Welcome, Guest!

Boys Track at Class 1A Sectional Meet

By Erika Belmont
Published: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 1:54pm
Tags:
Date:
05/22/2009
Participation:
Varsity
Participation:
Boys
Opponent:
Multiple Schools
Status:
Final
Season:
2009
Location:
Monticello
Results:
  • Three Uni athletes qualifed for the IHSA Class 1A state meet as a result of their performances Friday night at the Monticello sectional: senior Malcolm Taylor, senior Isaac Chambers, and sophomore Albert Anastasio
  • Taylor won the sectional title in the 400-meter dash for the second year in a row, recording a time of 49.51 seconds
  • Chambers placed fourth in the same event; his time of 51.73 was just under the automatic qualifying standard of 51.74
  • Anastasio placed second in the 3,200 run in 10 minutes, 13.42 seconds

Official IHSA Sectional report:

Manager's Note
The 800 and 400 were the meet highlights. In the 800 two additional runners as well as 1st and 2nd bettered the qualifying mark. In the 400 the winner, Malcolm Taylor, and runner-up Unity's Zebo Zebe both beat the Dyestat listed Illinois Class A best by .19 and 1 respectively.

Team Scores
Pl School Head Coach Score
1 Tolono (Unity) Tim Gateley 129
2 St. Joseph (S. J. - Ogden) Jon Jamison 122
3 Monticello Jeff Butler 60
4 Catlin Brent Bowman 56
5 Westville Jeff Millis 30
6 Warrensburg (W.-Latham) Vic Binkley 29
7 Urbana (University) Doug Mynatt 28
8 Clinton Karl Parrish 26

Note: ONLY STATE QUALIFIERS ARE LISTED BELOW

Long Jump
Pl Competitor Yr School Mark
1 Nick Blakey Sr. St. Josesph(S. J.-Ogden) 20'10.5
2 Malik Williams Fr. Champaign (Judah Christian) 20'1

Pole Vault
Pl Competitor Yr School Mark
1 Caleb Ball Sr. St. Joseph (S. J. - Ogden 13'9
2 John Wenzel Sr. Tolono (Unity) 12'9
3 Brett Winterbottom Jr. Monticello 12'9

High Jump
Pl Competitor Yr School Mark
1 Austin Brandenburg Sr. Cerro Gordo 6'2
2 Dan Rentschler Fr. Niantic (Sangamon Valley) 6'2

Shot Put
Pl Competitor Yr School Mark
1 Sean Nicholson Sr. Catlin 53'4
2 Jordan Hallett Jr. Catlin 49'2.5

Triple Jump
Pl Competitor Yr School Mark Run-Up
1 Nick Blakey Sr. St. Joseph (S. J. - Ogden 42'2.5 125'
2 Adam Mobley Sr. Tolono (Unity) 41'6 125'

Discus Throw
Pl Competitor Yr School Mark
1 Cody Nicholson Sr. Catlin 140'
2 Sean Nicholson Sr. Catlin 137'8

4x800-Meter Relay
Pl School Time
1 St. Joseph (S. J. Ogden) 8:14.36
2 Monticello 8:15.21

4x100-Meter Relay
Pl School Time
1 St. Joseph (S. J. - Ogden) 44.16
2 Tolono (Unity) 44.60

3,200-Meter Run
Pl Competitor Yr School Time
1 Alex Hargus Jr. St. Joseph (S. J. Ogden) 10:12.57
2 Albert Anastasio So. Urbana (University) 10:13.42

110-Meter High Hurdles
Pl Competitor Yr School Time
1 Mark Westerfield Sr. Clinton 15.66
2 Nick Miller Sr. Tolono (Unity) 15.67

100-Meter Dash
Pl Competitor Yr School Time
1 Alex McMahon Sr. Westville 11.42
2 Byron Conner So. Clinton 11.69

800-Meter Run
Pl Competitor Yr School Time
1 Zebo Zebe Sr. Tolono (Unity) 1:55.90
2 Josh Dees Sr. St. Joseph (S. J.-Ogden) 1:56.42
3 Eric Gibbs So. Warrensburg (W.-Latham) 1:57.75
4 Nathan Fathauer Sr. Catlin 1:58.64

4x200-Meter Relay
Pl School Time
1 St. Joseph (S. J. - Ogden) 1:33.62
2 Tolono (Unity) 1:34.25

400-Meter Dash
Pl Competitor Yr School Time
1 Malcolm Taylor Sr. Urbana (University) 49.51
2 Zebo Zebe Sr. Tolono (Unity) 49.60
3 Nick Blakey Sr. St. Joseph (S. J. - Ogden) 50.40
4 Isaac Chambers Sr. Urbana (University) 51.73

300-Meter Intermediate Hurdles
Pl Competitor Yr School Time
1 Chris Ault Sr. Tolono (Unity) 41.04
2 Nick Miller Sr. Tolono (Unity) 41.94

1,600-Meter Run
Pl Competitor Yr School Time
1 Alan Hollingsworth Sr. Monticello 4:40.29
2 Casey Acree So. Niantic (Sangamon Valley) 4:41.89

200-Meter Dash
Pl Competitor Yr School Time
1 Alex McMahom Sr. Westville 23.03
2 Seth Gooch So. Tolono (Unity) 23.48

4x400-Meter Relay
Pl School Time
1 St. Joseph (S. J. - Ogden) 3:28.32
2 Tolono (Unity) 3:32.18

Gargoyle Coverage:
Boys track: Taylor repeats as sectional champ; Anastasio, Chambers also qualify for state