Heather Bates (2004-05), Discovery Canyon (Colorado) junior, won the Young Women's 5000-meter race at the USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on Saturday, December 10. (12/11/2011)

Ashley Schnell (2002-07), University of North Carolina-Greensboro senior, was named the Southern Conference Runner of the Month for October. (11/3/2011)

Rebekah Topham (2006-11), Griswold (Iowa) High School freshman, won the Class 1A girls' individual title at the Iowa state cross country meet on Saturday, October 29 at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge.  Her time of 13:59 was tops among the meet's four classes, a Class 1-A state-meet record, and the 4th-best in girls' state-meet history.  Radio station KSOM named Rebekah their Athlete of the Week. (10/30/2011)

Shae Spady (2008-11), Millard West High freshman, finished third in the Class A state race in Kearney on Friday, October 21, helping the Wildcats win their first state title in girls cross country.  Other Flyer participants include:
Timothy Grundmayer (2007-09), Gretna High junior, 5th place, B Boys
Jack Polerecky (2009-11), Creighton Prep sophomore, 36th place, A Boys
McKayla Roberts (2006-11), Mercy High freshman, 40th place, B Girls
Donald Fibich (2009-10), Gretna High senior, 48th place, B Boys
Sydney Gress (2003-06), Papillion-La Vista South High senior, 60th place, A Girls
Andrew McVea (2008-11), Westside High junior, 75th place, A Boys
Thomas Doran (2011), Creighton Prep freshman, 80th place, A Boys (10/21/2011)

Monte Larsen (2007), Morningside College senior, has been named the Great Plains Athletic Conference Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week for his performance at the Briar Cliff Invitational on Saturday, October 8th. (10/13/2011)

Rebekah Topham (2006-11), Griswold (Iowa) High School freshman, had a nice feature article in the October 5th Omaha World-Herald. (10/5/2011)

Ashley Schnell (2002-07), University of North Carolina-Greensboro senior, was the top individual for the Spartans at the Elon Invitational in Elon, North Carolina on Saturday, September 17. (9/17/2011)

Justin Liedke (2004-11) was named the Youth Athlete of the Year by the National Congress of State Games. (9/13/2011)

Katelyn Gochenour (2007-11) won the Youth Girls javelin throw at the USATF Region 8 Junior Olympic Championships at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota on Sunday, July 10. (7/1/2011)

Andy Vasquez (2008-11), Buffett Middle School 8th-grader, won the Youth Boys 3000 meter race walk at the USATF National Youth Outdoor Championships on Tuesday, June 28. (7/1/2011)

Alexandria Gochenour (2003-11), Logan-Magnolia High School senior, won the 100 meter dash, 100 meter hurdles, and 200 meter dash at the Iowa state track meet on Saturday, May 20, leading the Panthers to the Class 2-A team title. (5/21/2011)

Clara Nichols (2006-11), Millard South High School junior, won the 400 meter dash at the Nebraska state meet on Saturday, May 21, breaking the record of Angee Henry (1992-94).  Clara won two other gold medals by winning the 200 meter dash and anchoring the Patriots 4x400 meter relay. (5/11/2011)

Heather Bates (2004-05), Discovery Canyon sophomore, won the Colorado Class 4A 3200 meter run on Friday, May 20. (5/20/2011)

Alexandria Gochenour (2003-11), Logan-Magnolia High School senior, won the 400 meter hurdles on Friday, May 20, breaking her own Iowa Class 2-A state-meet record. (5/20/2011)

Alexandria Gochenour (2003-11), Logan-Magnolia High School senior, gets plenty of competition from her own teammate. (5/18/2011)

Natalie Willer (2005-08), University of Nebraska-Lincoln senior, won the pole vault at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in Norman, Oklahoma on Sunday, May 15.  Samantha Musil (2003-06), University of Nebraska-Lincoln senior, added a third-place finish in the hammer throw. (5/15/2011)

Cody Snyder (2005-09), University of South Dakota freshman, won the shot put at the Great West Conference Outdoor Championship in Orem, Utah on Friday, May 13. (5/13/2011)

Clara Nichols (2006-11), Millard South High School junior, took home four gold medals from the A-4 district track meet at Grand Island High School on Wednesday, May 11. (5/11/2011)

Monte Larsen (2007), Morningside College junior, received the Top Male Performance Award from the Great Plains Athletic Conference championships on Saturday, May 7, winning the 800 meter run in meet- and school-record time. (5/11/2011)

Congratulations to Alexandria Gochenour (2003-11), Logan-Magnolia High School senior, who was voted KMTV's Top Female Athlete of the Year. (5/10/2011)

Jillian Ourada (2006-08), Doane College sophomore, was named the Great Plains Athletic Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year after scoring 27¼ points to help the Tigers to a runner-up finish at the GPAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa on Saturday, May 7.  Allison Hartnett (2000-03), Doane College junior, helped two Tiger relays to 4th-place finishes. (5/7/2011)

Kristie Mullen (2007-11), Roncalli High School senior, won four events at the River Cities Conference track meet in Omaha on Thursday, May 5. (5/5/2011)

Monte Larsen (2007), Morningside College junior, was named the Great Plains Athletic Conference men's outdoor track athlete of the week on Thursday, May 5. (5/5/2011)

Alexandria Gochenour (2003-11), Logan-Magnolia High School senior, won two events at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. (5/3/2011)

Kristie Mullen (2007-11), Roncalli High School senior, won two events at the Willis Jones Invitational in Beatrice on Tuesday, April 26. (4/26/2011)

Cody Bahrke (2006-08), Troy University sophomore, broke the Trojan school record in the hammer throw at Troy's Coach O Invitational on Saturday, April 23. (4/25/2011)

Clara Nichols (2006-11), Millard South High School junior, won the girls high school 400 meter dash at the Kansas Relays on Friday, April 22.  Her time of 55.71 puts her sixth on the Nebraska all-time charts. (4/23/2011)

Natalie Willer (2005-08), University of Nebraska-Lincoln senior, was named the 2011 Nebraska Female Student-Athlete of the Year on Sunday, April 17 in Lincoln. (4/18/2011)

Rachel Wade (1997-2000), of Colorado Springs, Colorado, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2006, 3½ years after being struck by lightning while lifeguarding.  The Flyers express our deepest condolences to the Wade family.  An obituary appeared in the Muscatine (Iowa) Journal. (6/18/2007)