ATHLETICS UPDATE Nathan Meiners provided all-conference performances in the 5,000 and 10,000. The junior from Omaha, Nebraska, fought to second in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 16 minutes, 12.69 seconds. Meiners also chased down second (34:15.34) in the 10,000. Chasen Selsor battled to third (11:20.23) in the 3,000 steeplechase as the sophomore from Osceola claimed all-conference recognition. Waldorf's 4x400 relay team including Mark Ahlers, Isaiah Craig, Jonah Remker and Caleb Gilbertson raced to second (3:30.8) to grab all-conference honors. Abby Buehler capped the final meet of her career, winning the triple jump title at 10.89 meters (35’8.74”). The junior from Dodge Center, Minnesota, who was a senior academically, earned all-conference honors in the event while setting a new meet record and outdoor school record. Buehler also scored all-conference honors in the long jump, earning second behind a distance of 5.01 meters (16’5.24”). Erica Fee delivered an all-conference performance, pacing her way to second (5:12.48) in the 1,500 to break the previous school record by 4.13 seconds.
ference recognition for the Warriors in the javelin, capturing second with a 36.73-meter (120’6.06”) throw. “This season has been the first year we have had a full roster for the men, and the women are almost there as well,” Riggins said. “The conference meet was a great opportunity for the program, Waldorf athletics and the Forest City community to show off our beautiful facility and community to all the schools in our conference.” Competing in front of a home crowd in a conference meet was an energizing and rewarding experience for Waldorf’s teams. With the two teams graduating just four student-athletes and primarily true freshmen comprising both rosters, the Warriors are sure to have more success on the horizon. “Having a year under their belt, they know the importance of the offseason workouts and what needs to be done to be successful during the season,” Riggins said. “Quite a few of them finished right outside of scoring or all-conference honors, so they know they are capable. They just have to put in the work.”
Peyton Russell garnered all-con-
Waldorf’s Erica Fee (above, right) chased down all-conference honors in the 1,500-meter run as she battled to second in 5:12.48 to set an outdoor school record during the NSAA Outdoor Championships in May.
Waldorf’s Isaiah Craig (above) takes the baton from Mark Ahlers to anchor the 4x400-meter relay during the NSAA Outdoor Championships in May. Jonah Remker, Caleb Gilbertson, Ahlers and Craig earned allconference recognition in the event as they raced to second in 3:30.80.
Athletics Update by MATT OLIVER
Waldorf’s Abby Buehler (above) captured the triple jump title with a mark of 10.89 meters to set a new meet record and outdoor school record during the NSAA Outdoor Championships in May. Buehler earned allconference in the event and also the long jump, taking second at 5.01 meters.
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