COLLINSVILLE – The Richland County High School boys track team delivered a strong performance Saturday at the Collinsville Invitational, placing 4th overall in a field of 37 teams, many from larger Class 3A schools.
- The Tigers finished fourth with 56 points, just one point behind Belleville West at 57
- Edwardsville won the event by beating out second place Cahokia, 103 to 65
- East St. Louis rounded out the top five with 49 points
- then Chatham Glenwood (45), Mascoutah (39), Triad (33), and Springfield (28)
- others included Normal Community, Waterloo, East Moline, Belleville East,
- Benton, Collinsville, Benton, Rochester, Granite City, O’Fallon, Civic Memorial,
- Centralia, Maryville Christian, Highland, Springfield Southeast, Carbondale,
- Freeburg, Alton Marquette, Decatur MacArthur, Quincy, & East Alton-Wood River
Top Individual Finishes for the Tigers:
- Long Jump:
- Rex Hallam – 1st place
- His jump ranks #1 in Class 2A and #2 overall in Illinois
- Gavyn Cothern – 2nd place
- His jump ranks #3 in Class 2A and #4 overall in Illinois
- Both athletes briefly held the RCHS school record during the event.
- Rex Hallam – 1st place
- 3200 Meter Run:
- Quaid Berger – 1st place
- Judah Dicks – 3rd place
- High Jump:
- Gavin Root – 3rd place
- 200 Meter Dash:
- Felipe Goncalves – 4th
- Rex Hallam – 8th
- Ian Pianfetti – 9th
- 400 Meter Relay (4×100):
- Pianfetti, Hallam, Cothern, Goncalves – 4th place
- 400 Meter Dash:
- Felipe Goncalves – 6th place
- Set a new RCHS school record
- Felipe Goncalves – 6th place
- Shot Put:
- Casey Thomann – 7th place
- 1600 Meter Run:
- Tristin Butler – 9th place
- Pole Vault:
- Maverik Cordell – 10th place
The Tigers totaled 13 top-ten finishes across 18 events, a remarkable achievement at such a competitive meet.
Next up: Olney heads to the St. Teresa Invitational in Decatur this Friday.