6 Holt County Runners, 2 Teams Qualify For State

Holt County cross country runners excelled at the D-5 District Meet in Ainsworth on Thursday, qualifying six individuals and two teams for state.

Individual medalists in the girls race were Carlie Wetzel of West Holt and Kira Dickau of Stuart. In the boys contest, medalists were Ben Thiele, Aaron Krause and Cole Laible of West Holt and Derek Mahony of CWC.

Also qualifying for state were both the girls and boys teams from West Holt. The girls team picked up second place overall and the boys were third. In addition to Wetzel, girls running for the Huskies will be Ashley Larby, Leighton Mlady, Naomi Troy, Brianna Rentschler and Lindee Wentworth. West Holt boys running with Thiele, Krause and Laible will be Joseph Albrecht, Jaegher Ogden and Jackson Butterfield.

The state qualifiers will compete at the State Cross Country Championships on Friday. The Class D girls are set to begin at 2 p.m. and the boys start at 3 p.m. 

District D-5 Girls Results:

Top 15 Individuals:
1. Rylee Rice (10)Ainsworth18:50.8
2. Micheala Kelley (11)Burwell20:31.5
3. Kloe Severance (9)Ord21:08.1
4. Carlie Wetzel (11)West Holt21:23.8
5. Elizabeth Salzman (12)Ainsworth21:35.7
6. Chloe Cozad (11)North Central21:42.1
7. CeeAnna Beel (9)Ainsworth22:00.0
8. Molly Salzman (9)Ainsworth22:22.4
9. Madison Welch (9)Ainsworth22:24.6
10. Kira Dickau (11)Stuart22:33.3
11. Cora Hemmer (12)Burwell23:05.2
12. Morgan Ritz (10)Ord23:15.0
13. Michaela Arens (11)Ainsworth23:18.0
14. Rebecca Frick (11)North Central23:34.6
15. Alicia Rhoads (10)Arcadia-Loup City24:14.3

Team Scores:
1.Ainsworth, 21
 Coach: Jared Hansmeyer
 Rylee Rice (10), 18:50.8
Elizabeth Salzman (12), 21:35.7
CeeAnna Beel (9), 22:00.0
Molly Salzman (9), 22:22.4
Madison Welch (9), 22:24.6
Michaela Arens (11), 23:18.0

2.West Holt, 54
 Coach: Jeff Kraus
 Carlie Wetzel (11), 21:23.8
Ashley Larby (11), 24:25.3
Leighton Mlady (11), 24:43.8
Naomi Troy (11), 24:48.0
Brianna Rentschler (9), 25:35.3
Lindee Wentworth (11), 25:45.3

3.North Central, 62
 Coach: Kristie Camp (Coop w/Keya Paha Co.)
 Megan Erickson (12), DNF
Chloe Cozad (11), 21:42.1
Rebecca Frick (11), 23:34.6
Jillian Buell (9), 24:27.2
Josie Kuchera (11), 25:59.5

4.Burwell, 64
5.Ord, 68
6.Arcadia-Loup City, 79
7.Twin Loup, 124
8.Boyd County, 137
9.Sandhills/Thedford, 152

District D-5 Boys Results:

Top 15 Individuals:
1. Benjamin Arens (11)Ainsworth16:50.6
2. Jacob Sinsel (12)Ainsworth17:47.3
3. Ry Cheney (10)Cody-Kilgore18:06.3
4. Colton Rowse (10)Ord18:07.9
5. Benjamin Thiele (11)West Holt18:08.6
6. Blake Ahlers  (12)Boyd County18:11.1
7. Cory Lechtenberg (11)Boyd County18:42.9
8. Aaron Kraus (9)West Holt18:44.5
9. Treyvin Schlueter (11)Ainsworth18:53.9
10. Cole Belitz (11)Neligh-Oakdale18:55.6
11. Derek Mahony (12)CWC19:06.7
12. Dakota Cords (11)Arcadia-Loup City19:27.2
13. Evan Reiman (11)Boyd County19:31.0
14. Timothy White (12)Ord19:33.2
15. Cole Laible (11)West Holt19:35.9

Team Scores:
1.Ainsworth, 25
 Coach: Jared Hansmeyer
 Benjamin Arens (11), 16:50.6
Jacob Sinsel (12), 17:47.3
Treyvin Schlueter (11), 18:53.9
Qwentin Kappelmann (9), 19:59.7
Tate Fernau (11), 21:49.2
Luke Peters (12), 22:59.1

2.Boyd County, 37
 Coach: Liz Johnson
 Blake Ahlers (12), 18:11.1
Cory Lechtenberg (11), 18:42.9
Evan Reiman (11), 19:31.0
Isaac Koenig (9), 20:01.0
Chase Harmon (11), 20:30.3
Kody Roth (11), 21:21.2

3.West Holt, 42
 Coach: Jeff Kraus
 Benjamin Thiele (11), 18:08.6
Aaron Kraus (9), 18:44.5
Cole Laible (11), 19:35.9
Joseph Albrecht (9), 20:18.7
Jaegher Ogden (10), 21:17.1
Jackson Butterfield (9), 22:33.9

4.Ord, 65
5.Neligh-Oakdale, 76
6.Arcadia-Loup City, 82
7.Valentine, 99
8.Niobrara/Verdigre, 150
9.Central Valley, 186