The U High Track Team had another outstanding meet on Friday vs Jones, St Ignatius, North Shore, Montini, Wheaton Academy and Luther North. Leah Sibener won the 200 and the 400 while Aoife MacMahon was 2nd in the 800 , Sherry Fu 2nd in the 1600 and Emily Kuo was 2nd in the long jump. The 4 x 800 relay of Sherry Fu, Aoife MacMahon, Josey Mintel and Emily Kuo finished 2nd as well. For the boys Nate Wise was 1st in the 200 and 2nd in the 55 meters. Zack Reneau-Wedeen was 2nd in the 200, Joe Hurst was 2nd in the 400, JR Mahung was 2nd in the 800, Robert Meyer was 1st in the 3200 run and 2nd in the 1600 run. The 4 x 200 relay of Zack Reneau-Wedeen, Joe Hurst, Matt Fitzpatrick and Rafie Khan took 1st place. The same team also won the 4 x 400 relay. Rafi Khan also won the long jump while the 4 x 800 relay of Don Traubert, Stephen Heinz, JR Mahung and Jamie Veeneman took 1st .
The final home meet of the indoor season will be Friday at 7pm at Crown Field House. Be on hand to see the commemoration of U High’s 1st State Championship in Boys Track which was won in 1909! To commemorate the championship Coach Chris Harper will run in 2 exhibitiion races- the 55 meters and the 200 meters. He will race against several current U High athletes. Coach Harper holds the record for the 55 meters, 200 meters, 100 meters, 200 meters 400 meters, and was the anchor on the record holding 4 x 200 m relay. He won the state championship in the 200 meters twice and the 100 meters once. He also anchored the state championship 4 x 200 meter relay. The HONORARY Official Starter for the Meet will be Dan McGinn who holds the 800 meter record and1600 meter record for U High. He was also 2nd in the 1600 meter run at the State Meet and won medals at state in the 800 and 1600. Be there as it should be the athletic event of the year!

Posted on March 4th, 2009 by bjames
Filed under: HS Track & Field