Tag Archive | track and field
2013 Class 2A Girls Relays Preview
by Tony Jones 4x800m relay- 2012 State Champion: Lake Villa (Lakes) 9:24.02 Key returning teams: Lakes, Lombard (Montini), Mattoon, Washington, Chatham-Glenwood, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South). Outlook: It is not certain if the defending champion can make another run at a title because they lost two legs in Hanna Wittman and Grace Dean to graduation. But […]
OPRF vs. Lake Park Boys 2/8/13
*all marks are hand-timed Varsity 2/8/13 1st Place 5pts 2nd Place 3pts 3rd Place 1 pt OPRF LP 55 Meter HH LP Smith 7.65 LP Filip 7.80 LP Pierce 7.83 9 55 Meter Dash OP Booth 6.12 OP Baggett 6.14 OP Taylor 6.21 9 55 Meter LH OP Watson 7.68 LP Pierce 7.78 OP Fauelo 7.78 6 3 4×800 Meter Relay OP 8:53.50 LP 9:04.43 5 4×160 Meter Relay OP 1:14.97 LP 1:21.18 5 3200 Meter Run LP Lozano 10:27.39 OP […]
2013 Class 2A Girls Sprints And Hurdles Preview
by Tony Jones This is what we do know about the sprint and hurdling talents of Shamier Little (Sr., Chicago Lindblom) and Charday Crawford (Sr., Springfield Southeast: 1) They both are at the top of the food chain in the 2A ranks as far as the universe stretches; 2) They both will have a say […]
2013 Class A Boys Relays Preview
Relays—- There are some folks who think relays are for the fans, as if the coaches that put together fast units are doing it for fun or to supplement their egos. Yes, it is true that some schools pride themselves in being termed a “relay school.” But by and large relays serve a greater purpose […]
Niles West City Meet 1, 2/1/13
City Meet #1 Feb. 1, 2013 VARSITY SP Ortiz(GT)45-10, Hawkins(P)41-6.5, Bell(Mar)38-9, Edmond(NN)38-1, Sheilds(WP)37-4, Fola(S)36-8, Harris(UP)36-6, Holloway(NL)35-9, Harris(GB)35-0 LJ Harris(WP)19-10, Patton(NL)19-6, Jordan(NW)19-6, Coardos(NN)19-0.5, Smith(NN)18-5, Stevens(LV)17-11.5, Gardner(O)17-7.5, Schingten(VS)17-5.5 TJ Harris(WP)43-4, Powell(O)38-1, Jefferson(NL)37-3, Fitzpatrick(NS)36-1, Lockwood(GB)34-4, Jackson(GB)+Henry(NW)34-2, Lalani(NN)30-11, Ayala(NT)29-6.5 HJ Henry(NW)5-8, Fitzpatrick(NS)+Lee(GB)5-6, Savoie(NN)5-4, Tatar(NN)5-2, Johnson(NW)5-0, Mall(NW)5-, Mihulet(NW)4-10 PV no results yet…only NW+NN […]
2013 Class A Boys Sprints And Distance Preview
Sprint events 100m- 2012 State Champion: Dontae Pryor (Kewanee) 10.61 [+2.2] Key returners: Brent Albertson (Sr., Flanagan-Cornell), Theo Hopkins (Jr., Chicago Leo), Cameron Walter (Sr., Greenville), Carvel Dixon (Sr., Madison). Outlook: The Century event will undergo major changes as the state champion Pryor and four other speedsters have graduated. Albertson is the top returner by the […]
2013 Class A Boys Field Events Preview
by Tony Jones Long Jump- 2012 State Champion: Dontae Pryor (Kewanee) 23-3.75 Key returners: Kyle Landon (Sr., Chester), Austin Wenskunas (Jr., Argenta-Oreana), Jacob Segrest (Sr., Piasa [Southwestern]), Devin Johnson (Sr., Erie). Outlook: the top three performers from last year’s state final have graduated. Thus, the stage has been set for last year’s fourth place finisher […]
Kandie Seeks To Soar The Highest On The Bloch
story by Tony Jones Maybe you have heard of her or maybe you haven’t. But one thing is for certain after this season, Kandie Bloch (Sr., Argenta-Oreana) will no longer be a mystery among the track and field fandom. Bloch emerged from a 5-6 jumper as a sophomore to Class A state champion last year […]
2013 Class A Girls Relays Preview
by Tony Jones There are some folks who think relays are for the fans, as if the coaches that put together fast units are doing it for fun or to supplement their egos. Yes, it is true that some schools pride themselves in being termed a “relay school.” But by and large relays serve a […]
2013 Class A Girls Sprints/Hurdles Preview
Sprint-oriented events are the bread and butter of track and field whether you like it or not. There are a lot of coaches that will build their teams around just a handful of talent because points can be racked up very quickly in a state final setting. This year’s crop of talent will be […]
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