Collinsville (IL) Invitational
 
1 Cahokia  165.5
2 E. St. Louis 134
3 O'Fallon 86
4 Franklin (TN) 52
5 Troy Triad 43
6 Edwardsville 41
7 Belleville East 39
8 Belleville West  32
9 Centralia 20
10 Granite City 16
11 Highland 14.5
12 Alton 14
13 Mt. Vernon 14
14 Nashville 10
15 Wayne City 6
16 Collinsville 5
17 Waterloo 4
18 Breese Mater Day 4
19 Freeburg 2
     
  4x8  
1 E. St. Louis  7:47.1
     
  4x1  
1 Cahokia  41.8
2 E. St. Louis  42.9
3 Franklin  43.4
  … John Hewitt  11.60
  … Todd Campbell  10.68
  … Johnathon Haynes  10.84
  … Redbone Siske  10.26
     
  3200  
1 Travis Lavin, Centralia    9:52.3
NP Kenny Snyder, Franklin  11:40.1
     
  110 HH  
1 Clyde Young, Cahokia  14.1
2 B. Fowler, E. St. L.   14.2
     
  100  
1 Greg Williams, Cahokia  10.9
2 Jerdo Williams, Cahokia  10.9
3 Todd Campbell, Frankin  10.9
NP Dragus Dixon, Franklin  11.8
     
  800  
1 M. McCottrell, E. St. L.  1:54.1
2 Scott Cooper, O'Fallon  1:54.7
3 Devin Williams, E.St. L  1:56.0
4 Jeff Shirmer, Triad  1:56.7
5 Derien Donald, Cahokia  1:57.6
     
  4x2  
1 Cahokia  1:27.5
8 Franklin  1:37.4
  … Tyler Bradford     26.06
  … Benny Anderson    23.25
  … Dragus Dixon    24.30
  … Trey Miller    23.79
     
  400  
1 M. Rasheed, E. St. L  49.3
2 John Hewitt, Franklin  49.7
NP Brett Henry, Franklin  55.4*
     
  300 INT  
1 Matavis Hines, Cahokia  38.6
     
  1600  
1 Charlie Hatch, Nashville  4:14.1
2 Jeff Schirmer, Triad  4:15.8
3 Tyler Bradford, W.C.   4:21.4
NP Tyler Hawn, Franklin  4:47.7*
NP Elliot Brown, Franklin  5:03.6
     
  200  
1 Willie Ernest, Cahokia  21.5
2 Greg Williams, Cahokia  22.1
3 Keith Agnew, B.W.  22.1
4 Todd Campbell, Franklin  22.1
NP Benny Anderson, Franklin  24.7
     
  4x4  
1 E. St. Louis   3:16.8
2 Cahokia  3:18.4
3 Franklin (TN)  3:28.7
  … Redbone Siske     52.18
  … Trey Miller     55.26
  … Johnaton Haynes     51.69
  … John Hewitt     49.59
     
  Discus  
1 Thomas Sensing, Franklin  162'2*
     
  Shot  
1 Thomas Sensing, Franklin  54'7.5*
     
  LJ  
1 Kali Jackson, Cahokia  23'6
NP Trey Miller, Franklin  17'10
     
  TJ  
1 Kali Jackson, Cahokia  52'7
     
  HJ  
1 Kali Jackson, Cahokia  6'6
     
  PV  
1 Peter Hollenbeck, O'Fallon  15'6

    +++  

Words may not describe this meet. 

The 2006 Collinsville Invitational was one of the greatest high school track meets I've ever witnessed.   
Cahokia may be the best high school track team I've ever seen.  

Kali Jackson triple jumped 52-'7  ... yes, 52 feet 7 inches. 
His jump (against the wind) would have won him a medal at the 2005 NCAA Track & Field Championships. 
http://www.hornetsports.com/releases/attachments/2005612048452041029151-2.htm  

East St. Louis blazed a 7:47 4x8 (average split 1:56.7).  

How would you like to run a  4:15 mile and get beat?  

How would you like to run a 3:18 4x4 and get beat?  

Getting back to Cahokia ... they were disappointed with their 41.8  in the 4x1 ...
they have been clocked at 41.02 FAT ... the Illinois record is 41.47 FAT. 
http://www.ihsa.org/activity/trb/records/index.htm  

Cahokia has a freshman that ran a disappointing 1:57 in the 800. 
His best is a 1:54.  

It was an honor for our kids to compete in such a great meet. 
Despite having 20 teams in attendance, the meet lasted only 4 hours and 15 minutes. 
If this would have been a coed meet (Tennessee), it would have lasted nine hours.   

We left after school on Friday, drove 320 miles, stayed the night at a Super 8, and drove back the next day ... a 30-hour adventure.  

Despite taking only 13 boys and making such a long trip, we placed FOURTH as a team. 
Our kids represented Franklin High School and the state of Tennessee very well.  


Thomas Sensing ...

I had lots of time to ponder Thomas Sensing's day on the long ride home.  I've had the good fortune of coaching some terrific athletes.  His day would rank in my "top five all-time shocking performances" ...

Trey Hardison update ... surgery this week. 
We miss Trey in many ways.  

Congrats to Patton Segraves (Harrisburg-1999) and his Belleville West team. 
Congrats also to Brian Weiss (Harrisburg-1999) who is assisting Triad high school and 4:15 miler, Jeff Schirmer.  

Last regular-season meet is Thursday at MBA.  We will take everyone.  MBA's facility is awesome. 
They have a GREAT track, two high jump pits, and field turf (artificial grass) on their football field. 
The meet starts at 3:45 and we have two buses.  

The TSSAA Region Meet at Clarksville Kenwood will take place May 16,17, and 19 (Tues, Wed, and Friday). 
We are allowed three entries per event, so we will take a large group.  

State Meet (MTSU) is less than three weeks away!