2010 Wausa Track
As Mother Nature finally let go of her wrath, the D-4 District Track meet went off a day later without a hitch. It was qualifying day for the State Track Meet in Omaha and when the smoke cleared, Senior Jared Gillilan crossed the tape in second place in the boys 800m run and earn himself his first trip to the State Track. Jared finished second in a season best time of 2:09.6 to champion Tylor Mohr of Newcastle who finished with a time of 2:07.6. Senior Steve Ortmeier was nipped at the tape for second place in the 110HH as he finished third with a personal record time of 16.6 and also finished 5th in the 300m hurdles with a time of 46.8 seconds. Senior Nick DeBilzan finished 6th in the Discus with a throw of 106’-11”. The Wausa Boys finished 6th in the 4x400m relay with a time of 4:05.8 with team members Steve Ortmeier, Jared Gillilan, Marcus Claussen, and Aaron Kleinschmit. The 4x100m relay of Aaron Kleinschmit, Jared Gillilan, Ryan Schumacher, and Nick DeBilzan finished 6th with a time of 49.8 to round out the scoring for the boys.
The Wausa Girls scored 22 points to finish in 7th place in the 10 team event. Scoring for the Lady Vikings were Senior Laura Claussen who finished 4th in the Shot Put with a throw of 32’-7”. Freshman Abbi Hegge placed 6th in the Triple Jump with a jump of 30’-1/2”. In the 400m dash, Sophomore Bailey Rosberg finished 4th with a time of 70.7. Junior Michelle finished 4th in the 800 with a time of 2:50.7 and Junior Peyton Swanson finished 5th in the 1600 with a time of 6:37.7. The Wausa Girls 4x100m relay team finished 4th with a personal best time of 58.0 with relay members Bailey Rosberg, Leslie Kumm, Abbi Hegge, and Toni Lange. Rounding out the scoring for the Lady Vikings was the 4×400 relay who finished 5th with a time of 5:02.3 with team members Michelle Haselhorst, Leslie Kumm, Bailey Rosberg, and Toni Lang.
Districts are a funny thing. It’s the day that you absolutely be at your very best. We told our kids that the most important thing is that you give it your all and strive for personal records and then let the chips fall where they may. We were very proud of our athletes as they competed well that day and that is all you can ask as a coaching staff. Thanks for a great track season!
I want to thank our Seniors Emily Anderson (Student Manager), Laura Claussen, Nick DeBilzan, Jared Gillilan, Aaron Kleinschmit, Jesse Lange, and Steve Ortmeier for their great careers as Wausa Track Athletes. You finished your careers with great effort and it was a great season and we enjoyed working with you this year and the past four years as well.
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