Proviso West senior high jumper Jamante Steward takes first attempt at the 7-foot barrier
Check out Cahokia superstar junior Ja'Mari Ward's then meet record 49-7 TJ on his second attempt
Ja'mari Ward leaps 50-5 at the Proviso West Invite for a meet record and US#2; his effort is IL#2 all-time indoors
quick interview with Ja'mari Ward after the meet was over
Barrington standout Konrad Eiring talks about his 800m win at the Proviso West Invite
Kahmari Montgomery of Plainfield Central defeats Scotty Miller of Barrington 6.47-6.48
Zac Espinosa of Neuqua Valley win the varsity 400m in 51.17
Proviso West takes down 42 year old record with chilling 3:25.09- Ty Moss anchors in blazing 49.2
Kahmari Wards wins in meet record time 22.22
Matt Plowman of York wins a tactical mile in 4:28.44
Tariun Triplett of Downers Grove North wins in 6.74
Part of our Proviso West Boys Invitational coverage (via MileSplit)
As quiet as it was in January on the home front and all of the indoor track and field talk coming out of the east coast, now things have shifted.
No matter what you are doing at a track meet, whether it's taking a trip to the bathroom or concession stand or even vendor but it seems everyone gets in tune with a quality relay when it's announced. Suddenly there is a rush to get back to one's seat and watch the action.
The sprint events for the first time in meet history will have at-large entries. Emerging superstar Kahmari Montgomery (Sr., Plainfield Central) and Scotty Miller (Sr., Barrington) will highlight the action on Saturday. In addition, the depth of each event will more than likely put serious strain on the current leaderboards.
The field events is where it is going to go down for the power teams attempting to establish a beachhead prior to the track finals. For those that come away with the least amount of cuts and scrapes will be looking good for a glorious day of track and field. A significant number of great athletes appear ready to assault the meet records and the transform the rankings by the end of the day.
Proviso West Boys 50th Annual Performance List