By MARK GLESINGER
Coach
The Panhandle Conference held their annual track meet Friday in Morrill. Seven teams competed in the event. Alliance St. Agnes had a stellar day, finishing second in both divisions. The Crusader boys team ended with 90 points while Hemingford won the event with 129 points. On the girl’s side, Morrill was the winner, scoring 112 points outdistancing the Lady Crusaders who tallied 100 points. Top finishers for Alliance were Josie Sanders who won in three events and Payton Boyer who took first in two events. Also capturing gold were Jozlin Dexter in the high jump, Kealee Jelinek in the pole vault, and Noah Wirth in the discus. St. Agnes was especially in strong in the triple jump event. The Crusaders went 1-2-3 in the boys events while girls finished 1-2-4.
Results from conference meet in Morrill
Girls 100 Points Second Overall
First
Josie Sanders 100 hurdles 18.1 breaks her old school record
Jozlin Dexter high jump 4’2
Josie Sanders 200 hurdles 32.1
Kealee Jelinek pole vault 6’6
Josie Sanders triple jump 28’11
Second
Alexis Libsack triple jump 25’3
Macey Seebohm 100 15.2
Josie Sanders long jump 14’2
Macey Seebohm 400 1:08
Fourth
Alexis Libsack 200 hurdles 37.5
400 relay 1:07 Macy Brooks, Paz Cody, Kealee Jelinek, Hadley Shrewsbury
Jozlin Dexter triple jump 23’8
Kealee Jelinek discus 67’4
Fifth
Macey Seebohm long jump 13’4
Alexis Libsack 100 hurdles 21.0
Jozlin Dexter 200 hurdles 38.0
Macey Seebohm 800 2:56
Alexis Libsack high jump 4’0
1600 relay 5:58 Kealee Jelinek, Ella Wirth, Paz Cody, Hadley Shrewsbury
Sixth
Jozlin Dexter 100 hurdles 21.6
Boys 91 Points Second Overall
First
Payton Boyer long jump 15’9
Noah Wirth discus 89’2
Payton Boyer triple jump 32’10
Second
Asher Saka 800 2:32
Payton Boyer high jump 5’4
Jory Matulka triple jump 27’10
Third
Asher Saka mile 5:48
Devin Graham triple jump 27’7
400 relay 59.0 Jory Matulka, Garrett Myers, Andrew Benzel, Mason Hamilton
1600 relay 4:49 Jory Matulka, Asher Saka, Mason Hamilton, Devin Graham
Fourth
Luke Weems shot 28’10
Fifth
Asher Saka 400 1:04
Garrett Myers 200 hurdles 35.0
Noah Wirth shot 26’9
Sixth
Mason Hamilton 400 1:09
Garrett Myers 100 hurdles 20.9
Mason Hamilton high jump 4’4
“Very proud of all the athletes that competed,” said Coach Mark Glesinger. “Our quest of winning our third straight girl’s title fell a short unfortunately. Morrill’s depth was too much to overcome as the Lions were able to score enough in the final events to win first. The boys had a nice day but Hemingford was too strong. The flu bug bit us enough and we had to scramble. A lot of younger athletes really stepped up which gives us some hope for the future!”
St. Agnes ended its season then on Saturday, participating in a meet in Scottsbluff. Again it was Sanders leading the way for the Lady Crusaders. The Alliance eighth grader won first in the 100, 200 hurdles, and long jump. Her time of 31.8 in the hurdles broke her old second record. Asher Saka won gold in the seventh grade boys 800, finishing with a time 2:38 results from Scottsbluff
Eighth Grade Girls 30 Points Sixth Overall
First
Josie Sanders 100 13.6
Josie Sanders long jump 14’4
Josie Sanders 200 hurdles 31.8 new school record
Seventh Grade Girls 5 Points Seventh Overall
Fifth
Alexis Libsack triple jump 23’9
Sixth
Ella Wirth 100 hurdles 21.3
Jozlin Dexter high jump 4’0
Jozlin Dexter triple jump 22’0
Seventh Grade Boys 26 Points Seventh Overall
First
Asher Saka 800 2:38
Second
3200 relay 11:41 Andrew Benzel Asher Saka Mason Hamilton Devin Graham
Fourth
Garrett Myers triple jump 27’5
Fifth
Devan Graham triple jump 26’7
Sixth
Mason Hamilton triple jump 25’10
Asher Saka 400 1:04
“It was a great way to end the year,” said Glesinger. “Many thanks to my other coaches: Cheryl Kusek and Barbie Beck. They put a lot of time in, working with the kids. Also thanks to JJ Smith who helped us at the conference and Scottsbluff meet.”