The Fort Calhoun track and field boys won five events Tuesday during the Logan View Invite, securing a meet title with 152 team points.
Coach Mandy Taylor's girls finished second with 108 points, too.
Overall, Preston Johnson, Lawson Tjardes, Brayden Bessey, Bria Bench and Kaylee Taylor all won individual events for the Pioneers. Johnson sprinted 200 meters in 24.01 seconds for his gold medal, while Lawson Tjardes — a Nebraska Wesleyan recruit — earned first in the 1,600 run with a time of 4:46.37.
Bessey, however, claimed his first event win of the season in the 3,200 run. He crossed the finish line in 11:23.91.
The FCHS boys won two relay races, too. The 400-meter team of Alex Schuler, Blake Welchert, Michael Maxon and Johnson stopped the clock in 45.18, while the 3,200 relay squad of Chris Post-Whiteowl, Travis Skelton, Eddie Lautrup and Tjardes won in 9:02.06.
On the girls' side, Taylor won both the long and triple jumps. The Pioneer finished those events with top leaps of 15 feet, 6 inches, and 32-8.5, respectively.
Bench, meanwhile, won the 3,200-meter run in 13:35.18. The senior and her teammates will next compete 10 a.m. Friday at Wahoo.
LOGAN VIEW INVITE
Tuesday at Logan View High School
BOYS
Team standings: Fort Calhoun 152 points, Wahoo Neumann 140, Douglas County West 84, Tekamah-Herman 56, Logan View 49, North Bend Central 11.
Top-6 Fort Calhoun Finishers
100-meter dash: 2, Michael Maxon, 11.75 seconds. 4, Preston Johnson, 11.91.
200 dash: 1, Johnson, 24.01. 3, Maxon, 24.49.
400 dash: 6, King III, 58.18.
800 run: 2, Chris Post-Whiteowl, 2:18.54. 4, Seth Waters, 2:21.02. 5, Johnathon Schwarte, 2:22.4.
1,600 run: 1, Lawson Tjardes, 4:46.37. 2, Will Dennis, 4:49.21.
3,200 run: 1, Brayden Bessey, 11:23.91. 2, Travis Skelton, 11:25.6. 4, Jay Stoa III, 12:12.59.
400 relay: 1, FCHS (Alex Schuler, Blake Welchert, Maxon, Johnson), 45.18.
1,600 relay: 3, FCHS (Trey King III, Matthew Kelly, Tjardes, TJ DeMilt), 3:47.77.
3,200 relay: 1, FCHS (Post-Whiteowl, Skelton, Eddie Lautrup, Tjardes), 9:02.06.
110 hurdles: 5, Kelly, 17.39. 6, King III, 18.59.
300 hurdles: 4, Kelly, 44.03. 6, Schuler, 46.52.
Long jump: 2, Maxon, 19 feet, 6 inches.
Triple jump: 4, Johnson, 37-6. 5, Welchert, 36-0.75.
High jump: 4, Ty Ringler, 5-6.
Pole vault: 3, DeMilt, 12-6. 4, King III, 9. 6, Esben Carter, 8-6.
Discus: 3, Andrew Namuth, 142-2. 5, Dylan Keyser, 134-6.
Shot put: 4, Namuth, 43-9.
GIRLS
Team standings: Neumann 193, Fort Calhoun 108, DC West 108, North Bend 62.5, Logan View 37, Tekamah 32.
Top-6 Fort Calhoun Finishers
100-meter dash: 4, Ari Nelson, 14.53.
200 dash: 4, Ari Nelson, 29.31.
800 run: 4, Raeann Massey, 2:43.65.
1,600 run: 2, Massey, 6:15.65. 4, Harley Schwarte, 6:33.12. 6, Emily Barta, 6:41.72.
3,200 run: 1, Bria Bench, 13:35.18.
400 relay: 3, FCHS (Ali Dill, Ella Bouwman, Sam Brewer, Afton Byelick), 56.73.
1,600 relay: 2, FCHS (Madi Larrick, Nelson, Bella McLaughlin, Kaylee Taylor), 4:32.19.
3,200 relay: 6, FCHS (Barta, Schwarte, Rowan Roehr, Brady Work), 12:59.88.
100 hurdles: 4, Larrick, 17.84.
300 hurdles: 3, Taylor, 51.07.
Long jump: 1, Taylor, 15 feet, 6 inches. 4, Bella McLaughlin, 14-5.
Triple jump: 1, Taylor, 32-8.5. 2, Bouwman, 31-4.75.
High jump: 2, Bench, 4-10. 6, Byelick, 4-6.
Pole vault: 3, Byelick, 7-6. 5, Sammie Ladwig, 6-6.
Discus: 6, Raegen Wells, 96-3.
