Sunday, May 19, 2013
Lincoln-Way East Griffins Girls track team is 3A State Champs.
The Lincoln-Way East Girls Track team scored 79 points compared to the next highest scoring team, Edwardsville, which earned 68.5 points at IHSA Girls Track and Field competition May 18 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. A parade to celebrate their success began at 1 p.m. Sunday, winding through Mokena and Frankfort. A trophy ceremony was held in the Fieldhouse at Lincoln-Way East High School. Fans filled the bleechers and listened to accolades form the coach and Principal Scott Tingley. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………............................. Have sports news to report? Post it on the Lincoln-Way Patch sites: New Lenox / Mokena / Frankfort Like New Lenox / Mokena / Frankfort on Facebook. Related Topics: Aaliyah …
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Aaliyah Brown from Lincoln-Way East High School has won five state titles and 11 medals, Sun-Times Media reports.
The Griffins Girls track team has achieved the fastest 400 and 800 relay times in Illinois history, but official IHSA records can only be set at the state meet. The team is competing today at Class 3A finals at Eastern Illinois University. Aaliyah Brown, a senior, ran the fastest times in Illinois history—46.45 for the 400-meter dash and 1:38.83 for the 800-meter dash in the Friday qualifying meet. IHSA official records can only be set at the state meet, the Sun-Times Media reports. Brown is heading into the state meet having earned five state titles and 11 medals. The Lincoln-Way East High School girls track team is setting records for the 100 and 200 meter dashes too. On Friday Brown ran the 100 at 11.99 seconds and the 200-meter …
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Senior girls track and field standout Aaliyah Brown the headliner in Lincoln-Way East's recruiting class.
The first time Lincoln-Way East girls track and field coach Caroline Gerritsen met Aaliyah Brown's father she was set back on her heels by his line of questioning. Angelo Brown wanted to know if the Griffins ran in any national track meets. Gerritsen soon learned she was in for the ride of her life when Aaliyah joined the program at Lincoln-Way East. Four years later, Brown is the reigning Gatorade Illinois Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year. And she stands at the head of Lincoln-Way East's February recruiting class, one that was unvieled during a national signing-day ceremony Wednesday afternoon in the Griffins' Lair at school. Eleven student-athletes made their college choices official, Brown opting for Texas A&M where she plans to …
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Lincoln-Way East girls track and field standout Aaliyah Brown is recognized as the 2012 Gatorade Illinois Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year during a ceremony at school on Thursday.
"Mature for her age." "... works very hard to excel at an incredible level." The words were used to describe Lincoln-Way East track and field standout Aaliyah Brown during a formal presentation at school Thursday to recognize her for being named the 2012 Gatorade Illinois Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year. Brown, who just started her senior year at Lincoln-Way East, led the Griffins to a fourth-place finish in the Class 3A state meet last spring. She won the 200-meter dash (24.18) and placed second in the 100 (11.67). She also ran legs on two second-place relay teams. Brown teamed with Sydney Barrera, Maria Perozzi and Dana O'Grady for a clocking of 47.66 in the 4x100 and with O'Grady, Perozzi and Nicole Nepote for a time of 3:52.45 …
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Sunday, May 20, 2012
Aaliyah Brown won one individual event, placed second in another and ran on two second-place finishing relays as Lincoln-Way East placed fourth in the Class 3A girls state track and field meet.
Aaliyah Brown's bid to sweep the sprint events for the second year in a row was denied Saturday during the finals of the Class 3A state track and field meet at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Stadium in Charleston. But only because the Lincoln-Way East junior fell just short in one of the fastest races in IHSA history. Waubonsie Valley senior Morolake Akinosun nipped Brown to win the 100-meter dash in recordy-tying time of 11.41 seconds. Akinosun's mark equaled the previous best set by Morgan Park's Alexandria Anderson in 2004. Brown placed second in the 100 with a time of 11.67. She later won the 200-meter dash—and topped Akinsun in doing so—with a time of 24.18. The victory was Brown's third in the last two seasons at the IHSA …
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