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Plainfield Grabs Third Consecutive Track & Field Conference Crown
Plainfield South team holds off challenges from Minooka and Plainfield North.
The Southwest Prairie Conference boys track and field championship will remain in Plainfield.
Plainfield South held off Minooka to win its third straight conference title Thursday at Plainfield East. The Cougars achieved its victory with 143 points to Minooka's 121 and Plainfield North's 105.
“It’s really awesome to win three in a row, especially in this conference,” Plainfield South coach Jason Crowe said. “This conference has really stepped up the competition and it’s an honor to win it again.”
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Plainfield Central and Plainfield North won the first two SPC championships.
Plainfield South was led by a group of seniors who have rewritten the program’s team and individual marks.
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“This is great for the senior class because these guys have really taken our program to another level,” Crowe said. “These guys came in and have done some great things for our program.”
Among them are Sheldon Magee, John Magee, Alex Flores, Juliano Lodi, Kevin Hardin and Dondre Adams.
They combined to win six events, including a sweep of the relays.
“This means a lot,” Adams said. “We wanted to win this and it’s our third time. This is great for this team.”
“We kept it going and kept supporting each other,” Lodi said. “It feels great winning the last two years. It feels even better to win it this year.”
Adams won the long jump (22 feet, 1 1/4 inches) and joined John Magee, Steven Harris and Jalen Bonner to win the 1,600-meter relay (3:18.98).
Flores replaced John Magee in the 800 relay (1:27.77) and Adams, Flores, Bonner and Harris won the 400 relay (41.83).
“I’m glad everything is coming together at the end of the season because that’s when it counts,” Adams said.
Lodi also won the 800 in 2:00.54, while Sheldon Magee took first in the 400 (48.34).
“I tried to stay behind them and pick it up little by little,” Lodi said. “The last 200, I decided to give it a kick and give it my all.”
Plainfield North featured three individual champions: Josh Moore in the 300 hurdles (40.93), Rick Funk in the pole vault (13 feet, 3 inches) and Caleb Donaldson in the discus (143 feet, 8 inches).
