Bison sending seven to state: four boys, two girls, one add

ALLIANCE, Neb. — McCook’s final event of the B-6 district meet was a true grand finale on Tuesday when its boys’ 1600-meter relay earned Class B state qualification.

“We had a very nice surprise at the end of the day with the 4x100 meter relay. A team composed of Mile Pollmann, Blake Willis, Krayten Ureste and Oliver Corbett,” Bison coach Tom Sughroue said. “This group had a previous season’s best mark of 45.05, yesterday they ran a time of 43.46. That is a dramatic improvement! It made for a very exciting end of our day.”

Willis, a sophomore, also triple jumped to his all-time best 42’3 3/4” for second place.

“Blake Willis qualified in the triple jump. He made us sweat a little however!” Sughroue explained. “ Fouling his first two jumps in the prelims. They were big jumps but Blake was just over the line for legal jumps.”

McCook advances to state in both events on Wednesday and Thursday.

All Bison results from the B-6 track and field district meet Tuesday. A schedule of state events for the McCook Bison and other area state qualifiers will appear early next week and an on mccookgazette.com.

GIRLS

The Bison totaled 27 points in this 10-team qualifier for Class B state. Chadron’s 92 points earned the team title.

800 meters: 1. Emma Cappel, MC, 2:23.17 (PR) (Qualified for state).

High jump: 3. Halleigha Beavers, MC, 5’4” (qualified for state).

1600-relay: 1. Gothenburg 4:07.91; 4. McCook 4:18.84 (Jaylea Walgren-Brecken Gale-Cali Crawford-Karagynn Brown).

3200 meters: 1. S. Bell, Gothenburg, 12:26.57; 5. Brecken Gale, MC, 13:33.13.

400 meters: 1. J. Hess, Scottsbluff 1:00.29; 6. Karagynn Brown, MC, 1:04.74 (PR); 8. Cali Crawford, MC, 1:04.98 (PR).

Pole vault: 1. D. Hunter, Scottsbluff, 11’; 6. Hailey Smalley, MC, 9’6” (PR).

1600 meters: 1. N. Ramirez, Lexington, 5:30.52; 6. Emma Cappel, MC, 6:04.86.

300-meter hurdles: 1. R. Luce, GER, 46.11; 6. Jaylea Walgren, MC, 48.31.

Long jump: 1. A. Gruver, Chadron, 18’1 1/2”; 7. Jenna Wilkinson, MC, 15’10” (PR).

200 meters: 1. A. Gruver, CHAD, 25.5; 7. Hailey Smalley, MC, 27.91 (ran 27.69 in prelims) ; Jenna Wilkinson, MC, 29.12.

100 meters: 1. A. Gruver, Chadron, 12.28; 8. Hailey Smalley, MC, 13.49 (13.03 in prelims); Jenna Wilkinson, MC, 13.81.

110-hurdles: 1. R. Luce, Gering, 15.29; 8. Jaylea Walgren, MC, 17.77.

Shot put: 1. J. John, Gering, 40’6 1/2”; Abby Renner, MC, 29’; Karstyn Porter, MC, 29’.

Discus: 1. A. Sutton, Lexington, 129’; Cali Crawford, MC, 95’5”; Karstyn Porter, MC, 88’2”; Abby Renner, MC, 86’4”.

BOYS

The Bison scored 19 points. Both teams finished ninth among 10. Scottsbluff’s 105 points won the team title.

Triple jump: 1. C. Hoffmaster, Cozad, 44’ 11 1/2”; 2. Blake Willis, MC, 42’3 3/4” (PR) and qualified for state; 5. Cole Davidson, MC, 40’4 1/2”.

400-relay: 1. Scottsbluff 42.69; 3. MC 43.46 (Miles Pollmann-Blake Willis-Krayten Uriste-Oliver Corbett) qualified for state.

100 meters: 1. C. Selzer, Scottsbluff, 10.89; 5. Oliver Corbett, MC, 11.36 (ran 11.25 in prelims); Miles Pollmann, MC, 11.56.

Pole vault: 1. J. Rickertsen, GOTH, 14’10”; 6. Jackson Hartwell, MC, 12’4” (PR); Alec Osborne, MC, 11’10”.

110-hurdles: 1. C. Johnson, GOTH, 15.33; 7. Quinn Taylor, MC, 16.29.

1600-relay: 1. Gothenburg 3:21.36; 7. MC 3:37.74 (Oliver Corbett-Blake Willis-Cole Davidson-Krayten Ureste).

Long jump: 1. C. Hoffmaster, Cozad, 23’1”; 7. Miles Pollmann, MC, 20’10 1/4”; Cole Davidson, MC, 19’11 1/2” (PR); 3200-relay: 1. Alliance 8:06.125; 7. MC 9:14.1 (Blake Rodwald-Rambler Farr-Alec Vigneur-Jack Bates).

300-hurdles: 1. C. Johnson, GOTH, 39.34; 8. Quinn Taylor, MC, 43.87; Gunner Kaps, MC, 45.19 (PR).200 meters: 1. B. Snider, Cozad, 22.47; Blake Willis, MC, 24.06.

800 meters: 1. B. Neels, GOTH, 1:55.5; Rambler Farr, MC, 2:12.07 (PR).

1600: 1. T. Hetz, Gothenburg, 4:28.18; Jack Bates, MC, 5:20.59 (PR); Axel Blomstedt, MC, 5:22.88.

Shot put: 1. A. Ellis, Bow, 56’6”; Isaac Doyle, MC, 37’9 1/4”; Cale DeWester, 36’5”.

Discus: 1. A. Ellis, Bow, 159’11”; Isaac Doyle, MC, 119’ Chord Maslowsky, MC, 117’5”; Cale Dewester, MC, 106’2”.

The Bison spring sports season rolls on with district golf on Monday and state teannis returning later this month. More details from both coaches appear in today’s McCook Gazette.