Football players being recruited at a track meet!
What a concept!
Heard the Louisville coach say, “I wanted to come out here and watch you guys run fast.”
🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Illinois Track and Field Legend!
John Meyer
Greatest Shot Putter in state history!
3-time IHSA State Champion
3-time All-State Discus Throw
Illinois all-time record 70’6.5”
IHSA State Finals Meet Record 68’8”
Ends season ranked US #1!
Discus PR- 189’11”
#PorterPride
John Meyer SWSC Blue Conference Champion 70’6.5”
Joe Edwards 2nd Place 48’1”
4th year in a row @LTHSThrowers have finished 1st and 2nd in Conference! @lthsathletics
In the state Illinois, there are currently 24 hurdlers who have run 15.85 or faster.
FOUR of those are Lockport students!!
Aaron Kiela (Sr)
Gabe Czako (Jr)
Jake Collins (Jr)
Jake McEntee (So)
Here they are flying at you at H-F last week.
What a group! #PorterPride
Wil Kiley
Roared from behind in the 1600m run to snag a state qualifying spot!
4:18.30 - huge PR!
That’s what raising your game looks like!
#PorterPride
Lockport State Qualifiers
1600 - Wil Kiley
Shot Put - Matt Johnson
Shot Put - Cole Silzer
110 Hurdles - Gabe Czako
300 Hurdles - Gabe Czako
4x200 Relay - Will Orban, Gabe Czako, Wade Welke, Ethan Gallagher
#PorterPride
Jalen Falcon (Soph)
Triple Jump - F/S Meet Champion
13.86m - 45’5”
Broke #SmithStrong F/S meet record by nearly 3 whole feet
#2 LTHS soph school history
#1 F/S in IL, #3 overall in IL
#PorterPride
Video of Kyle Langellier’s sub 49 anchor leg for the Porters to take the heat win in the IHSA 4x400 Relay Preliminary!!
3:21.28
@lthsathletics#PorterPride
Amazing season for Conor McCarthy!
100- 11.14
200- 22.08
400- 49.45
Long Jump- 23’0”
4x200 Split- 21.8 All-State 8th Place
4x400 Split- 48.8 All-State 4th Place (Leadoff)
Only athlete in Illinois 3A who finished season ranked Top 15 in 200, 400, LJ, 4x2, 4x4!
#PorterPride
2019 State Qualifiers
100m Dash - Kyle Langellier
110m Hurdles - Ray Holland
110m Hurdles - Aaron Kiela
400m Dash - Kyle Langellier
400m Dash - Michael Walkosz
4x400 Relay -
Michael Walkosz
Ray Holland
Gabe Czako
Kyle Langellier
#PorterPride@lthsathletics
Lockport Porters qualified for the IL Top Times Invitational!
4 individuals + all 3 relays!!
60H - Holland 13th
60H - Kiela (soph) 23rd
400 - Walkosz 15th (will not run)
3200 - Paske 13th
4 x 200 Relay - 9th
4 x 400 Relay - 4th
4 x 800 Relay - 6th
@lthsathletics#PorterPride
110H race was one of the best races of night at 40th Annual Bill Jackson Invitational despite the cold rainy conditions.
These 3 are currently ranked in Top 10 in IL Class 3A.
Kyle Burke (Plainfield North) won - 14.95
Ray Holland 2nd - 14.98
Mychah Spells (Andrew) 3rd - 15.05
This group now ranks as the #9 4x1 in LTHS history!
They are the first 4x1 to qualify for the IHSA State Finals since 2016’s team led by the legendary Derrius Rodgers!
Also, this is 1 junior, two sophomores, and 1 freshman!!
#PorterPride
Sophomore Graydon Czako
60H - 8.64
12th Place IL Top Times Meet
Now the #1 soph in IL Class 3A and #14 overall!!
Continuing the tradition of great LTHS hurdlers
#PorterPride