2013 Nebraska state high school track meet
Here are some of the best photos taken by the Clipper-Herald's Jason W. Brooks at the Nebraska state track and field championships in Omaha, May 17-18, 2013.
Dylan White
C-H photo -- Jason W. Brooks. The state high school track and field championships featured some gutsy performances by Dawson and Gosper County athletes. Here, Dylan White of Overton competes in the Class D boys 110-meter hurdles prelims on Friday. At the opening ceremony for Saturday's session, an Omaha schools official said the Nebraska state meet is the fourth-largest all-classes type of meet of its type in the nation.
Odaliz Santoyo
C-H photo -- Jason W. Brooks. Odaliz Santoyo of Lexington High placed sixth in the 3200 meters Friday at the state high school track and field championships in Omaha. A complete recap of this weekend's state track meet appears in our Wednesday, May 22 issue.
Leesa Gierhan, Casey Seberger
C-H photo -- Jason W. Brooks. Leesa Gierhan, left, steps out of the way as Casey Seberger takes off with the baton. Seberger ran the anchor leg of the Class B girls 4x400 relay Saturday at the state track and field championships in Omaha, where the Minutemaids, while unable to repeat as Class B state champions, showed potential for the years ahead.
Courtney Geiger
C-H photo -- Jason W. Brooks. Cozad junior Courtney Geiger competes in the shot put Saturday at the state track and field championships in Omaha. None of the Dawson or Gosper County teams cracked the top 10 in points this year, but several athletes gained valuable experience at the state-championship level.
Giovanny Rodriguez, Brody Lauby
C-H photo -- Jason W. Brooks. Lexington's Giovanny Rodriguez, left, takes the baton from Brody Lauby in the 4x100 relay Saturday at the state track and field championships in Omaha. The Lexington teams struggled to score team points at the Class B state meet, with the boys tying for 35th and the Minutemaids placing 21st.
Colin Wetovick, Nate Bubak
C-H photo -- Jason W. Brooks. Cozad's Colin Wetovick, left, takes the baton from Nate Bubak in the 4x400 relay Saturday at the state track and field championships in Omaha. Wetovick led the young Haymaker boys squad by placing fourth in the 110-meter hurdles.
Macey Sock
C-H photo -- Jason W. Brooks. Macey Sock competed in four events for Sumner-Eddyille-Miller at last weekend's state track meet in Omaha. The S-E-M girls scored nine team points, outpacing more than 20 other Class D schools.
Taylor Kizer
C-H photo -- Jason W. Brooks. Taylor Kizer was one of three Oveton High freshman girls to compete at last weekend's Class D state championships in Omaha. Brad Davey, a third-year state qualifier, made the 100 hurdles finals for the Overton boys.
Taylor Carlberg
C-H photo -- Jason W. Brooks. Taylor Carlberg of Elwood made the 100-meter finals at last weekend's state track and field championships in Omaha. Elwood's young girls team scored five points in Class D at the meet.
