Last weekend, the Illinois Track and Field Club battled at the Illinois College Dr. Jim Green Invite. Of the sixteen competitors at the meet, ten had their first race of the season, and four had their first race/jumps for the Orange and Blue (or more accurately, white). Shoutouts to Adam Goldsher, Ruperto Alejandro, Daniel Reeter, and Matt Lopez for their ITC debuts.
Adam Goldsher debuted for the club in ”style,” as he ran the 4th fastest 60m dash time for ITC this year (7.28). According to the Results, he also ran the fastest 200m time in the meet, but unfortunately, his real time was not recorded (unless he really did run a club record 22.00?!?). Just as a slumping basketball shooter just needs to keep on shooting, Junior Beau Barber kept racing and ran the best he has in all of 2015 in the 200m and 400m dashes, clocking in at 25.14 and 56.62 respectively.
Senior Adam Cobert is in the progress of a triumphant return from an off-season injury, running his mile at 4:43.90, 2 seconds away from having the 2nd fastest time in his apartment. Right behind him, Freshman Michael Frintner (4:47.93) outlasted Sophomore David Choi (4:48.12).
Meanwhile, at the Olivet Nazarene Invite in Bourbonnais Senior Evan White ran the 8th fastest 3000m time in club history, racing an impressive 8:49.39 which was good for 4th in the meet. White will be looking forward to take surpass performances in the 3000m by club legends Mike Frigo, Mike Spillone and possibly Aaron Silver this Saturday at the 300m track of GVSU.
This weekend marks two really great meets for ITC as some travel to Allendale to compete at the GVSU Big Meet, while others compete at the Indiana Wesleyan University for the first time in club history.
