The state meet begins at 9 this morning with Class A and Class C competing. 3 p.m. Green will also be in the 300 hurdles as well as the 400 relay along with Ashley Larson, Kinsey Burr and Peterson. Christa Sindelar will be running in both the 800 and 1,600 and Larson will also be in the 100. The Crusaders will need all the points they can get to compete with Lexington and Elkhorn for the team title. Lexington is the only team to have beaten Central Catholic this season, and Elkhorn has won three straight Class B state titles.
Pierce always has a quality team and does well at state.
We'll have to wait and see how the team concept of the meet goes. The Aurora boys could be a title threat despite losing senior Matt Harden, a University of Nebraska track recruit who was suspended for disciplinary reasons before the district meet. Senior Steve Hurst turned in one of the top district times in the 110 hurdles and is capable of placing high in the 300s as well. Matt Haden could score in the 1,600 and 3,200 along with Jeremy Vaught in the 1,600. The Huskies, and everyone else, will likely be chasing North Bend in the team race.