Scott Nisely Invite

Scott Nisely Invite

Syracuse High School

April 16, 2015

GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS

Beatrice129

Crete92

Norris89

Lincoln Christian64

Auburn58

Syracuse57.6666

Nebraska City21

Falls City11.3333

Fairbury5

BOYS TEAM STANDINGS

Crete116

Beatrice106

Syracuse89

Auburn50

Norris44.5

Nebraska City41

Fairbury34

Lincoln Christian26

Falls City20.5

 

The Falls City High track teams competed at the ultra-competitive Scott Nisely Invite Thursday at Syracuse, facing Class B powers Beatrice, Norris and Crete. 

The Tiger boys scored 20 1/2 points, which was ninth out of nine teams. Senior Lee Huettner scored the bulk of FC’s points, placing third in the long jump at 20-6 for six points. Jake Harms of Crete won the event with a jump of 21-9, followed by Jake Heitkamp of Beatrice, who went 20-11.5.

Huettner then scored eight with a runner-up finish in the triple jump, going 43-5, just 3 1/2 inches back from Heitkamp. 

Senior Tucker Merz scored four points with a fourth-place finish in the discus. He threw 132-3, a couple feet back from Auburn’s Quintin Boden. Alec Cromer of Beatrice threw 152-8 to win. 

The Lady Tigers scored  11 1/2 points, which was good for eighth, as Fairbury managed just five points all day. Lainey Larsen scored six in the two-mile, running 12:52.07. Murphy Sears of Crete ran 12:18.92 to win. 

Krystal Samqua scored 2 1/3 points in pole vault, finishing in a three-way tie for fourth at 8-0.