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Ravenna Bluejay Cross Country, 41750 Carthage Road, Ravenna, NE (2026)

09/28/2026

✅ UNK INVITE ✅

The weather was about as perfect as we could ask for, and the competition was anything but light. The Class D races drew nearly 400 boys and 270 girls from 70 school districts, with more than 2,000 runners expected across all classes throughout the day. The announcers called the UNK Invite the largest sporting event in the state at any level, and it was easy to believe them.

We knew medals would be a tall order in fields that deep, but our runners made the most of the opportunity. Several finished within 5–10 seconds of their personal bests, which is impressive on a course like UNK. It was a good reminder that the course matters, but so does the mindset you bring to it. Reid Braddy took that a step further and set another PR, apparently fueled by his “HOT FEET", no small feat.

A few of the boys also met our friend "Bif". Some enjoyed the introduction so much they gave him a big hug and came away looking like a bomb had gone off in a porta potty. You had to be there. Sometimes not having a camera is both a blessing and a curse.

Now we’re preparing for the final home stretch: conference next week, then districts and a chance to earn a state berth the week after!

🏁 RESULTS 🏁
GIRLS VARSITY (67 teams / 263 runners)
- Maleah Rager - 26:31 - 139th
- Kloee Sundermeier - 27:08 - 157th
- Aubree Hervert - 27:28 - 163rd
- Morgan Schuller - 27:42 - 167th
- Lilly Bursaw - 30:23 - 206th
- Brinley Palser - 31:42 - 212th
Team Score : 33rd place

BOYS VARSITY (70 teams / 287 runners)
- Brendan Lockhorn - 19:57 - 83rd
- Kason Palser - 21:30 - 154th
- Reid Braddy - 21:33 - 162nd *PR*
- Cameron Fisher - 22:11 - 189th
- Taitem Barnes - 22:49 - 219th
- Landon Linke - 24:09 - 266th
- Riley Behrendt - 24:10 - 267th
- Aaron Coulter - 24:17 - 274th
- Quentin Hall - 25:21 - 297th
- Arnold Kyhn - 31:34 - 346th
Team Score : 35th place

JUNIOR HIGH - The junior high season has officially concluded, but a few of our runners qualified to run at Junior High State Meet in Papillion on October 10th, so watch out for good news from that meet in the coming weeks!

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09/25/2026

✅ ORD INVITE ✅

Rain
Boo
Bummer
Ugh
Insert expression of disappointment here

The Ord Invite has been cancelled due to significant rainfall and the continued forecast.

The high school portion of the meet will NOT be rescheduled. The JH races may be rescheduled at a later date and time, however, our attendance will depend on a number of factors.

Our first cancelled meet in over 10 years! That’s a pretty successful run of runs, but nonetheless, it puts a damper on things not getting to race on one of our perennial favorite courses.

Sometimes you just have to let the rain run its course instead. Even Mother Nature gets jealous of our cross country team.

09/25/2026

✅ FRANKLIN INVITE ✅

Franklin, home of the Flyers. Although perhaps the mascots got mixed up, because on this calm, cool, nearly perfect day for racing, it was Ravenna doing the flying. The Bluejays traded in their feathers for flight suits and looked more like F-16s, screeching past fans. Literally HALF the team set new career PRs! While we didn’t bring home any high school medals for the first time this season, it was easily one of our best all-around days of the season and a huge morale boost heading into a busy stretch of racing. And, as always, the junior high girls made sure nobody forgot Ravenna stopped by on the podium. Another pile of medals for that crew and another great day to be a Bluejay harrier!

🏁 RESULTS 🏁
GIRLS VARSITY (16 teams / 38 runners)
- Kloee Sundermeier - 25:01 - 19th *PR*
- Maleah Rager - 25:05 - 20th
- Aubree Hervert - 27:21 - 26th
- Morgan Schuller - 27:35 - 27th *PR*
- Lilly Bursaw - 28:08 - 33rd *PR*
- Brinley Palser - 31:48 - 25th
Team Score : 6th place

BOYS VARSITY (16 teams / 77 runners)
- Brendan Lockhorn -19:27 - 17th
- Kason Palser - 21:26 - 38th *PR*
- Reid Braddy - 21:45 - 43rd *PR*
- Cameron Fisher - 21:59 - 45th
- Landon Linke - 22:49 - 57th *PR*
- Taitem Barnes - 23:33- 62nd *PR*
- Riley Behrendt - 23:49 - 65th
- Aaron Coulter - 23:55 - 66th *PR*
- Quentin Hall - 24:58 - 69th
- Arnold Kyhn - 33:51 - 77th
Team Score : 8th place

JUNIOR HIGH (1 mile - 50 boys / 41 girls)
- Blake Birkby - 6:11 - 18th
- Liam Treadway - 6:17 - 24th
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- Abbie Osten - 5:55 - 2nd *medalist*
- Remi Behrendt - 5:56 - 3rd *medalist*
- Raegan Behrendt - 5:56 - 4th *medalist*
- Kymber Sundermeier - 6:05 - 6th *medalist*
- Eloise Rager - 6:40 - 19th
- Emery Palser - 6:43 - 21st
- Javanaa Rivas - 7:05 - 26th
- Riley Munsinger - 7:05 - 27th
Team Score: 1st place!

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09/18/2026

✅ RAVENNA INVITE ✅

26 teams invited. Nearly 440 registered runners. 20+ hours of prep. 40 some cans of paint, 5 million checks of the weather forecast, and 1,200 spectators or better. Our town population literally doubled in size yesterday. The numbers seem unreal. But small town doesn’t have to mean small effort.

Teams traveled from as far west as Hershey and Mullen, south to Blue Hill, east to Milligan and Friend, and just about everywhere in between. A quick calculation found that schools traveled a combined 1,700+ miles just to GET to our meet. And, of course, they had to go home afterward too. At least we didn’t see anyone pitching tents after the races. For perspective, you could travel from Ravenna to either coast with that kind of mileage. Instead, everyone’s destination was the Ravenna Golf Club. We think they made the right choice.

Hosting a meet this size is a daunting task, but we’re incredibly appreciative that so many teams want to come experience our home course. Our goal has always been to make the Ravenna Invite the meet that schools want to get into and look forward to returning to year after year. This year in particular, we got to see several Top 10 boys in all of Class D, including the Top 3 who finished in their respective rankings. Basically, we hosted State yesterday.

A lot of people think the ambulance is there for the runners on our daunting hills, but let's be honest here, it's for Coach Ellis.

We’re ready to rest now rather than spend any more energy trying to come up with a clever and witty post, so we’re turning it over to you.

If you were there, tell us your favorite part of the Ravenna Invite or drop some of the photos you took in the comments. If you weren’t there, give us your best excuse. None of them are good, but we’ll hear you out. We told you it was free AND fun.

There are so many people who help make a meet of this size possible, but we especially need to thank the Ravenna Golf Club for being the world’s best hosts. A huge shoutout to Shannon and Marty! They are always flexible, always willing to work with us, and somehow continue to let us take over their beautiful course for a day.

Finally, we always say there’s something different about the spirit and community of cross country. XC really does become one big family, and I’m incredibly lucky to have that second family.

But after the last runner finishes, the awards are handed out, the crowds disappear, and all the stress of hosting our home invite finally fades away, I selfishly get my favorite moment of the entire year.

Last year, we started a new tradition: one final loop around the course as the sun sets, just me and my two favorite people, Barb and Arthur. After spending countless hours pouring so much into this team and this sport, there’s something pretty special about ending our biggest day of the season with the two people who sacrifice some of that time with me so I can do what I love.

Thank you, Barb and Arthur, for your patience and your support every fall. I love my XC family, but there’s no better way to close out our home meet than one last lap with the family I get to go home with.

🏁 RESULTS 🏁
GIRLS VARSITY (26 teams / 94 runners)
- Kloee Sundermeier - 28:07 - 37th
- Maleah Rager - 28:36 - 41st
- Aubree Hervert - 29:44 - 47th
- Morgan Schuller - 31:09 - 54th
- Lilly Bursaw - 31:31 - 59th
- Brinley Palser - 32:00 - 61st
Team Score : 11th place

BOYS VARSITY (26 teams / 145 runners)
- Brendan Lockhorn - 21:49 - 38th
- Kason Palser - 22:33 - 44th
- Cameron Fisher - 22:47 - 47th
- Aaron Coulter - 25:59 - 90th
- Reid Braddy - 24:28 - 74th
- Riley Behrendt - 24:39 - 78th
- Landon Linke - 26:25 - 93rd
- Taitem Barnes - 26:59 - 99th
- Quentin Hall - 30:04 - 113th
- Arnold Kyhn - 33:59 - 123rd
Team Score : 10th place

JUNIOR HIGH (1.5 miles - 100 boys / 94 girls)
- Liam Treadway - 11:35 - 41st
- Blake Birkby - 11:35 - 42nd
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- Abbie Osten - 11:04 - 2nd *medalist*
- Remi Behrendt - 11:11 - 4th *medalist*
- Raegan Behrendt - 11:35 - 7th *medalist*
- Kymber Sundermeier - 11:55 - 9th *medalist*
- Emery Palser - 12:55 - Place unknown
- Javanna Rivas - 13:03 - Place unknown
- Eloise Rager - 13:23 - Place unknown
- Riley Munsinger - 14:02 - Place unknown
Team Score: 1st place! (We don't keep team scores for JH at our invite but if we did, our girls would have gotten the meet champ status again this week!)

**Note: unfortunately, for a couple of the girls we don't have their exact places as we are busy finalizing high school results and don't get to watch their full race.

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09/16/2026

💸 Tired of the high cost for everything, anymore?

📺 Tired of saying there’s nothing to do, then going home and sitting on the couch?

Well, folks, we can help you with these two things!

Tomorrow, Thursday the 17th, come out to the Ravenna Golf Club and watch the Bluejay Cross Country Team on our home course!

We’ve got a record 26 teams from across Nebraska and 437, yes you read that right, 437 registered runners coming to race! AND the Top 3 boys in all of Class D! It’s going to be a fantastic day for competition. Heck, even if you’re not a Bluejay fan, come out and cheer on some athletes from all schools; they LOVE hearing people standing around telling them to “run faster” and “you’re almost there”!

And equally as awesome, It’s FREE! That’s right. ZERO DOLLARS.

But if you insist on spending that hard earned money you saved on admission, support the PTO at their hot dog stand, then go and cheer on the Bluejays, AND cheer for runners from the other teams. Every one of these athletes is going to need some extra encouragement when our tough course starts making them question their life decisions.

📍 Ravenna Golf Club
🏃‍♀️ Girls Varsity — 4:00 PM
🏃‍♂️ Boys Varsity — 4:45 PM
🏃‍♀️ JH Girls — ~5:20 PM
🏃‍♂️ JH Boys — ~5:40 PM
🏆 Awards — ~6:00 PM

You really have no excuse. We’ll see you at the golf course. Go Bluejays!

09/11/2026

🇺🇸 This morning our team got up a little extra early for practice and we climbed bleachers. Collectively, 2,200 representing the number of steps in the World Trade Towers.

We chose to run these steps to honor and remember the brave individuals who chose to run toward danger, knowing they were not making it home, simply because a stranger needed help.

Rather than today being just another workout, we made it about taking a little time to reflect and be thankful. Thankful for those who sacrificed everything. Thankful the people who continue to serve others. And thankful for the opportunities we have that we sometimes take for granted. Twenty-five years later, we honor and we don’t forget. 🇺🇸

EDIT: The students were not satisfied with 2,200 collective steps, so they asked to continue and each did the staircase 110 times, equal to the number of cases in the towers.

09/10/2026

✅ ALC INVITE ✅

This week, you’d normally find us at the Centura Invite. But after decades of making the trip to Centura, we decided it was time to go back to Ravenna Cross Country old schedule roots: Loup City. We briefly changed our mascot to the DeLorean, as little did we know when we signed up for this meet that we would be going back in time. If you know, you know.

It rained cats and dogs all day, and we anticipated a sloppy mess but somehow the course held up and stayed as flat and dry as the Platte River.

After a slow start, Coach Ellis let the boys know that if he had known they planned on crawling the entire race, he would have brought them some knee pads. Apparently, that was the motivation they needed. From there, nearly every member of the boys team posted a PR.

While it was a great day for everyone, it was the junior high girls who came out wheels blazing and were ready to get back to the future. Abbie, Remi, and Raegan controlled the race from the start. It was by far the longest race of the season for our junior high, but these three ran like they had a plan. They matched each other’s pace stride for stride, running nearly the entire race in a line. At one point, the lead cart asked when the three would finally spread out. We confidently told him, “At the finish line.” And that’s exactly what happened. 4th place not even in sight behind them. And the rest of the junior high girls team finishing an immensely respectable race, give this team a perfect score.

For our first trip back to Loup City in decades, Ravenna made sure we didn’t just revisit the past, but we made some history while there.

🏁 RESULTS 🏁
GIRLS VARSITY (16 teams / 51 runners)
- Maleah Rager - 25:45 - 19th
- Kloee Sundermeier - 26:40 - 25th
- Aubree Hervert - 27:00 - 27th
- Morgan Schuller - 28:58 - 36th
- Lilly Bursaw - 31:45 - 43rd
- Brinley Palser - DNS
Team Score : 6th place

BOYS VARSITY (16 teams / 69 runners)
- Brendan Lockhorn - 19:09 - 7th *PR* *medalist*
- Cameron Fisher - 21:32 - 27th *PR*
- Kason Palser - 21:34 - 28th *PR*
- Aaron Coulter - 23:55 - 48th *PR*
- Landon Linke - 24:14 - 51st
- Quentin Hall - 25:07 - 53rd
- Riley Behrendt - 26:11 - 56th
- Arnold Kyhn - 30:50 - 66th *PR*
- Reid Braddy - DNS
- Taitem Barnes - DNS
Team Score : 6th place

JUNIOR HIGH (2 miles - 56 boys / 42 girls)
- Blake Birkby - 14:02 - 19th
- Liam Treadway - 14:37 - 25th
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- Abbie Osten - 13:44 - 1st *medalist*
- Remi Behrendt - 13:54 - 2nd *medalist*
- Raegan Behrendt - 13:57 - 3rd *medalist*
- Kymber Sundermeier - 15:35 - 11th (Missed medal by 1 place!)
- Javanna Rivas - 15:37 - 12th (Also so very close!)
- Eloise Rager - 17:24 - 25th
- Riley Munsinger - 17:30 - 26th
- Emery Palser - DNS
Team Score: 1st place! (A perfect score of 6!)

Don’t forget to invite your Cross Country and Ravenna Bluejay family and friends to like and follow our page! GO JAYS!

09/04/2026

✅ GIBBON INVITE ✅

Our theme for Gibbon yesterday was “Lights Out.” For some runners on other teams, that meant passing out from the heat. For our runners, who suffer through the heat daily at practice, it meant racing well into the sunset and literally getting their medals in the dark, with ambulance lights providing the ambiance.

Definitely one of the more interesting settings we’ve had, but Gibbon is always a treat! For the coaches, that is. Not the runners. Let’s be real here.

On a more fun note, some of our new runners mentioned how weird it was to have complete strangers, and even kids from rival schools, cheering them on throughout the race. Welcome to cross country! It’s weird here. And we love it.

🏁 RESULTS 🏁
GIRLS VARSITY (15 teams / 36 runners)
- Maleah Rager - 27:26 - 15th *medalist*
- Aubree Hervert - 27:49 - 18th
- Kloee Sundermeier - 28:45 - 21st
- Brinley Palser - 31:01 - 25th *PR*
- Morgan Schuller - 32:15 - 28th
- Lilly Bursaw - 34:03 - 30th
Team Score : 5th place

BOYS VARSITY (15 teams / 70 runners)
- Brendan Lockhorn - 20:56 - 12th *medalist*
- Kason Palser - 22:53 - 21st
- Cameron Fisher - 23:10 - 25th
- Reid Braddy - 23:41 - 29th
- Taitem Barnes - 25:46 - 48th *PR*
- Riley Behrendt - 25:56 - 51st
- Landon Linke - 27:18 - 53rd
- Aaron Coulter - 27:45 - 54th
- Quentin Hall - 28:55 - 58th
- Arnold Kyhn - 34:04 - 67th
Team Score : 5th place

JUNIOR HIGH -- Unfortunately due to the time change to late evening and wet bulb temperature, the junior high races were cancelled. I guess Gibbon wasn't just afraid of the temperate, they were also afraid of the heat our junior high was preparing to bring to the course.

Don’t forget to invite your Cross Country and Ravenna Bluejay family and friends to like and follow our page! GO JAYS!

08/27/2026

✅ SAINT PAUL INVITE ✅

Holy Moley… it’s already time for your favorite season, Cross Country season!

The season snuck up on us almost as quickly as our runners, but we were ready to hit the course today for our first meet of the year! With school construction throwing a few hurdles our way, we’ve had a little less time to prepare than usual. But our team, filled with plenty of greenhorns, was ready to jump right in and get their feet wet. Literally. A 9:00 a.m. race on a golf course means plenty of wet socks and wrinkly toes. Although, some runners claim it helps with traction. We’ll go with that.

This season we have 16 varsity runners,(our largest team since 2018!) including NINE first-time high school cross country runners, and 10 awesome junior high runners! For a team with so many new faces, there was a lot to be excited about. We came away feeling pretty darn good about what lies ahead. There’s plenty of work to do, miles to run, and room to grow but this group is off and running!

🏁 RESULTS 🏁
GIRLS VARSITY (13 teams / 59 runners)
- Maleah Rager - 26:44 - 23rd
- Kloee Sundermeier - 27:50 - 32nd
- Aubree Hervert - 27:51 - 33rd
- Morgan Schuller - 28:44 - 37th *PR*
- Brinley Palser - 31:40 - 49th *PR*
- Lilly Bursaw - 33:39 - 52nd
Team Score : 6th place

BOYS VARSITY (13 teams / 94 runners)
- Brendan Lockhorn - 19:10 - 14th *medalist* *PR*
- Cameron Fisher - 21:47 - 34th *PR*
- Kason Palser - 21:56 - 36th *PR*
- Riley Behrendt - 23:09 - 53rd *PR*
- Reid Braddy - 23:15 - 55th *PR*
- Aaron Coulter - 24:20 - 64th *PR*
- Landon Linke - 24:31 - 66th
- Quentin Hall - 26:24 - 76th
- Arnold Kyhn - 32:41 - 94th *PR*
- Taitem Barnes - DNS
Team Score : 8th place

JUNIOR HIGH (1.5 miles - 56 boys / 56 girls)
- Blake Birkby - ???
- Liam Treadway - ???
**There was an issue with their timing system during the JH boys race and our boys results were not processed as a part of the malfunction unfortunately. We are hoping to somehow get their results. We believe they were both around 12:00 and finished around 30th.
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- Abbie Osten - 11:44 - 5th *medalist*
- Remi Behrendt - 11:55 - 7th *medalist*
- Raegan Behrendt - 12:04 - 8th *medalist*
- Kymber Sundermeier - 12:19 - 11th *Missed medal by 1 spot!*
- Emery Palser - 12:50 - 17th
- Eloise Rager - 14:16 - 32nd
- Javanna Rivas - 14:30 - 35th
- Riley Munsinger - 20:06 - 54th
Team Score: 2nd place out of 13

Don’t forget to invite your Cross Country and Ravenna Bluejay family and friends to like and follow our page! GO JAYS!

10/18/2025

✅ DISTRICT INVITE ✅

While it wasn’t necessarily a surprise, it didn't come any easier that our season ended at Districts. As expected, McCool Junction and Nebraska Christian dominated, accounting for about half of the individual qualifiers and both full teams on the boys and girls side. We have great respect for those programs, but it certainly makes competition tough. Many qualifiers are underclassmen, so D-4 will stay stacked for years if we remain there. There’s talk of a Wild Card system, which could be great for the sport as Class D continues to grow stronger. The bright side is that state qualification feels even more special now.

The weather mirrored last year; warm and windy. Without the gusts, I think we’d have seen a few more PRs. Our goals were to beat last year’s times and placings, and while we didn’t check every box, the effort was outstanding.

The girls showed real unity and progress all season. Maleah led as usual, and Josey had her best race since last season. Her leadership and dependability have meant everything to this team, and she’ll be deeply missed. She’s the kind of athlete every coach hopes to have: dedicated, encouraging, and dependable. Aubree and Kloee were close to PRs but held back slightly by the wind.

For the boys, competition was fierce. Brendan and Wyton battled through the race, with Wyton finishing his career on a strong note. In two short years on the team, he’s gone from “hating running with a passion” to being one of our most positive and reflective runners. Aaron and Quentin both set PRs. Aaron finally broke 25:00, a goal of his all season and Quentin dropped over a minute off his best time. If he stays healthy, he could be a real sleeper next year. Cody rounded out our lineup, pushing through a tough day with impressive grit.

Until next season, Go Jays!

🏁 RESULTS 🏁

GIRLS VARSITY (22 teams / 40 runners)
- Maleah Rager - 25:49 - 27th
- Aubree Hervert - 26:36 - 30th
- Josey Moore - 26:37 - 31st
- Kloee Sundermeier - 27:30 - 33rd
Team Score : 6th place

BOYS VARSITY (22 teams / 80 runners)
- Wyton Fiddelke - 20:12 - 27th
- Brendan Lockhorn - 20:42 - 40th
- Quentin Hall - 23:24 - 62nd *PR*
- Aaron Coulter - 24:59 - 72nd *PR*
- Cody B**r - 26:22 - 78th
Team Score : 11th place

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