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Non Public B Boys
April 25, 2023
Union Catholic’s boys dropped down to a B team and proved to be a major mismatch. UC racked up a staggering 139.5 points,winning by a whopping 88.5 points. They have now won three state indoor titles in the B section(2012,’13 and ’23)along with 1 in 2022 in the A section.
Jimmy Wischusen led the dominant victory by winning two state titles in record breaking fashion.
He missed most of the indoor season last year and a good portion of the fall with injuries. However he has made a great comeback,setting records in the 1600 and 3200(4:18.26 and 9:12.45).
His victory in the 3200 set up UC for a 1-2-3 sweep. Ryan Cichoki also came up big, finishing 2nd( 9:26.62) and Michael Devine finished third( 9:39.41).
UC also got wins from Al-Qamar Rojas in the hurdles (a PR of 8.02) and Emerson McKindra in the high jump (5-10). The 4×400 squad of McKindra, Rojas, Marcus McCoy, and Avery Atexide won the event( 3:31.04).
The Vikings also got key points from Avery Atexide, second in the 400( 52.88), McCoy, third in the 400(53.01), and Chris Wilson in the hurdles, second with a PR ( 8.42).
Matthew Schultz also came up big in the pole vault with a PR( 12-6) to finish second.