DGN at Silver Meet

Downers Grove North seniors Nick Janicki and Max Sale pulled off some successful déjà vu at the West Suburban Conference Silver Division Meet Saturday, May 16, at Glenbard West.

For the second year in a row, Janicki (160 feet-2 inches) and Sale (150-1) finished 1-2 in the event with respective marks of 162-4 and 150-5, respectively.

The Trojans (56 points) finished sixth. Oak Park-River Forest (151 points) won the title convincingly over York (85) and Glenbard West (82) after pulling out the indoor title 116-115 over York March 21. Lyons Township (69) and Proviso West (64) were fourth and fifth and Hinsdale Central (50) seventh.

With the Downers Grove South Sectional approaching Friday, May 22, Janicki and senior Ryan Clevenger achieved state-qualifying standards in their respective events Saturday. Entries qualify for state automatically with top-two sectional finishes or by achieving state-qualifying standards at the sectional, regardless of place.

Janicki is a returning state qualifier in the discus, which has a state-qualifying standard of 156-6. Sale also took third in shot put (47-1).

In the 3,200-meter run, Clevenger was second (9:16.93) in the 3,200-meter run to Oak Park-River Forest sophomore Irwin Loud (9:14.13). Loud, who later won the 1,600 (4:20.49), posted the No. 5 season-best outdoor 3,200 this season in Illinois, according to DyeStatIL.

Clevenger moved up to No. 10 in the 3,200 and under the 9:29.04 qualifying standard. He is coming off an all-time school-record 1:53.90 in the 800 May 9 at Hinsdale Central, which ranks No. 3 this season and broke the former record of 1:54.44 by graduated Tony Zea for fourth place in the 2014 state meet finals. The state cut is 1:57.24.

Junior Zack Hogan was third in triple jump (42-9 1/4), winning a tiebreaker based on next best jump with Hinsdale Central junior Kareem Muhammad, who also would compete in the Downers South Sectional.

Senior Jack Diamond ran a lifetime-best 1:59.34 for fourth in a highly competitive 800.

Two sophomores excelled with lifetime bests. Joe Keys was fourth in the 300 intermediate hurdles (41.93) and fifth in the 110 high hurdles (15.67) after a 15.94 in prelims. Alec Danner was fifth in the 1,600 (4:28.56).

The 3,200 relay of seniors Zac Christensen and Joe Carter, junior Robby Prescott and Diamond (in 8:23.08) and the 800 relay of junior Anthony Giordano, sophomore Andrew Marszewski, freshman Mike Taylor and sophomore Tariun Triplett (in 1:33.67) were sixth.

The Downers Grove North sophomores were sixth (32 points) as several athletes that helped them win the indoor Silver title for the first time were up competing with the varsity Saturday.

The third-place 400 relay of freshmen Drew Shelly, Logan Harmon and Brandon Finklea and sophomore Zharion Jackson (45.69) broke the outdoor sophomore-level school record of 45.5 manual (45.74 FAT converted) from 1982.

Freshman Ryan Birkmeier was third in the 1,600 (4:38.34), only .48 behind first-place Hinsdale Central sophomore Ethan Planson (4:37.86).

West Suburban Conference Silver Division Meet
At Glenbard West

Varsity results


Downers Grove North top-six finishers

First place
Discus: Nick Janicki 160-2

Second place
3,200: Ryan Clevenger 9:16.93
Discus: Max Sale 150-1

Third place
Triple jump: Zack Hogan 42-9 1/4
Shot put: Max Sale 47-1

Fourth place
800: Jack Diamond 1:59.34
300 intermediate hurdles: Joe Keys 41.93
1,600 relay: 3:30.28

Fifth place
1,600: Alec Danner 4:28.56
110 high hurdles: Joe Keys 15.67

Sixth place
800 relay: Anthony Giordano, Andrew Marszewski, Mike Taylor, Tariun Triplett 1:33.67

3,200 relay: 8:23.08

Sophomore results

Team scores: 1. Lyons Township 162, 2. Oak Park-River Forest 137, 3. Hinsdale Central 90, 4. York 78.5, 5. Glenbard West 41.5, 6. DOWNERS GROVE NORTH 32, 7. Proviso West 17

Downers Grove North top-six finishers

Third place
1,600: Ryan Birkmeier 4:38.34
400 relay: Drew Shelly, Logan Harmon, Brandon Finklea, Zharion Jackson 45.69 -- SOPHOMORE SCHOOL RECORD!

Fourth place
400: Brendan Lockerby 53.63
Pole vault: Dan Ferenc 11-0 – tie

Fifth place
300 intermediate hurdles: Jack Barkei 46.21
100: Zharion Jackson 12.13
200: Zharion Jackson 24.81
3,200 relay: Jacob Ridderhoff, Ryan Birkmeier, Brendan Lockerby, Don Knapp 8:38.78
800 relay: Jordan Wilde, Logan Harmon, Mason Monen, Dan Ferenc 1:40.00 – tie

Sixth place
High jump: Felix Li 5-0
1,600: Jacob Ridderhoff 4:43.95
200: Drew Shelly 24.99
1,600 relay: Robert Falconer, Jordan Wilde, Jack Barkei, Brendan Lockerby 3:50.46