2025 Spring Athletes of the Week

May 25th - May 31st

Boys

Micah Gerlach - Cambridge

Gerlach was the Class D State Runner-up at Quail Run Golf Course in Columbus. He shot a two-day total of 154 and battled in a 4-hole playoff. He displayed and impressive amount of grit and competitiveness with some clutch shots late in his round and during the playoff holes.

May 18th - May 24th

Girls

Dundy County Stratton Girls Track and Field Team

The Lady Tigers scored 86 points to win the school’s first-ever State Title as a team while bringing home nine total medals while seven on them were gold and the other two silver. 

Boys

Dundy County Stratton Boys Track and Field Team

The Tigers scored 87 points to clinch their first-ever State Champion team title. They brought home 11 total medals with five of them being gold. 

Houston Billeter - Southwest

At Lakeside Country Club on 5/19, Billeter was the D-4 Individual District Champ shooting a 74 and qualifying for state. 

Brayden Melchert - Hitchcock County

At Lake Maloney Golf Course on 5/19, Melchert shot a 77 to take home the D-5 District Title as an individual and qualify for state.

May 11th - May 17th

Girls

Abi Spargo - Dundy County Stratton

At the D7 District, Spargo placed 1st in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.12, 1st in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 46.14, 2nd in the 400-meter dash with a time of 59.28, and 1st in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 50.37. She qualified for state in all four events.

Boys

Kevin Garcia - Dundy County Stratton

At the D7 District, Garcia placed 1st in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.83, 1st in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 41.40, 1st in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 43.65, and 1st in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:30.42. He qualified for state in all four events.

May 4th - May 10th

Girls

Tierston Moore - Alma

At Best of the Midwest last Tuesday, Moore placed 1st in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.27, and placed 1st in the 300-meter hurdles with a new school record time of 46.40. At the Dale Harsin invite last Thursday, Moore placed 1st in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.24, placed 1st in the 300-meter hurdles breaking her school record with a time of 46.19, and was a member of the 2nd place 4x400-meter relay team with a time of 4:24.77. 

Boys

DCS Boys 4x100-Meter Relay

At the DCS Twilight Meet on Friday, the 4x100-meter relay team of Kevin Garcia, Blaine Aldridge, Ethan Latta, and Lakin Wissink broke their own Class D State Record, which is pending approval, with a new time of 42.57. 

Micah Gerlach - Cambridge

Gerlach shot a new personal best at the North Platte St. Pat’s Invite at Rivers Edge last Thursday with a score of 74 which placed him 1st.

April 28th - May 3rd

Girls

Clara Spargo - Dundy County Stratton

At the RPAC Invite on Friday, Spargo placed 2nd in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.25, 1st in the 200-meter dash with a new RPAC Meet Record time of 25.08, 1st in the 400-meter dash with a new RPAC Meet Record and State Record (pending approval) time of 55.94, and was a member of the 1st place 4x100-meter relay team that set a new RPAC Meet record with a time of 51.03. 

Ashley Robertson - Wallace

At the RPAC Invite on Friday, Robertson placed 1st in the 1600-meter run setting a new RPAC Meet Record with a time of 5:30.72, 1st in the 3200-meter run with a new RPAC Meet Record time of 11:49.97, and was a member of the 3rd place 4x800-meter relay team with a time of 10:43.63. 

Boys

Jack Baker - Hitchcock County

On Thursday, Baker was the RPAC Individual Champion at the Golf Invite. It is his second straight RPAC Title, he shot a 71 at Arrowhead Meadows Golf Course in Curtis. 

April 20th - April 26th

Girls

Clara Spargo - Dundy County Stratton

At the Chase County Invite on Tuesday, Spargo set a new Class D State Record, pending approval, in the 100-meter dash prelims with a time of 12.24. She placed 1st in the finals with a time of 12.30, and was a member of the 1st place 4x100-meter relay team with a time of 50.12. At the Don Bader Invite on Friday, Spargo placed 1st in the 400-meter dash with a time of 58.97, was a member of the 2nd place 4x100-meter relay team with a time of 50.75, and the 3rd place 4x400-meter relay team with a time of 4:09.15.

Boys

Jack Baker - Hitchcock County

At the Perkins County Invite last Tuesday, Baker broke his own school record by shooting a 70 and taking 2nd place. Then on Thursday at the Southwest Invite, Jack shot a 76 and took 1st.

April 13th - April 19th Athletes of the Week

Girls

Kennedy Bailey - Dundy County Stratton

At the Kansas Relays, Bailey placed 2nd in shot put with a throw of 43'7.75" and placed 1st in discus with a throw of 145'9".

Boys

Brock Bailey - Dundy County Stratton

At the Kansas Relays, Bailey placed 3rd in the shot put with a throw of 58'8.5".

April 6th - April 12th Athletes of the Week

Girls

Clara Spargo - Dundy County Stratton

Spargo set a new state record, pending approval, in the Class D 200-meter dash with a time of 24.86, which placed her 2nd. She also placed 2nd in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.97, was a member of the 1st place 4x100-meter relay with a new meet record time of 50.05, and was a member of the 1st place 4x400-meter relay team with a new meet record time of 4:11.73.

Boys

Grady Dempcy - Sutherland

At the South Loup Invite last Friday, Dempcy shot a career-best with a score of 71 to take 1st. The Sailors took home the team title with a score of 336.

March 30th - April 5th Athletes of the Week

Girls

Shelby Schoene - Bertrand

At the Hi-Line Invite last Tuesday, Schoene placed 1st in the 1600-meter run with a time of 6:05.26, 1st in the 3200-meter run with a time of 12:35.66, 2nd in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 49.79, and tied for 2nd in pole vault with a vault of 8’10”.

Boys

Will Cacy - Arapahoe

At the Hi-Line Invite last Tuesday, Cacy took 1st and set a new meet and school record in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.20. He was also a member of the 1st place 4x4 relay team with a time of 3:43.13.

March 23rd - March 29th Athletes of the Week

Girls

Adi Hunt - Southern Valley

Hunt won all four of her events and broke two of her own school records at her home track invite last Friday. In the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.07 and the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.57. She also ran the 400-meter dash with a time of 59.73 and jumped 17'4" in long jump.

Boys

Marcus Hernandez - Bertrand

Hernandez set a new school record at the Southern Valley Invite last Friday with a vault of 14'9". He also placed 2nd in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:22.65, 1st in the 3200-meter run with a time of 12:47.73, and was a member of the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:57.07.

March 16th - March 22nd Athletes of the Week

Girls

Ava Messersmith - Maywood-Hayes Center

At the Class D UNK Indoor Invite, Messersmith placed 1st in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.37, 1st in the 400-meter dash with a time of 63.26, and was a member of the 1st place 4x400-meter relay team with a time of 4:28.10. 

Boys

Kane Cochrane - Hi-Line

At the Trojan Relays, Cochrane broke his own CO-OP record in the high jump with a leap of 5’10”.