The Ord High School track and field teams continued their season by competing in the annual Broken Bow Invitational last Friday. On a windy day against a strong field of teams the Chants were able to score 35 points in both the boys and girls team races. The girls finished 7th in the 11-team field while the boys finished 8th. “I was pleased with our efforts on the day against a strong field”, Coach Derry Trampe commented. “We had a lot of quality performances on the day but we also had some areas where we could have done a little better. We continue to show improvement from week to week which is what we want to be doing this time of the year. It was hard to judge how much we improved because there was just a lot of wind which had an impact on the performances of everyone at the meet.” McCook won the girls team title with 98 points while Kearney Catholic was second with 84 points. Rounding out the team scores for the girls were Aurora (63), Holdrege (62), Gothenburg (62), Broken Bow (51), Scottsbluff (31.5), Cozad (23.5), O’Neill (8), and Alliance (6). Gothenburg won the boys team race with 74 points while McCook was a close second with 70 points. Rounding out the team scoring for the boys were Aurora (69), Broken Bow (60), Cozad (59), Holdrege (46.5), O’Neill (39), Kearney Catholic (31), Scottsbluff (24.5), and Alliance (19).
The boys did not win any events in the meet but did have six personal best performances and two runner-up finishes. Blake Hinrichs brought home both runner-up finishes on the day. Hinrichs finished as the runner-up in both the long jump and triple jump. Blake jumped 20’ 2.5” in the long jump and jumped a season best 43’ 0.25 inches in the triple jump. The 4 X 800 relay team of Garret Severance, Gunner Rice, Jace Geiser, and Elijah Pollard finished third in the race in a time of 8:56.07 to bring home a medal. Isaac VanLeer finished fourth in the 100-meter dash with a personal best time of 11.42 while Elijah Pollard added a fourth place in the 1600 in a time of 4:56.68. Garret Severance added a fifth-place finish in the 1600 in a time of 5:00.73. The weight person 4 X 100 relay team of Kevin Brewer, Elliot Baker, Colt Meyer, and Damon Stam finished 5th in the event in a time of 55.17. Sixth place medals were won by Colton Thompson in the triple jump with a personal best jump of 39’ 2.5”. The 4X100 and 4X400 relays also finished sixth in their respective races. The 4X100 team of Aidan Ryschon, Jace Geiser, Cainan Rogers, and Isaac VanLeer combined to run a season best time of 46.73. The 4X400 team of Blake Hinrichs, Garret Severance, Trent McCain, and Elijah Pollard finished in 3:45.19.
The girls did not have an event champion in the meet but did have a runner-up finish and established seven new personal best marks on the day. Jocelyn Hinrichs finished as the runner-up in the triple jump to record the highest finish for the Chants. Hinrichs jumped 33’ 6” to establish a new personal best mark in the event. Third place medals were won by Natalie Williams, Trinity Chatfield, and the 4X800 relay team. Williams earned her medal in the 100-meter dash in a personal best time of 13.03 seconds. Chatfield also established a personal best effort of 5’ 0” to grab the third-place medal in the high jump. Piper Whited, Allison Wheeler, Elle Jess, and Izzy Jeffres combined to bring home the third-place medal in their relay with a time of 11:26.40. Natalie Williams added a fourth-place finish in the long jump with a season best jump of 15’ 7.25”. The 4X100 weight person relay of Savannah Jacobs, Jenna Deden, Sierra Kluthe, and Allison Wheeler finished fourth in a time of 65.86. Maggie Fischer added a fifth-place medal in the 200-meter dash with a time of 28.74. Sixth-place medals were won by Lillie Shoemaker and the 4X400 relay team. Shoemaker earned her medal in the shot put with a season best mark of 33’ 5.5”. The 4X400 relay team of Maggie Fischer, Clarie Cargill, Klair DeRiso, and Natalie Williams combined to finish 6th in a time of 4:34.18.
Additional Ord results are as follows:
Girls—
100M—Kaci Bruha (14.52), Shaylee Thomsen (14.61); 200M—Natalie Williams (False Start), Aracely Negrete (33.16); 400M—Maggie Fischer (66.25), Claire Cargill (67.73), Klair DeRiso (68.61); 800M—Elle Jess (2:47.63), Elisabeth Bengston (4:10.08); 1600M—Izzy Jeffres (6:32.48); 3200M—Piper Whited (14:22.51); 100M HH—Jocelyn Hinrichs (17.96/17.98), Payton Whited (19.02 PB), Trinity Chatfield (20.31); 300M LH—Jocelyn Hinrichs (54.96), Payton Bruha (58.47), Tiara Thomsen (68.08); 4 X 100 Relay—Klair DeRiso, Clair Cargill, Lillie Shoemaker, Kaci Bruha (57.37); Shot Put—Savannah Jacobs (28’ 3”), Maddie Waltman (26’ 1.5” PB); Discus—Savannah Jacobs (85’ 1”), Lillie Shoemaker (83’ 4”), Allison Wheeler (79’ 11”); Long Jump—Claire Cargill (14’ 4.75”), Maggie Fischer (13’ 6”); Triple Jump—Azia Giron (29’ 6”), Addy Stethem (25’ 6.5”); High Jump—Molly Klimke (4’ 8” PB), Lillie Shoemaker (4’ 4” PB); Pole Vault—Brookelyn Fox (8’ 8”), Addi Blaha (8’ 2”), Piper Whited (MOH 8’ 2”).
Boys—
100M—Cainan Rogers (11.91 PB), Aidan Ryschon (12.17); 200M—Cainan Rogers (24.53/25.08), Aidan Ryschon (25.36), Jacob Burson (2606); 400 M—Elijah Pollard (55.83), Braden Bruha (57.60), Easton Ryschon (58.55); 800M—Easton Ryschon (2:26.50), Braden Bruha (2:31.14), Madden Beland (2:53.53); 1600—Skyler Probst (5:58.38); 3200—Gunner Rice (11:24.08), Brodie Klimek (11:40.05), Gavin Whited (12:23.84); 110M HH—Levi Klein (23.63); 300M IH—Levi Klein (49.07), Evan Burson (55.09); Shot Put—Cainan Rogers (45’ 6.25” PB), Trent McCain (42’ 0.5”), Damon Stam (40’ 1.5”); Discus—Damon Stam (134’ 9” PB), Trent McCain (121’ 4”), Colt Meyer (Scr. 3 Attempts); Long Jump—Colton Thompson (18’ 7”), Talan Bruha (18’ 5.25”); High Jump—Colton Thompson (5’ 8”), Easton Ryschon (MOH 5’ 4”), Grey Geiser (MOH 5’ 4”); Pole Vault—Gunner Rice (9’ 8”).