The annual Louplatte Conference track meet was held last Friday in Wood River where the Chants finished second in the girls’ team race and fourth in the boys’ team standings. “I was pleased with the way our kids competed in the conference meet”, Coach Derry Trampe commented. “We had some injuries show up this week and we had some happen during the meet, but we had kids that stepped up and performed very well to keep us in a position to place in the top three teams. We have a lot of depth and that helps on days when we have an athlete that is unable to compete. I was very pleased with the efforts of our kids.” The Chanticleer girls had won the three previous team championships before falling to Central City this year. The Bison won the meet with 132 points while the Chants finished with 102 points. St. Paul was a close third with 98 points. Rounding out the team scoring were Doniphan-Trumbull (76), Centura (49), Wood River (30), Arcadia-Loup City (23), Ravenna (14), and Gibbon (3).
The boys scored 90.5 points to finish just 0.5 points out of third and 3.5 points out of second. Central City won the meet with 115 points to sweep the team titles this year. The Chanticleer boys were the defending team champions from last season. Doniphan-Trumbull was second with 94 points while St. Paul was third with 91 points. Rounding out the team scoring were Wood River (81), Centura (36.5), Arcadia-Loup City (17), Ravenna (1), and Gibbon (1).
The Chanticleer boys won three events in the meet. Elijah Pollard won the 1600-meter run in a time of 4:46.61 and Jed Boettcher won the discus with a toss of 147’ 1” to bring home individual gold medals. The 4 X 800 relay team of Garret Severance, Gunner Rice, Jace Geiser, and Elijah Pollard teamed up to win the event in a time of 8:47.42. Silver medals were won by Isaac VanLeer in the 200 (23.93/23.41), Garret Severance in the 800 (2:05.42 PB), Blake Hinrichs in the triple jump (43’ 2”), and the 4 X 400 relay team of Aidan Ryschon, Garret Severance, Trent McCain, and Elijah Pollard (3:38.77). The 4 X 100 relay team of Aidan Ryschon, Jace Geiser, Cainan Rogers, and Isaac VanLeer added a third-place finish with a time of 46.41. Picking up fourth place medals were Isaac VanLeer in the 100 (11.85/11.59), Gunner Rice in the 3200 (11:14.56), and Colton Thompson in the high jump (5’ 9”). Garret Severance and Gage Kolar added fifth place finishes to the team total. Severance finished fifth in the 1600 (5:00.17) and Kolar was fifth in the pole vault (11’ 7” PB). Sixth place awards were won by Aidan Ryschon in the 200 (24.82/24.60), Elijah Pollard in the 400 (55.02), Jaden Psota in the 110 HH (19.72/19.87 PB), Jed Boettcher in the shot put (44’ 11.5” PB), Talan Bruha in the long jump (18’ 7”), Colton Thompson in the triple jump (38’ 2”), and Gunner Rice in the pole vault (9’ 7”).
Natalie was the lone gold medalist for the girls this week. Williams won the 100-meter dash in a personal best time of 13.01 after posting a qualifying time of 13.33. Willams added a second-place finish in the 200-meter dash in a time of 26.73. Also earning silver medals were Piper Whited in the 3200 with a personal best time of 13:29.02, Natalie Williams in the long jump (16’ 1”), Trinity Chatfield in the high jump (4’ 11”), and Addi Blaha in the pole vault with a personal best jump of 9’ 1”. The 4 X 400 relay team of Natalie Williams, Claire Cargill, Elle Jess, and Izzy Jeffres also finished second in a time of 4:22.61. Piper Whited added a third-place finish in the 1600 in a time of 6:17.26 and the 4 X 800 relay team of Elle Jess, Piper Whited, Avery Bruha, and Izzy Jeffres finished third in a time of 10:54.93. Fourth-place awards went to Maggie Fischer in the 400 (64.78), Elle Jess in the 800 (2:36.32 PB), Izzy Jeffres in the 1600 (6:22.01), Jocelyn Hinrichs in the 100 HH (18.03/17.52) and triple jump (32’ 2”), and Marin Reilly in the shot put (35’ 9.5”). Picking up fifth-place medals were Jocelyn Hinrichs in the 300 LH (54.10) and Brookelyn Fox in the pole vault (8’ 7”). Sixth-place medals were won by Payton Bruha in the 100 HH (19.79/18.44), Izzy Jeffres in the 300 LH (54.86), and the 4 X 100 relay team of Shaylee Thomsen, Claire Cargill, Payton Bruha, and Kaci Bruha (55.49).
Additional Ord results are as follows:
Girls—
100M—Kaci Bruha (14.39), Shaylee Thomsen (14.54); 200M—Hannah Klein (31.66); 400M—Claire Cargill (66.54), Elle Jess (66.74 PB); 800M—Avery Bruha (2:51.48 PB), Elisabeth Bengston (4:01.28); 100M HH—Tiara Thomsen (20.72); 300M LH—Payton Bruha (57.09); Shot Put—Bailey Setlik (29’ 0”); Discus—Marin Reilly (107’ 9”), Lillie Shoemaker (101’ 7” PB), Allison Wheeler (99’ 8” PB); Long Jump—Maggie Fischer (14’ 3.5”), Claire Cargill (14’ 0.5”); Triple Jump—Azia Giron (Scr. 3 times), Addy Stethem (25’ 11”); High Jump—Molly Klimke (4’ 5”), Lillie Shoemaker (MOH 4’ 5”); Pole Vault—Piper Whited (MOH 7’ 1”).
Boys—
100M—Cainan Rogers (12.40), Aidan Ryschon (12.14); 200M—Cainan Rogers (25.71); 400 M—Braden Bruha (58.64), Levi Klein (56.73 PB); 800M—Easton Ryschon (2:19.99), Braden Bruha (2:27.04); 1600—Grady Moudry (5:27.11); 3200—Grady Moudry (11:27.22), Brodie Klimek (11:30.89 PB); 110M HH—Levi Klein (19.14/21.03); 300M IH—Levi Klein (47.89), Jaden Psota (50.59), Evan Burson (51.64 PB); Shot Put—Cainan Rogers (44’ 1”), Trent McCain (44’ 3” PB); Discus—Trent McCain (124’ 5”), Damon Stam (112’ 2”); Long Jump—Grey Geiser (15’ 5”); Triple Jump—Talan Bruha (Scr. 3 times); High Jump—Easton Ryschon (4’ 11”), Haydin Nelson (MOH 4’ 11”).