Cardinal tracksters wrap up season at District meet

Today, 06:00 AM

HARTINGTON — The Randolph Lady Cardinals will send two athletes to Omaha after strong performances at the Class D-3 District Track and Field Championships May 13.

Randolph finished fifth in the nine-team girls standings with 34 points. Archangels Catholic claimed the district title with

122.5 points, followed by Howells-Dodge with 105 and Wausa Public Schools with

100.

Emily Gilliland continued her strong postseason run by qualifying for the state meet in two events.

Gilliland punched her ticket to Omaha with a second-place finish in the

400-meter dash, clocking a time of 1:01.11. Wausa’s Reagan Gillilan won the event in

58.07 seconds.

Gilliland also qualified in the 800-meter run after placing second in 2:31.34.

Abbey Backer earned a state berth in the triple jump, placing third with a leap of

33 feet, 5 inches.

Backer also turned in a strong all-around district performance, finishing fifth in the long jump at 15-1.75 and fifth in the 100-meter dash in 13.41 seconds.

Backer teamed with Lilly Kuchta, Gilliland and Aniston Schmidt in the

4x100 relay, which placed fourth in

54.55.

The 4x400 relay team of Schmidt, Rylee Reimers, Bria Reimers and Gilliland finished fifth in 4:58.63.

Brooke Meier added a sixth-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 18.91.

Randolph scored four points in the boys division. Archangels Catholic won the boys team title with 118 points, while Howells-Dodge finished second with 104 and Wausa took third with 100.5.

Milo Rayford placed sixth in both the 200-meter dash in 24.99 seconds and the 400-meter dash in 55.41.

Luke Harder added a fifth-place finish in the high jump after clearing

5-11.

Stewart Umberger narrowly missed a medal in the shot put with a seventh-place finish, while the Randolph 4x100 relay team also placed seventh.

Classes C and D will compete at the state track and field meet in Omaha on May 22-23 following the Class A and B competition May 20-21.

2026 D-3 DISTRICT TRACK Girls Team Results

1. Archangel Catholic 122.50; 2. Howells-Dodge 105; 3. Wausa 100; 4. Guardian Angels Central Catholic 85; 5. Randolph

34; 6. Winside 31.25; 7. Osmond 17; 7. Winside 17; 9. Lyons-Decatur Northeast

13.25.

Girls Individual Results (1st and Randolph performances)

100-Meter Dash: 1. Reagan Gillilan (WAU) 12.70; 5. Abbey Backer (RAN)

13.41; 10. Lilly Kuchta (RAN) 14.43; 20. Kamryn Beed (RAN) 14.84.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Reagan Gillilan (WAU) 25.80; 14. Kamryn Beed (RAN)

31.94; 16. Bria Reimers (RAN) 32.78.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Reagan Gillilan (WAU) 58.07; 2. Emily Gilliland (RAN)

1:01.11; 7. Aniston Schmidt (RAN)

1:06.20.

800-Meter Run: 1. Bailey Knobbe (GACC) 2:30.67; 2. Emily Gilliland (RAN)

2:31.34; 6. Aniston Schmidt (RAN)

2:44.80; 17. Jenna Guenther (RAN)

3:13.66.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Claire Wegener (AC) 6:03.29.

100-Meter Hurdles: 1. Audrey Praest (HD) 16.69; 6. Brooke Meier (RAN) 18.91;

11. Sydney Robinson (RAN) 20.71; 12. Rylee Reimers (RAN) 21.18.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Lillie Beltz (AC)

48.59; 10. Rylee Reimers (RAN) 56.96;

11. Brooke Meier (RAN) 58.31; 15. Sydney Robinson (RAN) 1:09.37.

4X100 Relay: 1. Wausa 50.42; 4. Randolph (Lilly Kuchta, Emily Gilliland, Aniston Schmidt, Abbey Backer) 54.55.

4X400 Relay: 1. Howells-Dodge 4:18.94;

5. Randolph (Aniston Schmidt, Rylee Reimers, Bria Reimers, Emily Gilliland)

4:38.63.

4X800 Relay: 1. Guardian Angels Central Catholic 10:23.51.

Shot Put: 1. Bailey Gerths (GACC) 41--

02.5; 17. Mabel Ngebeh (RAN) 29-04.25;

23. Delayne Thelen (RAN) 24-01.50.

Discus: 1. Kylie Brichacek (H-D) 125-09;

9. Mabel Ngebeh (RAN) 101-00; 12. Lydia Schultz (RAN) 98-06; 26. Delayne Thelen (RAN) 66-07.

Pole Vault: 1. Alaina Eames (GACC)

10-00.

High Jump: 1. Mackenzie Suhr (WAU)

5-03.

Long Jump: 1. Kali Jarosz (AC) 16--

07.50; 5. Abbey Backer (RAN) 15-01.75;

12. Lilly Kuchta (RAN) 13-05.50; 18. Jenna Guenther (RAN) 12-07.50.

Triple Jump: 1. Isabella Wegner (H-D)

34-10; 3. Abbey Backer (RAN) 33-05; 13. Jenna Guenther (RAN) 27-03; 14. Lilly Kuchta (RAN) 27-02.

Boys Team Results

1. Archangel Catholic 118; 2. Howells-Dodge 104; 3. Wausa

100.5; 4. Guardian Angels Central Catholic 59; 5. Winside

34; 6. Wynot 30; 7. Bancroft-Rosalie 23; 8. Lyons-Decatur Northeast 20.5; 9. Osmond 20;

10. Scribner-Snyder 11; 11. Randolph 4.

Boys Individual Results (1st and Randolph performances): 100-Meter Dash: 1. Gavin Geilenkirchen (AC) 11.26; 12. Milo (RAN) Rayford 12.54; 17. Brecken Shearer (RAN) 12.92.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Gavin Geilenkirchen (AC) 22.77; 6. Milo Rayford (RAN) 24.99; 16. Ty Sievers (RAN) 26.61; 18. Brecken Shearer (RAN) 26.88.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Gavin Geilenkirchen (AC) 50.92; 6. Milo Rayford (RAN) 55.41.

800-Meter Run: 1. Samuel Hass (GACC) 2:06.54.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Jaiden Anderson (AC) 4:55.07.

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Jaiden Anderson (AC) 11:02.58.

110-Meter High Hurdles: 1. Andre Martin (H-D) 15.76; 10. Jaylen Junck (RAN) 19.32.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Andre Martin (H-D) 42.17; 10. Jaylen Junck (RAN) 50.46.

4X100 Relay: 1. Wausa 45.93; 7. Randolph (Kamdin Worlein, Milo Rayford, Brecken Shearer, Jaylen Junck) 49.88.

4X400 Relay: 1. Archangels Catholic

3:37.12.

4X800 Relay: 1. Guardian Angels Central Catholic 8:55.52.

Shot Put: 1. Kaden Knaak (LDNE) 51--