Announcement
Steven Rowe WINS High Jump! Justin Williams SECOND in Long Jump! Jovan Marsh and Brian Ferguson each WIN heat in 300m dash and combine for ten points!
On Saturday, February 10, 2018, the Marist Varsiy Men traveled to Evanston High School for a very special occassion and the first meet in the newly dedicated Willie May Fieldhouse. The night before the meet, the fieldhouse was dedicated to 1960 Olympic Silver Medalist and former Evanston Head Coach Willie May. The late Wille May coached Track and Field at Evanston for 45 years, and he won five IHSA State trophies, including the State Championship in 1979. Marist Head Coach Jon Gordon had known Willie May since he competed in high school Track, and raced in the same conference with among others, State Champion and future Evanston Olympian Robert Gary (1990).
Willie May always reserved a spot in his indoor invitationals for Gordon, and his squad. He was a great mentor to many coaches and athletes. Willie May also provided Hall of Fame Marist Hurdles and Jumps Coach Edward Wallace with Hurdles at Englewood High School, when he didn't have any Track and Field equipment.
Willie May was also the most modest Olympian in history. One time they announced over the loud speaker that 1960 Olympian and Evanston Head Coach Willie May was at the meet. His athletes ran up to him at the meet to confirm if the announcement was true. He had never told his squad of his Olympic feats. Willie May was a very special individual, and he helped out at Track meets long after he retired from coaching.
Evanston Head Coach Don Michelin contacted Marist Head Coach Jon Gordon in October 2017, and invited Gordon and the RedHawks to the special event. The meet was an outstanding experience for New Trier, Schaumburg, Marist, Morgan Park, Waukegan, and host Evanston Township High School.
Individual events and relays were scored on the following point scale: 10-8-6-4-2-1.
In the Varsity Shot Put, Evanston's Dawkins won it with a throw of 51'0. Evanston Ollechoman finished in second place with a throw of 44'2. New Trier's Zapf finished in third place with a throw of 42'7. Evanston's Gibson finished in fourth place with a throw of 42'5. Morgan Park's Woltom finished in fifth place with a throw of 41'10.
In the Varsity Long Jump, Evanston's Cheeks won it with a jump of 19'6. Marist Senior Justin Williams finished in SECOND place with a jump of 19'0.25. Morgan Park's Long finished in third place with a jump of 18'7. Schaumberg's Celino finished in fourth place with a jump of 18.0.75. New Trier's McContey finished in fifth place with a jump of 18'0.50.
In the Varsity Triple Jump, Evanston's Wilburn won it with a jump of 45'0. Evanston's Caines finished in second place with a jump of 42'0. Evanstron's Perrin finished in third place with a jump of 41'3. Morgan Park's Earles finished in fourth place with a jump of 40'3. Evanston's Ashmawi finished in fifth place with a jump of 39'5.
In the Varsity High Jump, Marist Senior Steven Rowe won it with a leap of 6'0. Rowe won the tie breaker in the competition by having the least amount of misses. Rowe also had an outstanding attempt at 6'2, and just tapped the bar with his feet after he cleared it on the way down to the high jump pit. The IHSA automatically qualifying height for the IHSA STATE Championships is 6'2. Clearing 6'2 and the STATE meet are definitely in Steven Rowe's future. Morgan Park's Iyiola finished in second place with an outstanding jump of 6'0. Evanston's Ashmawi finished in third place with an outstanding jump of 6'0. Morgan Park's Lawson finished in fourth place with a jump of 5'10. New Trier's Bulwa finished in fifth place with a jump of 5'10.
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Marist (Caleb Davis, Joe Donnelly, Luke Hortsman, and Lucas Pennix) finished in FOURTH place with an official time of 9:54.50.
In the Varsity 3200m run, Marist Junior Sein Rein finished in second place with an official time of 13:52.
In the Varsity 55m High Hurdles, Morgan Park's Hofe won it with an official time of 7.97. New Trier's Kaufman finished in second place. Evanston's Nicholson finished in third place with an official time of 8.34. Evanston's Williams finished in fourth place with an official time of 8.76. Evanston's Chc finished in fifth place.
In the Varsity 55m Dash, Evanston's Michelin won it with an official time of 6.50. New Trier's Taylor finished in second place with an official time of 6.61. Evanston's Rivera finished in third place with an official time of 6.65. Evanston's Hunter finished in fourth place with an official time of 6.70. Marist Freshman Jovan Marsh finished in fifth place with an official time of 6.84. Morgan Park's Smith finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 6.94.
In the Varsity 800m run, New Trier's Forbes won it with an official time of 2:08.99. Waukegan's Garcia finished in second place with an official time of 2:11.21. New Trier's Meyer finished in third place with an official time of 2:12.71. New Trier's Lane finished in fourth place with an official time of 2:13.67. New Trier's Cogen finished in fifth place with an official time of 2:14.07.
In the Varsity 4x200m Relay, Marist (Alton Brooks, Ben Ehigie, Tom Johnson, Sean Rein) finished in FOURTH place with an official time of 1:50.87.
In the Varsity 400m Dash, Evanston's Michelin won it with an official time of 52.47. Evanston's Bates finished in second place with an official time of 54.50. Evanston's Thomas finished in third place with an official time of 54.61. New Trier's Steigman finished in fourth place with an official time of 55.97. Schaumberg's Treadway finished in fifth place with an official time of 56.54.
In the Varsity 600m, Evanston's Singer won it with an official time of 1:26.62. New Trier's Kogen finished in second place with an official time of 1:36.34. New Trier's Meyer finished in third place with an official time of 1:36.78. Marist Sophomore Caleb Davis finished in FOURTH place with a personal best time of 1:37.44. Evanston's Deamont finished in fifth place with an official time of 1:37.84.
In the Varsity 55m Low Hurdles, Morgan Park's Hope won it with an official time of 7.51. Evanston's Nicholson finished in second place with an official time of 7.81. New Trier's Kaufman finished in third place with an official time of 8.06. Evanston's Williams finished in fourth place with an official time of 8.16. Evanston's Chc finished in fifth place with an official time of 8.22. Marist Junior Tom Johnson finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 8.86.
In the Varsity 1600m, Waukegan's Garcia won it with an official time of 4:34.05. New Trier's Struckman finished in second place with an official time of 4:34.51. Evanston's Eovaldi finished in third place with an official time of 4:37.85. Evanston's Ebeling finished in fourth place with an official time of 4:42.78. New Trier's Wisner finished in fifth place with an official time of 4:54.60.
In the Varsity 300m dash, Evanston's Michelin won it with an official time of 37.05. New Trier's Taylor finished in second place with an official time of 38.09. Marist Freshman Jovan Marsh won his heat, and finished in THIRD place overall with a personal best time of 38.68. Marist Sophomore Brian Ferguson won his heat, and finished in FOURTH place overall with a personal best time of 38.74. Evanston's Singer finished in fifth place with an official time of 38.90. Evanston's Rivera finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 38.99.
In the Varsity Medley Relay (400m-160m-160m-800m), Marist (Keyon Turner, Justin Williams, Steven Rowe, and Lucas Pennix) finished in THIRD place with an official time of 4:07.07.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Marist was disqualified for an exchange zone violation.
