McCloyn leads Huntley to FVC title

Tim McCloyn wants to make sure his last boys track and field season is a memorable one.

The Huntley senior, who will concentrate solely on football next season at Illinois State University, posted first place efforts in the 60 meters and shot put to propel the Red Raiders to the Fox Valley Conference indoor championship Tuesday night in Huntley.

The Red Raiders, who claimed their second straight FVC indoor title, scored 131 points. Grayslake Central was a distant second with 96.

McCloyn exploded to the shot put title with his final throw of 56 feet, 2.5 inches.

"I was struggling with my throws until my final throw," said McCloyn. "''I had some scratches and was a little out of sync. Everything clicked on the last throw."

McCloyn sprinted to the 60-meter title with a clocking 7.17.

"How many kids can win the 60 and the shot?" said Huntley coach Jim Rolando. "He is a special athlete."

McCloyn had plenty of help from his Red Raider teammates. Brendan O' Donnell won the 200 in a time of 22.77 and Sean Patel garnered the top prize in the triple jump with a leap of 43-5.5.

Huntley also won the 3,200 relay (8:06.72) and the 800 relay (1:31.41)

Runner-up Grayslake Central received first-place efforts from Connor Gosell (long jump, 21-6) and high jump (6-3).

The Rams' Jack Aho won the 1,600 in a clocking of 4:21.98.

"I ran a good race throughout," said Aho. "I had enough at the end with my kick."

Aho added a first-place finish in the 3,200 in a time of 9:16.48.

Crystal Lake South tied McHenry for fourth with a score of 58 points.

The Gators' Jon Prus (1:59.55) edged Dylan Ponomar (2:00.31) of Grayslake North at the finish line to win the 800.

"I maintained my pace the entire race," said Prus. "It was a great race and I had enough kick at the end to win."

Jacobs placed sixth with a score of 52 points. The lone Golden Eagle to garner top individual honors was Dylan Rogers, who won the 400 in a time of 52.38.

"I have really been battling a lot of injuries the last couple years," said Rogers. "It is nice to finally be completely healthy. I really went after it tonight and feels good to win the 400 because there are so many good runners in the race."

Jacobs also won the 1,600 relay in a time of 3:34.18.