OMAHA — The first race on the track of Saturday's portion of the state track and field meet at Burke Stadium showcased a quartet of Northeast Nebraska's best.

OMAHA — Northeast Nebraska track teams assigned to compete in Class B face an uphill battle. The majority of schools in that class have at least double the enrollment numbers of the area teams and some have as many as five times pool of student athletes to choose from.

OMAHA — The future looks bright for the Norfolk High girls track team.

OMAHA — Saturday seemed to mark the end of an era in more ways than one for the Norfolk Catholic boys track and field program.

OMAHA — On Friday, Bassett North Central's Hunter Wiebelhaus won her qualifying heat in the 400-meter dash in a time of 1:00.47, the third-best qualifying time in Class D.

OMAHA — When asked if winning an all-class gold medal mattered to her, Hartington Cedar Catholic sprinter Sara Reifenrath quickly replied, “Oh yeah.”

OMAHA — The two schools that make up North Central will have to fight over a boys track and field banner.

OMAHA — Humphrey St. Francis super-sophomore Allison Weidner electrified the crowd Friday.

OMAHA — A technicality was all that kept Dylan Kautz from replacing his own name in the state record book.

OMAHA — For Battle Creek’s Makenna Taake, her performance was awesome.

OMAHA — Byron Pfister had never run a competitive 800 meters in his track and field career. It was better late than never Friday for the North Central senior.

OMAHA — Every once in a while, a big surprise steals the stage at the Nebraska state track and field meet.

OMAHA — Atkinson West Holt senior Jordan Tasler took the baton for the anchor leg of the Class C 4x800 in fourth place. But three-quarters of the way through his run Friday morning at the state track and field meet here, he found a different gear that was almost unmatched.

OMAHA — Griffin Smith could have hung his head after a second-place finish in the Class D long jump at the state track and field championships here Saturday. After all, he was the defending state champion in the event.

OMAHA — Four athletes is all Hartington-Newcastle needed.

OMAHA — In her first race at Burke Stadium here, Humphrey St. Francis freshman Allison Weidner etched her name on the record board.

OMAHA — History was made when Sara Reifenrath crossed the finish line in the Class C 200-meter dash Saturday at the state track and field meet here.

OMAHA — Sleeping wasn't easy for Ethan Piper on Thursday night.

OMAHA — When Jason Arens hollered, “Finish strong, girl!” to his daughter less than 200 meters from a potential third-straight Class C 3,200-meter championship, he had no idea how true it would become.

OMAHA — Clearwater-Orchard junior Jacob Long had a pretty good Friday at Burke Stadium here.

OMAHA — Midway through the Class D girls 3,200-meter run, Plainview junior Jade Rickard found herself amid a three-way battle for the lead.

OMAHA — OMAHA — Midway through the Class D boys 4x800, North Central didn’t appear that it would be a factor at the finish.

OMAHA — In a span of less than 10 minutes, senior Seth Ruppert and sophomore Dylan Kautz cemented Norfolk Catholic's Class C state track and field championship.