We decided to split the squad up on Saturday, February 27th, sending a small group to the Proviso West Invite and the balance of the team to the Joliet West meet.
At Proviso, the Eagles competed in three events. First up was the 4 x 800 meter relay. Against a strong field, leadoff man Brandon Lukas took it out in 2:03.0. David Gleisner raced the second leg in 2:05.1 and handed off to Tommy Brennan who took the baton around in 2:05.6. Anchor man Martin Skucas finished things off nicely in 2:01.5, bringing the team home in 8:15.55 in sixth place. Cahokia won the event in 8:03.53. You can watch the 4x8 race here courtesy of HinsdaleCentralXC.
Next up was a stellar field of 3200 meter runners. Sean Torpy and Dylan Jacobs both put themselves in the thick of the race. In the end, Sean battled down the final stretch with Irwin Loud from OPRF and placed 2nd in 9:19.94. His time currently ranks 3rd in Illinois so far this year according to the DyeStat rankings. Dylan finished in 9:28.27, good for 7th place. His time was good for 13th on the All-Time Sandburg 3200 list. Overall, there were 20 runners under 10:00, with eight of them breaking 9:30. You can watch the complete race here courtesy of HinsdaleCentralXC.
Finally, Chris Torpy showed the field who's boss in the 800 meter race. Chris out-kicked Dustan Davidson to take the win in 1:55.60. His time is currently 2nd in Illinois so far this year per the DyeStat rankings. You can watch the complete race here courtesy of HinsdaleCentral XC. Tony Jones from MileSplit IL interviewed Chris following his big race here.
Complete Proviso West meet results are here.
Over at Joliet West, the Eagles placed 6th on the Varsity level with 47.5 points, with Joliet West winning the meet with 77.
Sandburg Varsity scorers included:
Ifeloluwa Osilaja, 55 meter dash, 4th place in 7:03
Josh Scheldberg, 55 meter dash, 6th place in 7:05
Anthony LiFonti, 800 meter run, 6th place in 2:11.58
Alex Szymanski, 1600 meter run, 6th place in 4:48.30
Dan Laskero, 3200 meter run, 1st place in 10:00.51
Lou Cavalier, 3200 meter run, 5th place in 10:55.59
Patrick Foster (2:14), Ben Cachares (2:17), Drew Cummings (2:18) & Max Lehnhardt (2:12),
4x800 meter relay, 4th place in 9:02.80
Dan Pawlikowski, High Jump, 2nd place at 5-8.0
Christian Martinez, Long Jump, 4th place at 19-5.0
Christian Martinez, Triple Jump, 3rd place at 38-10.0
Charles Woolery, Shot Put, 2nd place at 44-6.0
On the Frosh-Soph lever, the Eagles also placed 6th with 45 points, with Rantoul winning with 84.
Sandburg F/S scorers included:
Josefernando Marquez, 55 meter dash, 5th place in 7:23
Haadi Sharifeh, 400 meter dash, 5th place in 1:00.22
Brendan Duffy, 800 meter run, 2nd place in 2:15.35
Nico Calderon, 1600 meter run, 3rd place in 5:00.49
Robbie Sieczkowski, 3200 meter run, 1st place in 10:31.65
Xander Furmanek, 3200 meter run, 4th place in 10:56.80
Will Davis, Anthony Hansler, Haadi Sharifeh & John Salazar, 4x400 meter relay, 5th place in 4:09.26
Ryan Wagner (2:27), Matt Sak (2:31), John Cunningham (2:37) & Elias Ekonomou (2:25), 4x800 meter relay, 4th place in 10:01.97
Mike Stavropoulos, High Jump, 6th place at 4-10.0
Jaimie Marines, Long Jump, 4th place at 18-3.0
John Salazar, Triple Jump, 5th place at 35-9.0
Complete Joliet West meet results are here.