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Dylan Jacobs and Sandburg Have A Big Day At Illinois State Meet

Foot Locker National Champion Dylan Jacobs had himself quite the day on Saturday at the IHSA Boys State Track & Field Championship. The Notre Dame signee took home two gold medals in the Class 3A state championships. 

His first race on the track was the boys 4x800m run where he anchored Sandburg to victory and a new US No. 4 time of 7:45.12. They beat out second place Neuqua Valley High School by three seconds (7:48.28). Neuqua Valley's time is tied for the US No. 16 with the guys from Northport New York. 


Jacobs then went on to just barely take the win in the 1600m run as he edged out Granite City High School junior Andrew O'Keefe at the line. The duo went 4:11.60 and 4:11.68. Their times are the US No. 37 and the US No. 39 marks respectively. 

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Other Big Performances:

3200m -- Lyons Township High School's Danny Kilrea took the win in the 3A 3200m running 9:02.77 while just behind him was Neuqua Valley High School junior Zachary Kinne who dropped a new PR of 9:03.55. 

100m & 200m -- Plainfield North High School sophomore Marcellus Moore ran a new wind-legal PR of 10.31 (+0.2). His time ranks US No. 4 and is the fastest in the sophomore class. Moore also ran 21.30 (-0.2) to win the 200m dash and helped his 4x100m team to a state title in 41.29. His 200m time is just off his all-conditions PR of 20.88.  

Shot Put -- Lockport Twp. High School's John Meyer took the win in the boys shot put with a throw of 68 feet 8 inches banging on the door of that 70-foot mark. Barrington High School's Brad Warmen hit a new PR of 62-2.75 to take second. 

Pole Vault -- Bloomington High School's Zachery Bradford vaulted 17-6 to win by more than a foot. 


- Bryan Deibel
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