Evanston’s boys track team scored relay victories in the 800-meter and 1600-meter events Saturday, powering the Wildkits to a 2nd place team finish overall at the Jim Arnold Invitational hosted by Glenbard West.
Coach Don Michelin’s squad totaled 90 points and trailed only Oak Park-River Forest (118) in the 13-team field.
The ETHS team of Vorn Ellis, Miles Granjean, Chase Cubia and Matt Cless took top honors in the 800 relay in 1 minute, 30.91 seconds, beating runnerup OPRF by 3 full seconds.
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In the 1600, the foursome of Granjean, Cless, Ellis and Skyler Lee posted a winning time of 3:29.30, almost 5 seconds faster than South Elgin.
Cubia, Granjean, Ellis and Cless also teamed up for a 3rd place finish in the 400 relay in 44.16 in a photo finish with Lake Park (44.10) and South Elgin (44.11). The 3200 relay added a 4th place effort in 8:40 flat behind Cormac Schliesmann, Dylan Eyler, Solomon Greene and Jack Kleinschmit.
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Ellis scored an individual win in the open 200 with a winning time of 22.54, and Cless remained unbeaten in the high jump with a best jump of 1.97 meters.
Also scoring top 5 individual finishes for the Kits were Jalen James, 2nd in the triple jump at 13.26; Lee, 3rd in the 300 hurdles in 41.68; Cubia, 3rd in the 100 in 11.63; Granjean, 4th in the 100 in 11.73; Tim Russell, 5th in the shotput at 14.82; and Justin Tharayil, 5th in the high jump at 1.82.
