Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Coyotes, Lady Coyotes to compete in 22 events at state
Anna McLaughlin heads over the bar in the high jump at last week's district meet. She qualified for state in the event with a jump of 4-10. She tied for second, along with teammate Regyn Hicks.
Jake Johnson holds up four fingers as he crosses the finish line at the district meet. It was the fourth straight year the senior has qualified for state.
Ryley Hicks heads over the bar in the pole vault at last week's district meet. She won the event and a berth to this week's state meet in Omaha.
The Coyotes have plenty to howl about heading into this week's state meet in Omaha.
The Potter-Dix boys and girls each won their respective district track meets last week and will compete in 22 individual events or relays at state. The boys will compete in 13, while the girls will compete in nine.
Kelsey Rozelle earned a state berth in four different events after winning the long jump and high jump at district and taking second place in both the 100 and 200 meter dashes.
Jake Johnson, Cooper Hicks and Coby Hicks will each compete in two individual events at state. Johnson won the 800 meter run in 2:06.25, besting teammate and state qualifier Cameron Purcell by just over six seconds. He won the 1600 meter run in 4:54.37.
Coby Hicks won the pole vault and took second in the 110 meter hurdles, while Cooper Hicks finished second in both the 400 meter dash and 300 meter hurdles to earn state berths in those events.
The Coyotes also took the top spot in both the 4x400 meter dash and 4x800 meter dash.
Potter-Dix rolled to the win in the team standings at district with 153 points. Garden County finished second with 119 points, the only other team to break 100 on the day.
Alexus Rozelle won both the shot put and discus to lead the Lady Coyotes' state-bound contingent. She won the shot put with a top throw of 38-11.5, and took the top spot in the discus with a throw of 121-06.
Ryley Hicks also had an individual win, taking first in the pole vault in 8-0. Teammate Payton Franklin also qualified for state. She tied for second with a vault of 7-06. Franklin also took second in the 100 meter hurdles and qualified for state in that event as well.
Anna McLaughlin and Regyn Hicks each tied for second in the high jump with a leap of 4-10. Both jumpers qualified for state in that event.
The Lady Coyotes also took second in the 4x400 meter relay and 4x800 meter relay and qualified for state in each event.
In the team standings at district, Potter-Dix scored 125 points en route to the district title. The Lady Coyotes' nearest competition was Crawford with 94 points.
The state meet will be held Friday and Saturday at Burke Stadium in Omaha. The Class D events get underway at 3:30 p.m. Central time on Friday.
Key
# - State qualifier
Boys standings
1. Potter-Dix 153
2. Garden County 119
3. Leyton 84
4. Minatare 41
5. Crawford 40
6. Morrill 38
7. Banner County 35
8. Creek Valley 9
9. Hay Springs 3
Boys results
100 meter dash
2. #Kelsey Rozelle 11.82
200 meter dash
2. #Kelsey Rozelle 24.12
15. Dylan Nielsen 28.46
400 meter run
2. #Cooper Hicks 53.79
3. Samuel Bogert 57.14
11. Noah Nelson 1:02.29
800 meter run
1. #Jake Johnson 2:06.25
2. #Cameron Purcell 2:12.75
8. JT Herboldsheimer 2:41.00
1600 meter run
1. #Jake Johnson 4:54.37
110 meter hurdles
2. #Coby Hicks 16.63
4. Cole Christensen 18.49
300 meter hurdles
2. #Cooper Hicks 42.52
4. Coby Hicks 44.47
4x100 meter relay
6. Potter-Dix 1:12.0
(Noah Nelson, Coby Hicks, Justice Palmer, Cole Christensen)
4x400 meter relay
1. #Potter-Dix 3:43.05
(Cooper Hicks, Jake Johnson, Samuel Bogert, Cameron Purcell)
4x800 meter relay
1. #Potter-Dix 8:52.89
(Jake Johnson, Samuel Bogert, Cameron Purcell, Cooper Hicks)
Shot put
14. Noah Nelson 31-06.5
20. Justice Palmer 27-00.0
Discus
8. Ed Barnes 105-11
18. Justice Palmer 73-01
19. Levi Kasten 58-00
High jump
1. #Kelsey Rozelle 6-0
4. Cole Christensen 5-06
Pole vault
1. #Coby Hicks 11-0
3. Noah Nelson 10-06
4. Samuel Bogert 9-06
Long jump
1. #Kelsey Rozelle 24-04.5
3. Cameron Purcell 18-02.5
6. Cole Christensen 16-11.5
Triple jump
14. JT Herboldsheimer 28-10.5
Girls standings
1. Potter-Dix 125
2. Crawford 94
3. Leyton 90
4. Morrill 78
5. Creek Valley 55
6. Sioux County 24
7. Banner County 22
8. Minatare 17
9. Garden County 10
10. Hay Springs 1
Girls results
100 meter dash
4. Hope Shepard 14.15
200 meter dash
3. Savannah Shaw 29.01
4. Hope Shepard 29.49
400 meter dash
5. Presley Christensen 1:11.93
800 meter run
6. Presley Christensen 2:57.20
1600 meter run
3. Ryley Hicks 6:32.51
3200 meter run
4. Ryley Hicks 14:12.90
100 meter hurdles
2. #Payton Franklin 17.38
3. Regyn Hicks 17.63
6. Payge Hoffman 17.96
300 meter hurdles
4. Regyn Hicks 52.56
5. Payge Hoffman 53.54
6. Payton Franklin 55.46
4x100 meter relay
4. Potter-Dix 57.51
(Sara Gingerich, Jourdan Langley, Payton Franklin, Trinity Langley)
4x400 meter relay
2. #Potter-Dix 4:24.67
(Hope Shepard, Payge Hoffman, Savannah Shaw, Regyn Hicks)
4x800 meter relay
2. #Potter-Dix 11:29.98
(Presley Christensen, Sara Gingerich, Trinity Langley, Ryley Hicks)
Shot put
1. #Alexus Rozelle 38-11.5
6. Cortney Lewis 31-03.5
Discus
1. #Alexus Rozelle 121-06
10. Cortney Lewis 76-08
High jump
T2. #Anna McLaughlin 4-10
T2. #Regyn Hicks 4-10
Pole vault
1. #Ryley Hicks 8-0
T2. #Payton Franklin 7-06
7. Payge Hoffman 7-0
Long jump
8. Savannah Shaw 12-11.5
T13. Anna McLaughlin 11-09
15. Sara Gingerich 11-03
Triple jump
4. Trinity Langley 30-07
11. Sara Gingerich 25-10.5