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We have been utterly spoiled by Nebraska athletes with so many record-breaking performances this spring. It is hard to imagine that there has been a more historic season in the past few decades. Here is a brief recap of the twenty-three records broken this spring as of May 1:
March 16th - Reece Grosserode (Lincoln Pius X), 49-08.00 Triple Jump - Class A Record
Previous record: Reece Grosserode (Lincoln Pius X), 49-00.50 from 2022
Grosserode at the 2023 state meet
March 22nd - Karsyn Leeling (Sidney), 6-00.00 High Jump - All-Class Record
Previous record: Meredy Porter (Bellevue West), 5-11.00 from 1987
Leeling at the 2023 state meet
March 28th - Juan Gonzalez (Fremont), 8:51.46 3200m - All-Class Record
Previous record: Seth Hirsch (Millard West), 8:54.12 from 2017
Gonzalez after claiming his first state record at Columbus
March 28th - Braden Lofquest (Gretna East), 4:15.16 1600m - Class B Record
Previous record: Steve Doran (GICC), 4:16.82 from 1981
Lofquest at Kearney Invitational this spring
March 30th - Stella Miner (Westside), 4:47.49 1600m - All-Class Record
Previous record: Elizabeth Lange (Lincoln Pius X), 4:49.20 from 2003
Video recap of Miner's 1600m record
April 4th - Karsyn Leeling (Sidney), 6-01.00 High Jump - All-Class Record
Previous record: Karsyn Leeling 6-00.00 from March 22
Leeling at the 2023 state meet
April 5th - Stella Miner (Westside), 2:09.77 800m - Class A Record
Previous record: Stella Miner, 2:10.16 from 2022
Video recap of Miner's record run at Benson
April 12th - Stella Miner (Westside), 2:07.50 800m - All-Class Record
Previous record: Alice Schmidt (Elkhorn), 2:08.84 from 1999
Miner at the Westside Invitational
April 12th - Juan Gonzalez (Fremont), 4:08.99 1600m - All-Class Record
Previous record: Milo Greder (Westside), 4:09.84 from 2017
Gonzalez en route to his 1600m state record
April 12th - Tommy Rice (Skutt), 4:15.05 1600m - Class B Record
Previous record: Braden Lofquest (Gretna East), 4:15.16 from 2024
Rice at the 2023 state meet
April 13th - Karsyn Leeling (Sidney), 6-01.25 High Jump - All-Class Record
Previous record: Karsyn Leeling 6-00.00 from April 4th
Leeling after winning 2023 Class B State HJ
April 17th - Jaxon Knisley (NP St. Pat's), 14.16 110H - Class C Record
Previous record: Jaxon Knisley, 14.18 from 2023
April 19th - Hazel Haarberg (Kearney Catholic). 11.95 100m - Class C Record
Previous record: Sarah Lyons (Brownell), 11.98 from 2006
Haarberg last spring
April 19th - Riley Boonstra (Norris), 9:02.25 3200m - Class B Record
Previous record: Bryan Clark (Auburn), 9:12.90 from 1983
Boonstra earlier this spring
April 19th - Stella Miner (Westside), 2:06.68 - All-Class Record
Previous record: Stella Miner, 2:07.50 from April 12th
Miner at CSM indoor
April 19th - Kearney Catholic (Margaret Haarberg, Payton Dzingle, Alyssa Onnen, Hazel Haarberg), 48.26 400m relay - Class C Record
Previous record: Hastings St. Cecilia, 49.10 from 1975
April 19th - Elkhorn North (Maddi Harrison, Britt Prince, Leah Robinson, Sydney Stodden), 3:56.08 1600m relay - Class B Record
Previous record: Waverly, 3:56.89 from 2023
April 19th - Lincoln Lutheran (Trent Ernst, Charlie Caldwell, Quinn Trutna, Logan Lebo), 3:22.22 1600m relay - Class C Record
Previous record: Heartland, 3:23.91 from 2000
April 30th - Alonna Depalma (Waverly), 56.24 - Class B record
Previous record: Molly Sughroue, 56.29, 2014.
April 30th - Elkhorn North (Maddi Harrison, Britt Prince, Leah Robinson, Sydney Stodden), 3:55.75 1600m relay - Class B Record
Previous record: Waverly, 3:56.08 from 4/19/24
April 30th - William Kulhanek (Overton), 48.54 400 - Class D record
Previous record: Parker Anderson, Cross County, 48.89, 2013.
May 1st - Omaha Westside (Amiyah Hill, Olivia Elbert, Claire White, Stella Miner) girls 4x800 relay, 9:03.22
Previous record: Lincoln East, 9:12.70, 2018
May 1st - Braden Lofquest (Gretna East), 4:12.11 1600
Previous record: Tommy Rice (Omaha Skutt), 4:15.05 from 4/12/24
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