SC girls win 4x800 relay, 300 hurdles, and 800 in SNC action

A trio of gold medal performances paced the Sandy Creek girls during the 2026 Southern Nebraska Conference championships in David City, Saturday, May 2.

The Cougars finished sixth overall in the final team standings, scoring 43.33 team points. Milford outscored Thayer Central 110-70 for the team title at the end of the day.

Track events were led off with a gold medal run by Sandy Creek’s 3200-meter relay, made up by Emma Fisher, Brielle Lipovsky, Paige Stengel, and Caitlyn Biltoft.

The Sandy Creek four finished the eight-lap relay with a time of 10 minutes, 16.38 seconds, claiming the win by nearly seven second over Fairbury, who finished with a time of 10:23.29.

Senior Anna Paus dominated the 800-meter run, winning the two-lap event by nearly five seconds, as Paus finished with a time of 2:21.62. Runner-up, Micah Friesen of Fairbury, finished with a time of 2:26.13.

Sophomore Carrigan Rempe had a big day in the two hurdle events, winning the 300-meter hurdles over Wilber-Clatonia’s Luzdary Anguiano, as Rempe claimed gold with a time of 47.71 seconds, while Anguiano finished with a time of 48.24 seconds.

In the 100-meter hurdles, however, Anguiano turned the table to win over Rempe, with the Wilber-Clatonia freshman winning with a time of 16.2 seconds. Rempe finished second with a time of 16.49 seconds.

Stengel finished fourth in the 3200-meter run, finishing the eight-lap event in 12:31.39. Milford’s Maci Carter claimed the event title with a time of 11:52.58.

Biltoft earned Sandy Creek’s lone field event medal, finishing in a threeway tie for sixth with Brynn Zajicek of Wilber-Clatonia, and Superior’s Klarissa Wenske, as all three cleared 4’ 6” in the high jump. Milford’s Emery Newton won with a jump of 4’ 10” over teammate Shayla Rautenberg.

Team Scores: Milford 110, Thayer Central 70, David City 49, Wilber-Clatonia 47.33, Tri County 47, Sandy Creek 43.33, Sutton 42, Fairbury 38, Centennial 26, H&H 23, Superior 19.33, Fillmore Central 12.