Thirty Blair and Fort Calhoun track and field athletes earned state qualifications Tuesday during Class B District meets.
The Bears earned runner-up honors in both the boys and girls B-4 standings at Albion Boone Central, while the Pioneer girls were fourth and the boys eighth at home during the B-2 competition.
The BHS athletes who made the Bears’ state roster are:
Emma Ammon (high jump)
Ethan Baessler (100-meter dash, 200 dash, 400 relay, 1600 relay)
Reese Beemer (100 dash)
Lainey Bilau (3200 relay)
Chase Cottle (3200 relay)
Allie Czapla (3200 run, 3200 relay)
Hayden Daggett (400 dash, high jump, 400 relay, 1600 relay)
Reece Ewoldt (1600 run, 3200 run, 3200 relay)
Caleb Funk (800 run, 1600 relay, 3200 relay)
Greta Galbraith (pole vault)
Ben Holcomb (300 hurdles, 400 relay)
Colin McCabe (400 dash, 400 relay, 1600 relay, 3200 relay)
Declan McCabe (3200 relay)
Braden McGill (discus, shot put)
Hailey Roewert (high jump)
Ryleigh Schroeter (1600 run)
Jade Wickwire (3200 relay alternate)
Kate Wulf (3200 relay)
The Fort Calhoun qualifiers are:
Clay Bohnenkamp (400-meter relay)
Will Dennis (3200 relay)
Preston Johnson (400 relay)
Matthew Kelly (110 hurdles)
Dylan Keyser (discus)
Michael Maxon (400 relay, 100 dash)
Ari Nelson (triple jump)
Chris Post-Whiteowl (3200 relay)
Alex Schuler (400 relay)
Kaylee Taylor (300 hurdles, triple jump)
Emilee Thayer-Mencke (high jump)
Lawson Tjardes (3200 relay)
Seth Waters (3200 relay)
Class B state competition begins 9 a.m. May 15 at Omaha Burke Stadium and continues through May 16.
Arlington, meanwhile, has its Class C district competition Thursday in David City. Its state meet begins 9 a.m. May 17.
For the full story and additional photos about these events, check out Friday's edition of the Washington County Enterprise. Coverage will also appear online here at enterprisepub.com/sports that same day.
