Gold
Again For Lemmers; Hopkins Medals Twice
(5-22-10)
After joining the elite list of Louisville athletes earning
state meet gold medals with his performance in yesterday’s 3200,
Dallas Lemmers aligned himself with a great LHS athlete from 25 years
ago by winning the 1600 in a time of 4:29.813 on Saturday afternoon.
With the victory, Lemmers became just the second Louisville High School
athlete to earn two individual gold medals in the same state meet, matching
the performance of Louisville's Kathy Gottberg, winner of the Class C
shot and discus in both 1984 and 1985.
“My dream was to get a gold medal so I could have my picture on
the wall,” said Lemmers about the LHS photo gallery honoring athletes
who make All-State, win gold medals or win team championships. “I
wanted to be up there with the other outstanding Louisville athletes.”
Lemmers earned his second gold medal of the weekend with another strong
kick to the finish, defeating Tyler Bodlak of Wakefield after the duo
jockeyed back-and-forth throughout the final two laps.
“I hoped to stay in the top three at the beginning but decided to
take the lead,” said Lemmers. “In the last 400 meters, I had
a lot of energy left... it was nice to have that extra kick.” Every
ounce of zip was needed as Lemmers defeated Bodlak by just over a second
while establishing a new school record, previously held by Chris Briggs
since 1986.
Avery Hopkins joined in the fun by placing seventh in the 100 in a time
of :11.353 then followed with a career best :23.004 showing in the 200,
good for a sixth place medal. Hopkins also long jumped 19” 1”,
placing 20th.
Carlee Derby started the Saturday morning session for the Lions by running
the 800 in a time of 2:57.391, a great experience that will serve the
freshman sensation well.
The 27 team points earned by the Louisville boys squad allowed the Lions
to finish in a tie for seventh place with Tri County. The Class C title
was won by Hastings St. Cecilia with a total of 56 points.
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Complete Class C Boys Results via NSAA site
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Complete Class C Girls Results via NSAA site
Photos compliments of Krambeck Photography
Photos complements of Brent Harden |
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Dallas Lemmers takes the lead over Creighton Pearse of Kearney Catholic
Stars and Tyler Bodlak, over Lemmers' left shoulder en route to the 1600
state title.
Carlee Derby,
800 meters.
Photos above are compliments of Krambeck Photography
