Pawnee, Illinois - March 2004   Standout distance runner Hailee Elmore was in 7th grade when she discovered her love for running. It was then that she started resetting state records. On March 31, 2004, just three years later, in comes Julia Wykoff, another 7th grader from Blessed Sacrament to shatter the state qualifying time for 7th grade girls at her first ever meet posting a 5:49 for the 1600M run. 7th grade girls' state qualifying time for the 1600M run is 5:58. This was Wykoff's first track meet experience and the first triangular meet of the season for BSS/SAS. She also placed first in the 7th grade girls' 400M Dash posting 1:10. Other firsts came from Katherine Drake in the 200M(:31.3), Haley Evans in the high jump(4' 2") and the state bound 4x200M relay team(2:01) of Danielle Ketchum, Kaeley Luhr, Shay Reid and Evans. Keep in mind this is just the beginning of what is to come in May.

Securing a solid first place team finish was the BSS/SAS 8th grade girls team with first place finisher and standout Molly Bramlet in the 100M dash with a time of :13.95. Bramlet qualified for state last year in this same event. Kiley Enno took first in the 1600M run posting a 7:04. Another of last year's state qualifiers, Ashley Eck, took first in the 400M posting 1:07. Again, a state qualifier from last season, Jessica Orlando, took first in the 200M posting :29.5. Darian Dolenc was looking strong in the 800M posting 2:49 to take first place while Rachel Jennings broke the school record in the shot put tossing it 23' for first place. Erin Malone is looking to better her achievements at state last year in the high jump by starting off her season with a height of 4'8" for first. Last year's state qualifying 4x200M relay team of Bramlet, Eck, Orlando and Malone, is looking for a return trip putting up a 2:03 for a first place finish in that event. The 4x400M relay team of Enno, Melissa Gay, Abbey Rocco and Leslie Criscione ended the run of first place finishes for the night posting 5:09. The 8th grade girls took a total of nine first place finishes for an easy win over PDK and Tri-City.

Complete team results fell as follows:

8th grade girls took 1st... BSS/SAS… 87, Pawnee...74, Tri-city...12
7th grade girls took 2nd... Pawnee...74, BSS/SAS...70, Tri-City...32
7th grade boys took 2nd... Pawnee… 88, BSS/SAS... 56, Tri-City...42
8th grade boys took 2nd... Pawnee... 83, BS BSS/SAS...74, Tri-City 20

Athletes to watch this season from the BSS/SAS 8th grade boys' team are distance runners Chris Frank and newcomer Tom Newel along with sprinters Jeff Painter and Nick Garcia.  Both Painter and Frank were on the brim of making state times last year. Perhaps this year will be their year. Painter took first in the 100M resetting a long standing school record set by Ryan Farris in 2000, with a time of :12.6 while Garcia ran a personal best in the 200M putting up a :28.09 for first place. Frank took first in both his favorite races the 1600M run posting 5:29 and 2:30 in the 800M. A great start to a perfect season.

Newell made his presence known by running a 1:04 for first place in the 400M dash. Jonathan McHenry was all about power in the shot placing first with a 34' 3" throw. Although only a 7th grader, McHenry was throwing  shot in the 8th grade division at this meet. The 4x200M relay team rounded out the night with a final first in that event posting 1:56. Look for that school record to be broken soon by relay team members Eric Peters, Trey Dhabalt, Newell and Painter.

It was Tim Dhabalt that brought the crowd to their feet for the 6th/7th grade boys team. Although Dhabalt is just a 6th grader, his lightening speed is a force to be reckoned with. Dhabalt brought his 4x100M relay team from last place to first place during his leg of the relay although the team ended with a disappointing third to Tri-City and Pawnee, in a decent time of 1:03 for a complete relay team of sixth graders. Dhabalt regained his momentum when he jumped into the 800M at the last minute and finished second to 7th grader Busch from Pawnee who ran 2:37 while Dhabalt posted 2:51. Not too shabby for a newbie.

Donovan Kavish and Jonathan McHenry are the two 7th graders we will be keeping our eye on this spring. Kavish took two individual firsts and another in the 4x200M relay team that is vying for a new school record posting 2:05.7. The 4x200M relay team consists of Kavish, McHenry, Zach Jones and Steven Begando. Kavish placed first in the 100M with a time of 13.6 and first in the discus hurling the disc 71' 4.5".

Although a little chilly the weather was not too bad for the first meet of the season. The BSS/SAS athletes are in good shape for this point in their season and now everyone has their own personal starting point for setting season goals. Next meet is on Tuesday, April 6, 2004 back in Pawnee.

Complete Individual Results are as follows:

Meet: Pawnee Date: 31-Mar-04

7G  100 Hurdles No Runners

8G  100 Hurdles  Davlin 18.76 Cumming 20.25

7B  110 Hurdles   No Runners

8B  110 Hurdles   Garcia 20.27

7G  100 Dash   Ketchum 14  Evans 14.78  Reid 14.96 Idusuyi 16.63   Loscher 16.98

8G  100 Dash   Bramlett 13.95   Eck 14.01

7B  100 Dash   Kavish 13.6   McHenry13.8    Call15.1

8B  100 Dash   Painter12.63 Zimmerman 13.99 R. Curry 15.81

7G  1600 Run  Wykoff 5:49   Farris 7:48

8G  1600 Run  K. White 7:06   Enno 7:04

7B  1600 Run   S. Ryan 6:30 Showtis 6:43 Mike Witsman 6:12 Wesley 6:55 Ludwig 6:31

8B  1600 Run   Newell 5:34 Frank 5:29 P. Ryan 5:48 P. McDermott 6:39

7G 4 X 100 A- Relay   1:02 (Drake, Boyer, C. Vespa, Korza)

7G 4 X 100 B-Relay 1:09 (Megginson, O'Hare, A.Johnson, Maillet)

8G 4 X 100 Relay 59.9 (Davlin, Miller, Rocco, Bramlett)

7B 4 X 100 A-Relay 1:00.6 (Call, Dhabalt, Joey White, Brydl)

7B 4 X 100 B-Relay 1:02 (D. Farmer, Jones, Butler, Meyer)

8B 4 X 100 Relay 56.77 (Peters, Huddleston, Garcia, Zimmerman)

7G   400 Dash   Wykoff 1:10 Luhr 1:12 Korza 1:23

8G   400 Dash   Dolenc 1:10 Eck 1:07

7B   400 Dash   Begando 1:09 Boente 1:14 Cavanaugh 1:29

8B   400 Dash   Newell 1:04 P. Ryan 1:06 Trey Dhabalt 1:07

7G   200 Dash   Lily Criscione 35.04   Drake 31.3

8G    200 Dash    Orlando 29.56 Miller 31.9

7B    200 Dash   Jones 31.58  Brydl 31.07 Jachino 31.6

8B    200 Dash   Garcia 28.09  Lord 30.5

7G   800 Run    Abby Vespa 3.05 Sables 3:06

8G   800 Run   M. Gay 2:52.7 O. Gay 3:07 D. Dolenc 2:49.5  Cumming 2:54

7B   800 Run   Tim Dhabalt 2:51 S. Ryan 2:56.6 Matt Witsman 3:12.9 Mike Witsman 3:05 Wesley 3:10

8B   800 Run    Frank 2:30P.  McDermott 3:09 Huddleston 3:01

7G 4 x 200M A-Relay  2:07   (Luhr, Evans, Reid, Ketchum)

7G 4 x 200M B-Relay 2:24 (Loscher, Idusuyi, Ahrens, Giacomini)

8G 4 x 200M Relay 2:03 (Bramlet, Malone, Orlando, Eck)

7B 4 x 200M A- Relay 2:05.7 (Jones, McHenry, Begando, Kavish)

7B 4 x 200M B- Relay 2:26 (N. Jennings, R. Butler, Jachino, Cavanaugh)

8B 4 x 200M Relay 1:56 (Newell, Peters, Dhabalt, Painter)

7G 4 x 400M Relay 5:19 (Haxel, Kraft, Selvaggio,Layzell)

8G 4 x 400M Relay 5:09 (Les. Criscione, Rocco, Enno, M. Gay)

7B 4 x 400M Relay 5:43 (Matt Witsman, Orlando, Mike Witsman, Ludwig)

8B 4 x 400M Relay SCRATCH

7G    High Jump Evans 4'2"
8G    High Jump Malone 4'8"
7B    High Jump Begando 4'2"
8B    High Jump Lord 4'8" Huddleston 4'4"
7G   Long Jump    Reid 11' 6.5"  Haxel 11' 9" Layzell 10' 11"
8G   Long Jump    Enno 12' 4" Orlando 12' 1.75" Rocco 11' 7" O. Gay scratched
7B    Long Jump Meyer 11' 2" Jones 12' 2" McConnell 10' 4"
8B    Long Jump McDermott 11' 1" Dhabalt 12' 9" Huddleston14' 4" 
7G    Shot            A.Johnson 20' 10" Lilly Criscione 16' 3"
8G    Shot R. Jennings 23' 10"
7B    Shot N. Jennings 22' 1" Kavish 27' B. Curry25' 7"
8B    Shot Peters 26' McHenry 34' 3" R.Curry 20' 2"
7G    Discus A. Johnson 43' 5" Lilly Criscione 50' 6"
8G    Discus R. Jennings 55' 7"
7B    Discus N. Jennings 47' 7" Kavish 71' 4" B. Curry 59' 11"
8B    Discus Peters 71' McHenry 59' 1"  R. Curry 38' 10"