The 2025 version of the Tri County Northeast track team should be filled with optimism. A total of 37 athletes, 18 girls and 19 boys have made the commitment to be a member of the Wolfpack Track program.
Head coach, Dave Uldrich, will be assisted by Casey Brentlinger, Marc Bathke, Tessa Braun and Bri Ostrand.
Heading into the new season, veteran athletes are ready to make their marks and provide an example of leadership to the younger athletes.
Returning state athletes include senior, Bre Millard. Millard is a three-time qualifier in the 300 hurdles, a 400-meter qualifier as well as a member of the 4X100 relay in 2024. Millard also ran on the 4X400 relay in Omaha as freshman. Junior Kiya Tornez returns after qualifying as a freshman in the 100, 200 and long jump and running the 4X100 relay as a sophomore. Junior Rachael Bousquet also returns as a competing member of the 4X100 relay in 2024. Seniors, Jackson Belt and Bryan Isom return. Belt is a two-time state qualifier in the high jump as a sophomore and junior, and Isom was a qualifier in the triple jump a year ago.
The rest of the squad will be assessed daily and fitted based on daily workouts and evaluations by coaches. Getting to know all the athletes’ strengths will be very important in placing athletes into the correct events and insuring athletes can be successful.
One thing will always be definite. Every time an athlete steps on the track, runway or ring, bettering the four-year-old cooperative marks will be a goal. That alone should motivate athletes to strive for betterment daily. The goal for everyone is to be at a peak performance level by the district meet in May.
COACHES COMMENTS:
“The team will work very hard to get better daily. We have so much untapped potential. The coaching staff’s philosophy is easy to understand “get better daily’. No negativity, just encouragement. The program is all about personal improvement, not being the first-place person in every meet. We have never made that a priority and will not start now. When the athletes buy into that, and see improvements come individually, they work even harder to better themselves. We as coaches respect, admire and love these kids, seeing them put themselves in front of everyone, risking failure, but risking success too. Eventually the medals will come. The work it takes to compete is a valuable life lesson. We appreciate and respect each athlete that dares to take that challenge. These athletes are tremendously fun and a hard-working group that we are lucky to have in our program.”
TRI COUNTY NORTHEAST WOLFPACK TRACK SCHEDULE
Friday March 28 @Tekamah-Herman Relays 1:00
Tuesday April 1 @Cedar Catholic Invite 12:30
Tuesday April 8 @Hartington-Newcastle Invite 2:00
Tuesday April 15 @Cedar Catholic Invite 1:00
Thursday April 17 @Homer Invitational 1:00
Tuesday April 22 @L-C-C Invite 2:00
Thursday April 24 @Ponca JV (9-10) Invite 3:30
Tuesday April 29 @Ponca Invite 3:00
Thursday May 1 @Norfolk Classic TBA
Saturday May 3 @Winnebago / “Lewis & Clark Conference” 9:30
Thursday May 8 @L-C-C “Winch Invitational” 10:00
Thursday May 15 @District Meet @Ponca TBA
Fri/Sat May 23/24 @State Class C @Omaha TBA
Meet time on Thursday, April 17 may move to 12:00 due to Maundy Thursday Church services.