The Nemaha Central Middle School track athletes made the long journey to Clay Center to compete in their second track meet of the season on Tuesday, April 19. NC competed against the teams of Abilene, Beloit, Clay Center, Clifton-Clyde, Eisenhower, Fort Riley, Marysville, Minneapolis, and Wamego adding up to 10 teams competing overall.
Seventh Grade Girls Results:
High Jump: Payton Huerter, 2nd, 4’ 6”
Javelin: Ella Huerter, 2nd, 69’0"
Discus: Hailey Meyer, 6th, 58’ 2.5"
1600 Meter Run: Marin Heinen, 3rd, 6:50
4x100 Meter Relay: Alex Burkitt, Emma Hermesch, Rachel Nordus, Mykal Novotny, 6th, 1:03
4x200 Meter Relay: Mykal Novotny, Emma Hermesch, Marin Heinen, and Ali Henry, 5th, 2:17
Medley Relay: Alex Burkitt, Desiree Coulter, Harper Foster, and Hailey Meyer, 5th, 2:30
“The track meet was very thrilling and challenging. We did an excellent job,” said Marin Heinen.
Seventh Grade Boys Results:
Long Jump: Colton Blume, 6th, 13’ 2 1/2
Triple Jump: Mason Schultejans, 2nd, 31’ 1.25"
High Jump: Conner Lueger, 5th, 4’ 4”
Shot Put: Kyler Ganstrom, 4th, 33’0"; Kalem Schmelzle, 5th, 29’ 6”
Discus: Kalem Schmelzle, 1st, 89’ 5”; Kyler Ganstrom, 2nd, 87’ 9”
100 Meter Hurdles: Caleb Hynek, 2nd, 18.33
100 Meter Dash: Caleb Hynek, 6th, 14.46
200 Meter Dash: Caleb Hynek, 4th, 27.60
400 Meter Dash: Will Young, 6th, 1:10
800 Meter Run: Conner Lueger, 2nd, 2:43; Colten Corby, 3rd, 2:43
1600 Meter Run: Brady Koch, 2nd, 5:54; Harry Langil, 6th, 6:12
3200 Meter Run: Brady Koch, 1st, 12:11
4x200 Meter Relay: Carson Edelman, Kyler Ganstrom, Brady Koch, and Kalem Schmelzle, 6th, 2:08
Medley Relay: Noah Broxterman, Colton Corby, Carson Edelman, and Isaac Heinen, 3rd, 2:19
4x400 Meter Relay: Caleb Hynek, Conner Lueger, Mason Schultejans, and Will Young 1st, 4:37
Eighth Grade Girls Results:
Triple Jump: Jolie Jones, 6th, 27’ 8”
Javelin: Jade Macke, 5th, 87’ 10”
Discus: Ali Lueger, 4th, 72’9”
800 Meter Dash: Jade Macke, 4th, 2:54
4x400 Meter Relay: Kailey Mady, Jade Macke, Kamryn Ranieri, and Jolie Jones, 5th, 5:19
Eighth Grade Boys Results:
Long Jump: Carter Hajek, 2nd, 18’ 4”
Shot Put: Eli Sudbeck, 5th, 36’ 2”
100 Meter Hurdles: Layton Thomas, 6th, 18.21
100 Meter Dash: Carter Hajek, 4th, 13.35; Sebastian Randall, 4th, 13.35
200 Meter Dash: Carter Hajek, 2nd, 26.05; Sebastian Randall, 6th, 26.92
800 Meter Run: Jack Macke, 6th, 2:34
3200 Meter Run: Bob Langill, 4th, 12:36
4x100 Meter Relay: Daniel Childress, Jordan Lewis, Sebastian Randall, and Jayden Seitz, 4th, 52.82
4x200 Meter Relay: Daniel Childress, Jack Macke, Sebastian Randall, and Jayden Seitz ,4th, 1:53
4x400 Meter Relay: Carter Hajek, Jordan Lewis, Jack Macke, and Jayden Seitz , 4th, 4:12
“Even though it was cold I still think that we did great against bigger schools,” Jordan Lewis.
Amazingly, Jade Macke broke the previous 8th-grade girls javelin school record of 73’ 1” putting it at 87’ 10” throwing nearly 15 feet more.
For NC’s scores the 7th-grade girls Placed 8th, the 7th-grade boys placed 2nd, the 8th-grade girls placed 9th, and the 8th-grade boys placed 8th. Overall, on an individual level, the track meet was satisfying for the competitors.