Wind was present, but so, too, was the sun for Tuesday's 21st annual Pioneer Invite.
The Fort Calhoun track and field team claimed second in the boys' team standings at its home meet, while the girls took third. The Douglas County West boys and Yutan girls, meanwhile, earned first, respectively.
Andrew Namuth, however, did not win an event. The FCHS junior did break a 28-year-old school record, though.
Namuth cleared 154 feet, 10 inches with his best attempt in the discus, topping the 1996 mark of Greg Eveland by 2 feet.
“He's been working hard on making adjustments to his technique,” throws coach Ginger Dorau said of Namuth. “He continues to improve each day, and is going into the last part of the season strong.”
The Pioneer finished third with his record-breaking discus attempt, but also earned a second-place result in the shot put with an effort covering 48-9.
“He's close to getting that record, too,” Dorau said.
In addition to Namuth's accomplishments, coach Mandy Taylor's Calhoun lineup won four scored events at its home track meet. TJ DeMilt earned gold in the pole vault, clearing a bar set at 12 feet, 6 inches.
The boys' 400 relay squad finished their race in first, too. Alex Schuler, Clay Bohnenkamp, Michael Maxon and Preston Johnson stopped the clock in 44.3 seconds.
The team of Seth Waters, Christ Post-Whiteowl, Will Dennis and Lawson Tjardes was victorious as well. They finished the 3,200 relay in 8:39.3.
The Fort Calhoun girls' 1,600 relay team — Madi Larrick, Ari Nelson, Bella McLaughlin and Kaylee Taylor — won at FCHS, too. It crossed the finish line in 4:21.
An abundance of Pioneers secured second-place finishes Tuesday as well. Maxon (100 dash), Matthew Kelly (110 and 300 hurdles), Taylor (long jump and triple jump), Bria Bench (high jump) and Afton Byelick (pole vault) all produced runner-up results. Byelick's height — 8-6 — broke her own school record.
Next, the Pioneers compete 10 a.m. Saturday during the Nebraska Capitol Conference meet at Douglas County West High School in Valley.
PIONEER INVITE
Tuesday at Fort Calhoun High School
BOYS
Team standings: Douglas County West 126, Fort Calhoun 117.5, Yutan 89, Omaha Roncalli 68, Omaha Concordia 51, Tekamah-Herman 43.5, Bennington 19, Mead 7, Omaha Christian Academy 6.
Top-6 FCHS Finishers
100-meter dash: 2, Michael Maxon, 11.32 seconds. 4, Preston Johnson, 11.47. 6, Clay Bohnenkamp, 11.64.
200 dash: 3, Johnson, 22.91.
800 run: 4, Seth Waters, 2:16.1. 6, Johnathon Schwarte, 2:19.7.
1,600 run: 3, Lawson Tjardes, 4:41.3. 6, Chris Post-Whiteowl, 4:58.4.
3,200 run: 3, Travis Skelton, 11:14.5. 4, Brayden Bessey, 11:22.1.
400 relay: 1, FCHS (Alex Schuler, Bohnenkamp, Maxon, Johnson), 44.3.
1,600 relay: 4, FCHS (Blake Welchert, Matthew Kelly, Lawson Tjardes, Johnson), 3:41.1.
3,200 relay: 1, FCHS (Waters, Post-Whiteowl, Will Dennis, Tjardes), 8:39.3.
110 hurdles: 2, Matthew Kelly, 15.94. 5, TJ DeMilt, 17.99. 6, Trey King III, 18.03.
300 hurdles: 2, Kelly, 42.1. 5, Alex Schuler, 44.1.
Long jump: 4, Maxon, 20 feet, 4 inches.
High jump: 6, Ty Ringler, 5-4.
Pole vault: 1, DeMilt, 12-6.
Discus: 3, Andrew Namuth, 154-10. 6, Colby Bentley, 135.
Shot put: 2, Namuth, 48-9. 5, Colton Miles, 41-8.5.
Throwers relay: 1, FCHS, 54.18.
GIRLS
Team standings: Yutan 151, Roncalli/Duchesne 92, Fort Calhoun 89, DC West 83, Bennington 34, Concordia 29, Omaha Christian Academy 17, Tekamah-Herman 15, Mead 8, Scribner-Snyder 2.
Top-6 FCHS Finishers
100-meter dash: 4, Ari Nelson, 13.44. 6, Ansley Elofson, 13.58.
3,200 run: 6, Bria Bench, 13:13.85.
400 relay: 4, FCHS (Ella Bouwman, Emilee Thayer-Mencke, Nelson, Afton Byelick), 53.9.
1,600 relay: 1, FCHS (Madi Larrick, Nelson, Bella McLaughlin, Kaylee Taylor), 4:21.
3,200 relay: 3, FCHS (Emily Barta, Harley Schwarte, Rowan Roehr, Brady Work), 12:36.64.
300 hurdles: 3, Taylor, 49.4.
Long jump: 2, Taylor, 16 feet, 2.25 inches. 4, McLaughlin, 15-7.
Triple jump: 2, Taylor, 33-8.25. 3, Nelson, 32-4.25.
High jump: 2, Bench, 5. 3, Thayer-Mencke, 4-10.
Pole vault: 2, Byelck, 8-6.
Discus: 4, Raegen Wells, 103-11.
Shot put: 4, Mollie Dierks, 31-10. 6, Wells, 31-8.
UNIFIED
400-meter relay: FCHS (Anna Taylor, Reilly Rauterkaus, Logan Brewer, Will Maxon), 1:05.18.
