PONCA – Area athletes competed in the Lewis & Clark Conference track meet Tuesday in Ponca, with three conference titles going to area athletes.
Jayden Reifenrath of Laurel-Concord-Coleridge was the conference champion in the high jump and was also the runner-up in the 100-meter dash. He also anchored the winning 400-meter relay along with DJ Spahr, Sam Cary and Mason Forsberg.
Allen's 3,200-meter relay of Isaac Verzani, Brojan Jones, Tayler Kumm and Devin Twohig claimed top honors with their winning time of 8:45.09. Wakefield finsihed second in the event.
Wakefield's Savannah Nelson was the top area competitor, finishing the day with four individual medals.
Boys Team Standings
Hartington-Newcastle 87.5, Ponca 84, Osmond 71, Creighton 53, Plainview 41.5, Randolph 41, LCC 40, Wakefield 37, Emerson-Hubbard/Pender 37, Allen 34, Bloomfield 27, Winside 27, Wausa 22.5, Wynot 16, Winnebago 5.5.
Area Medalists
100: 2. Jayden Reifenrath, LCC, 11.50.
400: 4. Mason Forsberg, LCC, 54.18; 5. Daniel Nuno, Wakefield, 54.51; 7. Brogan Jones, Allen, 55.19.
800: 3. Nuno, 2:08.41; 6. Isaac Verzani, Allen, 2:10.91; 7. Solomon Peitz, Wakefield, 2:12.39.
1,600: 2. Tayler Kumm, Allen, 4:53.73.
3,200: 2. Kumm, 10:36.57; 4. Alex Carlson, Winside, 11:19.47; 6. Noah Carr, Allen, 11:24.42.
110 hurdles: 6. Isaac Camarena, Wakefield, 17.63.
400 relay: 1. LCC (DJ Spahr, Sam Cary, Forsberg, Reifenrath), 46.32.
1,600 relay: 5. Wakefield (Nuno, Jose Lopez, Peitz, Esgar Godinez), 3:44.29; 7. Allen (Brogan Jones, Jacob Williams, Devin Twohig, Verzani), 3:51.10.
3,200 relay: 1. Allen (Verzani, Jones, Kumm, Twohig), 8:45.09; 2. Wakefield (Lopez, Peitz, Gabe Peitz, Nuno), 8:55.23.
High jump: 1. Reifenrath, 6-0.
Long jump: 4. Forsberg, 19-1 1/2.
Triple jump: 3. S. Peitz, 39-8 1/2; 4. JaShaun Vyborny, Winside, 39-7 3/4; 6. Alex Camarena, Wakefield, 39-0 1/2; 7. Forsberg, 38-8.
Shot put: 3. Hayden King, Winside, 44-2 3/4; 4. Israel Gardea, Wakefield, 43-4 1/2; 7. Cory Shoff, Winside, 42-3.
Discus: 3. King, 126-0.
Girls Team Standings
Hartington-Newcastle 133.5, Emerson-Hubbard/Pender 102, Wausa 91, Randolph 48, Ponca 43, Plainview 42, Wakefield 35, Wynot 34, Osmond 28, Bloomfield 25, Allen 22, Winside 21, Homer 16, LCC 12, Creighton 10.5.
Area Medalists
100: 5. Savannah Nelson, Wakefield, 13.74; 6. Vanessa Vance, LCC, 13.77.
200: 3. Nelson, 28.07; 5. Alex Bargstadt, Winside, 28.52; 8. Kaitlyn Stanton, LCC, 30.30.
400: 4. Nelson, 1:03.45; 8. Breanna Chase, Wakefield, 1:05.73.
1,600: 3. Callie Finn, Winside, 5:47.50; 7. Jamie Dolph, Wakefield, 6:05.50.
3,200: 7. Bethany Kneifl, Allen, 12:58.50; 8. Dolph 13:01.54.
100 hurdles: 7. Vance, 18.10.
300 hurdles: 4. Giulia Ballerini, Wakefield, 51.16; 5. Bri Hingst, Allen, 51.18; 6. Kaitlyn Madsen, Allen, 51.73.
400 relay: 4. Allen (Haley Stapleton, Hingst, Desi Martell, Madsen) 54.79.
1,600 relay: 3. Wakefield (Chase, Ballerini, Dolph, Jessica Borg), 4:35.49; 6. Allen (Hingst, Madsen, Kneifl, Stapleton), 4:45.87.
3,200 relay: 7. Winside (Fauneil Olander, Andi Bargstadt, Victoria Buresh, Finn), 11:42.58; 8. Allen (Stapleton, Sierra Brahmsteadt, Kneifl, Tanisha Isom), 11:57.17.
High jump: 7. Martell, 4-6.
Long jump: 4. Nelson, 15-1 1/2; 8. Hingst, 14-2 3/4.
Triple jump: 4. Kaci Groene, LCC, 31-3.
Shot put: 4. Jaelyn Petersen, Winside, 31-5; 8. Anna Casey, LCC, 30-3 1/2.
Discus: 5. Alex Bargstadt, Winside, 93-2; 7. Cassidy Thomas, Allen, 89-3.
