The 2013 Nebraska high school track and field season will rank among the very best ever as far as the number of state records and all-time top ten performances achieved. Congratulations to all the athletes, coaches, parent/guardians and volunteers that persevered through one of the Midwest region’s most brutal spring weather conditions to bring us […]
UPDATE: Cotton crushed the Nebraska 100 meter state record today (Saturday, May 18), burning the Burke Stadium rubber on his way to 10.41 win in the finals. Before that record run, Cotton etched his name again onto the record books when he anchored the Papillion-La Vista boys 400 relay to a 41.40 Class A title. The […]
Omaha North grad (2011) LaQue Moen-Davis wins the 2013 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Outdoor Championships women’s long on her last attempt with a PR leap of 21-9.5. Moen-Davis had fouled on her three previous jumps before she finally nailed the winner. The Texas A&M freshman also had a PR in the triple jump on Sunday (44-9.5), […]
Possible correction on my last post. I posted that Bellevue West freshman Chloe Akin-Otiko ran a 24.30 200 meter at the A3 District meet on Thursday. The time would rank as tied for No. 2 on the all-time best chart. I pulled Akin-Otiko’s time directly from the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) web site, which […]
Nebraska High School Track Stars Turn up the Heat on Way to State Meet Correction: This post was in error: Nebraska Schools Activity Association (NSAA) had incorrectly listed Akins-Otiko’s time in their district results as 24.30. He district time was actually 25.30. Nonetheless, this still doesn’t change my mind that a focused and healthy Akin-Otiko will eventually own the sprint records in […]
