The Chase County girls get a fast start out of the box in last Thursday’s C-4 District Meet in Ogallala. Team members, from left, Lindsey Mendenhall, Brooklyn Christensen, Madison Brown, Caelyn Long, Riley Owens and Kambree Meeske finished third as a team and qualified for state. (Johnson Publications photo)
Mason Nordhausen was highest finisher for the Longhorn boys in 20th place at districts. (Johnson Publications photo)
Madison Brown en route to a ninth place finish, and a medal, at the district meet. (Johnson Publications photo)
Girls’ team makes cut for state
By a slim four points at the district meet, Chase County’s girls edged Sidney for third place, assuring them a trip to the Class C State Meet this Friday.
As one of the top three teams at last Thursday’s C-4 District Meet in Ogallala, the entire girls’ team of six runners will be in Friday afternoon’s state race at the Kearney Country Club.
Among the Chase County team members were two medalists in the top 15—Madison Brown and Caelyn Long.
The Class C girls’ race is the first of the four classes to run at state, starting at 12 noon CT.
Coach Carl Zuege said the team has already set a goal to finish among the top 10 Class C teams Friday.
“We knew we’d have to perform well last week to get to state,” Zuege said.
About halfway through the district race with Chadron and Mitchell looking to finish one and two, he felt it would come down to Chase County and Sidney battling for the third place team spot.
At that point, he and fellow coach Chris Bartels started counting places.
“We knew we had some places to make up,” he said.
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