The rain finally stayed away, and five sizable teams joined host Plainfield North for the first outdoor track meet of the year.
Andrew High School's Jaden Michel, right, finishes the last leg of the 4 x 200m ahead of Plainfield North's Nik Clark, Plainfield, Illinois, April 5, 2022. | Allen Cunningham / FiveStarFrames.com .
The hottest competition of the meet was between the four relay teams of Plainfield North and Andrew High School.
In the first race, the Tigers' Jeremy Dy, Armaan Rehmani, Dylan Gramley, and Nik Clark took the 4 x 100m in a time of 42.59 edging out the Thunderbolts by 0.05.
Andrew High School's Adam Marynowski completes the last leg of the 4 x 800m race as the T-bolts win in a time of 8:59.66, Plainfield, Illinois, April 5, 2022. | Allen Cunningham / FiveStarFrames.com
Joining Maranowski on the winning 4 x 800m crew were Andrew's Tyler Gibbons, Reese DeVriendt, and Ryne Sternberg, posting a time of 8:59.56.
Andrew High School's Jack Maas, right, passes the baton to Cory Alexander in the 4 x 200m, relay Plainfield, Illinois, April 5, 2022. | Allen Cunningham / FiveStarFrames.com
Andrew's team of Brendan Kelly, Jack Maas, Corey Alexander, and Jaden Michel won a tight race in the 4 x 200m with a time of 1:31.95.
Plainfield North's Armaan Rehmani, Matthew Jimenez, Aaron Dinh, Nick Simpsonwould would later win the 4 x 400m in a time of 3:34.06 well ahead of the Thunderbolts and the rest of the field.
In the shot put, Yorkville's Kyle Clabough put up the winning throw with a toss of 59' 3". Winning by a wide margin, Clabough has his sights set on a trip to the IHSA State Finals.
Clabough's closest competition came from Andrew's Jonathan Young.
Andrew High School's Jonathan Young finishes second in the shot put with a toss of 48' 1", Plainfield, Illinois, April 5, 2022. | Allen Cunningham / FiveStarFrames.com
In the 800 m run, Plainfield North's Cooper Shelton pulled away for the victory.
Plainfield North's Cooper Shelton heads toward the finish line in the 800m run in a winning time of 2:02.91, Plainfield, Illinois, April 5, 2022. | Allen Cunningham / FiveStarFrames.com
Metea Valley's Jalen Johnson showed his strength in the 300m hurdles by winning in a time of 39.05, more than 3 seconds ahead of Plainfield North's Demir Asharu.
Metea Valley's Jalen Johnson wins the 300 m hurdles in a time of 39.05, Plainfield, Illinois, April 5, 2022. | Allen Cunningham / FiveStarFrames.com
Coaches and competitors were happy to be outside, and now they look forward to some warmer temps and the work necessary to qualify for the state finals.