Osmond Competes at Ray Doerr Memorial Invite
The Osmond Tigers boys and girls track teams battled through challenging conditions at the Ray Doerr Memorial Invite in Plainview on Tuesday, March 31. The meet featured strong competition from Norfolk Catholic, Hartington-Newcastle, Ponca, Wausa, Stuart, Boyd County, Plainview, Creighton, CWC, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, Lutheran High Northeast, Wisner-Pilger, and Randolph.
On the boys side, junior Mason True turned in a solid performance. He ran a season-best time of 25.71 seconds in the 200-meter dash, finishing just outside the medals in eighth place. True also placed fourth in the 400 meters with a time of 57.23. He capped off the day as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team, joining Trenton Wiseley, Easton Steinkraus, and Kaleb Gardner to earn a sixth-place finish in 4:05.97.
For the girls, Kenley Friedrich led the way with a fifth-place finish in the high jump, clearing 4 feet, 7 inches to match her personal best from junior high. Friedrich also narrowly missed the medals in the 100-meter dash, placing seventh in 14.44 seconds, and anchored the 4x100-meter relay team of Evynn Kumm, Clara Steinkraus, and Korrine Moes to a sixth-place finish in 59.06 seconds.
The girls' 4x800-meter relay team of Siris Stanton, Nevaeh Newton, Deanna Kumm, and Kaleigh Miller placed seventh with a time of 14:05.74, just missing a medal position.
In the field events, Korrine Moes narrowly missed a podium finish in the shot put. She held a top-six position until the final round, when Norfolk Catholic senior Marley Akin-Olugbade edged ahead. Moes finished seventh with a throw of 30 feet, 9.5 inches.
Despite the difficult weather conditions, the Tigers continued to show progress and determination against a highly competitive field.
Other Stats Recorded by the Lady Tigers:
Triple Jump - Clara Steinkraus 27’ 10.25”
Long Jump - Kenley Friedrich 12’ 11.75” (PB), Sunny Geneski 10’ 1”
High Jump - Ava Kumm 4’3” (PB)
Discus - Korrine Moes 73’ 0”, Kaleigh Miller 45’ 5”, Addison Miller 43’ 0”
Shot Put - Katarina Miller 25’ 9.5”, Kaleigh Miller 24’ 9”
100 M - Evynn Kumm 15.35, Clara Steinkraus 16.08
200 M - Evynn Kumm 31.72, Sunny Geneski 34.66
400 M - Sunny Geneski 1:18.28, Carriana Kumm 1:19. 24, Adalyn Koehler 1:19.46
800 M - Nevaeh Newton 3:14.51 (PB)
3200 M - Deanna Kumm 16:58.74
300 Hurdles - Ava Kumm 1:02.33, Siris Stanton 1:07.47
4x400 Relay - Adalyn Koehler, Siris Stanton, Carriana Kumm, Evynn Kumm 5:11.29
Boys Stats:
Triple Jump - Easton Steinkraus 35’ 7”, Trenton Wiseley 33’ 5”
Long Jump - Kaleb Gardner 16’ 3.25”, Easton Steinkraus 15’ 5”
Discus - Kaleb Gardner 98’ 6”
1600 M - Trenton Wiseley 5:46.14, Jack Berg 5:59.36