Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Kadan Huber splashes into the sand in the pit at the conclusion of the long jump. He finished fourth in the event at the district meet.
Bryce Olsen throws the shot put at last week's district meet. He finished fifth in the event.
MaKenna Dahlgrin prepares to throw the discus during last week's district meet. She finished second in the event with a throw of 105-03 to earn a state berth.
Banner County will have a pair of representatives at this week's state track meet. Senior Tyson Dahlgrin won the 110 meter hurdles and 300 meter hurdles to earn his way to Omaha, while MaKenna Dahlgrin took second in the discus to earn a state berth.
Tyson Dahlgrin took the top spot in the 110 meter hurdles in 15.69 seconds, almost a full second ahead of second place finisher Coby Hicks of Potter-Dix. He won the 300 meter hurdles in 41.33 seconds, just over a full second ahead of Cooper Hicks of Potter-Dix.
Close calls for the Wildcats include a third place finish in the 4x400 meter relay, one spot out of a state berth. Kadan Huber also took fourth in the long jump at 17-08, and finished fifth in the high jump at 5-06.
The Wildcats took seventh place in the team standings with 35 points. Potter-Dix won the team title, while Garden County finished second.
MaKenna Dahlgrin paced the Lady Wildcats with a strong effort in the throws. The freshman took second in the discus to earn a state berth. Her top throw was 106-03. She finished just one spot out in the shot put with a throw of 32-01. The top two in each event earn an automatic state berth.
Courtney Knisley ran strong in the distances, finishing fourth in the 1600 meter run and fifth in the 3200 meter run. The Lady Wildcat 4x400 meter relay team of Sierra Flores, Erika Geary, Arielle Whelchel and Knisley also finished fifth.
The state meet gets underway 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
200 meter dash
11. Micah Wicker 27.26
400 meter dash
7. Micah Wicker 58.86
110 meter hurdles
1. #Tyson Dahlgrin 15.69
300 meter hurdles
1. #Tyson Dahlgrin 41.33
4x400 meter relay
3. Banner County 4:07.24
(Tyson Dahlgrin, Bryce Olsen, Kadan Huber, Micah Wicker)
Shot put
5. Bryce Olsen 38-08
Discus
9. Bryce Olsen 100-05
High jump
5. Kadan Huber 5-06
Long jump
4. Kadan Huber 17-08
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
400 meter dash
7. Erika Geary 1:16.06
8. Sierra Flores 1:16.25
9. Arielle Whelchel 1:20.11
800 meter run
8. Sierra Flores 3:02.57
1600 meter run
4. Courtney Knisley 6:34.84
3200 meter run
5. Courtney Knisley 14:27.90
4x400 meter relay
5. Banner County 5:21.00
(Sierra Flores, Erika Geary, Arielle Whelchel, Courtney Knisley)
Shot put
3. MaKenna Dahlgrin 32-01
8. Abby Russell 30-04.5
Discus
2. #MaKenna Dahlgrin 105-03
8. Abby Russell 81-11
Long jump
18. Arielle Whelchel 10-10.5