Lewis, Flores lead strong Sidney contingent

The Red Raiders boys finished runners-up while the girls placed fifth at the Mitchell Invite on Thursday.

On the boys side, Sidney finished with 113 points to edge out Gering (111) for second place behind meet winner Alliance, at 144.

The girls fifth-place total of 49 points put them in the middle of the pack behind meet winner Mitchell (124), Gering (94), Torrington (62) and Alliance (58).

Logan Lewis was the biggest point gainer for the boys, while Jami Flores led the girls with her triumph in the pole vault. Lewis picked up 24 points in individual events and his anchor leg in the 4x100 was the difference maker in a very close race.

For the fourth time in as many meets, Lewis was the winner of the shot put with a mark of 52-05.50. For the third time this year his sophomore teammate Jake Heeren (47-05) took the runner-up spot. The Sidney duo accounted for 18 points in the event. Lewis added to his production with a second place in the 100 meters and third at 200 meters.

In the 100, Lewis missed out on victory by just a tenth of a second as winner Jackson Dickerson's lunge at the finish provided the fraction. Chadron's Dickerson paid a price, however, as he tumbled past the finish line and was badly scraped up by the hard surface of the Mitchell track.

The Raiders boys also benefitted from the the usual strong performances of Lucas Rosenbaum and Nick Conger in field events.

Rosenbaum won his third meet this season in the pole vault with a mark of 13-06. He also ran a strong leg in Sidney's winning 4x100 relay effort. Conger, too, picked up his third victory of the season in his favorite field event. The high jumper cleared 6-02 to far outpace the rest of the field.

"I wish I could have gone six-four but my approach wasn't very consistent," said Conger. "The approach started on the grass with a slight incline and that threw me off just a little."

Teammate Brendan Holly (5-06) also medaled in the high jump.

Conger picked up six more points for Sidney in the 110-meter hurdles, completing the third place run in 16 seconds flat. He also medaled in the 300 hurdles.

Tucker Wintholz's personal best (146-0) in the discus throw helped him to a comfortable win. He hit his mark on his second of four throws. Meanwhile, teammate Brian Rolls finished in fourth.

"I wanted to hit 150 feet, but that's pretty good improvement after just three meets," said Wintholz. "I started out the year throwing 138 so if I can keep on improving like that I'll be in good shape."

In the other running events Hayden Lienemann put together another strong performance in the 800 meters. The Sidney junior finished in second place. Kane Taylor earned a medal in the 400 meters with his sixth-place effort.

Jachob Wiedeburg accumulated points with a pair of medals in the distance events. He was fourth in the 3,200 meters and sixth in the 1,600 meters. After his effort in the mile, however, he came up limping. He's lately been frustrated by soreness in his calf and pain in his ankle. He intends to have his ankle looked at before Sidney's next meet at Gothenburg on Apr. 17.

"I just want to be healthy," he said.

Among Sidney's relay teams, the 4x100 took the crown in a time of 44.97. Hunter Secrest, Rosenbaum, Chance Anglin and Lewis teamed up for the win. The Raiders captured the race by a narrow margin as Lewis caught an Alliance runner in the final few meters.

While Flores was the only event winner on the girls team, the Raiders cause was aided by a number of other medalists. Flores, a state qualifier in the pole vault last season, won the event at Mitchell with the benefit of a fourth jump. After being tied with Jennifer Figueroa at 7-6, both missed three attempts at 8-0. After both were given a fourth vault Flores broke the deadlock to the applause of the gathered crowd.

"It's not what I wanted, but it's still another month until districts," said Flores. "That's really what all these meets are for. They're really just practice for districts. I would like to get over nine feet before districts."

Behind the Flores win in the pole vault was another solid performer for Sidney. Though sophomore Jasmine Jallen didn't come away with any gold, she earned a strong third in the pole vault. Abbie Fraas scored for the Raiders in the field, too, with her medal in the triple jump.

In the sprints, Sara VonSeggern crossed in fourth place while Gabbie Addleman and Genessa Schilz took fifth in the 200 and 400 meters, respectively. In her two laps around the MItchell track, Preslie Allen's strong finish kept her in second place over bronze winner Kali Rimington of Gering.

In the long-distance runs Sidney picked up points in both the mile and two mile, thanks to Mia Hernandez and Erin Lindeman.

The Raiders 4x800 relay team including Alli Ehler, Schilz, Allen and Maddie Stafford continues to be its strongest. The group finished in third behind Mitchell and Gering.

The meet at Gothenburg is expected to get underway at 2 p.m. CDT.

Results

Mitchell Invite

Girls Team Scores

1. Mitchell 124

2. Gering 94

3. Torrington 62

4. Alliance 58

5. Sidney 49

6. Hemingford 41

7. Chadron 39

7. Morrill 39

9. Crawford 20

Boys Team Scores

1. Alliance 144

2. Sidney 113

3. Gering 111

4. Mitchell 89

5. Chadron 38

6. Torrington 13

7. Hay Springs 7

7. Hemingford 7

9. Morrill 4

10. Crawford 1

Girls Individual Results

100 Meters

1. Allison Marsh, Torrington 13.19

4. Sara VonSeggern, Sidney 13.53

12. Kate Brosnan, Sidney 13.92

13. Gabbie Addleman, Sidney 13.94

14. Emily Mika, Sidney 14.10

23. Abbey Mills, Sidney 14.55

32. Megan Rapp, Sidney 15.57

200 Meters

1. Allison Marsh, Torrington 27.00

6. Gabbie Addleman, Sidney 28.52

12. Abbie Fraas, Sidney 29.25

16. Kate Brosnan, Sidney 29.76

23. Jami Flores, Sidney 31.11

24. Annalise Lecher, Sidney 31.22

400 Meters

1. Celeste Cardona, Mitchell 1:02.74

5. Genessa Schilz, Sidney 1:06.57

11. Jasmine Jallen, Sidney 1:10.84

800 Meters

1. Taylor Peters, Mitchell 2:27.40

2. Preslie Allen, Sidney 2:32.50

1,600 meters

1. Celeste Cardona, Mitchell 5:30.90

6. Erin Lindeman, Sidney 6:11.80

3,200 Meters

1. Kiya Passero, Chadron 12:37.00

4. Mia Hernandez, Sidney 14:34.30

100-Meter Hurdles

1. Lauren Block, Alliance 17.40

300-Meter Hurdles

1. Katie O’Boyle, Gering 50.82

4x100-Meter Relay

1. Alliance, 53.42

4x400-Meter Relay

1. Mitchell 4:13.33

4. Sidney 4:29.68

(Sara VonSeggern, Genessa Schilz, Savanna Rosenbaum, Alli Ehler)

4x800-Meter Relay

1. Mitchell 9:57.90

3. Sidney 10:36.70

(Preslie Allen, Genessa Schilz, Maddie Stafford, Alli Ehler)

High Jump

1. Keltie Imus, Gering 4-08

Pole Vault

1. Jami Flores, Sidney 8-00

3. Jasmine Jallen, Sidney 7-00

Long Jump

1. Sabrina Austin, Morrill 16-05.00

18. Abbey Mills, Sidney 12-07.25

28. Michacla Flick, Sidney 11-02.50

29. Jessica Webb, Sidney 9-03.00

Triple Jump

1. Avery Madden, Torrington 36-02.00

5. Abbie Fraas, Sidney 29-11.75

Shot Put

1. Kady Lower, Mitchell 34-03.50

11. Chaona Radtke, Sidney 29-06.00

17. Annalise Lecher, Sidney 26-09.50

22. Samantha Kaus, Sidney 26-00.00

27. Taylor Parsons, Sidney 22-06.00

Discus

1. Kady Lower, Mitchell 111-08

7. Annalise Lecher, Sidney 85-10

Boys Individual Results

100 Meters

1. Jackson Dickerson, Chadron 11.39

2. Logan Lewis, Sidney 11.40

7. Michael Banaszak, Sidney 12.00

10. Hunter Secrest, Sidney 12.20

11. Chance Anglin, Sidney 12.20

13. John Bramer, Sidney 12.32

24. Austin Jacobsen, Sidney 12.81

200 Meters

1. Ryan Schwartzkopf, Gering 22.59

3. Logan Lewis, Sidney 23.13

9. Michael Muggli, Sidney 24.50

10. John Bramer, Sidney 24.57

16. Garrett Deer, Sidney 25.26

22. Keaton Wakefield, Sidney 25.98

24. Austin Jacobsen, Sidney 26.12

400 Meters

1. Ryan Schwartzkopf, Gering 49.53

6. Kane Taylor, Sidney 55.96

10. Jared Luptak, Sidney 56.65

16. Jo Jo Medina Sidney 1:00.65

21. Colden Harrison, Sidney 1:04.34

800 Meters

1. Levi Avila, Mitchell 2:02.20

2. Hayden Lienemann,Sidney 2:03.00

7. Logan Uhlir, Sidney 2:14.40

11. Josh Austad, Sidney 2:32.10

13. Manjesh Mogallapalli, Sidney 2:35.70

1,600 Meters

1. Levi Avila, Mitchell 4:50.90

6. Jachob Wiedeburg, Sidney 5:07.10

3,200 Meters

1. Steven Juarez, Gering 10:35.90

4. Jachob Wiedeburg, Sidney 10:58.00

110-Meter Hurdles

1. Trevor Kamerzell, Alliance 15.00

3. Nick Conger, Sidney 16.00

300-Meter Hurdles

1. Trevor Kamerzell, Alliance 40.94

6. Nick Conger, Sidney 45.22

12. Spencer Rolls, Sidney 51.66

4x100-Meter Relay

1. Sidney 44.97

(Hunter Secrest, Lucas Rosenbaum, Chance Anglin, Logan Lewis)

4x400-Meter Relay

1. Gering 3:25.58

3. Sidney 3:36.04

(Hunter Secrest, Michael Muggli, Lucas Rosenbaum, Hayden Lienemann)

4x800-Meter Relay

1. Mitchell 8:38.00

4. Sidney 8:47.20

(Hayden Lienemann, Brody McKnight, Logan Uhlir, Brenner Keane)

High Jump

1. Nick Conger, Sidney 6-02

3. Brendan Holly, Sidney 5-06

Pole Vault

1. Lucas Rosenbaum, Sidney 13-06

8. Michael Banaszak, Sidney 9-06

9. Michael Deaver, Sidney 9-00

Long Jump

1. Jason Berglund, Alliance 20-03.50

10. Chance Anglin, Sidney 17-08.25

19. Hunter Secrest, Sidney 15-11.00

21. Yaeger Price, Sidney 14-10.50

22. Colden Harrison Sidney 14-03.00

23. Ryan Stettner, Sidney 14-01.00

Shot Put

1. Logan Lewis, Sidney 52-05.50

2. Jake Heeren, Sidney 47-05.00

10. Brian Rolls, Sidney 36-11.00

31. Thomas Kokjer, Sidney 29-07.00

32. Kevin Jurgensen, Sidney 29-04.00

Discus

1. Tucker Wintholz, Sidney 146-00

4. Brian Rolls, Sidney 124-01

10. Kane Taylor, Sidney 108-08

14. Thomas Kokjer, Sidney 97-00