Track Meet v. Bement School

On April 15, 2009, Eaglebrook hosted a Track & Field meet against Bement School. Eaglebrook won this meet 95 points to 19 points.  The meet began with the 4 x 100 and with two teams against their one we were in favor.  Our A team was made up of Greg Poole '10, Jonathan Flores '09, Sean Lee '09, and Che Chengsupanimit '09. They came in first place with a time of 48.72 seconds. Our B team was made up of Junbeom Ku '11, Hilton Chow '11, Che Chengsupanimit '09, John Hotchkiss '09. They ran in 56.03 seconds, earning second place. The next event was the 1500 meter, and Kian Ivey '09 earned first place with a time of 5:06 minutes, George Reich '09 ran a 5:09 minute earning second place, and Sunho Park '10 earned third place with a time of 5:11.

Next came the 100 meter dash, and this is a popular event with many contestants. Greg Poole '10 took first place with a time of 12.00 seconds flat. Jonathan Flores '09 took second place with a time of 12.25 seconds and John Hotchkiss '09 took third with a time of 12.75 seconds. It was another sweep for the red and blue. The 400 meters was next.  Lucy Chase '10 took first place for the girls with a time of 1:13.31, second place for the boys was taken by Sunho Park '10 with 1:06.13, and Zak Jardim '09 took third place with a time of 1:06.94.  Next were our long distance guys with the 800 meters. Kian Ivey '09 ran a 2:40 earning first place and Hwi Jae Shin '10 ran a 2:43 earning second place.  The 200 meter dash was next, and Riley Silbert '09 earned second place with a time of 27.34. Lucy Chase '10 earned second place for the girls running a 31.37.  Junbeom Ku '11 came in third place with a time of 27.75.  The last running event was the 4 x 400 relay. Eaglebrook’s A Team was made up of Jonathan Flores '09, Riley Silbert '09, Sean Lee '09, and Kian Ivey '09. They earned first place with a time of 4:22, our B Team earned second place with a time of 4:32. The B team members were Hwi Jae Shin '10, Sunho Park '10, HIlton Chao '11, and Austin Teece '09.  

Our field events took place alongside of the running events. Jonathan Flores '09 took first place in the shot put with the longest throw of 33' 3'', and Hilton Chao '11 took second place with a throw of 32'10''. Third Place went to Alejandro Perez '09 in his Track & Field debut with a throw of 30'7''. Alejandro Perez '09 won the discus with a throw of 56'6''. Jin Woo Choi '09 took top honors in the long jump with a personal best of 18'2'', and Greg Poole '10 had a jump of 17'8'', which earned him second place. Third Place was taken by Sunho Park '10 with a jump of 17'3'' in his Track & Field debut. The last event at our meet was the high jump.  Kian Ivey '09 took second place with a jump of 4'8'' high and Hilton Chao '11 took third place with a jump of 4'8''.  This was a very successful meet for Eaglebrook and a great start to the season. The athletes got a great start towards working and earning points towards their Varsity Letter.