Hemingford hit the track for the first time on Saturday with a Middle School meet in Chadron. With 45 points, the Bobcat 8th grade boy’s squad took home fourth place. Scottsbluff won the team race with 164 points with Chadron second with 66 points. The Cat 7th grade group scored 18 which was good for fifth. On the girl’s side, the Lady Bobcats scored 54 which was good for fifth in the 8th grade division. Chadron won the 8th grade team title with 132 points while taking second with 87 points was Scottsbluff. Hemingford tallied 14 points in the 7th grade’s race which was good for sixth. Gering won the 7th grade girl’s trophy with 166 points.
There were 8 school competing.
Individually, the Cats had several strong performance. Seventh grader Addelyn Bryner was second in the mile. She also teamed with Kennedy Mahony, Lanee Sorensen, and Harper Henderson for a second place finish in the 2 mile relay. The Cat 400 relay was also second in the 8th division with a time of 56.6. Team members were: Kamryn Haas, Emerson Horstman, Taya Hruby, and Grace Votruba. Placing third for Hemingford were Mahony in the 800, Hruby in the 400, Haas in the 100 hurdles, and Grace Helmink in the high jump.
Seventh grader Silas Lilley-Stone start his season for the Cats with three silver medals. Lilley-Stone
was second in the 100, second in the high jump, and was a member of the second place 400 relay. 8th grader Rye Jespersen placed third in both the discus and 200. In the 8th grade 200 hurdles race, Hemingford got a second place finish from Dallas Woltman. Eighth grader Zane Frost ended third in the 800.
Girl’s results 10 top finishers
7th grade 100
9 Votruba 15.3
8th grade 100
4 Horstman 14.51
5 Hruby 14.57
8th grade 200
6 Horstman 31.3
8th grade 400
3 Hruby 1:11
7th grade 800
3 Mahony 3:06
8th grade 800
6 Sorensen 3:06
10 Henderson 3:16
7th grade mile
2 Bryner 6:25
8th grade 100 hurdles
3 Haas 18.5
6 Atlee Gasseling 19.4
8th grade 200 hurdles
4 Haas 34.5
5 Gasseling 34.7
8th grade 400 relay
2 Hemingford 56.6 Haas Horstman Hruby Votruba
8th grade mile relay
4 Hemingford 5:35 Helmink Carly Harwood Khloe Stricker Kalli Buser
8th grade 2 mile relay
2 Hemingford 12:20 Mahony Sorensen Henderson Bryner
8th grade shot
6 Gasseling 23’2
8th grade discus
6 Helmink 66’6
8th grade highjump
3 Helmink 4’4
8th grade long jump
7 Henderson 12’5
Boy’s results top 10 finishers
7th grade 100
2 Lilley-Stone 12.9
8th grade 100
6 Jespersen 13.2
7th grade 200
8 Christian Sorensen 30.7
8th grade 200
3 Jespersen 26.8
7th grade 400
10 Kolten Covey 1:10
8th grade 400
10 Jeremiah Armenta 1:10
8th grade 800
3 Frost 2:37
8th grade 100 hurdles
4 Woltman 18.5
8th grade 200 hurdles
2 Woltman 32.03
8th grade 400 relay
2 Hemingford 49.4 Frost Jespersen Cooper Gallas Lilley-Stone
8th grade mile relay
3 Hemingford 5:21 Armenta Cooper Butler Colton Vantine Jacen Buskirk
8th grade shot
7 Frost 35’7
8th grade discus
3 Jespersen 134’7
7th grade high jump
2 Lilley-Stone 4’6
7 Kade Johnston 4’4
8 Sorensen 4’4
8th grade high jump
7 Buskirk 4’4
7th grade long jump
5 Sorensen 13’7
10 Covey 12’1
Two trips to Bayard is next for the Cats. On Monday, Hemingford will compete in Bayard Invite then go back to Bayard on Saturday for the Western Conference meet.