Record-Setting Saturday Propels Harlan Community Boys' Track 3rd Place Finish at State

Record-Setting Saturday Propels Harlan Community Boys' Track 3rd Place Finish at State -

(5-20-23) - It was a historic day for Harlan Community boys’ track at the State Track and Field Championships on Saturday.

The Cyclones finished in 3rd place 55 points in Class 3A and setting state records along the way. Will Neuharth won the 100 meter dash with a state record time of 10.68 seconds with Cade Sears finishing 4th at 10.94.

Neuharth also won the 200 meter with a time of 21.53 with Sears finishing 5th at 22.36.

The 4 x 100 meter relay team of Neuharth, Sears, Jacob Birch, and Brehden Eggerss set the state record with a time of 42.13 seconds, giving Harlan Community state champions in four different events in Class 3A.

Eggerss was also finished 3rd in the long jump with a distance of 21 feet, 8 and half inches.

On the Cyclone girls side, Lindsey Sonderman finished 7th in the 1500 meter run on Saturday with a time of 4:50.19.

Other area champions from the State Track and Field Championships on Saturday,
Landon Bendgen of Woodbine won the Class 1A boys 1600 meter run with a time of 4:18.92.
Treynor’s Clara Tiegland was your winner of the Class 2A girls100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.92 seconds.
And Riverside’s 4 x 400 relay team of Veronica Schechinger, Elly Henderson, Lydia Erickson, and Carly Henderson won the Class 1A girls event with a time of 4:03.07.

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