Strong Varsity Efforts Not Enough To Defeat Deerfield At Duel Meet

The Highland Park Varsity Boys Track & Field Team fought hard against Deerfield in the annual Duel Meet between the district rivals, but it was not enough.   Deerfield won the meet 66 to 57.     

HP put together a high quality line-up to try to defeat Deerfield.  The team fell short in the end despite finishing on a high note with a thrilling come from behind victory in the 4X400 Meter Relay in which Alex Kasemir ran an incredible anchor leg to get the win.    

Only the top 3 score in open events and only the winning team in relays, so points are hard to come by in this meet.   

Below are the events that HP scored in:

Sweep in the Shot Put (seniors Max Downey 40’11”, Chris Nieto 40’9”, and Michael  Wilson 39’5”)

1^st and 3^rd in High Jump (seniors John Bricker 6’2” and Brendan Philador 6’0”)

3^rd in the Long Jump (sophomore Bosco Israel 18’6”)

2^nd in 50 Meter High Hurdles and Low Hurdles (senior Josh Weinberg 7.5, 7.3)

1^st in the 50 Meter Dash and 200 Meter Dash (junior Andrew Sledd again tying the Fieldhouse and school records in the 50 and making the all-time HP top 10 in the 200)

1^st and 3^rd in the 800 Meter Run (junior Jonah Hanig 2:05.6 and senior Marc Brenner 2:10.8)

1^st in the 400 Meter Dash (senior Alex Kasemir 54.6)

2^nd and 3^rd in the 1600 Meter Run (Jonah Hanig 4:44.0 and sophomore Angel Estrada 4:46.0)

4X160 Meter Relay (Andrew Sledd, senior Alex Heymann, John Bricker, and Josh Weinberg 1:17.7)

4X400 Meter Relay (senior Rommel Gumiran, Angel Estrada, senior Nate Echt, and Alex Kasemir 3:46.2)