Gold Medal Champions from the Central Conference Schools

Nebraska High School State Track and Field Championships

Year Event Athlete School Mark

1899 880 yd Bigbee Crete 2:19.2

Shot Harvey Seward 39’00”

1900 220 yd LH Gilbert York 30.0

Long Jump Haines York 20’05”

1901 Long Jump Tidball Crete 18’07.5”

1903 100 yd McCullough Fairbury 10.6

220 yd Widman York 24.8

440 yd McCullough Fairbury 55.8

880 yd Castile York 2:22.0

880 yd relay (boys) York 1:54.0

Long Jump Schmidt Fairbury 20’07.25”

Pole Vaut Mead York 8’06”

Shot McCullough Fairbury 39’08”

1904 100 yd Widman York 10.4

Mile Kensington York 5:08.2

1905 100 yd Widman York 10.4

120 yd HH McDonald York 17.8

440 yd McDonald York 56.6

880 yd relay (boys) York 1:45.8

High Jump DuVal Fairbury 5’04”

Long Jump Widman York 20’04.5”

Shot DuVal Fairbury 45’03.5”

1906 120 yd HH McDonald York 18.0

220 yd LH McDonald York 28.4

440 yd Porter Crete 56.3

Discus Chain York 97’05”

High Jump Diers York 5’06”

Long Jump Mead York 20’00.25”

1907 220 y LH Collier Fairbury 28.6

High Jump Diers York 5’06”

Long Jump Collier Fairbury 19’09”

Shot DuVal Fairbury 45’03.5”

1908 120 yd HH Collier Fairbury 17.2

220 yd LH Collier Fairbury 27.4

High Jump Collier, Hansen Fairbury 5’05”

Long Jump Collier Fairbury 20’01.5”

1909 Discus Meyer York 105’09”

High Jump Wiley York 5’10”

Long Jump Wiley York 18’08”

1910 120 yd HH Meyers York 17.4

220 yd LH Wiley York 27.0

Discus Meyers York 109’02”

High Jump Wiley York 5’05.5”

Long Jump Wiley York 20’10.5”

1911 220 y LH Wiley York 28.2

High Jump Wiley York 5’07”

Long Jump Wiley York 20’06”

1912 440 yd Keye York 53.8

1919 100 yd Morgan York 10.2

220 yd Morgan York 23.4

880 y relay (boys) York 1:40.8

1920 Mile DeMaranville Aurora 4:53.0

880 yd DeMaranville Aurora 2:04.4

1921 Mile DeMaranville Aurora 4:42.6

1922 Discus Page Crete 116’06”

1931 880 yd Cawley Crete 2:06.1

High Jump Gleisberg Seward 5’09.25”

Mile Joe Stephens Central City 4:41.0

1932 120 yd HH Lloyd Cardwell Seward 15.5

220 yd LH Lloyd Cardwell Seward 24.7

Long Jump Lloyd Cardwell Seward 23’03.75”

1933 120 yd HH Lloyd Cardwell Seward 15.5

Long Jump Lloyd Cardwell Seward 22’06.75”

1935 Discus Lewis Depyster Crete 128’09”

1938 100 yd Charles Cetak Ord 10.3

1940 220 yd Robert Craven Crete 22.6

1942 Pole Vault James Myers York 12’00.25”

1943 880 yd Paul Evans Seward 2:06.6

Pole Vault Don Cooper York 11’07.75”

1944 100 yd Bill Moomey York 10.3

440 yd Loyal Hurlbert Ord 51.3

Discus Jim McConnell Central City 135’09.5”

Shot Jim McConnell Central City 49’05.25”

Pole Vault Don Cooper York 12’06.5”

1946 Long Jump Bob Henk Central City 20’09.25”

1947 Long Jump Bob Henk Central City 22’00.5”

1951 Discus Don Glantz Central City 138’10.25”

1954 2 Mile relay (boys) Ord 8:24.6

High Jump Duane Smith York 6’05.25”

1955 High Jump Duane Smith York 6’05.5”

1957 180 yd LH Jack Conger Aurora 20.5

1958 120 yd HH Jack Conger Aurora 14.9

1960 Pole Vault Dennis Beachler Fairbury 12’06”

1962 120 yd HH Bob Smith Fairbury 15.1

1963 120 yd HH Bob Smith Fairbury 14.7

1965 Long Jump Randy Jones Fairbury 23’00.5”

1967 440 y Bob Pierce Ord 48.8

Shot Scott Shelburne Fairbury 56’04.75

1970 120 yd HH Gene Harmon Schuyler 14.5

1971 Shot Tom Kropp Aurora 56’04.75”

1975 High Jump Sondra Obermeier Aurora 5’04”

Long Jump Sondra Obermeier Aurora 19’02.5”

1976 440 yd Karen Silver Ord 59.2

Long Jump Sondra Obermeier Aurora 19’05”

1978 Discus Marty Kobza Schuyler 170’04”

1980 Shot Marty Kobza Schuyler 58’05.5”

1981 800 m Shawn Bovill Aurora 1:55.32

Discus Marty Kobza Schuyler 201’07”

Shot Marty Kobza Schuyler 62’09”

1983 300 m IH Pat Soucie Crete 39.05

1985 110 m HH Todd Stanton Fairbury 14.53

1986 Shot John Ragland Northwest 55’10.5”

1991 Shot Teri Steer Crete 46’04.5”

1992 Shot Teri Steer Crete 44’02”

1600 m Nora Shepherd York 5:05.63

1993 Shot Teri Steer Crete 49’06.75”

800 m Christy Rice Central City 2:16.56

1600 m Nora Shepherd York 5:03.58

3200 m Nora Shepherd York 10:46.86

Pole Vault Colby Hood Crete 14’08”

1994 100 m HH Nicole Nielsen Central City 15.11

1600 m Nora Shepherd York 5:08.47

3200 m Nora Shepherd York 10:50.41

Shot Eric Rogers Ord 58’04.25”

1995 Shot Eric Rogers Ord 58’09.5”

1996 High Jump Justin Burhoop Seward 6’06”

1997 800 m Ryan Barrows York 1:51.59

Discus Lori Uher Fairbury 153’08”

1998 110 HH Justin Poots Seward 14.47

400 m Justin Staehr York 48.39

1600 m Peter Hess Seward 4:20.11

1600 m relay (girls) Fairbury 3:59.22

Shot Aaron Golliday York 61’04”

1999 3200 m relay (girls) Northwest 9:38.92

2001 300 IH Jeff Luebbe Seward 38.38

2002 110 HH Andrew Pearson Seward 14.40

Triple Jump Jacey Kuck Central City 37’09”

2003 110 HH Andrew Pearson Seward 14.33

Shot Jenny Glodowski Schuyler 46’02.5”

2004 Pole Vault Sam Ogden Northwest 15’06”

110 HH Daryl Branz York 14.41

2005 Pole Vault Sam Ogden Northwest 16’00”

110 HH Brandon Harrington Northwest 14.17

300 IH Brandon Harrington Northwest 38.05

2006 1600 m David Adams York 4:23.50

2007 Long Jump Tyler Wright Northwest 22’08.5”