Both the boy and girl track and field teams are entering May with the kind of roster that changes the mood of a meet before the first gun even fires.

On the girls side, the message has been clear since early spring. Under head coach Andante Lloyd, Westside Wired reported that the 2026 girls team has carried a two-word mission: “Take State.” That goal no longer reads like motivational language. It reads like a realistic championship target. 

The strongest evidence came at the Titan Classic, where Westside’s girls 4×100 relay of Mya Archie, Annika Jasinski, Taija Haley, and Amira Johnson ran 47.34, winning the race by more than a second and producing one of the fastest relay marks in Nebraska history. The time was reported as the fifth-fastest girls 4×100 in NSAA history as of April 16. 

That relay alone makes Westside a state-title threat, but the Warriors’ advantage is not only speed. Auzlyn Anderson has become one of the most important point-scorers in the program. In the triple jump, Prep Running Nerd listed Anderson at 37-6, with teammate McCartney Bazar close behind at 37-0.50, giving Westside two state-level jumpers in the same event group. 

That matters because championship track is not won only by stars. It is won by stacking points. Westside’s girls have the rare combination of a historic sprint relay, high-end jumpers, and enough sprint depth to survive a district meet where one bad exchange or one missed mark can change the standings. Amira Johnson, one leg of the 4×100, also showed individual sprint strength at the Titan Classic, finishing near the top of the 200-meter field in a meet filled with Class A talent. 

The district projection is straightforward: Westside’s girls should enter District A-3 as the favorite. Lincoln High’s sprint talent gives the district real resistance, especially after finishing second to Westside in the Titan Classic 4×100, but Westside’s relay-jump combination gives the Warriors more ways to score. Winston projects the girls to finish first at districts, with the safest state projection being top three in Class A and a real path to the state championship if the 4×100, triple jump, long jump, and sprint points all land cleanly.

The boys team has a different identity: less about one team slogan and more about explosive, event-winning athletes.

The headliner is Maurice Purify II, whose season has turned him into one of the most dangerous point threats in Nebraska. Public reports have described Purify as the state long-jump leader at 24-1.25, while Athletic.net listings also show him as a top-ranked performer in the 100, 200, long jump, and triple jump. 

Purify’s value is that he can swing a meet in multiple places. He is not just a jumper who can sprint, or a sprinter who can jump. He is both. Westside Wired already framed him last season as one of Nebraska’s top track athletes, noting his long-jump success, sprint ability, and role on Westside’s 4×100 relay. That background now looks like the setup for a senior-season state push. 

Beside him, Will Urosevich has become one of the Warriors’ most reliable sprint weapons. He ran 21.53 in the 200 at the Titan Classic, while Athletic.net’s Westside records also list a 21.45 wind-aided personal best at the Harold Scott Invite. Those marks put him directly in the conversation with the top 200-meter runners in the state. 

The boys sprint group becomes even more dangerous with Devlin Harrington, who has recorded 10.73 in the 100, and Westside’s 4×100 relay group of Micah Benning, Maurice Purify, Will Urosevich, and Devlin Harrington, which ran 42.39 at the Benson Invite. That time placed Westside second behind Elkhorn South, but it confirmed that the Warriors have a relay capable of scoring at a high level in May. 

The boys’ district outlook depends on depth. Purify, Urosevich, Harrington, and the relay can produce major points, but team championships are decided by whether a school can add points in throws, distance, hurdles, and secondary field events. Westside Wired recently highlighted a senior thrower ranked 17th in the state in shot put with a top mark of 15.06 meters, which matters because any extra points outside the sprint-jump core could be the difference between winning and finishing second. 

Winston projects the boys to finish first or second in District A-3, with Millard South, Lincoln Southeast, and Lincoln High serving as the biggest threats because of district depth. At state, Westside’s boys look more like a top-five to top-eight Class A team than a clear title favorite, but they have enough elite scoring power to climb higher if Purify scores in multiple events, Urosevich reaches the 200 final, Harrington advances in the 100, and the 4×100 relay finishes cleanly.

Projection Snapshot

For Westside, the final month is not about proving the program has talent. That has already been proven. The question now is whether the Warriors can convert marks into medals.

The girls have the profile of a team built to chase a state title. The boys have enough elite firepower to make noise at districts and disrupt the Class A state standings. Between a historically fast girls relay, Anderson’s jumping consistency, Purify’s all-around dominance, Urosevich’s sprint rise, and Harrington’s speed, Westside enters championship season as one of the most watchable track programs in Nebraska.