OPRF girls track wins sectional title, advances 11 events

Reese Garland doubles up in shot and discus; two qualify for state in high jump

By MELVIN TATE Contributing Reporter

The Oak Park and River Forest High School girls track and field team won the IHSA Class 3A St. Ignatius Sectional on May 11 with 140 points, qualifying one relay and 11 individuals for the state meet, which takes place May 18-20 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Senior Reese Garland won two events, the shot put (12.43 meters/40 feet, 9 inches) and the discus (43.93m/144-2). Other individual winners for the Huskies were sophomore Julia Brown in the 400 meters (personal-best 1:00.99); freshman Alexis Henderson and sophomore Bella Brauc in the high jump -both part of a three-way tie for first (1.57m/52); and junior Hannah Franke in the pole vault (3.28m/10-9).

OPRF’s other individual qualifiers were Brauc in the 200 meters (2nd, 1:01.24); senior Natalie Quinn in the 1,600 (3rd, 5:07.15); senior Avery Minnis in the 3,200 (2nd, personal-best 11.28.63); junior Katherine Johnston in the pole vault (2nd, 2.70m/8-10); and junior Taylor Smith in the triple jump (2nd, 11.18m/36-8).

The Huskies’ 800 relay of Rhea Richards, Maisie Hoerster, Chloe Kozick and Amelia

Hammersley qualified with a second-place time of 1:47.87.

Fenwick

At the IHSA Class 2A Ridgewood Sectional on May 10, Fenwick High School finished 11th with 19 points. The Friars qualified two individuals for the state meet. Sophomore Mia Menendez won the 800 meters in a time of 2:16.78, while senior Bella Daley finished fourth in the 3,200 (11:41).

Trinity

Trinity High School came in 12th at the Ridgewood Sectional with 13 points. The

Blazers’ 3,200 relay of Jasmine Arzuaga, Amanda McGreal, Jade Moreli and Myla Roy qualified for the state meet with a second-place time of 10:12.91.

“If you asked me three days before the sectional [if we would qualify], I’d have said probably not,” said Trinity coach Johann Gonzalez. “But I told the girls if they executed, they’d have a shot. It’s most certainly a pleasant surprise.”

Gonzalez said this is the first time in program history the 3,200 relay has run under the qualifying standard before the state meet.

“The mentality right now is that we’re not just happy being there,” he said. “We want to make the most of this opportunity and give ourselves the best chance to do well at Charleston.”

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SPORTS ROUNDUP 21-14 in their first consolation match, DeHaan and Raducha fell to Geneva’s Lisa Colin and Annabelle Karch 21-15, 6-21, 15-21.

Barnett and Jenna Pulle ga 21-14, 16-21, 2119 in their opening match, but lost in the second round 22-20, 12-21, 16-21 to Anjana Viswanathan and Sri Lakshmi Battula of Metea Valley.

After beating Christina Paxhia and Jillian Rothenbergher of Maine South 21-19,

OPRF boys track

The OPRF boys track and field team rolled to the West Suburban Silver championship May 13 at Glenbard West with 136 points.

Junior Kaden Garland won a pair of events for the Huskies. He took the shot put with a distance of 17.67 meters (57 feet, 11.6 inches) and the discus with 48.72 meters (159-11).

Senior Josh Meister won the pole vault with a height of 4.62 meters (15-2), and sophomore Kwabena Osei-Yeboah took the long jump with a personal-best distance of 7.05 meters (23-2).

OPRF will participate in the IHSA Class 3A Sectional at Proviso East on May 17.

Fenwick boys track

At the Chicago Catholic League Championship meet at St. Ignatius on May 12, Fenwick High School senior Grayden Rill won the 1,600 meters in a time of 4:22.06.

The Friars placed seventh in the team standings with 50.33 points and compete in the Class 2A sectional at Glenbard South on May 17.

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