By Michael Newman

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Chicago Catholic League Championships (3/22)

Loyola Academy captured the team championship by 9 points over defending champion St. Ignatius. The Ramblers clinched the title by winning the 4 x 400 Meter Relay by two seconds over Brother Rice. They also captured the other two relays. It was one of the reasons why they left the Henry Crown Center with the team championship.

 

Loyola picked up only one individual event win. It came from Christian Swenson when he won the 3200 Meter Run. His time of 9:33.04 was a personal best and seven seconds ahead of runner-up Daniel Santino (St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago).

 

Theodore Hopkins (Leo Catholic HS, Chicago) showed that he will be a force in the 1A sprints by capturing both the 55 Meter Dash as well as the 200 Meter Dash. In the 55, he won in a IL #10 6.55 which was four hundredths ahead of Marquise Peggs (Mt. Carmel HS, Chicago). Hopkins again held of Peggs to win the 200 (22.96-23.06).

 

Eric Walker (St. Rita HS, Chicago) won the 55 Meter High Hurdles in an IL #11 7.74. He was just ahead of Chris Hawkins and Conor Dunham (St. Ignatius Prep, Chicago) who were within a hundredth of a second of each other (7.86-7.87).

 

Sheldon Pierce (St. Ignatius Prep, Chicago) won the Triple Jump with a season’s best 44-7 ¼ (IL#9). Mike Monroe (Providence Catholic HS, New Lenox) prepared for a possible match up with Jonathan Wells next weekend in Bloomington with an easy win in the High Jump (6-5).

 

GCAC Championships (3/22)

St. Ignatius used their and field event strengths to defend their GCAC Championships Saturday afternoon at the University of Chicago. The Wolfpack scored 159.5 points, 23 ahead of Loyola Academy. Cydney Anderson was a key to her team’s success. She won the Long Jump with a seasonal best of 18-1 ¾ (IL #10). She also placed in the 55 Meter Dash (3^rd)and the 200 Meter Dash (3^rd).

 

The sprints belong to Anna Sloan (Trinity HS, River Forest) on this day. She won the 55 Meter Dash by six hundredths over Hannah Cohn (St. Ignatius Prep, Chicago). Solan’s time of 7.20 is currently #5 in the state. Sloan came back to win the 200 Meter Dash by almost a second (25.87, IL #12).

 

Loyola Academy swept the individual distance events. Sarah Kelly won the 800 Meter Run (2:26.92), then came back to win the 1600 Meter Run (5:18.40). Teammate Kathryn House and Caroline Zaworski placed 1-2 in the 3200 Meter Run. St. Ignatius did prevent a total sweep by winning the 4 x 800 Meter Relay by two seconds over the Lady Ramblers.

 

MSL Indoor Invitational (3/22)

 

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NIB-12 Championships (3/22)

Kaneland swept both the Boys and the Girls Team Championships Saturday afternoon at the Westwood Center in Sterling. The Knights dominated the Boys competition winning 6 individual events and all three relays in scoring 130 points. Dixon was the next closest team with 68 points. Kaneland won four out of the five field events. Nate Dyer won the Shot Put with a seasonal best of 55-5 (IL #5). Ben Barnes won the Long Jump (21-1 ¼), Dalvell Triplett won the Triple Jump (43-11 ½), and Dylan Kuipers won the Pole Vault (13-9). The Kaneland sweep was adverted by the win in the Pole Vault by Logan Zeman (LaSalle-Peru HS). His winning clearance of 6-9 is the third best jump in the state behind Jonathan Wells and Alex King.

 

Kyle Carter and Nathaniel Kucera were a part of Kaneland’s winning 4x8 and 4x4 relay wins. They also stepped out and won individual races. Kucera won the 800 Meter Run (2:01.42) by more than two seconds over Richard Skogsberg (Yorkville HS). Carter won the 400 Meter Dash (52.09).

 

Dion Hooker (Sycamore HS) won the 60 Meter Dash in 7.04 (IL #5). Perhaps the best race in the boys Meet was the 1600 Meter Run. Jake and Luke Hoffert (Yorkville HS) sped away from Simon Thorpe (Dixon HS) in the last 200 meters to go 1-2 for their team. Jake’s winning time of 4:22.15 is eight best currently in Illinois. His brother Luke was just behind in 4:22.79 (IL #11).

 

It was quite a different story in the Girls meet where Kaneland held off Yorkville to win 108-102 behind a pair of wins by Lauren Zick. The senior sprinter swept the 60 Meter Dash (7.84) and the 200 Meter Dash (26.07). Teammate Nicole Sreenan helped in a Kaneland sprint sweep by winning the 400 Meter Dash (1:00.05).

 

Skyler Bollinger (Yorkville HS) helped her team’s championship chances winning both distance races fairly easily. She won the 3200 Meter Run (11:26.00) by more than half a minute over teammate Erin Reynolds. She came back to win the 1600 Meters (5:13.17) by thirteen seconds over Kelsey Schrader (DeKalb HS).

 

Upstate Eight Conference Girls (3/22)

St. Charles East won the final event of the day, the 4x400 Meter Relay, to score ten points and tie Neuqua Valley for the team championship. Both schools scored 115 points. Maya Neal (Neuqua Valley HS) had a great day winning three individual events. She won the Long Jump (18-7 ¼). It was 10 inches further than second place Hannah Schilb (North HS, St. Charles). Neal stepped to the track and won a pair of events. She won the 55 Meter Hurdles (8.47) in a performance that is third best in Illinois. Later in the meet, she came back to win the 200 Meter Dash (26.05) over St. Charles East’s Jordan Shead. Earlier in the meet, Shead won the 400 Meter Dash (58.36) with the eighth best time in the state.

 

It was a battle throughout the 3200 Meter Run with Kendall Cast (Metea Valley HS, Aurora) and Torree Scull (East HS, St. Charles) trading off the lead. Scull pulled away in the latter stages of the race to win with an IL #16 11:16.77. Cast was thirteen seconds back in second place. The 1600 Meter Run spotlighted the emergence of Gaby Juarez (Streamwood HS). She won the race outkicking Allison Wilson (Waubonsie Valley HS, Aurora) and Scull to win by more than a second over Wilson (5:09.65, IL #10).

 

Allison Chmelik (East HS, St. Charles) has been somewhat of a surprise in the Triple Jump this indoor season. The junior won the event Saturday (37-6 ¼) that is currently second best in the state.

 

Suburban Prairie Indoor Conference (Plainfield North Inv) (3/22)

Minooka dominated the team competition in this Girls only meet. The Indians point total of 148 was 51 better than runner-up Oswego. Janille Rogers (Minooka HS) dominated the horizontal jumps winning both. Her Long Jump of 18-7 ¾ is currently third best in the state. She came back to win the Triple Jump (35-1 ½). Minooka also received wins from Ashley Tutt in the 1600 Meter Run (5:33.37), Ashleigh Wilson in the 400 Meter Dash (59.76), and the 4x2 and 4x8 relays.

 

Natajah Simmons (Oswego HS) was a double winner winning the 55 Meter Dash (7.21) and the 200 Meter Dash (26.30).

 

 

WSC – Gold Girls Indoor (3/22)

Downers Grove South once again won the Gold Divison meet Saturday afternoon at the Proviso West Fieldhouse. The Lady Mustangs scored 147 points, 46 more than second place Hinsdale South. Molly Krawcykowski (Willowbrook HS, Villa Park) won the 800 Meter Run producing an Illinois top ten performance. Her 2:18.24 (IL #7) was ahead of second place Amanda Thate (South HS, Downers Grove) by more than a second. Downers Grove South took the top two places in the 1600 Meter Run and the 3200 Meter Run. Thate won the 1600 Meter Run (5:21.37) ahead of teammate Haley Albers by nine seconds. Albers had earlier won the 3200 Meter Run (11:16.31) with Abby Kargol eight seconds back.

 

Lauren Kroll (Addison Trail HS) was the meet’s only double winner. She won the 55 Meter Dash (7.49) and the 200 Meter Dash (26.62).

 

CSL – South Boys (3/21)

Evanston Township held off host Niles West to win the divisional team championship by twelve points. The race of the evening on the small 160 Meter track was the 3200 Meter Run. Chase Silverman (New Trier HS, Winnetka) pulled away from David O’Gara (Glenbrook South HS, Glenview) in the last 400 Meters to win by four seconds (9:35.11 – 9:35.31). Carl Klamm (Evanston Township HS) went under 2 again in the 800 Meter Run holding off Connor Trapp (New Trier HS, Winnetka) for the win.

 

CSL – North Boys (3/21)

Highland Park won six events in route to the team championship. The Giants scored 129 1/3 , 23 points ahead of second place Niles North. The top event of the evening was the Shot Put. Dominic DeBendetto (Deerfield HS) won the Shot Put (52-7) by only seven inches over Jared Lukovic (Maine East HS, Park Ridge).

 

DVC – Boys (3/21)

It looks like Lake Park is adjusting quite nicely to their new conference. The four time defending state champions scored 145 points to easily win the team conference championship Friday evening at North Central College. Wheaton-Warrenville South finished second.

 

Antonio Shenault (Lake Park HS, Roselle) continues to show he is a double threat in both the sprints and the hurdles. He won the 55 Meter Hurdles (7.38) by close to a half a second over Steven Connor (North HS, Wheaton). That performance is currently the best time in the state and seventh nationally. He came back a few minutes later and won the 55 Meter Dash edging Ben Andreas (Central HS, Naperville) by three hundredths of a second (6.50 – 6>53). That time is currently third in Illinois.

 

Marcus Jegede (Lake Park HS, Roselle) again was on top of both the horizontal jumps. He started off by winning the Long Jump (22-4 ¾) then coming back to win the Triple Jump (47-7). Lake Park received a 1-2 finish in the Shot Put from Curtwan Evans and Mike Prestigiacoma as well as wins by Joe Pierce in the 200 Meter Dash and their 4x2 (1:33.30) and 4x8 relays (8:06.80).

 

Nolan McKenna (Wheaton-Warrenville South HS) tuned up for the outdoor season with a pair of wins in the distance races. McKenna went out in 4:32 for the first mile, then shut it down saving himself for the 1600. He still ran 9:17.53 for a seventeen second win over teammate Kyle Cepeda. McKenna was by himself after the first lap in the 1600 then went on to win breaking Tim Keller’s fourteen year old conference record. McKenna’s time (4:20.67) is currently third fastest in the state.

 

McKenna’s splits: 62.6 – 2:09.1 – 3:15.4 – 4:20.6

 

Returning all-state Tim Heintz (North HS, Naperville) seems to be starting to hit his stride. He won the High Jump with a seasonal best 6-7.

 

Upstate Eight Conference Boys (3/21)

Neuqua Valley captured the conference title Friday night at Batavia. The Wildcats total of 117 points was only 18 points better than runner-up Waubonsie Valley. Neuqua was powered by wins in two relays and 4 individual events.

 

Ty Moss (Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville) continues to be one of the season’s pleasant surprises. The junior won the 800 Meter Run (1:58.63) by more than two seconds over Matt Hess (Bartlett HS). Nick Bushelle continued Neuqua’s distance legacy by easily winning the 3200 Meter Run His time of 9:28.84 was close to 15 seconds ahead of Dan Cotton (Bartlett HS) who finished second. In the closest race of the day, Ryan Wieties (Batavia HS) excited the home crown by barely winning the 1600 Meter Run by one hundredth of a second over Michael Widmann (Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville).

 

Neuqua Valley also received wins from Zac Espinosa in the 400 Meter Dash (51.03) and Noah Heupel in the Long Jump (22-3 ¼).

 

Waubonsie Valley quietly has a team that could be a factor in Charleston in May. James Travis had a great meet winning the Triple Jump with the third best performance in the state (47-5 ½). Austin Parks (Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville) was a foot behind in second, but his 46-3 ¾ is currently fifth in the state. Travis came back to finish second in the Long Jump (22-1, IL #11).

 

John Harris (Waubonsie Valley HS, Aurora) won the Shot Put (52-11 ½) by more than four feet. Tony Durns helped Waubonsie Valley by winning the 55 Meter Dash. The margin was only three hundredths of a second (6.56, IL #12) ahead of Jordan Duncan (East HS, St. Charles). Tyler Kirkwood was the other winner for Waubonsie Valley winning the 55 Meter Hurdles (7.80) by three tenths of a second.

 

WSC-Silver Boys (3/21)

 

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WSC-Silver Girls (3/21)

 

Even though their 4x4 relay squad was disqualified, Lyons Township held on for a three point victory over Hinsdale Central to win the divisional title Friday night at Proviso West.

 

Emma Haugen (Lyons Township HS, LaGrange) became the fourth Illinois Girls’ athlete to clear 5-8 or higher in the high jump. She cleared 5-8 to win the event. Amy Nosek (York HS, Elmhurst) finished second. Haugen, Peyton Wade, Erin Zappia, and Rachel Rhodes are all ranked in the top 10 nationally.

 

The distance races were strong as usual in this distance heavy conference. The feature event was the 3200 Meter Run. Lindsay Graham (Glenbard West HS, Glen Ellyn) held off Mary Blankemeier (Oak Park-River Forest HS) to win by only two seconds (10:45.37 – 10:47.90). Alexa Haff (Central HS, Hinsdale) and Lisa Luczak (Glenbard West HS, Glen Ellyn). All four athletes are ranked in the top ten in the state.

 

Downers Grove North continues to look strong in the 4 x 800 Meter Relay. They won the event Friday night by twelve seconds (9:41.45 - 9–53.32) over Lyons Township.

 

Du Page Valley Girls Indoor Conference (3/20)

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Central Suburban League – South Division Girls Meet (3/20)

Glenbrook South’s 160 Meter track, in which you cannot wear spikes, once again produced some fast distance times. 3A Cross Country champion Mimi Smith (New Trier HS, Winnetka) easily won the 3200 Meter Run by more than a minute over teammate Molly Schmidt. Her time of 11:08.98 is currently sixth fastest in the state.

 

Kelli Schmidt and Oona Jung-Beeman gave New Trier a 1-2 finish in the 1600 Meter Run. Schmitt’s winning time was two seconds better than Jung-Beeman (5:19.33-5:21.04).

 

Cheyenne White (Waukegan HS) stole the show in the horizontal jumps. She first won the Long Jump with an IL #4 best of 18-5. She came back to win the Triple Jump with the state’s third best performance in the event so far this season (37-3).

 

NIC-10 Girls Indoor Conference (3/20)

Hononegah defended their indoor conference crown scoring 155 ½ points. Machesney Park Harlem was a distant second with 111 2/3 points.

 

Hononegah’s win came from three wins by star sprinter Patrice Jones. She captured the 55 Meter Dash (7.37) by more than a quarter second De’Khja Cross-Hardy (Rockford East HS). Jones then dominated the 400 Meter Dash winning by more than two seconds over teammate Nicky Althoff. She ended her evening by winning the 200 Meter Dash by more than a second over Jasmine O’Neal (Rockford East HS).

 

Fox Valley Boys Indoor Conference (3/19)

Jacobs captured the conference championship Wednesday even at Crown HS in Carpentersville scoring 105 points. Huntley finished second with 88 points. Grayslake Central was two points behind in third.

 

Ricky Hurley (Cary Grove HS) threw his hat in the ring as one of the top weight men. Hurley won the Shot Put with an IL #3 57-0 ½ performance. Seven athletes made the TFX list from this meet. Kyle Hedge (South HS, Crystal Lake) moved into seventh on the state list with a second place finish (54-10 ½).

 

On the tight 160 meters turns of the Dundee-Crown track, Ryan Pitner (Central HS, Crystal Lake) pulled away from Seth Conroy (Huntley HS) in the last few laps to win the 3200 Meter Run by two seconds (9:58.21 – 10:00.14). Huntley did get a little revenge in the 1600 Meter Run as sophomore Keagan Smith captured the 1600 Meter Run over Pitner by two seconds (4:36.64 – 4:38.26).

 

Titus Booker (North HS, Grayslake) showed that he was the fastest among the sprinters in the FVC but just barely. Booker just nipped Josh Walker (Jacobs HS, Algonquin) to win the 55 Meter Dash by one hundredth of a second (6.62-6.63). Walker came back later in the evening to win the 200 Meter Dash.

 

NIC-10 Boys Indoor Conference (3/19)

Host Rockton Hononegah won the Indoor Conference championship scoring 118 ½ points. They were 12 ½ points ahead of second place Belvidere North. One of the turning factors of this meet was in the finals of the 55 Meter high Hurdles. Todd Berkenpas (North HS, Belvidere) had the fastest preliminary time. He false started in the finals opening the door for Aaron Loveland (Hononegah HS, Rockton) as he won the race in 8.25 seconds. That twenty point swing proved to be the difference. Berkenpas came back to win the 55 Meter Intermediate Hurdles (8.15). He also won the High Jump (6-3).

 

Anthony Mazzola (Jefferson HS, Rockford) dominated the Pole Vault winning with a new 14-10 personal best. Kyle Kling (Harlem HS, Machesney Park) and teammate Jared Kern finished 1-2 in the Shot Put. The winning put of Kling was 52-11 ½.

 

Sophomore Eryk Yunk followed in the footsteps of his brothers Bruyn and Tyler in winning a NIC 10 conference championship. The sophomore won both the 3200 Meter Run (10:10.48) and the 1600 Meter Run (4:44.80).

 

SWSC – Boys Blue Division (3/15)

The conference meet schedule started last Saturday at Lockport High School. Matt Anyiwo (Homewood-Flossmoor HS) the fourth fastest time in the state in winning the 800 Meter Run (1:57.10) by five seconds over Will Giroux (Lockport Township HS).

 

Sandburg won the team championship by 9 ½ points over Homewood-Flossmoor. Sand burg swept the other distance events with Will Becker winning the 3200 Meter Run (9:58.43) and Sean Torpy winning the 1600 Meter Run (4:31.39).