Sidney teams face tough foes at Invite

GOTHENBURG, Neb. – Both the boys and girls track and field teams had another strong meet as the Red Raiders went up against a field of strong Class A and B teams at the Dutch Zorn Invite on Thursday afternoon.

The girls finished in a tie for third with Ogallala by scoring 80 points, while Holdrege (148) and Gothenburg (83) were the top two teams. The boys' total of 85 points put them in fourth place. District B-6 rival McCook won the boys competition with 124 points with Holdrege (99) and Ogallala (87) taking the next two places.

"This was our best competition by far this season and we knew that coming in," said Red Raiders head coach John Ganser. "For the most part we competed hard and prepared well and that's the main thing."

The boys paved their way to a strong meet with four event wins which accounted for a large chunk of their point total. Meanwhile, the girls earned their place by gaining 13 top-six finishes as they continued to be strong in the sprints.

Jake Heeren had a big win in the shot put as he took down the reigning state champion, Tanner Borchardt of Gothenburg. Heeren, who earned bronze at state as a sophomore last season, edged his senior rival by just over nine inches.

Hayden Lienemann, who usually runs the 800, ran the mile for the second week in a row and again crossed in first. While Lienemann was expecting to run the 800 before the meet, the event organizers decided to change to a single-event schedule format with all finals due to threatening weather. Brenner Keane backed up Lienemann's effort by taking fifth.

"I was hoping for something around 4:40 because I wasn't really satisfied with the 4:50 from last week and I knew I could go faster," said Lienemann. "It was only my second time running (the mile) so I'm still trying to figure it out ... I was negative splitting with my last two laps being faster than the first two. So I know I could have gone faster at the start."

With Lienemann running the mile, Jachob Wiedeburg took on the 800 and finished second with Brody McKnight two places back in fourth.

The Raiders boys picked up their other two wins in the relays. The 4x800 team, which this week included Wiedeburg, McKnight, Lienemann and Logan Uhlir, put in another strong performance after setting meet records the past two weeks. The Raiders finished comfortably in front of runner-up McCook.

Michael Banaszak, Alex Linneman, Lienemann and Hunter Secrest looked fast in the 4x400. However, the baton exchange between Linneman and Lienemann was dropped at the start of the third leg. Lienemann and Secrest gobbled back a large chunk of the lost ground, but came up a few yards short. Secrest also had an effective open 400 as he finished in fifth.

Meanwhile, Banaszak (200 meters), Coby Haas (200), Josh Schaub (400) and Wiedeburg (800) teamed up to take down the competition in the seldom-run medley relay.

In the girls' competition, the sprinters had another strong performance with Kelly Von Seggern finishing second in the 100. Sara Von Seggern was fifth while Gabbie Addleman just missed a medal in seventh. Addleman fared better in her specialty, the 100-meter hurdles with a fourth-place medal.

The boys also had two medalists in the 100 with Linneman getting second and Chance Anglin scoring in sixth.

"I'm still injured from last year with a toe injury, but I'm doing fine with it," said Kelly Von Seggern. "I'm pretty pleased with the time but I think I could have run a little faster if it wasn't for the cold."

Added Ganser, "All of our 100 kids ran well today."

Sara Von Seggern also scored Raiders points in the 200 by getting the bronze. The Sidney girls doubled up in the 400 with Preslie Allen crossing in third with Genessa Schilz two spots back. Allen was sixth in the mile. Jami Flores helped the Sidney cause by entering the 800 and getting third.

Allen and Schilz joined with Nalalie Radcliffe and Abby Heller to finish a close second in the 4x400 relay. Radcliffe, a freshman, also landed a personal best in the long jump for third. Savanna Rosenbaum, a consistent performer in the high jump, was fourth with a leap that was equal to the second-place finisher.

On a day when both the girls' and boys' pole vault records were broken, freshman Derek Robb held his own by taking sixth. In the long jump, Linneman was a little short of his personal-best in finishing fifth with a jump of just over 20 feet. Linneman has been working on a new run up the past couple of weeks that helped him go beyond 21 feet at Mitchell last week.

The Raiders' next three meets will be at Scottsbluff. On April 24, Sidney competes in the Scottsbluff Twilight Meet at 12:30 p.m. Four days later, the Best of the West will begin at 4:30 p.m., with the conference meet on May 1 set to start at 11 a.m.

GOTHENBURG INVITE RESULTS

BOYS

TEAM SCORES

1. McCook, 124; 2. Holdrege, 99; 3. Ogallala, 87; 4. Sidney, 85; 5. Lexington, 60; 6. Gothenburg, 55; 7. Kearney Catholic, 33; 8. Kearney, 15.

100 meters

1. Cooper Rogers, Holdrege, 11.04; 2. Alex Linneman, Sidney, 11.32; 3. Andrew Stroh, 11.39; 4. Joe Schlager, McCook, 11.39; 5. Brandon Raffaeli, Ogallala, 11.55; 6. Chance Anglin, Sidney, 11.65.

200 meters

1. Spencer Jenkins, Ogallala, 23.21; 2. Andrew Stroh, Holdrege, 23.52; 3. Sam Smith, McCook, 23.96; 4. Brandon Raffaeli, Ogallala, 24.25; 5. Isaac Zitterkopf, Lexington, 24.46; 6. Andy Manzov, Lexington, 24.52.

400 meters

1. Chandler Flynn, Lexington, 52.06; 2. Spencer Jenkins, Ogallala, 53.41; 3. Michael Rodriguez, Lexington, 54.08; 4. Tim Kaslon, Holdrege, 54.75; 5. Hunter Secrest, Sidney, 55.14; 6. Luke Lichty, McCook, 55.29.

800 meters

1. Chandler Flynn, Lexington, 2:03.66; 2. Jachob Wiedeburg, Sidney, 2:04.03; 3. Austin McCoy, Kearney Catholic, 2:07.11; 4. Brody McKnight, Sidney, 2:08.33; 5. Zach Jackson, Kearney Catholic, 2:09.08; 6. John Mark Shields, Lexington, 2:10.01.

1,600 meters

1. Hayden Lienemann, Sidney, 4:44.31; 2. Collin Hahn, Gothenburg 4:49.56; 3. Trent Anderson, Holdrege, 4:56.22; 4. Steven Hinze, McCook, 4:57.27; 5. Brenner Keane, Sidney, 4:57.27; 6. Harrison Pearse, Kearney Catholic, 5:00.51.

3,200 meters

1. Jaco Henning, Ogallala, 10:20.94; 2. Trent Anderson, Holdrege 10:22.27; 3. Gavin Klein, Holdrege 10:55.78; 4. Auston Marshall, Holdrege 10:59.13; 5. Hunter Osentowski, Kearney Catholic, 11:08.73; 6. Ryan Aurich, Sidney, 11:12.91.

110-meter Hurdles

1. Reed Buettner, Holdrege, 15.85; 2. Logan Hammond, Ogallala, 16.21; 3. Zach Schlager, McCook, 16.77; 4. AJ Whiting, Gothenburg, 17.15; 5. Caleb Rice, Gothenburg, 17.60; 6. Michael Graham, Kearney Catholic, 17.83.

300-meter Hurdles

1. David Bush, Ogallala, 43.25; 2. Reed Buettner, Holdrege, 44.08; 3. Zach Schlager, Holdrege, 44.33; 4. Logan Hammond, Ogallala, 45.72; 5. AJ Whiting, Gothenburg, 46.68; 6. Chris Gallegos, Ogallala, 47.08.

4x100 Relay

1. McCook, 44.53; 2. Ogallala, 45.70; 3. Sidney (Michael Muggli, Coby Haas, Chance Anglin, Derek Robb), 45.82; 4. Gothenberg, 47.90.

4x400 Relay

1. Sidney (Michael Banaszak, Alex Linneman, Hayden Lienemann, Hunter Secrest), 3:38.51; 2. McCook, 3:42.12; 3. Ogallala, 3:46.51.

4x800 Relay

1. Sidney (Jachob Wiedeburg, Brody McKnight, Hayden Lienemann, Logan Uhlir), 8:27.31; 2. McCook, 9:00.15; 3. Gothenberg, 9:23.72; 4. Ogallala, 9:25.61.

SMR 200-200-400-800 meter Relay

1. Sidney (Michael Banaszak, Coby Haas, Josh Schaub, Jachob Wiedeburg), 3:48.44; 2. McCook, 3:56.21; 3. Ogallala, 4:08.30; 4. Gothenburg, 4:09.75; 5. Gothenburg, 4:32.60.

Shot Put

1. Jake Heeren, Sidney, 54-4.75; 2. Tanner Borchardt, Gothenburg, 53-8.50; 3. Blake Schroeder, Holdrege, 51-8.75; 4. Dalton Goodenberger, McCook, 48-0.75; 5. Dalton Lurz, Ogallala, 46-11.50; 6. Kolin Kenton, Lexington, 46-9.

Discus

1. Cole Beckius, Ogallala, 161-2; 2. Tanner Borchardt, Gothenburg, 156-5; 3. Thomas Lowe, Kearney, 137-5; 4. Rudy Stofer, Kearney, 133-5; 5. Lucas Kalb, Kearney, 132-0; 6. Kolin Kenton, Lexington, 130-10.

High Jump

1. Isaac Zitterkopf, Lexington, 6-2; 2. Greg Gaston, McCook, 6-0; 3. Seth Eggleston, Gothenburg, 6-0; 4. Jakob Estrada, Ogallala, 6-0; 5. Dylan France, Gothenburg, 5-10; 6. Alec Hamik, Kearney Catholic, 5-8

Pole Vault

1. Spencer Powell, McCook, 15-9; 2. Mitchell Reitz, McCook, 13-0; 2. Preston Rath, Holdrege, 13-0; 4. Bryan Martinez, Gothenburg, 12-6; 5. Caleb Rice, Gothenburg, 12-0; 6. Derek Robb, Sidney, 11-6.

Long Jump

1. Bryce Lyons, McCook, 21-7; 2. Isaac Zitterkopf, Lexington, 20-8.75; 3. Alex Linneman, Sidney, 20-0.25; 4. Peyton Stagemeyer, McCook, 19-6.75; 5. Darius Williams, McCook, 19-4.50; 6. James Smith, Kearney, 18-11.75.

Triple Jump

1. Darius Williams, McCook, 43-2.50; 2. Bryce Lyons, McCook, 41-10.25; 3. Peyton Stagemeyer, McCook 41-3; 4. Jordan Lauer, Gothenburg, 38-8.25; 5. Jared Hunke, Holdrege, 38-2.50; 6. Noah Arredondo, Kearney Catholic, 37-5.50.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES

1. Holdrege, 148; 2. Gothenburg, 83; 3. Sidney, 80; 3. Ogallala, 80; 5. Kearney Catholic, 65; 6. Lexington, 51; 7. McCook, 30; 8. Kearney, 14.

100 meters

1. Elizabeth Bauman, Holdrege, 12.83; 2. Kelly VonSeggern, Sidney, 13.13; 3. Madi Gilg, Gothenburg, 13.18; 4. Jaden Bryant, McCook, 13.23; 5. Sara VonSeggern, Sidney, 13.26; 6. Ashlynn Schmaderer, Kearney Catholic, 13.38.

200 meters

1. Tiani Reeves, Gothenburg, 26.23; 2. Elizabeth Bauman, Holdrege, 26.49; 3. Sara VonSeggern, Sidney , 27.87; 4. Jaden Bryant, McCook, 28.20; 5. Paige Hervert, Kearney Catholic, 29.29; 6. Aly Leger, Lexington, 29.37.

400 meters

1. Jacee Pfeifer, Holdrege, 1:00.55; 2. Andie Geiken, Gothenburg, 1:02.09; 3. Preslie Allen, Sidney, 1:02.42; 4. Kayla Weyers, Gothenburg, 1:03.16; 5. Genessa Schilz, Sidney, 1:03.17; 6. Tory Dehning, Ogallala, 1:04.62.

800 meters

1. Baylee Barnett, Holdrege, 2:36.42; 2. Jayme Commins, Ogallala, 2:36.66; 3. Jami Flores, Sidney, 2:44.24; 4 Grace Farrall, Kearney JV, 2:47.53; 5. Blaike Edeal, Lexington, 2:50.19; 6. Katie Reed, Holdrege, 2:50.37.

1,600 meters

1. Drew Geischen, Ogallala, 5:41.73; 2. Baylee Barnett, Holdrege, 5:42.91; 3. Abbi DeLoach, Kearney JV, 5:46.20; 4. Preslie Allen, Sidney, 5:57.17; 5. Madison Shoemaker, Kearney Catholic, 6:15.52; 6. Bianca Hernandez, Lexington, 6:15.99.

3,200 meters

1. Madyson Hamling, Holdrege, 12:23.82; 2. Drew Geischen, Ogallala, 12:37.92; 3. Erin Lindeman, Sidney, 12:50.14; 4. Kelsey Crymble, Ogallala, 12:58.44; 5. Caylin McCormick, Holdrege, 13:33.65; 6. Bianca Hernandez, Lexington 13:36.15

100-meter Hurdles

1. Elizabeth Bauman, Holdrege, 15.44; 2. Emily Micek, Kearney Catholic, 16.31; 3. Callie Opbroek, Kearney Catholic, 16.34; 4. Gabbie Addleman, Sidney, 16.62; 5. Karli Hale, Holdrege, 17.03; 6. Anna Squiers, Kearney Catholic, 17.14

300-meter Hurdles

1. Emily Micek, Kearney Catholic, 50.09; 2. Jensen Geisert, Ogallala, 50.24; 3. Rebecca Rieke, Lexington, 51.03; 4. Karli Hale, Holdrege, 51.89; 5. Jordyn Hilyard, Holdrege, 54.00; 6. Kim Whiting, Gothenburg, 54.52.

4x100 Relay

1. Sidney, 51.91; 2. McCook, 52.78; 3. Gothenburg, 52.87; 4. Ogallala, 53.64; 5. Kearney JV, 56.02.

4x400 Relay

1. Gothenburg, 4:09.62; 2. Sidney (Preslie Allen, Abby Heller, Genessa Schilz, Natalie Radcliffe), 4:11.74; 3. Ogallala, 4:25.31; 4. McCook, 4:27.29; 5. Kearney JV, 4:48.54.

4x800 Relay

1. Gothenburg, 11:14.48; 2. Sidney (Kara Birner, Mia Hernandez, Julia Evertson, Elea McKnight), 11:21.22.

SMR 200-200-400-800 meter Relay

1. Gothenburg, 4:46.21; 2. Ogallala, 4:51.83; 3. Sidney (Natalie Radcliffe, Kate Brosnan, Savanna Rosenbaum, Kara Birner), 4:53.56; 4. McCook, 4:55.95; 5. Kearney JV, 5:41.88.

Shot Put

1. Alexandra Lurz, Ogallala, 40-1; 2. Tiara Schmidt, McCook, 38-8; 3. Mady Vogel, Gothenburg, 36-7.75; 4. Jennifer Beans, Kearney Catholic, 35-8.25; 5. Alexandrea Simmerman, Ogallala, 34-2.50; 6. Cassidy Connell, Holdrege, 33-10.50.

Discus

1. Anna Squiers, Kearney Catholic, 136-1; 2. Alexandra Lurz, Ogallala, 125-5; 3. Mady Vogel, Gothenburg, 110-10; 4. Jennifer Beans, Kearney Catholic, 110-1; 5. Ashley Eskew, Gothenburg, 106-10; 6. Alexandrea Simmerman, Ogallala, 106-2.

High Jump

1. Kendall Schroer, Ogallala, 5-0; 2. Rebecca Rieke, Lexington, 4-10; 3. Savanna Rosenbaum, Sidney, 4-10; 4. Merissa Roth, Kearney Catholic, 4-8; 5. Blaire Gibbens, Gothenburg, 4-6; 6. Madison Shoemaker, Kearney Catholic, 4-6.

Pole Vault

1. Maggie Gardner, Holdrege, 10-10; 2. Celeena Holt, Holdrege, 10-10; 3. Jacee Pfeifer, Holdrege, 10-0; 4. Hannah Widger, Kearney JV, 9-6; 5. Haiden Loop, McCook 8-6; 6. Jayme Commins, Ogallala 8-6.

Long Jump

1. Celeena Holt, Holdrege, 16-5.75; 2. Karli Hale, Holdrege, 15-2.50; 3. Natalie Radcliffe, Sidney, 15-2; 4. Tiara Schmidt, McCook 15-1.75; 5. Emily Laudenklos, Kearney Catholic, 15-1.75; 6. Kasey Wellmann, Gothenburg, 15-0.75.

Triple Jump

1. Hana Brock, Lexington, 33-02.50; 2. Karli Hale, Holdrege, 32-11.25; 3. Amanda Kowalewski, Gothenburg, 31-9; 4. Rebecca Rieke, Lexington, 31-6; 5. Madison Squiers, Kearney Catholic, 31-2.75; 6. McKenna Peterson, Gothenburg, 31-1.