SC girls 3200 meter relay takes 8th at state

Cougars compete in 6 events during Class C state meet last weekend

Led by a strong outing in the Class C 3200-meter run, the Sandy Creek girls track and field season came to a close this past weekend at Burke Stadium in Omaha, during the state track and field championships, Friday, May 22, and Saturday, May 23.

The Cougars 3200-meter relay team, made up of Emma Fisher, Brielle Lipovsky, Paige Stengel, and Anna Paus, ran to an eighth-place time of 10 minutes, 4.8 seconds to score one team point for the program.

West Holt High School of Atkinson edged out second- place Chase County High School of Imperial for the event title, with West Holt finishing with a time of 9:49.49, while Chase County followed with a time of 9:50.27.

Paus went on to compete in two additional individual events for the Cougars, finishing just short of medal contention in the 800-meter run, claiming 10th place in the field of 24 runners with her time of 2:21.81. West Holt’s Pavan Larson won the event with a time of 2:18.74.

In the 1600-meter run, Paus finished 12th overall with a time of 5:37.55. Crofton’s Avery Arens claimed gold with a winning time of 5:13.92.

Sophomore Carrigan Rempe took to the Burke track in the two hurdle events, finishing short of qualifying for the finals in the 100-meter hurdles with her prelimi nary time of 16.88 seconds to finished 21st during Friday’s preliminary run.

In the 300-meter hurdle event, held Saturday afternoon, Rempe finished 13th overall with a time of 47.31 seconds. Winning the event was Shaydyn Rasby of Ogallala with a time of 42.83 seconds.

Sophomore Caitlyn Biltoft finished the Class C high jump in 18th place overall, clearing the bar at 4’ 11” in the event. The gold medalist in Class C proved to be Ord’s Trinity Chatfield with a 5’ 3” leap.