ALL-AREA BOYS TRACK CAPSULES

KEVIN POWELL

North Greene

Events: 100- and 200-meters

Year: Senior

Powell capped a stellar career for the Spartans by qualifying for state in each event. He ran a top time of 11.0 in the 100-meters and 22.4 in the 200-meters. Powell emerged as the fastest guy in the Litchfield Sectional field, where he won both races.

JOSH RIVES

Carlinville

Event: 400-meters

Year: Senior

One in Carlinville's stable of elite competitors, Rives posted a time of 50.7 seconds in his specialty event. He also served as a key runner for Carlinville's sprint relay teams, excelling on the 4x100-meter, the 4x200-meter and the 4x40-meter. Rives was the Litchfield Sectional runner-up

JEFF WOOLDRIDGE

Jersey

Event: 800-meters

Year: Junior

Wooldridge, a two-time Mississippi Valley Conference winner in the 800-meters, turned in his best time of 1:58.3 in this year's competition. He also won the 800-meters at the Jokisch-Grandone Invitational in Carlinville and is a member of record-setting 4x400- and 4x800-meter relay teams.

LUCAS LOOTS

Staunton

Event: 1,600-meters

Year: Junior

A long-distance specialist and The Telegraph's Cross Country Runner of the Year, Loots continued his consistent performance in the spring. He posted a top time of 4:30.0 in the 1,600-meters and was runner-up in the Litchfield Sectional

CHRIS LEEDS

Marquette Catholic

Event: 3,200-meters

Year: Senior

Leeds wound up a solid prep career by winning the 3,200-meters at the Nashville Sectional in 10:08.4. The victory enabled Leeds to secure a berth in the state finals. He was also a solid competitor in the 1,600-meters and one of the Explorers who helped resuscitate a once-dormant program.

GREG DAVIS

Carlinville

Event: 300-intermediate hurdles

Year: Senior

Another one of Carlinville's dandy competitors, Davis was at his best in the hurdles, particularly the intermediates. He finished fourth in the IHSA finals with a time of 39.3, teaming with Chris Walker to give the Cavaliers a potent one-two punch there.

JOHN SCHNELTEN

Greenfield

Event: Long Jump

Year: Senior

When it came to long jumping, Schnelten of Western Illinois Valley Conference school Schnelten was one of the region's best. He leaped 20-9 1/2 to finish second in the Litchfield Sectional and secure a berth in the state finals.

MICHAEL OBERNUEFEMANN

Mount Olive

Event: Triple Jump

Year: Senior

He put together an impressive senior season and wrapped up his prep career by going 42-6 and finishing first in the Litchfield Sectional. Obernuefemann's sectional win landed him a berth in the state meet for the second successive season.

COLE DEVRIES

Mount Olive

Event: High Jump

Year: Senior

The lanky DeVries extended his range in his specialty event and went 6-5 the past season to easily win the Litchfield Sectional championship and qualify for the state meet. He narrowly missed qualifying for the second day. DeVries finished ninth in the Class A high jump his junior season.

PAUL RADEMACHER

and TYLER LIPPERT

Mount Olive and Carrollton, respectively

Event: Shot Put

Year: Junior and senior, respectively

Rademacher heaved the shot 50-10, won the Litchfield Sectional and advanced to the state meet. Lippert was the fourth-place finisher in the sectional. However he found his top touch at state and finished 12th with a throw of 50-0.

MARK WOODS

Carlinville

Event: Discus

Year: Senior

Woods, like most top throwers - effective in both events - saved one of his best efforts for last. He heaved the discus 156 feet in the state finals to take fourth and help the Cavs bag second place. Woods was sectional runner-up in both events. Lippert was the sectional winner.

T.J. BOUILLON

Carlinville

Event: Pole Vault

Year: Junior

Bouillon had a best vault of 13-3 at the state finals to share eighth place with Don Von Kannon of Monmouth. Bouillon was runner-up in the Litchfield Sectional and state qualifier as a junior when he took second in the Carrollton Sectional.

RELAYS

Carlinville

4x100-meters

The team of Matt VanDeZande, Mike Ruyle, Josh Rives and Darnell Scott led Carlinville throughout the season and the quartet compiled a top time of 44.0. The group finished second to Litchfield in the Purple Panthers' Sectional.

Carlinville

4x200-meters

The fearsome foursome of Dane Walker, Mike Ruyle, Josh Rives and Darnell Scott comprised this speedy relay, which had a top time of 1:30.41. It won the Litchfield Sectional and then wound up sixth in the state finals.

Carlinville

4x400-meters

If the Cavaliers had a best relay, you could point to this one that featured Josh Rives, Chris Walker, Greg Davis and Mike Ruyle. It ran sixth in the state finals and had a time of 3:25.35. During Friday's IHSA preliminaries, this quartet recorded its fastest time of 3:24.63.

Edwardsville

4x800-meters

The Tigers finished seventh in the rugged Class AA state finals, thanks to some strong running from Eli Sweatt, Devon Dudding, Aaron Cole and freshman Daniel Mazar. Edwardsville's 4x8 was best in the Southwestern Conference and placed first in the Springfield Lanphier Sectional.