Raiders dominate Bayard BCD

Some things just aren’t made to stay the same.

At Bulldog Stadium in Alliance on April 30, Sidney senior Sam Arterburn was locked in a neck-and-neck struggle for second place in the 1,600-Meter Run. When it was over Levi Avila of Mitchell left Arterburn nearly four seconds behind. The Sidney miler had to settle for third.

Six days later things were different.

The Sidney Girls proved best of the pack at the Bayard BCD track meet with 114 points to host Bayard’s 99.5. Bridgeport finished third with 63. Creek Valley was 11th in the 15-team meet with 26 points.

The boys were narrowly defeated by Alliance 130-127 while Mitchell was third with 99.5 points.

“We did a good job by gaining depth points,” said coach John Ganser. “It makes a big difference to the team score when we pick up fourth, fifth and sixth-place finishes.”

Perhaps nowhere did Sidney’s depth shine through more than it did in the boys 1,600 meters. In addition to the aforementioned Arterburn, Jacob Wiedeburg and Brenner Keane helped the Raiders gain 17 points in the event.

Part of the reason: This time Arterburn didn’t settle for third. After running side-by-side with Avila in the early going, Arterburn began pulling away. Once he pulled away, he stayed away. He even managed to gain on race winner Cody Franklin of Bridgeport in the late going.

By race end Arterburn had smashed his personal best and left Avila exactly six seconds behind. Arterburn’s new persoal best is now 4.48.20.

“The coaches were pushing me hard all week and I felt ready,” Arterburn said still out of breath from his effort. “I had it in my head today that I was going to compete.”

Perhaps he set the perfect example for his younger teammates. Weideburg shaved 12 seconds off his effort from Alliance in 4.55.70 to earn five-fourth place points. Keane was nearly as good in 4.56.40 for fifth place and four points.

It should be noted that there was a head-wind issue down the back stretch at Alliance. However, the numbers suggest it was the Raiders improvement that was the compelling factor in the results. Afterall, Avilia improved by three seconds. That still wasn’t enough to get him past Arterburn.

Among the many other impressive performances, there was Logan Lewis and Morgan Linneman making a Sidney sweep of the “Best Athlete of the Meet” awards.

Linneman had a perfect day while winning the 100 and 400 meters. She also ran the anchor leg in two winning relays: The 4 x 100 and the 4 x 400 meters. In the 400-meter dash she narrowly missed breaking the minute mark in 1.00.15. But she has more than breaking a minute or less on her mind.

“I want to break 59 but that didn’t happen today. But it’s not something I think about when I run,” Linneman said.

Lewis was the winner in the 100 meters, 200 meters and shot put. He was also on the 4 x 100 meter relay team which finished second.

“It’s perfect timing with everthing seeming to come together with districts coming,” Lewis said. “I’m very excited about today. I’d like to keep the momentum going.”

Karissa Segelke had to create momentum where none existed. At least so she thought. Though she finished in second place in both the 100 and 300-meter hurdles, she was less than thrilled about her performance in the 100.

“It was an alright race I suppose, but I wasn’t happy with it,” she said. “I think it motivated me for the 300 which I was much happier with.”

Segelke finished a half second behind her Alliance time in the 100 while improving her 300 by more than eight tenths.

As for the milers on the girls side, Alli Ehler finished third and Erin Lindeman eighth to show a little depth of their own. Ehler also picked up a third in the 3,200-meter run.

Rounding out the girls running events, Abby Heller was the only other point getter with an eighth-place finish in the 200-meter dash.

Kali Robb put in her usual strong performance by picking up 25 points in the field events. She won the shot put and discus while finishing fourth in the triple jump. She also took her regular spot on the 4 x 100 winning relay.

In other girls field events, Savanna Rosenbaum was third in the high jump, Kylee Price took fifth in the long jump and Ashley Stafford and Jasmine Jallen were seventh and eighth respectively in the pole vault.

On the boys side, the performances of Lucas Rosenbaum and Nick Conger spoke volumes amid a day of strong performances. Rosenbaum dominated the pole vault with a personal best 13-3. Brady Shimp of Alliance, in second place, only managed 12 feet.

“I had a few good tries at 13-9, but it wasn’t quite there,” Rosenbaum said.

Conger was strong in the high jump with his personal best of 6-4. Brendan Holly was also a point earner with an eighth-place finish. Holly picked up another point in the long jump.

In the triple jump, Rosenbaum picked up six more points by finishing third.

In running events, Hayden Lienemann and Wiedeburg were the only other podium finishers for the boys. Lienemann was second in the 800 meters while Wiedeburg added a third in the 3,200-meter run.

In other boys field events, Brian Rolls was the top Raider finisher with a seventh in the discus. Freshman Jake Heeren backed up Lewis in the shot put by finishing third.

Bayard BCD track meet results

Bayard BCD Track Meet

at Bayard High School May 3

Team Results

Girls

1. Sidney 114

2. Bayard 99.5

3. Bridgeport 63

4. Mitchell 58

5. Chadron 56

6. Hemingford 51

7. Gordon-Rushville 50

8. Kimball 44

9. Crawford 33

10. Alliance 32

11. Creek Valley 26

12. Garden County 22.5

13. Hay Springs 9

14. Morrill 4

15. Sioux County 1

Boys

1. Alliance 130

2. Sidney 127

3. Mitchell 99.5

4. Bridgeport 79

5. Gordon-Rushville 57

6. Garden County 38

7. Bayard 34

8. Hemingford 32

9. Kimball 29.5

10. Morrill 13

11. Chadron 11

12. Hay Springs 9

13. Sioux County 4

100-Meter Dash

1. Morgan Linneman Sidney 12.7

2. Kelsey Wood Hemingford 13.0

3. Jessica Kidow Bridgeport 13.10

8. Kylee Price Sidney 14.00

200-Meter-Dash

1. Aspen Reifschneider Mitchell 27.57

2. Breanna Korell Bayard 27.69

3. Karissa Brehner Garden County 28.03

8. Abby Heller Sidney 29.23

400-Meter Dash

1. Morgan Linneman Sidney 1.00.15

2. Jessica Kidow Bridgeport 1.01.02

3. Jayden Garrett Chadron 1.01.52

4. Alisha Heelan Garden County 1.03.14

800-Meter Run

1. Taylor Peters Mitchell 2.23.80

2. Jessi Smith Bayard 2.29.80

3. Nicky Applegarth Chadron 2.31.50

4. Ashley Burr Creek Valley 2.32.80

1,600-Meter Run

1. Briley Hannaford Chadron 5.36.40

2. Dani Wellnitz Gordon Rushville 5.39.80

3. Alli Ehler Sidney 5.45.30

4. Taylor Peters Mitchell 5.46.10

5. Summer Mueller Creek Valley 5.53.90

8. Eric Lindeman Sidney 6.08.10

100-Meter Hurdles

1. Kelsy Wood Hemingford 15.50

2. Karissa Segelke Sidney 16.40

3. Rylee Hanks Crawford 16.50

4. megan Stuart Bayard 17.10

5. Jessi Smith Bayard 17.40

300-Meter Hurdles

1. Kelsy Wood Hemingford 46.87

2. Karissa Segelke Sidney 47.06

3. Madison Biesecker Kimball 49.01

4. Rylee Hanks Crawford 49.65

3,200-Meter Run

1. Nicky Applegarth Chadron 11.50.90

2. Dani Wellnitz Gordon-Rushville 12.11.70

3. Alli Ehler Sidney 12.16.50

4. Denie Jacobson Gordon-Rushville 12.49.70

4 x 100-Meter Relay

1. Sidney 51.66

(Kylee Price, Karissa Segelke, Kali Robb, Morgan Linneman)

2. Bayard 52.79

3. Kimball 53.59

4 x 400-Meter Relay

1. Sidney 4.15.89

(Abby Heller, Karissa Segelke, xxxxxx, Morgan Linneman)

2. Bridgeport 4.23.80

3. Crawford 4.24.33

4 x 800-Meter Relay

1. Chadron 10.08.50

2. Gordon-Rushville 10.38.80

3. Crawford 10.57.00

4. Sidney 11.04.80

(Preslie Allen, Ashley Stafford, Mia Hernandez, Morgan Linneman)

5. Bridgeport 11.16.60

High Jump

1. Miah Vera Bayard 4-10

2. Jamie Schneider Bridgeport 4-10

3. Savanna Rosenbaum Sidney 4-10

4. Havannah Newens Mitchell 4-10

Pole Vault

1. Summer Mueller Creek Valley 8-6

2. Megan Stuart Bayard 8-0

3. Destiny Galvin Alliance 8-0

4. Tessa Shaw Kimball 7-6

7. Ashley Stafford Sidney 7-0

8. Jasmine Jallen Sidney 7-0

Girls Long Jump

1. Kelsy Wood Hemingford 16-08

2. Miah Vera Bayard 16-6 3/4

3. Aspen Roifschneider Mitchell 15-10 1/2

4. Alanda Kildow Bayard 15-08

5. Kylee Price Sidney 14-11

6. Hali Sahr Gordon-Rushville 14-03 1/2

Triple Jump

1. Alanda Kidlow Bayard 34-04

2. Kaitlyn Jespersen Hemingford 33-02 3/4

3. Miah Vera Bayard 32-11

4. Kali Robb Sidney 31-02 1/4

5. Ashley Burr Creek Valley 30-09

6. Chandra Smith Creek Valley 30-05

Discus

1. Kali Robb Sidney 129-01

2. Kady Lower Mitchell 115-0

3. Sara Marlatt Gordon-Rushville 109-03

Shot Put

1. Kali Robb Sidney 41-00

2. Carly Chruchill Chadron 37-01

3. Kady Lower Mitchell 36-11

4. Olga Aguilar Bridgeport 34-05

Boys Individual Results

100-Meter Dash

1. Logan Lewis Sidney 11.20

2. Jaime Gonzales Bridgeport 11.50

3. Raine Miller Bayard 11.60

200-Meter Dash

1. Logan Lewis Sidney 23.25

2. Jaime Gonzales Bridgeport 23.59

3. Travis Willhoite Bayard 23.68

400-Meter Dash

1. Travis Willhoite Bayard 52.03

2. Tanner Whitton Mitchell 52.73

3. Cody Robinson Alliance 53.07

4. Ethan Skinner Hemingford 53.32

5. Lucas Rosenbaum Sidney 53.47

6. Jerry Smith Garden County 54.04

800-Meter Run

1. Levi Avila Mitchell 2.02.80

2. Hayden Lienemann Sidney 2.04.00

3. Gary Kaplan Gordon-Rushville 2.04.70

1,600-Meter Run

1. Cody Franklin Bridgeport 4.42.97

2. Sam Arterburn Sidney 4.48.20

3. Levi Avila Mitchell 4.52.20

4. Jacob Wiedeburg Sidney 4.55.70

5. Brenner Keane Sidney 4.56.40

6. Gary Kaplan Gordon-Rushville 4.57.20

110-Meter Hurdles

1. Trevor Kamerzell Alliance 15.50

2. Drew Gilliland Mitchell 16.50

3. Ryan Burdine Gordon-Rushville 16.80

4. Nick Conger Sidney 17.00

5. Cody Larsen Hemingford 17.30

3,200-Meter Run

1. Cody Franklin Bridgeport 10.11.20

2. Gary Kaplan Gordon-Rushville 10.31.40

3. Jacob Wiedeburg Sidney 10.46.40

4 x 100-Meter Relay

1. Alliance 44.74

2. Sidney 45.57

3. Bayard 45.81

4 x 400-Meter Relay

1. Alliance 3.29.71

2. Sidney 3.45.24

3. Mitchell 3.46.98

4 x 800-Meter Relay

1. Mitchell 8.26.60

2. Alliance 8.27.30

3. Sidney 8.37.60

(Sam Arterburn, Hayden Lienemann, Mueller, Brenner Keane)

High Jump

1. Nick Conger Sidney 6-4

2. Kane McLaughlin Garden County 6-0

3. Lex Haller Gordon-Rushville 6-0

8. Brendan Holly Sidney 5-8

Pole Vault

1. Lucas Rosenbaum Sidney 13-3

2. Brady Shimp Alliance 12-0

3. Josh Ellis Alliance 11-6

4. Austin Pile Kimball 11-0

5. Javier Figueroa Kimball 11-0

Long Jump

1. Jamie Gonzales Bridgeport 21-06

2. Mitch Pancost Alliance 21-05

3. Taylor Lackey Morrill 19-03

8. Brendan Holly Sidney 18-06

Triple Jump

1. Jason Berglund Alliance 41-11 1/2

2. Adam Schlothauer Mitchell 40-04 1/2

3. Lucas Rosenbaum Sidney 38-05

Discus

1. Kyle Krantz Alliance 149-01

2. Lemur Gardner Gordon-Rushville 141-08

3. Jesse Bleidt Garden County 141-00

7. Brian Rolls Sidney 123-02

Shot Put

1. Logan Lewis Sidney 48-10

2. Kyle Krantz Alliance 44-08

3. Jake Heeren Sidney 44-04