Bryson McDaniel Leads Oakwood at IHSA Class 1A Track Meet with Top Triple Jump Finish

By Fred Kroner

Bryson McDaniel, in the triple jump, was the top-placing Oakwood athlete in the IHSA Class 1A boys’ track and field state meet at Eastern Illinois University, in Charleston.

He recorded a mark of 39 feet, 0 inches in the triple jump and ended in 18^th place.

Sprinter Connor Smith finished 20^th in the 400 meters (52.04 seconds) while teammate Thomas Wells took 32^nd in the 1,600 meters (4:46.23) after cutting 1.77 seconds off his time from the sectional.

The Comets’ other state entries were their relays.

The 400-meter unit placed 16^th (43.64 seconds), featuring McDaniel, Connor Moss, Jacob Pricer and Smith.

In the 1,600-meter relay, the grouping of Brody Taflinger, Jakob Rupp, Macen Phillips  were timed in 3:32.36.

The Oakwood 3,200-meter relay consisted of Rupp, Lucas Tyas, Phillips and Wells. Their cumulative time was 8:40.44.