EHS girls host triangular meet with Collinsville, Alton

Senior Ellen Atwood grabs lead for Tigers in the 3200-meter relay at EHS Tuesday. Photo/Sally Atwood

Beverly Triggs takes handoff in the 4 X 4 relay at EHS Tuesday. Photo/Tom Atwood

Jasmine Hyatt reacts after running in the 4 X 400 relay. Photo/Tom Atwood

Melissa Calcara prepares to run the 1st leg of the 1600-meter relay Tuesday. Photo/Tom Atwood

Tigers have depth in pole vault; Schuette takes 2nd at SW Relays, Fisher 5th

With two other Tigers entered in the Indoor State pole vault Saturday, Tom Schuette steps in at the SW Relays to claim 2nd place, vaulting 12 feet. Photo/Tom Atwood

Bridget Fisher grabs 5th place in the pole vault Saturday, clearing 7 feet. Photo/Tom Atwood

Chad Maxwell anchors the Tigers distance medley relay, which finished 3rd Saturday. Photo/Tom Atwood

Melissa Collins medals in the discus, taking 2nd place in the SW Relays. Photo/Tom Atwood

Mazar, Sweatt and Keck-Flory medal at ITPP Indoor State meet; Mazar wins 800 meters with fastest prep time of the season

Daniel Mazar holds his 1st place trophy, winning the ITPP Indoor State 800 meter run Saturday in a time of 1:55:68, fastest of the season. Garrett Sweat (right) placed fourth in the 3200 meter run (9:20:45). Photo courtesy George Patrylak

Mazar and Sweatt pose with Sam Keck-Flory (right), who finished 7th in the pole vault at the Indoor State Meet clearing 13' 6". Photo courtesy George Patrylak

Tigers dominate field events at SW Relays; Henderson sweeps shot put, discus

Freshman Emmonnie Henderson wins the SW Relays discus with a toss of 114 feet, and also dominates the shot put competition with a throw of 41 feet. Photo/Tom Atwood

Cameron James prepares for the 100 meter dash finals. Photo/Tom Atwood

Hannah Faulkner finishes first in the SW Relays pole vault Saturday, clearing 9' 6". Photo/Tom Atwood

Tigers boys head coach Chad Lakatos shouts encouragement during the 300 meter hurdles. Photo/Tom Atwood

Julian Harvey waits for handoff in the 4 X 400 Relay Saturday. Photo/Tom Atwood

EHS girls win SW Illinois Relays; boys grab third; home meet flawless except for chill wind

Josh White wins the high jump Saturday at the Southwestern Illinois Relays with a leap of 5' 10". Photo/Tom Atwood (click image to enlarge)

Everything she touched Saturday turned to gold. Senior Laila Jason won the long jump, and led EHS relay teams to first place in three events: the 1600-meter relay, the 800-meter relay, and the 4 X 100 Yard Shuttle Hurdle. Photo/Tom Atwood (click image to enlarge)

Michael Gorsage runs the opening leg of the 4 X 800 meter relay Saturday. Photo/Tom Atwood (click image to enlarge)

Kuna Lahai-Pumagoi (right) makes sure with both hands that Deonte Andresen has the baton in the 4 X 200 meter relay. Photo/Tom Atwood (click image to enlarge)

Freshman Lauren White (whose brother Josh won the boys high jump) grabs 2nd place Saturday, jumping 5' 2". Photo/Tom Atwood (click image to enlarge)

John Miller finishes fourth in the discus with a toss of 134 feet. Photo/Tom Atwood (click image to enlarge)

GUTSY PERFORMANCE - Briana Chamberlain holds off a late charge from Rockwood Summit, preserving the Tigers' 1st place finish in the Distance Medley. Photo/Tom Atwood (click image to enlarge)

Tiger girls Distance Medley relay team celebrates after grabbing first place at SW Relays. Photo/Tom Atwood (click image to enlarge)

Spectators bundle up to watch the chilly relays Saturday. Photo/Tom Atwood (click image to enlarge)

SW Illinois Relays today at EHS, but 6 Tigers will miss meet to compete at Indoor State in Bloomington

Diane Frese will compete today in the Southwestern Illinois Relays, running the 4 X 800 and the Distance Medley. Photo/Tom Atwood

White jumps high, finishes first at Granite City; Mazar, Sweatt run blazing miles against Belleville; Tigers prepare for SW Relays, Indoor State

Freshman Lauren White clears 5'4" to win the high jump Wednesday at Granite City. Photo/Tom Atwood

Daniel Mazar (left) wins the mile Tuesday (4:20.5) finishing ahead of Garrett Sweatt (4:22.8). Both runners compete in the Indoor State meet Saturday. Photo/Beth Warnecke.

Ashley Collins grabs 3rd place at Granite City in the 100 meter hurdles. Photo/Tom Atwood.

Freshman Kennedy Roderick equaled her best vault of the season, finishing 3rd at Granite City with a vault of 9'6". Photo/Tom Atwood

Photo/Diane Dudding

Heba Frese wins mile as Tiger girls compete at Granite City

Heba Frese runs the mile in 6:04, winning first place at Granite City Wednesday. Photo/Tom Atwood

Emily Ahlers competes in the high jump Wednesday at Granite City. Photo/Tom Atwood

Garrett Sweatt passes the baton to Tony Thompson in 4 X 800 relay at EHS Tuesday. Photo/Diane Dudding

McKenzie Keth, Ellen Atwood and Briana Chamberlain prepare to run 800 meters at Granite City. Photo/Tom Atwood

Hannah Faulkner wins the pole vault Wednesday at Granite City. Photo/Tom Atwood

Pat Pranger, pictured above competing in dual meet with Bellevile Tuesday, has already cleared 14 feet indoors this season, and has qualified for the IPTT Indoor State Meet this Saturday. Photo/Greg Schuette

Burroughs wins 2-mile at dual meet with Belleville; EHS girls compete today at Granite City

Joel Burroughs leads Caden Cramsey and wins the 3200 meters Tuesday in a time of 10:38. Photo/Annette Mueller

Faulkner vaults to 1st place tie at Mahomet

Hannah Faulkner eyes the bar as she prepares to vault at Mahomet-Seymour Friday. Photo/Tom Atwood

EHS boys win 3200-meter relay at EIU; Mazar tumbles.

Daniel Mazar falls passing the baton to Michael Gorsage after running the 1st leg of the Tigers winning 4 X 800 meter relay at Eastern Illinois university. Photo/Larry Thompson.

Meih Huddleston crosses the finish line in the 55 meter dash at Mahomet-Seymour. Photo/Tom Atwood

Sweatt wins mile at EIU Indoor meet, runs fastest indoor time this year

Garrett Sweatt wins the indoor mile at Eastern Illinois University Saturday in a time of 4:24. Photo/Larry Thompson

Siera Rallo crosses the finish line in the 55-meter dash at Mahomet-Seymour. Photo/Tom Atwood

Senior Laila Jason anchors Tigers winning 4 X 200 meter relay team at Mahomet-Seymour. Photo/Tom Atwood

Michael Gorsage sports 2010 track EHS boys t-shirt at SIU Carbondale meet. Photo/Larry Thompson

Photo of the Day returns; EHS Girls win Mahomet-Seymour Indoor Invite; additional photos posted on facebook and smugmug.com

Tigers celebrate victory in the Throwers 4 X 160 Relay, and a 1st place overall finish at the Mahomet-Seymour Indoor Invitational Friday night. Photo/Tom Atwood (click image to enlarge)

Diane Frese helps lead the Tiger girls to victory at Mahomet-Seymour with a 1st-place finish in her heat of the mile. Photo/Tom Atwood (click image to enlarge)

Yasmyn Knight grabs 4th place in the shot put. Photo/Tom Atwood (click image to enlarge)

Ammonnie Henderson, Laila Jason and Meih Huddleston prepare for start of the 200 meter run. Photo/Tom Atwood (click image to enlarge)

Freshman Ariane Wright grabs 2nd place in the 3200-meter run at Mahomet-Seymour. Photo/Tom Atwood (click image to enlarge)

Bridget Fischer reacts after missing in the pole vault. Photo/Tom Atwood (click image to enlarge)