With the Region IV Championships starting Wednesday for the Track and Field teams, let’s take a look at Harper’s athletes in this preview from Head Coach Renee Zellner.
Jesus Escareno is now ranked 1st in the steeplechase and 4th in the 5000m as we move toward our last 2 meets going into our National meet. He will be running the 10k on Wednesday trying to qualify in that race.
Garrett Dorsey continues to hold his #1 National ranking in the 400m and is the fastest leg in the 400m and 1600m relays.
Travis Pruitt continues to drop his time in all of his sprint races.
Mark Niemann the outdoor Chicagoland 2nd place finisher in the decathlon is ranked number in the national meet rankings and 3rd in pole vault.
Xzavier Kimbrough placed 5th in the outdoor Chicagoland’s decathlon is ranked #2 in the National rankings.
Jarrett Austin are holding their high jump spot as 2nd and 3rd ranking accordingly and qualified in the long jump
Robin Bingham is ranked number 1 in discus and 3rd in the javelin.
Anne Craigen is ranked 2nd in the hammer, 4th in shot put.
De’Larissa Morris who placed 5th in the hepathlon in the outdoor Championships is Nationally ranked 1st in the heptathlon, and in the top 8 in the long jump, high jump and hammer.
Janet Franco and Elisse Rene Lorenc are still ranked in the top 3 in the 5k and Janet in the 10 K.
Lindsay Weinberg is ranked in 3rd in the pole vault.
Karoline Banasik is ranked 5th in the 800m, 2nd in the heptathlon and 5th in the vault.
Both teams are working hard to improve their times and distances and to stay healthy. We meet COD and Oakton on Wednesday at COD for the first day of the Region IV Championships.
Events will be: 10k 3200m relay hammer discus high jump long jump. Starting time 2pm.
Saturday will the second day of the Region Championships which are held at Loras College in Dubuque Iowa as part of the Loras Invitational.