DC-S record-breaker girl wins both Don Bader throws

Monday, April 27, 2026

Dundy County-Stratton senior Kennedy Bailey

Steve Towery/McCook Gazette

LEXINGTON, Neb. — Check out all the high area placers and other results from the annual Don Bader Track-Field Invitational on Friday.

GIRLS

100 meters: 1. H. Harberg, Kearney Catholic, 11.54; Hailey Smalley, McCook, 13.57; Jenna Wilkinson, McCook, 13.7; Emma Baldeh, Dundy County-Stratton, 13.89; Kamree Elsten, Medicine Valley, 14.02; Char Lutz, Dundy County-Stratton, 14.39 (PR).

100-hurdles: 1. Abigael Spargo, DC-S, 14.91 (PR); 8. Jaylea Walgren, McCook, 17.42.200 meters: 1. H. Haarberg, KC, 24.11; Smalley, MC, 27.78; Haisley McQuiston, Southern Valley, 28.2 (PR); Carli Santifer, Southern Valley, 28.31 (PR); Wilkinson, mC, 28.87 (PR); Elsten, MV, 29.17; Ava Lutz, DC-S, 30.91 (PR).

300-hurdles: 1. C. Bunger, WIlcox-Hildreth, 49.82; 5. Walgren, MC, 51.01.

400 meters: 1. Clara Spargo, Dundy County-Stratton, 1:00.31; McQuiston, SV, 1:03.43; Sanifer, SV, 1:04.49 (PR); Cali Crawford, MC, 1:06.62.

800: 1. K. McClain, North Platte, 2:19.46; Emily Schack, Dundy County-Stratton, 2:32.82.

1600: 1. J. Witter, Kearney Catholic, 5:19.07; 3. Emma Cappel, McCook, 5:34.95.

3200: 1. S. Bell, Gothenburg, 12:10.19; Brecken Gale, MC, 13:28.31.

Relays

400 meters: 1. Kearney Catholic 49.59; 2. DC-S 51.26 (Kennedy Bailey-A. Spargo-E. Baldeh-C. Spargo).

1600 meters: 1. Kearney 4:02.35; 6. DC-S 4:24.04 (C. Lutz-Schack-Zoey Rogers-A. Spargo).

Shot put: 1. Kennedy Bailey, DC-S, 44' 1/2"; Abby Renner, McCook, 30' 1/2" (PR); Karstyn Porter, McCook, 28'2".

Discus: 1. Kennedy Bailey, DC-S, 159'11"; Schack, DC-S, 101'7".

High jump: 1. C. Bunger, W-H, 5'6"; 3. Halleigha Beavers, MC, 5'2"; Lauren Quinn and McQuiston, SV, 4'8".

Pole vault: 1. A. Onnen, Kearney Catholic, 12'; 7. Smalley, MC, 9'; Santifer, SV, 8'6".