PIERCE — Cedar Catholic added to its strong spring with a pair of team titles, capturing the Tom Martin Memorial/ Wausa Invitational on April 23 and the LCC Invitational on April 21.
The Trojans edged Pierce 109-105 to win the Pierce meet, powered by a dominant showing in the relays. Cedar Catholic’s 1,600-meter relay team of Mason Baller, Hunter Kuchta, Kighter Wortmann and Cooper Hochstein won in 3:35.07, while the same group claimed the 3,200 relay in 8:26.59.
“Our relays have been running very well this season,” coach Blair Kalin said. “They are very solid.”
The Trojans also picked up key points in the throws, where Jared Rutar won the discus (161-9) and placed second in the shot put, while Graham Potts was runner-up in the discus and fourth in the shot.
On the track, Kighter Wortmann finished second in the 800, Hunter Kuchta placed third in the same event and Cooper Hochstein added a third-place finish in the 400. Nolan Heimes was second in the 300 hurdles and third in the 110 hurdles.
Cedar Catholic followed that performance with a dominant showing at Laurel, winning the LCC Invitational with 136 points.
The Trojans again leaned on their depth, highlighted by their relays. The
400 relay team (Cooper Hochstein, Mason Baller, Booker Hochstein, Micah Cattau) won in 44.06. The 1,600 relay also won with a 3:28.60 and the 3,200 relay finished second to Ponca.
Individually, Cooper Hochstein won the 400 (51.29), while Brady Hochstein placed second in the 100 and third in the 200. Joe Bowen and Jeffrey Heine added a 2-3 finish in the 1,600, and Easton Hochstein captured the triple jump (41-5).
The Lady Trojans placed fourth at the Wausa meet and fourth again at Laurel, led by a standout day from Anisten Wortmann, who won the 100,
400, 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles at Pierce.
With the postseason approaching, Kalin said the focus remains simple.
“We’ve kept improving across the board,” he said. “That’s what we need to do — just keep getting better.”
TOM MARTIN MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL
Boys Team Results:
1. Cedar Catholic 109; 2. Pierce 105; 3. Norfolk Catholic 77; 4. Crofton 53; 5. Bloomfield 42; 6. Stanton 36; 7. Wausa 33; 8. Wakefield 32; 9. Summerland 21; 10. Winside 10; 11. Osmond 6; 12. Bancroft-Rosalie 3.
Boys Individual Results (1st Place and Cedar performances)
100-Meter Dash: 1. Caden Graf (STA) 11.36; 6. Brady Hochstein (CC) 11.62; 9. Booker Hochstein (CC) 11.90; 29. Hudson Whitmire (CC) 12.89.
200-Meter Dash: 1. Preston Foxhoven (CRO) 23.41; 5. Brady Hochstein (CC) 24.18; 18. Myles Baller (CC) 25.09; 33. Hudson Whitmire (CC) 26.55.
400-Meter Dash: 1. Cael Johnson (WAK) 51.42; 3. Cooper Hochstein (CC) 52.77; 10. Myles Baller (CC) 56.94; 16. Landon Rutar (CC) 58.91; 23. Donnie Schulte (CC) 1:01.62.
800-Meter Run: 1. Brenden Bolling (PIE) 2:00.05; 2. Kighter Wortmann (CC) 2:00.96; 3. Hunter Kuchta (CC) 2:06.79; 8. Brayden Fischer (CC) 2:18.59.
1,600-Meter Run: 1. Teddy Haake (NC) 4:55.43; 6. Joe Bowen (CC) 5:12.69; 13. Jeffrey Heine (CC) 5:33.69.
3,200-Meter Run: 1. Andrew Kastl (NC) 10:34.14; 5. Jeffrey Heine (CC) 11:46.78.
110-Meter Hurdles: 1. Ryder Theisen (PIE) 15.68; 3. Nolan Heimes (CC) 16.01; 7. Blake Bensen (CC) 19.55.
300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Ryder Theisen (PIE) 41.88; 2. Nolan Heimes (CC) 43.23; 10. Blake Bensen (CC) 52.98.
400-Meter Relay: 1. Stanton 44.91; 2. Cedar Catholic (Brady Hochstein, Cooper Hochstein, Mason Baller, Micah Cattau) 45.03.
1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Cedar Catholic (Mason Baller, Hunter Kuchta, Kighter Wortmann, Cooper Hochstein) 3:35.07.
3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Cedar Catholic (Mason Baller, Cooper Hochstein, Hunter Kuchta, Kighter Wortmann) 8:26.59.
High Jump: 1. Ryan Rifer (SUMM) 6-04.
Pole Vault: 1. Ethan Kester (SUMM) 12-00; 5. Micah Cattau (CC) 10-09; 9. Keaton Keiser (CC) 9-09.
Long Jump: 1. Gavin Lubischer (PIE) 21-05.50; 5. Brady Hochstein (CC) 20-03.25; 7. Easton Hochstein (CC) 19-07.25; 9. Bodie Hochstein (CC) J19.04.50.
Triple Jump: 1. Brady Thoene (CRO) 44-01.75; 3. Easton Hochstein (CC) 41-07; 6. Landon Rutar (CC) 39-06.
Shot Put: 1. Leighton Burbach (NC) 53-04; 2. Jared Rutar (CC) 51-05; 4. Graham Potts (CC) 46-11; 13. Sam Wiebelhaus (CC) 41-09; 16. Rylen Fischer (CC) 40-09.
Discus: 1. Jared Rutar (CC) 161-09; 2. Graham Potts (CC) 154-04; 10. Rylen Fischer (CC) 124-01; 18. Sam Wiebelhaus (CC) 107-10.
Girls Team Results: 1. Norfolk Catholic 77; 2. Pierce 72; 3. Crofton 67; 4. Cedar Catholic 63; 5. Stanton 54; 6. Wausa 52.50; 7. Bloomfield 39; 8. Winside 27.50; 9. Summerland 14; 10. Wakefield 6.
Girls Individual Results (1st Place and Cedar Catholic performances):
100-Meter Dash: 1. Anisten Wortmann (CC) 12.03; 7. Shayla Heine (CC) 13.47; 11. Evie Freeman (CC) 13.78; 28, Danielle Eickhoff (CC) 15.00.
200-Meter Dash: 1. Jamaya Koehlmoos (NC) 25.69; 19. Mara Bernecker (CC) 30.18; 24. Kinleigh Kramer (CC) 30.65.
400-Meter Dash: 1. Anisten Wortmann (CC) 58.07.
800-Meter Run: 1. Aislyn Moeller (PIE) 2:33.14; 3. Brynn Bernecker (CC) 2:37.63.
1,600-Meter Run: 1. Azlynn Johnson (STA) 5:50.64; 6. Isabel Rolfes (CC) 6:22.09; 10. Madison Eickhoff (CC) 6:32.29.
3,200-MeterRun: 1.KyaJansen(NC)13:15.04.
100-Meter Hurdles: 1. Anisten Wortmann (CC) 14.12; 9. Landry Heimes (CC) 20.06.
300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Anisten Wortmann (CC) 47.47.
400-Meter Relay: 1. Wausa 51.78; 5. Cedar Catholic (Brynn Bernecker, Landry Heimes, Evie Freeman, Shayla Heine) 52.93.
1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Stanton 4:25.79; 4. Cedar Catholic (Brynn Bernecker, Mara Bernecker, Evie Freeman, Madison Eickhoff) 4:34.52.
3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Norfolk Catholic 10:55.15.
High Jump: 1. Mackenzie Suhr (WAU) 5-02; 4. Calley Stewart (CC) J4-10; 15. Landry Heimes (CC) J4-04; 16. Isabel Rolfes (CC) J4-04.
Pole Vault: 1. Addyson Ostermeyer (CRO) 9-09; 7. Kinleigh Kramer (CC) 7-09; 8. Danielle Eickhoff (CC) 7-03.
Long Jump: 1. Paiton Craig (NC) 16-07.25.
Triple Jump: 1. Hudsyn Stout (CRO) 35-02.75; 3. Calley Stewart (CC) 33-05.50.
Shot Put: 1. Seanna Pinkelman (CRO) 38-03; 20. Elsie Haahr (CC) 28-07.50.
Discus: 1. Kylie Dvorak (PIE) 136-06.50; 35. Evie Freeman (CC) 57-08.50; 37. Elsie Haahr (CC) 57-07.
LCC INVITATIONAL
Boys Team Results: 1. Cedar Catholic 136; 2. Archbishop Bergan 74; 3. Yutan 68; 4. Ponca 65; 5. LCC 43; 6. Creighton 41; 7. Tri County Northeast 28; 8. Winside 18; 8. Wynot 18; 8. Lutheran High Northeast 17.
Boys Individual Results (1st Place and Cedar Catholic/Wynot performances):
100-Meter Dash: 1. Drey Puppe (LCC) 11.22; 2. Cooper Hochstein (CC) 11.49; 4. Brady Hochstein (CC) 11.77; 6. Micah Cattau (CC) 11.78; 7. Braylon Hans (WYN) 11.86; 11. Booker Hochstein (CC) 12.05; 12. Lane Heimes (WYN) 12.07; 19. Hudson Whitmire (CC) 12.55; 25. Donnie Schulte (CC) 12.80.
200-Meter Dash: 1. Otto Henkel (YUT) 23.69; 3. Brady Hochstein (CC) 24.15; 5. Myle Baller (CC) 24.80; 8. Braylon Hans (WYN) 24.95; 16. Hudson Whitmire (CC) 25.70; 22. Kreyton Koch (WYN) 27.13; 28. Blake Klug (WYN) 30.29.
400-Meter Dash: 1. Cooper Hochstein (CC) 51.29; 4. Lane Heimes (WYN) 55.79; 7. Myles Baller (CC) 56.16; 11. Landon Rutar (CC) 57.31; 16. Kreyton Koch (WYN) 59.89; 19. Donnie Schulte (CC) 1:00.88; 23. Trey Gowery (WYN) 1:07.57.
800-Meter Run: 1. Kole Krusemark (PON) 2:06.41; 7. Brayden Fischer (CC) 2:19.09; 14. Trey Gowery (WYN) 2:35.46.
1,600-Meter Run: 1. Conner Rohrer (CRE) 4:41.53; 2. Joe Bowen (CC) 5:07.52; 3. Jeffrey Heine (CC) 5:11.49.
3,200-Meter Run: 1. Gannon Pfister (PON) 10:56.63; 6. Joe Bowen (CC) 11:49.92; 8. Jeffrey Heine (CC) 12:23.60; 12. Bentley Guenther (WYN) 14:02.35.
110-Meter Hurdles: 1. Drey Puppe (LCC) 14.49; 2. Nolan Heimes (CC) 16.22; 7. Blake Bensen (CC) 20.29.
300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Drey Puppe (LCC) 42.09; 2. Nolan Heimes (CC) 43.61; 5. Wyatt Nelson (WYN) 46.53; 7. Blake Bensen (CC) 50.27.
400-Meter Relay: 1. Cedar Catholic (Cooper Hochstein, Mason Baller, Booker Hochstein, Micah Cattau) 44.06; 5. Cedar Catholic JV (Hudson Whitmire, Grady Haberer, Keaton Keiser, Nate Arens) 49.11.
1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Cedar Catholic (Mason Baller, Hunter Kuchta, Kighter Wortmann, Cooper Hochstein) 3:28.60; 5. Wynot (Braylon Hans, Wyatt Nelson, Kreyton Koch, Lane Heimes) 3:53.62.
3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Ponca 8:29.19; 2. Cedar Catholic (Hunter Kuchta, Joe Bowen, Kighter Wortmann, Mason Baller) 8:31.34.
Shot Put: 1. Owen Doerr (CRE) 52-07; 3. Jared Rutar (CC) 48-01; 4. Graham Potts (CC) 47-00; 11. Rylen Fischer (CC) 40-04; 12. Sam Wiebelhaus (CC) 39-06; 14. Will Steffen (CC) 39-01; 25. Naye Arens (CC) 32-11; 32. Blake Klug (WYN) 31-09.
Discus: 1. Peyton Reed (YUT) 162-06; 2. Jared Rutar (CC) 152.01; 4. Graham Potts (CC) 143-05; 7. Sam Wiebelhaus (CC) 133-00; 15. Rylen Fischer (CC) 101-06; 17. Grady Haberer (CC) 100-02; 19. Brayden Fischer (CC) 96-07; 25. Blake Klug (WYN) 90-08.
High Jump: 1. Lane Heimes (WYN) 6-04; 14. Blake Bensen (CC) 5-00.
Pole Vault: 1. Otto Henkel (YUT) 12-06; 3. Micah Cattau (CC) 12-00; 6. Keaton Keiser (CC) 10-06.
Long Jump: 1. Ryan Maguire (YUT) 21-05.50; 5. Brady Kuchta (CC) 19-11; 7. Easton Hochstein (CC) 18-11.75; 8. Bodie Hochstein (CC) 18-11.25; 10. Braylon Hans (WYN) 18-05.75; 14. Wyatt Nelson (WYN) 17-08; 16. Kreyton Koch (WYN) 17-06.50.
Triple Jump: 1. Easton Hochstein (CC) 41-05; 3. Landon Rutar (CC) 38-04.
Girls Team Results: 1. LCC 96; 2. Yutan 92; 3. Ponca 74; 4. Cedar Catholic 56; 5. Archbishop Bergan 48; 6. Winside 41; 7. Lutheran High Northeast 32; 8. Creighton 27; 9. Tri County Northeast 26; 10. Randolph 23; 11. Wynot 12.
Girls Individual Results (1st Place and Cedar Catholic/Wynot performances):
100-Meter Dash: 1. Anisten Wortmann (CC) 12.11; 9. Shayla Heine (CC) 13.52; 15. Evie Freeman (CC) 14.06; 20. Kinleigh Kramer (CC) 14.77; 26. Danielle Eickhoff (CC) 15.23.
200-Meter Dash: 1. Molly Besch (YUT) 25.74; 13. Mara Bernecker (CC) 29.99; 27. Addison Sharpe (WYN) 33.71.
400-Meter Dash: 1. Claire Meyer (CRE) 1:00.81.
800-Meter Run: 1. Carlie Kvols (LCC) 2:26.74; 4. Brynn Bernecker (CC) 2:36.87; 5. Addison Sharpe (WYN) 2:40.01; 13. Jacy Nelson (WYN) 3:04.94.
1,600-Meter Run: 1. Faith Galvin (LCC) 5:39.54; 10. Madison Eickhoff (CC) 6:26.11; 11. Jacy Nelson (WYN) 6:28.64; 13. Isabel Rolfes (CC) 6:46.37.
3,200-Meter Run: 1. Ava Brennan (PON) 12:20.57.
100-Meter Hurdles: 1. Anisten Wortmann (CC) 14.65; 15. Landry Heimes (CC) 20.14.
300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Anisten Wortmann (CC) 44.71; 11. Landry Heimes (CC) 54.23.
400-Meter Relay: 1. Yutan 50.65; 5. Cedar Catholic (Evie Freeman, Brynn Bernecker, Shayla Heine, Mara Bernecker) 53.61.
1,600-Meter Relay: 1. LCC (Boston Brown, Kate Tasler, Carlie Kvols, Tae Settje) 4:11.65; 5. Cedar Catholic (Brynn Bernecker, Mara Bernecker, Madison Eickhoff, Evie Freeman) 4:36.36.
3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Ponca 10:06.64.
Shot Put: 1. Hadleigh Schutt (WIN) 38-06; 5. Elsie Haahr (CC) 28-03.
Discus: 1. Elsie Keller (PON) 122-08; 25. Evie Freeman (CC) 61-02; 26. Elise Haahr (CC) 59-07.











