St. Mary's, Stuart, CWC, Ewing Athletes Qualify For State

Nearly three dozen athletes from Holt County - representing St. Mary's, Ewing, Stuart and Chambers/Wheeler Central - all qualified for the state track meet Wednesday during the D-4 district meet in O'Neill.

The Cardinals won the girls team title while Elkhorn Valley captured the boys championship. 

The top two finishers in each event, along with the top relay, qualified for the state meet. Additional qualifiers occurred in field events that had a specific standard. Wildcards will be announced at a later time.

GIRLS TEAM SCORES: St. Mary’s 151.5, 2. North Central 105.75, 3. Stuart 65, 4. CWC 63, 5. Ewing 58.75, 6. Osmond 28, 7. Elkhorn Valley 22, 8. Bloomfield 17, 9. Cody-Kilgore 15, 10. Santee 0.

Pole Vault: 1. Mackenzie Wecker, St. Mary’s, 9-6; 2. Kendra Kozisek, St. Mary’s, 8-8; High Jump: 2. TamiJo Marcellus, CWC, 4-8; 2. Hailey Paxton, Stuart, 4-8; Long Jump: 1. Lydia Fry, Ewing, 16-2.5; 2. Katie Koenig, Ewing, 15-5.75; Shot Put: 2. Tracy Chvala, St. Mary’s, 38-5; 3. Sydney Hupp, St. Mary’s, 37-5; Discus: 2. Emily Pongratz, St. Mary’s, 111-9; Triple Jump: 1. Rachel Kaup, Stuart, 32-9; 2. TamiJo Marcellus, CWC, 32-8.5; 100-Meter Dash: 1. Bridget Schneider, St. Mary’s, 13.3; 2. Jacie Laetsch, CWC, 13.5; 200-Meter Dash: 1. Meagan Carr, CWC, 27.4; 2. Bridget Schneider, St. Mary’s, 27.7; 400-Meter Dash: 1. Harlee Fischer, Stuart, 59.8; 2. Meagan Carr, CWC, 1:01.5;  800-Meter Run: 1. Harlee Fischer, Stuart, 2:31.7; 2. Alejandra Vergara-Kersenbrock, St. Mary’s, 2:32.7; 1600-Meter Run: 2. Alejandra Vergara-Kersenbrock, St. Mary’s, 6:18.9; 3200-Meter Run: 2. Paula Zakrzewski, St. Mary’s, 13:46.0; 100-Meter Hurdles: 2. Lydia Fry, Ewing, 16.4; 300-Meter Hurdles: 2. Lydia Fry, Ewing, 47.9; 400-Meter Relay: 1. Stuart (Rachel Kaup, Monique Schafer, Hailey Paxton, Harlee Fischer) 52.5; 1600-Meter Relay: Stuart (Rachel Kaup, Monique Schafer, Hailey Paxton, Harlee Fischer) 4:22.9; 3200-Meter Relay: St. Mary’s (Taylor Colman, Mackenzie Wecker, Logan Connot, Alejandra Vergara-Kersenbrock).

BOYS TEAM SCORES:
1. Elkhorn Valley 103, 2. North Central 83, 3. Osmond 80, 4. CWC 76,5. Stuart 64, 6. Bloomfield 54, 7. Cody-Kilgore 38, 8. St. Mary's 22, 9. Ewing 6,10. Santee 0.

Boys Pole Vault: 1. Connor Croxen, CWC, 11-0; High Jump: 1. Chase Broders, Stuart, 6-1; 2. Conner Paxton, Stuart, 6-0; Long Jump: 1. Brant Shoemaker, St. Mary’s, 18-10.25; Shot Put: 1. Jayle Hinkle, CWC, 53-6; 2. Conner Paxton, Stuart, 46-2.5; Discus Throw: 1. Jayle Hinkle, CWC, 145-7; 2. Chase Hoffschneider, CWC, 134-8; 100-Meter Dash: 2. Alex Kunz, Stuart,11.5; 200-Meter Dash: 1. Alex Kunz, Stuart, 23.4; 300-Meter Int. Hurdles: 1. Mitchell Dvorak, Stuart, 42.2.