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Lake View Dominant Distance Duo

Romeo Jurardo (sr- left); Oscar Medina (so- right)

Romeo Jurardo - 6th in state in 800; Oscar Medina Runs 10:10 in 3200

A year ago Lakeview had a pair of state cross country qualifying distance runners in Alex Agafonov and Sirak Areki. They were touted as one of the best pairs of distance runners to come out of Lake View in decades. No one expected Lake View to come up with another comparable pair of distance runners so soon. But Romeo Jurardo and Oscar Medina did just that as both ran PR's at the state meet.

Romeo Jurardo - a senior ran a personal best 1:58.42 in the finals to finish his high school career with a 6th place state finish. Oscar Medina ran a PR of 10:10.39 in the 3200 to finish 16th in the state. Both were practically unknowns last year even in the CPS distance community. For them to rise to such heights is a testament to their hard work and dedication. Their results are especially good for a school like Lake View, who prior to Agafonov and Areki has not had much distance success in the CPS.

Jurardo has stated that he will probably continue his running career in college. He will probably start out in the community college ranks and then go from there. As for Medina, you will be hearing about him for sure in the next two years. He is still only a sophomore. I remember talking to Medina after he found out he qualified for the state meet for the first time in cross country last fall. He was such giddy with excitement - having run at that level for the first time. Maybe that state experienced has helped hi. His 10:10 state finish is a personal record for him in the 3200. His previous best was 10:48 run at the Windy City Relays. He ran a 16:49 for 3 miles at the state meet last fall. But if he keeps improving like he has been times in the 15:00's are attainable.

Congrats to Jurardo and Medina.

Happy, Disappointed, and Hungry

Harlan Coach Dr. Mark Thompson

Harlan's 14th place team finish leaves them happy, disappointed, and hungry.

I'm sure Harlan left the Boys Track Meet both happy, disappointed, and hungry. They were happy in that the team finished 14th in the state with 19 points. They were disappointed in that they felt that a key injury left a lot of points on the table. But, at the same time, they realize this is a great start of a serious track program at Harlan.

The 14th place in the state finish was the highest a Harlan team finished at state since 1976 when the team finished 10th. This is a reason for celebration. In fact, the CPS has not finished this high at the boys state meet in decades. The Harlan Falcons are certainly heading in the right direction- UP!

But despite the team success, a key injury hampered the Harlan cause. Star sprinter Steven Clark (sr) hobbled in with what appeared to be a hamstring injury at the end of the 4x100 meter run. At that point, Harlan was still in a position for a top 10 maybe even a top 5 state finish. But the injury did not allow Clark to run the 100 meter run and he was pulled out of the 4x200. Clark was expected to finish in the top 5 in the 100 but instead jogged in with a time of 21.67 and a 9th place finish. Then, Clark was expected to be a big part of the 4x200 which the day earlier ran the top time in Prelims with a time of 1:29.01. But Clark's spot was replaced by another runner. Harlan ended up 7th in the 4x200 with a time of 1:30.14.

But Harlan persevered, Harlan ran an incredible 3:22.24 in the 4x400 to finish 3rd in the final event. That is a way to end out meet. The 6 points earned in the final event jumped up Harlan from a distant 25th place to an impressive 14th place finish.

This is just the beginning for Harlan. Harlan graduates many seniors like Steven Clark, Stephen Peterson and Darien Williams. But the Falcons coaches and returnees like Vincent Perkins (10th in the 800), Brandon Presley (5th in the 110 hurdles), Melvin Johnson (4x100 relay), I'm sure left the state meet with a good taste in the appetizer, but still hungry for much more next season.

State Medal Bonanza! - CPS Shines at Boys State Track Meet

Whitney Young's Jonathon Gardner (jr) won a state championship in the triple jump with a leap of 47'11.50'.


It was a historic day for the CPS as the CPS more than held it's own in both class AA and class AAA. The CPS has never performed this well at the boys state meet in decades. Here are the initial results:

3A State Finals

LJ
Nigel Jolly: Morgan Park - 10th place - 21'11.25

TJ
Jonathan Gardner: Whitney Young - 1st - 47'11.50
Nigel Jolly: Morgan Park -  2nd - 47'8.25"

110mH
Da'Ron Brown: Morgan Park - 5th - 14.69
Demetrius Jacobs: Lane Tech -  7th - 14.76

100m
Chris Kyles: Lane Tech -  3rd - 10.73
Richard Wooten: Hubbard - 7th - 10.94

4x200m
Lane Tech -7th - 1:29.79

300mH
Jonathon Jackson: Lane Tech - 3rd - 38.60

2A Qualifiers

TJ
Matthew Funches: Kenwood - 12th - 43.7.25

4x100m
Harlan -  7th - 43.50

3200
Oscar Medina: Lake View  - 16th - 10:10.39
Jose Mora: Payton - 21st - 10:19.68

110mH
Brandan Presley: Harlan - 5th - 14.92

100m
Steven Clark: Harlan -  9th - 21.67

800m
Vincent Perkins: Harlan -  10th - 2:00.68
Romeo Jurado: Lake View -  6th - 1:58.42

4x200m
Harlan - 7th - 1:30.14

4x400m
Harlan- 3rd - 3:22.24

WELL REPRESENTED!- Historic state track meet for the CPS!!!

Better development and participation at the frosh-soph level has risen the CPS to heights in CPS boys track. With more work and continued dedication, the CPS can raise to even greater heights in boys track.

A Historic Day for CPS as CPS qualifies 8 individuals and 1 relay in Boys Class AAA and 5 individuals and 3 relays in class AA.

The CPS has never done this well in the boys state meet in decades. Probably not since the 1980's has the CPS had as many qualifiers to the finals. No matter what happens at the finals. This meet is already a historic state meet for the CPS.

Congratulations to coaches, athletes, Thomas Smith, parents, fans, and everyone else involved in making the CPS to where it is today. Last year only two individuals made it to the finals. The year before that only one. This year in class AAA alone we have 8 individuals and 1 relay. There were also some years in the past two decades in which the CPS ran 0 runners  Class AA was equally well represented with 5 individuals and 3 relays. Results are great but what is most important was the work ethic and dedication the CPS has given in track the last few years.

3A Qualifiers

LJ
Nigel Jolly: Morgan Park

TJ
Jonathan Gardner: Whitney Young
Nigel Jolly: Morgan Park

110mH
Da'Ron Brown: Morgan Park
Demetrius Jacobs: Lane Tech

100m
Chris Kyles: Lane Tech
Richard Wooten: Hubbard

4x200m
Lane Tech

300mH
Jonathon Jackson: Lane Tech

2A Qualifiers

TJ
Matthew Funches: Kenwood

4x100m
Harlan

110mH
Brandan Presley: Harlan

100m
Steven Clark: Harlan

800m
Vincent Perkins: Harlan
Romeo Jurado: Lake View

4x200m
Harlan

4x400m
Harlan

3 More Lane Tech Qualifiers - Jackson in 300 hurdles, Kyles in 100, and 4x200 Relay

Jonathon Jackson (jr) of Lane Tech

Lane Tech is in the middle of a historic performance at the boys state track meet. Lane has never had this many state qualifiers in the history of the school since probably the 1970's. The day did not start out well after the 4x100 meter relay team failed to qualify by one spot. But it soon quickly picked up as Demetrius Jacobs qualified in the 110 hurdles. Then, another surprise came when junior Jonathon Jackson made it to the 300 meter hurdles finals.  Jackson ran a personal record of 38.71 to make it to the finals. Jackson finished 4th at sectionals and had to get in by beating the state qualifying mark, but on this day he finished 2nd in his heat beating out Fenwick Sectional champion Sal Salvato of St. Ignatius who finished 3rd.

Chris Kyles of Lane Tech took care of business by qualifying for the 100 meter dash as expected. He also ran a 10.68 to win the first heat of the 100 meter dash. Khara Williams (sr) of York finished 2nd in his heat with a time of 10.68. Chris Wright of the Central Suburban League was third with a time of 10.96.

Kyles ran a PR of 22.01 in the 200 meter dash, but surprisingly did not make the finals. In almost every year a 22.01 would be more than good enough to make the finals. Last year a 22.09 made it to the finals. the year before that a 22.21 was good enough to make it.

Kyles has a chance to become Lane's first state champion in boys track since Tyrone Williams won the 330 yard hurdles in 1977.

The CPS was well represented in the 100 meter dash as Richard Wooten (sr) of Hubbard also qualified for the 100 meter finals. Wooten ran a PR of 10.89 to finish 2nd in the 2nd heat behind Devin Banks of Oak Park. Wooten made it to state prelims last year, but did not make it. He will end out his senior year in style as he has made it to the finals of the 100 meter dash.

Lane Tech's 4x200 relay team made it to the finals with a school record 1:28.24. The 4x200 was especially fast this year. According to Tony Jones of DyeStatIL, York's qualifying time of 1:26.12 was " one of the fastest times in the nation this year." York's time is 3rd fastest in IHSA history. What is also amazing is that two other teams ran below 1:27 as well (Belleville East and Bellville West). The all-time record of 1:25.7 set by East St. Louis in 1975 may be in jeopardy tomorrow.

Surprise Surprise Jacobs Makes it to 110 hurdles finals! Daron Brown of Morgan Park also get's in.

Demetrius Jacobs (sr) of Lane Tech

Going into prelims, I knew that Demetrius Jacobs and Jonathon Jackson were on the brink of either qualifying or not qualifying in the 110 meter finals. If one of them were to qualify, they needed to run a PR to make. As it turned out Jacobs ran the PR to make it to the state finals in the 110 meter hurdles. Jacobs previous best was 14.78. Today he ran a 14.69 to make it with the 7th fastest finals qualifying time. Meanwhile, Jonathon Jackson narrowly missed from qualifying when his time of 14.91 missed qualifying by only .04 of a second.

Two time 110 meter hurdles city champion Daron Brown of Morgan Park made it to his first state finals as well by finishing 2nd in his heat ahead of Jacobs with a time of 14.60. His time of 14.60 was a full .10 of second faster than his 14.70 city championship winning time. Football star Mike Trumpy (Northwestern) is one of the favorites to win the event going into tomorrow's finals. Also watch out for William Lindsay of Thorton who has been hobbled with injury but has been running well as of late.

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles 3A

Heat 1 Preliminaries           
 1 Mike Trumpy (Sr.), Wheaton (North)                 14.37Q
 2 Jeffery Kilgore (Sr.), Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)           14.56q
 3 Forrest Knight (Sr.), Belleville (East)              14.56q
 4 Kelly Williams (Sr.), Skokie (Niles North)             14.63q
 5 Jonathon Jackson (Jr.), Chicago (Lane)                                          14.91
 6 Karston Anderson (Sr.), LaGrange (Lyons)              15.20
 7 Patrick Callan (Sr.), Libertyville                 16.61
Heat 2 Preliminaries           
 1 Erick Gavin (Jr.), Chicago Heights (Marian)            14.29Q
 2 Da'Ron Brown (Jr.), Chicago (Morgan Park)                                        14.60q
 3 Demetrius Jacobs (Sr.), Chicago (Lane)                                           14.69q
 4 Ed Awah (Sr.), LaGrange (Lyons)                  14.87q
 5 Danny Trevor (Jr.), Algonquin (Jacobs)               14.89
 6 Brandon Winters (Jr.), Plainfield (South)             15.05
 7 Rob Mohr (So.), Batavia                      15.18
Heat 3 Preliminaries           
 1 William Lindsey (Sr.), Harvey (Thornton)              14.31Q
 2 Joey Michals (Sr.), New Lenox (Providence Catholic)        14.94
 3 C.J. Jossell (Jr.), Wheaton (North)                14.99
 4 Travis Manning (Sr.), Belleville (West)              15.11
 5 Aaron Reams (Sr.), Carpentersville (Dundee-Crown)         15.11
 6 Evan Stamatoukos (Sr.), Northbrook (Glenbrook North)        15.12
 7 Tom Frederick (So.), Geneva                    15.61
 8 Jason Taylor (Sr.), Barrington                   15.66

Not his best but Jolly qualifies for Long Jump Finals

Nigel Jolly (jr) of Morgan Park

Last year, Nigel Jolly, an unknown jumped 22-10 in Prelims, which held out to be good enough for the state championship. This year, with all eyes on him, Jolly jumped just enough to barely make it out of Prelims. He leaped 21-11.25 - well off the leader Alex Robinson of Bloom who leaped 23-00.25 - but good enough to make it to tomorrow's finals. Jolly will have to find his game tomorrow if he is to come close to repeating as state champion. His leap of 22-10 was only 10th best today. But there is definitely hope for Jolly tomorrow, he leaped 23-3.5 at sectionals and will have another opportunity to jump tomorrow.

The other CPS long jumper was Demetrius Jacobs of Lane Tech. he missed qualifying when his leap of 21-00.50 missed making the finals. Jacobs PR in the long jump is 21-7.5. The 12th and final qualifying leap was 21-10.25 by Dondre Adams of Plainfield South.

Boys Long Jump 3A

Flight 1 Preliminaries           
 1 Jovante Slater (So.), Bolingbrook                 22-08.50q
 2 Dan Karys (Sr.), Bartlett                     22-06.50q
 3 Josh Moore (Sr.), Chicago (Mt. Carmel)               22-05.50q
 4 Burnell Gordon (So.), Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)           22-01.25q
 5 Nigel Jolly (Jr.), Chicago (Morgan Park)                                            21-11.25q
 6 Josh Hampton (Sr.), Buffalo Grove                 21-10.75q
 7 Denzel Ray (Sr.), Waukegan (H.S.)                 21-07.50
 8 D.J. Jones (Sr.), Lockport (Twp.)                 21-04.50
 9 Kevin Crowley (Sr.), Barrington                  21-03.25
 9 Sam Ojuri (Sr.), Barrington                    21-03.25
Flight 2 Preliminaries           
 1 Alex Robinson (Jr.), Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)         23-00.25q
 2 Japheth Cato (Sr.), Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)          22-07.25q
 3 Dondre Adams (So.), Plainfield (South)               21-10.25q
 4 Corey Smith (Sr.), Hoffman Estates (H.S.)             21-08.00
 5 Darnell Stevenson (So.), Belleville (East)             21-06.50
 6 Kendrick Cross (Sr.), Aurora (East)                21-01.75
 7 Cortney Frison (Sr.), Highland Park                20-10.75
 8 P. J. Tamulewicz (So.), Bolingbrook                20-07.00
 9 Ed Anderson (Sr.), Palatine (H.S.)                 19-05.75
Flight 3 Preliminaries           
 1 Demadra Humphrey (Jr.), Normal (Community West)          22-09.75q
 2 Rendell Smith (Sr.), Skokie (Niles North)             22-08.00q
 3 Thaddeus Perry (Jr.), Rockford (Jefferson)             22-04.50q
 4 Shavon James (Sr.), Evanston (Twp.)                21-09.75
 5 Trent Ervin (Jr.), Hillside (Proviso West)             21-02.00
 6 Demetrius Jacobs (Sr.), Chicago (Lane)                                           21-00.50
 7 Tyler Helton (So.), McHenry                    19-08.50
 8 Jacob Swider-Rogers (Sr.), Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep)   18-11.00

JUST MISS! Lane, Morgan Park 9th and 10th place finish in 4x100 Prelims, miss out on 4x100 finals

Lane Tech and Morgan Park just missed making the finals of the 4x100 meter relay. Lane finished 4th in their heat behind Niles North, Belleville East, and Lockport with a very good time of 42.33. After their 4th place finish they were hoping to get in with a top 8 time. But, the 8th qualifying time of 42.22 was taken by Wheaton North. They missed making it to the finals by .13 of a second. Morgan Park also ran an incredible race. Morgan Park ran a season best of 42.52 - shaving off more than .6 of a second from their previous best but finished with the 9th fastest Prelim time.

Boys 4x100 Meter Relay 3A

Heat 1 Preliminaries      
 1 Aurora (West)           41.87Q
  Steve McMullen (Sr.), Leon Spears (Jr.)
  Darron Guyton (Sr.), Josh Zinzer (Sr.)
 2 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)        42.21q
  Ryan Bottoms (Jr.), Seamus Hughes (Jr.)
  Ian Ziarko (Jr.), David Hayes (So.)
 3 Wheaton (North)           42.22q
  Ivan Tamba (Jr.), Mike Trumpy (Sr.)
  Dayton Henriksen (Sr.), Jon Frano (Sr.)
 4 Plainfield (South)          42.38
  Mike Marrero (Jr.), Adam Oplustil (Sr.)
  Dondre Adams (So.), Brandon Winters (Jr.)
 5 Naperville (Neuqua Valley)        42.80
  James Harvey (Sr.), Jamere Morrison (Jr.)
  Aryan Avant (Jr.), Desmond Nolen (Sr.)
 6 Chicago (St. Rita)          42.97
  Anthony Davis (So.), Javier Green (Jr.)
  Marshawn Tobin (So.), Mark Bonds (So.)
 7 Park Ridge (Maine South)         43.47
  Matt Perez (So.), Matt Bennett (Sr.)
  Kevin Karrasch (Sr.), Brynnan Baccus (Sr.)
 8 Batavia             43.65
  Dan Skinner (Jr.), David Voland (So.)
  Emund Kabba (So.), Scott Poulos (Jr.)
 9 Maywood (Proviso East)         43.77
  Denzel Rhode (So.), Brandon Minor (Sr.)
  Carl Davis (Sr.), Tristan Lumpkins (Sr.)
Heat 2 Preliminaries      
 1 Skokie (Niles North)          41.81Q
  Luis Ruiz (Sr.), Will Kennedy (Jr.)
  Rendell Smith (Sr.), Terry Turner (Sr.)
 2 Belleville (East)          42.07q
  Ryan Herring (So.), John Perry (Sr.)
  Eric Reeves (Sr.), Darnell Stevenson (So.)
 3 Lockport (Twp.)           42.09q
  Matt Benes (Jr.), Nick Pleva (Jr.)
  D.J. Jones (Sr.), Steve Gleaves (So.)
 4 Chicago (Lane)                                       42.33
  Thaddeus Scott (Jr.), Deontae Griggs (Sr.)
  Rashee Allen (Sr.), Chris Kyles (Sr.)
 5 Evanston (Twp.)           42.35
  Shavon James (Sr.), Marlon Stoby (So.)
  Tremaine Gordon (Jr.), Antonio Sanders (Jr.)
 6 South Holland (Thornwood)        43.06
  Kaleel Johnson (Jr.), Cordarius Knox (Jr.)
  Eric Jones (Sr.), Rodney Washington (Jr.)
 7 Huntley             43.42
  Josh Sivila (Sr.), Tor Larkin (Jr.)
  Jeremy Hansen (Jr.), Matt Hammer (Sr.)
 8 Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)        43.43
  Alex Robinson (Jr.), Joseph Tooks (Sr.)
  Michael Taylor (Jr.), Chris Gonzalez (Sr.)
 9 Barrington            43.90
  Jason Taylor (Sr.), Kevin Crowley (Sr.)
  Terance Terry (Jr.), Sam Ojuri (Sr.)
Heat 3 Preliminaries      
 1 Belleville (West)          42.09Q
  Napolean Owens (Sr.), Ryan Swanson (Sr.)
  Kyle Ishman (Jr.), Jerrod Hawkins (Jr.)
 2 East St. Louis (Sr.)          42.57
  Josh Gates (So.), Keante Minor (So.)
  Detchauz Wray (Jr.), Dantrez Grace (Sr.)
 3 Harvey (Thornton)          42.61
  Romel Marzette (Jr.), Gussie Jones (Sr.)
  William Lindsey (Sr.), Timothy Faust (So.)
 4 Skokie (Niles West)          42.63
  Chris Wright (Sr.), Peter Resendez (Sr.)
  Santiago Ochoa (So.), Gabe Nash (Jr.)
 5 O'Fallon (H.S.)           42.77
  Demarco Baxtron (Jr.), Josh Bennett (Sr.)
  Lamont Oakley (Sr.), Victor McIntosh (Sr.)
 6 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)       43.20
  Kevin Credille (Sr.), Orlando Ross (Sr.)
  Kevin Piraino (Jr.), Charlie Pinedo (So.)
 7 Wheeling             43.37
  James Kurtz (Sr.), Matt Splon (Jr.)
  Mike Barton (Sr.), Weston Ross (Jr.)
 8 Downers Grove (South)         43.59
  Marcus McNeal (Sr.), Jeremy McNeal (Jr.)
  Shane Molidor (Jr.), Tasean Jackson (Jr.)
-- Rockford (Auburn)          DNF
  Cliford Dugger (Jr.), Xavier Pittman (Sr.)
  Brandon Newton (Jr.), Chris Hill (Sr.)
Heat 4 Preliminaries      
 1 Elmhurst (York)           41.69Q
  Tarrence Williams (Sr.), Khara Williams (Sr.)
  Jimmy Sullivan (Sr.), John Fox (Sr.)
 2 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)         42.16q
  Kolby Robertson (Sr.), Kelvin Owens (Sr.)
  Antoine Robinson (Jr.), Jeffery Kilgore (Sr.)
 3 Chicago (Morgan Park)                                  42.52
  Christopher Dolton (So.), Da'Ron Brown (Jr.)
  Brian Jones (Jr.), Timothy Lewis (Sr.)
 4 Aurora (Marmion Academy)         42.73
  Bobby Miles (Sr.), Mike Gruesen (Sr.)
  Nick Assell (Sr.), Alex Rindone (Sr.)
 5 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)        42.78
  Caleb Conway (Jr.), Eric Starks (Jr.)
  Devin Banks (Jr.), Josh Runnels (Sr.)
 6 Dolton (Thornridge)          42.88
  Mike Adams (Jr.), Dimitri Johnson (So.)
  Kendall Reid (Jr.), Jamal Jones (Sr.)
 7 Gurnee (Warren)           43.32
  Leonard Brady (Sr.), Chet Michna (Sr.)
  Trevor Raupp (Jr.), Kyle Ward (So.)
 8 Buffalo Grove           43.44
  James Blackmon (Sr.), Sam Alfano (Jr.)
  John Angotti (Jr.), Steve Miller (Sr.)
 9 LaGrange (Lyons)           44.14
  Jeremy Keys (So.), Eric Covington (So.)
  Karston Anderson (Sr.), Ryan Mitchell (Jr.)

Harlans qualifies with top 4x200 relay time - TOP 10 team contender?

Harlan has now qualified Steven Clark in the 100, Brandon Presley in the 110 hurdles, Vincent Perkins in the 800, their 4x100, and their 4x200 relay team. With several events still to be run, Harlan has already stamped itself as a top 10 state contender.

Boys 4x200 Meter Relay 2A

Heat 1 Preliminaries                       
 1  Country Club Hills (Hillcrest)                           1:29.68Q
        Danny Harris (Sr.), Justin Kilpatrick (So.)
        Lawrence Lloyd (Sr.), Ryan Keen (Jr.)
 2  Cahokia (H.S.) (Coop)                                    1:29.81q
        Vernon Carter (So.), Jimmie Hunt (Jr.)
        Keith Kimbro (Jr.), Quinntarrius Hill (Fr.)
 3  Bloomington (H.S.)                                       1:31.59
        Justin Brooks (So.), Torre Harrell (So.)
        Sodiq Alliu (Sr.), Brandon Ross (Sr.)
 4  Champaign (Central)                                      1:33.71
        Jordan Johnson (Sr.), Sam Halpern (Fr.)
        Yannick Nimy (Sr.), Denzel Stewart (Jr.)
 5  Taylorville                                              1:33.96
        Trevor Worsham (Sr.), Jordan Rahar (Sr.)
        Alex Siemplekamp (Sr.), Frank McWard (Jr.)
--  Rock Island (H.S.)                                       DQ
        Devontae Young (Fr.), Jerraco Johnson (Jr.)
        Victor Jones (Jr.), Julian Mayfield (Sr.)
--  Oak Forest                                               DQ
        David Edwards (Jr.), Andrew Johnson (So.)
        Wana Wauna (Jr.), Sean Martinez (Sr.)
--  Mt. Vernon (H.S.)                                        DQ
        Chris Cobb (So.), Andrew Panega (Fr.)
        Joel Harrison (Sr.), Eric Fowler (Jr.)
Heat 2 Preliminaries                       
 1  Crete (C.-Monee)                                         1:29.81Q
        Adrian McElveen (Jr.), Anthony Westmoreland (Jr.)
        Lexus Jackson (So.), Dylan McElveen (Jr.)
 2  Chatham (Glenwood)                                       1:30.50q
        Jiarre Jackson (So.), Ryan Frederking (Sr.)
        B J Johnson (Jr.), Joey Giovannelli (Fr.)
 3  Peoria (H.S.)                                            1:30.53
        Sterling Jackson (So.), Marcellous Rush (Jr.)
        Sedrick Jackson (So.), Spencer Jackson (So.)
 4  North Chicago                                            1:30.99
        Donovan Penny (Sr.), Wallace Arrington (Sr.)
        Michael Horning (So.), Cameron Scott (Sr.)
 5  Burlington (Central)                                     1:31.76
        Kyle Kita (Jr.), Tom Gast (Sr.)
        T.J. Pasia (Sr.), Nick Smith (Sr.)
 6  Park Forest (Rich East)                                  1:31.85
        Brandon Gentry (Jr.), Mike Crawley (Jr.)
        Dominique Miller (Sr.), Mike Neal (Sr.)
 7  Chicago (Robeson)                                        1:32.42
        Alex Jones (So.), Wayne Davis (Sr.)
        Duwane Pipkins (So.), Juwane Pipkins (So.)
 8  Freeport (H.S.)                                          1:34.33
        Caleb Wilkinson (So.), Mike Smith (So.)
        Sam Willis (So.), Ben Glynn (Sr.)
 9  Chicago (Gordon Tech)                                    1:35.64
        Noel Duckworth (Sr.), Matt Castillo (Sr.)
        Fuhad Akinbiyi (So.), Felix Oppong (So.)
Heat 3 Preliminaries                       
 1  Chicago (Harlan)                                         1:29.01Q
        Darien Williams (Sr.), Stephen Peterson (Sr.)
        Melvin Johnson (Jr.), Steven Clark (Sr.)
 2  Midlothian (Bremen)                                      1:29.09q
        David Smith (Fr.), Rodney Hammons (Sr.)
        Marquice Rucker (So.), Joshua Techeira (Sr.)
 3  Troy (Triad)                                             1:29.53q
        Austin Keeton (Sr.), Kristian Moon (Jr.)
        Clay Maxfield (Jr.), Josiah Hulsey (Sr.)
 4  Wheaton (St. Francis)                                    1:29.82q
        Mark Schmitt (Jr.), David Sufranski (Sr.)
        Ryan O'Donnell (Sr.), Mark Kachmer (Sr.)
 5  Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)                              1:29.83q
        Wesley Sanders (Fr.), Andrew Payne (Sr.)
        Connor Douglas (Jr.), Austin Williams (Jr.)
 6  Sycamore (H.S.)                                          1:31.49
        Bryan Kosusnik (Sr.), Scott Baker (Fr.)
        Alex Bourge (Sr.), Patrick Eby (So.)
 7  Marion (H.S.)                                            1:32.88
        Aaron McFadden (Jr.), Josh Newsom (Sr.)
        Herbert McMillen (So.), Keith Haack (Sr.)
 8  Crystal Lake (Central)                                   1:34.47
        Ryan Idstein (Jr.), Jackson Francis (Jr.)
        Brett Schuld (So.), Dyllon McKinney (Jr.)
 9  Chicago (North Lawndale Charter)                         1:36.68
        Reginald Green (Sr.), Charles Rickette (So.)
        LaKeith Madlock (Sr.), LaDarius Madlock (Sr.)

Perkins, Jurardo Make it to 800 Finals!

Lake View's Romeo Jurardo (sr)

The CPS keeps on rolling. Lake View's Romeo Jurardo and Harlan's Vincent Perkins surprised by making it to the 800 meter finals. Jurardo, the 800 meter city champ ran a PR of 1:59.10 to qualify for tomorrow's finals. In an even more surprising result which could even be described as a shocker, Vincent Perkins of Harlan also qualfied with a time of 1:59.03. His destroyed his previous best in the 800 by over 4 seconds. His PR previous to this was 2:04.41. In the 800 meters the top 12 make it to the finals run tomorrow. So it is not guaranteed that they will score (top 8 score). After finding out he made the finals Jurardo, a very emotional kid, was almost in tears. He had to be calmed down, after all there is still the finals tomorrow.

Boys 800 Meter Run 2A (CPS Runners in bold)

Heat 1 Preliminaries      
 1 Jeff Wooldridge (Sr.), Jerseyville (Jersey)      1:58.84Q
 2 Godfrey Kawewe (Sr.), Carbondale (H.S.)       1:59.45q
 3 Will Remmes (So.), Galesburg (H.S.)        2:00.37
 4 Tyson Kinsley (Jr.), Sycamore (H.S.)        2:00.74
 5 Josh Martin (Jr.), Crete (C.-Monee)        2:00.95
 6 Lyjerrick Ward (Jr.), Cahokia (H.S.) (Coop)      2:01.12
 7 Dan Grace (Sr.), Lombard (Montini)         2:01.23
 8 Jake Austin (Sr.), Yorkville          2:02.26
 9 Matt Jemilo (So.), Tinley Park (H.S.)        2:03.10
10 Albert Washington (Sr.), Chicago (Robeson)                    2:06.20

Heat 2 Preliminaries      
 1 Luke Junk (Jr.), Galesburg (H.S.)         1:57.17Q
 2 Brett Conway (Jr.), Troy (Triad)         1:58.03q
 3 Hans Anderson (Sr.), Sycamore (H.S.)        1:58.17q
 4 Vincent Perkins (Jr.), Chicago (Harlan)                      1:59.03q
 5 Romeo Jurado (Sr.), Chicago (Lake View)                     1:59.10q
 6 Ian Sanchez (Jr.), Richmond (R.-Burton)       1:59.16q
 7 Ariel Burnes (Sr.), Springfield (Southeast)      1:59.35q
 8 Treye Williams (So.), Mattoon          1:59.78q
 9 Jeremy Bethke (Sr.), Grayslake (Central)       2:00.02q
10 Josiah Husk (Sr.), Normal (University)        2:00.21q
11 Justin Smith (Sr.), Bensenville (Fenton)       2:02.19
12 Justin Speller (Jr.), Chicago (Payton)        2:14.89