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   The ACC Boys and Girls teams survived blistering heat conditions to open their scheduled season racing on the open sun soaked plains of Westmont H.S.  The Boys defeated 1A state ranked Westmont by a narrow margin of 31-32 score. Timothy Christian also competed and posted a score of 55. Jimmy Spencer was the ACC race winner, ahead of the Westmont pack of 3. Garrett McCarthy,John Cisneros, Dan Kottkamp, and John Jochum placed 6th,7th,8th,and 9th to seal the victory! The Lady Chargers split the meet by defeating Timothy 46-47 but losing to Westmont 37-46. The heat took its toll the most for the Lady Chargers between the 45 minute late bus ride and about 10 minutes warming up. Jaclyn Nagel continues to impress along with Jessica Nagel, Natalie Perry,Allison Alosio, and Melissa Lindsay. The Lady Chargers can look forward down the road to more help as others on the team round into shape!

ACC BOYS AND LADY CHARGERS BATTLE AT OAKHURST

9/1/2008 -

The ACC Cross Country teams ran an early season unofficial tune-up meet with Aurora Christian on Friday which has become a Charger-Eagle tradition for the past three years. The teams use the 2.0 mile loop distance as a prelude the regular season.  Both programs displayed potential talent in all 3 races!  The Varsity Boys race was led by Super Sophomre Jimmy Spencer who won in 10:22, followed closely by teammate Junior Dan Kottkamp in 10:30. John Cisneros was 4th in 10:40 and Garrett McCarthy went 11:00 for 6th. John Jochum took 8th in 11:25, with Sophomore Nolan McCue right on his tail (11:30, 9th). The Chargers survived a momentary scare when Senior Max Gilbert, running in the front pack, suffered an ankle strain before the 1 mile mark, and was abruptly pulled off the course by Coach Kerber. The good news is that Gilbert is expected to be back into action for the opening meet on Tuesday against Class 1A power Westmont. Coach Kerber claims that, "When we have everyone racing and healthy we look to have some potential this season! We have been tracking data on this loop since 2002, based on the times run on Friday: 10:14, 10:22, 10:30, 10:31, 10:40,11:08, 11:30, through normal uninterrupted training progression we should be able to have at least 8 guys under 16:40 for 3 miles at the end of the season!"

On the ladies side, ACC, as well as the rest of the field, chased AC Frosh stand-out Serena Olson who won in 12:20. Following her was Junior Natalie Perry in a PR of 12:44 and then following close was AC veteran Kaitlin Bellak and ACC soph Jacquelyn Nagel. Other Chargers in the top 10 were sophomre Allison Alosio, Junior Melissa Lindsay,  sophomore Alexis Anthony, and Freshman Jessica Nagel . Kerber stated that, "We have been a little bit depleted on this side of the program with some illness and key girls missing practices; hopefully this is a wake up call for certain individuals. If not, we have some young girls with potential that will step in and do a great job for us!"

In the Boys Frosh-Soph race, freshman stand-out Sam Schuette of Aurora Christian covered the course in 11:02, followed by Mikos Jiminez. A pack of Chargers led by freshman Alex Duncan 11:37, German Arroyo, Manny Sauceda, Arnulfo Olivia, and Max Abens were close behind.

ACC Boys, Nagel Impress!

8/22/2008-

The ACC Chargers and Lady Chargers ran their traditional early season 2.0 mile Time Trial at the Hurst on Friday. As the entire program trains towards progressing into race shape, a few things became apparent.  The coaching staff was very impressed with the efforts of the boys program this early. Max Gilbert, Jimmy Spencer, and Garrett McCarthy came across with literally a 1 second split in 10:29-10:30!  Gilbert returns as last season's no 1, Spencer has gone up 2 levels since last year, and if McCarthy continues to run like that for us look out! According to Coaches Villa and Kerber you can tell Garrett did some serious work this summer! John Cisneros followed closely in 10:47 and Dan Kottkamp in 10:52! Those two are capable of racing close to the other three! If they do look out! Others who impressed were top 7 guys John Jochum (11:21) and Ben Garcia who ran an 11:42 in his first year of Cross Country. Nolan McCue and the ever improving Adam Miller ran 11:49 and 11:51 respectively.

The Lady Chargers had an impressive performance from super sophomore Jacquelyn Nagel in 13:0.2  Natalie Perry went out at a projected sub 12:30 pace but suffered a minor knee bruise and still finished in 13:56, followed closely by fab freshman Jessica Nagel, Alison Alosio, Melissa Lindsay, and Alyssa Shaff. A few key personnel on the Girls Varsity were missing and need to get here! On the lower level top performances were turned in by Alex Duncan, German Arroyo, and Max Abens. For the ladies Katie Petry, Bailey Shemanski, Amanda Contreras, and Megan Sickle looked strong!

8/11/2008 -

Another cross country season is officially underway!!! Welcome to all new freshman and welcome back to all veteran harriers! As always, the goal is Peoria and a berth at the state meet. The first step to arriving at Detweiler Park is showing up to practice on a consistent basis. Practices will be held at Oakhurst Forest Preserve from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 13th through the 22nd. Once school begins, practice time will change to 3:30 p.m. Directions to Oakhurst can be found by clicking on the Oakhurst tab on the left hand panel.

8/13/08

With the 2008 cross country season officially started, traditional Cross Country power ACC has welcomed in 51 athletes into the fold!  Both sides of the program could have very promising season's as they enter their second year in IHSA Class 2A competition!

ACC Men's team returns 6 athletes with top 7 experience led by Top senior Max Gilbert, Gilbert along with super Soph Jimmy Spencer could both eclipse the sub 15:45 marks this season!" according to Charger Head Coach Troy Kerber.  "Anyone who does their homework will know about Gilbert and Spencer, however we have a contingent of athletes who have worked hard and improved tremendously!" Juniors Dan Kottkamp and John Cisneros will look to run much closer to the projected top 2, along with Sr Garrett McCarthy who has had an excellent summer, and has looked strong in early season work-outs along with returnee Junior John Jochum!  "We envision having a front pack of 2 or 3 and then another pack of 4 following closely." The team goal is to have at least 7 under 16:35 for the Oakhurst course this year!" James Sobucki is the only key Charger loss moving on to the college level!

Top newcomers will be Juniors Ben Garcia, Dan Schlietwiler, Alan Maddock, and top underclassmen Sophomores Nolan McCue, Adam Miller, German Arroyo, Max Abens and Freshmen Alex Duncan, and Max Sepulveda.  The question to be answered soon will be where ACC gets routed in 2A?  Either the loaded Belvidere or Chicago Sectionals? At Belvidere ACC could be 1 of 7 teams in the mix for 5 spots and a trip to State in Peoria! Top Teams in the state will be there in Belvidere North, Dixon, Yorkville, Kaneland, Richmond-Burton, and Crystal Lake Central. " If we go to Chicago it will be ACC, SCC rival Wheaton-St.Francis, Wheaton Academy, Lemont, and Glenbard South!  "Either way the ultimate challenge for us is to sometimes get out of our own way!" Meaning stay healthy, eligible, and focused and we will be tremendously improved from 2007!"  It will come down to how bad they all want it!" They have the talent to get things done if they choose!"

The Lady Chargers will unveil another strong team with a slightly different look this year!" ACC had what most considered the strongest team in the history of the Girls program in 2007!  A strong 6th place finish at Belvidere would have translated into a 3rd place finish at 1A state in 2007!" Yes, we graduated college bound runners school record holders Valerie Cintron and Jamie Nagel, who Kerber refers to both as stellar runners for us!"  However, this years ACC team will boast the return of 7 girls with top 7 experience led by Jr Natalie Perry a converted sprinter who has had an excellent summer training. ''She could be a household name by the end of the year!" She is leading an awesome pack that includes top returning runner Sophomore Jacquelyn Nagel, Alexis Anthony, Senior Alyssa Shaff, top Freshman stand-out Jessica Nagel, who Kerber feels is an excellent talent!, and Sophomore Allison Alosio , Senior Meghan Kelly, Junior Melissa Lindsay, Sophomore Nicole Bohr, Junior Bianca Guzaldo, Sophomore Megan Sickle and Freshmen Amanda Contreras and Bailey Shemanski for the projected top 13! We feel that this team could be the deepest group we have ever had and any of the girls mentioned could do some serious racing for us as well as others!"  If we go to Belvidere, look for ACC, Crystal Lake Central, Sycamore, Geneseo, and Rock Island Alleman to do battle! At Chicago, I will say this now it will be a 3 team race between us, Wheaton St. Francis, and Wheaton Academy! We may start a little slow, but if all goes well look out in October!

CONGRATS SENIORS

8/2/2008 - 

The newest batch of former ACC cross country and track athletes will be packing up their belongings in just a few short weeks to pursue higher education.

Nick Abell will be attending the University of Illinois. Matt Sullivan will head to the University of Iowa and Marcus Jackson will attend The University of North Carolina - Greensboro.

The following students will be remain student-athletes and compete at the college level:

Congrats and Good Luck!!

SUMMER CAMP

6/7/2008 -

Less than twelve weeks until the official start of the cross country season!! Summer Training starts with you. Start building up a big-time base. Make sure to do some ab work and tone those arms as well. Summer Camp starts on  June 16th!

Schedule for the Summer:

Mondays:     6:00 pm- 7:15 pm  Oakhurst
Wednesdays      6:00 pm -7:15 pm  Oakhurst
Thursdays       4:00 pm - 5:15 pm  Nelson Lake
Fridays     3:00 pm - 4:30 pm  Fox River Trail - North Aurora trail head

Nelson Lake is located on Nelson Lake Road, just 4.5 miles northwest of ACC. 

Direstions to Nelson Lake: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=&daddr=41.834238,-88.369689&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=17&sll=41.833439,-88.366503&sspn=0.004077,0.009356&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=17

Maps of Nelson Lake: http://www.kaneforest.com/fp/map/DickYoung.pdf

http://www.kaneforest.com/fp/aerial/DickYoungAerial.pdf

http://chicagowildernessmag.org/issues/fall1997/IWnelsonlake.pdf

Directions to Fox River Trail: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=&daddr=41.806235,-88.3251&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=19&sll=41.806179,-88.324609&sspn=0.00102,0.002339&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=19

Oakhurst is located at 1680 E. 5th Ave. in Aurora. - More info on Oakhurst, including directions, can be found on the Oakhurst link on the left panel.

All Team members will receive precise summer training work-outs upon the start of Charger Camp.

Pictures from Boys Conference: http://www.freewebs.com/accrun2/apps/photos/

2008 IHSA CLASS AA STATE TRACK MEET

5/27/2008 -

Making school history as the first male track athlete to represent Aurora Central Catholic at the state meet in AA, Steve Bohr competed in the high jump this past Friday. Only Valerie Cintron (cross country) and Bohr have qualified for state since the implement of the multiplier and the increase in student population bumped ACC to the next level of the IHSA competition. Bohr cleared 6'2" on Friday, but was unable to replicate his performance of 6'4"; a jump he made at Sectionals the week before. Thought he did not advance to day 2, his efforts should be commended for making it to state in what was arguably one of the toughest sectionals in Illinois.

2008 IHSA CLASS AA WEST AURORA

SECTIONAL

5/27/2008 -

In what was arguably, the toughest Sectional in the State, Aurora Central Catholic was able to send senior Steve Bohr to the State Meet in the high jump. Bohr cleared 6'4" making him the first track athlete to qualify for state in AA from ACC and only the second qualifier in AA in school history.

Though the competition was fierce, ACC stepped up to the plate and had solid performances across the board. Though no one else qualified, the team was able to set a few PR's and learned what AA competition was all about. They learned how far they need to go if they want to qualify for state next year. With a fairly young team, this knowledge will prove useful in the years to come as the team transitions to AA competition.

ROCKFORD CHRISTIAN INVITE 2008

4/25/2008 -

The ACC track team traveled to Rockford Christian for the second straight year. The meet went well for everyone as many individuals in the program made some great marks.

The girls’ side had strong performances throughout various events. Senior Ashley Patterson led the way by taking 2^nd in the shot put with a throw of 33’9” and first in the discus with a throw of 102’-1.”

Jackie Elliott was 3^rd in both the 100 and 200 meter dashes, running 13.30 and 27.84.

Jamie Nagel ran to a 5^th place finish in the 800 with a 2:37.40. She came back and was clocked at 5:46 in the 1600, which was good enough for second place.

Sonya Steder took 6^th in the 200 with a 28.90. She also took 3^rd in the high jump.

The Lady Chargers had a tight pack in the 3200. All three finishers were within 1.4 seconds of each other. Alyssa Schaff (13:09.10) took 4^th, Jacquelyn Nagel (13:09.60) was 5^th and Meghan Kelly (13:10.50) was 6^th.

In the 400 Meter Dash, Alexis Anthony was 5^th with a 1:05. Bianca Guzaldo ran a 1:17.20 for an 18^th place finish.

Long jumpers Lauren Buba (13’-10”) and Nicole Bohr (13’-8”) took 3^rd and 4^th place, respectively.

Emily Kawa took 8^th in the100 Meter Hurdles with a 20.70. She also placed 10^th in the 300 meter hurdles with a 59.10, only a tenth of a second behind teammate and 9^th place finisher Megan Sickle.

Melissa Lindsay took 7^th in the high jump, Allison Aloisio was 8^th in the 800 with a 2:49.60, and Mayra Garcia took 8^th in the discus with a 65’1.”

  In the relays, the girls took home two 4^th place finishes and two 6^th place finishes. The 4^th place finishes came in the 4x1 and 4x2, while the 6^th place finishes were in the 4x4 and 4x8.

The boys’ side of the program had their share of success as well. Steven Bohr made a strong return to the track with two first place finishes in the 100 and 200 meter dashes, a 2^nd place finish in the high jump, and a 3^rd place finish in the 400. Steve ran an 11.10 in the 100, a 22.90 in the 200, a 54.70 in the 400, and cleared 6’0” in the high jump.

Kendall Reed and Dakota Lewis joined Bohr in the 400, running times of 56.50 and 65.90, respectively.

A trio of freshman competed in the 800. Shane Samuels ran a 2:20, Nolan McCue ran 2:21, and Dan Schleitweiler ran 2:23.

The trifecta of Max Gilbert (6^th), James Sobucki (10^th), and Jimmy Spencer (11^th) ran some fast times in the 1600. Gilbert ran 4:59, Sobucki ran a seasonal best of 5:09, and Spencer ran 5:15.

For the second year in a row, ACC captured the title in the 3200 Meter Run. Jimmy Spencer brought home the crown with a 10:32.90. Dan Kottkamp ran a 10:54 for 4^th and John Cisneros ran 11:03 for 6^th.

Anthony Kelley was victorious in the 100 meter hurdles with a 16.20. He also took 5^th in the 300 hurdles with a 43.50. Kelley was joined by freshmen Mike and Joe Reuland in both events. Mike was 3^rd in the 110s and 10^th in the 300s. Joe was 6^th in the 110s and 13^th in the 300s. Kelley also took 4^th in the high jump.

Ben Garcia hopped, skipped, and leaped to a 37-01.75 in the triple jump, earning 5^th place honors.

Jason Marchis threw a 35-03 in the shot put and a 110-05 in the disc, earning him 8^th and 4^th place finishes in each event. Mario Alaniz also threw in the disc, taking 8^th with a 95-01.

The relays had finishes all across the board. The 4x1 team was 5^th, the 4x2 team was 7^th, the 4x4 team took 6^th, and the 4x8 team took 2^nd. 

This Friday, the Chargers will split their squads as the Boys' team travels to the Beacon News Meet and the Girls' compete in the Kane County Meet.

STRONG SHOWING AT YORKVILLE

4/18/2008-

The Chargers traveled to Yorkville last Friday night to compete in the Foxes' annual Matt Wulf Invitational. There were many solid performances at the meet which is a good sign of things to come.

The sprinters did a great job at the meet. In the 100 meter dash, Nick Puscas took 2nd with an 11.67 with Steve Bohr (3rd place) only 5 hundredths of a second behind. Jackie Elliott had the fastest seed time coming into the finals but false started. In the 200, Elliott was second with a 28.23 only to Natalie Perry's first place finish of 27.80. Bohr (24.19) and Puscas (24.54) took 2nd and 4th, respectively. In the 400, Dakota Lewis and Kendall Reed took 13th and 14th while Nicole Bohr and Bianca Guzaldo went 7th and 12th.

Middle distance runners James Sobucki (7th), Dan Schleitweiler (13th), Meghan Kelly (5th), and Gina Aloisio (7th) represented the Chargers in the 800.

The distance side had some solid times. In the 1600, Jimmy Spencer (9th) ran a 5:14 and Jamie Nagel (3rd) ran a 6:04. The 3200 featured a 2-3 finish by Meghan Kelly and Alyssa Schaff. Jimmy Spencer (6th) broke the 11 miute barrier with a 10:55 while Dan Kottkamp (8th) ran an 11:27.

For the hurdlers, Anthony Kelley was 4th in the 110s while Lauren Buba was 8th in the 100 hurdles. In the 300s, Kelley was 5th and Mike Reuland was 8th. On the girls' side Lauren Buba was 4th and Megan Sickle was eighth.

In the relays, the girls 4x8 team was 1st, the boys 4x1 relay was 2nd as was the girls 4x2. The boys 4x2 took 3rd. The girls 4x4 was 4th. The boys 4x4 and 4x8 teams both took 5th and the girls 4x1 team was 6th.

The field events featured finishes all across the board. The highlights were performances by Ashley Patterson, Anthony Kelley, and Steve Bohr. In the long jump, Puscas took first while Dhruv Patel was 13th. Sonya Steder was 3rd and Lauren Buba was 7th. In the triple jump Ben Garcia was 6th and Dhruv Patel was 11th. Ashley Patterson was 2nd in shot, Jessica Wesley was 12th, Jason Marchis was 15th, and Mario Alaniz was 16th. Patterson was first in the disc, Mayra Garcia was 12th , Marchis was 6th,and  Alaniz was 16th. Anthony Kelley and Steve Bohr went 1-2 in the high jump. Sonya Steder was 3rd. Phil Karafiat was 5th in the Pole Vault. Bianca Guzaldo was 5th.

NOTHING SHORT OF TOTAL DOMINATION

4/18/2008 -

ACC recently compted in Immaculate Conception's Invitational at Elmhurst College where both sides of the program put on a clinic. The boys outdistanced the nearest team by 56 points while the girls were a stunning 128 points ahead of runner-up Driscoll. Overal boys scores were:  ACC 158, Driscoll 102, IMSA 64, IC 61, Guerin Prep 49, Saint ED 37, Luther South 31, Chicago Ellison 10. Overall girls scores were: ACC 232 Driscoll 104, IMSA 76, Saint Ed 28, Luther South 20, Guerin Prep 17, IC 12, Chicago-Ellison 2,

Leading the way were athlete of the Meet Natalie Perry, who cashed in 4 first place finishes: 400-1:00.3, 200-26.8, Triple Jump 32’07”, 400 relay 52.7 along with Jackie Elliott, Alexis Anthony and Sonya Steder. Other 1^st place winners were Valerie Cintron 3200—12:29, Emily Kawa 100 Hurdles 19.1, Elliott 100-12.7, Jamie Nagel 800-2:30, 1600 5:51, the 800 relay team of Elliott, Nicole Bohr, Victoria Zapata, Steder 1:56.2, Megan Sickle 300 Hurdles 58.3, Ashley Patterson Shot-34’09”, Discus-104”01’, Steder Long Jump 15’10”, and the 1600 relay team of Jaclyn Nagel, Anthony, Alyssa Shaff, and Melissa Lindsay 4:42.5.

The Charger Men took their title by taking 1^st Place in eight events. First place finishers included: Anthony Kelley 110 Hurdles-16.7, 300 Hurdles—44.9, 400 relay –45.6 along with Steven Bohr, Nick Puscas, and Ben Garcia. Bohr in the 200-22.8, High Jump 6’00”, Max Gilbert in the 1600- 4:52.6, and Puscas 100-10.9, and in the Long Jump-19”11’. Other top performances were given by Jimmy Spencer 2^nd in the 3200 run-10:52.8, Jason Marchis in the Discus—111”11”, and the 3200 Relay team of Gilbert, John Jochum , James Sobucki, and Kendall Reed in 8:59.2.

The Chargers dominated this meet, which will hopefully lead to continued success as the season goes on. If all goes well, PR's and state qualifications could be in the not-so-distant future.

ILLINOIS PREP TOP TIMES INVITATIONAL

3/30/2008-

The 2008 AA edition of the Indoor Classic took place on Saturday, March 29th. The day was filled with excitement as many records were broken and fast times were run. Ashley Verplank of Bloomington ran an impressive 4:55 in the 1600, while Nick Holmes of Limestone ran a stunning 4:13 on the boys' side. Mykhail Chambers of Urbana cleared 6'10" in the high jump. Local competitor Shakiea Pinnick (Waubonsie Valley) won two events and took third in another. ACC competed in AA for the first time in school history and did not disappoint as some great performances were turned in.

Anthony Kelley (high jump) was the lone individual qualifier for the meet. Despite clearing 6'3" earlier in the season, he was unable to clear the opening height of 6'2". In no way does this take away from the accomplishment of qualifying for the meet.

The boys' Distance Medley Relay team toed the line with 15 other schools and was right in the mix after junior Max Gilbert's opening 1200 meter leg. Joined by junior Garrett McCarthy, senior Steve Bohr, and freshman Jimmy Spencer, the boys finished in 11:38, only 11 seconds behind last year's finish and a school record.

The girl's DMR team of Valerie Cintron, Natalie Perry, Alexis Anthony, and Jamie Nagel ran an impressive race as well. The girls were leading the state for the first three legs. It was not until All-Stater Lizzy Hynes of St. Charles East received the baton that the girls began to get passed. The team ran an excellent race, well-deserving of the fifth place finish and their time of 13:09. They blasted away the previous school record set in 2006 by 36 seconds! 

Hopefully these solid performances will lead to an impressive finish to the season in late May.

Full results for the Indoor Classic can be found at: http://www.dyestatil.com//?pg=dyestatil2008-Indoor-Indoor-Classic-Class-AA-Results

Photos of the Girls' DMR performance can be found at: http://www.freewebs.com/accrun2

Check out Peterson Design - a state of the art website with pictures of many members of the 2007 ACC Track Team!!

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GIRLS PLACE 4^th AT BYRON

3/17/2008 –

The Chargers competed well at the Byron Indoor Invite with the girls scoring 57 points as a team. The boys’ fought hard as well and were able to capture 19 team points.

Jackie Elliott led the way for the girls, running to a first place finish in the 55 with a 7.36. She also placed second in the 200, less than four-tenths of a second behind teammate Natalie Perry. The duo ran 27.51 and 27.88. Jamie Nagel was 3^rd in the 1600 with a solid performance of 5:42. The Lady Chargers also ran to a first place finish in the 4x200 meter relay with a time of 1:52.36, finishing more than a full second ahead of second place. The 4x8 team ran a respectable 10:45, which was good enough for second. Sonya Steder took 5^th in the long jump and high jump with marks of 14’-08” and 4’-08”. Ashley Patterson was 6^th in the shot put with a throw of 33’-00”

The boys had a solid performance from Nick Puscas who was 2^nd in the 55 with a 6.50, 3^rd in the long jump with a 19’6”, and 8^th in the 200 with a 24.53. Kendall Reed was 6^th in the 400 with a 57.13. Max Gilbert was 7^th in the 800 (2:13) and 1600 (4:50). Anthony Kelley was 4^th in the high jump with a 5’10".

Facing some high quality competition, the Chargers did pretty well. It’s still early in the year, so they should only get better.

Boys' Results: http://www.illinoispreptoptimes.com/byronb31508.PDF

Girls' Results: http://www.illinoispreptoptimes.com/byron31508.PDF

IMSA CLASSIC

3/17/2008 –

The Boys’ team competed in the IMSA Classic at the Vaughan on Friday March 7^th. There were many strong performances as the team had six 1^st place finishes and six 2^nd place finishes in 12 events.

The 4x2 team was victorious in 1:39. Senior Steve Bohr won the 55 in 6.44. Max Gilbert was crowned as the fastest competitor in the 1600, clocked at 5:04. Nick Puscas took first in the 200 with a 24.7 and in the long jump with a mark of 19’6.5.” Lastly, the 4x4 team closed off the meet with a time of 4:00 bringing the number of 1^st place finishes to 6.

Runners up included Nick Puscas (55 - 6.57), Mike Reuland (55 Hurdles - 9.57), Jason Marchis (shot put – 37’5.5”), Kendall Reed (400 – 57.3), Allan Maddock & Nick Buba (triple jump – 32’5”), Reuland (high jump – 5’0”).

Other top performers were John Jochum in the 800 (3^rd in 2:19), Joe Reuland in the 55 hurdles (3^rd in 10.2), Jimmy Spencer in the 1600 (3^rd in 5:11), James Sobucki in the 1600 (5^th in 5:15), Steve Bohr in the 200 (3^rd in 25.6), and Mario Alanis in the shot put (3^rd with 34’9.5”).

Hopefully, the strong performances at the Vaughan will lead to some strong finishes at the end of the year.

Full Results: http://www.illinoispreptoptimes.com/imsa3708.PDF

PROVISO EAST CO-ED INVITATIONAL

3/10/08-

The Chargers made their way to Proviso this past weekend to compete at the indoor co-ed relay meet. The Chargers had many outstanding performances. Both sides of the program fared well as the teams prepare for the outdoor season.

In the field events, Sonya Steder led the way with a 5^th place finish in the long jump (15’-6.5”) and a 2^nd place finish in the high jump (4’10”). Anthony Kelley came into the meet competing as well as he did at the end of last year, clearing 6’3”, earning a first place finish. Ashley Patterson and Natalie Perry also turned in first place performances, winning the shot put and triple jump, respectively. Ashley threw a 34’6” and Natalie’s performance measured at 33’-8.5”. Nick Puscas (long jump) and Jason Marchis (shot put) both placed fourth in their respective events.  Allan Maddock (33’8”) and Lauren Buba (14’4”) both finished in 7^th in the triple jump and long jump, respectively.

In the sprints, Steve Bohr and Nick Puscas took 5^th and 6^th in the 55-meter dash. Nick’s 6.88 was only three hundredths of a seconds behind Steve. Jackie Elliot also cashed in a 6^th place finish in the same event. Natalie Perry had a strong performance in the 200, earning 7^th with a 27.55. Hurdlers Mike (10.17) and Joe Reuland (10.62) took 6^th and 7^th in the 55-highs. Emily Kawa (10.96) also finished seventh in the girls’ race.

For the distance events, Jamie Nagel was the top performer with a 5:53 in the 1600, which was good enough for 4^th. Max Gilbert also ran in the 1600, taking 5^th with a 5:03. He was followed by freshman Jimmy Spencer who ran a 5:13, taking 8^th. In the 800, John Jochum was 5^th, Bryan Rudolph was 7^th, Gina Aloisio was 7^th, and Bianca Guzaldo was 8^th.

The relays featured both single gendered events as well as co-ed races. The co-ed 4x2 was 1^st, clocking in at 1:44. The all-girl 4x2 was 5^th in 2:01 while the boys were 5^th in 1:47. The 4x4 featured a 5^th place showing in the co-ed race with a 4:19. The two single gendered teams both took 4^th. The boys ran a 4:11 while the girls ran a 4:53. The girls’ 4x8 team was 1^st in 11:20. The boys were 3^rd in 9:48 and the co-ed team was 4^th in 10:13.

Overall, the Chargers performed well and should be excited for the remainder of the indoor season as they continue to get some speed training and run faster times.

Full results are available at: http://www.jlcsportsdata.com/2008PEcoedresults.htm