Articles filed under Track and Field
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Northwest suburbs Male Athlete of the Year: Hersey's Josh MethnerJun 20, 2020 1:00 am - He was supposed to be just a spectator, cheering on a friend. But Josh Methner couldn't help himself last fall. Eventually, he found himself doing what he does best. Run...
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DuPage County Female Athlete of the Year: Glenbard West's Katelynne HartJun 13, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: Over the next eight days, the Daily Herald will be naming our 2019-20 high school athletes of the year. We begin today with the DuPage County Female Athle...
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Overcoming Obstacles Award: Geneva's Jill JacksonJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - Nothing knocks the smile off Jill Jackson's face. The recent Geneva graduate has been fighting a rare form of lung cancer since December, but the girl Geneva track and f...
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Spirit of Sportsmanship Award: Kaneland's Richtman a class actJun 08, 2020 1:00 am - Jeanne Ecker, wife of Kaneland girls cross country coach Doug Ecker, noticed something the last four years attending her husband's meets. The runner who always finished ...
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Girls track and field: Glenbard West's Hart, others miss out on more successMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - It came to this - arguably Illinois' best female high school distance runner ever, running a time trial on a nearly empty track in a wide-open field with no spectators. ...
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Local Division III male athletes miss out on spring competitionMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - First of two parts North Central College junior Michael Stanley and Knox College sophomore Ajay Gustafson, two former standouts on the prep scene, saw their seasons cut ...
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Boys track and field: Area programs feel disappointment of lost seasonApr 30, 2020 1:00 am - York has won 17 state trophies in boys track and field and five state championships, most recently in 2014. Would it have earned an 18th trophy Memorial Day weekend in ...
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Journey hits bump for Conant's Oduocha, but not over yetApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - Senior Chikere Oduocha has played three sports for four years at Conant, and she will take her 4.517 GPA to Wisconsin next year and throw the shot and discus. Conant th...
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Halt of spring sports denies these potential record-breakersApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - Fourteen wins. For a Benet soccer team that broke school records the past two seasons with 20 and then 24 victories, 14 was well within its reach. Those 14 wins would ha...
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Mundy Project - a winning endeavorApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - Not everyone runs a mile as fast as Dillon Blake, dishes a pass like Damia Ali, twirls a lacrosse stick like Ella Brandt, smashes a serve like Sahil Patel or swims as ef...