Burke Bound: RPAC Athletes From the D7 District Punch Their Tickets to State
- May 14
- 9 min read

Southern Valley was the host of the D7 District on Wednesday. Dundy County Stratton repeated as District Champions for both the boys and the girls. Let's recap the meet!
After the D7 results, check out the RPAC qualifiers from the D8 District.
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Girls Results
Team Scores
Dundy County Stratton - 119
Hitchcock County - 68
Wauenta-Palisade - 65
Cambridge - 60
Southwest - 48
Loomis - 42
Southern Valley - 35
Hi-Line - 28
Arapahoe - 25
Bertrand - 25
Medicine Valley - 6
Wallace - 6
*NOTE* RPAC Athletes will be bolded, and state qualifiers will be underlined.
100-Meter Dash
Rihanna Saint-Albord - Loomis - 12.71
Rilynn Cook - Hitchcock County - 12.99
Lila Baldeh - DCS - 13.08
Aspen Hazlitt - Hitchcock County - 13.15
Molly Yearous - Wauneta-Palisade - 13.27
Emma Baldeh - DCS - 13.27
Kennedy Wood - Loomis - 13.31
Bristol Kubert - Hi-Line - 13.42
200-Meter Dash
Clara Spargo - DCS - 25.17
Reese Tines - Hitchcock County - 26.62
Rihanna Saint-Albord - Loomis - 26.65
Rilynn Cook - Hitchcock County - 27.11
McKenna Doetker - Wauneta-Palisade - 27.51
Cali Santifer - Southern Valley - 27.78
Bristol Kubert - Hi-Line - 27.91
Natalie Walker - Wauneta-Palisade - 27.94
400-Meter Dash
Clara Spargo - DCS - 59.12
Haisley McQuiston - Southern Valley - 61.66
Suttyn Shafer - Arapahoe - 64.27
Kalissa Hagan - Hitchcock County - 64.43
Cali Santifer - Southern Valley - 65.76
Sophia Cunningham - Southern Valley - 66.67
Mariana Aceves-Lopez - Wallace - 67.87
Desi Farner - Arapahoe - 69.70
800-Meter Run
Emily Schack - DCS - 2:25.83
Haisley McQuiston - Southern Valley - 2:26.27
Shelby Schoene - Bertrand - 2:26.65
Lydia McGowen - Cambridge - 2:28.20
Andrea Almanza - Wauneta-Palisade - 2:28.69
Hailey Edwards - Hi-Line - 2:39.64
Grace Andrews - Arapahoe - 2:43.74
Ashlyn Wendell - Bertrand - 2:45.20
1600-Meter Run
Lydia McGowen - Cambridge - 5:32.45
Andrea Almanza - Wauneta-Palisade - 5:43.48
Annaly Ramirez - Wauneta-Palisade - 5:49.37
Emily Schack - DCS - 5:51.98
Shelby Schoene - Bertrand - 6:03.99
Kaley Sauser - Wallace - 6:10.33
Camry Anderson - Loomis - 6:23.10
Alaina Leising - Arapahoe - 6:26.92
3200-Meter Run
Lydia McGowen - Cambridge - 12:22.82
Shelby Schoene - Bertrand - 12:32.82
Annaly Ramirez - Wauneta-Palisade - 12:41.52
Baylee Kipp - Bertrand - 13:47.54
Olivia Wall - Hi-Line - 14:09.10
Elliana Robertson - Wallace - 14:49.69
Kendra Porteck - Loomis - 15:07.53
Kylie Koeppen - Cambridge - 15:16.70
We caught up with Lydia McGowen of Cambridge after the 3200-meter run. Interviews are brought to you by Acme Printing Company.
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100-Meter Hurdles
Abi Spargo - DCS - 15.20
Ellyana Walkington - Southwest - 16.91
RiLee Schutz - Hi-Line - 17.27
Whitney Wall - Hi-Line - 17.77
Emma Strand - Arapahoe - 17.78
Ruth Harris - Cambridge - 17.88
Oakley Stout - Medicine Valley - 17.99
Emma Acton - Wauenta-Palisade - 18.05
300-Meter Hurdles
Abi Spargo - DCS - 47.67
Suttyn Shafer - Arapahoe - 49.68
Aspen Billeter - Southwest - 51.54
Emma Acton - Wauenta-Palisade - 53.22
Ellyana Walkington - Southwest - 54.08
Oakley Stout - Medicine Valley - 54.18
Whitney Wall - Hi-Line - 56.76
Mailey Heckman - Loomis - 57.68
4x100-meter relay
DCS - 50.73
Lilah Baldeh, Abi Spargo, Emma Baldeh, & Clara Spargo
Loomis - 52.04
Adrianna Thorell, Kennedy Wood, Ella Ellsworth, & Rhianna Saint-Albord
Hitchock County - 52.37
Kalissa Hagan, Rilynn Cook, Reese Tines, & Aspen Hazlitt
Wauneta-Palisade - 52.91
Addalyn Einspahr, Molly Yearous, Kamryn Fanning, & McKenna Doetker
Hi-Line - 54.09
RiLee Schutz, Kylee Kubert, Maryah Oberg, & Bentley Stubbs
Medicine Valley - 54.69
Zoe Trimble, Kamree Elsten, Delaney Evans, & Oakley Stout
Cambridge - 55.18
Ruth Harris, Jensyn Weiss, Joslyn Holtze, & Brooklyn Holtze
Southern Valley - 55.64
Natalee Holste, Laney Becker, Lauren Quinn, & Sophia Cunningham
4x400-meter relay
DCS - 4:10.10
Char Lutz, Emily Schack, Abi Spargo, & Clara Spargo
Southern Valley - 4:18.65
Cali Santifer, Natalee Holtse, Sophia Cunningham, & Haisley McQuiston
Wauenta-Palisade - 4:19.10
Addalyn Einspahr, Natale Walker, Kamryn Fanning, & Molly Yearous
Cambridge - 4:26.01
Jensyn Weiss, Joslyn Holtze, Ruth Harris, & Brooklyn Holtze
Loomis - 4:32.00
Sophia Schemper, Elliana Isaacson, Addison Perry, & Kennedy Wood
Hitchcock County - 4:34.11
Rilynn Cook, Kalissa Hagan, Reese Tines, & Riley Hagan
Medicine Valley - 4:36.84
Zoe Trimble, Kamree Elsten, Delaney Evans, & Aspen Closman
Arapahoe - 4:39.31
Grace Andrews, Emma Strand, Meg Hilker, & Suttyn Shafer
4x800-meter relay
Wauneta-Palisade - 10:26.15
Annaly Ramirez, Addalyn Einspahr, Kamryn Fanning, & Andrea Almanza
Arapahoe - 11:01.16
Grace Andrews, Alaiana Leising, Meg Hilker, & Desi Farner
Loomis - 11:09.81
Addison Perry, Camry Anderson, Kaitalyn Vrbka, & Kendra Portek
Wallace - 11:26.34
Elliana Robertson, Kaley Sauser, Rally Kettler, & Riggin Kettler
Cambridge - 11:59.00
Briar Gunderson, Kylie Koeppen, Kate Salberg, & Regina Pena
Hitchcock County - 12:32.81
Lilly Fenske, Arabella O'Brien, Claire Lashley, & Jayda Wood
Hi-Line - 13:09.81
Kara Brockman, Klaire Pohl, Olivia Wall, & Hailey Edwards
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Shot Put
Kennedy Bailey - DCS - 45'0.25"
Maelee Forch - DCS - 36'11.25"
Elisabeth Kubik - Cambridge - 35'8.75"
Rylan Custard - Southwest - 33'8.75"
Natalie Kegley - Loomis - 33'0.25"
Makenna Collier - DCS - 32'5.75"
LiLeigh Littrel - Wauenta-Palisade - 31'7.25"
Grace Johns - Medicine Valley - 30'5.25"
Discus
Kennedy Bailey - DCS - 153'7"
Emily Schack - DCS - 110'0"
Abby Beisner - Loomis - 108'1"
Kylee Kubert - Hi-Line - 104'3"
Maelee Forch - DCS - 103'10"
Natalie Kegley - Loomis - 98'07"
Clydie Kegley - Loomis - 97'11"
Maggie Dewester - Wauneta-Palisade - 93'11"
High Jump
Jensyn Weiss - Cambridge - 5'1"
Lillian Dinnel - Wauenta-Palisade - 5'1"
Aspen Billeter - Southwest - 4'11"
RiLee Schutz - Hi-Line - 4'11"
Haisley McQuiston - Southern Valley - 4'11"
Ella Ellsworth - Loomis - 4'11"
Ivy Nelson - Bertrand - 4'7"
Kaia Applegarth - Wauenta-Palisade - 4'7"
Pole Vault
Alyssa Koch - Southwest - 9'8"
Molly Yearous - Wauneta-Palisade - 9'2"
Cali Santifer - Southern Valley - 9'2"
Adrian Sand - Bertrand - 9'2"
Kate Salberg - Cambridge - 9'2"
6. Taytum Roskop - Arapahoe - 9'2"
Sophia Schemper - Loomis - 9'2"
Livia Philips - Bertrand - 9'2"
Long Jump
Aspen Hazlitt - Hitchcock County - 17'2.25"
Madysen Carlson - Hitchcock County - 16'5.5"
Aspen Billeter - Southwest - 15'7.5"
Bentley Stubbs - Hi-Line - 15'7"
Brooklyn Holtze - Cambridge - 15'4"
Bristol Kubert - Hi-Line - 15'2"
Char Lutz - DCS - 14'7.5"
Joslyn Holtze - Cambridge - 14'3.50"
Triple Jump
Madysen Carlson - Hitchcock County - 34'1.5"
Aspen Billeter - Southwest - 33'4.5"
Brooklyn Holtze - Cambridge - 33'4"
Kalissa Hagan - Hitchcock County - 33'4"
Natale Walker - Wauneta-Palisade - 33'2"
Adrianna Thorrell - Loomis - 32'2.5"
Joslyn Holtze - Cambridge - 31'6.5"
Kendra Porteck - Loomis - 30'7.25"
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Boys Results
Dundy County Stratton - 121
Loomis - 80
Hitchcock County - 71
Hi-Line - 54
Bertrand - 54
6. Medicine Valley - 37
Arapahoe - 29
Wallace - 22
Southern Valley - 19
Wauneta-Palisade - 16
Southwest - 16
12. Cambridge - 7
*NOTE* RPAC Athletes will be bolded, and state qualifiers will be underlined.
100-meter dash
Brody Hubl - Hitchcock County - 10.97
Justin Ervin - Hi-Line - 11.09
Tekoa Hazlitt - Hitchcock County - 11.18
Hayden Sich - Arapahoe - 11.49
Colt Houston - Loomis - 11.61
Jace Schukar - Loomis - 11.63
Kameran McCrumb - Wauneta-Palisade. -11.72
Bo Truksa - Southwest - 11.97
200-meter dash
Thunder Nelson - Bertrand - 22.57
Blaine Aldridge - DCS - 22.78
Tekoa Hazlitt - Hitchcock County - 22.92
Justin Ervin - Hi-Line - 23.22
Kane Cochrane - Hi-Line - 23.51
Jace Schukar - Loomis - 23.68
Gage Rupp - Hi-Line - 23.90
Henry Shoemaker - Cambridge - 23.93
400-meter dash
Ethan Latta - DCS - 51.44
Jayce Hauxwell - Hitchcock County - 52.70
Rigley McDonald - Arapahoe - 53.75
David Bryner - Wauneta-Palisade - 53.83
Henry Shoemaker - Cambridge - 54.31
Brody Diefenbaugh - Hi-Line - 54.32
Cooper Shaw - DCS - 54.78
Mason Roblee - Medicine Valley - 54.86
800-meter dash
Kael Garrett - Medicine Valley - 2:03.00
Isaac Hamilton - Southern Valley - 2:05.22
Cade Hays - Loomis - 2:08.57
Jedidiah Issacson - Loomis - 2:09.08
Bradley Hanson - Wallace - 2:12.53
Tristan Manary - Wallace - 2:17.61
Josiah Dowell - Southern Valley - 2:19.27
Tagen Yrkoski - DCS - 2:20.02
1600-meter run
Kael Garrett - Medicine Valley - 4:49.21
Leighton Weaver - Loomis - 4:52.13
Max Hanson - Wallace - 4:54.72
Tyson Carlson - Hitchcock County - 5:09.06
Braden Sandfort - Cambridge - 5:14.05
Xander Cardoza - DCS - 5:16.72
Diego Rodriguez - Bertrand - 5:19.42
Cade Hays - Loomis - 5:20.61
3200-meter run
Kael Garrett - Medicine Valley - 10:40.11
Xander Cardoza - DCS - 10:52.11
Diego Rodriguez - Bertrand - 11:17.37
Max Hanson - Wallace - 11:25.16
Tavin Rousselle - Hitchcock County - 11:32.33
Braden Sandfort - Cambridge - 11:50.98
Tristan Manary - Wallace - 11:58.37
Shya Gudaitis - Medicine Valley - 12:21.55
110-meter hurdles
Kevin Garcia - DCS - 14.90
Tyson Freeman - Loomis - 15.15
Jaron Schukar - Loomis - 15.78
Hayden Sich - Arapahoe - 16.03
Clete Booe - Loomis - 16.89
Chase Beitler - Hi-Line - 18.56
Samuel Hare - Hitchcock County - 18.88
300-meter hurdles
Kevin Garcia - DCS - 40.50
Hayden Sich - Arapahoe - 41.15
Tyson Freeman - Loomis - 41.69
Traevyn Koch - Hi-Line - 42.33
Chase Beitler - Hi-Line - 44.01
Colt Franklin - Wallace - 45.05
Kellan Vinzant - Bertrand - 45.38
Isaac Hernandez - Bertrand - 46.27
4x100-meter relay
DCS - 44.39
Noah Zoltenko, Blaine Aldridge, Kevin Garcia, & Ethan Latta
Hi-Line - 45.04
Justin Ervin, Brody Diefenbaugh, Cooper Knackstedt, & Kane Cochrane
Wauneta-Palisade - 45.48
David Bryner, Kameran McCrumb, Wyatt Hilbert, & Kreyton Wiese
Southwest - 48.01
Brody Hammond, Bo Truksa, Conner Weaver, & Gage Hammond
Hitchcock County - 49.77
Samuel Hare, Connor Latta, Carter Propp, & Adam Kisker
Arapahoe - 49.89
Cian McCorkle, Houston Larson, Trey Downey, & Hudson Sich
Wallace - 50.11
Tobin Pelster, Adan Juarez, Brysen Lundvall, & Kyle Melton
Medicine Valley - 51.31
Jesse Hazen, Donnie Fisher, Jamey Ruppert, & Bentley Campbell
4x400-meter relay
DCS - 3:31.12
Kevin Garcia, Blaine Aldridge, August Shaw, & Ethan Latta
Hi-Line - 3:33.69
Gage Rupp, Brody Diefenbaugh, Cooper Knackstedt, & Traevyn Koch
Wauneta-Palisade - 3:36.77
David Bryner, Kameran McCrumb, Wyatt Hilbert, & Kreyton Wiese
Hitchcock County - 3:45.16
Jayce Hauxwell, Brody Hubl, Tekoa Hazlitt, & Trevan Rundle
Arapahoe - 3:47.46
Hayden Sich, Mian McCorkle, Hunter Larson & Rigley McDonald
Southern Valley - 3:52.83
Josiah Dowell, Max Lanik, Hayden Lans, & Hunter Lans
Bertrand - 3:55.64
Wyatt McCain, Kellan Vinzant, Matthew Millers, & Diego Rodriguez
Medicine Valley - 4:11.25
Kempton Leighton, Bentley Campbell, Payton Newcomb, & Jamey Ruppert
4x800-meter relay
Loomis - 8:39.53
Jonah Fisher, Leighton Weaver, Jedidiah Issacson, & Cade Hays
Wallace - 8:48.78
Max Hanson, Bradley Hanson, Colt Franklin, & Tristan Manary
Southern Valley - 9:29.63
Josiah Dowell, Bryton Stalder, Hunter Lans, & Hayden Lans
Arapahoe - 9:57.81
Hunter Larson, Zachary Einspahr, Graham Sisson, & Hudson Sich
Hitchcock County - 9:58.12
Jaret Neben, Cort Neben, Issaac Vrbas, & David Peasley
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Shot Put
Brock Bailey - DCS - 63'4"
Carlos Diaz - DCS - 50'11.5"
Adam Kisker - Hitchcock County - 49'11.5"
Aiden Kane - DCS - 43'10.75"
Jayden Loghry - Hitchcock County - 42'8.25"
Jackson Adams - Loomis - 42'2.75"
Noah Sandman - Wauenta-Palisade - 41'10.75"
Colt Franklin - Wallace - 39'6.75"
Discus
Brock Bailey - DCS - 190'6"
Adam Kisker - Hitchcock County - 171'6"
Carlos Diaz - DCS - 140'8"
Ben Trompke - Loomis - 140'7"
Graham Trompke - Loomis - 139'5"
Karson Hubl - Hitchcock County - 137'0"
Karson Shuler - Hitchcock County - 133'9"
Draven Miner - Wauneta-Palisade - 130'4"
High Jump
Ethan Latta - DCS - 6'7"
Hayden Fulmer - Loomis - 6'1"
Mason Roblee - Medicine Valley - 6'1"
Kane Cochrane - Hi-Line - 5'9"
Jedidiah Issacson - Loomis - 5'9"
Isaac Hamilton - Southern Valley - 5'9"
Clete Booe - Loomis - 5'9"
Bo Truksa - Southwest - 5'7"
We caught up with Ethan Latta of DCS after high jump. Interviews are brought to you by Acme Printing Company.
Pole Vault
Isaac Hernandez - Bertrand - 14'6"
Cooper Knackstedt - Hi-Line - 14'6"
Gage Hammond - Southwest - 13'6"
Brody Hammond - Southwest - 13'0"
Kaden Klumpe - Cambridge - 12'6"
Hayden Lans - Southern Valley - 12'0"
Konner McCrumb - Wauneta-Palisade - 11'6"
Kellan Vinzant - Bertrand - 11'0"
Long Jump
Thunder Nelson - Bertrand - 21'8"
Cooper Langford - Bertrand - 20'6"
Noah Zoltenko - DCS - 20'4.5"
Brody Hubl - Hitchcock County - 20'0.5"
Bo Truksa - Southwest - 19'4.75"
Jace Schukar - Loomis - 18'11"
Jaret Neben - Hitchcock County - 18'8.5"
Max Lanik - Southern Valley - 18'2"
Triple Jump
Thunder Nelson - Bertrand - 43'6.5"
Graham Trompke - Loomis - 41'8.5"
Tyson Carlson - Hitchcock County - 40'10.25"
Brody Diefenbaugh - DCS - 40'1.5"
Isaac Hamilton - Southern Valley - 38'5.5"
Payton Newcomb - Medicine Valley - 37'1.5"
Ethan League - Southwest - 36'0.5"
Dairian Jarmin - DCS - 34'7.5"
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RPAC State Qualifiers from the D8 District
Maxwell
Jahven Reyes: 100, 4x100
Colt Gosnell: 4x100
Jayden Cyr: 4x100
Jesse Reyes: 4x100
Jagger Kleewein: High Jump
Kurri Gosnell: 4x400
Madelynn Nelson: 4x400
Lachelle Benitez: 4x400
Emory Christensen: 4x400, High Jump
Paxton
AJ McMillian Peters: 4x800
Jesse Connick: 4x800
Landon Drews: 4x800
Landon Cleveland: 4x800
Jaleigh Hansen: 400, Pole Vault
Eva Crowley: Pole Vault
Reece Glin: Discus
Sutherland
Jack Wallace: 200, Pole Vault
Jackson Saner: Pole Vault
Easton Dancer: Triple Jump
Kate Dyer: Triple Jump










































































































































