Kinsley runs to title
By STEVE NITZ
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sports@daily-chronicle.com
BELVIDERE – Tyson Kinsley said he ran one of the best races of his career Saturday at the Class 2A Belvidere Sectional.
He needed to have one of his best performances to beat Belvidere North’s Paul Zeman, one of the favorites to win the Class 2A state title.
Kinsley had a strong finish to take first place at 16:08, with Zeman finishing second at 16:12. Crystal Lake Central’s Ryan Alvarez, another one of Class 2A’s top runners, took third place with a time of 16:13.
“I was expecting to do well, but I wasn’t sure if I was going to win or not,” Kinsley said. “Towards the end I was feeling pretty good.”
It’s Kinsley’s second straight victory after taking first at the Freeport Regional last week. Zeman didn’t run at the Freeport Regional because he was sick.
"Zeman, along with a couple of others, has been touted as the (state) favorite,” Sycamore coach Mike Lambdin said. “For Tyson to go out there and beat him today, I think that’s going to give him some confidence going into next week.”
Kinsley’s victory helped the Spartans to a third overall finish, while Kaneland took fourth. Both teams earned a trip to Saturday’s Class 2A state meet at Detweiller Park in Peoria.
Ryan Fraedrich finished 30th for the Spartans at 16:56, while Brett Harto took 40th (17:12), Riley Powers came in 42nd (17:13), and Aaron Klein finished 43rd (17:14).
Sycamore finished with 142 points while Kaneland had 144. Belvidere North won the meet with a score of 36, and only ten points separated Sycamore and Crystal Lake Central, who finished sixth.
“I saw the end of that race and truthfully, couldn’t tell if we had (qualified) or not,” Lambdin said. “My feeling was that we were going to just miss out.”
Trevor Holm led Kaneland, coming in 13th place at 16:40. Matt Reusche finished 23rd (16:48), Dominic Furco took 25th (16:52), and Edgar Valle came in 36th (17:06).
“Dominic being only four seconds off of Matt was a big thing for us,” Kaneland coach Chad Clarey said. “We’ve got room to grow, we’ve got room to improve for next week. The best thing we can say is that we’re going.”
Sycamore and Kaneland didn’t fare as well in the girls race. Kaneland missed qualifying for state by 17 points, taking sixth place with a score of 227. Sycamore finished eighth with 239 points.
“The girls ran as good a race as they probably could have,” Lambdin said. “I think they did everything they could. I’m happy for them and I hope they’re happy with the results.”
Tessa Strack finished 27th for Sycamore (20:39), with Nicole O’Connor finishing 46th (21:06), and Kendra Johnson taking 60th (21:20).
Andie Strang led Kaneland, coming in 28th (20:41). Ashley Castellanos took 29th (20:46), with Abby Dodis finishing 47th (21:07).
BOYS
Team results-1. Belvidere North 36, 2. Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge 113, 3. Sycamore 142, 4. Kaneland 144, 5. Aurora Marmion 148, 6. Crystal Lake Central 152, 7. Lake Villa Lakes 178, 8. Woodstock 191, 9. Richmond-Burton 257, 10. Wheaton St. Francis 285, 11. Glenbard South 357, 12. Arlington Heights St. Viator 359, 13. Burlington Central 371, 14. Bensenville Fenton 401, 15. Johnsburg 403, 16. Freeport 437, 17. Grayslake North 444, 18. Grayslake Central 446, 19. Vernon Hills 449, 20. Rockford East 474.
Kaneland-13. Trevor Holm 16:40, 23. Matt Reusche 16:48, 25. Dominic Furco 16:52, 36. Edgar Valle 17:06, 57. Grant Alef 17:23, 75. Billy Hart 17:47, 86. Logan Markuson 17:58.
Sycamore-1. Tyson Kinsley 16:08, 30. Ryan Fraedrich 16:56, 40. Brett Harto 17:12, 42. Riley Powers 17:13, 43. Aaron Klein 17:14, 45. Steven Konwinski 17:17, 62. Aaron Pasch 17:28.
GIRLS
Team results-1. Woodstock 127, 2. Crystal Lake Central 134, 3. Arlington Heights St. Viator 166, 4. Wheaton St. Francis 172, 5. Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge 210, 6. Kaneland 227, 7. Belvidere North 234, 8. Sycamore 239, 9. Glenbard South 251, 10. Burlington Central 252, 11. Aurora Central Catholic 265, 12. Lombard Montini 293, 13. Lake Villa Lakes 306, 14. Vernon Hills 328, 15. Marengo 351, 16. Richmond-Burton 391, 17. Woodstock Marian 403, 18. Johnsburg 427, 19. Grayslake North 429, 20. Grayslake Central 434, 21. Antioch 435.
Kaneland-28. Andie Strang 20:41, 29. Ashely Castellanos 20:46, 47. Abby Dodis 21:07, 73. Kris Bowen 21:34, 83. Lisa Roberson 21:46, 124. Shelby Koester 22:33, 136. Kelly Evers 23:02.
Sycamore-27. Tessa Strack 20:39, 46. Nicole O’Connor 21:06, 60. Kendra Johnson 21:20, 65. Lexie Millberg 21:26, 75. Emma Grandgeorge 21:36, 91. Marisa Tolzin 21:55, 110. Amanda Hurst 22:18.
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