Class C area teams met in Grant on Thursday. Perkins County High School hosted the District 9 track meet with 10 teams participating. In the boy’s division, it was the Longhorns from Chase County bringing home the team trophy with 140 points. North Platte St. Patrick’s was second with 91.5 points while taking third was Hershey with 79. In fifth place, were the Hemingford boys who tallied 41 points. The Bobcats will be sending three athletes to Omaha for the state meet. Taking second in both the mile and two mile events was Junior Austin Benda. His mile time of 4:47 and his two mile mark of 10:19 qualified him for state. Sprinter Jayce Haas is also heading to state in both the 100 and 200. Haas placed fourth in each event. Pole vaulter Eli Hunter finishes the list of state bound performers. Hunter’s mark of 12’8 sends him to Omaha.
Boy’s results Hemingford 41 points fifth overall
All competitors
100
4 Jayce Haas 10.9 state qualifier
200
4 Jayce Haas 22.6 state qualifier
800
15 Kaiden Casey 2:24
mile
2 Benda 4:47 state qualifier
13 Andrew Miller 5:29
22 Gaige Thompson 6:04
2 mile
2 Benda 10:19 state qualifier
8 Fletcher Moseman 11:29
16 Cody Penaluna 14:27
300 hurdles
9 Carson Haas 45.3
mile relay
2 Hemingford 3:32 Tayten Haas Keirith Yale Lucas Sulzbach Jayce Haas
2 mile relay
4 Hemingford 8:42 Andrew Miller Tayten Haas Moseman Benda
shot
15 Joshua Miller 38’1
16 Tayten Haas 38′ 1/2
discus
7 Tayten Haas 131’6
10 Joshua Miller 123’10
high jump
4 Yale 6’0
9 Casey 5’6
pole vault
6 Hunter 12’8 state qualifier
long jump
8 Jayce Haas 18’6
triple jump
11 Sulzbach 36’3
17 Carson Haas 34’6
On Friday and Saturday, May 22 and 23, the Class C teams will be on the track for the state meet at Omaha’ Burke Stadium.