It was a three-peat for Omaha Creighton Prep and a sweet farewell for Jeannie Brayman, who is retiring after 26 years as head coach of Prep's Academic Decathlon team.
Prep topped perennial rival Omaha Burke on Saturday to claim the large school division title and qualify for the National Academic Decathlon.
Prep has won the state title six times since 2004; Burke has won the other three times in those nine years.
The competition for large and small schools was held on the Creighton University campus in Omaha.
Nebraska City Lourdes repeated as small school champion Saturday — its fifth straight title.
Prep advances to the national competition to be held April 25–28 in Albuquerque, N.M. Lourdes will compete in a national online competition.
The Results
LARGE SCHOOLS
Team standings — First, Omaha Creighton Prep; second, Omaha Burke; third, Lincoln Pius X.
Super Quiz — First, Prep; second, Pius X; third, Omaha Central.
Speech — Honors, Mitchell Kilborn, Prep; Scholastic, Michael Tritz, Prep; Varsity, Charles Ziegenbein, Prep.
Interview — Honors, Bridget Fitzgerald, Pius X; Scholastic, Michael Tritz, Prep; Varsity, Deanna Hobbs, Central.
Language and literature — Honors, Margaret Johnson, Pius X; Scholastic, Greg Willcockson, Burke; Varsity, Kelsey Konecky, Pius X.
Essay — Honors, Emily Griffin, Omaha North; Scholastic, Gary Liu, Burke; Varsity, Charles Ziegenbein, Prep.
Art — Honors, Margaret Johnson, Pius X; Scholastic (tie), Gary Liu and Greg Willcockson, both of Burke; Varsity, Gregory Smith, Prep.
Music — Honors (tie), Margaret Johnson, Pius X, and Harry Simmons, Central; Scholastic, Gary Liu, Burke; Varsity, Audra Nabity, Pius X.
Mathematics — Honors, Marika Svolos (perfect score), Central; Scholastic, Michael Tritz, Prep; Sean Duffy, Central.
Economics — Honors (tie), Nathan DeMaria and Mitchell Kilborn, both of Prep, and Marika Svolos, Central; Scholastic, Greg Willcockson, Burke; Varsity, Alexander Campbell, Bellevue East.
Science — Honors, Nathan DeMaria (perfect score), Prep; Scholastic, Nathan Kellogg, North; Varsity, Michael Cundal, Burke.
Humanities (combining art and music) — Alt Honors (tie), Ellie Davidson, Burke, and Philip Hanigan, Pius X; Alt Scholastic, Elena Becerruk, Burke; Alt Varsity, Johnnie Shaw, Prep.
Soft science (combining economics and language and literature) — Alt Honors, Philip Hanigan, Pius X; Alt Scholastic, Conner Kerschinske, Prep; Alt Varsity, Johnnie Shaw, Prep.
Hard science (combining math and science) — Alt Honors, Philip Hanigan, Pius X; Conner Kerschinske, Prep; Alt Varsity, Henry Gentle, Central.
Top scorers by school — Jett Jurgens, Alliance; Sam Ervin, Bellevue East; Shelby Dean, Blair; Greg Willcockson, Omaha Burke; Marika Svolos, Omaha Central; Nathan DeMaria, Omaha Creighton Prep; Paige Krupa, Omaha Gross; Nathan Kellogg, Omaha North; Margaret Johnson, Pius X.
Top scorer by each level — Honors, Nathan DeMaria, Prep; Scholastic, Greg Willcockson, Burke; Varsity, Charles Ziegenbein, Prep.
SMALL SCHOOLS
Team standings — First, Nebraska City Lourdes; second, Omaha Brownell-Talbot; third, Omaha Duchesne.
Super Quiz — First, Lourdes; second, Duchesne; third (tie), Brownell-Talbot and Cody-Kilgore.
Speech — Honors, Alison Brockman, Brownell-Talbot; Scholastic, Aaron Goodman, Lourdes; Varsity, James Hoeschen, Lourdes.
Interview — Honors, Blake Bequette, Lourdes; Scholastic, Alex Plambeck, Brownell-Talbot; Varsity, David Warga, Lourdes.
Language and literature — Honors, Colby McGinley, Lourdes; Scholastic, Jeff Lechner, Lourdes; Varsity, David Warga, Lourdes.
Essay — Honors, Alison Brockman, Brownell-Talbot; Scholastic, Aaron Pierce, Cozad; Varsity, David Warga, Lourdes.
Art — Honors, James O'Neil, Lourdes; Scholastic, Jeff Lechner, Lourdes; Varsity, David Warga, Lourdes.
Music — Honors, James O'Neil, Lourdes; Scholastic, Aaron Goodman, Lourdes; Varsity, James Hoeschen, Lourdes.
Mathematics — Honors, Pooja Varman, Duchesne; Scholastic, Rebecca Jeffrey, Duchesne; Varsity, David Warga, Lourdes.
Economics — Honors, Colby McGinley, Lourdes; Scholastic, Jeff Lechner, Lourdes; Varsity (tie), Dane Carlson and David Warga, both of Lourdes.
Science — Honors, Colby McGinley, Lourdes; Scholastic, Jeff Lechner, Lourdes; Varsity, David Warga, Lourdes.
Humanities (combining art and music) — Alt Honors, Matt Martin, Lourdes; Alt Scholastic, Taylor Heng, Lourdes; Alt Varsity, Bailey Giles, Lourdes.
Soft science (combining economics and language and literature) — Alt Honors, Matt Martin, Lourdes; Alt Scholastic, Taylor Heng, Lourdes; Alt Varsity, Bailey Giles, Lourdes.
Hard science (combining math and science) — Alt Honors, Matt Martin, Lourdes; Alt Scholastic, Taylor Heng, Lourdes; Alt Varsity, Bailey Giles, Lourdes.
Top scorers by school — Shannon Schneider, Cody-Kilgore; Aaron Pierce, Cozad; Ashley Hull, Loup City; Colby McGinley, Nebraska City Lourdes; Alison Brockman, Omaha Brownell-Talbot; Jackie Grode, Omaha Duchesne; Alex Talbott, Wahoo.
Top scorer by level — Honors, Colby McGinley, Lourdes; Scholastic, Jeff Lechner, Lourdes; Varsity, David Warga, Lourdes.
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