Bison boys take district momentum to Class B state

McCook senior Evan Mai

Maryann Kassner/McCook Gazette

OGALLALA, Neb. — Seniors Brett Fraker and Evan Mai teamed to make state in seven events as the Bison steamrolled through Tuesday’s B-6 district track-field meet.

Junior Josiah Wilkinson joined Fraker as two-event district champs while also running the final leg on McCook’s state-qualifying mile relay.

The Bison “stepped up at just the right time” coaches declared about this district title.

McCook senior Adyn Meyer

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They’ll take momentum into the Class B state meet at Omaha Burke Stadium starting Wednesday morning.

Team scores, all McCook top placers and event champions at Tuesday’s B-6 district meet.

Class B state qualifiers appear with a “Q”.

Teams: 1. McCook 111, 2. Gothenburg 97, 3. Cozad 87, 4. Sidney 75, 5. Scottsbluff 47, 6. Gering 46, 7. Ogallala 45, 8. Alliance 17, 9. Chadron 2.

BISON CHAMPS

Long jump: 1. Brett Fraker, MC, 23’ 1/2” (Q): 2. Evan Mai, MC, 22’8” (Q); 3. D. Young, SCOT, 22’4” (Q); 4. J. Curtis, OGA, 21’10 1/2” (Q): 5. C. Hossmfaster, COZ, 21’5 1/2” (Q); 7. Miles Pollmann, MC, 20’1 1/2”.

Triple jump: 1. Brett Fraker, MC, 46’2” (Q); 2. Evan Mai, MC, 44’9 1/2” (Q); 3. C. Hoffmaster, COZ, 42’ 1 1/2” (Q); 4. E. James, GER, 41’7 1/2” (Q); 10. Pollmann, MC, 39’2”.

400 meters: 1. Josiah Wilkinson, MC, 49.59 (Q); 2. L. Holly, SID, 49.69 (Q); 3. N. Sager, GOTH, 50.67 (Q): 4. Alex Landry, MC, 51.98.

800 meters: 1. Josiah Wilkinson, MC, 2:01.02 (Q); 2. T. Zurn, ALL, 2:03.97 (Q); 3. N. Sager, GOTH, 2:03.23 (Q); 13. Grant Cappel, MC, 2:15.89.

Other top

performers

100 meters: 1. I. Doty, SID, 10.76 (Q); 2. Brett Fraker, MC, 10.85 (Q); 7. Ethan Schmidt, MC, 11.31; 8. Van Keslin, MC, 11.6.

1600-relay: 1. GOTH 3:25.78 (Q); 2. MC 3:26.53 (Alex Landry-Ethan Schmidt-Brett Fraker-Josiah Wilkinson); 3. SID 3:26.6.

110-hurdles: 1. J. Curtis, OGA, 14.85 (Q); 2. Osney Barber, MC, 14.87 (Q); 3. Adyn Meyer, MC, 15.41 (Q); 6. Davien Hanson, MC, 15.9.

300-hurdles: 1. C. Geals, GER, 40.25; 2. E. Johnson, GOTH, 40.69 (Q); 3. J. Curtis, OGA, 41.12 (Q); 4. Osney Barber, MC, 41.46 (Q); 5. Hanson, MC, 42.93; 11. Meyer, MC, 45.59.

High jump: 1. K. Kaiser, SID, 6’2” (Q); 2. M. Brooks-Follmer, COZ, 6’2” (Q); 3. J. Rezac, OGA, 6’2” (Q); 4. Evan Mai, MC, 6’2” (Q); 6. Kaiden Porter, MC, 6’; 11. Nathaniel Miller, MC, 5’11”.

Shot put: 1. I. Langley, COZ, 49’1 1/2” (Q); 2. R. Hinman, SCOT, 48’9” (Q); 3. S. Boyle, SCOT, 47’9 1/4” (Q) ; 4. Mitchel Cole, MC, 46’1”; 9. Keagan Reece, MC, 42’7 1/2”; 11. Eidos Klein, MC, 41’1 1/4”.

Discus: 1. N. Shoemaker, COZ, 156’2” (Q); 2. G. Smith, GOTH, 152’ (Q); 3. T. Smith, COZ, 147’2” (Q); 5. Spencer Steinbeck, MC, 137’7”; 7. Cole, MC, 129’3”; 18. Colin Crocker, MC, 102’2”.

Pole vault: 1. T. Trumbley, GOTH, 13’2” (Q); 2. B. Irish, COZ, 13’2” (PR); 3. D. Barrett, SCOT, 12’8”; 4. K. Palmer, SID, 12’8” (Q); 8. Bryson Gullion, MC, 11’2”.

1600 meters: 1. A. Stone, GER, 4:46.33 (Q); 2. P. Graves, GOTH, 4:47.37 (Q); 3. T. Hetz, GOTH, 4:48.95; 10. Blake Rodewald, MC, 5:13.3.

400-relay: 1. SID 44.12 (Q); 2. COZ, 44.26 (Q); 6. MC 45.44 (Keslin-Corbett-Schmidt-Pollmann).

3200-relay: 1. GER 8:17.29 (Q); 2. GOTH 8:23.37 (Q); 5. MC 9:17.61 (Cappel-Rodewald-Jon Frank-Josh WIlkinson).

200 meters: 1. I. Doty, SID, 21.84 (Q); 2. B. Snider, COZ, 22.45 (Q); 10. Miles Pollmann, MC, 24.13; 11. Oliver Corbett, MC, 24.34.

3200 meters: 1. T. Hetz, GOTH, 10:16.86 (Q); 2. H. Bastron, SCOT, 10:23.62 (Q); 3. E. Olsen, GOTH, 10:28.83 (Q). Watch for more on Friday.