Crusaders Start Season with Strong Showings at Bayard, Grant

It was a roller coaster start for the Alliance St. Agnes track teams as the Crusaders kicked off their season last week. St. Agnes had their first meet of the year cancelled in Chadron but then had 2 nice weather days when they traveled to Bayard and Grant. At Bayard the Crusader boy’s squad finished third with 65 points while the Lady Crusaders ended with 32 points which was good for sixth place. Paz Cody was top finisher for the Lady Crusaders, winning the 800. Gold medalists for the boys were Mason Hamilton who won both the 200 and long jump, Asher Saka in the mile, and the 2 mile relay. Team members of the victorious relay team were Saka, Gabe Busch, Tripp Johnson, and Jackson Devlin. Results from Grant had the 8th grade girls scoring 44 points which was good for fourth overall. The seventh grade girl’s team tallied 84 points and ended third overall. In the boy’s division, St. Agnes 8th grade boys scored 52 points and finished fifth while the seventh grade team placed second with 112 points. First place finishers were Kimber Freiberger and Reese Armstrong for the girls. Armstrong won the pole vault while Freiberger won the mile with a new school record of 6:25. Saka won the boy’s 800 and Coy Childers won the pole vault.

Results from Bayard on Tuesday April 11

Girls 32 points 6th overall

1^st

Paz Cody 800 2:47

2^nd

Kimber Freiberger mile 6:31

3^rd

Reese Armstrong pole vault 6’6

5^th

Hadley Shrewsbury long jump 13’1

mile relay Paz Cody Kaitlyn Shannon Kenley Jelinek Hadley Shrewsbury 5:08

6^th

Kimber Freiberger 8:00 3:04

Maslin Breen high jump 4’4

Kenley Jelinek pole vault 6’0

Hannah Benzel triple jump 26’11

Boys 65 points 3rd overall

1^st

Mason Hamilton 200 26.5

Asher Saka mile 5:22

Mason Hamilton long jump 17’8

2 mile relay Asher Saka Gabe Busch Tripp Johnson Jackson Devlin 10:43

2^nd

Mason Hamilton high jump 5’0

3^rd

Cayson Robertson 200 27.3

4^th

Tanner Salcido 800 2:43

Jackson Devlin mile 5:57

5^th

Tanner Salcido triple jump 30’2

mile relay Asher Saka Gabe Busch Ethan Schulze Jay Shelmadine 4:39

Results from Grant Thursday April 13

8th grade girls 44 points 4th overall

2^nd

Paz Cody 800 2:54

3^rd

Hadley Shrewsbury long jump 13’11

Ella Wirth 200 hurdles 39.5

4^th

Kenley Jelinek pole vault

Ella Wirth 100 hurdles 21.4

5^th

Ande Girard shot put 24’2

400 relay Paz Cody Ella Wirth Kenley Jelinek Hadley Shrewsbury 1:02

6^th

Hadley Shrewsbury triple jump 24’0

7^th

Kenley Jelinek 400 1:15

8^th

Ande Girard discus 54’3

7th grade girls 84 points third overall

1^st

Kimber Freiberger mile 6:25 new school

Reese Armstrong pole vault 6’6

2^nd

Lilah Bair 100 hurdles 20.7

mile relay Lilah Bair Hannah Benzel Aubree Shrewsbury Reese Armstrong 5:11

3^rd

Hannah Benzel 100 hurdles 20.8

4^th

Amora Gonzalez triple jump 25’6

Maslin Breen high jump 4’2

Kimber Freiberger 800 3:16

400 relay Amora Gonzalez Dawsyn Higgins Peyton Baker Maslin Breen 1:05

5^th

Kaitlyn Shannon 100 hurdles 21.5

Dawsyn Higgins high jump 3’10

Aubree Shrewsbury triple jump 24’10

6^th

Amora Gonzalez high jump 3’8

Reese Armstrong discus 56’3

Hannah Benzel triple jump 24’8

8^th

Lilah Bair 200 hurdles 37.6

8th grade boys 52 points fifth overall

1^st

Asher Saka 800 2:25

2^nd

Mason Hamilton 100 12.7

Asher Saka mile 5:18

Mason Hamilton long jump 17’10

3^rd

Asher Saka 400 1:02

4^th

Ethan Schulze shot 33’3

6^th

Mason Hamilton 4’10

7^th

Jett Childers pole vault 7’6

8^th

Ethan Schulze discus 79’10

7th grade boys 112 points 2nd overall

1^st

Coy Childers pole vault 8’0

2^nd

Tanner Salcido triple jump 31’4

Jackson Devlin pole vault 7’6

Coy Childers 100 hurdles 18.8

Jackson Devlin mile 6:01

Coy Childers 200 hurdles 32.2

400 relay Coy Childers Caysen Robertson Tanner Salcido Jay Shelmadine 56.08

3^rd

Jay Shelmadine pole vault 7’6

Tripp Johnson mile 6:20

Caysen Robertson high jump 4’10

4^th

Jay Shelmadine 200 hurdles 34.2

mile relay Tanner Salcido Jay Shelmadine Tripp Johnson Jackson Devlin 4:49

5^th

Caysen Robertson shot 25’11

Danny Jelinek triple jump 24’1

Tanner Salcido mile 6:21

Jackson Devlin 200 hurdles 35.2

6^th

Keegan Peters-Marsteller shot 25’4

7^th

Braden Myers triple jump 23’2

8^th

Keegan Peters-Marsteller discus 62’0

Trey Carter shot 24’9

Coach Mark Glesinger said “We were disappointed at getting weather out at Chadron but really had two nice days at Bayard and Grant. The coaches are seeing some good things and we are improving. We are looking forward to having two meets at home at Tuesday and Saturday.”