Blair track and field standout wins pair of 800-meter races
Blair's Caleb Funk runs a relay race Thursday at Concordia University.
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The Bears' Caleb Funk races up a hill Thursday in Blair.
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Blair senior Nolan Slominski, left, takes a relay handoff from Caleb Funk on Wednesday at Omaha Burke Stadium.
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Blair's Declan McCabe, right, and Caleb Funk run Tuesday at Rhylander Park.
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Blair's Caleb Funk runs the curve Tuesday at Plattsmouth High School.
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Blair's Caleb Funk runs Thursday at Elkhorn Mount Michael.
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Blair cross-country's state lineup poses for a photo Friday at Kearney Country Club. From left: Caleb Funk, Dawson Fricke, Zac Keeling, Tannon Bellamy, Isaac Field, Calin O'Grady and Ted Lueders.
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Blair qualified 12 runners for the 2022 NSAA Class B State Cross-Country Championships. Front row, from left: Isaac Field, Zac Keeling, Calin O'Grady, Dawson Fricke, Ted Lueders and Caleb Funk. Back row: Bella Matzen, Reece Ewoldt, Lainey Bilau, Allie Czapla, Addie Sullivan and Nadia Davey.
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Blair's Caleb Funk, right, leads teammate Calin O'Grady to the finish line Thursday at Boys Town.
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Blair's Ted Lueders, from left, Caleb Funk, Zac Keeling, Calin O'Grady and Dawson Fricke run down East 4th Street on Aug. 10.
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Zac Keeling, right, waves to the camera alongside Caleb Funk on Tuesday's run at Otte Blair Middle School.
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An audience watches as Blair's Caleb Funk runs a relay race Wednesday at Omaha Burke Stadium.
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Blair's Caleb Funk finishes a relay race Tuesday in Columbus.
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Blair's Caleb Funk takes off out of the blocks Thursday during a relay race at Krantz Field.
Nannnen Physical Therapy Athlete of the Week Caleb Funk won two 800-meter races last week, helping his Blair track team to higher team finishes in both Plattsmouth and Wahoo. The Bear was honored this week alongside Fort Calhoun track athlete Lawson Tjardes as well as Arlington baseball player Blaine Vogt.
