Backer wins L&C triple jump title

Backer wins L&C triple jump title

CREIGHTON - Abbey Backer had a very busy and successful day at the Lewis & Clark Conference Track and Field Meet May 2 held in Creighton.

Backer brought home a conference title in the triple jump, placed second in the long jump and added a fifth-place showing in the 100-meter dash to pace the Lady Cards to a seventh-place finish in the team standings with 46 points.

The Cardinals finished ninth with 14 points.

Homer won the team crown for the girls with 89 points, Wausa and Bloomfield tied for the runner-up spot with 80 points each.

Bloomfield won the boys’ championship with 109 points with Wausa taking second with 95. The Cardinals scored 14 points to tie for ninth with Winside.

Backer hopped, stepped and jumped 33-03.75 to earn the gold in the triple jump and was second in the long jump after hitting the sand after sailing 15-0 even.

She ran the 100 in 13.78 for the fifth-place hardware.

The Lady Redbirds also earned some points in the relays with the 1,600-meter squad of Aniston Schmidt, Rylee Reimers, Bria Reimers and Emily Gilliand covering the distance in 4:41.63 to place third and the 400-meter quartet of Bria Reimers, Gilliland, Kamryn Beed and Schmidt circling the oval in 56.29 to place fourth.

Gilliland had a great day as well placing second in the open 800 in 2:36.65 and third in the 400 in 1:03.10.

Mabel Ngebeh used a toss of 107-08 in the discus to bring homea fifthplace medal.

Jaylen Junck paced the Cardinals placing fourth in 110-meter high hurdles and fifth in the triple jump with a best of 35-09 in the triple jump.

He also anchored the Randolph 400-meter relay foursome of Ty Sievers, Milo Rayford and Brecken Shearer to a fourth-place showing in that race.

Rayford was fifth in the 400 in 55.25 and Stewart Umberger placed fifth in the shot put with a heave of 44-03.

The Cardinals and Lady Cardinals will host their own invitational on May 7 before heading to Hartington May 13 for their district meet.

2026 LEWIS & CLARK CONFERENCE TRACK AND FIELD MEET 

Creighton, May 2.

Boys Team Results: 1. Bloomfield 109; 2. Wausa 95; 3. Creighton 74; 4. Homer 71; 5. Wynot 42; 6. Tri County Northeast 36; 7. Winnebago 35; 8. Osmond 34; 9. Randolph 14; 9. Winside 14.

Boys Individual Results (1st Place and Randolph Performances) 

100-Meter Dash: 1. Adarius Flemister (BAGO) 11.62; 10. Milo Rayford (RAN) 13.35; 11. Brecken Shearer (RAN) 13.36.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Adarius Flemister (Bago) 23.31; 12. Milo Rayford (RAN) 26.36; 15. Brecken Shearer (RAN) 26.97; 16. Ty Sievers (RAN) 27.15.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Aayden Harris (HOM) 52.18; 5. Milo Rayford (RAN) 55.25.

110-Meter Hurdles: 1. Mac Carlson (WAU) 16.13; 4. Jaylen Junck (RAN) 19.42.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Aayden Harris (HOM) 42.79; 7. Jaylen Junck (RAN) 49.32.

400-Meter Relay: 1. Bloomfield 45.10; 4. Randolph (Ty Sievers, Milo Rayford, Brecken Shearer, Jaylen Junck) 49.22.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Bloomfield 3:47.63.

3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Creighton 8:47.42.

Shot Put: 1. Owen Doerr (CRE) 53-02; 5. Stewart Umberger (RAN) 44-03; 13. Kamdin Worlein (RAN) 37-06.50; 16. Ty Sievers (RAN) 33-08.

Discus: 1. Tyler Paulsen (WIN) 151-06; 14. Stewart Umberger (RAN) 94-09; 15. Kamdin Worlein (RAN) 92-08; 25. Ty Sievers (RAN) 75-07. 

High Jump: 1. Ryan Kleinschmit (WAU) 6-03.

Pole Vault: 1. Cody Bloomquist (WAU) 11-00.

Long Jump: 1. Braylon Hans (WYN) 18-09.50.

Triple Jump: 1. Mac Carlson (WAU) 41-00.75; 5. Jaylen Junck (RAN) 35-09.

Girls Team Results: 1. Homer 89; 2. Wausa 80; 2. Bloomfield 80; 4. Tri County Northeast 75; 5. Winside 65; 6. Creighton 48; 7. Randolph 46; 8. Wynot 18; 9. Winnebago 16; 10. Osmond 9.

Girls Individual Results (1st Place and Randolph Performances) 

100-Meter Dash: 1. Kiya Tornez (TCNE) 12.98; 5. Abbey Backer (RAN) 13.78; 16. Kamryn Beed (RAN) 15.12; 21. Bria Reimers (RAN) 15.66.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Reagan Gillilan (WAU) 26.48; 8. Abbey Backer (RAN) 29.10; 9. Aniston Schmidt (RAN) 29.77; 15. Kamryn Beed (RAN) 32.73.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Reagan Gillilan (WAU) 59.29; 3. Emily Gilliland (RAN) 1:03.10; 7. Aniston Schmidt (RAN) 1:05.79.

800-Meter Run: 1. Lilly Harris (HOM) 2:29.61; 2. Emily Gilliland (RAN) 2:36.65; 16. Jenna Guenther (RAN) 3:08.49.

100-Meter Hurdles: 1. Makinna Lovell (BLF) 16.73; 8. Brooke Meier (RAN) 20.74; 9. Sydney Robinson (RAN) 20.88; 11. Rylee Reimers (RAN) 21.63.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Makinna Lovell (BLF) 48.58; 8. Rylee Reimers (RAN) 57.79; 11. Brooke Meier (RAN) 59.48; 16. Sydney Robinson (RAN) 1:08.93.

400-Meter Relay: 1. Wausa 50.59; 4. Randolph (Bria Reimers, Emily Gilliland, Kamryn Beed, Aniston Schmidt) 56.29.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Bloomfield 4:27.97; 3. Randolph (Aniston Schmidt, Rylee Reimers, Bria Reimers, Emily Gilliland) 4:41.63.

Shot Put: 1. Hadleigh Schutt (WIN) 38-03.50; 7. Mabel Ngebeh (RAN) 30-05.50; 19. Delayne Thelen 24-05.50.

Long Jump: 1. Kiya Tornez (TCNE) 15-09.50; 2. Abbey Backer (RAN) 15-00; 10. Jenna Guenther (RAN) 12-11.50; 11. Lilly Kuchta (RAN) 12-09.75.

Triple Jump: 1. Abbey Backer (RAN) 33-03.75; 8. Lilly Kuchta (RAN) 28-10; 9. Jenna Guenther (RAN) 28-06.5en (RAN) 24-05.50; 21. Alaina Schulz (RAN) 22-08.

Discus: 1. Hadleigh Schutt (WIN) 119-04; 5. Mabel Ngebeh (RAN) 107-08; 19. Alaina Schulz (RAN) 67-04; 20. Lydia Schultz (RAN) 56-08. High Jump: 1. Mackenzie Suhr (WAU) 5-05.