Chicago Public League Sports Blog

Legacy Runners Athletic Club

The summer is fast approaching and it is time to heat up the track with Legacy Runners Athletic Club!!

Below is an overview of who Legacy Runners Athletic Club is.

* founded in summer 2010 (5 members)
*summer 2012 LRAC was the home of 36 cps athletes and 12 8-13 year old runners
* In our short History LRAC has qualified 52 runners to the USATF Jr. Outdoor Olympics.
*LRAC has performed in Michigan,Maryland,Indiana,Kansas and The District of Columbia
* Training with LRAC would afford you the opportunity to receive specialized event training in the following events

100/200m Coach John Laney formerly of Kelyvn Park current NLCP sprint coach & Shawanna Smith EIU all time 100m record holder and NLCP sprint coach
100/110 hurdles Coach Johnson NLCP Head Coach & Abe Jones( U of I All-American)
400m Coach Johnson
400 hurdles Abe Jones(U of I and Trackmyspeed.com)
Long Jump Coach Marcel Morgan Former EIU Panther and NLCP jumpers Coach
Triple Jump Jessica Jermaine former Wisconsin Badger
Shot put. Coach J of Dunbar
Discus. Coach J of Dunbar
High Jump. Coach J of Dunbar

If you are interested in joining Legacy Runners Athletic Club please feel free to email coach Johnson at Zjohnson@nlcphs.org or call at 734-262-4198

Imani Payton of NLCP Breaks 300 Meter Hurdles Record

Imani Payton(jr) of North Lawndale has the lead after the turn on his way to breaking the record in the 300 meter hurdles at the CPS Meet.

North Lawndale had its best finish in school history at the CPS meet with a 3rd place finish. Included in their incredible day was a record setting performance by Imani Payton(jr). Payton, a junior ran a 39.17 in the 300 meter hurdles to break the previous record held by Lane's Jonathan Jackson. Jackson ran a 39.28 in 2010- the year he won state for Lane in the 300 meter hurdles.

Payton also won the 110 high hurdles. He, along with North Lawndale will be a major force as they prepare for sectionals in two weeks.

300 meter hurdles results
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Lane, North Lawndale Look in Good Shape After Varsity Trials

Antonio Abreu(sr) of Lane Tech and Deshaun Jordan(sr) of North Lawndale go at it in the 200 meter dash. Both qualified for the finals this Saturday.

The Boys Varsity Track trials are over. Lane did what they had to do in qualifying who was expected to qualify and also got some bonus qualifiers like Celso Ramos(jr) in the 200 meter and two triple jumpers. Lane put some distance from challenger Whitney Young. Whitney Young did not qualify for the finals in the 4x100 and 4x200. But their throwers led by Peter Casey(jr) performed well in throws and jumper Joseph Toye(so) advanaced in the high jump, long jump, and the top qualifying mark in the triple jump

North Lawndale also did very well and seem to be well positioned for a run at a trophy at this Saturday's finals. North Lawndale got all their sprinters and relays they wanted to get in and also got their 4x8 to qualify.

More coming soon...

10.76 in the 100 for Terry Magee, 39.65 in the 300IH for Imani Payton at Gene Ward Invitational

Results

21.6 for Deshaun Jordan of North Lawndale in the 200 at TF South Invitational

Results

NLCP Invitational

Results

Coaching Assistants Roles

A great coach does not need to know it all.

How could one person be an expert in everything.

In football, can one person really be the go to guy in offense, defense, special teams, kicking, blocking, tacking, nutrition, strength and conditioning, motivation, offensive line, defensive line, keeping parents happy, making sure their kids stay academically qualified, keeping the AD informed, equipment, hydration, practice scehdules, recruiting talent from within the school, and all the little things that make bigger things happen.

In track and field if your team is not that strong in sprints, well find a good sprints coach. The same goes for a program who lacks distance, throwing, hurdles, or jumping.

Not one person can do it all. That is why a great coach surrounds himself with great assistant coaches.

If a CPS team wants to build up their program finding, attracting, and keeping the right assistant coaches is one of the keys.

Or if your program cannot or does not want to get or pay for Assistants, then you better educate yourself or surround yourself with advisors that compensate for your weaknesses.

No More Doubting These Boys

North Lawndale Wins Gene Armer Invite With 49 Points


Deshaun Jordan(sr) and North Lawndale made a big statement by winning the uber-competitive Gene Armer Invite. This is, I feel the biggest invite that North Lawndale has ever won in school history. They beat Bloom, Kankakee, Lane Tech, Crete-Monee, and more.

More coming soon....

Deshaun Jordan injured at Illini Scholastic Open

Deshuan Jordan(sr) of North Lawndale  injured his hamstring at the Illini Scholastic Meet yesterday at the University of Illinois armory. The extent of the injury is not fully known. However, sources tell me that it seemed pretty bad. The 400 meter star entered the pre-season as one of the top 400 meter runners in the CPS and a state meet threat to score.

I hope the injury is not too bad and he recovers properly.

Meet Results

WE ARE NORTH LAWNDALE

You can call them brash, you can call them cocky, you can call them confident, but you have to call them good!


Star sprinter Terry Magee(jr-center[tall guy) and some of the boys from North Lawndale pose with the camera.

I got a chance to watch North Lawndale at their first indoor track meet. As confirmed from the above picture, they are an animated bunch. Yes, those are just kids being kids. At the same time, they take care of business when it comes to being on track.

North Lawndale ran a 1:15 for the 4x160 relay. That is one of the best 4x160 times run by a CPS team in a long time.

Of course the big three of Deshaun Jordan(sr), Terry Magee(jr), and Imani Payton(jr) performed well. I also liked their numbers. They had a decent number of new faces and just overall athletes on the team.

I gotta feeling you'll be hearing much more about North Lawndale in upcoming meets.