Distance Track
The track season starts January 16, 2018 and runs all the way until the end of May. As a distance team our focus is consistent teamwork which leads to successful team performance. Our track season helps to build our team for the coming cross country season next fall and visa-verse. A successful track season leads to a successful cross country season. We train together to help the rest of our track team compete well in meets and improve on our State Meet performances every year as well as earn as many All-Conference spots as possible. When it comes to competing on the track, it is simply another piece of what makes up a versatile, well-rounded distance runner.
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State Qualifying Standards (FAT):
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Meet Highlights:
Addison Trail Open: CANCELLED due to impending snow storm Oswego Home Meet: Even though there was not a lot of external pressures, this was a well handled meet, one that gave us the opportunity we needed to step back into the competitive arena as well as a forum to take advantage of that opportunity. We did well to do that in each race. Everyone had the opportunity to put it out there and from where I stood, that was happening consistently throughout the morning. 13 prs were made on our home indoor track and we now have a foundation for improvement. Great start and looking forward to what is to come. -PDT Champaign Centennial Charger Invite: During the course of the meet, I saw some of us disappointed and others thrilled. The results of a normal meet. Not everyone gets what they want out of every performance but with it being only our second chance to compete, there were a lot of great things happening. In the 4x800 which finished 4th, we saw three indoor best splits and one lifetime best time so even though it wasn't what you all were hoping for together, individually, things went well and there was great perseverance shown through all four legs. In the three flights of the 3200, Corey Saelens ran a tactically perfect race to 2in in a lifetime best time while Mitch Bradford lead early and finished hard late to win the B flight. Brandon Nelson finished with a 7 second lifetime pr in the A flight. All three individuals came back from the 4x800 to compete in the open 800 with Brendan Pope competing strongly to finish 3rd with a season best 2:08.03. Noah Vanderhei had a strong last lap to find his season best in flight B while Joe Fioresi had to race alone finishing just off his own school indoor record in a season best time of 2:02.71. In the 1600, Bradley Osuch competed from the front in a relentless indoor best time of 4:48.95 to win C flight. Keegan Murphy's B flight performance was a season best but was just out of the medals finishing 4th. Brandon Nelson doubled back from the 3200 to run his best time of the season and complete the best double of his career. To end off the day, Joe Fioresi stepped in on a last minute change to run the 3rd leg of a season best 4x400m relay. His split was one tenth of a second off the fast 400m he has ever run with a 53.7. Great work and stay true to your goals. There is plenty of racing to go. Embrace each chance to compete. -PDT Oswego Home Meet 2: SPC Indoor Conference Invite: Illinois Top Times: Open Meet 1 @ OEHS: Waubonsie Open: Open Meet 2 @ Plfd South John Bell Invite @ West Aurora: Red Grange Invite @ Wheaton Warrenville South HS: Open Meet 3 @ Kaneland Wilcox Invite @ OHS: Open Meet 4 @ Romeoville: Bill Jackson Invite @ Lockport HS: SPC Championships @ Joliet Memorial Stadium: Naperville Central ABC: IHSA 3A Sectional Meet @ Naperville North HS IHSA State Prelims/Finals @ EIU |
ROHO Athlete of the Meet:
2/8/2018 Addison Trail Open- Cancelled 2/17/2018 Oswego Home Meet- Matthew Rabick 3/3/2018 Champaign Centennial Varsity ABC- Corey Saelens 3/9/2018 Oswego Home Meet 2- 3/17/2018 SPC Indoor Conference Invite- 3/24/2018 Illinois Top Times- 4/4/2018 Open Meet 1 vs.OEHS & Joliet West 4/7/2018 Waubonsie Open- 4/10/2018 Open Meet 2@ Plfd East- 4/14/2018 John Bell Invite- 4/20/2018 Red Grange Invite- 4/24/2018 Open Meet 3 @ Kaneland 4/27/2017 Wilcox Invite- 5/1/2018 Open Meet 4 @ Romeoville- 5/4/2018 Bill Jackson Invite- 5/10/2018 SPC @ Joliet Memorial Stadium 5/14/2018 Naperville Centl. ABC- 5/17/2018 IHSA 3A Sectionals @ Naperville North HS 5/24-26/2018 IHSA State Prelims & Finals @ EIU |
Sub 5 Club (Track 2018):
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TIME
4:29.9
4:36.64
4:38.2
4:48.7
4:48.95
4:53.78
4:55.21
4:55.3
4:55.96
4:56.6
4:57.9
4:58.2
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DATE
4/10/2018
3/17/2018
4/10/2018
3/9/2018
3/3/2018
3/17/2018
3/17/2018
3/9/2018
3/17/2018
2/17/2018
3/9/2018
4/10/2018
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LOCATION
Plfd. East Open
SPC Indoor Championship
Plfd. East Open
OHS Indoor Open 2
Charger Invite @ the U of I
SPC Indoor Championship
SPC Indoor Championship
OHS Indoor Open 2
SPC Indoor Championship
OHS Indoor Open 1
OHS Indoor Open 2
Plfd. East Open
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