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News Release

March 23, 2001

Eight Grade Boys
Bring Home The GOLD!!!

Auburn, Illinois – March 22, 2001 marked the season’s first track event. The triangular meet was held on Auburn High School’s awesome all weather track between, Christian Elementary, Blessed Sacrament/St. Agnes and Auburn Middle School. Thirteen Events, four divisions and the Blessed Sacrament/St. Agnes’ 8^th Grade Boys took a team first in their division.

 This 8^th grade boy’s team comprised of just eleven 8^th grade males brought home six 1st place finishes, one 2^nd,five 3rds, and three 4ths. Casey Sitko won long jump with a distance of 15’ 3” while Kevin Frank took high jump honors with a height of 4’10”. Ryan Ferris sprinted to a first place finish in the 200m with a time of 26:5 just two seconds off state qualifying time and Sitko finished first in the mile at 6:01.

 The 4x100m Relay team (Farris, Frank, Gonzalez and Kluzek) finished 1^st at :56:06 just seven seconds off state qualifying standards. The 4x200m Relay team (Schafer, Sitko, Squires, Gonzalez) came out with a huge lead to win at 2:02. Shave another :18 sec off that 4x200M and both those relay teams go to state.

 Final Team points: BSS/St.Agnes 50, Christian Elementary 45.9, Auburn 47.5

 Other finishers: Frank L.J. 3rd, Gonzalez H.J. 3^rd, Farris 100M 3^rd, Gonzalez 100M 4^th, Rebee 400M 3^rd,Frank 800M 2^nd, Monohan 800M 3^rd,Metz 800M 4^th,  Squires 1600M 4^th.  

“It just doesn’t get much better than that for a first meet of the season,” said Jacki Ralph, head coach. “All our kids ran their hearts out and I could not be more proud of the determination and the effort put out by all our team members. We are looking forward to an excellent season!” 

Hailee Elmore 7^th Grader
shatters State Qualifying Time in the Mile 

Auburn, Illinois – March 22, 2001 Hailee Elmore, Blessed Sacrament 7^th grader--- first track meet of the year, first year in the sport why not have her first mile time  be a state record qualifying time? Hailee Elmore cruised the Auburn High School track with ease for a time of 5:52:2 to beat the 5:58:0 state qualifying time. She took one among three teams first place honors for the 7^th grade girls at Thursday night’s meet.

Jackie Alexander took first in High Jump with a 4’2” leap of faith and the 4x200M relay team (Alexander, Elmore, Newell, and Pinkham) took first with a time of :29:7 just one second off state time. The seventh grade girls took a team second in the triangular meet against Auburn and Christian  Elementary while the 7^th grade boys, a squad of only 7 took third.

 Second place finishers were: 4x100 Relay A Team (Magerl, McHenry, Metz, Schraeder), Trott 400M, Newell 200M, Jasmon 800M, McHenry H.J, 4x400M Relay (Gieger, Manker, O’Marro, Trott)

Boys: Cummins 400M, Reynolds 200M,

 Third place finishers: Metz 100M, O’Marro 400M, Schrader 200M

 Fourth place finishers: Alexander Hurdles, Jones 1600M, 4x100B-team (Ralph, Boll, Schmidt, Jones), Pinkham 200M, Trott L.J.

Boys: Boyer Hurdles, Cummins High Jump, Stegeman 800M

 The Eighth Grade Girls also took a team second with two 1^st , three 2^nd , two 3^rd  and three 4^th from a team of only five girls that is quite some showing!!! 

Elizabeth Stegeman ran the 1600 in 6:54:5 for first while Mary Kate Fitzgerald took her first attempts at the high jump to land a tie for first place at a height of 4”0. Amy Jones took second in the 100M along with Stegeman who captured the second in the 800M.

 The 4x400 Relay had a fabulous 2^nd place finish performed by, Kelsey McMann, Kelly Bramlet, Emily McHenery, and Elizabeth Stegeman.

 Third place finishers: Amy Jones Hurdles, Emmy Doerfler High Jump

Fourth place finishers: Emmy Doerfler 100M, Sara Bulpit 400M, Amy Jones Long Jump.

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