Julia Rodney sets a setback of injuries and helps St. Charles North for the title of Kane County – Shaw Local

Aurora – Two months ago St. Charles North Sophomore Julia Rodney was on the edge in a hiking chair.

After Rodney had spent a good part of the athletics season in the interior clearing in both shin legs, he was a little nervous in the Kane County to return to the form that helped her as a newcomer to preserve all-state honors.

After winning the 4×800 meter relay and 1,600 races, these fears were deleted.

“This is exactly what I had to give myself the trust that I needed,” said Rodney. “Although I trained in the low season, it was just difficult not to walk that much. But now I feel much safer in my skills.”

Rodney's victories were two out of five who would accumulate the northern stars in the meeting because they scored 132.5 points to get a commanding victory in the Kane County Meet in East Aurora.

“Every meeting, these athletes, set goals to tell them what they want to do, and so they are safer,” said North Stars trainer Anthony Enight. “They were confident and it was leading to many outstanding performances. But they are also so insatiable and want to improve further.”

Rodney's first victory of the day came as part of the 4×800 relay team, with her, Gwen Hobson, Elise Pimsner and Reese Thomas with 9: 29.65, the five-snaps in Illinois this season so far.

“And the crazy thing is that we have other options, so that this may not even be our final team in the state,” said Rodney. “I have the feeling that we still have a lot of depth in the 4×800, so we will see how it swings everything.”

Then she won the 1,600 and took the decisive step out in the last 400 meters to end in 5: 08.21.

Alexzandria Richardson also achieved two victories for the North Stars, who won both the 100 (12.49) and the 200 (26.04).

“If you look at your results from last year until now, it is only day and night,” said Enight. “The work she did with our co -trainers has changed her and changed her life where she is always persecuted.”

Senior Tosin Oshin had the fifth victory of the Nordstars at night and won the shot with a throw of 11.76 meters (7 inches).

Behind the North Stars, Batavia took second place as a team with 94.5 points. It was the first time that the two teams have been full of strength since the Indoor Dukane Conference championships, where the Bulldogs are ahead.

“It is always funny and exciting when you look towards you,” said Bulldogs coach Justin Allison. “You have a really good team, so hats before you. But I think it makes conferences a much more exciting event, and our girls will do what you can do.

Both victories of the Bulldogs on this day came in field events. Sophomore Abby Wirth won the triple jump with a jump of 11.53 meters (37-10), the seventh top grade of the state. Macee Olson also won in the pole vault, with the second year of 3.51 meters (11-6) to share the title with Molly Russelburg from Aurora Central Catholic.

Allison praised both that they not only won their events, but also came by the wayside and driven on the track. Both athletes help to lead the 4×400 team to second place.

“We talk about how you first have to be a sprinter in many of these events, especially in the jumps,” said Allison. “And we told you that part of your success in these events is your sprint skills. I am very satisfied with your performances up to.”

With 93 points, Geneva ended near Batavia for the bronze. Sophomore Alyssa Fleet had both Viking victories in the 100 hurdles (15.71) and the 300 hurdles (46.05) that day. She also anchored the 4×100 relay team to a school record of 49.08 for second place.

“I was ready to go in the 100 (hurdles),” said fleet. “I just wanted to get these additional points for my team. And in this 300, even though I was second, I really wanted to push myself. And I am glad that I made a personal recording of it.”

St. Charles East (fifth, 63 points) ended with the second most common victories at the meeting with three. Freshman Siri Forsell won the long jump with a jump of 5.16 meters, while the 4×200 (1: 43.97) and the relay teams of 4×400 (4: 01.01) took both golds on the route.

Burlington Central rounded off the upper half of the team ranking with 59 points for sixth place. Emilie Anderson repeated itself as a discus champion at the meeting and threw the disc 34.44 meters (113-0).

Hampshire ended with 56 points for the seventh right behind the Rockets. Alyssa Garcia took the gold in the 400 in 59.03.

Aurora Central Catholic became eighth in the meeting with 39 points. Together with Russelburg, Cecilia Hilby also had a gold medal at the meeting and won the 800 with a lead in the line in 2: 16.69.

Katie Kostro had the only win at the meeting against Rosary (12th, 15 points) and won the high jump after deleting 1.69 meters (5-6), the third best leap in Illinois.