CCS girls working on details as postseason approaches

    The Chase County girls track team continues to click right along as the season progresses, but fine tuning still remains for the Longhorns.
    Head Coach Troy Hauxwell likes how his relay teams have been running, but says there’s still work to do with hand offs.
    Several athletes are knocking on the door of automatic qualifying distances, like Landree McNair in the high jump, while others, like the team’s hurdlers, are sitting close, but not quite, at the top of the charts.
    Hauxwell pointed out that hurdlers Joee Clevenger, Tristan Nordhausen and Karlie Anderson are right on the edge of state qualifying performances.
    “They’ve gotten stronger and improved. They’re right there,” he said.
    Between a lot of athletes able to compete and a warmer day, the Longhorns set plenty of personal bests at the Chase County Invite, especially in field events where 15 PRs were set.
    CCS won all three relays and added wins by Bryn McNair in the 400, 800 and high jump, Landree McNair in the 1,600, Tessa Smith in the 3,200 and Ali McNair in the pole vault.
    Longhorn sprinters dominated, with four reaching the 100 finals and six in the 200 finals.
    Hauxwell said Ella Colson and Riley Rusher have been improving in the sprints and it was good for them to run against Ogallala’s Sophia Plugge.
    Saturday at Hershey was a good day overall, Hauxwell said, and he liked how his team responded with B. McNair sitting out due to an injury.
    Hauxwell picked out the 400 runners as a group that stepped up. R. Rusher and Peyton Owens both PRd while finishing second and third, respectively. A. McNair came in fifth with a season best.
    Longhorn triple jumpers also stood out to Hauxwell. Katelyn Stamm won the triple jump with a PR of 33’7.5 and Ava McNair and Liz Reeves placed third and fourth, respectively, with jumps over 31 feet.
    R. Rusher and Colson went 1-2 in the 100, both with PRs, while Hayley Rusher was third.
    R. Rusher also PRd in her 200 win with H. Rusher coming in second.
    Longhorn hurdler Peyton Owens was second in the 300 meter hurdles with Clevenger, Nordhausen and Marley Randall sweeping third through fifth.
    Randall has been running “out of her head” in the race, Hauxwell said. Randall also PRd in the triple jump last week.
    The CCS and Hershey meets allowed varsity and JV competitors. The JV also went to the McCook JV meet Monday, winning the team title, and will go to the North Platte JV meet this coming Monday.
    With CCS only taking 15 athletes, Hauxwell was happy with the team win over larger schools like Holdrege, McCook, Gothenburg, Ogallala and Lexington.
    Hauxwell said it was a team effort.
    It’s critical to get everyone a chance to compete, Hauxwell said, especially with varsity only meets coming up to end the season.

    With the postseason knocking, Hauxwell said coaches are urging athletes to listen to their bodies and be smart.
    Hauxwell said he’d rather have a healthy athlete short on training than someone who’s battling through injuries .
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    Discussions were held early  in the week about the possibility of moving SPVA from Friday to Thursday or Saturday.
    Hauxwell said moving the meet would have set off a domino effect.
    Activity directors decided to keep the meet on Friday, thanks in part to the CCS junior high meet Thursday.
    Field events will start in Hershey at 9 a.m.
    Some bigger teams may be at Tuesday’s Best of the Midwest this year. Hauxwell said postponements and conference meets can cause some teams to not attend.
    Listed as having athletes available to qualify this year are Anselmo-Merna, Arapahoe, Arthur County, Brady, Cambridge, Cozad, Creek Valley, Dundy County Stratton, Elm Creek, Gothenburg, Hershey, Hitchcock County, Hyannis, Maxwell, Maywood/Hayes Center, McCook, Medicine Valley, Mullen, North Platte, Overton, Paxton, Perkins County, Sandhills Valley, Sandhills/Thedford, South Loup, South Platte, Southwest, St. Pat’s, Wallace and Wauneta-Palisade.
Chase County Invite
Girls team scores—1. CCS, 267; 2. Ogallala,116; 3. PCS, 97; 4. Hershey, 85; 5. DCS, 48; 6. Garden County, 26.
Individual results
100 Meters—1. Sophia Plugge 13.06, Ogallala; 2. Riley Rusher 13.22, CCS; 4. Ella Colson 13.58, CCS; 5. Hayley Rusher 13.76, CCS; 7. Ava McNair 14.02, CCS.
200 Meters—1. Plugge 27.27, Ogallala; 2. R. Rusher 28.25, CCS; 4. H. Rusher 28.54, CCS; 5. Adelle Eskew 28.68, CCS; 6. Colson 28.71, CCS; 7. Ali McNair 28.84, CCS; 8. Dylan Heermann 29.20, CCS.
400 Meters—1. Bryn McNair 59.82, CCS; 5. R. Rusher 1:04.72, CCS; 8. D. Heermann 1:06.04, CCS.
800 Meters—1. B. McNair 2:24.84, CCS; 3. Ashlyn Heermann 2:35.79, CCS.
1600 Meters—1. Landree McNair 5:58.59, CCS; 4. Tessa Smith 6:22.67, CCS; 5. McKenzie Vogt 6:53.32, CCS.
3200 Meters—1. Smith 13:34.19, CCS; 3. Vogt 14:47.09, CCS; 5. Paige Nickless 16:23.26, CCS.
100m Hurdles—1. Kailee Potts 16.86, PCS; 3. Tristan Nordhausen 17.41, CCS; 4. Joee Clevenger 17.81, CCS; 6. Karlie Anderson 17.96, CCS.
300m Hurdles—1. Potts 49.87, PCS; 2. Clevenger 52.30, CCS; 4. Marley Randall 52.62, CCS; 7. Karlie Anderson 55.82, CCS.
4x100 Relay—1. CCS (H. Rusher, Colson, Ali McNair, Olivia Spady), 52.67; 3.CCS (Ava McNair, D. Heermann, Eskew, Liz Reeves), 54.47.
4x100 Throwers Relay—1. CCS (Maddie Clark, Kylee Wiest, Katelyn Stamm, Addi Leibbrandt), 58.80; 2. CCS (Alex Johnson, Jasmine Johnson, Randall, Lexi Ringleman), 1:03.39.
4x400 Relay—1. CCS (Peyton Owens, O. Spady, Ali McNair, B. McNair), 4:18.58; 4. CCS (Anderson, Hailey Markee, L. McNair, Nordhausen), 4:32.85.
4x800 Relay—1. CCS (O. Spady, Miranda Spady, L. McNair, A. Heermann), 10:09.32.
Shot Put—1. Michalee Brownawell 38’ 0.5, Hershey; 2. Kaylie Lotspeich 34’ 8.75, CCS; 3. Kylee Wiest 33’ 3.25, CCS.
Discus—1. Brownawell 121’1, Hershey; 3. Lotspeich, 109’8, CCS; 5. Wiest, 100’3, CCS; 6. Clark 98’7, CCS; 7. Leibbrandt 98’4, CCS.
High Jump—1. B. McNair, 5’2, CCS; 2. L. McNair, 5’0, CCS; 5. Anderson, 4’10, CCS; 8. Nickless 4’0, CCS.
Pole Vault—1. Ali McNair 8’0, CCS; 2. M. Spady 8’0, CCS.
Long Jump—1. Elie Schmitt, 16’ 7.5, Hershey; 4. Ava McNair, 14’ 11, CCS; 5. Stamm, 14’ 9, CCS.
Triple Jump—1. Schmitt, 33’ 4.5, Hershey; 2. Ava McNair, 32’ 8.5, CCS; 3. Stamm, 32’ 2.5, CCS; 5. Reeves, 30’10.5, CCS; 6. Randall, 30’4, CCS; 8. Eskew, 29’6.5, CCS.
Hershey Invite
Girls team results—1. Chase County, 248; 2. Perkins County, 91; 3. Hershey, 81; 4. NPSP, 78; 5. Sutherland, 34; 6. Arthur County, 2.
Individual results
100 Meters—1. Riley Rusher, 13.05, CCS; 2. Ella Colson, 13.30, CCS; 3. Hayley Rusher, 13.54, CCS; 6. Dylan Heermann, 14.05, CCS.
200 Meters—1. R. Rusher, 27.59, CCS; 2. H. Rusher, 27.90, CCS; 4. D. Heermann, 29.25, CCS.
400 Meters—1. Story Rasby, 58.27, Sutherland; 2. R. Rusher, 1:02.87, CCS; 3. Peyton Owens, 1:03.95, CCS; 5. Ali McNair, 1:06.65, CCS; 7. Hailey Markee, 1:08.54, CCS.
800 Meters—1. Kenna Busick, 2:32.08, PCS; 2. Ashlyn Heermann, 2:37.97, CCS.
1600 Meters—1. Braelyn Gifford, 5:44.17, NPSP; 2. Landree McNair, 6:01.35, CCS; 4. Tessa Smith, 6:19.20, CCS; 8. McKenzie Vogt, 7:12.08, CCS.
3200 Meters—1. Gifford, 12:20.33, NPSP; 2. Smith, 13:25.65, CCS; 5. McKenzie Vogt, 15:18.00, CCS.
100m Hurdles—1. Kailee Potts, 16.72, PCS; 3. Tristan Nordhausen, 17.29, CCS; 4. Joee Clevenger, 17.43, CCS; 6. Karlie Anderson, 17.92, CCS.
300m Hurdles—1. Kailee Potts, 49.02, PCS; 2. Owens, 49.83, CCS; 3. Clevenger, 52.66, CCS; 4. Nordhausen, 53.65, CCS; 5. Marley Randall, 55.81, CCS.
4x100 Relay—1. CCS (H. Rusher, Colson, Ali McNair, Olivia Spady), 53.54.
4x100 Throwers Relay—1. CCS (Brooke Schilke, Kylee Wiest, Maddie Clark, Katelyn Stamm), 58.7.
4x400 Relay—1. CCS (Owen, Olivia Spady, Ali McNair, R. Rusher), 4:22.71.
4x800 Relay—1. CCS (O. Spady, Miranda Spady, L. McNair, A. Heermann), 10:29.27.
Shot Put—1. Michalee Brownawell, 35’4, Hershey; 3. Kaylie Lotspeich, 33’0, CCS; 4. Wiest, 30’3, CCS; 6. Schilke, 29’10, CCS; 8. Addi Leibbrandt, 28’5, CCS.
Discus—1. Brownawell, 124’9, Hershey; 2. Lotspeich, 116’10, CCS; 3. Leibbrandt, 94’9, CCS; 4. Wiest, 92’11, CCS; 6. Clark, 88’5, CCS.
High Jump—1. Libby Cole, 4’10, PCS; 2. L. McNair, 4’10, CCS; 3. Anderson, 4’6, CCS.
Pole Vault—1. Ali McNair, 9’0, CCS; 2. M. Spady, 8’6, CCS.
Long Jump—1. Mae Siegel, 16’6, NPSP; 4. Stamm, 14’3.5, CCS; 5. Adelle Eskew, 14’2.5, CCS.
Triple Jump—1. Stamm, 33’7.5, CCS; 3. Ava McNair, 31’8.25, CCS; 4. Liz Reeves, 31’1, CCS; 7. Randall, 28’10, CCS; 8. Eskew, 28’7.5, CCS.
McCook JV Invite
Girls JV team scores—1. Chase County, 93; 2. Holdrege, 91; 3. McCook, 86; 4. Gothenburg, 65; 5. Perkins County, 48; 6. Lexington, 35; 7. St Patrick, 34; 8. Cambridge, 27; 9. Ogallala, 16; 10. Cozad, 2.
Individual results
100 Meters— 1. Madi Genatone, 13.36, NPSP; 2. Hayley Rusher, 13.36, CCS.
200 Meters— 1. Rusher, 27.62, CCS; 7. Navy Havel, 30.46, CCS.
400 Meters— 1. Taya Marquardt, 1:07.25, Holdrege; 2. Hailey Markee, 1:08.51, CCS; 3. Dylan Heermann, 1:09.04, CCS..
800 Meters—1. Ava Welch, 2:40.30, NPSP; 8. Faith Hauxwell 3:24.15, CCS.
3200 Meters— 1. Brecken Gale, 14:32.74, McCook; 4. Paige Nickless, 17:34.40, CCS.
100m Hurdles— 1. Ava Reese, 17.15, Perkins County; 2. Karlie Anderson, 18.30, CCS; 7. Marley Randall, 20.19, CCS.
300m Hurdles— 1. Rileigh McClay, 53.90, Gothenburg; 6. Anderson, 59.03, CCS.
4x100 Relay—1. Gothenburg, 54.54; 3. CCS (Anderson, Anna Aragon, Rusher, Markee), 55.95.
4x400 Relay—1. CCS (Heermann, Markee, Rusher, Aragon), 4:37.69.
Shot Put— 1. Bailee Ahlemeyer, 34-01.25, Cambridge; 4. Addi Leibbrandt, 31-01.00, CCS.
Discus—1. Addyson Stutzman, 109-10.00, Holdrege; 2. Maddie Clark, 100-02.00, CCS; 5. Leibbrandt, 97-01.00, CCS.
High Jump— 1. Jensyn Weiss, 4-08.00, Cambridge; 2. Anderson, 4-06.00, CCS.
Triple Jump—1. Kendellen Kellen, 29-10.00, Holdrege; 3. Randall, 28-11.50, CCS; 4. Aragon 28-05.50, CCS.