Alton’s boys’ track team hit some personal record times and competed hard in the Belleville West Invitational track and field meet on Saturday, Redbirds’ track coach Eric Dickerson said.
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“I think we did a good job,” coach Dickerson said. “I was very proud of their efforts.”
Cahokia won the meet with 150 points; followed by Minooka with 75.5 points and Edwardsville with 74 points.
O’Fallon posted 51.75 points for fourth; Belleville West had 42 points for fifth place in the team standings.
Alton’s 4 x 800 relay of Arie Macias, Lamar Agnew, James Steinman and Alexander Davis finished 12th in 8:52.76. The 4 x 100 relay was 19th with a time of 44.61.
Evan Rathgeb was 15th in the 3,200 meters for Alton with a time of 10:23.41. Macias was 13th in the 1,600 meters in 4:42.48. The Redbirds’ Harrison Henderson Jr. broke 24 seconds in the 200 with a time of 23.78 for 28th place. Alton’s 4 x 400 relay team was 20th (3:40.13).
“Arie Macias was under 4:50 in the mile and Alex Davis broke 5 minutes,” Dickerson said. “Evan Rathgeb set a p.r. in the 3,200. I thought our 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 both did an awesome job.”
