The Nemaha Central girls track and field team placed second at the 2024 Silver Lake Winter Meet on Thursday afternoon. The Thunder boys also placed third, and the Royal Valley boys placed fourth.

Nemaha Central junior Cali Honeyman finished second in the 100m hurdles with a time of 16.26. She also won the long jump with her best jump being 15’6”, and she won the 300m hurdles with a time of 48.60 seconds.

Thunder senior Hailey Nordhus got second in the 800m run with a time of 2:41.12, and Royal Valley sophomore Arianna Faulkner placed third with a time of 2:42.84. Nordhus also won the 400m dash with a time of 1:01.81.

Nemaha Central senior John Langill won the 1600m run with a time of 4:45.82, and Royal Valley junior Dominick Schneider placed second with a time of 4:47.90. Langill also placed second in the 3200m run with a time of 10:26.08, and Schnider won the 800m run with a time of 2:03.85. His teammate Buddy Lundin-Burger finished third with a time of 2:17.23.

Senior Holden Bass won the discus throw handily for the Thunder with his throw of 151’9”. Bass also won the shot put with his best throw being 51’3.5”.

Junior Cami Dalinghaus secured a sweep of the shot put for Nemaha Central with her best throw of 37’9.25”. She also placed second in the discus with a throw of 124’3”, and her teammate, junior Zoey Sudbeck, finished third with her throw of 116’6”.

Nemaha Central sophomore Jade Macke placed third in the javelin with her best throw being 106’4”.

Thunder freshman Mason Schultejans got second in the boys triple jump with his best attempt being 38’1”.

Ellie Hermesch, a sophomore for Nemaha Central, got third in the girls triple jump with her best attempt being 31’3”.

The Thunder were able to win the girls 4x800m relay with a time of 11:08.45 and the boys 4x800m relay with a time of 9:13.69.

The Nemaha Central girls placed second in the 4x400m relay with a time of 4:23.27. The Royal Valley boys also placed second in the event with a time of 3:48.21.

Caleb Strathman, a sophomore for Nemaha Central, won the high jump clearing 5’10”.

Nemaha Central senior Josh Gonzalez placed second in the javelin with a throw of 145’6.5”.

Royal Valley junior Tyjha Henderson placed runner-up in the 200m dash with a time of 30.47.

The Panthers also got some points from sophomore Addilyn Lefferd, who placed second in the pole vault with her best being 7’6”.

Both teams will compete next on Tuesday, April 2nd with Royal Valley’s next meet being at Perry-Lecompton, and Nemaha Central’s next meet being at Holton.