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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1973
Page
15
Tim Ayers of Anna-Jonesboro clears the bar to win the pole vault in the Southwest Egyptian Conference track meet at Du Quoin Friday night. His jump secures first place as a standout performance.
Vincentie Hughlett, a 6-9 230 pound junior college transfer from Vincennes, signed with Southeastern Louisiana University joining coach E W Foy s basketball program. He averaged 13 points and 11 rebounds for Vincennes last season and earned regional all tournament and all regional honors.
David St James swept the 100 and 220 yards then anchored Sparta’s victorious relay at 3:36 as Sparta piled up 83 points to beat Murphysboro and Du Quoin for the Southwest Egyptian Conference title. St James ran 10.5 seconds in the 100 and 22.9 in the 220.
Sparta's boys clinched the South west Egyptian Conference track title with 83 points, far ahead of Du Quoin. David St James and Terry Carlyle led Sparta as double winners, while Lonnie Dauksch defended his 1972 440 title for Du Quoin.
Former Saluki coach Jack Hartman signed 6-7 Dean Harris of Edwardsville to the Metro-East area all star squad chosen by the Lindsay-Schaub Metro-East Journal. Earlier he added 6-6 Darryl Winston of Brookyn Lovejoy for Kansas State. Harris is son of Earl Harris and starred at Lincoln High School. Harris averaged 17.7 points and 12.7 rebounds for Edwardsville 20-7 last winter. Winston posted 58 points in a Lovejoy game and finished his career with 1 753 points.
Mt. Vernon Rams claim the South Seven track championship at West Frankfort Johnson Field scoring 632 points to outpace Centralia 587 and set two meet records. Gary Mann ties the 120 high hurdles standard at 14.7 seconds, while Chris Thomas vaults 13-2 to break Centralia's pole vault mark. Stan Vannier wins the 8 lap race in 9:18.1 as Mt. Vernon extends back-to-back conference titles despite no regular oval track.
Mt. Vernon tops a 14-team field with a 299 to earn a sectional berth at Belleville Clinton Hills. Rob Wielt fires a meet low 72 to win medalist honors, edging Keith Moorman and others in a three-way playoff. Carterville places second as Emery helps beat Carbondale by one stroke.
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