Osceola boys and girls qualify for state in 12 events

Host Osceola finished third in the boys team standings of Wednesday’s 10-team D-4 District Track Meet. The Bulldogs scored 99 points and trailed only champion Humphrey St. Francis with 122 and the 100.5 points of Lindsay Holy Family.

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Certain qualifiers for the Bulldogs include Seth Peterson, winner of the pole vault at 11-6, and Tony Cliffords whose 10:28.7 in the 3200-meter run was good for second. Landon Hayes earned a Q by winning the 110 hurdles in 15.6 and taking second in the 300 hurdles with a time of 41.9. Anthony Hanson won the 300 hurdles in 41.1 and was second in the 100 at 11.4.

The Osceola boys 400-meter relay of Hayes, Brady Erhart, Kyler LeSuer and Hanson won in a state qualifying 45.2.

For the girls in orange it was second in the team standings with 85 points to the Flyers of St. Francis who ran away and hit with 153. Lindsay Holy Family scored 79 and landed third.

Jaimie Branting qualified in two events. She won the discus at 93-10 and was second in the shot put with a best effort of 32-even. Sarah Carnes cleared the high jump bar at 4-11, took second and qualified for state. Jordyn Kuhnel made 8-10 when the chips were down in the pole vault and leapfrogged from third, where the senior would not have qualified, into second where a trip to state awaited.

Morgan Walgren won the 1600-meter metric mile in 5:47.8 and Osceola’s final qualifier, Kelsey Erhart , made the grade with 2:29.1 and second in the 800.

Additional qualifiers will be added to the field by comparing times among all Class D districts in the state.

Team results for boys: 1. Humphrey St. Francis 122, 2. Lindsay Holy Family 100.5, 3. Osceola 99, 4. Newman Grove 57.5, 5. Shelby 56, 6. St. Edward 36, 7. Nebraska Christian 25, 8. Humphrey High 23, 9. Leigh 8, 10. Rising City 0.

Event winners and complete medal results for Osceola boys: Discus- 1. Kirk Vodicka SBY 131-10 Shot put- 1. Kirk Vodicka SBY 44-3 1/2 6. Brandon Johnson 37-7 1/2 Long jump- 1. Steve Wemhoff HSF 20-4 4. Anthony Hanson 18-9 1/2 5. Kyler LeSuer 18-1 1/2 Triple jump- 1. Derek Swanson SBY 40-2 3/4 Pole vault- 1. Seth Peterson OSC 11-6 5. Elliot Watts 9-0 3200 relay- 1. Lindsay Holy Family 8:29.8 400- 1. Shavontae Samuels StE 51 3. Brady Erhart 52.6 3200- 1. Kevin Weeder LHF 10:18.2 2. Tony Cliffords 10:28.7 110 hurdles- 1. Landon Hayes 15.6 5. Seth Peterson 17.21 100- 1. Shavontae Samuels StE 11.2 2. Anthony Hanson 11.4 800- 1. Andrew Kurtenbach LHF 2:06.3 300 hurdles- 1. Anthony Hanson 41.1 2. Landon Hayes 41.9 200- 1. Shavontae Samuels StE 22.9 3. Brady Erhart 23.8 1600- 1. Mitchell Wieser HSF 4:46.7 4. Tony Cliffords 5:04.4 400 relay- 1. Osceola (Hayes, Erhart, LeSuer, Hanson) 45.2 1600 relay 1. HSF 3:36.7 2. Osceola (Erhart, Watts, Hayes, Cliffords) 3:45.3.

Team results for girls: 1. Humphrey St. Francis 153, 2. Osceola 85, 3. Lindsay Holy Family 79, 4. Nebraska Christian 73, Humphrey High 63, 6. Newman Grove 34, 7. St. Edward 17, 8. Shelby 10, 9. Leigh 10, 10. Rising City 3.

Event winners and complete medal results for Osceola girls: Discus- 1. Jaimie Branting 93-10 Shot put- 1. Robin Hoffmeister StE 32-2 2. Jaimie Branting 32-0 High jump- 1. Michelle Clement NC 5-0 2. Sarah Carnes 4-11 5. Brittany Hanson 4-6 Long jump- 1. Paige Frauendorfer HH 16-10 Triple jump- 1. Paige Frauendorfer HH 35-1 3/4 Pole vault- 1. Karrah Miller NC 9-2 2. Jordyn Kuhnel 8-10 3200 relay- 1. Lindsay Holy Family 10:05.2 3. Osceola (Erhart, Nelson, T. Walgren, M. Walgren) 10:36.6 400- 1. Susan Rollman HSF 1:00.7 3. Kelsey Erhart 1:03.1 4. Jordyn Kuhnel 1:03.8 3200-1. April Ramaekers NG 13:11.1 100 hurdles- 1. Susan Rollman HSF 15.9 100- 1. Kim Foltz HSF 12.5 800- 1. Natalie Korus LHF 2:28.1 2. Kelsey Erhart 2:29.1 300 hurdles- 1. Rebecca Woods NC 47.5 5. Kaitlyn Schleif 53.4 6. Taylor Walgren 53.9 200 dash- 1. Kelei Foltz HSF 26.5 1600- 1. Morgan Walgren OSC 5:47.8 400 relay- 1. Humphrey St. Francis 51.1 4. Osceola (Nelson, Kuhnel, Micek, Hayes) 54.2 1600 relay- 1. Humphrey St. Francis 4:08.9 4. Osceola (Erhart, Carnes, Wilgocki, Kuhnel) 4:28.4.

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