Donna on the Side in Illinois
at the PrepTopTimes Indoor Classic

Bloomington IL - March 28-29, 2009

by Donna Dye

Part 1 - intro
Part 2 - Class A
Part 3 - Class AA
Part 4 - worker bees

Saturday - Class AA

Athletes of the Meet

Toni Graham-Conant won the 55m dash (7.0), won 200m dash (24.94) and had a sensational 24.4 anchor in the 4x200 coming from 6th and last place to win it for Conant in 1:45.80.	Mat Smoody- Palatine 1:53.94 800m fastest on flat track this year in US.	Nick Holmes- Limestone Meet record 4:13.72 1600m

Day 2 was all about the Class AA athletes their family, friends and fans. And, its all about a new set of waves and sideline action.

The Wave

The Wave is a fun thing. It highlights the happy, smiling people on the side. It says I'm having fun.

On the Side

Coach Poole Harris and a bunch from Whitney-Young Magnet School in Chicago.
Both Friends and Foes Tom Boatright (l) and Phil VanLear Grew up friends, once coached together and don't today. Tom is coach at Aurora East and Phil is at Mather.
Rolling Meadows IL
Meet Director and DyeStatIL co-director with wife Cassey and daughter Sara

Sprints

55 meters

Girls

1st Toni Graham with teammate 5th Destiny Arps
Toni Graham with her family mom, Beverly; brother, Palmer and dad, Tony Like Dad, Toni will be running track at University of Alabama next year, but unlike dad, she won't be playing football.
3rd Valencia Anderson

200 meters

Girls

1st Toni Graham-Conant

400 meters

1st Armand Rhone-DeSalle Also, Armand was 3rd in the 200 meter race.
Rhones Brother and Sister: Armand and Raena Different high schools but same sprint genes. Raena was 2nd in the 400 meters. Armand is at DeLaSalle and Raena is at Whitney-Young.

Hurdles

Girls

1st Shakiea Pinnick-Waubonsie Valley with Coach Boatright
Shakiea Pinnick with her parents Rod and Deidre

Boys Hurdles

1st Jamison Wilson-Hillcrest, sophomore 1st in hurdles and 3rd in triple jump

Distance

800 meters

Girls

1st Toni Ogundare- Waubonsie Valley

Boys 800 meters

1st Mac Smoody and Coach Chris Quick

1600 meters

Girls

1600 Top Three (from left) 2nd Liz Phillips, 3rd Lizzy Hynes, 1st Ashley Verplank
Ashley Verplank with mom, Sue

Boys 1600 meters

1st Nick Holmes- Limestone Set a new meet record 4:13.72

3200 meters

Girls

3200 Top Three (from left) 3rd Nicole Benson, 1st Lindsay Flanagan, 2nd Caitlin Comfort
Lindsay Flanagan with mom, Becky

Boys3200 meters

3200 Top Runners Lincoln Way East loaded the finalists tally. (from left) 5th Ron Revard, 1st Nathan Troester, 2nd Myles Scott-Stirn and Coach Ross Widinski

Relays

4 x 200 meters

Girls

1st Conant (from left) Toni Graham, Destiny Arps, Joelle Lien, Briana Millar
4th Homewood-Flossmor (from left) Ashley Oliphant, Tyler Burke, Chantel Hilliard, Morgan Paden
7th Plainfield North (from left) Valencia Anderson, Megan kelly, Jackson Moser, Megan Gregory

Boys 4 x 200 meters

1st Springfield Lanphier (from left) Warnether Banks, Willie Thomas, Gary Robinson, Jacob Mitchell
3rd Proviso East (from left) Antwine Lewis, Jeremy Brister, Sir-Oliver Turner, Brandon Minor

4 x 400 meters

Girls

1st Proviso East (from left) Coach Devon Bennion, Nevada Morrison, Brittany Robbison, Skye Morrison, Kindra Perkins
Twin Sister, Nevada (l) and Skye with dad, Butch
2nd Benet (from left) Jenny Bohac, Casey O'Donovan, Kelsey Ontko, McKenzie Schutz

Boys 4 x 400 meters

1st Lincoln Way East (from left) Nick Neuman, Godwill Nwokocha, Alex Polanco Matt Macowiak

4 x 800 meter Relay

4 x 800 meters

Girls

1st Andrew (from left) Kailyn Kuzmuk, Geena Loresch, Kristen Syring, Kellie Kuzmuk

Boys 4 x 800 meters

1st Geneva (from left) Drew Isbell, Storm Obuchowski, Drew Hickey, Andrew Nelson
5th Hersey (from left) Mitch Pajcic, Erik Stanton, Mike Tisza, Sam Zielke

Distance Medley Relay

Girls

1st St. Charles East (from left) Amy Holmstrom, Dayna White, Lizzie Hines, Arielle Parker
2nd Downers Grove South (from left) Nicole Thate, Casey Harms, Grace Magliola Michelle Hartnett

Boys Distance Medley Relay

1st Brother Rice (from left) Rich Eber, Dave Janet, John Marvach, Brian Corcoran

Jumps

Pole Vault

1st Jenna Wexter with Coach Dustin Waddell Jenna will be vaulting at Iowa North next year. Coach Waddell coaches from experience as a vaulter in college.
3rd Meghan Court and 2nd Pia Goodman Meghan is a senior who will be at North Central University next year. Pia, a junior, plans to vault again next year.

Boys Pole Vault

1st Mitch Erickson with Coach LaVon Coach LaVon is Mitch's speed coach.
Mitch Erickson with his parents Lynn and Brian
Illinois 16' Vaulters (from left) Mick Viken, Josh Winder, Mitch Erickson

High Jump

Girls High Jump

1st Elaine Patten with her coaches Richard McCammack (l) and Neil James
Elaine Patten with mom, Phyllis

Boys High Jump

1st Mykhail Chambers-Urbana with Coach Harbert Jones Mykhail will be at Georgia Tech next year.
Mykhail Chambers with mom, Carla
High Jumpers Joseph McGregor (l) and Josh Perryman

Triple Jump

Girls

1st Amanda Caines, a sophomore, with Coach Sibert and dad, Kevin

Boys Triple Jump

1st Ty Kirk-Rolling Meadows with mom, Sherrie and Coach Jim Voyles

Shot Put

Boys

1st Dan Block-Lake Park with his parents Randy and Cathy
Dan Block with Coach Bob Nikells

Girls Shot Put

1st Daniella Bunch-Mahomet with her parents Dan and Debbie

DONNA ON THE SIDE IN ILLINOIS
2008 IPTT Indoor Classic
Part 1 - intro
Part 2 - Class A
Part 3 - Class AA
Part 4 - worker bees

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