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2026 Central City Track & Field Invite
2026 Central City Track & Field Invite
(since 1972)
(since 1972)
Central City
York
Scotus Central Catholic
Columbus Lakeview
Adams Central
Waverly
St. Paul
Northwest
Milford
Schuyler
Centura
Location: Central City High School - Preferred Popcorn Field
Date: Friday, April 17th, 2026
Schedule: 12:00pm - Scratch (Under Stadium)
1:00pm - Field Events
2:30pm - Running
Unified Schools : Aurora, Central City, North Platte, and Raymond Central
Entry: $125.00 per school
Entries: Entries are due no later than 12:00pm on Wednesday, April 16th. Log in to www.athletic.net Please contact Brett Carney with All-American Timing at BrettCarney10@gmail.com. All Unified Student-Athletes should be emailed to Brett as well.
Hospitality Room: High School Commons
Awards: Medals will be awarded to the first six place finishers in each event and relays. Unified will medal the top four places in each event.
Results: https://results.aatiming.com/meets/68573
Procedures: Three athletes per event
Shot Put - Three attempts and top eight to finals
Discus - Three attempts and top eight to finals
Long Jump - Three attempts and top eight to finals
Triple Jump - Three attempts and top eight to finals
High Jump - Girls start at 4'0" ; Boys start at 5'0" - 2" increments
Pole Vault - Girls start at 7'6" ; Boys start at 9'6" - 6" increments
Unified Events (Single-gender Division Only)
100M Dash - One athlete and one partner compete as a unified team. Athletes will be heated/compete against each other, the same for partners. Each unified team will have their times combined.
4x100 Relay - Two athletes and two partners compete as a unified team. The order in competition is as follows: partner 1, athlete 1, partner 2 and athlete 2. Each school will run against time.
Long Jump - One athlete and one partner compete as a Unified team. Athletes will be flighted/compete against each other, the same for partners. Each athlete and partner will get 3 long jump attempts. Each unified team will have their best jumps combined.
Shot Put - One athlete and one partner compete as a Unified team. Athletes will be flighted/compete against each other, the same for partners. Each athlete and partner will get 3 throwing attempts. Each unified team will have their best throws combined.
Special Considerations:
Please police your athletes. Stop them from marking the track with spikes and from doing anything detrimental to the surface.
High School and Middle School teachers will need to park on the west side of the schools to free up some space on the east side.
No food or drink on the field (only water)
Athletes and non-participants will not be allowed to "camp out" on the football field once running events begin. Only those warming up will be allowed on the field. All others are to be outside the track area.
Buses must park on the gravel parking lot north of the football field.
Workers
Tickets Northwest (12:00pm - 3:00pm) Penny Smith
Tickets South (12:00pm - 2:00pm) Mollie Nielsen
Tickets Northeast (12:00pm - 2:00pm) Heather Curfman
Tiffany Lavene
Tickets Northwest (2:00pm - 5:00pm) Eleanor Cerveny
Jessica Fothergill
Tickets South (2:00pm - 5:00pm) DeEtta Rose
Tickets Northeast (2:00pm - 5:00pm) Angela Lents
Boys Jumps Trevor Thorell & Darin Garfield
Girls Jumps Ashley Thorell & Katelyn Engel
Shot Put Shawn McDiffett
Discus McKenna Larson
High Jump Sydney Stevens
Pole Vault Natalie Pearson & Robert Fothergill Pole Vault Procedures & Pole Vault Entry Card
Hip Numbers Avery Palu
Hip Numbers Alyssa Wilshusen
Hip Numbers Kaylee Fuelberth
Hurdle Set-Up MS Track Athletes
Girls Clerk of the Start Mark Speer
Boys Clerk of the Start Chuck Homolka
Clerk of the Finish Justin Anderson
Computer All-American Timing
Booth Helper (Medals/Packets) Heather Negus
Announcer Doug Van Pelt
Concessions Cheer
Hospitality Room Lori Senkbile
Athletic Trainer Natalie Rihanek
Starter Robert Drews
AIC Justin Anderson
2026 Merrick County Track & Field Invite
2026 Merrick County Track & Field Invite
March 24th, 2026
March 24th, 2026
12:00pm Start
12:00pm Start
(since 1992)
(since 1992)
Cedar Bluffs
Central City
Cross County
Elba
Fullerton
High Plains
Mead
Nebraska Christian
Palmer
Twin River
Wood River
Location: Central City High School (Bison Stadium – Preferred Popcorn Field)
Date: Tuesday, March 24th, 2026
No make-up date is scheduled
Schedule: 11:00 am - Scratch Meeting
12:00 pm - Field events begin
2:00 pm - Track events begin
Schools: Cedar Bluffs, Central City, Cross County, Elba, Fullerton, High Plains, Mead, Nebraska Christian, Palmer, Twin River, & Wood River
Entry Fee: $100.00 per school (includes boys and girls).
Starter: Richard Jeffery
Entries: Entries are due no later than 11:00am on Monday, March 23rd. Log in on: On Bound https://gobound.com/ne/ – Instructions for the Coaches: How to Submit Meet Entries | Bound Help Center (intercom.help) If a coach has not registered for Bound yet please have them contact Brian at brian.kujath@bound.com for instructions and login. We have also attached wording to put in your meet information letter.
Hospitality Room: High School Commons (Coaches/Bus Drivers/Administrators Only)
Numbers: No team score will be kept. You may enter as many athletes in an event as you want. You may enter more than one team in a relay. Remember, only FOUR events for any one athlete.
Awards: Medals will be awarded to the first six place finishers in each event, and members of the first four relay teams.
Procedures: Field events - shot, discus, long jump, and triple jump - four throws or jumps. No finals.
Girls' high jump will start at 3'10" and boys high jump will start at 4'8".
Girls' pole vault will start at 5' 6" and boys' pole vault will start at 8'.
Special Considerations:
Please police your athletes. Stop them from marking the track with spikes and from doing anything detrimental to the surface.
High School and Middle School teachers will need to park on the west side of the schools to free up some space on the east side.
No food or drink on the field (only water)
Athletes and non-participants will not be allowed to "camp out" on the football field once running events begin. Only those warming-up will be allowed on the field. All others are to be outside the track area.
Buses must park on the gravel parking lot north of the football field.
You can view live results at: Merrick County Track & Field Invite Results
RESTRICTED AREAS: After the completion of the field events, Only Meet Officials, Coaches, Administration, and Participating Athletes are allowed in the staging area or the track and on the infield or near the start/finish lines. Please communicate this request to your coaches and fans. Non-compliance will be addressed one time on the P.A. system and then an administrator/coach from your school will be asked to remove the offender.
Workers:
Tickets 11:00pm - 2:00pm North Penny Smith
Tickets 11:00am - 2:00pm South Amy Shrader
Tickets 2:00pm - 5:00pm North Mollie Nielsen
Tickets 2:00pm - 5:00pm South DeEtta Rose
Hip Numbers Hannah Wegner
Hip Numbers Ashley Thorell
Hurdle Setup Athletes
Girls Clerk of Start Mark Speer
Boys Clerk of Start Robb Schnitzler
Clerk of Finish Justin Anderson
Computer Black Squirrel
Booth Helper (Medals/Packets) Heather Negus
Announcer Doug Van Pelt
Concessions Dance
Hospitality Room Lori Senkbile
Athletic Trainer Natalie Rihanek
DQ Sky Deck TBD
FIELD EVENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND STARTING TIMES:
* We will continue to use schools for events at this meet. You may change with a school if needed.
12:00 - Girls Shot Mead
12:00 - Unified Long Jump followed by Girls Long Jump Fullerton
12:00 - Boys Discus Palmer
12:00 - Boys High Jump Wood River
12:00 - Boys Long Jump Twin River
12:00 - Girls Pole Vault Central City - Pearson /Huebert
These events will follow the above:
Boys Shot Central City - MS Staff
Boys Triple Jump Cross County
Girls Discus Nebraska Christian
Girls High Jump High Plains
Girls Triple Jump Cedar Bluffs
Boys Pole Vault Central City - Pearson /Huebert
Track Event Order All Finals
First Session
3200 Relay Girls
3200 Relay Boys
100M Hurdles Finals Girls
110M High Hurdles Finals Boys
100M Dash Finals Unified
100M Dash Finals Girls
100M Dash Finals Boys
400M Dash Finals Girls
400M Dash Finals Boys
3200M Run Girls
3200M Run Boys
(20 minute break will follow)
Second Session
800M Run Girls
800M Run Boys
300M Low Hurdles Finals Girls
300M Intermediate Hurdles Finals Boys
200M Dash Finals Girls
200M Dash Finals Boys
1600M Run Girls
1600M Run Boys
400M Relay Girls
400M Relay Boys
1600M Relay Girls
1600M Relay Boys
2026 HS Triangular
2026 HS Triangular
April 13th, 2026
April 13th, 2026
3:00pm Start
3:00pm Start
Fillmore Central
Central City
York
Location: Central City High School (Bison Stadium – Preferred Popcorn Field)
Date: Monday, April 13th, 2026
No make-up date is scheduled
Schedule: 2:00pm - Scratch Meeting
3:00pm - Field events begin
4:00pm - Track events begin
Schools: Central City, Fillmore Central, & York
Entry Fee: None
Entries: Entries are due no later than 9:00am on Monday, April 13th, 2026. Log in on: On Bound https://gobound.com/ne/ – Instructions for the Coaches: How to Submit Meet Entries | Bound Help Center (intercom.help) If a coach has not registered for Bound yet please have them contact Brian at brian@blacksquirreltiming.com for instructions and login.
Entries are unlimited
Awards: None
Special Considerations:
Please police your athletes. Stop them from marking the track with spikes and from doing anything detrimental to the surface.
High School and Middle School teachers will need to park on the west side of the schools to free up some space on the east side.
No food or drink on the field (only water)
Athletes and non-participants will not be allowed to "camp out" on the football field once running events begin. Only those warming up will be allowed on the field. All others are to be outside the track area.
Buses must park on the gravel parking lot north of the football field.
No team score will be kept.
Workers:
Tickets (North) 2:00pm - 3:45pm Tiffany Lavene
Tickets (South) 2:00pm - 4:00pm Mollie Nielsen
Tickets (North) 3:45pm - 5:30pm Eleanor Cerveny
Tickets (South) 4:00pm - 6:00pm Penny Smith
Boys Jumps Kelly McHargue
Girls Jumps Ashley Thorell
Shot Put McKenna Larson
Discus Matt Shrader
High Jump Breann Bankson
Pole Vault Natalie Pearson
Hurdle Setup HS Athletes
Clerk of Start Mark Speer & Robb Schnitzler
Clerk of Finish Justin Anderson
Timers Avery Palu & Alyssa Wilshusen
Medals/Packets None
Announcer Doug Van Pelt
Concessions Fine Arts
Exchange Zones Coaches
Athletic Trainer Natalie Rihanek
Custodial All
Starter Larry Rutar
AIC Justin Anderson
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