EHS boys travel to Glenbard for Jim Arnold Invitational; girls volunteer Saturday to help Special Olympics

Diarra Cropper and Tiger boys head to suburban Chicago today to compete Saturday at Glenbard West High School. Photo/Tom Atwood

Senior Melissa Collins and the EHS girls track team will volunteer Saturday to help officials at a Special Olympics track meet at SIU Edwardsville. Photo/Tom Atwood

Tigers 4 X 8 relay team preparing to run (and win) the 3200-meter relay at Madison County meet Monday. Photo/Tom Atwood

Best of (so far)

Best Photos of the Day from the 2010 track & field season. To see all 39 photos by Tom Atwood in large format, click on any image.

Tigers win Madison County boys meet; Sweatt sweeps mile, 2-mile

Garrett Sweatt is county champ in the 1600 and 3200 meters after winning both races Tuesday at Triad. Chad Maxwell also medaled in the mile, finishing 3rd with a PR of 4:46. Photo/Larry Thompson

Sam Keck-Flory runs his fastest 400-meter dash ever at the Madison County meet Tuesday, finishing 2nd in a time of 50.6. Photo/Diane Dudding

David Umbaugh (left) and Diarra Cropper both medaled twice at Madison County Tuesday, in the 110 meter hurdles and the 300-meter high hurdles. Photo/Larry Thompson

Tony Thompson grabs 2nd place in 800-meter run at county meet. Photo/Larry Thompson

Photo of the Day photographer Larry Thompson pauses for a publicity shot at Madison County meet Tuesday. Photo/Diane Dudding

Firsching named "Athlete of the Meet"

Senior Emily Firsching was named Athlete of the Meet by Tiger Coach Steve Chapman after running a PR in the mile (5:46) at the Madison County meet in East Alton Wood River. Photo/Sally Atwood

Tigers win Madison County Meet; Henderson is county champ in shot, discus; Rice wins hurdles; 4 X 8 relay takes 1st

Freshman Emmonie Henderson sets a new personal (and EHS) record in the shot put Monday, throwing it more than 43 feet to become the Madison County Champion. Hendrson also won the discus. Photo/Tom Atwood

Once again this year, the Madison County 100-meter hurdles champion is Edwardsville's Shanice Rice. Photo/Tom Atwood

Henderson becomes the Madison County Champion in discus with a throw of more than 120 feet Monday. Photo/Tom Atwood

Courtney Lybarger anchors the Tigers winning 3200-meter relay team at the county meet. Photo/Tom Atwood

Annie Nickrent and Heba Freese after both medaled in the 800-meter run Monday. Photo/Tom Atwood

Meih Huddleston hands off to freshman Sarah Parker in the 4 X 100 meter relay. Photo/Tom Atwood

Chilly weather and rain forced spectators at the county meet (like Emily Firsching and Ellen Atwood) to bundle up. Photo/Tom Atwood

Freshman Lauren White grabs 2nd in the high jump, but in this series of photos, lands off the mat, unhurt, after clearing the bar. Photos by Tom Atwood

Tiger girls compete in county meet today at East Alton/Wood River

EHS girls compete in the County Meet today. The meet is being held at East Alton/Wood River High School and begins at 4 p.m.

Mazar wins mile at Springfield, sets Lanphier Invitational record; Keck-Flory wins 400; Andresen 1st in long jump

Daniel Mazar edges Garrett Sweatt in the mile Saturday, setting a meet record at Springfield Lanphier with a time of 4:19. Photo/Larry Thompson

Sam Keck-Flory, seen here in the 4 X 400 relay, won the 400-meter dash at Springfield, and placed 2nd in the pole vault. Photo/Larry Thompson

Deonte Andresen finishes 3rd in the 200-meter dash after winning the long jump at Springfield Saturday. Photo/Larry Thompson

Tony Thompson poses for Photo of the Day with his mom, Lisa (right) and her twin sister Lori Walker. "The Twins," as they were known at Western Illinois University, were both track and cross country runners in college. Photo/Larry Thompson

Tigers host Frosh/Soph Relays; Roderick wins pole vault; EHS dominates hurdle relays

Freshman Kennedy Roderick clears 8' 6" Friday to win the pole vault competition at the Tiger Frosh/Soph Relays. Photo/Tom Atwood

Victora Millman takes the handoff from Taylor Mulhall in the 1600-meter relay Friday. Photo/Tom Atwood

Freshman Lauren White helps the EHS hurdle shuttle relay team to a 1st-place finish Friday. Photo/Tom Atwood

The high jump pit (after competition) Friday. Photo/Tom Atwood

Bridget Followell medals in the discus Friday at the Tiger Frosh/Soph Relays. Photo/Tom Atwood

Lorraine Arial medals in the 3200-meter run Friday. Photo/Tom Atwood

An athlete of many talents, Ellen Atwood volunteers in concessions at the frosh/soph meet Friday. Photo/Tom Atwood

Tigers grab 3rd place at Alton Invitational; Faulkner clears 11 feet to win pole vault; Chamberlain splits Midget twins with a 5:25 in the mile

Briana Chamberlain (seen here in the 4 X 8 at Alton) ran a 5:25 mile to place second behind Kristin Busch of Freeburg, and ahead of Busch's twin sister Caitlin, who finished third. Photo/Sally Atwood

Hannah Faulkner clears 11 feet to win the pole vault Thursday at Alton. Photo/Sally Atwood

Emily Firsching and Courtney Lybarger wear their game faces before competition Thursday at Alton. Photo/Sally Atwood

Miller PR's again in discus, Pranger wins pole vault at WB Invitational

John Miller continues to increase his distance in the discus, throwing a personal best 162 feet Wednesday to win the Winston Brown Invitational. Photo/Tom Atwood

Deonte Andresen leaps to third place in the long jump at Winston Brown. Photo/Tom Atwood

Pat Pranger wins the pole vault competition Wednesday with a vault of 13' 6". Photo/Tom Atwood

Josh White hands off to Chad Maxwell in the frosh/soph 4 X 4 relay Wednesday. Photo/Tom Atwood

Tigers win Winston Brown Invitational; Mazar sets school record in 800-meter run; Sweatt wins mile in 4:17.3

Daniel Mazar on his way to an Edwardsville High School record in the 800-meter run Wednesday at the Winston Brown invitational. Mazar won the 800 in a record time of 1:52.3. Photo/Tom Atwood

Moments after the 800 meter race, Mazar realizes he has set the 800-meter record. Photo/Tom Atwood

Mazar gets congratulations from EHS head track coach Chad Lakatos. Photo/Tom Atwood

Pushed early by Mazar, Garrett Sweatt pulls away in the mile Wednesday, winning it in a personal best 4:17.3 Photo/Tom Atwood

Mazar and Sweatt shake hands after the mile run Wednesday. Photo/Tom Atwood

Tigers look ahead to Winston Brown Invitational tomorrow, Alton Invitational Thursday

Shanice Rice and the EHS girls head to Alton Thursday, while the Tiger boys host the Winston Brown Invitational at home tomorrow. Photo/Tom Atwood

Mazar has big day at Orphan Relays

Daniel Mazar turned in some impressive times at Centralia Saturday, including a 4:17 mile (above), a 1:55 800-meter, and two 400s at :52 seconds each. Photo/Tom Atwood

Tigers win Orphan Relays; Pranger sets PR, grabs 1st in pole vault; Firsching, Jason runners up in balloting for prom queen

It was this vault clearing 14' 6" that established a new PR for Pat Pranger and gave him 1st place in the pole vault Saturday at the Orphan Relays in Centralia. Pranger also took 2nd place in the discus, setting a new PR in that event also (147 feet). Photo/Tom Atwood

Pranger is all smiles after setting a new personal best (14' 6") in the pole vault Saturday. Photo/Tom Atwood

Coach Chad Lakatos watches closely as Julian Harvey leaps 18' 4" in the long jump competition Saturday at Centralia. Photo/Tom Atwood

Mrs. Coach, Roxanne Patrylak, verbalizes her support for the Tigers in general, and Caden Cramsey in particular Saturday at Centralia. Photo/Tom Atwood

Chad Maxwell hands baton to Brendan Colligan in 4 X 800 at Orphan Relays Saturday. Photo/Tom Atwood

Coronation: Laila Jason (left) was named 1st runner up and Emily Firsching 2nd runner up Saturday night in the vote for 2010 Prom Queen. Photo/Tom Atwood

Chris Taglieri, Megan Ruddy, Alex Wever, Emily Firsching, Greg Dunn and Ellen Atwood smile for Photo of the Day. Photo/Tom Atwood

Senior Ellen Atwood poses with father Tom Atwood before EHS prom. Photo/Sally Atwood