Heading for state — Tracksters qualify more student-athletes at regionals

Sonja Karp

NLJ Sports Editor

According to head track coach Matt Conzelman, Dogie Nation had an outstanding showing at the 3A East Regional Track Meet in Buffalo on Friday and Saturday. The Lady Dogies tied for sixth place as a team while the Dogies finished fourth. In addition, there were 11 new state track qualifiers at the meet, which means that 17 athletes will represent NHS this week in Casper.

“It was a great weekend and we had a great first day, with the second day even better,” Conzelman said. “There were some really cool things that happened and a lot of kids really stepped up.”

Once again, school records were broken or matched in four different events. Adalyn Olson continues to get faster, and the sophomore broke the 100 Meter Hurdles record again in both the prelims and the finals of that event, and did so for the first time in the 200 Meter when she broke Amber Fedderson’s 1998 record of 26.29 with her prelim time of 26.20, then she shattered the record with her own 26.07 finish in the finals.

“Adalyn broke the record in both the hurdles and the 200, and she just keeps getting faster,” Conzelman said. “She will have some competition next week, but we’ll see if she can just keep breaking records.”

The 1600 Meter Sprint Medley team of Collin McConkey, Landen Hill, Dane Crabtree and Sam Cunningham ran a 3:45.44 in their third-place, state-qualifying race, which edged out the NHS school record time of 3:45.55 set by Gunner Ramsey, Holden McConkey, Zach Purviance and Tristan Troftgruben in 2021. 

Finally, Madalyn Francis matched the school record in the Pole Vault set by Mindy Williams in 2000 when she cleared the bar at 8 feet, 6 inches. Francis also punched her ticket to the state meet in that event with her sixth-place finish. 

“It was really cool to see Madalyn tie the school record,” Conzelman said. “She had the wind to her back and that really helped her.”

Lady Dogies who punched their tickets to the state meet include Aspen Bloom, who was seventh in the mile and fourth in the two-mile, Syd Pederson who made the podium in the seventh position in Discus, Anika Oleson with her sixth-place finish in the Triple Jump, and Liliana Cunningham who came in ninth, but fate smiled down upon her. 

“We ended up getting one more in than I thought,” Conzelman said. “Liliana ended up ninth in the two mile, but someone dropped out so, as the alternate, she now gets to run it at state this weekend.”

Sam Scribner soared to new heights in the Pole Vault when he cleared 13 feet in his second-place finish. That mark was a foot higher than he has cleared thus far. 

“That was awesome for him to hit that, and he just keeps going up,” Conzelman said. “The pit in Buffalo is a little tight and we are expecting better weather in Casper, so I am expecting great things to happen with Sam.”

Jayden Corley punched his ticket in both the Long Jump and the Triple Jump where he finished fifth and second, respectively. Eli Morrill finished fourth in the Triple Jump, securing a spot in that event this weekend. Aidan Butler caught air in the Discus throw where he finished seventh with his 120-foot, 11-inch toss. Adam Butler qualified in the 110 Meter Hurdles by finishing fifth, and Dustin McCarthy made it to the state meet with his sixth-place finish in High Jump.

These Dogies will join the already pre-qualified athletes, which include Olson in the 100 and 200 Meter dashes, the 100 Meter Hurdles and Long Jump, CJ Hardy and Hill in the High Jump, McConkey in the 100 and 200 Meter dashes, Scribner in the Pole Vault and Cunningham in the mile and the two mile.

Action begins at Kelly Walsh High School Thursday at 2 p.m. with the final of the 3200 race, and everything wraps up on Saturday afternoon with the 4x400 Relay.

NHS Track & Field

Newcastle @ 3A East Regional Track Meet in Buffalo 5/16-17/25

Women’s Team Results:

1. Buffalo 196.5

2. Douglas 132

3. Torrington 116.5

4. Rawlins 59

5. Wheatland 52

6T. Glenrock 46

6T. Newcastle 46

8. Burns 44

Women’s Individual Results:

100M Prelims:

5. Adalyn Olson 12.76 3AQ

17. Zadyn Allen 14.03 PR

23. Madalyn Francis 14.46

24. Aspyn Archer 14.73

100M Finals:

3. Adalyn Olson 13.20

200M Prelims:

3. Adalyn Olson 26.20 PR 3AQ NHS School Record

13. Anika Oleson 30.14

14. Zadyn Allen 30.27

19. Hollie Swentesky 31.80

200M Finals:

3. Adalyn Olson 26.07 PR 3AQ NHS School Record

400M Prelims:

17. Hollie Swentesky 1:17.77

1600M:

7. Aspen Bloom 5:57.99 Q

11. Liliana Cunningham 6:29.60

3200M:

4. Aspen Bloom 13:08.87 Q

9. Liliana Cunningham 14:56.13 Q

100M Hurdles Prelims:

2. Adalyn Olson 15.40 PR 3AQ NHS School Record

100M Hurdles Finals:

2. Adalyn Olson 15.26 PR 3AQ NHS School Record

4x100M Relay: :55.53

6. Aspyn Archer, Zadyn Allen, Anika Oleson, Madalyn Francis 

High Jump:

10T. Aspyn Archer 4-05 

16T. Hollie Swentesky 4-03

Long Jump:

2. Adalyn Olson 17-02.75 3AQ

11. Zadyn Allen 13-11

Triple Jump:

6. Anika Oleson 33-03.75 PR Q

16. Lillie Morrill 39-07.75

19. Hollie Swentesky 28-10 PR

Pole Vault:

6. Madalyn Francis 8-06 PR Q

NH. Ashlynn Shroyer 

NH. Netanya Prell 

Shot Put:

13. Sydney Pederson 28-09.5

14. Kyndal Von Eye 27-07.25

19. Julie Morris 27-00.25

29. Ivy Bau 21-01.5

Discus:

7. Sydney Pederson 92-06 Q

12. Julie Morris 85-02

13. Kyndal Von Eye 84-04 PR

27. Heidi Sanford 61-07

Men’s Team Results:

1. Buffalo 148

2. Burns 130

3. Douglas 106

4. Newcastle 78

5. Glenrock 70

6. Rawlins 57

7T. Torrington 47.5

7T. Wheatland 47.5

Men’s Individual Results:

100M Prelims: 

3. Collin McConkey 11.34 3AQ

12. Adam Butler 11.72 PR

13. Rurik Herrberg 11.73 PR

17. Dane Crabtree 11.86

100M Finals:

2. Collin McConkey 11.46 3AQ

200M Prelims:

3. Collin McConkey 22.93 3AQ

11. Landen Hill 23.94

13. Rurik Herrberg 24.33

24. Scott Larson 26.57

200M Finals:

5. Collin McConkey 23.24 3AQ

400M Prelims:

10. Archer Ohnstad 57.71 PR

22. Aksel Scott 1:11.93

23. River Tacy 1:17.10

800M:

10. Landen Hill 2:15.29

19. Aksel Scott 2:44.24

21. River Tacy 3:18.46

1600M:

4. Sam Cunningham 4:42.27 3AQ

14. Archer Ohnstad 5:099.75

17. Lane Carter 5:29.95

3200M:

2. Sam Cunningham 10:20.70 3AQ

11. Archer Ohnstad 11:49.97

13. Lane Carter 12:08.88

110M Hurdles Prelims:

3. Adam Butler 16.62 PR 3AQ

11. Dustin McCarthy 18.44

15. CJ Hardy 20.05

110M Hurdles Finals:

5. Adam Butler 17.16 Q

300M Hurdles Prelims:

9. Adam Butler 46.90

13. Scott Larson 48.99

4x100M Relay: 

DQ. Adam Butler, Drew Conzelman, Archer Ohnstad, Dane Crabtree

1600M Sprint Medley: 3:45.44 3AQ NHS School Record

3. Collin McConkey, Landen Hill, Dane Crabtree, Sam Cunningham

High Jump:

3. CJ Hardy 6-00 3AQ

5. Landen Hill 5-10 Q

6. Dustin McCarthy 5-10 Q

Pole Vault:

2. Sam Scribner 13-00 PR 3AQ

9. Simon Bau 10-06

13. Scott Larson 10-00

NH. Nate White 

Long Jump:

6. Jayden Corley 19-09 Q

9. Dane Crabtree 19-02.5

10. Eli Morrill 18-10.75

13. Sam Scribner 18-07

Triple Jump:

2. Jayden Corley 40-07 Q

4. Eli Morrill 40-03.5 Q

13. Dustin McCarthy 34-05.25

Shot Put:

10. Aidan Butler 39-06.25

15. Jayden Corley 37-06

25. Gustaf Rydholm 33-07.5

27. Daymon Oliver 32-10.75

Discus:

7. Aidan Butler 120-11 Q

14. Connor Kitch 109-07

30. Jayden Corley 77-06

31. Daymon Oliver 76-10