Athletes of the Week: Busboom & Schroeter (March 7, 2025)
Blair swimmers earn 4 state medals apiece
Blair High School students Mason Lau, from left, Kennedy Zehner, Ryleigh Schroeter, Jane Busboom, Hannah Huenink and LeLah Filows swam as Fremont Tigers this past season. Busboom and Schroeter, meanwhile, are the last Nannen Physical Therapy Athletes of the Week of the winter season.
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Blair Swim Team members Ryleigh Schroeter, from left, Lillian Lefeber and Jane Busboom helped lead their younger teammates through Thursday's practice at the Blair Family YMCA. The Barracudas host a meet 9 a.m. Dec. 1.
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Washington County senior swimmers Jane Busboom, from left, Dathan Hansen and Ryleigh Schroeter pose for a photo Thursday at the Dillon Family Aquatics Center in Fremont. The Tigers swam a dual against Grand Island on their Senior Night.
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Blair swimmer Jane Busboom, right, dives into the pool for the 200-meter freestyle relay as Ryleigh Schroeter, middle left, and Kennedy Zehner watch Friday at the Dillon Family Aquatics Center in Fremont.
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Jane Busboom of Blair High School competes Friday during the NSAA State Swimming & Diving Championships at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Omaha.
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Fremont Tiger Jane Busboom of Blair competes in the 100-yard butterfly Tuesday at Millard South.
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Blair High School seniors Brooke Janning, left, Jane Busboom, Karlie DeWitt-Dodd, Jade Wickwire, Nadia Davey, Brynn Ray and Addie Sullivan rep their new schools. The athletes celebrated their college signings Tuesday morning in front of their friends and family.
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Jane Busboom of Blair competes in the backstroke Friday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
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Jane Busboom of Blair competes Friday during the 400-yard freestyle relay at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
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Fremont Tigers Madelyn Buck, from left, Jane Busboom, Lizzie Meyer and Ryleigh Schroeter pose for a photo Friday after setting a new 400-yard freestyle relay school record during the NSAA State Swimming & Diving Championships in Lincoln. Buck attends FHS, while Busboom and Schroeter are Blair student-athletes, and Lizzie Meyer is a multi-sport athlete at Arlington.
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Jane Busboom of Blair swims Tuesday in Fremont.
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AHS senior Lizzie Meyer, right, roots on a Fremont teammate next to Jane Busboom, middle, and coach David Struble on Tuesday at the Dillon Family Aquatics Center.
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Jane Busboom of Blair swims Tuesday at the Dillon Family Aquatics Center.
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Blair High School athletes Jane Busboom, from left, Jacob Hanson and Ryleigh Schroeter return to the pool for the Fremont Tigers this winter. Arlington's Lizzie Meyer and Dathan Hansen are also on the team.
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Jane Busboom demostrates a dive for the Blair Swim Team on Tuesday at the Blair Municipal Pool.
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Tiger Jane Busboom of BHS competes and qualifies in the 100-yard backstroke Friday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
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BHS' Jane Busboom, front, competes in a relay race Thursday in Fremont.
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Tiger Jane Busboom of Blair completes a backstroke lap Tuesday in Fremont.
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Washington County student-athletes Jane Busboom, from left, Jacob Hanson, Lizzie Meyer, Dathan Hansen, Ryleigh Schroeter and Cade Arnett are members of the Fremont High School swim team this winter. Blair Bears and Arlington Eagles have contributed to the Tigers' success in recent seasons through the involved schools' activity co-ops.
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Jane Busboom, 14, swims Saturday in Blair.
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Jane Busboom of the Fremont Tigers pushes off the wall to start the 200-yard medley relay Friday in Lincoln.
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Blair freshman Jane Busboom of the Fremont Tigers competes in the 100-yard backstroke Friday during the NSAA State Swimming & Diving Championships in Lincoln.
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Blair freshman Jane Busboom competes in the pool Tuesday at the Dillon Family Aquatics Center in Fremont.
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Tiger Jane Busboom, front, a BHS freshman, competes in the 200-yard IM on Tuesday at the Dillon Family Aquatics Center in Fremont.
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Tiger Lizzie Meyer, front, cheers on her teammates in the pool alongside Jane Busboom, second from front, and FHS coach David Struble on Tuesday in Fremont. Meyer is an Arlington sophomore and Busboom is a Blair freshman.
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Five student-athletes from Blair and Arlington High School are members of the 2021-22 Fremont Tiger swimming team, including Ryleigh Schroeter, from left, Lizzie Meyer, Jane Busboom and Cade Arnett. Not pictured: Dathan Hansen.
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Fremont Area Swim Team swimmer Jane Busboom of Blair reaches the wall Tuesday in Fremont.
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Jane Busboom swims the 50-yard butterfly July22 during the East Husker Conference Swimming Championships at Blair Municipal Pool.
The Blair Swim Team's Jane Busboom, 10, competes in the 100-yard IM on Saturday at the Nebraska YMCA Championship Swim Meet in Fremont.
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The Blair Swim Team's Jane Busboom competes Saturday at the Blair Municipal Swimming Pool.
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The Blair Swim Team's Jane Busboom dives in Thursday during practice at the Blair Municipal Pool.
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Blair High School senior Ryleigh Schroeter swims a freestyle race Friday during the NSAA Championships in Lincoln.
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Ryleigh Schroeter of Blair competes Friday during the 500-meter freestyle race in Fremont.
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Nine Blair High School student-athletes signed to join the college ranks of their sports Wednesday morning. They are, front row, from left, Hudson Loges, Ryleigh Schroeter, Addisyn Swaney and Riley Martin. Back row: Brock Templar, Nelson Kosch, Lucas Matejka, Cornez Tucker Jr. and Thomas Chikos.
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Ryleigh Schroeter of Blair finishes up a warmup lap Thursday in Fremont.
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BHS' Ryleigh Schroeter comeptes for FHS on Tuesday at Millard South.
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Ryleigh Schroeter takes a breath Friday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
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Ryleigh Schroeter of Blair competes in a butterfly race Friday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
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The Tigers' Ryleigh Schroeter of Blair competes Tuesday during a Fremont dual with Millard South at the Dillon Family Aquatics Center.
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Ryleigh Schroeter of Blair competes in the pool Tuesday in Fremont.
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FAST swimmer Ryleigh Schroeter of Blair competes Thursday at Blair Municipal Pool.
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The Fremont Tigers' Ryleigh Schroeter of Blair competes Friday during the NSAA State Swimming & Diving Championships in Lincoln.
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BHS' Ryleigh Schroeter fires off the wall into a backstroke Thursday in Fremont.
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Tiger Ryleigh Schroeter of Blair, front, competes in the 200-yard freestyle Tuesday in Fremont.
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Ryleigh Schroeter, 15, second from left, dives into the pool Saturday in Blair.
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Ryleigh Schroeter competes in the 200-yard medley relay Friday in Lincoln.
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Blair freshman Ryleigh Schroeter competes in a freestyle race Friday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln.
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Blair freshman Ryleigh Schroeter will swim today during the NSAA State Swimming & Diving Championships in Lincoln.
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Tiger Ryleigh Schroeter, a Blair High School freshman, competes in the 200-yard medley relay Tuesday at the Dillon Family Aquatics Center in Fremont.
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Blair freshman Ryleigh Schroeter swims Tuesday in Fremont.
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The Blair Swim Team's Ryleigh Schroeter, 11, competes in the 100-yard IM on Saturday at the Nebraska YMCA Championship Swim Meet in Fremont.
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Ryleigh Schroeter, top, talks strategy with some of her younger teammates Thursday at the Blair Family YMCA.
Nannen Physical Therapy Athletes of the Week Jane Busboom and Ryleigh Schroeter of Blair talk about top-eight state finishes, four years of Fremont swimming and their futures in the pool. They were honored this week alongside Arlington basketball player Trent Koger and Colby Bentley of Fort Calhoun.
