Alumni Updates

Please e-mail me at cquick@d211.org if you see results on any of our guys.  I try to follow all of them as best I can, but there are a lot of meets and I do not always see their results.

John Lancaster
Class of 2005
North Central College
bullet3/14/2009 - Ran 15:04 to finish 12th in the 5000 meters at the NCAA Division III national championship meet.  Not the finish he was looking for, but I am proud he qualified for the first time ever. 
bullet2/28/2009 - Ran 14:46.46 for 5000 meters to place 3rd overall in the CCIW conference meet.  This time puts him under the provisional qualifying mark for the second time this season.  Completed his double distance day with a 8:43.02 for 3000 meters to place 7th.  Next up - All-American in the 5K!
bullet2/7/2009 - Ran 14:37.67 for 5000 meters at the UW-Whitewater Warhawk Classic to provisionally qualify for the NCAA Division III Indoor championship meet
bullet1/23/2009 - Ran 4:22.83 for the mile, 2:04.23 for 800 meters at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Quad
bullet1/16/2009 - Ran 8:44.42 for 3000 meters at Private College Invitational in Kenosha, WI
bullet11/22/2008 - Placed 55th in 25:16.05 in Division III National Championship.  North Central placed 2nd as a team.
Alex Soto
Class of 2006
Eastern Illinois University

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2/20/2009 - Ran 9:00.33 to finish 17th and set a career best in the 3000 meter run.  I am sure he is still recovering his hurt pride after being unable to unleash a kick to catch J Mac, Jacobi, and Detty.  Results here.

Steve Finley
Class of 2006
University of Virginia
Track and Field
Cross Country

Steve Finley

bullet3/6/2009 - Ran 4:06.45 for the full mile to place 17th at the Alex Wilson last chance meet and establish a huge new personal best.  Way to go Steve!
bullet2/28/2009 - Ran 1:53.08 for 800 meters to finish 4th in the event at the ACC championships.  After finishing 9th in the outdoor 3000 meter steeplechase last year, big Fin stepped up and scored at the conference level for the first time in his career.  Congrats!  He ran 1:53.36 on Friday night to qualify for the final.
bullet2/16/2009 - Ran 1:54.70 for 800 meters at the Virginia Duals hosted at the New York Armory Track.
bullet2/4/2009 - Video from the Penn State meet
bullet1/31/2009 - Ran 2:27.99 for 1000 meters at Penn State National Invitational
Terrence Thigpen
Class of 2007
University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse
bullet3/13/2009 - Terrence and his 4 x 400 meter relay teammates placed 5th in 3:19 to earn All-American honors.  These points also helped Wisconsin-Lacrosse tie for the national title.
bullet3/11/2009 - Terrence called me on Saturday all ecstatic because he broke 50 for the first time in a split and helped his team run 3:18 and change to qualify to the NCAA Division III national meet.  Their spot had been in jeopardy due to improvements by other teams, but Terrence's split in the mid-49 second range helped them get in.  Nats are this weekend.
bullet2/28/2009 - T-squared ran in his team's conference meet and had some mixed results.  The 400 meters did not go well as he was off of his PR and did not make the final, but he did run 22.95 to set a new best in the 200.  He also ran a leg on the 4 x 200 meter relay team that placed third.  His Lacrosse team won the conference title.
bullet2/21/2009 - Terrence had to have run a solid split because his team ran 3:20.01 to win the 4 x 400 meter relay at Pointer/Eastbay Invitational hosted at Stevens Point.  This team performance moved Lacrosse into the #5 or #6 spot nationally and will probably secure them a spot in the NCAA Division III national championship meet.  Way to go Terrence!  You have to get me one of those All-American certificates when you guys get the job done.
bullet2/16/2009 - Ran 50.97 for 400 meters at the Fighting Scot Invitational hosted by Monmouth College
bullet1/24/2009 - Ran 51.34 for 400 meters, 23.21 for 200 meters at University of Wisconsin-Stout Invite
Matt Dettloff
Class of 2007
Eastern Illinois University

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bullet2/20/2009 - Ran 8:59.31 for 3000 meters to place 16th at the Eastern Illinois Friday Night Special.  Detty must have been in a dogfight with Soto, Jimmy Mac, and Jacobi to be king of the Palatine-trained bunch.  Results here.
bullet2/7/2009 - Ran 4:28.94 for the mile at the Illinois Wesleyan Keck Invitational
bullet1/24/2009 - Ran 15:54.08 for 5000 meters at the Eastern Illinois University Mega-Meet at Charleston, IL.
bullet12/12/2008 - Ran 9:04.62 for 3000 meters at the Eastern Illinois University Early Bird Meet at Charleston, IL
Martell Halloran
Class of 2008
Eastern Illinois University

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1/24/2009 - Ran 24.05 for 200 meters, 53.51 for 400 meters at the Eastern Illinois University Mega-Meet at Charleston, IL.

Mat Smoody
Class of 2008
Illinois State University
Track and Field
Cross Country

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2/28/2009 - Ran 1:55.22 for 800 meters to grab the 8th and final qualifying spot in the Missouri Valley Conference meet.  He ran in the 1:55 range again the next day to finish 7th overall and score 2 points for his team in his first conference meet in college.  Not bad for about six to seven weeks of training. 

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2/20/2009 - Ran 4:20.58 to win his first ever collegiate mile race at the Eastern Illinois Friday Night Special.  Click here for results and here for a brief story about his win.

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2/16/2009 - Ran a 3:03 split for 1200 meters leading off a Distance Medley Relay that finished 3rd in 9:52.63 at the Iowa State Classic.  Came back the next day and ran 1:55.38 for 800 meters.

bullet2/7/2009 - Ran 1:53.58 for 800 meters at the University of Hentucky's Rod McCravy Invitational.  He placed 6th in his heat and 13th overall in his first race as a collegiate.
bulletAdmitted to Illinois State University for second semester 2008-2009 school year.  Training, but may end up a red-shirt during the indoor season.
Kevin O'Brien
Class of 2008
United States Coast Guard Academy
bulletI went out to lunch with OB this week, and he let me know that he is running indoor track.  He recorded a 9:00-9:05 3000 as his best (running at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston).
Alex Mourousias
Class of 2008
Case-Western University
 
bullet1/31/2009 - Ran 17:36.28 for 5000 meters at the CMU Tartans Dual at Case-Western
bullet1/22/2009 - Ran 17:50.43 for 5000 meters at Spartan Relays at Case-Western
Paul Kwak
Class of 2008
Illinois Wesleyan University
 
bullet2/28/2009 - Ran 16:30.53 for 5000 meters to finish 16th in the CCIW conference meet. 
bullet2/16/2009 - Ran 9:38.67 for 3000 meters at the Fighting Scot Invitational hosted by Monmouth College
bullet2/7/2009 - Ran 16:21.69 for 5000 meters at the Illinois Wesleyan Keck Invitational
bullet1/24/2009 - Runs 16:29.88 for 5000 meters at Midwest Indoor Invitational at Monmouth College, IL

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