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College Status of CPS Class of 2010 track/cross country athletes

Omar Caban of Mather should be running cross country this year at Danville Community College.

As far as I heard, hear is an unofficial list of where some CPS athletes guys are going to run/not run next year at college.

Please post a comment for any additions/editions.

Mather

ivan coronel, danville jc running xc (full ride)
omar caban, danville jc running xc (full ride)
justen garth, depaul/uic i think he's running
alex sorapu, north central running track
mikey medina,  north park running xc/track
sheedy victor, north park running xc/track
erick ortega,  loyola U -  no formal running
eddie torres, oakton running xc

Lane


Chris Kyles, JC? or trying to get into a D1 late?
Deonte Griggs, Univ- Wisconsin Stevens Point
Demetrius Jacobs, Univ-Wisconsin- Stevens Point
Rashe Allen, NIU - not runnin track or XC - just bein a student
Fernando Arroyo, Morton College - XC

Other schools

Romeo Jurardo, Lake View - JC?

Steven Clark, Darien Williams Harlan, Summer Track club running and then go from there.

Kawana Brooks, Kenwood - University of Illinois full track scholarship

Jonathon Kittaka, Northside Prep - running at a small Minnesota college?

CPS Track and Cross Country- Unstoppable!

Seth brought my attention to this video of a spontaneous dance at a recent music festival.

The video starts out with some random (or maybe a crazed?) dude dancing. But at about the one minute mark he is joined by a second and then a third guy (Guy #3). This incites a dance riot and pretty soon the scene is mobbed by dancers.

Watching this video got me thinking about the evolvement of boys track in the CPS. Not too many years ago, the CPS was literally a joke as far as state competition. Not only were there years in which the entire CPS scored zero state points in the entire meet but the times run by anyone in the city for the most part were awful. I'm talking about runners running 11:10 or worse and scoring at city in the 3200 meter run.

But something happened a few years ago. One by one programs started to get better. See like the video above, someone had to be the crazed guy #1 dancing while the rest of the CPS watched everyone else perform. Then a few other brave guys decided to join guy #1. Then pretty soon everybody joined and the movement became unstoppable.

CPS track and cross country is becoming unstoppable!

Video Interview - Craig Collins, Boys and Girls Track Coach at North Lawndale College Prep

Here is a video interview I took with Craig Collins on January 24, 2008 right before the season started. I know it's really late getting this published. But I hope it gives a glimpse of the state of affairs at North Lawndale College Prep from the west side.

Jonathon Acevedo - an emerging college football prospect for Lane Tech

Jonathon Acevedo (6-0, 240lbs, class of 2010, Offensive Center)

I've talked a lot on this website about  Laken Tomlinson and Louis Pasat-Trinca, two of Lane Tech's most highly recruited college football prospects in a long time. But another Lane Tech football player is starting to garner some attention. His name is Jonathon Acevedo.

I first heard about Jonathon last year after talking to his parents Carlos and Loida Acevedo at a Lane Tech football game last fall. They mentioned their son Jonathon, who started on the line for Lane. When I heard the name Jonathon Acevedo, the name sounded familiar to me. I soon found out that Jonathon is the brother of Chris Acevedo who starred as an all-city lineman for Curie (class of 2003) and played football for Northern Illinois (starting all 13 games in 2006).

Just because of his genes, I knew that Jonathon had to be someone to watch out for. But at the same time I noticed that he wasn't as big as his much bigger brother Chris ( 6-5, 310lbs). I've met Chris, he is truly mammoth sized.

Jonathon played well and started for a solid Lane Tech city championship team. During the off season Tomlinson and Pasat-Trinca got some serious recruiting attention due to their performances at football camps and other off-season activities. Trinca gave a verbal commitment to Iowa last week and Tomlinson is reported to be leaning towards Ohio State University, Illinois, and maybe a couple other schools.

However, Acevedo also did well during the off season. So well that ESPN rated him a 63 on their high school football grading system. A score between 60-69 means that the player has the "ability to develop into a solid contributor at the Division 1 level."

"He is aggressive, smart and works to finish blocks", said ESPN regarding Acevedo.

The final grade is not in yet for Acevedo, a lot depends on how well he plays his senior year for Lane Tech and how much he develops his physical and athletic skills. Acevedo did just finish a pretty good track season. He is listed in the CPS Leaderboard for the Shot Put.

I know one thing, come football season, there will be a lot more fans and scouts attending Lane Tech games. Many of them will be watching Tomlinson and Trinca. Now, they should add Jonathon Acevedo to their list.

Lane Tech Field Events Honor Roll Updated

Field Events Honor Roll

Mark Brand (so) is on the Honor Roll for his leap of 5-10"

Demetrius Jacobs (sr) is on the field events honor roll for a leap of 21'7.5" in the long jump and 41'-2" triple jump.

CPS Boys and Girls Track All-City Teams 2009

Demetrius Jacobs of Lane Tech

All City Track and Field Teams, Boys and Girls 2008-09

Chicago Public Schools 2009 Track and Field All-City Team - Boys
				2009 Accomplishments
Name	Year	School	Position	City Championships	IHSA Series
Daron Brown (3)	Jr.	Morgan Park	Hurdles	Champion - 110m Hurdles	5th Place - 3A 110m Hurdles
				5th place - 100m
Steven Clark	Sr.	Harlan	Sprints	Runner-up 100m	9th Place - 2A 100m
				3rd Place - 200m
Ivan Coronel (3)	Jr.	Mather	Distance	Runner up - 1600m
Jonathan Gardner	Sr.	Young	Athlete	3rd Place - Triple Jump	Champion - 3ATriple Jump
				6th Place - Long Jump
Kulayifi Haji (2)	Jr.	Lane	Distance	Champion - 1600m, 3200m	Qualifier - 3A 1600m
Jonathan Jackson	Jr.	Lane	Hurdles	Champion - 300m Hurdles	3rd Place - 3A 300m Hurdles
				Runner-Up - 800m	Qualifier - 3A 110m Hurdles
Demetrius Jacobs	Sr.	Lane	Hurdles	Runner-Up - 110m Hurdles	7th Place - 3A 110m Hurdles
				Runner-Up - 300m  Hurdles
Nigel Jolly (2)	Jr.	Morgan Park	Jumps	Champion - Long Jump,	Runner Up - 3A Triple Jump
				Triple Jump	10th place - 3A Long Jump
Romeo Jurado	Sr.	Lakeview	Middle Dist.	Champion - 800m	6th Place - 2A 800m
					Qualifier - 2A 1600m
Chris Kyles (2)	Sr.	Lane	Sprints	Champion - 100m, 200m, 400m	3th Place - 3A 100m
					Qualifier - 3A 200m
Timothy Lewis	Sr.	Morgan Park	Jumps	Runner -Up - Long Jump,	Qualifier - 3A 100m
				Triple Jump
Eric Nelson (3)	Jr.	Northside	Jumps	Champion - High Jump	Qualifier - 3A High Jump
				7th place - Triple Jump
				6th place - Discus
Cuitlahu Pineda Youniss	Jr.	NSCP	Distance	Runner Up - 3200m
				3rd Place - 1600m
Deon Sanders	Jr.	Dunbar	Sprints	Runner-Up 400m	Qualifier - 2A 400m
Ameen Solebo	Jr.	Mather	Throws	Champion -  Shot Put
				Runner Up - Discus
Laken Tomlinson	Sr	Lane	Throws	Champion - Discus	Qualifier - 3A Shot Put, Discus
				Runner Up - Shot Put
Richard Wooten	Sr.	Hubbard	Sprints	Runner Up - 200m	7th Place - 3A 100m
				3rd Place - 100m	Qualifier - 3A 200m

Chicago Public Schools 2009 Track and Field All-City Team - Girls
				2009 Accomplishments
Name	Year	School	Position	City Championships	IHSA Series
Aden Alemu	So.	Mather	Distance	Runner-Up - 1600m, 3200m
Kawana Brooks (3)	Sr.	Kenwood	Jumps	Champion - Long, Triple Jump	2nd Place -  2A Long Jump,
				100m Hurdles	Triple Jump (IHSA Record)
				Runner-Up - 300m Hurdles	3th Place - 2A 100m Hurdles
Jazmyne Durrah	So.	Lane	Throws	Champion - Shot Put, Discus
Nyala Eddings	Jr.	Morgan Park	Middle Distance	Runner-Up - 800m	Qualifier - 3A 800m
				4th Place - 1600m
Tiffany Edwards	Jr.	Morgan Park	Sprints	Runner-Up - 100m
				3rd Place - 200m, 400m
Kellion Gordon	So.	Mather	Sprints	Champion - 100m, 200m	2nd Place - 3A 200m
					4th Place - 3A 100m
Aja Hunter	Jr.	CICS-Longwood	Jumps	Runner-Up - Long Jump	Qualifier - 1A Long Jump,
					100m
Porsha Irvin	Sr.	Young	Sprints	Runner-Up - 400m	8th Place - 3A 400m
Bridgette Jones	Sr.	Lane	Jumps	Champion - High Jump	Qualifier - 3A High Jump
Brittany Jones	Sr.	Fenger	Throws	Runner-Up - Shot Put
Brittany Jones	Sr.	Lane	Jumps	Runner-Up - High Jump
Lavinia Jurkiewicz	Jr.	Young	Distance	Champion - 1600m, 3200m	4th Place - 3A 3200m
Desiree Murray	Jr.	Lane	Jumps	Runner-Up - Triple Jump	Qualifier -  3A Triple Jump
				3rd Place - 100m Hurdles	100m Hurdles
				4th Place - 300m Hurdles
Reana Rhone (2)	So.	Young	Sprints	Champion - 400m	3rd Place - 3A 400m
				2nd Place - 200m
Ciana Tab (2)	Jr.	Morgan Park	Hurdles	Champion - 300m Hurdles	3rd Place - 3A 300m Hurdles
				Runner-Up - 100m Hurdles	Qualifier -  3A 100m Hurdles
Devyn Thompson (3)	Jr.	Young	Middle Dist.	Champion - 800m	Qualifier - 3A 800m

Kyles runs for Team Illinois in Midwest Senior Spotlight Meet

Chris Kyles (graduated senior for Lane Tech)

2009 Midwest Spotlight Track Meet Results

 
Chris Kyles just graduated earlier this month for Lane Tech. He followed up his 3rd place IHSA state meet finish in the 100 meter dash by participating in the 2009 Midwest Spotlight Track Meet. The senior only meet was held on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Kyles ran the 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash representing not Lane Tech but for "Team Illinois". In the 100 he finished in 4th with a time of 11.04. In the 200 he finished 5th in the 10 person race with a time of 22.41. Both times are well above his PR's in those events. Kyles also ran on the 2nd place 4x100 Meter Team Illinois Relay Team

"Kyles is probably going to run with the Zephyrs this summer", said Lane assistant coach Tony Jones. The Zephyrs is a track club.

"Kyles has not decided yet where he will run college yet but he plans on running faster as the summer progresses" added Jones.

Kyles was the CPS Boys runner to participate in the Midwest Spotlight Track Meet.

Lane Tech Distance Honor Roll Modified

I got this email from Eric Bonatz (Lane Tech class of 1986):

I saw my name pop up on the 1600 Meter list.  I have to give you my correct times for the State Prelims meet.  I believe it was 4:23 in 1986 (Eric Bonatz)  I will confirm this for you.  I think I have the newspapaer article.  I took 2nd in the State Qualifications.  I also ran the 800 and I will have to check those times.

 

Eric

See updated Lane Tech distance honor roll.

Lane Tech Distance Honor Roll Updated

Kulayfi Haji (jr) times of 2:01.9 in the 800, 4:24.22 in the 1600, and 9:49.19 have earned him spots in those events on the Lane Tech Distance Honor Roll.

Lane Tech Sprints Honor Roll Updated

Lane Tech Sprints Honor Roll

Christopher Kyles (sr) performance this year earned him the top spot in the 100 meter dash (10.65 seconds), the top spot in the 200 meter dash (22.01), and the third spot in the 400 meter dash (50.96).

Deonte Griggs (sr) earned a spot in the top ten in the 200 meter dash (23.02).


Michael Henry (sr) found himself in the honor roll in the 200 and 400 meter dash.


Freshman Tomascz Cylo ran a 53.30 at sectionals to get into the 400 meter dash honor roll.