Articles filed under Track and Field
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Burlington Central's Neil gives back to the sport he lovesSep 09, 2015 1:00 am - My how time flies. Back in the late 1990s I was writing about Vince Neil's running excellence in cross-country and track and field at Dundee-Crown. Nearly two decades la...
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Ziemek reaching new heights in decathlonSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - The sky may be the limit for Itasca decathlete Zach Ziemek, and we're not just talking pole vault. The Lake Park graduate, a redshirt senior at Wisconsin, placed 15th ou...
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Run as your favorite superhero in BartlettAug 10, 2015 1:00 am - The Bartlett Park District is inviting residents to dress up as their favorite superhero, trusted sidekick or villain and conquer a two-mile Superhero Dash obstacle cour...
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District 96 adding tracks at its middle schoolsAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - A project that will benefit runners and all middle school students during their physical education classes at Woodlawn and Twin Groves middle schools is right on track t...
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Legendary Conant coach's spirit runs through summer track meetJul 14, 2015 5:30 am - With high school sports, there is always another game, match or meet, and an entirely new roster of competitors every four years. But four years after his death, legenda...
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Illini, Stevenson star Stryganek faces Olympic-size challengeJun 25, 2015 3:00 pm - When Brandon Stryganek hears the gun to start the 200-meter dash Saturday afternoon at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships, he hopes it will feel like "just an...
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Warren's Ellis nets Gatorade track and field honorJun 17, 2015 1:00 am - In its 30th year of honoring the nation's best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, has announced Brittny Elli...
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Fox Valley male athlete of the year: Lucas Ege, Burlington CentralJun 13, 2015 1:00 am - Just how competitive is recent Burlington Central graduate and area track and field great Lucas Ege? "Lucas won't even lose at a sport in gym. He wants to win everything...
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Lake County female athlete of the year: Brittny Ellis, WarrenJun 13, 2015 1:00 am - As she raced around the track, enjoying every stride and all 400 meters, she was simply happy. What a run. "I was just out there for a jog," Brittny Ellis. "I was smilin...
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Van Vlierbergen's legacy at Jacobs unprecedentedJun 12, 2015 1:00 am - As salutatorian of the Jacobs High School Class of 2015, Lauren Van Vlierbergen got to make a speech. "I thought it would be scary, but making the speech wasn't so bad,"...