Fort Calhoun girls take eighth; Blair competes at UNK invitational
Published 2:55 pm Monday, October 5, 2026
Fort Calhoun’s girls placed eighth among 30 scoring teams at the UNK High School Invitational on Sept. 28 at Kearney Country Club. Blair’s girls finished 13th among 20 scoring teams in a separate division.
Blair competed in Class B and Fort Calhoun in Class C, with all runners covering 5,000 meters, or about 3.1 miles. Fort Calhoun’s boys finished 12th among 40 scoring teams, while Blair’s boys were 15th among 20.
Freshman Chloe Buckner led Fort Calhoun’s girls, placing 29th in 21 minutes, 39.4 seconds. Anna McMahon followed in 36th at 21:50.9, Raeann Massey was 52nd in 22:21.6, and Emily Arens finished 60th in 22:43.8. Lauren Lammers placed 72nd in 22:54.9, and Emma Ochoa Gomez was 81st in 23:11.6.
The Pioneers finished with 170 points. Chase County won with 70 points; lower team scores are better in cross country.
Sean Waters paced Fort Calhoun’s boys with a 38th-place finish in 18:22.3. Landyn Urwiller placed 49th in 18:46.4, and Merritt Olberding finished 58th in 18:56.0. Aiden Arens was 94th in 19:26.2, Camden Dowling was 96th in 19:29.6, and Mavrick Donahoe placed 105th in 19:45.2. Fort Calhoun totaled 235 points.
Emma Himes led Blair’s girls, finishing 54th in 22:29.9. Freshmen Adalee Field and Brielle Steffen placed 66th and 75th, respectively, in 23:00.2 and 23:25.4.
Helen Hall finished 97th in 24:12.7, Cecilia Lamoureux was 98th in 24:14.8, and Sophia Schneider placed 100th in 24:17.6. The Bears finished with 262 points.
Lane Christensen led Blair’s boys, placing 55th in 18:24.9. Owen Swaney followed in 87th at 19:05.6, and Hayden Olsen finished 96th in 19:16.0. Logan Wayman placed 116th in 19:39.5, Max Schroder was 125th in 19:48.7, and Jake Baker finished 138th in 20:03.9. Blair totaled 288 points.
