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Boys Track Impressive at State Meet

May 27, 2013 By

(May 27, 2013) The boys track team produced the best effort in school history at this weekend’s IHSA State Track Meet held at Eastern Illinois University. Seniors Austin Dickholtz, Malcolm Engel, and Ose Ilenikhena each advanced out of Friday’s preliminaries to compete in Saturday’s event finals and lead GBS to an overall 19th place showing as a team. Their individual performances also earned each of them All State honors, the most at one State Meet in GBS history.

Ilenikhena won his long jump flight on Friday with a school record leap of 23′ 1″, and while he couldn’t improve on it Saturday, the effort earned him a 6th place finish. Long-time teammates Dickholtz and Engel competed in the same 400M heat on Friday and ran 3-4 with times just good enough to advance to Saturday’s final. The field in the final ran significantly slower than the prior day, but the Titans’ efforts measured up quite well, as Dickholtz finished 5th and his teammate took 6th a split second later.

GBS also had other entries in the meet. Junior Luke Pilliod narrowly missed earning finals’ berths in the 110M and 300M hurdles, while the 4x100M relay team of Engel, Ilhenikhena, junior David Harris and junior Sean Alexander also failed to advance. Ilenikhena qualified for but was scratched from the High Jump event so that he could focus on the Long Jump.

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Boys Track Team Excels at Niles West Sectional

May 19, 2013 By

(May 19, 2013)  GBS finished an impressive second in the 15-team Niles West Sectional on Thursday as seven Titans qualified for the IHSA State Meet at Eastern Illinois University coming up this weekend.

Seniors Ose Ilenikhena (1st in High Jump, 2nd in Long Jump) and Luke Pilliod (2nd in 110M Hurdles and 3rd in 300M Hurdles) qualified in two individual events each, while seniors Austin Dickholtz and Malcolm Engel ran 1-2 in the 400M to earn a berth in Charleston.  The quartet of Ilenikhena, Engel, David Harris and Sean Alexander finished 2nd in the 4 x 100M Relay to round out the qualifiers.
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Boys Track is CSL South Runner-up

May 13, 2013 By

(May 12, 2013)  Three Titans emerged victorious in their respective events as the boys track team placed second to Evanston in this weekend’s CSL South conference championship meet. Senior Luke Pilliod was a double winner as he swept to victories in the 110M High Hurdles and the 300M Intermediate Hurdles. Malcolm Engel won the 400M run and Ose Illenikhena won the Long Jump.

Individual runner-up finishes were posted by Marquez Thompson in the 110M hurdles and David O’Gara in the 3200M run, while the 3200 relay quartet also placed second.

Also in belated recognition, congratulations to Ilenikhena, as his Long Jump performance at the recent Titan Relays, where he leapt 22-10 ½, broke the GBS school record set by John Strickland in 2010.

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Congratulations to the Boys Track Squad

March 31, 2013 By

Shortly before the break, the boys competed in the season-ending CSL Indoor Meet and GBS performed quite well, placing second behind Evanston.  Two Titans brought home individual titles.  Luke Pilliod was a double winner, winning both the 55 Meter High and Low Hurdles, while Austin Dickholtz won the 400 Meter Run.

Several Titans earned runner-up finishes,  They included Malcolm Engel (55 Meter Dash and 200 Meter Dash)  Ose Ilikehena (Long Jump and High Jump) David O’Gara (1600 Meter Run), Charlie Castelli, Henry Dickson, Colin Burrowes, and Casey Henrickson (3200 Meter Relay) and Sean Alexander, Omar Duran, Jovan Kangrga, and Dickholtz (1600 Meter Relay).

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GBS Wins Fenton Invite for Seventh Straight Year

February 25, 2013 By

The boys indoor track team won the eight team Fenton Invite yet again this weekend, earning 151 points to runner up Buffalo Grove’s 136.  The Titans earned eight first-place finishes. They included Austin Dickholtz, Ben Thompson, Jovan Kangrga, and Malcolm Engel in the 4 Lap Relay; Mike Gentile, David Harris, Max Mattappilli, and Sean Alexander in the 8 Lap Relay ; Dickholtz, Alexander, Kangrga, and Luke Pilliod in the 12 Lap Relay; Dickholtz in the 440-yard dash; Engel in the 50-yard dash;  Pilliod in the 50-yard high hurdles and 50 intermediate hurdles; and  Dan Weathers in the 880 run.

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All State Honors for Leonard, Pekosh, Dickholtz, Engel, and Pilliod

May 28, 2012 By

Fresh off a Sectional victory, senior Max Leonard tossed the discus 165′ 10″ to place fifth in this weekend’s Class 3A Track and Field State Meet. The Titans’ 4 x 400 Relay quartet, which broke the school record a week ago, finished seventh in the championship final. Senior Kyle Pelosh, juniors Austin Dickholtz and Malcolm Engel, and sophomore Luke Pilliod carried the baton for the Titans.

Senior Sam Stanek also qualified for a final on Saturday and placed 12th in the 800 meter run.

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Titans Chase The Pack At Indoor Conference

March 20, 2012 By

(Journal Online)  Even though the record temperatures tempt the track and field athletes to get outside, they still have to compete indoors.

Last week the Glenbrook South boys and girls teams capped off their indoor seasons at the Central Suburban League-South indoor conference meet.

Girls

The Lady Titans competed with a tough pack from New Trier, Niles West and Maine South. The difference between 1st and 3rd was only 10 points.

But Glenbrook South maintained for a solid 4th place out of the six competing teams in Glenview last Thursday.

“Overall it was highly competitive, but everyone was doing their best,” said GBS coach Fred Kocian.

New Trier was crowned champion with 113 points followed by Niles West (105), Maine South (103), Glenbrook South (68), Waukegan (59) and Evanston (12).

Leading the way for the Lady Titans was senior Danielle Devito. The distance runner scored major points for the team in the 2-mile run going toe-to-toe with her former cross country foes.

Three of the event’s top six finishers placed in the top 30 at state cross country in November, including Devito.

Devito placed 3rd in 11:14, which is about 40 seconds faster from her time last year, Kocian said.

She raced 18 laps in a close pace behind New Trier’s Jessica Ackerman (1st, 11:06) and Maine South’s Emily Leonard (2nd, 11:09). At cross country state, Leonard placed 6th (17:00) and Ackerman in 11th (17:11) on the 3-mile course.

Ackerman’s sister, Courtney, was the star of the 1-mile run placing 1st in 4:58 breaking the Glenbrook South fieldhouse record.

Maine South’s Megan Lemersal placed 2nd (5:11.70), New Trier’s Mimi Smith in 3rd (5:12.70), followed by Leonard in 4th (5:22.10) and Devito in 5th (5:32.10). The top four finishers in the 1-mile all placed in the top 10 in November.

Also scoring points for the team was returning state qualifier and sectional-champ Danielle Yapur. The sophomore has been battling sickness and leg pains, but placed 4th in the 400-meter dash in 1:04.40. Maine South’s Emma Ropski took 1st in 1:03.50.

Yapur performed up to par in the long jump placing 2nd clearing 16-feet, 4-inches. Teammate Anastasia Athas placed 3rd in 16’1.5.”

Athas went on to place 2nd in the triple jump reaching a 34 foot, 3-inch distance, which is farther than she reached all of last year.

Also in the field scoring for the team was Tina Brkovic who placed 2nd throwing 29’10.5.” Teammate Jessica Galemore placed 4th throwing 29’6.5.”

A strong performance came from the 4×800 meter relay with Shannon Carroll, Yapur, Melissa Bastanipour and Nikki Wells placing 3rd in 10:31.70.

“Their time was the best of the season and one of the best in the last four to five years,” Kocian said.

Boys

The Titans had close finishes and strong performances at Evanston last Friday. The team knew Evanston was a fierce opponent––the Wildkits were later crowned indoor conference champ with 163 points.

But GBS was close to finishing as runner up. New Trier touched them out with 93.5 points and the Titans finished 3rd with 90.

“For us it was just another invite. We were in a good position and Evanston ran away,” said GBS coach Kurt Hasenstein.

Running with the pack was Titan senior Sam Stanek in the 800 meter run.

The marquee event featured Maine South’s Michal Filipczak who placed 2nd at state last year in the event.

“That last lap was the race of the night,” Hasenstein said.

New Trier’s Leland Later broke through finishing 1st in 1:58.60, Filipczak in 2nd (1:58.80) with Evanston’s Aaron Mann in 3rd (2:02.90) and Stanek in 4th (2:04.60).

The Titans picked up some more points with sophomore David O’Gara in the 2-mile run. He set the sophomore school record with his 3rd place finish in 10:02.60.

Senior Max Leonard surprised some competitors in the shot put. He was seeded 4th but broke through to place 2nd throwing 47-feet, 11-inches.

Scoring the most points for the team though was Ose llenikhena with his 2nd place in the high jump (6’2”) and 3rd in the long jump (20’4.5”).

One of the team’s best performances came in the 4-lap relay. Marsean Hood, Yassine Taib, Ben Thompson and Malcolm Engel placed 2nd in 1:16.40.

“It’s about as fast as we ever ran it,” Hasenstein said.

Evanston beat them by one second finishing in 1:15.10.

Also scoring for the team were: Eric Finzer’s 3rd place finish in the pole vault (10’6”), Hood with a personal record in the 200 meter dash (3rd, 23.8), Austin Dickholtz tying his best time in the 400 meter dash (3rd, 53.8) and Gus Shipp placing 2nd in the high hurdles (7.66).

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Glenbrook South hurdlers have high potential

March 20, 2012 By

(Glenview Announcements)  Luke Pilliod didn’t compete for the varsity Friday, and Gus Shipp’s hamstring seized up on him at the CSL South indoor meet at Evanston.

Nonetheless, the Glenbrook South pair will give the Titans one of the best 1-2 hurdling combinations around. Add Marcus Thompson and Stephen Lee, and coach Kurt Hasenstein has a deep roster of hurdlers to work with this spring.

“We are blessed,” he said.

Shipp took second in the 60-yard high hurdles to Evanston’s Xavier Levy with his 7.66, but the senior pulled up before crossing the finish line. Hasenstein kept his star hurdler out of the other event as a precaution.

“He hit too many hurdles, nearly all of them,” the coach said. “That knocked him off balance. He then leaned hard at the end and strained his hamstring.

“While this meet is a benchmark to see where you are, nobody remembers what you do in March.”

Meanwhile, Pilliod continued to excel on the lower levels. The sophomore hurdler was in on seven freshman records last season, and Hasenstein sees even more improvement in the future. Pilliod placed fifth in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles at last season’s outdoor sectional.

“He’s a kid who will contribute,” the coach said. “He was pretty impressive last year, and he’s one to keep an eye on this year. I will run him between the sophomore and varsity levels this season. I still need to let him have some fun.”

Despite not grabbing any firsts at Evanston, the Titans took third place with 90 points. The host Wildkits won nine events and earned their fifth consecutive indoor conference championship with 163 points.

“I tell our teams at the beginning of the season that our goal is to always be in the top half of the conference, which is very competitive,” Hasenstein said. “I would be disappointed if we were not.”

Osi Ilenikhena boasted one of the better meets for the Titans. The jumper was second in the high jump at 6-feet-2 and third in the long jump at 20-4 1/2.

Max Leonard also was a runner-up, taking second in the shot put at 47-11.

The Titans 4-lap relay of Marsean Hood, Caleb Hill, Ben Thompson and Malcolm Engel ran its second-best time of the indoor season at 1:16.4 to place second.

The junior Engel is in his first season with the track team after giving up baseball.

“He’s been a welcomed addition,” Hasenstein said. “Once we get outdoors, there will be more things for him to do. He’s a good 200 runner, and I’d love to try him in the 400. He’s still learning the sport.”

Glenbrook South starts its outdoor season April 7 at Schaumburg’s invitational.

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Titans top Spartans at annual dual meet

March 2, 2012 By

(Glenview Lantern)  With new names coming in seemingly every day and lineups’ being shuffled more than a deck of cards, it’s hard to get a read on the indoor track season in February.

Still, district rivals Glenbrook North and Glenbrook South both have positive things to look forward to in the final two weeks of the indoor season.

The Spartans hosted the Titans on Wednesday, Feb. 29, for their annual indoor dual meet. The Titans came out on top, showing that they still have the upper hand in the track and field portion of the rivalry.

The Titans were fresh off a victory at the eight-team Fenton Invite on Feb. 25, the team’s first scored meet of the indoor season, so most of their varsity lineup received a shake-up.

GBS coach Kurt Hasenstein didn’t want to take away from the importance of competing against North.

“For years we didn’t score this meet, and Coach [Matt] Purdy, when he was the head coach, and I thought it was very important that we put a little more emphasis on the meet so the kids didn’t treat it as a social event,” Hasenstein said. “A lot of these kids went to junior high together.

“We’ve been real strong in track, and it was an incentive for them to show, ‘Hey here’s our neighboring school that’s doing a lot better, what are we going to do to work hard and get up to their level?’”

First-year North coach Scott Lasky, a 2004 grad and former track athlete for the Spartans, understands that his team has some ground to gain on its rivals.

“We’re still working at stuff,” Lasky said. “This is our third meet now. I saw a lot of good things, a lot of potential. We still are having new kids coming out, so obviously they haven’t had that much practice.”

As both teams receive athletes from recently finished winter seasons, the full lineups will begin to be realized.

GBS’s Ose Ilenikhena is among that group of athletes. Ilenikhena, the Titans’ best high jumper, just completed the varsity basketball season.

Among the standouts on Wednesday were GBN’s Adam Goldsher, who took first in triple jump in his first time competing in the event at a meet, and GBS’s Gus Shipp, who has won every hurdles races he’s entered so far this year.

Both coaches are excited about the younger levels coming up.

“The lower-level kids I thought were really pumped up for this meet,” Hasenstein said. “Our varsity is coming off an invite win, so this is not a huge meet of emphasis for them.”

“A lot of potential there, a lot of kids doing good things,” Lasky said. “The majority of our team is freshmen.”

The indoor season culminates with the conference meets for both coming on March 16. The Titans hope to figure in the top half of the Central Suburban League South, while Lasky is aiming for improvement on last year’s sixth-place finish in the CSL North meet, which the Spartans will host this year.

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GBS Six-Straight Classic Champion

February 28, 2012 By

(Journal Online) Glenbrook South’s ‘Titan’ title remains intact. Over the weekend the Titans reigned supreme winning the 36th annual Jim Spivey Classic for the sixth consecutive year.

“It’s been a good meet for us especially for the 21 years I’ve been here as head coach,” said Glenbrook South coach Kurt Hasenstein.

Glenbrook South finished 1st with 166 points among the eight competing teams at Fenton high school in Bensenville. The other competing Journal-area team was Buffalo Grove finishing in 2nd with 113 points.

The invite is named in honor of Spivey, a 1978 Fenton graduate, a two time NCAA track and field champion for Indiana University and a 1987 World Championship bronze medalist for the International Association of Athletics Federations.

He was also an Olympic runner and his 3:35.55 finish in the 1500 meter run in 1992 is still the fastest run by an American in the Olympic final.

Spivey was present for Saturday’s invite and presented awards.

Glenbrook South senior Sam Stanek was star struck when Spivey handed him his medal for winning the 880 yard run. The event just so happened to be Spivey’s when he was in high school.

“Sam is usually a come from behind runner, but he’s changed this year where he’s realizing he has to go out hard immediately,” Hasenstein.

Stanek finished in 2:09 with Buffalo Grove’s Ryan Degelman finishing as runner up by a chest length (2:09.1).

The rest of the Titan distance runners went toe-to-toe with the state qualifying cross country Bison runners.

In the 3200 meter run Buffalo Grove sophomore Steve Salvano took 1st in 10:07.2, but Glenbrook South sophomore David O’Gara was hot in his tail placing 2nd in 10:10.

In the 1600 meter run Buffalo Grove senior Dan Roe took 1st in 4:45, but Glenbrook South senior Brad Berg was a body length away placing 2nd in 4:49.1.

In the field events the Titans were unmatched by the Bison.

Titan senior Gus Shipp took 1st place finishes in the 50-yard high hurdles (6.6 seconds), 50-yard intermediate hurdles (6.6) and placed 3rd in the high jump elevating to 5 feet 10 inches.

Junior teammate Stephen Lee took 2nd in the high jump reaching a 6’2” height. He also placed 2nd in the long jump with a 17’9” distance.

Titan senior Max Leonard took 1st in the shot put throwing 46 feet 5 inches, which already surpasses his personal record last year of 43’7.”

What’s working well for the senior is the new spinning technique, which will really elevate his discus throwing when outdoor season comes, Hasenstein said.

The Titans 4×100 relay with Marsean Hood, Ben Thompson, Yassine Taib and Malcolm Engel placed 1st in 1:02, a full second ahead of Buffalo Grove’s (1:03.6).

The Titans’ 12 lap relay finished a whole six seconds ahead of Buffalo Grove’s. Luke Pilliod, Yvonne Kangrga, Austin Dickholtz and Taib placed 1st in 3:31.6 and Buffalo Grove in 2nd (3:36.5).

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