2007 All-State Sprinter Stephanie Omueti
3/3/2009
The Whitney Young Girls Track team won the Bloom
Invitational for the third year in a row. There were many outstanding
performances. Among the many
highlights included the performance of Raena Rhone and Devyn Thompson in the
600 yard run. They finished 1st & 2nd with times of 1:28.8 and 1:33.2
respectively. Those times, converted to 600 meters, are currently
ranked 4th and 22nd in the United States according to
Dyestat.com.
Other winners for the Dolphins were Lavinia Jurkiewicz in the 880
(2:34.1), Elisabeth Forte in the Long Jump (17'-4"), and the 3200 M. Relay
of Jessica Wong, Rori Nalls, Lavinia Jurkiewicz, and Maisie Vachuska
(10:36.4).
On the Frosh Soph level individual champions came from Amber Fredricks in the triple jump (28'-11.5"), and Kristina Bowlus in the Pole Vault (7'-6"). This is the fourth meet in a row that Amber has won the triple jump.
Other outstanding Varsity performances came from Elisabeth Forte in the 55 M. Dash (4th Place- 7.2), Maisie Vachuska in the 880 yd. run (3rd place- 2:37), Rachel Joravsky in the Mile Run (2nd place-5:48), and Alyssa Rathan in the 2 mile run (15:23- a one minute personal best), Carla Nodi in the Pole Vault (3rd Place- 7'-6"), and Chandler Farris in the Triple Jump and High Jump (29'-1" and 4'-6" both seasons bests).
Whitney Young Splits from Bloom
On Monday, the Dolphins followed up their victory at Bloom with two Illinois Prep Top Times qualifying performances at the Downers Grove Relays. The Dolphins started off the evening by placing the same foursome on the track that competed downstate in the 4 x 800 Meter Relay. They did not disappoint, as they finished the highly competitive race by placing third with an all time best indoor time of 9:41. That foursome, Maisie Vachuska, Rachel Joravsky, Lavinia Jurkiewicz, and Devyn Thompson, have qualified for the Illinois Prep Top Times Indoor Classic.
The
4 x 200 ran a seasons best on Monday, 1:51.9, but failed to reach their goal
of qualifying for the indoor classic, as a competitor from Lyons
inadvertently moved in from of one of our runners after she handed off.
The relay missed the qualifying mark by less than three seconds.
The 4 x 400 relay ran in heat four of six. Their entry time into the meet did not allow for them to gain entry into the fastest heat. The Dolphins ended up running 4:05 for the 4 x 400 relay, and placed second overall in their heat. The members of that relay were Rori Nalls (62.7 split), Maisie Vachuska (63.9), Devyn Thompson (61.3) and Raena Rhone (57.4). That relay is currently ranked 2nd in the state behind Batavia.
Complete Results from Downers Grove Relays
2/26/2009
At Homewood Flossmoor we continued to show improvement. In
the Shot Put, Precious Walker threw another seasons best of 28'-1 1/4".
Joining her in the Shot Put ring was Joyce Nimmocks, fresh off her second
place finish at the IHSA State Chess Championships. Joyce finished 2nd in
the Frosh Soph Shot Put, throwing 27'-4".
In the 4 x 800, Freshman Veronica Roznyek open up her season with a 2:35
split. The 4 x 800 ended up finishing third with Jess Wong, Lucita Alford,
and Alyssa Rathan also running on that relay.
In the 3200 run, Senior Rachel Jones ran a time of 15:48, an improvement of
1:12 over her last 3200 meter race at Lincoln Way North.
In the Hurdles, Junior Jasmine Wright finished second with a time of 10.0,
while Sophomore Vicky Rusanova finished second in the Frosh Soph hurdles
with a time of 10.2.
Freshman Asha Woodfolk finished 2nd in the 400 meter dash with a time of
1:07.6, an all time personal best. Asha also finished 2nd in the Frosh Soph
Long Jump, and ran on the 2nd place 4 x 160 relay with Ka'Dericka Davis,
Ashanti Thurman Lewis, and Jordan McGinity.
In the Pole Vault, Sophomore Carla Nodi jumped a personal best of 7 feet,
while in the High Jump Kristina Bowlus jumed 4'-6" in her first high jump
competition ever, placing second on the frosh soph level.
In the Frosh Soph triple jump, Sophomore Amber Fredricks won the event for
the third time in a row. So far this season, Amber is undefeated in the
Frosh Soph Triple Jump.
Ashanti Thurman Lewis also finished 2nd in the 300 Meter dash with a time of
48.6.
The captains for the 2009 Track season are as follows: Raena Rhone, Jamese
Dunlap, Precious Walker, Maisie Vachuska, Chandler Farris, and Devyn
Thompson. Choosing captains for this season was extremely difficult as
there are some many outstanding individuals on the team.
RESULTS FROM HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR
SPLITS FROM HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR
2/22/2009
The Whitney Young Dolphins had another qualifier for the Illinois Prep Top Times Indoor Classic. Elisabeth Forte took 2nd Place in the Long Jump with a leap of 17'-9". Forte also finished 2nd in the 55 M. Dash (7.3), and was a part of the 2nd Place 4 x 160 relay.
The 4 x 800 Relay finished 1st in a very exciting race. Their time of 10:15 is just shy of the IPTT qualifying standard. St. Ignatius was right behind them in 10:16.
Porsha Irvin finished 1st in the 300 Meter dash with a time of 45.1.
Raena Rhone and Maisie Vachuska finished 1st & 2nd respectively in the 800 Meter Dash. Rhones' time of 2:23.9 is less than a second from the IPTT qualifying standard. Maisie finished in 2:39.9. Rhone later came back to finish 1st n the 200 meter dash with a time of 26.8.
The 400 Meter dash also saw us finish in 1st & 2nd with Rori Nalls edging out Devyn Thompson, 64.4 to 64.6.
Our 4 x 400 meter relay capped off the meet with another 1st place finish, as Rori Nalls held off Oak Park, running a split of 62.6 to bring the time to 4:25.6 for the win.
On the frosh-soph level, individual champions came from Rachel Bowlus in the Pole Vault (6'-3") and Amber Fredricks in the Triple Jump (29'-1").
There were other outstanding performances, including Morgan Jackson running fast splits in the 4 x 800 relay (2:44) and 4 x 400 relay (1:11).
Complete Results from the Oak Park Meet
2/17/2009
This past Monday we held out first meet. Overall, it was a very successful
meet. We had some outstanding performances, and a lot of great efforts from
first time track athletes. Individually, Raena Rhone ran a 58.4 in the 400
meter dash, placed first, and qualified for the Illinois Prep Top Times Indoor
Classic. Other individual winners were- Elisabeth Forte in the Long Jump
(16'3"), Devyn Thompson in the 800 (2:27.9), Lavinia Jurkiewicz in the 1600
(5:30.4), the 4 x 200 relay of Elisabeth Forte, Janel Simpkins, Jamese Dunlap,
and Jamika McCann (1:57.7), the Shot Put Relay of Vaness Cox, Precious Walker,
Melody Wong, and Jamese Dunlap (2:07.1), and the 1600 M. Relay of Rori Nalls,
Devyn Thompson, Maisie Vachuska, and Raena Rhone (4:18.6).
Other outstanding performances came from Elisabeth Forte in the 55 M. Dash (7.5,
2nd Place), Janel Simpkins (7.7, 4th Place), Rori Nalls in the 400 M. Dash
(1:03.0, 2nd Place), Maisie Vachuska in the 800 (2:37, 3rd Place), Rachel
Joravsky in the 1600 M. Run (5:33, 2nd Place), Precious Walker in the Shot Put
(26'-9"), and Amber Fredricks in the Triple Jump (25'-10")
Complete Results are at:
http://www.young.illinoispreptoptimes.com/lincolnwaynorth21609.PDF
Whitney Young Splits are available at:http://www.young.illinoispreptoptimes.com/wysplits21609.PDF
2/1/2009
The Whitney Young Track Parents meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 4th, at 6:15 pm. in the Gold House.
Catherine Rook - 1st CPS Pole Vaulter Ever