Cole Henderson (Sr., Pekin) powers his way to the 200m title at Charleston EIU Invite (Tony Holler photo credit)
Check out the Sunday action and some first outdoor track highlights here (outdoor tracks are 400m unless specified):
- Proviso West High School was the scene of the Chicago Public School's A & B division meet. "A" is considered the elite division.
- Brandan Lane (Jr., Phillips) who will be a force for his team's relays during the outdoor season wins the 55m in a solid 6.58
- Demoria Harris (Jr., Dunbar) wins the 200m by an staggering amount 22.59 to 23.22 over Michael Morgan (Sr., Phillips)
- Northside Prep junior Malcolm Grba continues his strong indoor season in the 800m by winning in 2:01.79. Grba hung on to beat his rival Deivi Tahiraj (Sr., Mather) by less than an inch- 2:01.80.
- Danny Rosen (So., Northside Prep) is an emerging talent in the 1600m- so those out there had better watch out in the near future. Rosen clocked 4:33.37 to easily outdistance Whitney Young's Michael Perez.
- Whitney Young sophomore Sam Wischnewsky displayed some talent of his own with a big personal best in the 3200m (9:54.05).
- Phillips runs a speedy 1:33.63 to turn back Dunbar 1:34.90. Both of these speed titans will vye for the outdoor title in May
Girls-
- Ebony McClendon (Sr., Brooks) makes it a laugher over talented Ryan Preacely (Sr., Johnson College Prep) in the 55m 6.98-7.07; McClendon runs the state's fastest time and US#8; McClendon also wins the 400m (1:01.00) and 200m (25.80) on a tight track
- Madison Weatherly (Jr., Northside Prep) 5:25.40 in the 1600m is one of the fastest marks in the league
- Westinghouse runs swift 1:47.23 to win the 4x200 relay
- Briyahna Desrosiers (Sr., North Lawndale) returns one day after Gene Armer Invite to win the long jump (17-3). She ran a leg on the 4x4 and clocked 55.6
- Zaria Evans (Jr., Westinghouse) 35-1 wins triple jump
-UPDATED MEET RESULTS (as of Monday 3/24)
-McCluer-South Berkeley Season open w/E. St. Louis Girls
-Chandler, AZ Rotary Invite w/Bolingbrook Girls
Check out the key highlights from Saturday's conference and non-conference action (tracks are 200m unless specified):
- Anna Sloan (Jr., River Forest Trinity) sets two meet records: 55m (7.20)and 200m (25.82)
- Briana Driver (Chicago Mother McAuley) wins 400m in a meet record time of 59.17
- Sarah Kelly (Sr., Loyola Academy) gets 1600m title in 5:18.40
- Cydney Anderson (Sr., St. Ignatius) leaps to a meet record in the long jump (18-1.75)
- Jaimie Robinson (Fr., De La Salle) powers her way to triple jump victory (37-8.75) and second in the long jump (17-2.5)
*note- the FAT system went down
-Girls-
- Palatine sets school record in the 4x800 running 9:21.6, Hoffman Estates 9:32.6; Palatine wins 4x4 in a season best 4:07.55, Barrington 4:10.04
- Palatine sweeps the 3200m behind Jessica Lincoln (Sr.) and Sabina Yosif (So.) 11:32.1 & 11:37.4; 5 other girls broke 12:00
- Christina Santiago (Sr., Prospect) takes tough 800/1600 double with 2:16.1 and 4:59.0 (IL#2/IL#3); Meagan Biddle (So., Hoffman Estates) 5:00.3, Kelly O'Brien (So., Palatine) 5:06.7, Vanessa Sanchez (Sr., Rolling Meadows) 5:09.2, Solome Haile (Sr., Hoffman Estates) 5:12.6, Ayako Higuchi (Jr., Palatine Fremd) 5:13.6
- Jes Skudlarek (So., Prospect) 5-6 wins high jump
- Banke Oginni (Sr., Hoffman Estates) repeats as shot put champion with 44-10 effort
-Boys-
- Hersey holds off Fremd in the 4x800 relay 8:01.2-8:04.5
- Barrington wins 4x200 relay in 1:32.6- four teams broke 1:34
- Zach Dale (Jr., Hoffman Estates Fremd) produces IL#2 3200m (9:10.2); David Rodriguez (Jr., Hersey) 9:19.3- IL#7
- Konrad Eiring (Jr., Barrington) opens up fast 800m wtih 1:57.2 to turn back Nick Vucovich (Sr., Fremd) 1:59.8
- Paul Ifianayi (Jr., Elk Grove) easily wins the 400m (50.4)
- Hersey's Andrew Philipose (Sr.) and Grant VonderLippe (Jr.) go 1-2 in the 1600m 4:28.9 and 4:31.2 respectively
- Scott Miller (Jr., Barrington) 22.65 wins the 200m
- Fremd wins the 4x4 with 3:29.45 clocking
- Adam Poklop (Sr., Palatine) 6-6 is high jump champ
- Stacey Smith (Sr., Schaumburg) leaps IL#2 23-4 to win the long jump title; Smith doubles back for triple crown with 45-8 effort
-Charleston High School Invite (Boys)
-Large schools-
- Planfield North wins section 6 of the 4x200m relay over Cahokia in 1:32.97 (they tie season best)
- Springfield HS earns season best in the 4x800m relay in 8:05.60
- Cole Henderson (Sr., Pekin) emerges better from NY trip and rips his competition in the 55m (6.39) and 200m (22.72)- the short dash mark breaks Jonathaon Boey (Decatur MacArthur) previous record; Craig James (Sr., Edwardsville) runs fast too in 6.40. Both times are 1-2 in the state; Henderson won the long jump with 22-4 leap
- three athletes break 2:00 in the 800m led by Luke Horton of Harrisburg in 1:59.26; Evan Alcorn (Belleville West) 1:59.57, Taylor Garrett (Charleston) 1:59.74
- Dan Lathrop (Sr., Plainfield South) runs 4:25.87 to win the 1600m
- Cahokia wins the show stopper over rivals E. St. Louis Sr. and Edwardsville in 3:27.20
- Manny Bofah (Sr., Plainfield North) wins another high jump title with 6-4 effort
- Tyler Jourdan (Sr., Salem) produces IL#4 pole vault win 15-4
- Martinus Mitchell (Sr., Collinsville) is first thrower of the season to eclipse 60-feet with meet record 60-10
-Small schools-
- Madison HS wins team title by racking wins in the 4x200 (1:36.84), 4x400 (3:40.45); Andre McGill's 200m win (23.37) and fourth in 55m (6.83) are keys to the victory
- Pleasant Plains beats Urbana U High in the 4x8r 8:26.33-8:27.27
- Jayden Kaiser (Tolono) wins 55m in 6.73
- Tye Sutherland (Sr., Cumberland) runs Class A best 1:58.31 in winning the 800m over reigning state champion Michael Brown (Sr., Carmi-White County) who runs 1:59.89
- Connor Ehnle (Sr., Tremont) breezes in the 1600m logging 4:26.75
- Matt Utterback (Pleasant Plains) wins high jump in 6-7
- Riley Smith (Jr., Casey) takes pole vault title with 15-3 effort
- Stephen Gibson (Tuscola) muscles way to shot put crown (51-5)
- Luke Winder (Sr., Plainfield Central) breaks state all time best in pole vault indoors or outdoors with an amazing US#2 17-5
- D'Aaron Williams (Romeoville) 6.51 is the winner in the 55m
- Thornton wins 4x200 in 1:32.32
-Chicago Catholic League Championships:
- Loyola Academy junior Christian Swenson is one of four athletes to break 9:50 with his 9:33.04 in the 3200m
- Chicago (Leo) senior Theo Hopkins sweeps dashes 55m (6.55) and 200m (22.96)
- Chris Korabik (Sr., St. Ignatius) wins 1600m in 4:27.83 and teammate Taylor Dugas (Sr.) races to second in 4:30.61
- Mike Monroe (Sr., Providence Catholic) 6-5 is the winning mark in the high jump
-Gene Armer Invitational (featured Milesplit meet of the week):
-Girls-
- Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) wins team title with 73 points. The Griffins snatched the victory on the strength of a well rounded attack.
- Meghan Marias (Sr.) wins the 60m in a near meet record 7.68
- Alexis Hyshaw (Sr.) gets second in the 200m by an eyelash in 25.33; Briyahna Desrosiers (Sr., N. Lawndale Prep) wins with 25.30, Brittany Thomas (Sr., Bloom) 25.80 is third
- Jasmine Berry (Sr., Belleville West) sets personal best 56.82 in wire to wire win; Lane's Imani Davis (So.) places second in personal best 59.04; Lincoln Way East senior Dana O'Grady third in 1:00.14
- Lane Tech senior Alex Martel breaks school record in the 800m running 2:17.55 for IL#5; Megan Shaffer (Jr., Mattoon) 2:20.07 gave a good battle before falling to second
- Allison Zobrist (So., Highland) came from behind in the final meters to win the 1600m in 5:15.86 over Maria Brauer (So., Porta) who ran 5:16.00; Zobrist had lost the 3200m to Maria's twin sister Adrienne (11:08.04), Zobrist was third behind Maggie Schroelle (Fr., Lane Tech)
- Lincoln-Way East wins 4x2 in 1:43.96 and 4x4 in 4:01.98 (IL#2); Lane Tech 4:02.46 is IL#3
- Kelsey Shannon (Sr., Belleville West) 5-6 wins high jump
- The state's top vaulter Lindsey Murray (Sr., Harrisburg) holds off Brooke Catherine (Jr., Normal Comm) and Julia Junkroski (Jr., Lincoln Way East) 12-6 to 11-6
- The record setting shot putter Lena Giger (Sr., Highland) wins easy despite having an "off day" 47-7
-Boys-
- Julian Hylton (Sr., Lincoln Way North) takes 60m title despite sore hip in a meet record tying 6.95
- Terry McGee (Sr., North Lawndale Prep) won the 200m in 22.59 after placing second in the 60m (7.00)
- James Harriel (Sr., Bloom) 50.31 wins 400m in IL#3
- Mike Delaney (Sr., Oswego East) sets the 800m meet record leading wire to wire in 1:57.71
- The race of the day was the 1600m. Johnny Leverenz had won the 3200m earlier in 9:16.77 (meet record). But his biggest challenge was the 1600m with fresh legged veterans David Schmieg (Sr., Lane Tech) and Nick Hess (Sr., St. Thomas More) were waiting for him. The pace picked up in the second half in which Leverenz and Hess were the last two men standing. Leverenz used his sixth gear to pull away from Schmieg on the homestretch to win in 4:17.04-4:17.86. Hess ran 4:24.43
- Crete-Monee wins the 4x4 over Oswego East 3:27.29-3:28.43
- Marmiona Academy takes 4x8 title in 8:12.35
- Jonah Wiley (Sr., Bloom) wins long jump in 22-4.25
- Malik Jenkins (Sr., Bloom Twp.) 46-10 is triple jump champ
Check out the key highlights from Friday evening conference action (tracks are 200m unless specified):
-West Suburban Conference girls (Silver):
- Downers Grove North wins 4x800m relay on the strength of Stephanie Urbancik in 9:41.45; Urbancik returns to win the 800m over Katie Hamor (Lyons Twp,) 2:21.15-2:22.21
- Lindsay Graham (So., Glenbard West) wins against a deep 3200m field running IL#2 10:45.37; also Mary Blankemeier (Fr., Oak Park-River Forest) 10:47.90, Alexa Haff (Fr., Hinsdale Central) 10:58.48, Lisa Luczak (Jr., Glenbard West) 11:07.64; state leader Madeline Perez (Sr., Glenbard West) did not run
- Emma Haugen (Sr., Lyons Twp.) takes HJ title in IL#2 5-8
- Emani Johnson (Proviso West) leaps 17-2 to win long jump title
- Anne Zaher (Hinsdale Central) wins the 1600m in 5:16.01
-West Suburban Conference boys (Silver):
- Tony Zea (Sr., Downers Grove North) squeaks out win in the 600m over Alex Lima (Jr., Lyons Twp,) 1:25.12-1:25.13
- Matt Plowman (Jr., York) wins spirited 800m over Ryan Clevenger (Jr., Downers Grove North) 1:56.61-1:56.64
- Clevenger returned to defeat a strong 1600m field for his first conference title in 4:24.04; Alex Bashqawi (Sr., York) 4:24.29, Zack Smith (Sr., Downers Grove North) 4;25.01
- Billy Magnesen (Sr., Hinsdale Central) cruises in the 3200m running 9:26.98; Kyle Mattis (Sr., York) 9:35.16
- York sweeps the relays: 4x800- 8:00.50 (Alex Bashqawi anchors in 1:55.2), Lyons 8:00.70, Downers Grove North 8:01.56; York 1:31.96; York 3:30.26, Lyons 3:30.82
Central Suburban League boys (160m track):
- John Hader (Sr., Park Ridge Maine South) wins blazing 200m in 22.96
- Carl Klamm (Jr., Evanston) gets 800m title with 1:59.89; Connor Trapp (Sr., New Trier) 2:00.77
- Peter Cotsirilos (Sr., New Trier) takes 1600m run in 4:29.39
- Chase Silverman (Sr., New Trier) wins 3200m in 9:31.11; David O'Gara (Sr., Glenbrook South) 9:35.31
- Chris Wright-Madison (Jr., Oak Park-River Forest) leaps 6-8 to win HJ title; senior Reid Smith of York 6-6
Upstate 8 Conference Championship:
- Tony Durns (So., Waubonsie Valley) runs IL#9 6.54 55m in prelim, but comes back later to win final in 6.58
- Zac Espinosa (Jr., Neuqua Valley) takes 400m title in 51.25; Jack Feeney (Sr., St. Charles North) 51.25, Nick Rafacz (Sr., Neuqua Valley) 51.30
- Ty Moss (Jr., Neuqua Valley) breezes to 800m title in 1:58.63
- Ryan Wieties (Jr., Batavia) barely slips by Michael Widmann (Jr., Neuqua Valley) in the 1600m 4:27.78-4:27.79
- Nick Bushelle (Sr., Neuqua Valley) 9:28.84 is an easy winner in the 3200m
- Waubonsie Valley junior James Travis produces IL#3 triple jump winner 47-5.5