May 30th 2021 – Results Windy City Series #4 Meet @ Hope Academy

Almost perfect weather for  track!! The temperature was 60 degrees and sunny.  There were a total of 11 Striders competing at the meet.

Full meet results here:

http://results.tfmeetpro.com/Illinois_Prep_Top_Timing/Windy_City_Speed_Invitational_4/

Long Jump 

5th/6th Grade Boys

Belen Demitropoulos  – 10′ 7.25″ (personal best=10’10”)

7th/8th Grade Boys

Will Glunz  – 11’ 7″ (personal best=13’3″)
Mathew Leistensnider – 13′ 5.75″ NEW personal Best (prior best=13’1″)
James Degand – 9’0″ (personal best=11’9″)

The first running event of the day was the 1600m.  Maeve Rafferty was the only Strider runner today.

Maeve Rafferty – 6:12.16 (personal best=6:05.55)

The second race was the 100m dash.  The Striders had 7 total runners entered with the typically longer distance Arcuri runners trying out the sprints!

Belen Demitropoulos  – 16.93 (personal best=16.83)

Sofia Arcuri – 14.70 (first time racing this distance)
Luisa Arcuri – 16.00 (first time racing this distance)

Gino Arcuri – 13.79 (first time racing this distance)
Mathew Leistensnider – 14.52,  NEW personal best (prior best 14.68).
Will Glunz – 15.42 (first time racing this distance)
James Degand – 15.57 (personal best=15.25)

800m Race:

The Striders had 3 total athletes in  this mid distance race.

Gus Berlinghof – was  alone up front the whole race taking 1st by 22 seconds in 2:33.78  NEW personal Best (prior best=2:36.35).

Nora McCabe –   Pulled out a 1st place win in the last 20 meters finishing in 2:31.98 (personal best=2:29.80)

Maeve Rafferty – 2:57.68 (personal best=2:43.89)

4x200m relay races  The Striders  had one Varsity boys team

Will Glunz, Mathew Leistensnider, James Degand and Gino Arcuri had a strong relay time of 2:04.80 and a Second place, just edging out the LaGrange team by 0.44 seconds at the finish line!!

 400m race There were SEVEN  Striders.

Gus Berlinghof was alone again at the front taking 1st place by 6 seconds in a time of 1:13.16, setting a NEW personal Best  (prior best=1:19.15)

The Varsity girls dominated the 400m race finishing in 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th place!!

Sofia Arcuri  – 1:04.63, (1st) NEW personal best (prior best=1:11.90)
Nora McCabe – 1:06.26, (2nd),  (personal best 1:04.77)
Lucia Fuentes – 1:07.95, (4th),  (personal best 1:06.03)
Luisa Arcuri – 1:08.77, (5th),  NEW personal best (prior best=1:13.20)

Gino Arcuri – 1:04.92, (4th), NEW personal best (prior best=1:06.04)
Mathew Leistensnider – 1:18.12 (prior best=1:13.56)

200m race – 3 Striders

Lucia Fuentes – 30.27 (4th),  NEW personal best (prior best=30.50)

Will Glunz – 34.41, (personal best=32.72)

LAST EVENT of the DAY:  4x400m relay

The Striders had just a 7th/8th grade girls team .

The girls team of Lucia Fuentes, Luisa Arcuri, Nora McCabe and Sofia Arcuri had an incredibly strong race winning the girls division by six seconds in a time of 4:35.39.  Lucia started off the team with a strong 1:09.  Luisa took over and quickly gave the team a lead that they never gave up all the way to the finsih line with Sofia cementing the anchor leg with a 1:06!

CONGRATS to all Striders today.

Coach Murphy