Athlete of the Week: Reece Ewoldt (March 20, 2024)
Blair runner sets new 1,600-meter run record
Blair's Reece Ewoldt, left, takes a relay handoff from Brynn Lundgren last season at Ralston High School.
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Blair senior Reece Ewoldt, left, runs Thursday during the 3,200-meter relay at Concordia University.
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Runners Lainey Bilau, from left, Reece Ewoldt and Allie Czapla are returning Blair High School track and field letter winners this season.
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Cross-country teammates Allie Czapla, left, and Reece Ewoldt sit side-by-side Wednesday on Signing Day at BHS.
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Blair senior Reece Ewoldt races Friday during the Class B State Cross-Country Championships at Kearney Country Club.
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Blair runners Allie Czapla, from left, Ryen Anderson, Reece Ewoldt and Nadia Davey race from the starting line Friday during the Class B State Cross-Country Championships at Kearney Country Club.
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Blair senior Reece Ewoldt finished a team-best 16th Friday during the NSAA Class B State Cross-Country Championships in Kearney.
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Blair's Reece Ewoldt, right, runs Oct. 11 during a Class B district meet in Plattsmouth.
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The Blair High School girls cross-country team qualified for the 2023 NSAA State Championships during a district race Oct. 11 in Plattsmouth. From left: Reece Ewoldt, Allie Czapla, Nadia Davey, Ryen Anderson, Ryleigh Schroeter and Jade Wickwire.
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Blair runners Bella Matzen, middle left, Reece Ewoldt, middle, and Allie Czapla, middle right, take off from the starting line Thursday at Otte Blair Middle School.
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Bears senior Reece Ewoldt, right, races to the finish line Thursday in Blair.
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Blair senior Reece Ewoldt runs through the finish line Tuesday at Rhylander Park.
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Senior Reece Ewoldt earned the BHS girls' best state finish last fall.
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Blair's Reece Ewoldt, left, runs ahead of Arlington's Whitney Wollberg on Friday at Wahoo High School.
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Blair runners Hailey Amandus, left, and Reece Ewoldt round a corner of the track Tuesday at Krantz Field.
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Blair cross-country's state lineup poses for a photo Friday at Kearney Country Club. From left: Reece Ewoldt, Lainey Bilau, Addie Sullivan, Nadia Davey, Chloe Schrick and Allie Czapla.
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Blair runners Allie Czapla, left, and Reece Ewoldt compete Friday at Kearney Country Club.
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Blair's Reece Ewoldt competes Thursday during the district meet at Elkhorn Mount Michael.
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Blair's Reece Ewoldt, left, and Allie Czapla, right, compete Thursday at Bennington High School.
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The Bears' Reece Ewoldt leads a pack of runners including Allie Czapla, left, and Fort Calhoun's Bria Bench, right, Thursday at Otte Blair Middle School.
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Blair's Allie Czapla, middle, and Reece Ewoldt, right, race side-by-side Tuesday at Rhylander Park in Plattsmouth.
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Blair's Reece Ewoldt runs the 400-meter dash Wednesday at Omaha Burke Stadium.
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Blair's Reece Ewoldt competes in the 1,600-meter relay race Thursday at Omaha Burke Stadium.
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Blair sophomore Reece Ewoldt starts a Class B District 4 race Tuesday in Columbus.
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Hailey Amandus, from left, Kaitlynn Amandus, Makayla Baughman and Reece Ewoldt celebrate a gold-medal victory in the 3,200-meter relay Friday at Omaha Burke Stadium.
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Blair Bear Reece Ewoldt, left, runs her leg of the 3,200-meter relay race Friday at Omaha Burke Stadium.
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Blair's Reece Ewoldt runs the 3,200-meter relay Friday at Krantz Field.
Nannen Physical Therapy Athlete of the Week Reece Ewoldt finished first in the 1,600-meter run, clocking in at 5:12.73 during the season-opening meet and breaking a 26-year-old Blair High School record set by Natalie Flynn. The senior Bear was honored this week alongside Arlington runner Kevin Flesner and AJ Duros of the Fort Calhoun baseball team.
