McCook boys win six SWC events to reach top two

Monday, April 29, 2024

McCook junior Josiah Wi

MINDEN, Neb. — Team scores and all McCook Bison top performers from Saturday's Southwest Conference track-field championship meet at Kuper Field.

TEAMS: 1. Gothenburg 107.5, 2. McCook 104, 3. Cozad 75, 4. Broken Bow 66, 5. Holdrege 55, 6. Ogallala 45.5, 7. Minden 39, 8. Valentine 31, 9. Ainsworth 4.

Bison champions

McCook junior Josiah Wilkinson and Alex Landry on last stretch of Saturday's 1600-meter relay.

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Long jump: 1. Brett Fraker, MC, 23'2 1/2" (PR); 2. Evan Mai, MC, 21'9 1/2"; 3. J. Curtis, OGA, 21' 1/2"; 7. Miles Pollmann, MC, 19'3".

Triple jump: 1. Evan Mai, MC, 44'3 1/2" (PR); 2. C. Hoffmaster, COZ< 40'10"; 3. B. Sauer, OGA, 40'9 3/4"; 7. Miles Pollmann, MC, 38'6 1/2".

110-hurdles: 1. Osney Barber, MC, 15.4; 2. J. Curtis, OGA, 15.5; 3. B. Eckhardt, MIND, 15.56; 5. Adyn Meyer, MC, 16.35; 7. Davien Hanson, MC, 16.93.

Another of McCook's Alex Landry starting the 1600-meter relay as senior Van Keslin helps get the Bison blazing on a dreary Saturday afternoon in Minden.

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300-hurdles: 1. Osney Barber, MC, 40.76; 2. E. Johnson, GOTH, 41.4; 3. I. Cronin, VAL, 41.81; 6. Davien Hanson, MC, 43.7.

400 meters: 1. Josiah Wilkinson, MC, 50.55; 2. N. Sager, GOTH, 51.2; 3. T. Koch, GOTH, 53.36; 5. Alex Landry, MC, 54.37.

1600-relay: 1. MC 3:29.43 (Alex Landry-Ethan Schmidt-Brett Fraker-Josiah Wilkinson); 2. GOTH 3:31.54; 3. OGA 3:34.76.

McCook sophomore Blake Rodewald (left) with other runners starting the SWC 800-meter run on Saturday.

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Other top performers

High jump: 1. I. Cronin, VAL, 6'2"; 2. Kaiden Porter, MC, 6' 2. Evan Mai, MC, 6'; 5. Nathaniel Miller, MC, 5'8". 100 meters: 1. C. Safranek, Bow, 11.02; 2. Brett Fraker, MC, 11.23; 3. B. Snider, COZ, 11.3.

800 meters: 1. N. Sager, GOTH, 2:01.57; 2. N. Schrock, HOLD, 2:02.47; 3. Josiah Wilkinson, MC, 2:05.62; 7. Grant Cappel, MC, 2:12.57; 18. Josh Wilkinson, MC, 2:34.39.

McCook sophomore Ollie Corbett

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1600 meters: 1. T. Hetz, GOTH, 4:47.73; 2. C. Jameson, MIND, 4:48.56; 7. Blake Rodewald, MC, 5:09.83.

400-relay: 1. COZ 44.32; 2. BOW 44.9; 3. OGA 45.14; 5. MC 45.69 (Van Keslin-Oliver Corbett-Ethan Schmidt-Miles Pollmann).

3200-relay: 1. HOLD 8:26.08; 2. GOTH 8:38.69; 6. MC 9:20.22 (Blake Rodewald-Ethan Boner-Jon Frank-Josh Wilkinson).

200 meters: 1. B. Snidker, COZ, 22.64; 2. C. Safranek, Bow, 22.71; 11. Oliver Corbett, MC, 24.1.

Shot put: 1. M. Denson, Bow, 53'8"; 2. E. Cyboron, Bow, 50'5 3/4"; 12. Keagan Reese, MC, 39'4"; 13. Eidos Klein, MC, 39'1".

Discus: 1. A. Englund, HOLD, 167'4"; 2. N. Shoemaker, COZ, 160'2"; 3. G. Smith, GOTH, 148'10"; 11. Mitchel Cole, MC, 120'10"; 13. Spencer Stenibeck, MC, 119'7".