Palatine Girls Track Athletes Qualify for State

Several Palatine High School girls track and field athletes will be headed to the state meet at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston this Thursday through Saturday. 

The Palatine High School girl's track and field time placed first overall at their home sectional meet  on May 10 with a total score of 116.5, according to preliminary results posted on the IHSA website. Finishing behind Palatine was Barrington High School, with a score of 74 points; and Warren Township High School, with a score of 66 points. 

Fremd High School also competed at the Palatine sectional but no Fremd students qualified for the state meet, according to the preliminary results on the IHSA website. 

The following Palatine track athletes qualified for state at the Palatine sectional: 

• Meg Jump, senior, Palatine, second place in the long jump with a jump of 16-10.0; first place in the triple jump with a jump of 35-07.25
• Megan O' Brien, senior, Palatine, first place in the shot put with a throw of 36-11.0; first place in the discuss throw with a throw of 117-11
• Palatine High School placed first in the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 9:22.65
• Sabina Yosif, freshman, Palatine, sixth place in the 3200-meter run with a time of 11:09.64
• Cassidy McPherson, junior, Palatine, second place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:18.17
• Caitlin Riedy, sophomore, Palatine, first place in the 300-meter low hurdles with a time of 47.08
• Liz Cox, junior, Palatine, second place in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:06.89
• Tess Wasowicz, senior, Palatine, fourth place in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:09.22
• Palatine High School placed first in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:04.26. 

A full list of preliminary results from this sectional meet is posted on the IHSA website.