The Rock Port High School girls’ track team scored 191 total points to secure first place at the 275 Conference Track Meet. This marked the third year in a row where the Lady Jays claimed first at the 275 Conference Meet. Pictured, from left to right, are: front row – Anna Weber, Rozlyn McCown, Jessa Geib, Raylynn Jenkins, Ella Meyerkorth and Norah Watkins; and back row – Stevie Gaines, Madison Wilroy, Jaylynn Jones, Kinley Lair, Braylyn Wood, Audrie Meyerkorth, Landrey Kelly, Karlie Gebhards, Talyn Amthor, Reese Herron, and Leah Meyerkorth.
The Rock Port Junior High boys’ track team won first place at the 275 Conference Track Meet on May 5 with a point total of 85. Pictured, from left to right, are: front row – Lincoln Jackson, John Buddemeyer, Archer Meyerkorth, Chord Christians, Zeke Gebhards and Briar Daugherty; and back row – Eli Meyerkorth, Andy Meyerkorth, Lane Seeley, Ethan Hunter, Colton Zach, Anthony Masonbrink, Noah Davis, Locke Chaney, and Kipton Waigand. Not pictured are Jadyn Jakub, Frank Kroeger, Isaac Dougherty, and Ryker Gibson.
Rock Port’s Archer Meyerkorth, left, and East Atchison’s Bryar Wennihan, right, pump their arms while competing in the 100 meter dash at the 275 Conference Track Meet. Archer ran a 13.13 to finish in second while Bryar took sixth with a 13.9.
Eighth grader Tucker Hurst grits his teeth and hurls the shot put. Tucker took third in the shot put at the 275 Conference Track Meet, throwing 11.87 meters.
North Nodaway’s Arianna Owens, left, edges out Mikayla Windham, right, for first in the 1600 meter run. Mikayla ran a 5:45.40 and earned second in the event.
Anthony Masonbrink keeps his stride after clearing a hurdle. Anthony ran the 100 meter hurdles in 18.36 on his way to taking home third for the Blue Jays.
Mackenzie Oswald leads the pack in the 800 meter run. Mackenzie won the event with a time of 2:38.73.
Rock Port seventh grader Harper Roup flies down the track. Harper won the 200 meter dash, running a 29.3.
Rock Port R-II School hosted the 275 Conference Track Meet Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at Blue Jay Stadium.
The Northeast Nodaway (NEN) Junior High girls’ team won first place with 89 points. Other teams, their placings and scores, are as follows: 2nd, Rock Port (RP), 67; 3rd, East Atchison (EA), 57; 4th, DeKalb (D), 53.5; 5th, Mound City (MC), 44; 6th, Nodaway Valley (NV), 37; 7th, South Nodaway (SN), 32.5; 8th, Craig (C), 30; 9th, Osborn (O), 19; 10th, North Nodaway (NN), 17; and 11th, South Holt (SH), 16.
The Rock Port (RP) Junior High boys’ team won first place with 85 points. Other teams, their placings and scores, are as follows: 2nd, South Nodaway (SN), 64.33; 3rd, Nodaway Valley (NV), 51; 4th, Craig (C), 50; 5th, Mound City (MC), 44; 6th, East Atchison (EA), 35.33; 7th, North Nodaway (NN), 34; 8th, South Holt (SH), 31; 9th, Northeast Nodaway (NEN), 24; 10th, Osborn (O), 23.33; 11th, DeKalb (D), 16; and 12th, Union Star (US), 7.
The Rock Port (RP) High School women’s team placed first with 191 points. Other teams, their placings and scores, are as follows: 2nd, Mound City (MC), 149; 3rd, East Atchison (EA), 57; 4th, DeKalb (D), 48; 5th, South Holt (SH), 38; 6th, Osborn (O), 25; 7th, Northeast Nodaway (NEN), 20; 8th, Platte Valley (PV), 19; 9th, Union Star (US), 18; and 10th, North Nodaway (NN), 2.
The Mound City (MC) High School men’s team won first place with 135 points. Other teams, their placings and scores, are as follows: 2nd, Rock Port (RP), 92; 3rd, East Atchison (EA), 65; 4th, DeKalb (D), 52; 5th, South Holt (SH), 45; 6th, Northeast Nodaway (NEN), 41; 7th, Platte Valley (PV), 36; 8th, Nodaway Valley (NV), 35; 8th, Craig (C), 35; 10th, Osborn (O), 28; 11th, North Nodaway (NN), 16; and 12th, Union Star (US), 2.
The following results include first place finishes for all events and all results for East Atchison and Rock Port athletes:
JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS
100 Meter Dash – 1st, Marlee Brown (MC), 14.29; 14th, Kennedi Irvine (EA), 15.63; 15th, Brynna Alsup (EA), 15.88; 16th, Aleyda Clodfelter (RP), 16.08; 19th, Bertie Meyerkorth (RP), 17.07
200 Meter Dash – 1st, Harper Roup (RP), 29.30; 10th, Ava Oswald (EA), 31.54; 12th, Brynna Alsup (EA), 31.84; 16th, Kinsley Nuckolls (RP), 32.55
400 Meter Dash – 1st, Marlee Brown (MC), 1:04.02; 3rd, Harper Roup (RP), 1:06.46; 4th, Delaney Oswald (EA), 1:09.21; 10th, Linley Hogue (EA), 1:13.87
800 Meter Run – 1st, Mackenzie Oswald (EA), 2:38.73; 4th, Mikayla Windham (EA), 2:43.40; 5th, Harper Wood (RP), 2:44.24; 8th, Avery Schomburg (RP), 2:49.29
1600 Meter Run – 1st, Arianna Owens (NN), 5:45.35; 2nd, Mikayla Windham (EA), 5:45.40; 3rd, Harper Wood (RP), 6:01.04; 4th, Lyla Walker (EA), 6:10.15; 12th, Aleyda Clodfelter (RP), 7:01.64
100 Meter Hurdles – 1st, Keegan Owens (C), 18.57; 4th, Delaney Oswald (EA), 19.80; 6th, Tara Wamsley (RP), 20.20; 7th, Brynleigh Lopez (EA), 20.35; 11th, Jolie Steuter (RP), 21.66
4×100 Meter Relay – 1st, DeKalb (Zoie Nowak, Ashtyn Nowak, Khloee Weinmann, Elliott Tanner), 57.62; 5th, Rock Port (Kinsley Nuckolls, Avery Schomburg, Aleyda Clodfelter, Jovie Millsap), 59.51; 6th, East Atchison (Brynna Alsup, Mame Dow, Brinkley Wright, Kennedi Irvine), 1:00.59
4×200 Meter Relay – 1st, Northeast Nodaway (Khloe Burns, Bexlie Busby, Kenzley Yost, Ellie Jackson), 2:02.41; 3rd, Rock Port (Jovie Millsap, Avery Schomburg, Ali Ellis, Kinsley Nuckolls), 2:08.95; 4th, East Atchison (Kennedi Irvine, Brinkley Wright, Mame Dow, Hannah Wennihan), 2:12.96
4×400 Meter Relay – 1st, Northeast Nodaway (Aubrey Wilmes, Kenzley Yost, Ellie Jackson, Emma Wilmes), 4:35.08; 2nd, East Atchison (Mackenzie Oswald, Linley Hogue, Delaney Oswald, Mikayla Windham), 4:38.67; 3rd, Rock Port (Tara Wamsley, Harper Wood, Jovie Millsap, Harper Roup), 4:39.80
Shot Put – 1st, Khloe Burns (NEN), 10.36m; 5th, Ali Ellis (RP), 8.81m; 7th, Kenni Davis (RP), 8.02m; 14th, Charlie Piper (EA), 7.26m; 15th, Katie Avrett (EA), 6.91m
Discus – 1st, Khloe Burns (NEN), 22.62m; 2nd, Kenni Davis (RP), 21.88m; 7th, Ali Ellis (RP), 17.45m; 9th, Emma Ohlensehlen (EA), 16.79m
High Jump – 1st, Harper Roup (RP), 1.41m; 8th, Jovie Millsap (RP), 1.21m; 11th, Brinkley Wright (EA), 1.11m
Pole Vault – 1st, Mackenzie Oswald (EA), 2.13m; 2nd (tie), Avery Schomburg (RP), 1.98m
Long Jump – 1st, Keegan Owens (C), 4.35m; 8th, Ava Oswald (EA), 3.57m; 11th, Brynna Alsup (EA), 3.52m; 12th, Tara Wamsley (RP), 3.52m; 15th, Aleyda Clodfelter (RP), 3.28m
Triple Jump – 1st, Keegan Owens (C), 9.40m; 6th, Jolie Steuter (RP), 8.14m; 10th, Kinsley Nuckolls (RP), 7.49m; 13th, Aliyah Wilke (EA), 7.15m; 15th, Kenisyn Yost (EA), 6.32m
JUNIOR HIGH BOYS
100 Meter Dash – 1st, Levi Hansen (SN), 12.69; 2nd, Archer Meyerkorth (RP), 13.13; 4th, Tucker Hurst (EA), 13.77; 6th, Bryar Wennihan (EA), 13.90; 16th, Jadyn Jakub (RP), 15.92
200 Meter Dash – 1st, Levi Hansen (SN), 25.74; 4th, John Buddemeyer (RP), 29.73; 7th, Kipton Waigand (RP), 30.38; 10th, Ben Umbarger (EA), 31.31; 12th, Jackson McElhaney (EA), 32.69
400 Meter Dash – 1st, Levi Hansen (SN), 57.20; 4th, Archer Meyerkorth (RP), 1:02.06; 10th, Zach Koop (EA), 1:08.72; 11th, Frank Kroeger (RP), 1:11.56
800 Meter Run – 1st, Cameran Knapp (C), 2:19.35; 2nd, Chord Christians (RP), 2:24.53; 5th, Andy Meyerkorth (RP), 2:38.24; 8th, Cayson Martin (EA), 2:56.56; 14th, Alex Wintz (EA), 3:12.82
1600 Meter Run – 1st, Cameran Knapp (C), 5:28.73; 4th, Kipton Waigand (RP), 5:52.50; 5th, Locke Chaney (RP), 6:06.18
100 Meter Hurdles – 1st, Gunner Moyer (C), 17.08; 3rd, Anthony Masonbrink (RP), 18.36; 7th, Noah Davis (RP), 19.93; 8th, Drew Irvine (EA), 20.16; 9th, Ben Umbarger (EA), 20.32
4×100 Meter Relay – 1st, East Atchison (Tucker Hurst, Brody Anderson, Drew Irvine, Bryar Wennihan), 55.24; 3rd, Rock Port (Anthony Masonbrink, Noah Davis, Ethan Hunter, John Buddemeyer), 56.87
4×200 Meter Relay – 1st, Nodaway Valley (Derek Johnson, Nolan Brown, Ryder Wynn, Ryker Mires), 1:52.24; 2nd, Rock Port (Andy Meyerkorth, Noah Davis, Ethan Hunter, John Buddemeyer), 1:56.05; 4th, East Atchison (Brody Anderson, Jackson McElhaney, Drew Irvine, Bryar Wennihan), 1:59.03
4×400 Meter Relay – 1st, Nodaway Valley (Derek Johnson, Calen Throener, Nolan Brown, Ryker Mires), 4:18.90; 2nd, Rock Port (Andy Meyerkorth, Locke Chaney, Chord Christians, Archer Meyerkorth), 4:21.74; 7th, East Atchison (Zach Koop, Cayson Martin, Brody Anderson, Tucker Hurst), 4:43.36
Shot Put – 1st, Gannon Stricker (NN), 13.12m; 3rd, Tucker Hurst (EA), 11.87m; 4th, Ethan Hunter (RP), 10.45m; 9th, Zander Grossman (EA), 8.78m; 11th, Briar Daugherty (RP), 8.42m
Discus – 1st, Gannon Stricker (NN), 34.61m; 5th, Lincoln Jackson (RP), 27.58m; 7th, Bryar Wennihan (EA), 23.61m; 13th, Isaac Dougherty (RP), 21.28m; 14th, Landry Hurst (EA), 21.27m
High Jump – 1st, Chase Nauman (MC), 1.66m; 3rd, Noah Davis (RP), 1.46m; 6th, Jackson McElhaney (EA), 1.36m; 9th, Kipton Waigand (RP), 1.36m
Pole Vault – 1st, Colton Zach (RP), 2.44m; 3rd, Titus Wright (EA), 2.13m; 4th (tie), Frank Kroeger (RP) and Cayson Martin (EA), 1.98m
Long Jump – 1st, Chase Nauman (MC), 4.90m; 15th, John Buddemeyer (RP), 3.97m; 16th, Zach Koop (EA), 3.85m; 18th, Andy Meyerkorth (RP), 3.65m; 21st, MJ May (EA), 3.21m
Triple Jump – 1st, Levi Hansen (SN), 10.53m; 6th, Drew Irvine (EA), 8.47m; 7th, Kipton Waigand (RP), 8.38m; 16th, Ryker Gibson (RP), 6.42m
HIGH SCHOOL WOMEN
100 Meter Dash – 1st, Rayla Hufford (MC), 13.46; 6th, Landrey Kelly (RP), 14.75; 8th, Keely Bredensteiner (EA), 15.00; 10th, Braelynn Weber (EA), 15.17; 12th, Jessa Geib (RP), 15.35
200 Meter Dash – 1st, Rayla Hufford (MC), 27.89; 4th, Danni Irvine (EA), 30.08; 7th, Rozlyn McCown (RP), 31.75; 8th, Jessa Geib (RP), 31.84; 9th, Avery Fast (EA), 32.15
400 Meter Dash – 1st, Rayla Hufford (MC), 1:02.14; 2nd, Reese Herron (RP), 1:03.05; 7th, Avery Fast (EA), 1:16.96; 8th, Brenna Kingery (EA), 1:18.20
800 Meter Run – 1st, Braylyn Wood (RP), 2:31.13; 5th, Karlie Gebhards (RP), 3:01.2
1600 Meter Run – 1st, Norah Watkins (RP), 5:56.49; 5th, Leah Meyerkorth (RP), 6:43.55
3200 Meter Run – 1st, Norah Watkins (RP), 12:42.35; 5th, Anna Weber (RP), 17:27.42
100 Meter Hurdles – 1st, Ella Meyerkorth (RP), 15.70; 4th, Stevie Gaines (RP), 19.55; 6th, Gracie Walker (EA), 20.12; 7th, Leila Brooks (EA), 20.86
300 Meter Hurdles – 1st, Ella Meyerkorth (RP), 45.04; 4th, Raylynn Jenkins (RP), 56.08; 6th, Gracie Walker (EA), 59.06; 8th, Leila Brooks (EA), 1:00.73
4×100 Meter Relay – 1st, East Atchison (Keely Bredensteiner, Makenna Caudill, Brilee Slemp, Grace Caudill), 54.85; 2nd, Rock Port (Landrey Kelly, Reese Herron, Jessa Geib, Audrie Meyerkorth), 56.32
4×200 Meter Relay – 1st, Mound City (Sophie Biermann, Elena Gillenwater, Selah Meadows, Rayla Hufford), 1:54.48; 2nd, East Atchison (Makenna Caudill, Teagan Taylor, Brilee Slemp, Grace Caudill), 1:54.73
4×400 Meter Relay – 1st, Rock Port (Reese Herron, Norah Watkins, Braylyn Wood, Audrie Meyerkorth), 4:27.88; 2nd, East Atchison (Makenna Caudill, Teagan Taylor, Brilee Slemp, Grace Caudill), 4:30.14
4×800 Meter Relay – 1st, Rock Port (Raylynn Jenkins, Norah Watkins, Reese Herron, Braylyn Wood), 10:42.56; 2nd, East Atchison (Teagan Taylor, Makenna Caudill, Grace Caudill, Brilee Slemp), 11:14.83
High Jump – 1st, Audrie Meyerkorth (RP) 1.56m; 4th, Teagan Taylor (EA), 1.31m; 7th, Braelynn Weber (EA), 1.26m
Pole Vault – 1st, Landrey Kelly (RP), 2.90m; 3rd, Danni Irvine (EA), 2.44m; 4th, Talyn Amthor (RP), 2.44m; 6th, Gracie Walker (EA), 2.13m
Long Jump – 1st, Ella Meyerkorth (RP), 5.19m; 3rd, Braylyn Wood (RP), 4.60m; 12th, Avery Fast (EA), 3.74m
Triple Jump – 1st, Chloe DeBee (SH), 9.63m; 2nd, Stevie Gaines (RP), 9.32m; 3rd, Landrey Kelly (RP), 9.31m; 6th, Brenna Kingery (EA), 6.77m
Shot Put – 1st, Maggie Osburn (MC), 10.24m; 3rd, Kinley Lair (RP), 9.34m; 5th, Chloe Vernon (EA), 8.49m; 6th, Rainy Nordhausen (EA), 8.16m; 8th, Jaylynn Jones (RP), 8.08m
Discus – 1st, Maggie Osburn (MC), 34.73m; 2nd, Stevie Gaines (RP), 31.46m; 3rd, Raylynn Jenkins (RP), 30.04m; 5th, Chloe Vernon (EA), 23.09m; 12th, Delainee White (EA), 18.28m
Javelin Throw – 1st, Ella Meyerkorth (RP), 35.49m; 3rd, Jessa Geib (RP), 27.61m; 10th, Chloe Vernon (EA), 22.28m; 13th, Alegra Brodrick (EA), 19.35m
HIGH SCHOOL MEN
100 Meter Dash – 1st, Dylan Lair (RP), 11.61; 3rd, Case Millsap (RP), 11.96; 8th, Tatem Johnson (EA), 12.80; 11th, Evan Rogers (EA), 13.40
200 Meter Dash – 1st, Creyton Roup (MC), 23.15; 4th, Case Millsap (RP), 24.66; 7th, Justin Kuhns (RP), 26.34
400 Meter Dash – 1st, Creyton Roup (MC), 50.82; 4th, Shaylon McNaughton (EA), 55.87; 7th, Mason Kingery (EA), 56.65; 10th, Justin Kuhns (RP), 1:00.94
800 Meter Run – 1st, Blake Norton (D), 2:07.78 ; 11th, Mason Kingery (EA), 2:25.96; 13th, Avery Miller (EA), 2:30.75
1600 Meter Run – 1st, Darrian Gilliland (C), 4:57.52; 6th, Quin Staten (EA), 5:24.73; 11th, Cooper Daugherty (RP), 5:49.15
3200 Meter Run – 1st, Daririan Gilliland (C), 11:43.41; 3rd, Quin Staten (EA), 11:51.32; 7th, Isaac Vette (EA), 14:21.80
110 Meter Hurdles – 1st, Jordan De Leon (NN), 17.36; 2nd, Josh Schlueter (EA), 17.56
300 Meter Hurdles – 1st, Blaise Krogen (RP), 45.80; 3rd, Josh Schlueter (EA), 46.23
4×100 Meter Relay – 1st, Rock Port (Blaise Krogen, Case Millsap, Justin Kuhns, Dylan Lair), 46.02; 4th, East Atchison (Luke Gebhards, Shaylon McNaughton, Deyton Burke, Tatem Johnson), 49.93
4×200 Meter Relay – 1st, DeKalb (Kyle Funk, Kaiden Myers, Landon Crockett, Easton Matthews), 1:37.54; 4th, East Atchison (Luke Gebhards, Deyton Burke, Elliott Walker, Shaylon McNaughton), 1:40.87
4×400 Meter Relay – 1st, Mound City (Gregory White III, Henry Smith, Zachary Caton, Creyton Roup), 3:44.92; 3rd, East Atchison (Elliott Walker, Luke Gebhards, Shaylon McNaughton, Mason Kingery), 3:51.47
4×800 Meter Relay – 1st, South Holt (Tait Morris, Cameron Biondo, Memphis Jones, Jorden Piper), 9:09.06; 3rd, East Atchison (Elliott Walker, Quin Staten, Isaac Vette, Deyton Burke), 10:00.87
High Jump – 1st, Liam Derr (MC), 1.81m; 6th, Josh Schlueter (EA), 1.61m; 8th (tie), Brady Umbarger (EA), 1.56m
Pole Vault – 1st, Ernest Peters (MC), 3.66m; 5th, Quin Staten (EA), 2.90m; 6th, Elliott Walker (EA), 2.74m
Long Jump – 1st, Ethan Ramsey (O), 5.83m; 2nd, Blaise Krogen (RP), 5.80m; 3rd, Dylan Lair (RP), 5.74m; 7th, Mason Kingery (EA), 5.29m; 11th, Jude Long (EA), 4.49m
Triple Jump – 1st, Grady Gockel (PV), 11.86; 4th, Deyton Burke (EA), 10.45m
Shot Put – 1st, Ryder Herron (RP), 15.21m; 3rd, Tatem Johnson (EA), 12.61m; 4th, Gabe Gebhards (RP), 11.74m; 7th, Jax Peregrine (EA), 10.52m
Discus – 1st, Gabe Gebhards (RP), 43.13m; 2nd, Ryder Herron (RP), 36.37m; 3rd, Josh Schlueter (EA), 35.56m; 13th, Fisher Smelts (EA), 20.79m
Javelin Throw – 1st, Bruce Otto (PV), 47.38m; 3rd, Gabe Gebhards (RP), 41.43m; 13th, Fisher Smelts (EA), 23.05m; 14th, Avery Miller (EA), 21.71m
