Track Team Takes 2nd at Neligh
by Joe Anderson
April 12, 2008
The boys' track team brought home the runner-up trophy from the Neligh Invite on Tuesday. We finally had decent weather to compete and the kids took advantage of it. We were able to establish some personal records which was good, but came up six points short on our team goal of first place.
Team Standings: Ewing- 86, Plainview-80, Lindsay HF- 75, Neligh-75, Pope John- 62, Elgin-55, Newman Grove-NA, Osmond-NA, Tilden EV -NA, Humphrey NA
Individual results:
Triple Jump: 1st Lucas Sirek 42-2
Shot Put: 3rd Ethan Pellatz 43-2
High Jump: 4th Lucas Sirek 5-4
Long Jump: 1st Darren Forbes 19-9 3rd Derek White 18-6 1/2
Pole Vault: 3rd Tyler Wattier 10'3 4th Ryan Kudera 9-6 6th Trent Christiansen 8-6
400: 3rd Caden ALexander 54.2
110 Hurdles: 5th Tyler Wattier 16.9
300 Hurdles: 5th Brett Claussen 44.6
100: 4th Tyler Holton 11.9 6th Darren Forbes 12.2
3200 Relay: 3rd 9;13 (Ryan Kudera, Andrew Holton, Preston Doerr, Lucas Gubbels)
1600 relay: 4th 3:47.7 (Caden Alexander, A. Holton, Brett Claussen, Derek White)
400 Realy: 2nd 47.2 (Darren Forbes, Derek White, A. Holton, T. Holton)
The Pirates will next compete at Pierce on Thursday.
