2017 Boys Track & Field
Members of the 2017 boys track and field team include (front row) Marcus Barnhart, Carlos Magana, Joseph Thompson, Antonio Cisneros, Dominic Ruettiger, Erik Lakota, Jeffrey Aguilar, Sicong Pei, Timothy Molino; (second row) Ivan Contreras, Dylan Feigenhauer, Justin Tutt, Colin Marchio, Lavarius Armstrong, Connor Gedwill, Tyler Felgenhauer, Parker Laney; (third row) Logan Gouwens, Cody Hoshell, David Scott, Matthew Aschenbrenner, Calvin Stiteley, Adam Campbell, Jacob Bugajski, Andrew Mangun, Todd Overcash; (fourth row) Soren Knudsen, Timothy Doody, Matthew Schofield, Brett Simmons, Hasan Sehwail, Frank Russo, Mitchell Tracy, Nolan Loughran, Christopher Reitz, Aaron Arroyo; (fifth row) assistant coach Christine Kump, Vincent Bazzarone, Austin O'Malley, Antonio Hayden, Christopher Knapp, Matthew Dorenkamper, Brennan Loughran, James Sanchez, Emani Johnson, Christian Held-Marino, assistant coach Liz Sherrick; (back row) assistant coach Danny Bahret, Jack Malloy, Jack Anians, Zackary Kijowski, Stephen Lasinis, Matthew Mason, David Kostyra, Jacob Westerhoff, Mauro Hayden, and head coach Nick Lundin.
8th at State
8th at State
1st at Outdoor Conference Meet
The 2017 boys track and field team had many stars, but the brightest was Soren Knudsen, who won the state championship in both the 1600-meter run and the 3200-meter run. This completed a distance triple crown for him after he won the cross country individual championship the previous fall. Minooka had two other all-state athletes in Brennan Loughran (pole vault) and Colin Marchio (100-meter dash). All three boys set school records in their events. Since he had begun coaching at MCHS, this was first year without assistant coach Mark Smith. He died the previous fall after a battle with cancer. The Minooka Invitational was renamed the #SmithStrong Invite to honor him. They also held the meet at Joliet Memorial Stadium.
Page researched by Tyler Mirabal, 2019
Page researched by Tyler Mirabal, 2019
Head Coach: Nick LundinAssistant Coaches: Kevin Dorenkamper, Christine Kump, Danny Bahret, Liz Sherrick
Home track: MCHS Central Campus Stadium, 301 S. Wabena Ave., Minooka (for dual meets); Joliet Memorial Stadium, 3000 Jefferson St., Joliet (for SmithStrong Invitational)
IHSA Class: 3A Conference: Southwest Prairie
All-Conference Athletes: Antonio Hayden (high jump), Steven Lasinis (long jump, triple jump), Brennan Loughran (pole vault), Dominic Ruettiger (pole vault), Zach Kijowksi (shot put), Jason Hoffman (4x800m relay, 800m), Jordan Freese (4x800m relay) Hector Ramos (4x800m relay), Matt Schofield (4x800m relay), Vince Bazzarone (4x800m relay), Soren Knudsen (3200m, 800m, 1600m), Jacob Bugajskii (110m hurdles), Colin Marchio (100m, 200m), Aaron Arroyo (400m), Justin Myers (300m hurdles),
State-Qualifying Individual Athletes: Brennan Loughran (pole vault), Dominic Ruettiger (pole vault), Steven Lasinis (long jump), Soren Knudsen (3200m, 1600m), Colin Marchio (100m), Brandon Adams (400m, 4x400m relay), James Sanchez (300m hurdles, 4x400m relay), Aaron Arroyo (4x400m relay), Hector Ramos (4x400m relay)
All-State Athletes: Brennan Loughran, 9th place, pole vault, 14-10; Soren Knudsen, 1st place, 3200m run, 9:03.41; Soren Knudsen, 1st place, 1600m run, 4:10.51; Colin Marchio, 9th place, 100m dash, 10.95
Outdoor Records: Colin Marchio (100m Dash - 10.73), Soren Knudsen (1600m Run - 4:10.51; 3200m Run - 8:55.70), Steve Lasinis (long jump - 22-11), Brennan Loughran (14-10)
2016-17 yearbook
Home track: MCHS Central Campus Stadium, 301 S. Wabena Ave., Minooka (for dual meets); Joliet Memorial Stadium, 3000 Jefferson St., Joliet (for SmithStrong Invitational)
IHSA Class: 3A Conference: Southwest Prairie
All-Conference Athletes: Antonio Hayden (high jump), Steven Lasinis (long jump, triple jump), Brennan Loughran (pole vault), Dominic Ruettiger (pole vault), Zach Kijowksi (shot put), Jason Hoffman (4x800m relay, 800m), Jordan Freese (4x800m relay) Hector Ramos (4x800m relay), Matt Schofield (4x800m relay), Vince Bazzarone (4x800m relay), Soren Knudsen (3200m, 800m, 1600m), Jacob Bugajskii (110m hurdles), Colin Marchio (100m, 200m), Aaron Arroyo (400m), Justin Myers (300m hurdles),
State-Qualifying Individual Athletes: Brennan Loughran (pole vault), Dominic Ruettiger (pole vault), Steven Lasinis (long jump), Soren Knudsen (3200m, 1600m), Colin Marchio (100m), Brandon Adams (400m, 4x400m relay), James Sanchez (300m hurdles, 4x400m relay), Aaron Arroyo (4x400m relay), Hector Ramos (4x400m relay)
All-State Athletes: Brennan Loughran, 9th place, pole vault, 14-10; Soren Knudsen, 1st place, 3200m run, 9:03.41; Soren Knudsen, 1st place, 1600m run, 4:10.51; Colin Marchio, 9th place, 100m dash, 10.95
Outdoor Records: Colin Marchio (100m Dash - 10.73), Soren Knudsen (1600m Run - 4:10.51; 3200m Run - 8:55.70), Steve Lasinis (long jump - 22-11), Brennan Loughran (14-10)
2016-17 yearbook
Sources: Boys Track & Field website, Athletic.Net, IHSA.org