Girls Track

Girls track sees progress

KANELAND—With a middle of the pack finish at Saturday’s annual Jill Holmes Invitational, Kaneland High School saw some nice individual finishes with room to improve this month.

April 15th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Lady Knights track sees early progress

MAPLE PARK—Kaneland girls track’s first outdoor competition of the 2010 season saw some warm-for-April temperatures and some decent individual scores, but a third place finish as a team.

April 8th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Gruenke enjoying collegiate success

Carroll University sophomore Lindsay Gruenke wasted no time in having a productive spring track season.

March 25th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Ecker steps in for girls track

MAPLE PARK—After a ninth-place finish in State a year ago, how do you repeat such a fine performance?

March 25th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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KHS girls track secures 9th-place finish at State

Lady Knights girls track put an exclamation point on its 2009 story this past weekend in Charleston.

May 28th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Leveling the playing field

To put Kaneland on a more equal playing field, the district is considering becoming part of a new conference.

May 21st, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued

Girls track sending large group to State competition

For those who were looking for a bigger Kaneland High School presence at the upcoming IHSA Class 2A State finals, they’ll get their wish.

May 21st, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Girls track gearing up for postseason glory

Friday’s third annual Western Sun Conference girls track meet served as a benchmark for Kaneland before the upcoming postseason sectionals.

May 14th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued

WSC seeing last days?

In late-April, Kaneland met with 11 other schools to draw up plans for a new 12-team conference that would kick off in the fall of 2010.

May 14th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Kaneland’s Gierke snatches two firsts at Sycamore

With the annual Kane County Meet shelved in Batavia due to the closing of the school, thanks to H1N1 virus prevention, the girls’ track squad hadn’t seen competition since May 5.

May 7th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued

KHS shows talent at Dixon, Glenbard S.

With the temperature finally rising in the area, Kaneland High School girls track seems to be taking that as a cue.

April 30th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Girls track shows talent at Jenni’s ABC

The Lady Knights squad hit a stride in a well-spent showing in its own Jenni’s ABC Invite in Maple Park. The meet returned after a one-year layoff due to less-than-favorable conditions in 2009.

April 23rd, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Lady Knights have steady showing at Holmes Invite

This past Saturday, Geneva was crowned the overall winner of the 32nd Holmes Invitational for the second straight season thanks to a 147.75 point output.

April 16th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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KHS track hits Bloomington

At the Illinois Prep Top Times Indoor Classic in Bloomington, Kaneland’s presence was felt in a number of events.

April 2nd, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Spring Sports Preview: Lady Knights track off to running start

For the 2009 season, Kaneland girls track has a slew of returning athletes, some whom have seen State action.

March 26th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued

Getting on track

Kaneland’s indoor girls track season continued on the homestretch with its Western Sun Conference Indoor track meet at Glenbard South on Friday, with the Lady Knights.

March 26th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued

WSC, team honors dished at Winter Sports Awards

Last week saw Kaneland High School dole out its winter athletic awards with four sports being recognized on various levels.

March 19th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Relay roundup

Boys and girls track results from the Byron Invitational March 14, 2009.

March 19th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued

Girls track makes indoor strides on Saturday

At the Hononegah Girls Indoor Classic on Saturday, Kaneland Lady Knights track finished 21st out of 22 teams (6.5 points). Homewood-Flossmoor, with 82 points, led the charge, followed by Whitney Young at 73 points and West Aurora at 71.5.

March 12th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued

Gierke leads Kaneland girls at WWS indoor meet

Kaneland girls track began its indoor track season on Saturday at Wheaton-Warrenville South.

February 26th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Gierke runs to next level

At least one athlete associated with the University of Northern Iowa had a good month.

In 2008, Lindsay Gierke finished fourth in the 300 hurdles, sixth in the 100 meter dash and seventh in the 200 meters at the Class 2A State meet. She holds a personal-best of 11.99 in the 100 meters along with a time of 24.60 in the 200 meters.

February 12th, 2009 | | Comments Off | Continued