St. Cecilia Girls and Boys Track teams won the Sandy Creek Invitational. Everyone, including the coaches, achieved some real success. We were supposed to get bad weather, but the day turned out to be a great day for all involved.

Head of the StC Boys team, Vince Pelster, achieved a very special honor. He is now a Level 4 NSAA Track Coach. This is a very difficult title to gain, it takes a very high number of meet wins and points. He has been guiding very talented teams for the past 26 years, which includes 2 State Titles and a large number of District Championships. Coach Pelster had a huge impact on my personal running career, it’s been great to get a chance to work under him as an Assistant Coach.

Boys Team Results

1st - Hastings St. Cecilia - 140 7th - Wilber Clatonia - 33
2nd - Thayer Central - 93 8th - Fillmore Central - 23
3rd - Tri County - 71 9th - Clay Center - 21
4th - Harvard - 42 10th - Heartland - 19  
5th - Deshler - 34 11th - Sandy Creek - 16
6th - Sutton - 34 12th - Red Cloud - 1

Boys Team Highlights

Field EventsShot put - Brennan Kitten - 1st - 50′ .5″
Discus - Spencer Ostrander - 6th - 117′ 5″
Pole Vault - Ben Kober - 1st - 11′ 6″
Pole Vault - Tyler Hottovy - 3td - 11′		 Relays1st in the 4×100m Relay - 45.28
2nd in the 4×400m Relay - 3:41.2
1st in the 4×800m Relay - 8:36.6

Girls Team Results

1st - Hastings St. Cecilia - 138 7th - Red Cloud - 27
2nd - Fillmore Central - 98 8th - Harvard - 18
3rd - Tri County - 71 9th - Sutton - 18
4th - Thayer Central - 53 10th - Deshler - 8  
5th - Wilber Clatonia - 50 11th - Clay Center - 1
6th - Heartland - 45 12th - Sandy Creek - 0

Girl’s Team Highlights

Field EventsDiscus - Nicole Osten - 1st - 109″
Long Jump - Jericho Johnson - 1st - 15′ 7.5″
High Jump - Alex Anstine - 6th - 4′ 6″
Triple Jump - Jericho Johnson - 3rd - 31′ 4″
Triple Jump - Alyssa Belgum - 5th - 30′ 4.75″		 Relays2nd in the 4×100m Relay - 53.9
1st in the 4×400m Relay - 4:24.8
1st in the 4×800m Relay - 10:17.1