CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Saturday, February 9, 2019, the Marist Sophomore and Freshman Boys traveled to Willie May Fieldhouse at Evanston High School. The fieldhouse was dedicated in 2018 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). In 2018, Hall of Fame Evanston Head Coach Don Michelin invited Gordon and the Marist RedHawks to the Evanston Indoor Classic. In 2019, the RedHawks returned to Evanston for the second consecutive year.

 The meet was an outstanding experience for New Trier, Schaumburg, Marist, Waukegan, and host Evanston Township High School.

 Individual events and relays were scored on the following point scale: 10-8-6-4-2-1.

 Congratulations to Evanston Head Coach Don Michelin and the Wildkits on winning the meet.

 The Chicago Marist Sophomore TEAM finished in SECOND place with 106 points at the Evanston Indoor Classic, with victories over: 3. New Trier (104), 4. Schaumburg (73), and 5. Waukegan (6). The Marist Sophomore TEAM has a record of 3-1 to start the 2019 Track and Field season.

 Marist had Sophomore invitational Champions in the 55m Dash, 55m low hurdles, Triple Jump, High Jump, and 4x800m Relay.

 In the Sophomore 55m Dash, Marist Freshman Tucker Miller WON the 55m dash with a personal best time of 6.72.

 In the Sophomore 55m low hurdles, Marist Freshman Tucker Miller WON the 55m low hurdles with a personal best time of 8.22.

 In the Sophomore High Jump, Marist Sophomore Carter Auer tied for first place with a leap of 5'4.

 In the Sophomore Triple Jump, Marist Sophomore Carter Auer WON with a Triple Jump of 35'9.5.

 In the Sophomore 4x800m Relay, Marist Sophomore Kevin Bugos (2:28.88), Freshman Luke Malzone (2:32.70), Sophomore Tommy Kavanaugh (2:30.95), and Freshman Andrew Kerlin (2:21.66) combined for an official time of 9:54.47 to WIN the 4x800m Relay!

SOPHOMORE SEASON POINTS SCORED (1 MEET)

1. Tucker Miller  (9th)               22.00

2. Carter Auer (10th)                21.00

3. Brendan Geary (9th)            10.00

3. Josiah Harris (10th)              10.00

4. Jake Phillips (9th)                  8.00

5. Jamari Grant (10th)               6.00

6. Luke Malzone (9th)                4.50

7. Tommy Wagner (10th)           3.00

8. Andrew Kerlin (9th)                2.50

8. Kevin Bugos (10th)                2.50

8. Tommy Kavanaugh (10th)     2.50

9. Danny Enright (9th)               2.00

9. Sam McNamara (9th)            2.00

9. Michael Golden (9th)             2.00

9. Michael Coy (9th)                  2.00

9. Nick Coccaro (10th)              2.00

9. Nick Vallie (10th)                   2.00

9. Luis Esparza (9th)                 2.00

Every point scored is vital to the sucess of the TEAM. Marist edged New Trier by a mere 2 points at the Evanston Indoor Classic!