A national record in the first event and another great day for LaQue were among the highlights Saturday at the Nebraska USA Track and Field Junior Olympics.

After rain delayed the start of the meet at Burke Stadium by one hour, Seth Hirsch of the Omaha Racers made 7½ laps around the track look easy by winning the midget boys (ages 11-12) 3,000-meter run in 9:34.82.

The younger brother of Class A girls 3,200 champion Sidney Hirsch of Millard West knocked 3.7 seconds off the previous national record set by Chris Dominic of San Lorenzo, Calif., in Seattle in 1998. Hirsch also won the 800 in 2:26.17, more than 15 seconds ahead of the runner-up.

Omaha North graduate LaQue Moen-Davis, a Texas A&M recruit, set two records in winning three gold medals in the young women’s division, for girls 17 and 18. Moen-Davis, who won four golds at the Nebraska state track meet in May, defeated Iowa state champion Alex Gochenour to win the 100 hurdles in 13.89 seconds.

That time was just one-hundredth of a second off the state record that Moen-Davis set in May, and tied the Nebraska Association record Gochenour set last season.

Moen-Davis had a strong race despite clipping the third hurdle and pulled away from Gochenour, who was second in 14.04.

Moen-Davis then bettered her own record in the triple jump by winning with a leap of 41-4. She also won the long jump with a leap of 18-5 and won the heptathlon June 12 at the state multi-event championship meet.

The Bellevue Breeze quartet of Dennis Barfield, Devin Barfield, Cody Rush and Garrett Teel also set a record by winning the young men’s 1,600 relay in 3:18.51.

Kenzo Cotton was the individual star of the boys portion of the meet.

Cotton, the 200 state champion as a freshman at Papillion-La Vista, won the intermediate boys (15-16) 100 in 11.35 and tied the oldest association record by jumping 22-7 to win the long jump.

That leap equaled the record set in 1961 by Steve Carson of Red Oak, Iowa.

Cotton also ran a leg on the Bellevue Breeze 400 relay team that won in 44.66. He is scheduled to run the 200 on Sunday when the meet concludes.

The top six finishers in each event qualify for the July 8 to 11 Region 8 Junior Olympics in St. Paul, Minn., the final step to the USATF National Junior Olympics July 26 to 31 in Wichita, Kan.

BOYS

Sub-Bantam (ages 8-and-under): 800-meter run: 1, Antrell Taylor, Omaha, 2 minutes, 50.28 seconds. 2, Anthony White, Omaha, 2:51.83. 3, Conrad Schroeder, Eagle, 3:09.96. 1,600 relay: 1, North Omaha Bengals (Tabian Fuller, Elijah Holliday, Marreion Marks, Mekhi Marks), 6:15.16.

Bantam (9-10): 800: 1, Gabe Grice, Bellevue, 2:41.66. 2, Jevyon Ducker, Bellevue, 2:41.82. 3, Kaleb Wilson, Omaha, 2:57.77. 400 relay: 1, Midwest Trailblazers (Derrick Morman, Jacob Pope, Jakobe Pope, Tre’Von Prater), 59.86. 2, Peak Performance (Darius Luff, Jadyn McGary, Kesaiah Parks, Khalid Solomon), 1:03.66. 3, Cornhusker Flyers, 1:07.61. High jump: 1, Maximilian Murrell, Omaha, 3 feet, 7 inches. 2, Zachary Fye, Denton, 3-5. 3, Jack Rubin, Omaha, 3-1. Long jump: 1, Holton Harman, Lincoln, 12-11. 2, Derrick Morman, Omaha, 12-4. 3, Kaedon Thurman, Denton, 12-4.

Midget (11-12): 800: 1, Seth Hirsch, Omaha, 2:26.17. 2, Jared Bledsoe, Blair, 2:41.84. 3, Nathan Rupprecht, Bennington, 2:44.97. 3,000: 1, Hirsch, 9:34.82 (national record, betters 9:38.52 by Chris Dominic, San Lorenzo, Calif., 1998). 2, Bledsoe, 11:41.31. 3, Sam Harter, Omaha, 11:42.06. 80 hurdles: 1, Chad Alioth, Omaha, 14.65. 2, Matthew McKibbin, Minatare, 15.49.. 3, Jordan Williams, Lincoln, 15.52. 400 relay: 1, Hastings Titans (Tanner Farris, Trenton Kopecky, Garrett Beard, Joshua Jamer), 1:02.63. 1,600 relay: Wings of Omaha (Charles Roskens, Christopher Gray, Jarrett Proby, Kristian Harris), 5:14.76. High jump: 1, Nathan Rupprecht, Bennington, 4-1. 2, Jackson Wagner, Omaha, 4-1. 3, Ben Wilson, Omaha, 4-1.

Youth (13-14): 800: 1, Brandon Rockers, Gretna, 2:11.73. 2, Trystn Ducker, Bellevue, 2:12.64. 3, Mitchell Grosserode, Lincoln, 2:19.01. 3,000: 1, Brady Mulnix, Omaha, 10:56.58. 2, Victor Araya, Omaha, 11:00.13. 3, Andy Vasquez, Omaha, 11:07.35. 100 hurdles: 1, Devante Vaughn, Bellevue, 14.70. 2, Dylon Hollingsworth, Omaha, 15.28. 3, Tanner Loberg, Norfolk, 16.87. 3,000 racewalk: 1, Vasquez, 17:36.53. 400 relay: 1, Bellevue Breeze (Ducker, Kenneth Ligon, Jeremiah Stovall, Vaughn), 49.28. 2, Peak Performance, 53.32. 3, Hastings Titans, 57.51. 1,600 relay: 1, Bellevue Breeze (Ducker, Tanner Hendricks, Ligon, Stovall), 4:11.29. 2, Omaha Racers, 4:50.57. High jump: 1, Ethan Ferguson, Fremont, 5-3. 2, Jon Regnier, Omaha, 4-9. 3, Ryan Hinton, Lincoln, 4-9. Shot put: 1, Elijah Zoucha, Omaha, 45-8. 2, Ethan Ruh, Omaha, 43-4. 3, Liam Hennessy, Omaha, 42-. Discus: 1, Kenton Kobza, Fairbury, 149-0. 2, Zoucha, 142-2. 3, Larry Station, Omaha, 132-8.

Intermediate (15-16): 100: 1, Kenzo Cotton, La Vista, 11.35. 2, Luke Henson, 11.57. 3, Hunter Gage, Bellevue, 11.59. 800: 1, Ian Morrison, Omaha, 2:06..57. 2, Thomas Doran, Omaha, 2:07.41. 3, Paul Sutter, Lincoln, 2:08.70. 3,000: 1, Lucas Keifer, Lincoln, 9:18.09. 2, Joe Harter, Omaha, 9:19.26. 3, Andrew Fields, Ord, 9:25.40. 110 hurdles: 1, Josh Banderas, Lincoln, 15.43. 2, Antonio Flores, Adams, 17.57. 3, Jacob Melcher, Waterloo, 19.19. 2,000 steeplechase: 1, Fields, 6:45.86. 400 relay: 1, Bellevue Breeze (Jacob Cloyd, Cotton, Gage, Spearman), 44.66. High jump: 1, Malik Hluchoweckyj, Bellevue, 5-11. 2, Derek Zimmerman, Filley, 5-9. 3, Flores, 5-7. Long jump: 1, Cotton, 22-7 (ties association record set by Steve Carson, Red Oak, 1961). 2, Caleb Cowling, Omaha, 22-2. 3, Zimmerman, 20-. Triple jump: 1, Zimmerman, 41-8. 2, Tyler Sanchez, Omaha, 32-1 . Shot put: 1, John Sachs, Plattsmouth, 41-11. 2, Michael Cook, Bellevue, 36-9. 3, Seth Lindgren, Wahoo, 35-6. Discus: 1, Lindgren, 119-10. 2, Sachs, 114-2. 3, Wylie Nichols, Omaha, 95-9. Javelin: 1, Nichols, 120-4. 2, Michael Cook, Bellevue, 116-5. 3, Ryan Sanchez, Omaha, 114-10.

Young Men (17-18): 100: 1, Devin Barfield, Omaha, 11.17. 2, Michael Jones, Juniata, 11.44. 3, Chase Roberts, Omaha, 11.46. 800: 1, Pierce Tallichet, Lincoln, 2:02.66. 2, Andrew Schulenberg, Lincoln, 2:04.08. 3, Anthony Valdez, Omaha, 2:10.60. 3,000: 1, Issac Allen, Lincoln, 9:17.96. 2, Andrew McVea, Omaha, 9:59.06. 110 hurdles: 1, Christian Sanderfer, Lincoln, 14.88. 2, Enrique Alvarez, Omaha, 14.95. 3, Andrew McNear, Omaha, 16.22. 2,000 steeplechase: 1, Britt Jensen, Fremont, 6:05.54. 2, Allen, 6:45.63. 400 relay: 1, Lincoln Jets (Tallichet, Ryan Pettit, Sanderfer, Schulenberg), 47.15. 1,600 relay: Bellevue Breeze (Dennis Barfield, Devin Barfield, Cody Rush, Garrett Teel), 3:18.51 (association record, betters 3:19.85 by Cornhusker Flyers, 2003). 2, Tachyon Athletics, 3:37.49. High jump: 1, Mitchell Westberry, Omaha, 6-5. 2, Carl White, Omaha, 6-5. 3, Jarrell Randle, 6-1. Long jump: 1, Vincent Moravec, Omaha, 21-3. 2, Grant Costatello, Omaha, 21-2. 3, Alvarez, 21-. Triple jump: 1, Terry Grigsby, Omaha, 43-1. 2, Costatello, 41-10. 3, Randle 41-7 . Shot put: 1, Brady Rutt, Hastings, 53-7. 2, Drew Staskiewicz, Omaha, 50-. 3, William Giittinger, Nebraska City, 47-2 . Discus: 1, Rutt, 174-4. 2, Staskiewicz, 148-2. 3, David Aldridge, 139-9. Javelin: 1, Jon Williams, Glenwood, 171-8. 2, Staskiewicz, 138-1. 3, Kyle Hansen, Omaha, 98-8.

GIRLS

Sub-Bantam (ages 8-and-under): 800: 1, Katharine Beachler, Omaha, 4:27.06. 400 relay: 1, Boys and Girls Club Jaguars (Naujannette Haynes, Traeh Haynes, Amagine Moss, Syrea Parker), 1:12.93. 2, North Omaha Bengals, 1:46.70. 1,600 relay: 1, Bengals (Love Easterling, Chaeli Harris, Jada Harris, Jayla Williams), 8:45.82.

Bantam (9-10): 800: 1, Kiana Estima, Omaha, 2:42.72. 2, Elizabeth Rupprecht, Bennington, 2:44.68. 3, Molly Simpson, Papillion, 3:03.68. 400 relay: 1, Jaguars (Mia Bonam, Kylie Brewer, Shamari Christian, Alona Griffin), 1:06.39. 1,600 relay: 1, Midwest Striders (Amya Bosan-Nesbitt, Artavia Bosan, Maryana Morrow, Kyoko Richardson), 5:45.08. High jump: 1, Callie Mulnix, Omaha, 3-1. 2, Eve Weber, La Vista, 2-7.

Midget (11-12): 800: 1, Autumn Graham, Plattsmouth, 2:39.43. 2, Alexandra Schwartz, Lincoln, 2:40.85. 3, Camryn Larsen, Omaha, 2:42.33. 3,000: 1, Graham, 11:51.71. 2, Rebecca Jerina, Crete, 12:17.40. 3, Ally Lunzmann, Lincoln, 12:50.04. 80 hurdles: 1, Mya Mace, Bellevue, 16.74. 2, Destiny Scott Tolbert, Omaha, 16.94. 3, Josie Medill, Lincoln, 17.62. 400 relay: 1, Peak Performance (Kiara Gross, Ambrya Kellogg, Autumn Kellogg, Truth Ross), 56.15. 2, Jaguars, 56.37. 1,600 relay: 1, Peak Performance (Jeanell Childs, Kellogg, Kellogg, Ross), 4:44.01. 2, Cornhusker Flyers, 4:49.79. Long jump: 1, Aries Phillips, Omaha, 14-7. 2, Taisha Crider, Bayard, 13-3. 3, Morgan Stern, Omaha, 12-10.

Youth (13-14): 800: 1, Jeralyn Poe, Lincoln, 2:26.92. 2, McKayla Roberts, Omaha, 2:27.33. 3, Jessi Smith, Bayard, 2:35.45. 3,000: 1, Poe, 10:47.52. 2, Willa Koenig, Lincoln, 11:56.73. 3, Alana Sesow, Lincoln, 12:11.80. 100 hurdles: 1, Jordan Kuck, Ord, 16.76. 2, Smith, 17.13. 3, Xiangting Xiao, Omaha, 17.19. 3,000 racewalk: 1, Roberts, 19:46.22. 400 relay: 1, Peak Performance (Deanna Anderson, Leah Banks, Teadrana Knox, Emani Stingley), 53.57. 2, Bellevue Breeze, 54.12. 3, Bellevue Breeze B, 54.86. 1,600 relay: 1, Bellevue Breeze (Shakirah Allen, Sydney Chaney, Madisen Gaines, Katrina Nesbit), 4:25.19. 2, Bellevue Breeze B, 4:36.82. Long jump: 1, Jade King, Omaha, 15-8. 2, Stingley, 15-5. 3, Kuck, 15-1. Triple jump: 1, King, 33-3. 2, Hannah Shield, Lincoln, 32-0. 3, Maddie Mingo, Omaha, 28-2. Shot put: 1, Shelby Brown, Lincoln, 40-7. 2, Katelyn Gochenour, Logan, Iowa, 40-5. 3, Kathryn Grint, North Loup, 37-1. Discus: 1, Gochenour, 104-6. 2, Brown, 99-1. 3, Jessica Hanks, Kimball, 87-8. Javelin: 1, Gochenour, 115-5. 2, Emilee Shostrom, Weeping Water, 90-8. 3, Brown, 87-3.

Intermediate (15-16): 800: 1, Jacquelyn Dam, Arlington, 2:22.40. 2, Grace Stiansen, Bellevue, 2:28.36. 3, Shae Spady, Omaha, 2:28.88. 3,000: 1, Rebekah Topham, Griswold, Iowa, 10:29.03. 2, Spady, 11:11.89. 3, Madeline Meyer, Omaha, 12:24.02. 100 hurdles: 1, Stephanie Ahrens, Lincoln, 16.37. 2, Chelsea Cotton, Papillion, 17.23. 3, Lasha Goodwin, Omaha, 17.37. 400 relay: 1, Jaguars (Arrianna Jones, Shaina Owens, Desiree Sanders, Keianna Turner), 52.14. 2, Bellevue Breeze, 54.08. 1,600 relay: 1, Cornhusker Flyers (Topham, Elise O’Connor, Wagemann, Kathryn Nizzi), 4:43.19. Pole vault: 1, Maggie Gardner, Holdrege, 8-6. 2, Andrea Anderson, Omaha, 8-0. Long jump: 1, Anna Wagemann, Omaha, 16-10. 2, Heather Showers, Bennington, 14-1. 3, Tylana Whitfield, Omaha, 13-1. Triple jump: 1, Wagemann, 34-11. 2, Aisha Yapp, Omaha, 32-7. 3, Denise Dantzler, Omaha, 31-5. Shot put: 1, Megan Boatman, Juniata, 34-6. 2, Lizzie Virgl, Wahoo, 27-9. 3, Lauren Doeschot, Omaha, 27-5. Discus: 1, Alexandra Meyer, Superior, 104-6. 2, Boatman, 99-10. 3, Doeschot, 96-8. Javelin: 1, Paige Hackman, Woodbine, 94-11. 2, Serenity McAndrews, Omaha, 85-2. 3, Virgl, 79-3.

Young Women (17-18): 800: 1, Clara Nichols, Omaha, 2:16.84. 2, Kristie Mullen, Omaha, 2:17.92. 3, Jackie Mezick, Bellevue, 2:42.15. 100 hurdles: 1, LaQue Moen-Davis, Omaha, 13.89 (ties association record set by Alex Gochenour, Missouri Valley, 2010). 2, Alex Gochenour, Missouri Valley, 14.04. 3, Mercedes Liparoto, Malvern, Iowa, 16.85. 400 relay: 1, Bellevue Breeze (Terri Armstrong, Taryn Derickson, Taylor Stevens, Nathalia Ybay), 52.91. Pole vault: 1, Tess Merrill, Grand Island, 11-6. Long jump: 1, Moen-Davis, 18-5. 2, Stevens, 16-1. 3, Candice Bolden, Bellevue, 15-1. Triple jump: 1, Moen-Davis, 41-1 (betters own association record of 40-4, 2010). 2, Stevens, 34-4. 3, Bolden, 31-11. Shot put: 1, Michelle Wallerstedt, Omaha, 35-6. Discus: 1, Wallerstedt, 133-2. 2, Anne Flesher, Lincoln, 104-11. Javelin: 1, Flesher, 102-8.

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