After his historic victory at last month’s state high school meet, Kenzo Cotton took a couple of weeks off from his track workouts to prepare for the summer season.

Two weeks back into training, Cotton shook off a little more rust Sunday by earning his fourth gold medal at the Nebraska Association USA Track and Field Junior Olympics.

Cotton won the intermediate boys (ages 15 and 16) 200 meters at Burke Stadium — the same venue where Cotton became the first freshman in 97 years to win the all-class gold medal in that event.

His finish was a bit slower than his mark a month ago — 22.76 seconds — but this time a race at Burke was a steppingstone to bigger meets next month.

Following one more invitational meet Saturday — hosted by his club, the Bellevue Breeze, at Bellevue East — Cotton will compete July 9 and 10 in the Region 8 Junior Olympics in St. Paul, Minn. That’s the final step to the USATF National Junior Olympics July 26 through 31 in Wichita, Kan.

By that time, Cotton said he hopes to be right where he was last month when he posted a career-best 21.77 running for Papillion-La Vista. He also ran a 10.97 in the 100 to finish third in Class A.

“I’m just back to some mid-level training right now,” Cotton said. “I want to try to get my times as close as possible to where they were at state.”

On Saturday, Cotton won the 100 and the long jump before teaming with three Breeze runners to win the 400 relay. Cotton had never competed in the long jump, but he won the event with a leap of 22 feet, 7 inches.

That not only tied the oldest record on the Nebraska Association books — a mark first jumped in 1961 — but it would have placed him third in Class A.

Not bad for trying the event for the first time last week in practice.

“I was tired of doing four running events and I wanted to try something different,” Cotton said.

No records were set Sunday during the Nebraska meet, but there still were some other top-level performances.

Christian Sanderfer of Lincoln Southwest cleared 15 feet to win the young men’s (17-18) pole vault after winning the 110 hurdles Saturday. Sanderfer also won the decathlon at last week’s multi-event championships with 6,207 points.

Cotton’s younger brother Kurtis won the 100 and 200 in the midget boys (11-12) division. His time of 11.99 in the 100 and 24.74 in the 200 have him close to the marks Kenzo was running at his age.

Also in the midget division, Seth Hirsch of Omaha missed an association record in the 1,500 by 0.16 seconds by winning in 4:39.11. Hirsch set a national record in the 3,000 Saturday with a career-best 9:34.82.

In the girls meet, LSU recruit Alex Gochenour won two events, the 200 (25.56) and the high jump (5-5).

Boys

Sub-Bantam (ages 8 and under): 100-meter dash: 1, Abraham X. Hoskins, Omaha, 15.13 seconds. 2, Tretavious Knox, Omaha, 15.26. 3, Rashaun Benten, Omaha, 15.30. 200: 1, Hoskins, 30.89. 2, Benten, 31.09. 3, Marreion Marks, Omaha, 33.54. 400: 1, Antrell Taylor, Omaha, 1:10.88. 2, Hoskins, 1:11.24. 3, Knox, 1:14.79. 1,500: 1, Conrad Schroeder, Eagle, 6:04.71. 2, David Lees, Papillion, 7:15.02. Long jump: 1, Matthew Medill, Lincoln, 11 feet, 1½ inches. 2, Taylor, 10-1½. 3, Tony McNair, Omaha, 9-9. Shot put (2k): 1, Medill, 23-11. 2, Dakarai Davis, Omaha, 15-1. 3, Khris Robertson, Omaha, 14-0. Mini-javelin: 1, Schroeder, 51-7. 2, Nikolas Ahlschwede, Lincoln, 46-7. 3, Calvin Cuddy, Lincoln, 43-1½.

Bantam (9-10): 100: 1, Kesaiah Parks, Lincoln, 14.39. 2, Darius Luff, Lincoln, 14.53. 3, Ty Hahn, 14.69. 200: 1, Parks, 29.23. 2, Abraham Hoskins, Omaha, 29.45. 3, Luff, 29.55. 400: 1, Tyreece Wynne, Omaha, 1:09.87. 2, Jevyon Ducker, Bellevue, 1:11.42. 3, Jakobe Pope, Omaha, 1:15.08. 1,500: 1, Gabe Grice, Bellevue, 5:32.12. 2, Stockton Graham, Plattsmouth, 6:03.81. Shot put: 1, Hunter Saltzman, Bellevue, 24-11. 2, Aander Gray, Omaha, 23-4. 3, Tyler Brown, Lincoln, 22-11. Mini-javelin: 1, Brown, 94-4. 2, Saltzman, 78-9. 3, Zachary Fye, Denton, 78-0.

Midget (11-12): 100: 1, Kurtis Cotton, La Vista, 11.99. 2, Jordan Flowers, Omaha, 12.73. 3, Shannon Brewer, Omaha, 12.83. 200: 1, Cotton, 24.74. 2, Brewer, 26.50. 3, Flowers, 26.54. 400: 1, Brewer, 1:02.24. 2, Hunter Johnson, Omaha, 1:06.73. 3, Trenton Kopecky, Hastings, 1:07.01. 1,500: 1, Seth Hirsch, Omaha, 4:39.11. 2, Jared Bledsoe, Blair, 5:25.72. 3, Sam Harter, Omaha, 5:45.28. Long jump: 1, Flowers, 16-0. 2, Johnson, 14-4. 3, Max White, Lincoln, 14-0. Shot put: 1, Alex Goracke, Harvard, 32-9½. 2, DeAndre Butts, Omaha, 31-5. 3, Anthony Banderas, Lincoln, 29-9½. Discus: 1, Goracke, 78-3. 2, Tavyer Glass, Omaha, 73-¾. 3, Tyler White-Welchen, Omaha, 62-6¼. Mini-javelin: 1, Jarrett Proby, Omaha, 98-4. 2, Jordan White, Bellevue, 82-1½. 3, Goracke, 76-3.

Youth (13-14): 100: 1, Fonta Jones, Omaha, 11.82. 2, Anthony Sanders, Omaha, 11.95. 3, Miles Carlisle, Omaha, 12.26. 200: 1, Jones, 23.54. 2, Sanders, 24.54. 3, Carlisle, 25.09. 400: 1, Jones, 52.68. 2, Mitchell Grosserode, Lincoln, 56.77. 3, Jordan Proby, Omaha, 57.17. 1,500: 1, Brandon Rockers, Gretna, 4:55.22. 2, Brady Mulnix, Omaha, 4:57.36. 3, Victor Araya, Omaha, 5:14.69. 200 hurdles: 1, Dylon Hollingsworth, Omaha, 28.02. 2, Joshua Clyne, Lincoln, 29.53. 3, Drew Gilliland, Omaha, 32.15. Pole vault: 1, Preston Rath, 6-9. Long jump: 1, Cedric Lee, Omaha, 16-9½. 2, Proby, 16-2¼. 3, Clyne, 15-6½. Triple jump: 1, Kelsey Rozelle, Dix, 29-5. 2, Joseph Nash, Jr., Omaha, 28-2 ½. 3, Logan Thurston, Omaha, 26-8½. Javelin: 1, Elijah Zoucha, Omaha, 109-2. 2, Samuel Lindgren, Wahoo, 88-7. 3, Preston Cuddy, Lincoln, 88-0.

Intermediate (15-16): 200: 1, Kenzo Cotton, La Vista, 22.76. 2, Caleb Cowling, Omaha, 23.29. 3, Luke Henson, 23.59. 400: 1, Ian Morrison, Omaha, 55.00. 2, Brandon Armstrong, Bellevue, 57.22. 3, Jordan Kerrey, Omaha, 1:01.33. 1,500: 1, Lucas Keifer, Lincoln, 4:22.72. 2, Thomas Doran, Omaha, 4:25.10. 3, Joe Harter, Omaha, 4:28.79. 400 hurdles: 1, Armstrong, 1:03.34. 2, Antonio Flores, Adams, 1:05.79. 3, Nicolas Mulnix, Omaha, 1:13.87. 3,200 relay: 1, Cornhusker Flyers (Thomas Doran, Tim Eckert, Jack Polerecky, Drew Showers), 9:35.71. Pole vault: 1, Andrew Klein, Omaha, 12-6. 2, Simon Brummond, Norfolk, 11-6. 3, Erik Watson, Fremont, 11-6.

Young men (17-18): 100: 1, Devin Barfield, Omaha, 11.33. 2, Michael Jones, Juniata, 11.50. 3, Chase Roberts, Omaha, 11.57. 200: 1, James Parks, Lincoln, 22.29. 2, Barfield, 22.31. 3, Lee Banks, Omaha, 22.96. 400: 1, Parks, 49.13. 2, Dennis Barfield, Omaha, 49.55. 3, Garrett Teel, Lincoln, 49.55. 1,500: 1, Pierce Tallichet, Lincoln, 4:16.88. 2, Andrew Schullenberg, Lincoln, 4:27.00. 3, Andrew McVea, Omaha, 4:35.67. 400 hurdles: 1, Enrique Alvarez, Omaha, 58.40. 2, James Wingerter, Elkhorn, 1:02.45. 3, Anthony Valdez, Omaha, 1:05.38. 3,200 relay: 1, Lincoln Jets (Issac Allen, Curtis Dlouhy, Schulenberg, Tallichet), 8:42.69. Pole vault: 1, Christian Sanderfer, Lincoln, 15-0. 2, Marshall Rogers, 14-6. 3, Christian Mapes, Omaha, 14-0.

Girls

Sub-Bantam (ages 8 and under): 100: 1, Jamia Mapp, Omaha, 15.48. 2, Lauren Harris, Omaha, 15.48. 3, Tamiia Fuller, Omaha, 16.29. 200: 1, Harris, 33.27. 2, Mapp, 33.79. 3, Kiara Estima, Omaha, 35.12. 400: 1, Estima, 1:20.65. 2, Fuller, 1:24.68. 3, Brooklyn Wrice, Papillion, 1:34.18. Long jump: 1, Mapp, 9-10. 2, Ashlyn Wischmeier, Lincoln, 9-1½. 3, Raquel Holt, Omaha, 8-3. Shot put (2k): 1, Lauren Harris, Omaha, 16-4. 2, Sara Lindgren, Wahoo, 14-2½. 3, Julia Roberts, Omaha, 10-1. Mini-javelin: 1, Holt, 25-0. 2, Lauren Hickey, 24-9. 3, Roberts, 20-8.

Bantam (9-10): 100: 1, Zerada Knox, Omaha, 14.71. 2, Lazarria Smith, Omaha, 14.92. 3, Iyana Parker-Hollie, Omaha, 15.11. 200: 1, Smith, 30.93. 2, Knox, 31.10. 3, Kiana Estima, Omaha, 31.13. 400: 1, Estima, 1:11.29. 2, Cayla Williby, Lincoln, 1:13.23. 3, Nickiya Mitchelle, Omaha, 1:13.66. 1,500: 1, Elizabeth Rupprecht, Bennington, 6:36.32. 2, Callie Mulnix, Omaha, 7:04.55. 3, Mary Drews, La Vista, 7:13.61. Long jump: 1, Smith, 11-11. 2, Williby, 11-10½. 3, Mitchelle, 11-6 ½. Shot put: 1, Lexi Vertin, Hastings, 20-1. 2, Makenzie Mace, Bellevue, 18-10½. 3, Erin Davis, Omaha, 17-6½. Mini-javelin: 1, Mace, 52-11. 2, Kristen Louderback, Lincoln, 36-3. 3, Aryannah Harrison, Omaha, 36-2.

Midget (11-12): 100: 1, Aries Phillips, Omaha, 12.97. 2, Miche Wilson, Omaha, 14.09. 3, Devon Bomer, Glenwood, 14.23. 200: 1, Phillips, 26.39. 2, Tyla Bishop, Bellevue, 28.50. 3, Alexis Riley, Omaha, 29.21. 400: 1, Bishop, 1:02.64. 2, Bomer, 1:05.05. 3, Chaniya Alioth, Omaha, 1:07.00. 1,500: 1, Autumn Graham, Plattsmouth, 5:23.90. 2, Camryn Larsen, Omaha, 5:32.29. 3, Alexandra Schwartz, Lincoln, 5:36.54. 3,200 relay: 1, Lincoln Youth Track Club (Rebecca Jerina, Ally Lunzmann, Alexandra Schwartz, Emma Schwartz), 11:35.02. 2, Peak Performance, 12:20.42. High jump: 1, Shaylee Scranton, Thedford, 4-5. 2, Kennedy Berreckman, Cozad, 4-3. 3, Alexus Rozelle, Dix, 4-1. Shot put: 1, Rozelle, 33-2. 2, Kennedy Gochenour, Logan, Iowa, 28-2¼. 3, Scranton, 26-1¾. Discus: 1, Nia Station, Omaha, 72-1. 2, Scranton, 65-0. 3, Gochenour, 64-8½. Mini-javelin: 1, Gochenour, 105-2. 2, Morghan Mace, Bellevue, 99-7½. 3, Keondra Whisenhunt, Bellevue, 72-9.

Youth (13-14): 100: 1, Emani Stingley, Omaha, 13.21. 2, Deja Johnson, Omaha, 13.26. 3, Caitlyn Cotton, Papillion, 13.90. 200: 1, Johnson, 27.12. 2, Jade King, Omaha, 27.17. 3, Stingley, 27.78. 400: 1, McKayla Roberts, Omaha, 1:02.71. 2, Alyssa Duval, Omaha, 1:03.84. 3, Elizabeth Sheehy, Hastings, 1:04.10. 1,500: 1, Jeralyn Poe, Lincoln, 5:01.43. 2, Alana Sesow, Lincoln, 5:20.62. 3, Jessi Smith, Bayard, 5:21.41. 200 hurdles: 1, Xiangting Xiao, Omaha, 30.19. 2, Jordan Kuck, Ord, 30.94. 3, Ashley Hermann, Hastings, 31.54. 3,200 relay: 1, Cornhusker Flyers (Elizabeth Drews, Molina Otte, Fernanda Reutzel, Roberts), 11:09.61. 2, Peak Performance, 12:03.45. High jump: 1, Kathleen Medill, Lincoln, 5-2. 2, Emily Micek, Kearney, 4-7. 3, Clara Morehouse, Papillion, 4-7.

Intermediate (15-16): 100: 1, Keiteyana Parks, Lincoln, 12.74. 2, Desiree Sanders, Omaha, 13.01. 3, Anna Wagemann, Omaha, 13.32. 200: 1, Parks, 25.95. 2, Sanders, 26.34. 3, Tylana Whitfield, Omaha, 27.67. 400: 1, Sanders, 59.91. 2, Chandalea Jones, Omaha, 1:01.38. 3, Sadie Hammond, Lincoln, 1:01.89. 1,500: 1, Rebekah Topham, Griswold, Iowa, 4:46.56. 2, Shae Spady, Omaha, 5:00.49. 3, Jacquelyn Dam, Arlington, 5:00.65. 400 hurdles: 1, Paige Hackman, Woodbine, Iowa, 1:11.46. 2, Lasha Goodwin, Omaha, 1:14.45. 3, Emily Sunderland, Omaha, 1:19.72. 3,200 relay: 1, Cornhusker Flyers (Paige Hackman, Topham, Elise O’Connor, Spady), 10:34.76. High jump: 1, Stephanie Ahrens, Lincoln, 5-1. 2, Heather Showers, Bennington, 5-1. 3, Madeline Bishop, Bellevue, 4-9.

Young Women (17-18): 200: 1, Alex Gochenour, Missouri Valley, 25.56. 2, Nakita Brewer, Omaha, 25.72. 3, Clara Nichols, Omaha, 26.46. 400: 1, Nichols, 56.23. 2, Brewer, 58.66. 3, Kristie Mullen, Omaha, 59.17. 1,500: 1, Mullen, 5:09.41. 2, Jackie Mezick, Bellevue, 5:39.30. 400 hurdles: 1, Avrie Welton, Omaha, 1:10.90. 2, Kate Janike, Lincoln, 1:16.08. 3,200 relay: 1, Lincoln Jets (Anne Flesher, Michaela Frenzel, Kate Janike, Mikalah Mertlik), 10:38.98. High jump: 1, Gochenour, 5-5. 2, Taryn Derickson, Bellevue, 5-3. 3, Welton, 5-3.

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