PIRATES TENTH AT STATE MEET PIRATES PLACE IN TOP 10 FOR TENTH STRAIGHT YEAR. RUTH ALLEN 2ND IN 800. LAURA SCHWEIKERT 4TH IN 400. MEGHAN FLANAGAN 8TH IN POLE VAULT. THE 3200 M. RELAY PLACES 4TH. MEG JUMP AT LEFT MAKES FINALS OF TRIPLE JUMP. RUTH ALLEN OVERCAME GETTING BOXED TO TAKE THE LEAD IN THE 800. SHE GOT PASSED NEAR THE END AS SHE RAN 2:12.57 TO THE WINNER'S 2:12.26. RUTH HAS HAD A GREAT CAREER IN WHICH SHE SET THE SCHOOL RECORD IN THE 800 THIS SEASON IN A TIME OF 2:11.6. LAURA SCHWEIKERT RAN A VALIANT RACE TO FINISH 4TH IN 57.39, A PERSONAL BEST, AND #3 ALL-TIME AT PALATINE. MEGHAN FLANAGAN VAULTED 11' 3", JUST UNDER HER BEST OF 11' 6", TO EARN HER FIRST STATE MEDAL. SHE FINISHES THE SEASON #2 ON THE ALL-TIME LIST. TESS WASOWICZ (2:17.6), JOHANNA DIBUZ (2:19.8), SARAH MCINTOSH (2:18.2), AND BECCA SUND (2:21.2) RAN A SEASON BEST OF 9:17.42 TO PLACE 4TH. THE PIRATES HAVE NOW PLACED 4TH IN THIS EVENT 16 OF THE LAST 20 YEARS. FRESHMAN, MEG JUMP CONCLUDED HER FINE SEASON BY JUMPING 36' 4.75" TO PLACE 11TH IN THE TRIPLE JUMP. SHE ENDS THE SEASON AS #2 ALL-TIME LESS THAN AN INCH OFF THE SCHOOL RECORD. WITH A 10TH PLACE FINISH, THE PIRATES ARE THE ONLY TEAM IN ILLINOIS TO PLACE IN TOP 10 EACH OF THE LAST TEN YEARS. (RESULTS)
LAURA SCHWEIKERT PLACED IN FOUR EVENTS AND RUTH ALLEN AND MEG JUMP WON THE 800 AND TRIPLE JUMP RESPECTIVELY. THE 400 M. RELAY OF VALERE GUERTIN, LAURA SCHWEIKERT, MEGHAN FLANAGAN, AND MORGAN QUINNETT PLACED FIRST. HOWEVER, IT WAS THE DEPTH THE PIRATES DISPLAYED BY PLACING TWO ATHLETES IN TEN EVENTS THAT HELP THE TEAM WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. (click for write-up and results)
RUTH ALLEN LEADS THE PIRATES TO VICTORY AT THE 78TH PALATINE RELAYS. SHE BROKE A 24-YEAR OLD SCHOOL RECORD IN 800 M. WITH A TIME OF 2:11.6. THAT TIME LEADS THE STATE AND IS #8 IN THE U.S. PALATINE WON SEVEN EVENTS AND PLACED 2ND IN NINE OTHERS IN A GREAT TEAM EFFORT. (CLICK FOR FULL RESULTS)
HOFFMAN ESTATES 130 PALATINE 129 IN AN EXCITING WEST DIVISION MEET. Hoffman Estates wins it first ever MSL Track title with a great team effort as the Pirates come up just short in attempting to win it's 7th title in 10 years. (Click for results)
PALATINE OUTDOOR EFFORTS POSTED (CLICK TOP OUTDOOR EFFORTS 2010 ON THE RIGHT) PALATINE INVITE HAS THREE STATE BEST EFFORTS Illinois' best effort were achieved by Palatine's Ruth Allen (2:14.7 in 800), Hoffman Estates' Haley Goers (5:01.8 in 1600) and Precious Ogunleye of Hoffman (42' 9" in Shot Put) at the Palatine Invite on Saturday. Palatine's 3200 m. relay of Tess Wasowicz, Emily Schulte, Laura Schweikert, and Marlena Ruthe took first on varsity with a new fresh-soph school record of 9:52.6. Schweikert came back to win the 400 in a fast 59.2. Meghan Flanagan won the pole vault at 10' 6" and the 1600 m. relay of Flanagan, Sarah McIntosh, Becca Sund, and Morgan Quinnett won the gold medal. In JV action, freshman Taylor Tenca earned first places in both the high hurdles and 200; sophomore Ellen Smith won the 1600, and freshman Megan O'Brien won the discus. Earlier in the week, freshman Meg Jump went 35'11" in the triple jump to set a new freshman school record. Her effort is one of the top in Illinois and the third best in Palatine history. (Click for results)
PALATINE WINS RITTER INVITE FOR 9TH TIME IN 10 YEARS. Trailing going into the 1600 m. relays, the Pirates responded. First, the fresh-soph group of Meg Jump, Marlena Ruthe, Taylor Tenca, and Laura Schweikert took 1st with a meet record. Then, the varsity team of Valere Guertin, Morgan Quinnett, Ruth Allen, and Rebecca Korus had a great race to place 2nd. Earlier, the 3200 m. relay of Tess Wasowicz, Johanna Dibuz, Sarah McIntosh, and Becca Sund started the evening with a first place. Ruth Allen won for the second consecutive year in the 800. Courtney Brown's fine 11:58.5 time in the 3200 was good for 2nd place. (Click to see scores, winners, and Palatine place winners.) PIRATES REPEAT WINNERS AT JJK RELAYS With the scored tied heading into the last event, the 1600 m. relay, Laura Schweikert, Meg Jump, Morgan Quinnett, and Ruth Allen each ran seaon pr's as Palatine placed 5th in 4:04.9 to edge E. St. Louis for the team title, 106-101. Courtney Brown ran a 5:06.8 1600 to lead the distance medley to 1st in a meet record. Allen teamed with Sarah McIntosh, Johanna Dibuz, and Tess Wasowicz to win the 3200 m. relay in a meet record. And Emily Schulte finished 1st in the 3200, as Becca Sund placed 2nd. The Pirates, also, placed two performers each in the pole vault, long jump, shot put, and discus. (RESULTS ARE FINALLY POSTED -CLICK) (Click to see picture of Tess Wasowicz in record form on Illinois Dyestat.com)
PALATINE WINS MSL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP With 1st places from Courtney Brown (3200), Laura Schweikert (200), Meg Jump (triple jump), the 800 relay (Schweikert, Valere Guertin, Morgan Quinnett, Meghan Flanagan) and the 3200 relay (Tess Wasowicz, Johanna Dibuz, Sarah McIntosh, Becca Sund), the Pirates scored 122 points to win. Palatine, also, received 2nd places from Deviin Mabry (shot put), Rebecca Korus triple jump), Ruth Allen (800 in a new school record) , Meghan Flanagan (high hurdles), and Schweikert (55). 3rd places were: Guertin (long jump), Flanagan (pole vault), McIntosh (1600). Also, earning places were: Wasowicz (1600), Quinnett (high hurdles amd 400), Jump (long jump), Robin Anderson (high jump), and the 1600 relay (Allen, Flanagan, Jump, Korus).
TAYLOR FRICANO LEADS PIRATES AT JV MSL MEET (Click for Palatine award winners) LAURA SCHWEIKERT SETS TWO RECORDS AT YORK. Sophomore, Laura Schweikert broke the sophomore indoor school record in the 400 as she won in 60.4. About 25 minutes later she came back to break Brianna Officer's varsity record in the 200 as she ran 25.3. The Pirates took the first four places in the 1600 as Sarah McIntosh, Ruth Allen, Tess Wasowicz, and Courtney Brown all ran 5:23 or better. Meghan Flanagan jumped 9' 4" in the pole vault and ran 8.9 in the high hurdles for 2nd place in both. Deviin Mabry won the shot put and the 3200 m. relay turned in one of the top times in the state with a 9:36.6 as Allen, Wasowicz, McIntosh, and Brown ran well as the Pirates took first. (click for complete results)
PIRATES WIN AT BOLINGBROOK. (Click for results) KUKSA VAULTS 12' 9.5" TO SET CONFERENCE RECORD. LASKOWSKE PLACES 4TH IN BIG 10'S WITH 9:31 FOR 3K.
AT DOWNERS GROVE, FLANAGAN TAKES TWO FIRST PLACES, BROWN WINS FAST 3200, AND SCHWEIKERT IMPRESSES. (CLICK FOR RESULTS)
1600 RELAY SECURES WIN FOR PALATINE AT ST. CHARLES (CLICK FOR RESULTS) AND ON SAME NIGHT JOCELYN KUKSA GOES 12' 9 1/2" FOR PR AND NCAA QUALIFIER.
PIRATES START OFF SEASON WITH WIN AT PROVISO. FLANAGAN, MABRY, ALLEN, QUINNETT, AND GONZALEZ PLACE FIRST. (CLICK FOR RESULTS)
January 12, 2009 - Parks and Currins honored as 2009 Coaches of the Year
Last Saturday, January 9th, Coach Currins and Coach Parks were each honored as 2009 Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Coaches of the Year. Coach Currins was named 2009 Class AA Girls Track Coach of the Year for helping lead the Lady Pirates to a runner-up finish at the IHSA State Meet last spring. This was the eighth time Coach Currins has been awarded this honor. Coach Parks was awarded 2009 Class AAA Cross Country Coach of the Year after the Lady Pirates won the state title in his first year of as head coach at Palatine. This is his second time winning this award. This was one of the only, if not the only, times a school has had their track and cross country coaches each honored in the same year.
The coaches would like to thank all the girls for their hard work and dedication, as these awards are attributed greatly to the success of the athletes. They would also like to thank Ruth Allen, Courtney Brown, and Sarah McIntosh for coming and supporting the coaches as they received their awards last Saturday
PALATINE TAKES 2ND AT STATE. MARTHA SHEPARD IS STATE CHAMPION (CLICK FOR RESULTS)
PIRATES WIN 7TH STRAIGHT SECTIONAL TITLE AND QUALIFY IN 12 EVENTS FOR STATE MEET. (CLICK FOR RESULTS)
PALATINE WINS MSL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR 8TH TIME. MARTHA SHEPARD AND KATIE MACFABE SET MSL RECORDS. RUTH ALLEN WINS 800 AND 1600 M. RELAY WINS IN 4:02. (CLICK)
KATIE MACFABE AND MARLENA RUTHE BRING HOME 1ST PLACES AT JV MSL INDOORS. CLICK TO SEE PALATINE AWARD WINNERS. SENIORS SIGN COLLEGE TRACK SCHOLARSHIPS. From Left:Tory Wright, a 4-time State Cross Country Qualifier, 2-time All-MSL Cross Country, and 2-time 3200 m. relay State medal winner, signed with Memphis; Martha Shepard, School Record Holder for both indoor and outdoor shot put and a State medal winner, signed with Illinois State; Kristal Pitts, a rapidly improving necomer to Track and Cross Country, signed with Judson College; Lauren Orris, a 2-time MSL Champion in the Discus and a 2-time State medal winner, signed with Azusa Pacific; and Katie MacFabe; a State qualifier in both the Shot Put and Discus, will join her sister, Ginny, at DePaul.
AT YORK, MARTHA SHEPARD IMPROVES ON SCHOOL RECORD AS LAURA SCHWEIKERT AND SARAH MCINTOSH, ALSO, STAR. (CLICK FOR HIGHLIGHTS)
MARTHA SHEPARD THROWS 42'11" FOR NEW SCHOOL RECORD AS PALATINE CONTINUES TO WIN AT GLENBARD. FRESHMAN, LAUREN SCHWEIKERT LOOKS IMPRESSIVE AND RUTH ALLEN AND SARAH MCINTOSH RUN FAST TIMES. (CLICK FOR HIGHLIGHTS)
PIRATES WIN CLOSE MEET AT BOLINGBROOK AS ALLEN. MCINTOSH, SHEPARD, WEINBERG, GUERTIN, WRIGHT, AND SCHWEIKERT PUT UP STRONG MARKS. (CLICK FOR HIGHLIGHTS)
PALATINE PLACES IN TOP TEN AT STATE MEET FOR 8TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR. JOCEYN KUKSA, 2ND IN POLE VAULT AND 9TH IN LOW HURDLES, AND MARTHA SHEPARD, 5TH IN SHOT PUT LEAD THE WAY. THE 3200 M. RELAY (COLLEEN STANDRIDGE, RUTH ALLEN, BECCA SUND, TORY WRIGHT) PLACES 4TH WITH 2ND BEST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY. LAUREN ORRIS PLACES 7TH IN DISCUS AND FRESHMAN SARAH MCINTOSH PLACES 9TH IN 3200. (CLICK FOR COMPLETE RESULTS.)
AND RUTH ALLEN AND MEG JUMP WON THE 800 AND TRIPLE JUMP RESPECTIVELY. THE 400 M. RELAY OF VALERE GUERTIN, LAURA SCHWEIKERT, MEGHAN FLANAGAN, AND MORGAN QUINNETT PLACED FIRST. HOWEVER, IT WAS THE DEPTH THE PIRATES DISPLAYED BY PLACING TWO ATHLETES IN TEN EVENTS THAT HELP THE TEAM WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. 
RUTH ALLEN LEADS THE PIRATES TO VICTORY AT THE 78TH PALATINE RELAYS. SHE BROKE A 24-YEAR OLD SCHOOL RECORD IN 800 M. WITH A TIME OF 2:11.6. THAT TIME LEADS THE STATE AND IS #8 IN THE U.S. PALATINE WON SEVEN EVENTS AND PLACED 2ND IN NINE OTHERS IN A 
