10ClassA-Championship

Boys Results:
1    Jacob Olson        Jr    Kearney    16:04.3
2    Nolan Zimmer        Jr    Kearney    16:05.5
3    Marshall Anderson    Jr    PLVS        16:13.9
4    Steven Wilson        Sr    Fremont    16:20.0
5    Mohamed Hamdan    So    LNorthStar    16:20.1
6    Britt Jensen        Sr    Fremont    16:27.2
7    Ryan Cox            Jr    Millard N    16:28.5
8    Seth Meharg        Sr    GISH        16:31.5
9    James Tang        Jr    LNorthStar    16:32.4
10    Mach Dojiok        Jr     Benson    16:32.9
11    Joseph Harter        So    Millard W    16:33.3
12    Wyatt McGuire        Fr    N Platte    16:36.5
13    Daniel Aldaba        So    Fremont    16:46.1
14    Cory Poehling        Sr    Fremont    16:46.5
15    Tyler Soderberg        Sr    Fremont    16:47.6

Team Scores: 1 Fremont – 43, 2 Kearney – 95, 3 Millard South – 128, 4 North Platte – 146, 5 Creighton Prep – 152, 6 Lincoln North Star – 183, 7 Millard West – 184, 8 Lincoln East – 197, 9 Lincoln Southwest – 202, 10 Papillion La Vista – 206, 11 Omaha Burke – 207, 12 Papillion La Vista South – 227

Girls Results:
1    Melissa Parks        Sr    Norfolk    14:52.0
2    Sarah Dweikat        Jr    L East    15:01.2
3    Mary Hillis            Jr    L SW        15:03.7
4    Jessica Wright        Sr    B West    15:05.2
5    Sidney Hirsch        So    Millard W    15:07.8
6    Sam Gallegos        Jr    L SE        15:16.2
7    Jordyn Dahlke        So    Kearney    15:20.3
8    Mikayla Peck        Sr    PLVS        15:21.6
9    Elizabeth Naber        Fr    PLVS        15:23.1
10    Sydney Gress        Jr    PLVS        15:26.3
11    Gabriella Jenkins        Jr    PLVS        15:28.7
12    Caitlin Lewis        So    PLVS        15:32.7
13    Emily Moore        Jr    Burke    15:36.2
14    Chole Gustafson        Sr    L SE        15:37.1
15    Sophie Cemaj        Jr    Westside    15:38.9

81    Hailey Schmidt        So    GISH        17:11.6

Team Scores: 1 PLVS – 45, 2 Millard West – 106, 3 Lincoln Southeast – 115, 4 Lincoln East – 118, 5 Norfolk – 130, 6 Lincoln Southwest – 150, 7 Kearney – 167, 8 Columbus – 178, 9 Burke – 203, 10 PLV – 237, 11 Marian – 252, 12 Millard South - 273

Under almost ideal weather conditions, the Nebraska High School Cross Country Championships were contested at Kearney Country Club.  Representing the Islanders were sophomore Hailey Schmidt and senior Seth Meharg; both of these runners were making return trips to State.

Hailey finished the girls race in 81st place (17:11.6).  She got out in the race well, being about 25th place at 800m, but then began to struggle.  Hailey finished the 2010 high school season placing in the top 15 in five of the ten meets she competed in. Her season was marked by three course PR’s; those being at Walnut Creek (PLVS Titan Invitational), Skyview Park (Norfolk Invitational), and Pioneer Park (HAC Meet) and her second consecutive trip to the State Meet.

Seth had a remarkable 2010 season capped off by an eighth place finish at the State Meet in a time of 16:31.5. His place is the highest for an Islander Boy since 2003 (Pur Khor – 7th – 16:35.3) and is the THIRD fastest time by any Islander Boy on the 5000m State course (Bart Wilkins in 1984 – State Champion; 16:11- and 1985 – State Runner up; 16:10).  Seth PR’d in every meet this season.

 

It should be noted how tough the Boys A4 District Meet actually turned out to be.  The three teams from that District that qualified for State placed 2nd (Kearney), 3rd (Millard South), and 4th (North Platte) meaning that the A4 representatives BEAT ALL of the teams from EVERY OTHER District with the exception of Boys State Champion Fremont.

Senior Seth Meharg - 8th Place - 16:31.5. Third fastest time on State Course by GISH boy.