Burlington Central's Ege continues to win

By his own admission, Burlington Central senior hurdler Lucas Ege had a subpar night.

His results would show otherwise.

At Friday night's 42nd Annual Crystal Lake Central Invitational, Ege won the 110-meter hurdles in a clocking of 14.56 and the 300

intermediate hurdles in a meet record time of 38.55. The Central senior broke his own mark of 39.04 set last season.

"In the high hurdles I hit a couple of hurdles and was reaching more than I should have," said Ege, who will run at Stanford on scholarship. "In the 300s I was hoping for a 37. It just wasn't there."

Central coach Mike Schmidt was happy with Ege's effort.

"Lucas has tremendously high expectations and standards,"said Schmidt. "He did just fine and will only get better."

Behind Ege, Central was third with a score of 83 points.

Kyle Neubauer joined Ege in the winners circle with a victory in the 400 in 50.68.

"It was an exciting race," said Neubauer. "I had enough of a kick at the end."

The Rockets ended the night by winning the 1,600 relay in a time of 3:25.48.

Kaneland captured its fourth straight title with a score of 98 while Yorkville placed second with 86 points.

The Knights got first-place efforts from Mike Rinella (14-6, pole vault), and Ben Barnes (21-3, long jump).

"I was really excited with the way I vaulted," said Rinella. "I listened to my coaches and was able to execute. It was a good night."

Kaneland coach Eric Baron was shocked his team was able to win a fourth straight championship.

"This one was a total surprise," said the Knights' coach. "According to the seeds we score 55 points. We just had a bunch of young kids get PRs."

Vernon Hills, behind a first place in the high jump (6-3) by Noah Agnew, and a top finish in the 200 by Josh Williams (22.76) was fourth with a score of 78 points.

Dundee-Crown placed seventh with a score of 65. Kiwi Seals ripped off a jump of 45-11.5 to win the triple jump.

"All my phases were working well," said Seals. "It was a perfect night to jump."

Malik Dunner sprinted his way to victory in the 100 with a time of 11.01 for the Chargers.

"I got off to a great start and got the lead early," said Dunner. "It was a perfect night to run."

The Chargers also won the 400 relay in 43.94 and the 800 relay in a clocking of 1:31.01.