Arndt soars into Omaha Burke

Hampton’s Eli Arndt finished third in the 3200 run at last week’s D-2 district meet and became Hampton’s first state qualifier since 2019. Arndt finished behind HPC’s Haden Helgoth, who also qualified in the 3200.
Hampton’s Eli Arndt finished third in the 3200 run at last week’s D-2 district meet and became Hampton’s first state qualifier since 2019. Arndt finished behind HPC’s Haden Helgoth, who also qualified in the 3200.

Eli Arndt ran a huge personal record time at last week’s May 10 D-2 district meet, but was still on the outside looking in. After sweating it out overnight, the Hampton junior officially got the good news the next day -- he was headed to Omaha Burke. Arndt finished third in the boys 3200 run with a time of 11:00.06 and earned an additional qualifier position into this week’s state track and field …