Lady Bears finish third at GNAC meet

Puppe sets new LCC school records

ATKINSON — The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Lady Bear track team ran, jumped and threw their way to a third-place showing in the Greater Northeast Activities Conference with 91 points, 26 points from the fourth-place team and 15 out of the runnerup spot in the standings.

West Holt swept the team titles with the Lady Huskies posting 170 points, Elkhorn Valley was second with 106.

The Huskies pulled away from the runner-up Falcons in the boys’ division with 161 points compared to Elkhorn Valley’s 99.

Taelynn Settje and Boston Brown led a solid performance from the Lady Bears during the meet.

Brown won the triple jump with a best of 35-0.5 was second in the 100-meter hurdles (16.22) and second in the 300 hurdles (48.27).

Settje placed second in the 200 (26.85), third in the 100 (13.00) and fourth in the 400 (1:01.05).

Kate Tasler was third in the 1,600-meter run in 5:52.73 while teammate Faith Galvin was right on her heels in fourth at 5:55.73.

Galvin also placed fourth in the 3,200 in 12:33.98 with Leah Gould taking fifth.

Carlie Kvols and Justice Olson were fourth and fifth respectively in the 800-meters.

Grace Galvin was fourth in the long jump and Kloie Ferris picked up a sixth-place medal in the 300 hurdles behind Brown.

The Lady Bear 3,200-meter relay team of Tasler, Olson, Faith Galvin and Kvols did eight laps in 10:11.04 to place second in the event.

The 400-meter squad of Grace Galvin, Ferris, Willa Roberts and Jolynn Kinkaid placed fourth with a time of 55.22.

Drey Puppe and the Bears scored 42.33 points for the day to place fourth.

Puppe won the 110-meter hurdles in 14.11 which was a meet record and the fastest time in northeast Nebraska this spring.

“I actually was feeling a little off after the preliminaries,” Puppe said. “It was the first preliminaries and finals I had run this season. My dad came up to me right before the finals and said something I can’t say here, but it got me fired up. I just settled in and ran my race. It felt great.”

The LCC sophomore is taking in a little extra coaching to try to get faster in the hurdles.

“I’ve kind of outgrown my dad’s help so we’ve been going to Lincoln every Sunday and working with a guy down there,” Puppe said. “He showed me some different things to do with my race that have really helped and he said I should do more speed work.”

Puppe works on his speed work back in Laurel competing in the 100 and 200 during the season, and he placed sixth in the 100 Saturday. He also grabbed a third-place medal in the 300 hurdles, an event he recently set the school record in at another meet.

To complete his day he placed fourth in the high jump.

Shane Langford also won a conference title finishing first in the 3,200 with a time of 10:57.86.

Langford added a fifth-place finish in the 1,600 to his day with teammate Owen Johnson finishing sixth.

Jaylen Carpenter placed fifth in the shot while Weston Patefield was sixth in the pole vault.

The LCC 3,200-meter relay team of Hunter Benson, Johnson, Sebastian Van Drongelen and Langford placed third in the event with a time of 9:04.66.

The Bears and Lady Bears will compete in the Winside Invite in Laurel on May 7 then head to Hartington on May 14 for the district track and field meet.

2026 GREATER NORTHEAST ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS Girls Team Results: 1. West Holt 170; 2. Elkhorn Valley 106; 3. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 91; 4. Plainview 65; 5. Lutheran High Northeast 50; 6. Summerland 19; 7. Hartington- Newcastle 16; 8. Neligh-Oakdale 9.

Girls Individual Results (1st Place and LCC performances): 100-Meter Dash: 1. Lexie Dinkel (LHNE) 12.55; 3. Taelynn Settje (LCC) 13.00; 9. Grace Galvin (LCC) 13.94; 22. Lisa Jackson (LCC) 17.58.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Lexie Dinkel (LHNE) 26.14; 2. Taelynn Settje (LCC) 26.85; 14. Ruby Jonas (LCC) 30.98; 16. Willa Roberts (LCC) 31.23.

400-Meter Dash: 1. London Conrad (WH) 59.24; 4. Taelynn Settje (LCC) 1:01.05; 10. Jolynn Kinkaid (LCC) 1:07.24; 13. Tyler Recob (LCC) 1:07.95.

800-Meter Run: 1. Pavan Larson (WH) 2:26.09; 4. Carlie Kvols (LCC) 2:31.48; 5. Justice Olson (LCC) 2:37.44; 13. Leah Gould (LCC) 2:53.59.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Mazzy Kuchar (EV) 5:45.14; 3. Kate Tasler (LCC) 5:52.73; 4. Faith Galvin (LCC) 5:55.73; 13. Addy Hoeppner (LCC) 6:33.46.

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Mazzy Kuchar (EV) 12:16.56; 4. Faith Galvin (LCC) 12:33.98; 5. Leah Gould (LCC) 12:47.58; 7. Ava Christiansen (LCC) 13:26.92.

100-Meter Hurdles: 1. Hollyn Conrad (WH) 15.54; 2. Boston Brown (LCC) 16.22; 8. Kloie Ferris (LCC) 18.18; 18. Ruby Jonas (LCC) 21.10.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Hollyn Conrad (WH) 46.98; 2. Boston Brown (LCC) 48.27; 6. Kloie Ferris (LCC) 52.31.

400-Meter Relay: 1. West Holt 50.06; 4. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (Grace Galvin, Kloie Ferris, Willa Roberts, Jolynn Kinkaid) 55.22.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1. West Holt 4:08.35; 2. Laurel-Concord- Coleridge (Boston Brown, Kate Tasler, Carlie Kvols, Taelynn Settje) 4:18.54.

3,200-Meter Relay: 1. West Holt 10:08.49; 2. Laurel-Concord- Coleridge (Kate Tasler, Justice Olson, Faith Galvin, Carlie Kvols) 10:11.04.

High Jump: 1. Lexie Dinkel (LHNE) 5-00; 13. Tyler Recob (LCC) J4-04.

Pole Vault: 1. Paisley Mitchell (WH) 9-06; 9. Willa Roberts (LCC) 7-00.

Long Jump: 1. Lexie Dinkel (LHNE) 17-01; 4. Grace Galvin (LCC) 15-09.25; 15. Laney Folkers (LCC) 13-11.

Triple Jump: 1. Boston Brown (LCC) 35-00.50; 11. Laney Folkers (LCC) 29-03.

Shot Put: 1. Avery Nemetz (WH) 38-11; 7. Aubri Kleinschmit (LCC) 31-00; 12. Madyson Campbell (LCC) 26-03.

Discus: 1. Avery Nemetz (WH) 124-03; 7. Madyson Campbell (LCC) 93-03; 10. Justice Olson (LCC) 86-00; 20. Aubri Kleinschmit (LCC) 59-08.

Boys Team Results: 1. West Holt 161; 2. Elkhorn Valley 99; 3. Hartington-Newcastle 98; 4. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 42.33; 5. Lutheran High Northeast 38; 6. Plainview 31; 7. Summerland 20.33; 8. Neligh-Oakdale 6.33.

Boys Individual Results (1st Place and LCC performances): 100-Meter Dash: 1. Brody Galyen (WH) 10.68; 6. Drey Puppe (LCC) 11.49; 18. Alex Allison (LCC) 12.55; 21. Nathan Boysen (LCC) 12.81.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Brody Galyen (WH) 22.42; 14. Alex Allison (LCC) 25.71; 16. Luke Jackson (LCC) 26.74.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Brody Galyen (WH) 49.26; 9. Hunter Benson (LCC) 55.88; 14. Nathan Boysen (LCC) 1:00.31; 15. Josiah Tasler (LCC) 1:00.71.

800-Meter Run: 1. Kellen Monasterio (WH) 2:09.00; 8. Owen Johnson (LCC) 2:19.20; 13. Sebastian Van Drongelen (LCC) 2:28.26.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Kellen Monasterio (WH) 4:59.65; 5. Shane Langford (LCC) 5:11.15; 6. Owen Johnson (LCC) 5:11.90; 17. Dillion Sanderson (LCC) 6:12.23.

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Shane Langford (LCC) 10:57.86.

110-Meter High Hurdles: 1. Drey Puppe (LCC) 14.11.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Hunter Wettlaufer (WH) 41.50; 3. Drey Puppe (LCC) 42.23.

400-Meter Relay: 1. West Holt 44.20; 7. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (Nathan Boysen, Alex Allison, Nolan Nordby, Weston Patefield) 48.75.

1,600-Meter Relay: NRA 3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Elkhorn Valley 8:37.52; 3. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (Hunter Benson, Owen Johnson, Sebastian Van Drongelen, Shane Langford) 9:04.66.

High Jump: 1. Ryan Rifer (SUMM) 6-04; 4. Drey Puppe (LCC) 5-10.

Pole Vault: 1. Jason Heimes (H-N) 12-00; 6. Weston Patefield (LCC) 10-00; 12. Sebastian Van Drongelen (LCC) J806.

Long Jump: 1. Gavin Feddern (LHNE) 21-01; 17. Weston Patefield (LCC) J16-07; 18. Josiah Tasler (LCC) 16-05.

Triple Jump: 1. Maximus McCray (H-N) 43-01; 9. Josiah Tasler (LCC) 36-03; 10. Nolan Nordby (LCC) 36-01; 16. Weston Patefield (LCC) 34-00.

Shot Put: 1. Brayden Steskal (WH) 48-01; 5. Jaylen Carpenter (LCC) 41-04.50; 7. Turner Thompson (LCC) 3803.50; 17. Cade Johnson (LCC) 34-11.50.

Discus: 1. Korbin Werner (EV) 158-02; 18. Turner Thompson (LCC) 97-05; 21. Jaylen Carpenter (LCC) 92-03; 23. Cade Johnson (LCC) 81-04.