spring, 2nd, 52.30
4x200 Meter Relay- Evan Bletscher, Levi Holthaus, Evan Spring, Grant Heinen, 5th, 2:01
4x400 Meter Relay- Abbott Sullivan, Will Martin, Levi Holthaus, Dustin Knowles, 5th, 4:31
Eighth Grade Boys Results
High Jump- Tate Edelman, 6th, 5’2”
Javelin- Kaden Sperfslage, 6th, 110’10”
1600 Meter Run- Tyson Beebe-Dishong, 4th, 6:07
3200 Meter Run- Hudson Kuckleman, 4th, 13:50
“It was fun placing at the hardest meet we’ve ever been to!” said Kaden Sperfslage.
The weather was perfect for the final meet of the year, and the middle school athletes performed very well at the league meet to conclude the season. Since this was the first year for the new league, Cora Langill set the record for the 3200 meter run with her first place finish.
Several athletes broke the NCMS track records this season. In eighth grade, Cora Langill broke the 3200 meter run record. The seventh grade girls broke 2 relay records. The records were the 4 x 200 meter relay with members Maggie Sudbeck, Logan Honeyman, Audrey Sudbeck, and Lillian Deters, and the 4 x 100 meter relay with Maggie Sudbeck, Tatum Snyder, Logan Honeyman, and Lillian Deters. In seventh grade for the boys, the relay team consisting of Brentlee Pfanenstiel, Dustin Knowles, Grady Schmelzle, and Levi Holthaus broke the sprint medley record, the relay team consisting of Brentlee Pfanenstiel, Levi Holthaus, Dustin Knowles, and Evan Spring broke the 4 x 100 meter relay, Will Martin broke the 800 meter run record, and Grady Schmelzle broke the javelin record. Congratulations to these athletes!
Article by Lillian Smith