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The York Dukes will compete Thursday afternoon (10/6) at the Central 10 Conference Championships (Elks Country Club, Hastings). York will compete against Adams Central, Aurora, Crete, Grand Island Northwest, Columbus Lakeview, Lexington, Schuyler, and Seward.

On the girls' side, York finished runner-up last year behind Grand Island Northwest. Kassidy Stuckey won her second Conference Cross Country Championship last season. Emory Conrad also earned All-Conference honors.

On the boys' side, York finished third last year behind Lexington and Seward. Colin Pinneo was York's top finisher, finishing third. Pinneo is the meet's top returner this season. Gabe Zarraga also earned All-Conference honors.

Resources: Meet Information, 2021 Conference Results

The York Dukes competed Friday afternoon (9/16) at the Waverly Invitational (Waverly High School). Temperatures neared 90 degrees on Friday.

On the girls' side, top-ranked Norris defended their title and remained undefeated for the season. York finished runner-up as a team. Kassidy Stuckey won the race in 19:29.9 about 36 seconds ahead of Ellie Thomas (Ranked 3rd in Class B according to Prep Running Nerd). Norris runners went 2-3-4. Lainey Portwine (13th, 22:49.96), Naomi Renner (14th, 22:53.01), and Emory Conrad (20th, 23:25.85) also medaled for York. Cailey Faust was in medal contention with about 1K to go but could not finish. Emma Snider finished 38th (25:22.67).

York also finished runner-up to Norris in the Junior Varsity race despite being short-handed. Maddy Stuhr won the Junior Varsity race (23:58.99) in the first 5K of her high school career. Jessah Linden came in 3rd (24:54.83). Megan DeHart also ribboned placing 15th (26:45.74). Atleigh Hirschfeld was York's final scorer, finishing 25th (27:39.87). Addison Pinneo completed the race in 29:58.98 finishing 33rd.

On the boys' side, Plattsmouth won the meet. Only eight points separated the top four teams. York was short-handed finishing 12th in the team race. Colin Pinneo was York's top runner, finishing 8th (17:50.57). Senior Gabe Zarraga did not finish. York's second runner was freshman Carter Jacobsen. Carter finished 53rd (20:51.45). Freshmen Isaiah Kreifels (73rd, 22:42.70) and Anthony Staehr (75th, 23:26.89) were York's other varsity finishers and scorers.

Weston Piper was York's top finisher in the Junior Varsity race (68th, 23:09.46). Brandon Hanrahan finished 112th (25:09.40).

Resources: Results

The York Dukes will compete Friday afternoon (9/16) at the Waverly Invitational (Waverly High School). Fifteen teams are scheduled to compete. Races begin at 2 p.m. Girls' Junior Varsity runs first, followed by Girls' Varsity. Boys' Junior Varsity is next, followed by Boys' Varsity. Awards are given to the top 3 teams, top 20 varsity finishers, and the top 15 junior varsity finishers. Live results will be available at blacksquirreltiming.com.

On the girls' side, Class B's top-ranked and defending State Champion Norris headlines the meet. York enters the competition ranked sixth in Class B. The girls' race will also feature 8 ranked runners according to Prep Running Nerd's rankings, including 4 of the top 5 individuals in Class B.

On the boys' side, Mount Michael and Norris headline the meet, ranked 3rd and 4th in the most recent Coaches' Poll. Plattsmouth is ranked 9th. The boys' race will also feature Class B's 2nd-ranked runner Riley Boonstra, and Class C's 3rd-ranked runner A.J. Raszler. There are 5 ranked runners total according to Prep Running Nerd's rankings, including 3 individuals in Class B.

Norris won both races last year. The York girls' placed 4th last year. Norris' Kendall Zavala (19:43.33) won the girls' race. Kassidy Stuckey was York's top finisher placing 3rd (19:59.75). No other York girl medaled. The York boys' placed 6th last season. Colin Pinneo won the race (17:05.60), six seconds ahead of Riley Boonstra of Norris. Gabe Zarraga finished 18th (18:10.48) last year, earning a medal despite losing his shoe earlier in the race.

Resources: Meet Information, 2021 Waverly Results, State Rankings

The York Dukes competed on Friday afternoon (9/9) at the Aurora Invitational (Poco Creek Golf Course). York raced against Adams Central, Aurora, Crete, Grand Island Northwest, Hastings, Hastings St. Cecila, and Seward.

York won the Championship for girls with 41 points, only 2 points ahead of Aurora (6th, Class C). Hastings finished 3rd with 47 points, while Grand Island Northwest (9th, Class B) finished 4th with 52, beating Seward (Receiving votes, Class B) on the tie-breaker.

Kassidy Stuckey won the girls' race in 19:07.28, 1 minute 13 seconds ahead of second place. Kassidy broke the course record and meet record and ran 55 seconds faster than last season. Naomi Renner (10th, 21:36.20) and Lainey Portwine (14th, 21:51.86) both earned medals. Cailey Faust (16th, 22:02.27) rounded out the scoring for York and helped secure the team championship. Emory Conrad (25th, 22:52.52) and Ryleigh Wright (26th, 23:00.59) also earned spots on varsity.

York had the top 5 junior varsity finishers. Emma Snider (29th overall, 23:30.78), Kiersten Portwine (30th overall, 23:45.66), Jessah Linden (35th overall, 24:25.07) defeated varsity on every other team. Aubriyana Pecor (39th overall, 24:49.88) and Addison Cotton (41st overall, 24:50.70) were the next two junior varsity runners.

Atleigh Hirschfeld finished 44th overall (25:13.36) and was defeated by only one junior varsity runner from another team. Megan DeHart finished 52nd overall (26:05.15). Freshmen Addison Pinneo (61st, 26:53.69) and Aiyden Franssen (62nd, 27:14.64) competed in their first 5K as high school athletes.

York finished 5th on the boys' side. Hastings won the meet with 19 points, 27 points ahead of Seward. Colin Pinneo (3rd, 17:03.95) and Gabe Zarraga (9th, 17:35.40) both medaled for York. Freshmen Carter Jacobsen (37th overall, 19:24.16) and Eisenhower Colburn (50th overall, 20:26.55) rounded out the scoring for York. Freshmen Anthony Staehr (63rd overall, 21:16.97) and Isaiah Kreifels (81st overall, 22:00.61) rounded out varsity for York. Freshman Brandon Hanrahan finished 93rd (22:38.04). It was the first 5K as high school athletes for each of the freshmen.

Resources: Results, Class B Rankings

The York Dukes will compete Friday afternoon (9/9) at the Aurora Invitational (Poco Creek Golf Course). Adams Central, Aurora, Crete, Grand Island Northwest, Hastings, Hastings St. Cecila, Seward, and York are competing. 6 of the 8 teams are Central 10 Conference schools. 5 of the 8 teams are assigned to compete at the Lexington host District. Middle school races begin at 3:30 p.m. High school races begin at 4:15 p.m.

Awards are given to the team champions and runner-ups, the top 15 individuals, and the top freshman in each race. A trophy is also presented to the team with the best combined score for girls and boys.

Last year, Grand Island Northwest won both races. York finished runner-up in both races. Kassidy Stuckey won the girls' race in 20:02.81. Emory Conrad (12th, 22:44.76), Lainey Portwine (14th, 22:50.16), and Zoe Kreifels (15th, 23:07.63) also medals last year. Colin Pinneo was the top York finisher last year in 3rd (17:34.24). Gabe Zarraga finished 5th (18:14.46) last year and James Bonde finished 7th (18:31.95).

Results will be available on https://www.athletic.net/team/10836/cross-country/2022.

Resources: Meet Information, 2021 Aurora Results

The York Dukes compete Friday night (9/2) at the Augustana Twilight (Sioux Falls, South Dakota). The Augustana Twilight is our largest meet of the year. There are over 60 teams scheduled to compete from several states across the Midwest and Heartland. Thousands of fans are expected to be in attendance. Unofficial results will be available on http://results.dakotatiming.com.

The races start at 6 p.m. The last race begins at 9 p.m. Junior Varsity races are 4 kilometers in distance. Varsity races are 5 kilometers in distance. Several York alumni will also be competing on Friday night in the college division.

Last year, Alea Hardie from O'Gorman (South Dakota) won the girls' race in 17:46.24. Kassidy Stuckey was the top York finisher last year in 20:00.53 which placed her 25th out of 215 varsity athletes. Last year, Sawyer Clarkson from Belle Fourche (South Dakota) won the boys' race in 15:34.67. Colin Pinneo was the top York finisher last year in 17:29.61 which placed him 50th out of 294 varsity athletes.

Resources: Meet Information, 2021 Augustana Results

The York Dukes opened the season Thursday night (8/25) at Camp Kateri (near McCool Junction). York raced against McCool Junction, Milford, Centennial, and Fillmore Central. The meet has a unique format, the girls have a 2:15 headstart on the boys and the two races begin to merge about halfway through the race. The races are also only 3 kilometers in distance, as opposed to 5 kilometers for most races. No team scores were calculated for the meet.

Junior Kassidy Stuckey won the girls' race in 11:20.7. She broke the course record by nearly 20 seconds (previously 11:39.6 held by Julia Lee from York). Kassidy went out strong and maintained a strong pace over the second half of the race. Joining Kassidy in the top 3 was Milford's Lilly Kenning (2nd, 11:52.8) and McCool Junction's Payton Gerken (3rd, 12:19.6). Stuckey, Kenning, and Gerken were all State Medalists in their respective classes last season.

York showed great depth to start off the season. York placed 5 runners in the top 10, Kassidy Stuckey (1st, 11:20.7), sophomore Lainey Portwine (6th, 13:09.9), freshman Naomi Renner (7th, 13:10.5), senior Cailey Faust (8th, 13:16.1), and freshman Maddy Stuhr (10th, 13:19.2). Freshman Aubriyana Pecor (13th, 13:38.5), junior Emory Conrad (14th, 13:40.4), and freshman Ryleigh Wright (15th, 13:44.1) also placed in the top 15. Juniors Kiersten Portwine (18th, 14:08.9) and Emma Snider (19th, 14:14.7) were not far behind. Senior Jessah Linden (23rd, 14:34.8) and senior Addison Cotton (24th, 14:48.9), sophomore Kelsey Arndt (26th, 15:04.6), senior Atleigh Hirschfeld (15:14.4), and senior Megan DeHart (29th, 15:22.5) each ran faster than last season. Freshmen Aiyden Franssen (32nd, 16:00.6) and Addison Pinneo (33rd, 16:20.8) both had solid starts to their careers.

Colin Pinneo was York's top runner. Colin was unable to hold off McCool Junction's Trent Neville on the final straightaway. Colin finished 2nd in 10:13.6. Gabe Zarraga finished 7th in 10:42.3. He led for a good portion of the race. Gabe Zarraga wasn't able to run much this week due to a bad blister, but I think he will have a great season.

Colin Pinneo and Gabe Zarraga were the only returning runners for the Duke boys. However, several new runners began their careers on the boys' side. Freshmen Carter Jacobsen (16th, 11:29.3) and Eisenhower Colburn (22nd, 12:13.7) were York's third and fourth runners. Both are talented freshmen that are going to be really good runners by the end of the season. Freshmen Anthony Staehr (30th, 13:02.4) and Isaiah Kreifels (31st, 13:33.8) were next for York. Junior Weston Piper made his cross country debut, finishing 32nd in 13:41.9.

York's next meet is the Augustana Twilight on Friday, September 2 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The meet includes teams from several states and great competition across several races. In addition to the high school competition, several York alums will be competing in the college division.

Resources: Complete Results

The York Dukes open the season on Thursday night (8/25) at Camp Kateri (near McCool Junction). Races begin at 7 p.m. Both races are 3 kilometers. The boys' start is 2 minutes and 15 seconds after the girls. York races against McCool Junction, Milford, Centennial, and Fillmore Central.

Last year, Kassidy Stuckey won the race in a time of 11:38.9, only 0.3 seconds off of the course record. Lainey Portwine came in fourth with a time of 13:17.3. Cailey Faust (6th), Kiersten Portwine (8th), Chloe Holmes (9th), and Emory Conrad (10th) also finished in the top 10. The girls return 5 out of their top 6 runners from last year's race. For many athletes, Thursday will be their first high school cross country meet.

Last year, Colin Pinneo won the boys' race in a time of 10:18.9. James Bonde finished 12th, Gabe Zarraga finished 14th, Jackson Schmid finished 16th, Sergio Rodriguez finished 17th, and Nick Conrad finished 22nd. The boys only return three runners from last year's team. However, York has a talented class of freshmen and newcomers who will compete in their first high school cross country meet on Thursday.

Resources: Meet Information, Complete '21 Results

Front Row (L to R): Colin Pinneo, Gabriel Zarraga; 2nd Row (L to R): Isaiah Kreifels, Anthony Staehr, Carter Jacobsen, Brandon Hanrahan, Eisenhower (Ike) Colburn; 3rd Row (L to R): Sergio Rodriguez, Coach Logan Kaliff, Coach Tyler Jackman, Head Coach Eric Rasmussen, Coach Lisa Rasmussen, Weston Piper

Last season, York qualified for the State Championships after finishing third at the District Championships. York went on to finish 10th at the State Championships in 2021.

York returns 3 athletes who qualified for the State Championships last season, Colin Pinneo, Gabe Zarraga, and Sergio Rodriguez. Colin is a three-time State qualifier and two-time State Medalist in cross country as well as a State Medalist in the 3200m in both 2020 and 2021 in track & field, and the 1600m in 2020. Gabe Zarraga is a two-time State Qualifier and earned All-Conference and All-District honors in cross country last season. Gabe also earned All-Conference and All-District honors in track & field last spring. Pinneo and Zarraga Sergio Rodriguez was a scorer and State qualifier for York as a freshman last season in cross country.

York's mixture of experience and talented youth could make them one of the most interesting teams in Class B this season. Although York only returns three runners from last season, Colin Pinneo and Gabe Zarraga could be one of the best duos in Class B this season. Sergio Rodriguez was also a scorer on a State qualifying team last season. York has one of the most talented freshman classes in recent program history. Carter Jacobsen and Eisenhower (Ike) Colburn look to be immediate contributors. Brandon Hanrahan and Anthony Staehr may also contend for varsity spots as freshmen. Freshman Isaiah Kreifels will add depth. Transfer Weston Piper will be running cross country for the first time this season as a junior.

York Cross Country will open the season on Thursday night (8/25) at Camp Kateri (near McCool Junction). Both races will be 3000m. The girls' race begins at 7 p.m. while the boys' race will start 2 minutes and 15 seconds later. Other teams include McCool Junction, Milford, Centennial, and Fillmore Central.

Resources: Schedule, Roster

Front Row (L to R): Megan DeHart, Jessah Linden, Atleigh Hirschfeld, Cailey Faust, Addison Cotton; 2nd Row (L to R): Elizabeth Beauchamp, Kelsey Arndt, Emory Conrad, Kierstin Portwine, Kassidy Stuckey, Emma Snider, Lainey Portwine, Raima Kreifels; 3rd Row (L to R): Zoey Eckert, Madelyn Nielsen, Lynzee Newman, Addison Pinneo, Aiyden Franssen, Maddy Stuhr, Aubriyana Pecor, Naomi Renner, Ryleigh Wright; 4th Row (L to R): Coach Logan Kaliff, Coach Tyler Jackman, Head Coach Eric Rasmussen, Coach Lisa Rasmussen

York is looking to improve on last season's success and hopes to be one of the top teams in Class B by the end of the season. Last season, York qualified for the State Championships after finishing runner-up at the District Championships. York finished 8th at the State Championships in 2021, the highest York finish since 2015.

York returns 4 athletes who qualified for the State Championships last season, Kassidy Stuckey, Lainey Portwine, Emory Conrad, and Cailey Faust, and two others who qualified in 2021, Kiersten Portwine, and Jessah Linden (along with Kassidy Stuckey and Emory Conrad). York also returns 4 other letter-winners, Addison Cotton, Atleigh Hirschfeld, Megan DeHart, and Kelsey Arndt. York has a strong class of newcomers, including a talented freshman class.

Kassidy Stuckey is the top returner for York and one of the top runners in the State. Last year, Kassidy was Conference Champion, District Runner-up, and earned All-State honors last season, finishing 7th at the State Championship meet. Kassidy had an exceptional spring season, winning both the 3200m and 1600m in Class B at the State Track & Field Championships. Lainey Portwine (300m hurdles) and Addison Cotton (shot put) also qualified for the State Track & Field Championship meet last spring.

Emory Conrad followed up a strong freshman season with another strong season as a sophomore. Emory has earned both All-Conference and All-District honors in cross country. Last spring, Emory also earned All-Conference honors in the 3200m in track & field. Lainey Portwine and Cailey Faust were both newcomers last season but made an immediate impact. Lainey and Cailey were scorers for the Dukes last season and helped York qualify for the State Championships as District Runner-ups. Both earned All-Conference honors in track & field last spring, Lainey in the 300m hurdles and Cailey in the 800m. Kiersten Portwine finished one spot out of All-District honors in cross country as a freshman.

Several newcomers could contribute immediately for York as well. Emma Snider was a letter-winner in track & field the past two seasons, running mostly the 1600m and 3200m. Emma will run cross country for the first time this season. Freshmen Naomi Renner and Ryleigh Wright could contend for varsity spots as freshmen. Both had successful middle school careers and have been practicing well so far. Maddy Stuhr and Aubriyana Pecor were members of the 4 x 800 that broke the York Middle School school record and medaled at the Middle School State Championships last spring. Maddy also qualified for the Middle School State Championship meet in the 1600m. Aiyden Frannsen also ran at the State Middle School Cross Country Championships last season. Addison Pinneo, Madelyn Nielsen, and Lynzee Newman round out one of the deepest freshman classes in recent school history.

York Cross Country will open the season on Thursday night (8/25) at Camp Kateri (near McCool Junction). Both races will be 3000m. The girls' race begins at 7 p.m. while the boys' race will start 2 minutes and 15 seconds later. Other teams include McCool Junction, Milford, Centennial, and Fillmore Central.

Resources: Schedule, Roster