Regnier delivers in the pool
Former Grayslake North swimmer Emma Regnier showed her versatility in the water by scoring points in four events on Day 2 of the Grinnell Invitational.
The junior’s solid effort helped the Vikings finish eighth in the final team standings.
Regnier notched a sixth-place finish in the 100 breaststroke, took 18th in the 100 butterfly and swam on the 20th-place 400 freestyle and 22nd-place 200 medley relays.
Regnier swam a 1:13.10 in the 100 breaststroke.
Gustavus Adolphus took the team championship with 1247.5 points followed by Nebraska-Omaha with 980.5.
Augustana finished with 256 points.
On the first day of the invite Regnier had the best individual performance for Augustana when she placed fourth in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:24.40 after recording a time of 2:23.28 in the preliminary round.
Regnier was also on the 800 freestyle relay team that placed ninth in 8:40.39.
Elite Girls Basketball
The Bulls/Sox Academy will host its Elite Girls Basketball Travel Team tryouts on Sunday, Feb. 26, Wednesday, Feb. 29 and Sunday, March 4 at the Bulls/Sox Academy located at 6200 River Bend Drive in Lisle.
Bulls Elite is a competitive girls’ basketball club serving Chicagoland and the Suburbs.
Players compete in AAU, USJN, and NAYS action in addition to national observation tournaments and events.
The mission is to teach and develop the skills of young women and enhance the opportunities for female student-athletes to play at the next level.
The players train with experienced, knowledgeable professionals who have a proven ability to teach and develop young athletes. There is a $20 tryout fee. If selected for the team, tryout fees will be applied to overall payment. Registration begins a half hour prior to the tryout start time.
For more information, go to www.BullsSoxAcademy.com or CBabarskis@BullsSoxAcademy.com.
TriathlonIllinois freshman Kendall Cox (Palatine) qualified to compete in the 2012 Collegiate National Triathlon Championship.
Cox qualified as an individual based on points accumulated in races during the 2011 season, and will race at the Olympic distance (1.5k swim, 40k bike, 10k run). His team will travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to race in the championship April 21.
Men#146;s basketball
Lewis senior guard Chris McClellan (Wheeling) scored 10 of his 19 points in overtime, including the game-tying 3-pointer in the first extra session, to lift the host Flyers to an 89-85 double overtime victory over Illinois-Springfield.
McClellan tied a team-season high with 6 assists, He had no turnovers and he had 5 rebounds.
He also collected a game-high 18 points, including three 3-pointers, in a 76-59 Great Lakes Valley Conference win over visiting Wisconsin-Parkside.
Ÿ Washington University sophomore Alan Aboona (St Viator) scored a career-high 16 points with 5 assists and he hit 6-of-6 from the foul line in an 80-54 win over Brandeis in St. Louis.
Women#146;s Soccer
Eclipse Select Soccer Club U-17 forward and South Barrington native Michelle Mottonen will play for Texas Christian.
#147;Obviously it takes a weight off my shoulders to commit early, and I#146;m excited that I will be able to play at TCU,#148; said Mottonen, a junior at Fremd High School. #147;I#146;ve been looking at them for a while.#148;
Mottonen said TCU showed significant interest throughout the recruiting process.
#147;I#146;m the first kid in my family to play a sport in college, so I was open to colleges that reached out to me and were persistent in contacting me,#148; Mottonen said. #147;TCU sent me letters in the mail every week and stayed in constant contact, and they were very genuine in the way they recruited me. They made me feel special about it.#148;
TCU will be in a new conference starting next year, moving from the Mountain West to the Big 12.
#147;It#146;s encouraging moving to a new conference #8212; I will be playing more of my current (Eclipse Select) teammates in that conference,#148; Mottonen said. #147;It#146;s a really good opportunity for the school to get more exposure and move up the rankings.#148;
Mottonen has been with Eclipse Select for two years now and currently plays for the U-17 Elite Clubs National League Team.
#147;Eclipse really improved my mentality of the game,#148; Mottonen said. #147;From the get-go you know this is a driven club. All the teams encourage each other and give you the motivation and drive to win.#148;
Men#146;s track
DePaul#146;s Matt Babicz (Prospect) was second in the shot put (16.87) at Notre Dame#146;s Blue and Gold Invitational and third (17.47) in Wisconsin#146;s Badger Track Classic. He also took third in the discus (49.41). Babicz won three state medals in high school track while at Prospect.
Ÿ John Wood (Fremd) won the pole vault competition, clearing a career best 17 feet, three-quarters inches and helping North Central win the Private College Invitational in Kenosha, Wis. At the same meet, Dionte Hackler (Schaumburg) won the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.76 seconds.
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