Boys Track & Field Medalists

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1970-71

100-yard dash

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Howard Jones	Evanston (Twp.)	:09.6
2	Ted Edwards	Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep)
3	Howard Strickland	East Moline (United)
4	Jerry Thomas	Decatur (Stephen Decatur)
5	Gail Murphy	Alton (Sr.)
6	Gerald Smith	Chicago (Lindblom)

220-yard dash

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Howard Jones	Evanston (Twp.)	:21.3
2	Howard Strickland	East Moline (United)
3	Ted Edwards	Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep)
4	Bruce Abels	Wheaton (North)
5	Gerald Smith	Chicago (Lindblom)
6	Chris Standeger	Northfield (New Trier West)
1	Howard Jones	Evanston (Twp.)	:21.3
2	Howard Strickland	East Moline (United)
3	Ted Edwards	Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep)
4	Bruce Abels	Wheaton (North)
5	Gerald Smith	Chicago (Lindblom)
6	Chris Standeger	Northfield (New Trier West)

440-yard dash

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	John Johnson	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)	:48.3
2	Wilbert Haney	Zion (Z.-Benton)
3	Ben App	Elgin (Larkin)
4	Mike McMahon	Lombard (Glenbard East)
5	Lester "Bo" Scott	Alton (Sr.)
6	Ed Wardzala	Chicago (Lane)

880-yard run

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Steve Cotsirilos	Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)	1:53.6
2	Bill Jarocki	Palatine (Fremd)
3	Allen Stanczak	Cicero (Morton East)
4	Randy Beebe	Lombard (Glenbard East)
5	Chris Krikland	Winnetka (New Trier East)
6	Don Fash	Riverside (R.-Brookfield)

1-mile run

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Dave Merrick	New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)	4:07.4
2	Mike Durkin	River Grove (Holy Cross)
3	Dave Berg	Decatur (Stephen Decatur)
4	Dave Ingraham	Evanston (Twp.)
5	Larry Bates	Evanston (Twp.)
6	Gary Mandehr	Antioch

2-mile run

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Dave Merrick	New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)	8:48.9
2	Craig Virgin	Lebanon
3	Don Ellis	Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
4	Don Franklin	Evanston (Twp.)
5	Ron Pick	Evanston (Twp.)
6	John St. John	Des Plaines (Maine West)

120-yard high hurdles

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	John Welsch	LaGrange (Lyons)	:14.2
2	Alfred Larry	East St. Louis (Lincoln)
3	Bob Norman	Fulton (H.S.)
4	Don Ussery	LaGrange (Lyons)
5	Mike Snyder	East Moline (United)
6	Bob Hertel	Joliet (West)

180-yard low hurdles

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Gail Murphy	Alton (Sr.)	:19.4
2	Marshal Vick	Villa Park (Willowbrook)
3	Gary Woolford	Joliet (West)
4	Floyd Pettaway	Wheaton (Central)
5	Lonnie Brown	Chicago (Englewood)
6	Dan Wendoll	Hoffman Estates (Conant)

880-yard relay

Place	School (& Relay Members)	Mark

1	East Moline (United)	1:27.5
	Bandy, Cunningham, Masengarb, Howard Strickland
2	Evanston (Twp.)
3	East St. Louis (Lincoln)
4	Decatur (Stephen Decatur)
5	Northfield (New Trier West)
6	Lombard (Glenbard East)

1-mile relay

Place	School (& Relay Members)	Mark

1	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)	3:17.7
	Collins, John Johnson, Henry Kennedy, Smalzer
2	Chicago (Lane)
3	Alton (Sr.)
4	East St. Louis (Lincoln)
5	Evanston (Twp.)
6	Chicago (Englewood)

high jump

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Bill Hancock	Glasford (Illini Bluffs)	6-8
2	Bernard Rogers	Zion (Z.-Benton)
3	Calvin Stamp	East Moline (United)
4	Terry Granahan	Elmhurst (York)
5	Mike Carruther	New Lenox (Providence Catholic)
6	Van Pogue	Macomb (Western)

pole vault

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Rusty Wells	Ottawa (Twp.)	14-4
2	Jim McMath	LaGrange (Lyons)
3	Tim Johnson	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)
4	Walt Rowland	Sterling (H.S.)
5	Greg Carlsen	Rock Island (H.S.)
6	Doug Laz	Urbana (H.S.)

long jump

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Lonnie Brown	Chicago (Englewood)	23-6³⁄₄
2	Lester "Bo" Scott	Alton (Sr.)
3	Scott Racine	LaGrange (Lyons)
4	Jim Potter	Springfield (Southeast)
5	Wilbert Covin	Evanston (Twp.)
6	Charles Smith	Maywood (Proviso East)

shot put

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Alvin Everett	Chicago (Englewood)	60-0¹⁄₂
2	Rich Girt	East Moline (United)
3	Mike Baietto	Peoria (Richwoods)
4	Scott Boettner	Rockford (Guilford)
5	Al Foster	Rock Island (H.S.)
6	Guy Erickson	Lombard (Glenbard East)

discus throw

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Peter Stone	Highland Park	167-3
2	Lee Schwaba	Olympia Fields (Rich Central)
3	Art Riley	Dolton (Thornridge)
4	Bill Edwards	Homer
5	Jim Leopardo	Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
6	Greg Gale	Elmhurst (York)

1971-72

100-yard dash

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Howard Jones	Evanston (Twp.)	:09.5
2	Mike Monroe	East St. Louis (Lincoln)
3	Mike McFarland	Chicago (Parker)
4	Ken Paulsen	Elmhurst (York)
5	Earl Strickert	Addison (A. Trail)
6	Gerald Bell	Rockford (Auburn)

220-yard dash

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Howard Jones	Evanston (Twp.)	:21.2
2	Mike Monroe	East St. Louis (Lincoln)
3	Ken Paulson	Elmhurst (York)
4	Earl Strickert	Addison (A. Trail)
5	Mike McFarland	Chicago (Parker)
6	William Harte	Chicago (Marist)
1	Howard Jones	Evanston (Twp.)	:21.2
2	Mike Monroe	East St. Louis (Lincoln)
3	Ken Paulson	Elmhurst (York)
4	Earl Strickert	Addison (A. Trail)
5	Mike McFarland	Chicago (Parker)
6	William Harte	Chicago (Marist)

440-yard dash

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Bruce Abels	Wheaton (North)	:48.3
2	Ed Luzon	Oak Lawn (Community)
3	Lester "Bo" Scott	Alton (Sr.)
4	Pat McNamara	Park Ridge (Maine South)
5	Bob Taylor	Rock Island (H.S.)
6	Ken Winchester	Chicago (Kenwood)

880-yard run

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Larry Bates	Evanston (Twp.)	1:52.7
2	Wesley Wright	East St. Louis (Sr.)
3	Dennis Kern	Chicago (Lane)
4	Charles White	Harvey (Thornton)
5	Chris Loring	Dolton (Thornridge)
6	Larry Gnapp	Chicago (Lane)

1-mile run

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Craig Virgin	Lebanon	4:09.2
2	Jim Hurt	Hillside (Proviso West)
3	Stan Vannier	Centralia
4	Gary Mandehr	Antioch
5	Mark Larson	Decatur (Lakeview)
6	Al Anderson	Elmhurst (York)

2-mile run

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Craig Virgin	Lebanon	8:51.9
2	Frank Flores	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)
3	Steve Jackson	Chicago (Englewood)
4	Jim Buell	Mt. Morris
5	Jim Wheeler	Zion (Z.-Benton)
6	Gary Les	Niles (Notre Dame)

120-yard high hurdles

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Gary Woolford	Joliet (West)	:14.0
2	Dave Wyckoff	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)
3	Jim Hanlon	Lombard (Glenbard East)
4	Terry Ryan	New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)
5	George Haley	Jacksonville (H.S.)
6	Pharlis James	Harvey (Thornton)

180-yard low hurdles

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Dave Wyckoff	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)	:19.5
2	Jim Hanlon	Lombard (Glenbard East)
3	Gary Woolford	Joliet (West)
4	Greg Kries	Dundee
5	Darnell Jenkins	Rockford (West)
6	Delrick White	Chicago (Kenwood)

880-yard relay

Place	School (& Relay Members)	Mark

1	Evanston (Twp.)	1:27.4
	Howard Jones, Jerome Maye, Joe Stewart, Rick Strong
2	Harvey (Thornton)
3	Chicago (Lane)
4	East St. Louis (Sr.)
5	Chicago (Dunbar)
6	Lombard (Glenbard East)

1-mile relay

Place	School (& Relay Members)	Mark

1	Harvey (Thornton)	3:18.0
	Bratcher, Gunnell, Max Tolen, White
2	East St. Louis (Sr.)
3	Chicago (Harlan)
4	Chicago (Lane)
5	Villa Park (Willowbrook)
6	Normal (Community)

high jump

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	John Stanek	Hillside (Proviso West)	6-8
2	Steve Celsor	Alton (Sr.)
3	Bill Fisher	Chatsworth
4	Ken Bode	Champaign (Central)
5	George Muschler	Elmhurst (York)
6	Lodel Burnett	Maywood (Proviso East)

pole vault

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Jeff Klawitter	Dolton (Thornridge)	15-0
2	Doug Laz	Urbana (H.S.)
3	Tim Johnson	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)
4	Mark Kramer	Gibson City
5	Robert Kopanda	Hillside (Proviso West)
6	Jim McMath	LaGrange (Lyons)

long jump

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Lester "Bo" Scott	Alton (Sr.)	24-5¹⁄₄
2	Jerry Pitsenbarger	Marseilles
3	Darcy Wadsworth	Dixon (H.S.)
4	Kent Phillips	Decatur (MacArthur)
5	Wesley Jones	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)
6	Leonard Boatner	East St. Louis (Sr.)

shot put

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Rich Girt	East Moline (United)	60-9¹⁄₂
2	Gary Stajduhar	Evanston (Twp.)
3	Scott Boettner	Rockford (Guilford)
4	Dan Lueder	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)
5	Bill Rucks	Waukegan (H.S.)
6	Steve Evans	Moline (H.S.)

discus throw

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	James Robbers	Granite City	175-10
2	Alan Pulikowski	Maywood (Proviso East)
3	Bill Edwards	Homer
4	Lee Schwaba	Olympia Fields (Rich Central)
5	Don Penn	Yorkville
6	Derrick Glanton	East St. Louis (Lincoln)

1972-73

100-yard dash

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Mike McFarland	Chicago (Parker)	:09.5
2	Mike Monroe	East St. Louis (Lincoln)
3	Kim Hurd	Naperville (H.S.)
4	Joe Stewart	Evanston (Twp.)
5	Orlando Hibbler	Chicago (Carver)
6	Gerald Bell	Rockford (Auburn)

220-yard dash

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Mike McFarland	Chicago (Parker)	:20.9
2	Mike Monroe	East St. Louis (Lincoln)
3	Kim Hurd	Naperville (H.S.)
4	Joe Stewart	Evanston (Twp.)
5	Norris Mosley	Rantoul
6	Earl Strickert	Addison (A. Trail)
1	Mike McFarland	Chicago (Parker)	:20.9
2	Mike Monroe	East St. Louis (Lincoln)
3	Kim Hurd	Naperville (H.S.)
4	Joe Stewart	Evanston (Twp.)
5	Norris Mosley	Rantoul
6	Earl Strickert	Addison (A. Trail)

440-yard dash

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Alphonso Sanders	Chicago (Englewood)	:48.3
2	Tim Smith	Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep)
3	Max Tolen	Harvey (Thornton)
4	Reginald Johnson	Chicago (Harlan)
5	John Thingvold	Downers Grove (South)
6	James Thompson	Chicago (Englewood)

880-yard run

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Charles White	Harvey (Thornton)	1:51.0
2	Matt Rechmeyer	Mt. Morris
3	Ray Giff	Oak Lawn (Richards)
4	Ed White	Mascoutah
5	Dennis Kern	Chicago (Lane)
6	Joe Sexton	Peoria (Richwoods)

1-mile run

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Bill Fritz	Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)	4:11.4
2	Craig Virgin	Lebanon
3	Paul Sewell	Rockford (Guilford)
4	Dave Allen	LaGrange (Lyons)
5	Mark Collins	Hinsdale (Central)
6	Jim Brown	Wheaton (St. Francis)

2-mile run

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Craig Virgin	Lebanon	8:42.6
2	Jim Eicken	East Peoria
3	Craig Young	Stillman Valley
4	Scott Williams	Wheaton (Central)
5	Stan Vannier	Centralia
6	Bill Santino	Crystal Lake (H.S.)

120-yard high hurdles

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Lumbia Tolliver	East St. Louis (Sr.)	:14.0
2	Andy Roberts	Springfield (Southeast)
3	Ron Sterrenberg	LaGrange (Lyons)
4	Randy Schlachter	Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
5	Mike Spencer	Chicago (Calumet)
6	Estus Hood	Kankakee (Eastridge)

180-yard low hurdles

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Ron Sterrenberg	LaGrange (Lyons)	:19.2
2	Mike Spencer	Chicago (Calumet)
3	Randy Schlachter	Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
4	Jeff Kirk	Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
5	Dave Jenson	Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
6	Estus Hood	Kankakee (Eastridge)

880-yard relay

Place	School (& Relay Members)	Mark

1	East St. Louis (Lincoln)	1:28.3
	Bridges, Jones, Mike Monroe, Wells
2	LaGrange (Lyons)
3	Chicago (Lane)
4	Chicago (Phillips)
5	Chicago (Englewood)
6	East Moline (United)

1-mile relay

Place	School (& Relay Members)	Mark

1	Harvey (Thornton)	3:17.7
	Borgwardt, Bratcher, Max Tolen, White
2	Chicago (Lane)
3	Chicago (Englewood)
4	Chicago (Harlan)
5	LaGrange (Lyons)
6	Chicago (Taft)

high jump

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	U.S. Davidson	Champaign (Centennial)	6-7
2	Bill Hansen	Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
3t	Pat Carter	Champaign (Central)
3t	Nat Page	Evanston (Twp.)
5t	Jim Rozhon	Addison (A. Trail)
5t	Andy Antoniou	Downers Grove (North)

pole vault

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Tim Johnson	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)	14-9
2	Bob Kratz	Granite City
3	Jim King	Rock Falls
4	Hubert Butler	East St. Louis (Lincoln)
5	Joe Thompson	East Moline (United)
6	Paul Johnson	Maple Park (Kaneland)

long jump

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	John Whitley	Peoria (Manual)	23-0³⁄₄
2	Doug Mennis	Wheaton (Central)
3	Paul Proffitt	Berwyn (Morton West)
4	Ken Hickman	Alton (Sr.)
5	Walt Myrick	Rockford (West)
6	Tommy Meeks	Rockford (Auburn)

shot put

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Alan Pulikowski	Maywood (Proviso East)	62-2
2	Rick Schefdorf	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)
3	Jerry Finis	Palatine (Fremd)
4	Bill Chlebek	Wheeling
5	Gary Remius	Berwyn (Morton West)
6	Jack Warren	West Frankfort (Frankfort)

discus throw

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Brad Hiles	Granite City	163-6
2	Jerry Finis	Palatine (Fremd)
3	Stan Wienke	Broadlands (ABL)
4	Alan Pulikowski	Maywood (Proviso East)
5	Steve DeFalco	Wheaton (North)
6	Mark Stevenson	Rock Island (H.S.)

1973-74

100-yard dash

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Joe Stewart	Evanston (Twp.)	:09.7
2	Kevin Newell	Chicago (Lane)
3	Mike Cole	Freeport (H.S.)
4	Tim Johnson	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)
5	Pat Wilkes	Peoria (H.S.)
6	John Clay	LaGrange (Lyons)
7	Mike Kincaid	Waukegan (H.S.)
8	Dan Hall	Wheaton (North)

220-yard dash

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Joe Stewart	Evanston (Twp.)	:21.6
2	Roy Parker	Chicago (Phillips)
3	Ray Riha	Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
4	Jeff Hindman	Rock Island (H.S.)
5	Ray Estes	Rantoul
6	Eli Aldridge	Chicago (Harlan)
7	Dan Hall	Wheaton (North)
8	Jay Highfield	Princeton
1	Joe Stewart	Evanston (Twp.)	:21.6
2	Roy Parker	Chicago (Phillips)
3	Ray Riha	Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
4	Jeff Hindman	Rock Island (H.S.)
5	Ray Estes	Rantoul
6	Eli Aldridge	Chicago (Harlan)
7	Dan Hall	Wheaton (North)
8	Jay Highfield	Princeton

440-yard dash

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Tim Smith	Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep)	:48.5
2	Eddie Hatch	Chicago (Phillips)
3	James Thompson	Chicago (Englewood)
4	Ricky Myles	Waukegan (H.S.)
5	Perry Holliday	Momence
6	Dave Warner	Naperville (Central)
7	Tom Griffin	Niles (Notre Dame)
8	Reginald Johnson	Chicago (Harlan)

880-yard run

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Dennis Kern	Chicago (Lane)	1:52.0
2	Dave Jackson	Evanston (Twp.)
3	Paul Kimmell	East Moline (United)
4	Ken Staggs	Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
5	John McCabe	Chicago (Marist)
6	Mike Dudley	Naperville (Central)
7	Charles White	Harvey (Thornton)
8	Pat Rivers	Lombard (Glenbard East)

1-mile run

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Bill Fritz	Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)	4:12.4
2	Chuck Bell	Palatine (H.S.)
3	Randy Huffman	Riverside (R.-Brookfield)
4	Bob McCarty	Elmhurst (York)
5	Bill Santino	Crystal Lake (H.S.)
6	Larry Turilli	Hillside (Proviso West)
7	Rick Lotter	Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
8	Craig Young	Stillman Valley

2-mile run

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Dave Walters	New Lenox (Lincoln-Way)	9:02.0
2	Craig Young	Stillman Valley
3	Bill Santino	Crystal Lake (H.S.)
4	Dana Hiserote	Peoria (H.S.)
5	John Unger	Riverside (R.-Brookfield)
6	Robin Liddell	Decatur (Eisenhower)
7	Kurt Leslie	Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)
8	Ron Craker	Elmhurst (York)

120-yard high hurdles

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Ron Sterrenberg	LaGrange (Lyons)	:13.8
2	Bill Klippert	Des Plaines (Maine West)
3	Jay Maxwell	Carol Stream (Glenbard North)
4	Andy Roberts	Springfield (Southeast)
5	Maurice Paschal	Rockford (Guilford)
6	Mark Sturwold	Barrington
7	Craig Horyn	Wood River (East Alton-W.R.)

330-yard low hurdles

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Ron Sterrenberg	LaGrange (Lyons)	:36.9
2	Tim Klein	Chicago (Lane)
3	Tom Schooley	Granite City (South)
4	Robert Garrison	Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)
5t	Robert Townes	Chicago (Lindblom)
5t	John Beutlich	Chicago (Luther North)
5t	Barry Lancford	East St. Louis (Sr.)
5t	Mitch Gras	LaGrange (Lyons)

440-yard relay

Place	School (& Relay Members)	Mark

1	East St. Louis (Sr.)	:42.7
	Stanley Braggs, Marvin Edmonds, Brian Leonard, Lamar Pickett
2	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)
3	Chicago (Lane)
4	LaGrange (Lyons)
5	Chicago (Harlan)
6	South Holland (Thornwood)

880-yard relay

Place	School (& Relay Members)	Mark

1	East St. Louis (Sr.)	1:28.6
	Stanley Braggs, Marvin Edmonds, Brian Leonard, Lamar Pickett
2	Chicago (Lane)
3	Evanston (Twp.)
4	Chicago (Phillips)
5	LaGrange (Lyons)
6	Waukegan (H.S.)
7	Springfield (Southeast)

1-mile relay

Place	School (& Relay Members)	Mark

1	Chicago (Lane)	3:15.2
	Gary Arnesen, Dennis Kern, Tim Klein, Kevin Newell
2	Chicago (Phillips)
3	Waukegan (H.S.)
4	East St. Louis (Sr.)
5	Maywood (Proviso East)
6	Oak Lawn (Community)
7	Chicago (Harlan)
8	Danville (H.S.)

high jump

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Nat Page	Evanston (Twp.)	6-10¹⁄₂
2	Rick Smith	LaGrange (Lyons)
3	Rollie Himes	Spring Valley (Hall)
4	Dave Shattuck	Belvidere (H.S.)
5t	Willy Huff	Alton (Sr.)
5t	Lee Diehl	Lisle (Sr.)

pole vault

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Tim Johnson	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)	14-9
2	Scott Maechtle	Elmhurst (York)
3	Hubert Butler	East St. Louis (Sr.)
4	Bruce Mahlig	Schaumburg (H.S.)
5	Eric Leeth	Paris
6	Mike McCrindle	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)

long jump

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Larry Perry	Alton (Sr.)	24-5¹⁄₄
2	Alvin Wiggins	Cairo
3	Jim Otloe	Pana (H.S.)
4	Robert Gat	Quincy (Sr.)
5	Ernest Mack	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)
6	Tim Pinnick	Lockport (Central)
7	Kerry Rice	Springfield (Southeast)
8	Tom Griffin	Niles (Notre Dame)

triple jump

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Charles Hollis	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)	48-11¹⁄₂
2	Larry Perry	Alton (Sr.)
3	Kerry Rice	Springfield (Southeast)
4	Nat Page	Evanston (Twp.)
5	Steve Martin	Joliet (Central)
6	Art Scott	Harvey (Thornton)
7	Rick Smith	LaGrange (Lyons)
8	Tony Triplett	Chicago (Phillips)

shot put

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	John Sloan	Rolling Meadows	60-4
2	Mark Stevenson	Rock Island (H.S.)
3	John Marks	Oak Lawn (Community)
4	Bob Cryder	O'Fallon (H.S.)
5	Greg Hoffman	West Chicago (H.S.)
6	Bill Versen	Jacksonville (H.S.)
7	Bob Carper	Morton
8	Maurice Hampton	Champaign (Central)

discus throw

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Craig Robbins	Rushville	174-1
2	Brian Kueker	Champaign (Centennial)
3	Ron Eichaker	Skokie (Niles North)
4	Mark Stevenson	Rock Island (H.S.)
5	Kirk Ritzman	Belvidere (H.S.)
6	Dave Cruise	Yorkville
7	Steve McCommons	Benton
8	Bob Cryder	O'Fallon (H.S.)

1974-75 (A)

100-yard dash

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Neil Johnson	Prophetstown	:09.77
2	Dennis Ullom	Clifton (Central)
3	Duane Johnson	Cairo
4	Terry Nettles	Greenfield
5	Steve Allert	West Chicago (Wheaton Academy)
6	Joel Maynard	Hampshire
7	Darrell Sergent	Auburn
8	Mike Brady	Tampico

220-yard dash

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Steve Safranski	Granville (Putnam County)	:21.94
2	Neil Johnson	Prophetstown
3	Glenn Schallhorn	LaMoille
4	Marty Martino	Roanoke (R.-Benson)
5	Shad Cooper	Mounds (Meridian)
6	Robert Bonds	Chicago (Providence-St. Mel)
7	Steve Allert	West Chicago (Wheaton Academy)
8	Joe Waymire	Villa Grove
1	Steve Safranski	Granville (Putnam County)	:21.94
2	Neil Johnson	Prophetstown
3	Glenn Schallhorn	LaMoille
4	Marty Martino	Roanoke (R.-Benson)
5	Shad Cooper	Mounds (Meridian)
6	Robert Bonds	Chicago (Providence-St. Mel)
7	Steve Allert	West Chicago (Wheaton Academy)
8	Joe Waymire	Villa Grove

440-yard dash

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Mark Claypool	Maple Park (Kaneland)	:49.08
2	Tom O'Connor	Granville (Putnam County)
3	Mark Kovacik	Elmhurst (Immaculate Conception)
4	Jim Bruce	Chicago (University)
5	Cary Downey	Farmington (East)
6	Dale Majcina	Marseilles
7	Barry Wright	Greenfield
8	Mark Duncan	Toulon

880-yard run

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Ron Ackerman	Maple Park (Kaneland)	1:53.23
2	Don Burns	Lebanon
3	Scott Bartelt	Polo
4	John Cychol	Aurora (Marmion Academy)
5	John Isbell	Farmington (East)
6	Marv Gudeman	Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn)
7	Ray Valek	New Lenox (Providence Catholic)
8	Al Vennell	Pleasant Hill

1-mile run

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Reo Rorem	Gilman	4:26.44
2	Mark Johnson	Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
3	Dave Smith	Lombard (Montini)
4	Richard Edgett	Maroa (M.-Forsyth)
5	Craig Young	Stillman Valley
6	Harold Winship	Henry (H.-Senachwine)
7	John Isbell	Farmington (East)
8	Al Vennell	Pleasant Hill

2-mile run

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Craig Young	Stillman Valley	9:21.15
2	Reo Rorem	Gilman
3	Mark Johnson	Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
4	Tom Logue	Aurora (Marmion Academy)
5	Gregg Grubb	Stillman Valley
6	Greg Hogg	Lebanon
7	Dave Derdeyn	Richmond (R.-Burton)
8	Duane Peterson	Viola (Winola)

120-yard high hurdles

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Tom Jump	Normal (University)	:14.28
2	John Vanderkamp	Elmhurst (Timothy Christian)
3	Jim Braksick	Flanagan
4	Mark Kinscherff	Pleasant Hill
5	Ed Barth	Aurora (Marmion Academy)
6	Curtis Cooper	Gillespie
7	Pat Carney	Morrison
8	Kim Wells	Momence

330-yard low hurdles

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Bob Summers	Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn)	:38.35
2	Dennis Ullom	Clifton (Central)
3	Andrew Rechmeyer	Mt. Morris
4	Jim Braksick	Flanagan
5	Henry Davis	Cairo
6	Dave Woolgast	Gardner (G.-South Wilmington)
7	Tom Jump	Normal (University)
8	Eric Miller	Homer

440-yard relay

Place	School (& Relay Members)	Mark

1	New Lenox (Providence Catholic)	:43.63
	Greg D'Amico, Kevin Johnson, Mike Mores, Gordon Patterson
2	Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn)
3	Madison
4	Granville (Putnam County)
5	Chicago (Providence-St. Mel)
6	Mounds (Meridian)
7	Monmouth (H.S.)
8	Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran)

880-yard relay

Place	School (& Relay Members)	Mark

1	Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn)	1:31.49
	Mark Alt, John Burke, Danny Eckart, Bob Summers
2	Paxton
3	Fulton (H.S.)
4	Chicago (Providence-St. Mel)
5	Cairo
6	Aurora (Marmion Academy)
7	Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)
8	El Paso

1-mile relay

Place	School (& Relay Members)	Mark

1	Maple Park (Kaneland)	3:24.63
	Ron Ackerman, Mark Claypool, Marty Lyle, Larry Will
2	Altamont
3	Polo
4	Aurora (Marmion Academy)
5	Momence
6	St. Anne
7	Clifton (Central)
8	Lebanon

high jump

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Rich Rames	Vandalia	6-5
2	Rollie Himes	Spring Valley (Hall)
3	Jim Braksick	Flanagan
4	Greg Heist	Port Byron (Riverdale)
5	Fred Swengel	Neoga
6	Mike Woodard	Sidell (Jamaica)
7	Larry Joesten	Stillman Valley
8t	Jeff Butner	Arcola
8t	Shane Milroy	Toulon

pole vault

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Bill Lawson	Carthage (Hancock Central)	14-6
2	Tony Stolp	Rushville
3	Larry Will	Maple Park (Kaneland)
4	Arlyn Rudin	Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn)
5t	David Peck	Sparta
5t	Randy Stevenson	Yorkville
7	Perry Walsh	Kankakee (McNamara)
8	Jim Farmer	Dupo

long jump

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Steve Safranski	Granville (Putnam County)	22-11
2	Chuck Miller	Fulton (H.S.)
3	Rod Slover	Biggsville (Union)
4	Ed Wort	Mt. Sterling (Brown County)
5	Darrell Sergent	Auburn
6	Tom Jump	Normal (University)
7	Dave Hartz	Buda (Western)
8t	Larry Shepherd	El Paso
8t	Tim Coleman	Virden

triple jump

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Mark Claypool	Maple Park (Kaneland)	46-0¹⁄₄
2	Randy Polk	St. Anne
3	Bill Lawson	Carthage (Hancock Central)
4	Cliff Douglas	Chicago (F.W. Parker)
5	Kurt Nafziger	Carlinville
6	Bruce Weller	Maple Park (Kaneland)
7	Tony Van Fleet	Alexis
8	Mark Kinscherff	Pleasant Hill

shot put

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Jim Bishop	Maple Park (Kaneland)	59-2
2	Lyndon Swanson	Watseka
3	Scott Krey	Farmington (East)
4	Mel Blaser	Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)
5	Mike Jorgensen	Maple Park (Kaneland)
6	Pat Dorothy	Tampico
7	Garry Orrel	Albion (Edwards County)
8	Jeff Welch	Woodhull (AlWood)

discus throw

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	John Yingling	Mt. Sterling (Brown County)	157-1
2	Lyndon Swanson	Watseka
3	Rolf Wilson	Argenta (A.-Oreana)
4	Steve Thompson	Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
5	Eric Fabert	Arthur
6	Mike Maynard	Farmer City (F.C.-Mansfield)
7	Eric Sloter	Watseka
8	Steve Busher	Effingham (St. Anthony)

1974-75 (AA)

100-yard dash

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Marvin Edmonds	East St. Louis (Sr.)	:09.37
2	Tim Graf	Joliet (East)
3	Mike Stapleton	Aurora (West)
4	Joe Johnson	Maywood (Proviso East)
5	Ken Gatz	Franklin Park (East Leyden)
6	Ken Lee	Rock Island (H.S.)
7	Don Milkent	Palos Hills (Stagg)
8	Fred Payton	Peoria (Manual)

220-yard dash

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Don Milkent	Palos Hills (Stagg)	:21.87
2	Eddie Hatch	Chicago (Phillips)
3	Lamar Pickett	East St. Louis (Sr.)
4	Mike Stapleton	Aurora (West)
5	Paul Russo	Addison (A. Trail)
6	Dave Kelly	LaGrange (Lyons)
7	Gary March	East Moline (United)
8	Bob James	Chicago (Mendel)
1	Don Milkent	Palos Hills (Stagg)	:21.87
2	Eddie Hatch	Chicago (Phillips)
3	Lamar Pickett	East St. Louis (Sr.)
4	Mike Stapleton	Aurora (West)
5	Paul Russo	Addison (A. Trail)
6	Dave Kelly	LaGrange (Lyons)
7	Gary March	East Moline (United)
8	Bob James	Chicago (Mendel)

440-yard dash

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Eddie Hatch	Chicago (Phillips)	:47.20
2	Jerry Holloway	Rockford (East)
3	Benny Phillips	Chicago (Phillips)
4	Steve Lively	Mt. Vernon (H.S.)
5	Donald White	Harvey (Thornton)
6	Eric Richards	Peoria (H.S.)
7	John Toigo	Springfield (Lanphier)
8	Tom Moran	Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)

880-yard run

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Steve Schellenberger	Arlington Heights (Forest View)	1:51.90
2	Ken Staggs	Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
3	Vic Ahart	Edwardsville (H.S.)
4	Kevin Moore	Oak Lawn (Community)
5	David Ayoub	Peoria (H.S.)
6	Andy Bergstrom	Rockford (East)
7	Marvin Townsend	East St. Louis (Sr.)
8	Mike Hormann	Chicago (Lane)

1-mile run

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Kip Smith	Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)	4:11.07
2	Joe Paul	Des Plaines (Maine West)
3	Richie Harris	Lake Forest (H.S.)
4	Mike Sawyer	Alton (Sr.)
5	Paul Kinyon	Palatine (Fremd)
6	Bob Hicks	Orland Park (Sandburg)
7	Rick Rundus	Champaign (Central)
8	Steve Chaplin	Glenview (Glenbrook South)

2-mile run

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Ron Craker	Elmhurst (York)	9:02.86
2	Don Gilchrist	Rockford (East)
3	Tom Marion	Hillside (Proviso West)
4	Leo Lenting	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)
5	Mike Buhmann	Norridge (Ridgewood)
6	Gary Brenner	Des Plaines (Maine West)
7	Ken Caldwell	Lake Forest (H.S.)
8	Doug Diekema	Wheaton (North)

120-yard high hurdles

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Greg Foster	Maywood (Proviso East)	:13.47
2	Nat Page	Evanston (Twp.)
3	Bill Kearney	Hillside (Proviso West)
4	Roderick Glover	East St. Louis (Lincoln)
5	Edward Thomas	Chicago (King)
6	Mike Rowe	Chicago (Lake View)
7	Gerald Smith	Chicago (Kenwood)
8	Keith Lowell	Rantoul

330-yard low hurdles

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Greg Foster	Maywood (Proviso East)	:36.00
2	Rick Moss	Mattoon
3	Russ Pope	Rockford (East)
4	Bill Kearney	Hillside (Proviso West)
5	Nate Lundy	North Chicago
6	Tom Slack	Wheaton (Central)
7	Kevin Moore	Oak Lawn (Community)
8	Tom Schooley	Granite City (South)

440-yard relay

Place	School (& Relay Members)	Mark

1	East St. Louis (Sr.)	:41.68
	Stanley Braggs, Marvin Edmonds, Lamar Pickett, Richard Townsend
2	Rockford (East)
3	Joliet (East)
4	Chicago (Lane)
5	East Moline (United)
6	Peoria (Manual)
7	Peoria (H.S.)
8	Oak Lawn (Richards)

880-yard relay

Place	School (& Relay Members)	Mark

1	East St. Louis (Sr.)	1:25.70
	Stanley Braggs, Marvin Edmonds, Lamar Pickett, Richard Townsend
2	Joliet (East)
3	Chicago (Lane)
4	Rockford (East)
5	East Moline (United)
6	Chicago (Calumet)
7	Peoria (Manual)
8	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)

1-mile relay

Place	School (& Relay Members)	Mark

1	Chicago (Phillips)	3:17.14
	Gerald Davis, Eddie Hatch, William Moore, Benny Phillips
2	East St. Louis (Sr.)
3	Chicago (Dunbar)
4	Rockford (East)
5	Chicago (Lindblom)
6	Chicago (Lane)
7	Wheaton (Central)
8	Maywood (Proviso East)

high jump

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Nat Page	Evanston (Twp.)	7-0
2	Andy Preuss	Villa Park (Willowbrook)
3	Ben Wozniak	Lombard (Glenbard East)
4	Steve Hadfield	Pekin
5	Tom Garafolo	Elmhurst (York)
6	Jay Miller	Oswego (H.S.)

pole vault

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Ken Harding	DeKalb	15-1¹⁄₂
2	Bruce Mahlig	Schaumburg (H.S.)
3	Mike McCrindle	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)
4	Dan Larson	Elmhurst (York)
5	Jay Ogden	Moline (H.S.)

long jump

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Larry Perry	Alton (Sr.)	24-4¹⁄₂
2	Kerry Rice	Springfield (Southeast)
3	Steve Lomas	Rock Island (H.S.)
4	Steve Martin	Joliet (Central)
5	Rick Moss	Mattoon
6	Bill Camper	Galesburg (Corpus Christi)
7	John Cunningham	Dolton (Thornridge)
8	Carl Findley	Galesburg (Corpus Christi)

triple jump

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Alvin Perryman	Danville (H.S.)	49-4¹⁄₄
2	Larry Perry	Alton (Sr.)
3	Steve Simington	Chicago (Mendel)
4	Willie Jones	Rock Island (H.S.)
5	Dave Shattuck	Belvidere (H.S.)
6	Larry Simmert	Downers Grove (South)
7	Tim Pinnick	Lockport (Central)
8	Efrem Stringfellow	Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)

shot put

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	John Marks	Oak Lawn (Community)	62-4³⁄₄
2	Barry Clayton	East St. Louis (Sr.)
3	Paul Fencl	Oak Lawn (Community)
4	Mike Simmons	Rock Island (H.S.)
5	Jim Cahalan	Moline (H.S.)
6	Bob Mims	Galesburg (Corpus Christi)
7	Tom Ryan	Oak Lawn (Richards)
8	Rich Sharpe	Palatine (Fremd)

discus throw

Place	Name	School	Mark

1	Bruce Rolfe	Wheaton (North)	167-10
2	Clay Boyd	Addison (A. Trail)
3	Bob Hartman	Evergreen Park
4	Kevan Grimmett	Harvey (Thornton)
5	Tom Ryan	Oak Lawn (Richards)
6	Steve Fitzgerald	Bloomington (H.S.)
7	Mike Jaworek	Zion (Z.-Benton)
8	Barry Thompson	Moline (H.S.)