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OMAHA - Laurel-Concord-Coleridge sophomore Drey Puppe used a golden performance in the 110-meter high hurdles to keep the family tradition in the hurdles alive and put the Bears in the scoring column at the Class C Nebraska Track and Field Championships at Burke Stadium May 22 and 23.
Puppe qualified for the finals in second place after running his preliminary heat in 14.14 seconds, but he was saving his best for last.
He edged out Bishop Neumann’s Beau Fujan by .07-seconds in the finals while setting a new meet record with a time of 14-seconds flat to take the gold.
Puppe had a busy weekend, also competing in the 300 hurdles and the high jump.
He placed 10th in the high jump after clearing the bar at 6-feet and placed 12th in the 300 hurdles with a time of 41.79 seconds.
Puppe was the lone Bear competing in Omaha but the Lady Bears sent girls south to compete in six events.
The Lady Bear 4X400-meter relay team of Boston Brown, Kate Tasler, Carlie Kvols and Tae Settje carried the baton the distance in 4:14.85 which put them in 15th place.
Brown also competed in the triple jump and ran the 100-meter hurdles.
Brown used a best of 35-feet even in the triple jump to place 13th and ran the hurdles in 16.18 which put her 19th in that race.
Settje had a busy weekend as well as she qualified for state in the 200 and 400 to go along with the relay.
She placed 21st in the 400 with a time of 1:01.51 and 22nd in the 200 hitting the finish in 26.97.
Kvols qualified individually in the 800-meter run and placed 21st with a time of 2:27.51.
Chase County won the boys’ team title with 55.33 points with Battle Creek coming in second with 37.33 points. Puppe and the Bears were 24th with the 10 points from Puppe’s hurdle win.
Kearney Catholic won the girls’ team championship with 79 points over Bishop Neumann with 57.
Fellow GNAC member West Holt was third with 45 and Cedar Catholic was fourth with 34.
Class C State Track LCC Results (Girls)
100-Meter Hurdles: 19. Boston Brown 16.18.
200-Meter Dash: 22. Taelynn Settje 26.97.
400-Meter Dash: 21. Taelynn Settje 1:01.51.
800-Meter Run: 21. Carlie Kvols 2:27.51.
Triple Jump: 13. Boston Brown 35-00.
4X400 Relay: 15. Boston Brown, Kate Tasler, Carlie Kvols, Taelynn Settje 4:14.85.
LCC Results (Boys) 110-Meter Hurdles: 1. Drey Puppe 14.00.
300-Meter Hurdles: 12. Drey Puppe 41.79.
High Jump: 10. Drey Puppe 6-00.
