Zerrusen, Morrissey Advance to State For EHS

CHAMPAIGN -- Two Effingham High School athletes will advance to the Class 2A Boys State Track Meet scheduled for Friday, May 27 and Saturday, May 28.

One will be competing in the field events while one will be taking part in running competition.

Sean Zerrusen, a senior, captured first place in the 800 meter run. Zerrusen went the distance in 1:55.75 minutes.

Alec Morrissey, a sophomore, will be taking part in the pole vault. Morrissey claimed the top spot with a vault of 13 feet, 7 inches.

The pair will be competing at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Stadium Friday, May 27 in preliminaries for the right to advance to the finals Saturday, May 28.

Tolono Unity won the team championship with 125 points followed by Mattoon 76, Champaign Central 49, Mount Zion 47, Mahomet-Seymour 39, Effingham 37, Monticello 37, Rantoul 35, Decatur MacArthur 34, Urbana 27, Olney 21, Clinton 12, Paris 10, Charleston 9 and Mount Carmel 0.

First and second place finishes, along with any reaching state qualifying standards, advance.

Champaign Central Sectional

(Effingham Finishers, Qualifiers)

Team Scores -- Tolono Unity (TU) 125, Mattoon (M) 76, Champaign Central (CC) 49,  Mount Zion (MZ) 47, Mahomet-Seymour (MS) 39, Effingham (E) 37, Monticello (MO) 37, Rantoul (R) 35, Decatur MacArthur (DM) 34, Urbana (U) 27, Olney (O) 21, Clinton (CL) 12, Paris (P) 10, Charleston (C) 9, Mount Carmel (MC) 0

800 -- 1. Zerrusen (E), 1:55.75 min.; 2. Andrew Warnes (TU), 1:56.89; 5. Donaldson (E), 1:59.71

Long Jump -- 1. Kaiser (TU), 21 ft. 1 1/4 in.; 2. Smith (M), 20-10 1/4

800 Relay -- 1. Urbana, 1:30.10 min.; 2. Decatur MacArthur, 1:31.46; 10. Effingham (Rhodes, Marschewski, Berglund, Stremming), 1:37.51

400 -- 1. Culter (MZ), 50.88 sec.; 2.Walker (CC), 51.55; 9. Kihne (E), 55.04

Pole Vault -- 1. Morrissey (E), 13 ft. 7 in.; 2. Lynch (O), 13-1; 4. Vasquez (E), 12-7

300 Hurdles -- 1. Migut (TU), 40.48 sec.; 2. Carnahan (MZ), 40.82; 4. Hecht (E), 42.41; 20. Bushue (E), 48.16

1600 -- 1. Warnes (TU), 4:23.31 min.; 2. Keeble (MS), 4:25.63; 17. Schmidt (E), 4:57.40

Shot -- 1. Kennel (M), 49 ft. 7 in; 2. Deimel (O), 48-1; 5. Blunt (E), 44-6; 8. Schniederjon (E), 43-1

200 -- 1. Warren (U), 22.71 sec.; 2. Patterson (M), 22.87; 16. Rhodes (E), 24.7; 18. Hasty (E), 25.09

1600 Relay -- 1. Tolono Unity, 3:25.86 min.; 2. Rantoul, 3:27.59; 5. Effingham (Kihne, Homman, Donaldson, Zerrusen), 3:32.60

Triple Jump -- 1. Shotton (TU), 42 ft. 3/4 in.; 2. Jeffriers (M), 40-10 3/4; 8. Miller (E), 39-1/4

3200 Relay -- 1. Mahomet-Seymour, 8:07.07 min.; 2. Mattoon, 8:10.31

400 Relay -- 1. Tolono Unity, 42.96 sec.; 2. Decatur MacArthur, 44.19; 9. Effingham (Hasty), 46.85

Discus -- 1. Russell (MZ), 158 ft. 3 in.; 2. Kennel (M), 157-9; 8. Schniederjon (E), 128-6; 12. Schuette (E), 122-0

3200 -- 1. Keeble (MS), 9:28.99 min.; 2. Mesplay (MO), 9:35.84; 12. Schmidt (E), 10:42.37

110 Hurdles -- 1. Migut (TU), 14.94 sec.; 2. Kinnett (R), 15.86; 8. Bushue (E), 17.72; 13. Vasquez (E), 19.00

High Jump -- 1.  Decker (TU), 6 ft. 5 in.; 2. Jackson (CC), 16-5; 4. Hill (E), 6-1

100 -- 1. Kaiser (TU), 11.06 sec.; 2.Reed (DM), 11.22; 11. Hasty (E), 11.98; 15. Rhodes (E), 12.22