Friday, May 15, 2009

Sectional Results

IHSA Girls Track and Field Sectional

Friday, May 15, 2009

At O'fallon High School

Congratulations to the Edwardsville Girls Track and Field Team for their third place team finish! All first and second place individual finishers qualified for the state meet along with the 4x200 relay team who ran below the qualifying time. Shanice Rice and Laila Jason narowly missed state in the 100m Hurdles but both qualified in their other individual event and both relays. Good Luck at the state meet next Friday and Saturday!!

Team Results (14 teams total)

-1st Place - O'fallon (88 points)
-2nd Place - Belleville West (85 points)
-3rd Place - Edwardsville (83 points)
-4th Place - East St. Louis (69 points)
-5th Place - Belleville East (60 points)

Edwardsville Individual Results:

1st Place - Madi Pranger (Long Jump) 17'8"
2nd Place -Laila Jason (Long Jump) 17'0"
2nd Place - 4x400 (Madi Pranger, Laila Jason, Meih Huddleston, Shanice Rice) 3:58
2nd Place - Hannah Faulkner (Pole Vault) 10'3"
2nd Place - Michelle Pranger (Disc) 134'11"
2nd Place - Kasey Oceguera (High Jump) 5'3"
2nd Place - Shanice Rice (300m Hurdles) 48.0
3rd Place - 4x200 (Madi Pranger, Shanice Rice, Meih Huddleston, Laila Jason) 1:42.94
3rd Place - Shanice Rice (100m Hurdles)
4th Palce - Laila Jason (100m Hurdles)
4th Place - Christina Haynes (Triple Jump) 34'2"
5th Place - Courntey Smith (1600m Run) 5:32.9
5th Place - Kayla Dowell (800m Run) 2:25
5th Place - Melissa Collins (Disc)
5th Place - 4x800 (Courtney Lybarger, Kayla Dowell, Lizzie Anderson, Courtney Smith)
6th Place - Robin Umbaugh (300m Hurdles)
7th Place - Kayla Johnson (400m Dash) 1:00.93
7th Place - Michelle Pranger (Shot Put)

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Sectional Meet At O'fallon

IHSA Sectional Track and Field Meet – Girls

At O’fallon High School 600 S. Smiley Street
(Located at the Intersection of Smiley St. and Route 50)

Dismissal From Class – 12:45pm

Bus Departure – 1:00pm

Field Event Weigh In (Vaulters and Implements) – 2:00pm

Field Events Begin – 3:00pm

These Times Are Not Exact, They Are A Guide Provided By O’fallon

4:00pm – 100m Dash Prelims/100m Hurdle Prelims/200m Dash Prelims

4:30pm – 3200m Run (1st Section)
4:50pm – 4x800
5:05pm – 4x100
5:15pm – 3200m Run (2nd Section)
5:35pm – 100m Hurdle Finals
5:45pm – 100m Dash Finals
5:55pm – 800m Run
6:10pm – 4x200
6:20pm – 400m Dash
6:35pm – 300m Hurdles
6:50pm – 1600m Run
7:10pm – 200m Dash Finals
7:20pm – 4x400 Relay

Shot – Better Flight Will Go First
Discus – Better Flight Will Go Second
Long/Triple/Shot/Disc (3 attempts in the prelims, 3 more in the finals/top 9 to finals)

Driving Directions
-Take Interstate 270 West out of Edwardsville
-Take Interstate 255 South
-Take Interstate 64 East towards Louisville, KY
-Take Exit #14 (Highway 50) Take this East into O’fallon
-O’fallon High School is at the intersection of Smiley St. and Highway 50

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Girls Track Banquet - May 28th

The Edwardsville Girls Track and Field Banquet will take place on Thursday, May 28th at 6:30pm. It will be held at the EHS Commons.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Conference Results

The Edwardsville Girls Track Team finished in fourth place as a team at the Southewestern Illinois Conference Track Meet. O'fallon finished first as a team while East St. Louis was second and Belleville West fourth.

We had many great performances today! PR's were set and efforts were GREAT! We compete against great teams in our very competitive conference.

A special thank you to Robin Umbaugh and Kayla Johnson for filling in for an injured teammate, you both ran well today.

Congratulations to Michelle Pranger and Hannah Faulkner for their individual conference championships in the discus and pole vault respectively! Great Job Girls!!

Individual Results:

1st Place - Hannah Faulkner (Pole Vault) 10'0"
1st Place - Michelle Pranger (Disc) 124'
2nd Place - Stephanie Dalla Riva (3200m Run) 12:25
3rd Place - Laila Jason (Long Jump) 17'5" NEW PR!
3rd Place - Laila Jason (100m Hurdles) 15.25 NEW PR!
3rd Place - Kasey Oceguera (High Jump)
3rd Place - 4x400 (Laila Jason, Kayla Johnson, Meih Huddleston, Madi Pranger) 3:59
4th Place - 4x200 (Shanice Rice, Robin Umbaugh, Meih Huddleston, Laila Jason) 1:45.0
4th Place - 4x800 (Courtney Lybarger, Kayla Dowell, Lizzie Anderson, Courtney Smith) 10:03
4th Place - Shanice Rice (100m Hurdles)
4th Place - Melissa Collins (Discus)
4th Place - Michelle Pranger (Shot Put)
5th Place - Courtney Smith (1600m Run)
6th Place - Meih Huddleston (100m Dash)
6th Place - Ashley Johnson (High Jump)
6th Place - Shanice Rice (300m Hurdles)
6th Place - Alyssa Rimkus (Pole Vault)

Courtney Lybarger's 800m split on the 4x800 was a new PR! (2:27.70)
Lizzie Anderson's 800m split on the 4x800 was a new PR! (2:32.96)

Freshman Heba Fresse set two new PR's in JV action running 2:33.02 in the 800 and 5:58.94 in the 1600m run! Great Job Heba!!

Junior Cherelle Jackson set a new PR in the JV 800m run with her time of 2:43.66! Great Job Cherelle!!

The JV 4x800 team finished in first place!! Cherelle Jackson, Heba Fresse, Jessica Woodson and Emily Firsching ran on this team! Great job girls!!

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Conference Meet

Southwestern Conference Meet (At Clyde Jordan Stadium – East St. Louis)

Thursday, April 7, 2009 Bus Departure – 1:45pm

Field Events Start at 3:30pm

Shot – Varsity (Michelle P, Christina D) JV (Jasmine M, Heidi D)
Discus – Varsity (Michelle P, Melissa C) JV (Jasmine M, Heidi D)
High Jump – Varsity (Kasey O, Ashley C)
Long Jump – Varsity (Madi P, Laila J) JV (Sierra B)
Triple Jump – Varsity (Christina H, Ashley C) JV (Siera B)
Pole Vault – Varsity (Hannah F, Alyssa R)

Prelims (4:00pm) JV followed by Varsity

100m Dash - Varsity (Meih H, Jennifer V), JV (Morgan V)
100m Hurdles – Varsity (Shanice R, Laila J)
200m Dash – Varsity (Kayla J, Jennifer V) JV (Morgan V)

15 minute Break

4x800 (Courtney L, Kayla D, Lizzie A, Courtney S)
4x100 (Jennifer V, Siera R, Robin U, Meih H)
3200m Run – Varsity (Stephanie D, Jenna B), JV (Diane F, Alex W)
100m Hurdles Finals
100m Dash Finals
800m Run – Varsity (Kayla D, Courtney L), JV (Cherelle J, Jessica W)
4x200 (Madi P, Shanice R, Meih H, Laila J)
400m Dash – Varsity (Kayla J, Ashley C), JV (Tracea P, Bev T)
300m Hurdles – Varsity (Shanice R, Robin U)
1600m Run – Varsity (Courtney S, Briana C), JV (Heba F, Katie S)
200m Dash Finals
4x400 Varsity (Madi P, Laila J, Meih H, Shanice R)
JV (Tracea P, Bev T, Jessica W, Cherelle J)


Directions to Clyde Jordan Stadium
Location: Clyde Jordan Stadium (East St. Louis, IL)

Directions to Clyde Jordan Stadium
-Take Illinois Route 159 or Illinois Route 157 south to Interstate 270, head West
-Take Interstate 255 South to Interstate 64 West
-Exit off of Interstate 64 onto Illinois Route 111 (Kingshighway)
-At the light turn left, Go over Interstate 64
-At the next light past 64, turn right (St.Claire Ave.)
-Go past the Metro Link tracks (merge into your left lane)
-Turn left onto 49th St. (Clyde Jordan Stadium will be on your left)

Monday, May 4, 2009

Belleville East Meet Results/Highlights

We had many great performacnes at today's meet! Some of these included PR's!

Location: Belleville East High School (Monday, May 4th)

Tracea Palmer and Bev Triggs both set PRs in the 400m Dash today!! Great Job Girls!
-Tracea Palmer (1:05.43)
-Bev Triggs (1:07.34)

Heba Frese set a PR in the mile (1600m run). This was only her second time running this distance/event! Heba finished with a time of 6:02!! Great job Heba!

Cherelle Jackson set a new PR in the 800m run with a time of 2:45.09! Great job Cherelle!

Shanice Rice and Laila Jason ran their first 800m races ever by running the first two legs of the 4x800. They finished with GREAT first time splits of 2:32 and 2:38 respectively!! Great Job Girls!

Michelle Pranger set a new PR in the shot put (34'2")! Great Job Michelle!!

Other Individual Results:

1st Place - Diane Frese (3200m Run) 13:20
1st Place - Shanice Rice (200m Dash)
1st Place - Michelle Pranger (Discus) 132'
1st Place - Michelle Pranger (Shot) 34'2" NEW PR!
1st Place - Kasey Oceguera (High Jump) 5'3"
1st Place - Laila Jason (300m Hurdles)
1st Place - 4x400 Realy (Jennifer Vong, Ashley Collins, Robin Umbaugh, Kayla Johnson)

2nd Place - Emily Firsching (3200m Run) 13:23
2nd Place - Kayla Dowell (1600m Run) 5:48
2nd Place - Shanice Rice (300m Hurdles)
2nd Place - Melissa Collins (Discus) 106'
2nd Place - Ashley Johnson (High Jump)

3rd Place - Alex Wever (3200m Run) 13:45
3rd Place - Cherelle Jackson (800m Run) 2:45

4th Place - Jessica Woodson (800m Run) 2:49.46

4x800 - 10:24
-Laila Jason (2:38)
-Shanice Rice (2:32)!!
-Kayla Johnson (2:38)
-Heba Frese (2:36)