As always a number of great athletes to watch. This is simply off the top of my head, so please add any more if you wish. I am partial to the Class A distance events, so my apologies to the springs and field events. Events and athletes that are catching my interest. (Full disclosure I coach at North Star, though the beauty of running is that the clock doesn’t lie, so I don’t have to)
Girls
4×8 relay- favorite is Pius X after throwing down a mid 9:30 at districts. Contenders are Norfolk and North Star
Aubrey Worden- Senior from Scottsbluff (B) Florida State Recruit, 1600/3200
800- Taylor Johnson Lincoln Southeast, a group of contenders from Millard South, Pius X, and North Star
1600- should be competitive with a whole bunch of folk. Shout out to my Lincoln ladies of Sarah Larsen and Mary Hillis, toss in some of the gals from Lavista-South and Millard West and Norfolk
3200- Same as the 1600
Boys
can’t speak to the lower classes on this one, not to hate, just not enough time to stat informed.
4 x 800m- Fremont is the favorite, North Star and Millard North are not far behind.
800- Mach Djiok (11)-Benson is the state leader. Jacob Olsen (11) of Kearney and Mohamed Hamdan (10) of North Star are by far the favorites.
1600 -Olsen and Hamdan have gapped the rest of the state by a few seconds. Olsen is the favorite.
3200m- Danny Aldaba (10) of Fremont set a 9:29 out earlier this season. That mark has not been approached since. Whole bunch of guys running in the mid 9:30s right now. Should be a great race as people double from the 4 x 8 or are fresh for this.