2010 Class A State Cross Country Championship
Kearney Country Club, Kearney NE
October 22, 2010
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.
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| Senior Seth Meharg - 8th Place - 16:31.5. Third fastest time on State Course by GISH boy. |
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