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North Central qualified four girls in five events along with seven boys in four events to the 2022 Class C NSAA State Track Meet in Omaha. Brooklyn Buell placed 23rd in the 100 Meters Class C - Prelims with a time of 13.44 and 12th place in the Pole Vault, clearing 10’.

Carter Nelson defended his 2021 State High Jump gold medal by taking first place in the 2022 State High Jump while setting a new State Meet Record in Class C with a jump of 6’ 10”. Nelson and Landon Olson of Battle Creek have competed throughout the 2022 track season and it came down to the 2022 State Track Meet to see who was better.

Eight members of the Ainsworth Boys and Girls Track Teams qualified to compete in the 2022 NSAA Class C State Track Meet in Omaha on Friday, May 20th and Saturday, May 21st and brought home 10 medals.

The Ainsworth Bulldog Track Team qualified eight athletes for the 2022 State Track Meet in 14 events. The qualifiers and coaches are (front row - left to right): Assistant Coach Wade Alberts, Kaitlyn Nelson, Eden Raymond, Katherine Kerrigan, Emma Kennedy, Cameryn Goochey and Assistant Coach Sandi Nelson; (back row-left to right): Assistant Coach Landon Welke, Assistant Coach Haley McBride, Ty Schlueter, Carter Nelson, Caleb Allen and Head Coach Jake Nelson.

The Ainsworth Track teams qualified eight athletes in 14 events for the 2022 NSAA State Track Meet to be held in Omaha on Friday and Saturday, May 20th and 21st. Qualifications were held at the C-5 District Track Meet on Thursday, May 12th in Atkinson.

Chadron State College has announced that 346 students met requirements for the Dean’s List for Fall 2021 by earning at least a 3.5 grade point average. To qualify, students must have completed at least 45 credit hours, be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework, be seeking their first bachelor’s degree, and have no incomplete grades during the semester.

The Ainsworth Track Team competed in the 2022 Southwest Conference Championships on Tuesday, May 3rd in Gothenburg. Competing with predominently Class B schools, the Ainsworth Boys took third place with 66 points and the Ainsworth Girls placed seventh with 47 points.

Ainsworth High School hosted and 18-hole Boys Golf Invitational on Tuesday, May 3rd at the Ainsworth Municipal Golf Course. The varsity team placed fourth and the JV team placed 1st in the JV competition.

Bria Delimont, 2022 AHS graduate, has signed a letter-of-intent to play women’s basketball for Chadron State College. Delimont has lettered all four years of her high school career at Ainsworth in girls basketball. She joins her brothers, Brady, former player and Gage, current player for the Chadron State Eagles Men’s Basketball team. Delimont plans on majoring in Business Administration at Chadron. Pictured are (front row - left to right): Brian Delimont, Bria Delimont, Laurie Delimont; (back row - left to right): AHS Girls Basketball Coach Julie Micheel and Bria’s younger sister, Kendyl Delimont.