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Post winnersMATTOON— Previous winner* of the annual Mattoon Track and Field Carnival:YEARCLASS A.CLASS B1962MacArthurNcoga1963MacArthurAreola1964ChampaignMl. /.ion1965ChampaignBelhany1966ChampaignSullivan1967(TiampalgnTuscola1968S. DecaturUni. High1969Granite CityAlt. Zion1976Granite CityNew Berlin1971MacArthurTuscola1972MacArthurla-bannn1973CANCEIJ.ED DUE TO RAIN1974Ml. Vernonl*banon1975CharlestonUbanon.BY JIM KIMBALL JG Sports EditorMATTOON- Thirteen boys and six girls (emus will be entered in Saturday’s HIM annual Mattoon Track and Field Carnival at Gaines Field The meet opens at 9:15 a.in with the sophomore two-mile nin. It is one of three finals to tie conducted in the morning session of the meet. The winner tf the varsity two-mile and the distance medley relay als' will be determined The finals of the other events get underway at 1:15 p.m.Boys teams entered besides host Mattoon will include defending champion Charleston, Centralia. Danville, Decatur Eisenhower, Decatur l.akeview, Granite City North. Granite City South. I^banon, Mount Vernon. Newton and Urbana.Granite City South and Newton are newcomers to the field replacing two Big 12 Conference schools. Stephen Decatur and Champaign Central.For the first time, the boys competition will not be divided into class A and B divisions. Icbanon was the class B title Iasi year over three other schools.There is one newcomer to the six-tcam girls field. Bethany replaces Areola. Defending champion Centralia returns along with Sprtngfield Southeast, Urbana. Charleston and Mattoon.Green Wave coach larry Burgess has tagged Danville as the‘ team to beat .He lists Urbana and Mouni Vernon as definite darkhorse threats.” However, he thinks I he meet should be closely contested. “The points should really be cut up among a lot of the teams. Every team seems to have an outstanding individual or two.But. Danville appears to have the most overall talent. They have good balance plus some outstanding individuals.They’ve got two outstanding sophomore distance runners in Mark Chase and Mike Beresford. They have both run a 4:40 mile. And. Jeff Owen, who won the two-mile race last year, is back to defend his title.In Alvin Perryman. Danville has the slate triple-jump champion. I fact, he holds the state record of 49 feet. 44 inches. His best this year is 47-5 but he’s always a slow starter since he’s a basketball player and gels a late jump on track He may be hindered slightly Saturday by our short runway. He’s also an outstanding long Jumper and could win two events Saturday.Danville also has a fine pole-vaulter in Ned lake, who has gone 13 feet this season. Danville also is loaded in the relays which are important in Ihis meet because they’re worth double points Danville won the DecaturOpen recently and was second behind Champaign Central in last Saturday's Urbana Open Some other outstanding individuals entered in Saturday's meet will be:. . . lebanon's Don Burns. 4:23 mile. 1:56880;... Ubanon freshman Terry Grunder. 9:56 two-mile:.. I ebanoon's Rodney Brooks and Richard Norman, both 6-4 high- jumpers:. . . Granite City South’s Joe Ward. 51.2 in the 440;... Granite City South’s Doug Hartman. 54-4 in the shot and 156-8 in the discus;.. .GraniteCity North’s Mike Baker. 1:59 7in the and 9:36 in the two mile run:. . . Urbana’s Paul Mawell. 160-10 in the discus. 49 feet in the shot;. . . Urbana freshman Tike Peacock, 6-54 in the high Jump, brother Turk, only a sophomore. 6-2 in I he same event;... Urbana's Bill Poland, 51.5 in the 440;. . Mount Vernon's Brian I-ee. 38.6 in the 330 yard low hurdles.I think Poland may be the best individual performer in Hie meet. Burgess says. Hr lias the potential of running a 49 flal in the 440 The meet record is 50 9 shared by Gary Coartwright of l.incoln and Springfield Feitshans' Dave Jackson If the weather is good I think the fans will see several records broken Saturday Burgess predicts Burgess plans to go strong” in a couple of relay event* in hopes of Mattoon gathering smne first place points We will team uplXm Adams. Bruce Ballinger. Mark Haugh ami Otis Henderson in the 440 and mile relays for the first time Ihis season. I’m anxious to see what they will do. It's that time of the year we've got to be finding out where our strength lies in certain events.”Burgess also feels ace dietancc runner Bill Horn is capable of winning the mile and Iwo-milc runs if he puts his nund to it.The veteran Wave coach also feels shut-putters Kris Kelley and Dave Body can be up among the leaders And. Otis Henderson could make a run at the leaders in the 440 Unbeaten Mattoon. a last place finisher last year, appears the favorite in the girls division, but Burgess warns that “the team which has the sprinters will probably win.” He lists Centralia as a good bet to repeal Eight events lt;100, 220.' 860, mile relay, shot, discus, high jump, long Jump i will be competed in girls competitionCurrent records
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Mattoon Journal Gazette
Mattoon, Illinois, US
Fri, Apr 23, 1976
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