Boys take overall crown at Gothenburg

Sidney's boys edged Lexington to win the Dutch Zorn Invite at Gothenburg on Thursday evening thanks to a victory in the 4x400 relay. Led by event wins from Erin Lindeman, Savanna Rosenbaum and Preslie Allen the Red Raiders girls track team finished fifth.

Sidney Girls

With the sound of the gun releasing the field from the starting line in the 3,200 meters, Lindeman belted straight for the lead. Tagging with the Sidney sophomore was Kelsey Crymble of Ogallala, who stayed within shouting distance of the lead the entire race.

For several laps there was nothing alarming about the pace Lindeman had set for herself. After an opening lap of about 1:15, Lindeman settled into a nice groove. The trick for Lindeman on this day was to keep the pace up until the finish.

"I've never gotten a first place before so I didn't want to lose it," she said.

Despite Crymble inching closer in the final lap, Lindeman held her stride and shattered her previous best time by around 30 seconds. Her 12:43.57 marked the first time in her career she managed to break the 13-minute mark. She won the race by a little over two seconds--and needed every fraction.

"I could hear her," said Lindeman of Crymble. "But I just wanted to get that first-place medal and get under 13 minutes. I'd never had a first place before. But I felt well within myself throughout the whole race."

Other first-place medals were draped around the necks of Rosenbaum and Allen. For Rosenbaum, she went from winning the high jump at Ogallala to failing to clear a height the following week at Mitchell. The hard working Sidney junior spent the past week with her coaches searching for the right recipe to get her back in form.

"We worked a little more on my approach so that I could arch my back over the bar," said Rosenbaum. "It was a lot better today."

The proof was in the results, as Rosenbaum cleared 5-02 for the first time all season. She was the only jumper in the field to cover five feet.

Allen collected the Raiders third gold with her strong performance in the 800 meters. In the process Allen ran her fastest race of the year at 2:31.06. Though the sophomore has medaled at every meet this season, it was the first time Allen has worn the gold.

In addition to the excellent long-distance hauling, there were also strong performances in the sprints. Sara VonSeggern earned third in the 100 meters while Gabbie Addleman took fifth in the 200.

The Raiders girls also had three other near medals. Kate Brosnan at 400 meters, Mia Hernandez in the mile and Jami Flores in the pole vault all finished one spot away from a point-scoring performance.

Sidney Boys

Though the Raiders 4x400 relay team ended the meet with a gold-medal performance, they largely earned their post at the top of the team standings by placing in events more often than winning them.

The big exception to that rule was the 1-2 finish of Lucas Rosenbaum and Hayden Lienemann in the 400 meters. While Rosenbaum is an old hand at the 400 he had a surprise partner in the race. Lienemann, a strong bet to medal at 800 meters at every meet, made a rare appearance in the one-lap.

"I ran the 400 today because the 800 was too close to the four-by-four," said Lienemann. "The coaches didn't want me running the two races so close together."

Though teammate Rosenbaum was the clear winner, Lienemann helped the team picture with his strong performance. The pair garnered 18 points for the Raiders in the event.

As for the 4x400 relay, Rosenbaum and Lienemann helped their team to another 10 points with the first-place effort. Hunter Secrest and Michael Banaszak joined the team to win by nearly 12 seconds.

As usual the shot putters had a strong day, though Logan Lewis finished out of the top spot for the first time this season. Lewis took second with Jake Heeren nabbing the fourth spot. For the second time in 2014 the Raiders duo both hurled the shot beyond 50 feet.

Lewis later picked up his third silver of the day in the 200 meters.

As for Heeren, he continues to reveal himself as a legitimate contender for state at every meet. While he hopes to be the school record holder in the event by his senior year, he is presently occupied more by the notion of continued improvement.

"All my throws were constant. Each one was better than the one before," Heeren said. "I threw 47 feet on my first attempt and it kept getting better. After 47 I threw 49 and then 50."

Nick Conger picked up 8 points in the high jump with his runner-up finish. Six more points came Sidney's way wen he crossed the line third in the 110-meter hurdles.

Brendan Holly furthered the Raiders cause as he backed up Conger's performance by scoring a fifth-place medal in the high jump. Holly was one better in the triple jump where he took home fourth.

Outside Sidney's win the the 4x400, the 4x800 and the medley proved to be their strongest efforts on track. Logan Uhlir, Jachob Wiedeburg, Brenner Keane and Jarod Luptak combined to take second in the 4x800.

The seldom run medley relay consists of a pair of 200 meter legs with another at 400 meters and an anchor of 800. The team of Secrest, Michael Banaszak, Michael Muggli and Lienemann combined for a close second in the event.

Raiders Head Coach John Ganser considers the locals next event to be a "big one." The meet at Scottsbluff is scheduled for Friday, April 25 at 12:30 p.m.

Results - Gothenburg Invite

Girls Team Scores

1. Holdrege 132

2. Gothenburg 106

3. Kearney Catholic 99

4. McCook 66

5. Sidney 61

6. Lexington 51

7. Ogallala 23

8. Kearney 17

Boys Team Scores

1. Sidney 99

2. Lexington 94

3. Ogallala 79

4. Gothenburg 76

5. Holdrege 73

6. McCook 69

7. Kearney Catholic 59

8. Kearney 12

Girls Individual Results

100 Meters

1. Julianna Burr, Holdrege 12.78

3. Sara VonSeggern,Sidney 13.21

6. Gabbie Addleman,Sidney13.84

10. Emily Mika, Sidney 14.10

200 Meters

1. Tiani Reeves,G'burg 25.55

5. Gabbie Addleman,Sidney28.41

7. Genessa Schilz, Sidney 28.55

400 Meters

1. Aly Leger, Lexington 1:02.33

7. Kate Brosnan, Sidney 1:06.51

9. Savanna Rosenbaum, Sid1:08.52

11. Abbey Mills, Sidney 1:09.20

800 Meters

1. Preslie Allen, Sidney 2:31.06

1,600 Meters

1. Odaliz Santoyo, Lex 5:34.20

7. Mia Hernandez, Sidney 6:25.58

3,200 Meters

1. Erin Lindeman, Sidney 12:43.57

100-Meter Hurdles

1. Julianna Burr, Holdrege 15.52

300-Meter Hurdles

1. Julianna Burr, Holdrege 47.03

Medley Relay

2. Sidney 4:43.97

(Kate Brosnan, Annalise Lecher, Abbie Fraas, Genessa Schilz)

Shot Put

1. Madison Elder,McCook 41-03.00

10. Chaona Radtke,Sidney 32-02.00

Discus

1. Anna Squiers, KC 117-10

14. Annalise Lecher, Sidney 87-10

High Jump

1. Savanna Rosenbaum, Sid 5-02

Pole Vault

1. Abigail Mohr, McCook 11-00

7. Jami Flores, Sidney 8-00

9. Jasmine Jallen, Sidney 7-06

Long Jump

1. Tiani Reeves, G'burg 18-11.50

20. Abbey Mills, Sidney 12-09.75

Triple Jump

1. Paige Hervert, KC 38-02.50

18. Abbie Fraas, Sidney 28-02.75

Boys Individual Results

100 Meters

1. Cooper Rogers,Holdrege 11.14

2. Logan Lewis, Sidney 11.28

14. Chance Anglin, Sidney 12.20

18. John Bramer, Sidney 12.37

200 Meters

1. Cooper Rogers, Holdrege

2. Logan Lewis, Sidney

8. Michael Banaszak, Sidney

17. John Bramer, Sidney

400 Meters

1. Lucas Rosenbaum,Sidney51.68

2. Hayden Lienemann, Sid 52.41

800 Meters

1. Skyler Smith, Ogallala 2:04.73

16. Jared Luptak, Sidney 2:22.71

1,600 Meters

1. Collin Muesch, KC 4:46.22

16. Jacob Schaub, Sidney 5:31.49

18. Manjesh Mogallapalli, Sid 5:49.24

3,200 Meters

1. Collin Muesch, KC 10:25.38

8. Jachob Wiedeburg,Sidney11:00.25

9. Brenner Keane, Sidney 11:11.02

13. Ryan Aurich, Sidney 11:31.82

110-Meter Hurdles

1. Blake Ristine, G'burg 15.68

3. Nick Conger, Sidney 16.09

300-Meter Hurdles

1. Trent Zink, Ogallala 42.84

12. Nick Conger, Sidney 46.37

4x100 Relay

1. Ogallala 44.16

4. Sidney 45.04

(Michael Banaszaak, Lucas Rosenbaum, Chance Anglin, Logan Lewis)

4x400 Relay

1. Sidney 3:31.88

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

4x800 Relay

2. Sidney 8:55.88

(Logan Uhlir, Jarod Luptak, Brenner Keanne, Jachob Wiedeburg)

Medley Relay

1. McCook 3:47.09

2. Sidney 3:48.38

(Michael Muggli, Michael Banaszak, Hunter Secrest, Hayden Lienemann)

Shot Put

1. Tanner Borchardt,G'burg55-06

2. Logan Lewis, Sidney 50-05

4. Jake Heeren, Sidney 50-03

16. Brian Rolls, Sidney 39-00

Discus

1. Tanner Borchardt,Gburg 148-07

20. Kane Taylor, Sidney 101-01

22. Brian Rolls, Sidney 98-04

High Jump

1. Isaac Zitterkopf, Lex 6-04

2. Nick Conger, Sidney 6-00

5. Brendan Holly, Sidney 5-08

Pole Vault

1. Blake Ristine, Gburg 14-01

Long Jump

1. Bryce Lyons, McCook 21-02.50

9. Chance Anglin, Sidney 18-02.75

Triple Jump

1. Bryce Lyons, McCook 41-10.50

4. Brendan Holly, Sidney 38-04.25

12. Garrett Deer, Sidney 35-09.25