Patriot Girls Earn Third at Conference Track!
Launch the media gallery 1 playerBoys’ and Girls’ Teams Both Take Home Gold in Multiple Events
By: Sage Fernau, a freshman at Leigh High School
On Saturday, May 1, the high school track team competed in the East Husker Conference Track Meet in Lyons.
In a field of tough competition, the girls’ team triumphantly took home third place out of 13 teams!
Freshman Chloe Hanel took home individual gold in the high jump, and placed 2nd in the 300 hurdles and 3rd in 100 Hurdles. Senior Emily Loseke captured gold in the 100 and 200M Dash, and Tanyn Larson placed third in both those events! The 4x100M Relay team of Hanel, Loseke, Larson, and McKenna Stodola also finished first!
North Bend Central girls’ captured the conference title, and Wisner-Pilger girls were runner-up.
“We competed at an excellent level against really great competition at Conference,” Loseke said. “I’m so proud of our accomplishments this season, and I’m extremely thankful for everyone’s support!”
The boys this meet took home 8th place out of 13. West Point Beemer, Twin River, and Oakland-Craig led the conference as the top three teams on the boys’ side.
Top accomplishments for the boys include junior Eli Hays winning the Triple Jump with a jump of 40’6.25” and Carter Hanel winning the discuss with a throw of 147.03. Hanel also placed third in the Long Jump, and Lane Kudera placed 4th.
East Husker Conference Individual Results:
Girls’ Results:
High Jump: Chloe Hanel—5’2 (1st place); Long Jump: Tanyn Larson—15’10.5” (4th Place), Natalie Brabec—12-08 (PR); Triple Jump: Alyssa Gurnsey—30-05 (PR, 8th place); Shot Put, Gracie Eisenmann—26-11; Discus: Gracie Eisenmann—80-0.5 (PR); 100 Hurdles: Chloe Hanel—15.42 (3rd place), Faith Indra—18.83; 300 Hurdles: Chloe Hanel—49.05 (2nd place); Faith Indra—55.71 (PR); 100 M Dash: Emily Loseke—12.46 (1st place, new record), Tanyn Larson—12.88, (3rd place, PR), McKenna Stodola—13.09 (5th place, PR); 200 M Dash: Emily Loseke—25.72, (1st place, PR, Record), Tanyn Larson—27.15 (PR, 3rd place); 400 M Dash: Alyssa Gurnsey—1:18.07; 800 M Run: Cassi Rayback—2:57.94; 2-Mile: Makenna Held—14:37 (5th place); 4x1 Team Girls: Tanyn Larson, McKenna Stodola, Emily Loseke, Chloe Hanel—51.29, (1st place); 4x4 Team Girls, Deandrea Rivera, Cassandra Rayback, Faith Indra, Alyssa Gurnsey—5:02.42, (7th place); 4x8 Team Girls—Cassandra Rayback, Kylee Compton, Sage Fernau, McKenna Stodola—12:41.29, (5th place)
Boys’ Results:
Long Jump: Carter Hanel—19.08.3 (3rd place); Trey Steffensmeier—17-11 (PR); Triple Jump: Eli Hays, 40-06.25, (1st place); Lane Kudera, 39-02, (4th place); Joey, 35-02.50; Shot Put: Mitch Beeson—40-03, Sam Pocasangre, 31-10; Discus: Carter Hanel—147.03 (1st place); 100M Dash: Eli Hays—11.72, Dylan Higby—11.86, Trey Steffensmeier—12.65; 200M Dash: Eli Hays—23.75 (5th place), Dylan Higby—26.64, Kyle Holmberg—25.39; 400M Dash: Joey Steffensmeier—62.14, Jackson Koehn—67.75; 4x1 Team—Hays, McEvoy, Higby, Hanel—47.01 (3rd place)