The Mendota High School boys’ track team competed in a pair of indoor meets to start the 2018 season.
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The Mendota High School boys’ track team competed in a pair of indoor meets to start the 2018 season.
At Byron, the Trojans picked up four first-place finishes on March 8. No team scores were kept.
Earning top places for Mendota were Eddy Sandoval in the 200-meter dash (25.23), Jonathan Patino in the 400-meter dash (1:02.09), Eli Otterbach in the high jump (5-10) and Brett Mumm in the shot put (42-5.5).
Byron Indoor – March 8
Mendota 1st place: Eddy Sandoval, 200m dash, 25.23; Jonathan Patino, 400m dash, 1:02.09; Eli Otterbach, high jump, 5-10; Brett Mumm, shot put, 42-2.5
Mendota 2nd place: Jose Sandoval, 3200m run, 12:41.29
Mendota 3rd place: Patino, 800m run, 2:24.25
Mendota 4th place: E. Sandoval, 55m dash, 7.23; 4x400m relay (E. Sandoval, Preston O’Sadnick, Chris Sandoval, Patino), 4:08.22; Evan Stielow, shot put, 40-1.5
Mendota 5th place: Tyler Preston, 400m dash, 1:04.3; Preston, long jump, 17-2; Cole Stremlau, shot put, 38-2.5
Mendota 6th place: C. Sandoval, 200m dash, 27.93
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The Trojans participated in the Gary Egler Indoor Invitational in Sycamore on March 14. The varsity squad scored 11 points and finished in the ninth position, while the freshman-sophomore team had 10 points and also finished ninth.
Eddy Sandoval had the highest finish for the varsity team, taking third in the 200-meter dash with a clocking of 25.61.
Cole Stremlau was second in the shot put at 38-0 in freshman-sophomore competition.
Egler Indoor – March 14
(V) Sycamore 108, Streator 90, Plano 90, Aurora Central 52, Woodstock 40, Genoa-Kingston 34, Marengo 15, Rochelle 13, Mendota 11, Ottawa 10, Indian Creek 1
Mendota 3rd place: E. Sandoval, 200m dash, 25.61
Mendota 4th place: 4x400m relay (Ethan Ruiz, O’Sadnick, Patino, E. Sandoval), 3:57.59
Mendota 6th place: J. Sandoval, 3200m run, 12:12.21
(FS) Sycamore 113.3, Plano 72, Rochelle 65, Streator 54.3, Marengo 48, Woodstock 45, Aurora Central 33, Genoa-Kingston 24.3, Mendota 10
Mendota 2nd place: Stremlau, shot put, 38-0
Mendota 6th place: Kevin Lewis, shot put, 33-7.5; C. Sandoval, long jump, 17-0.5
