Yes, that was a Saturday double. There were prelims in every event on Friday, except
for the 3200.
Here are the 1600m prelim heats. Note the freshman with a 4:25 in Withrow's heat.
1600-Meter Run
(Top 12 overall qualify for finals)
Preliminary Heat No. 1
1 Q-William McCann (Sr.), Decatur
Yes, Ken Popejoy had two sons compete in the state meet.
3200 final
12 Jon Popejoy (So.), Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 9:36.10
1600 prelim
6 Mike Popejoy (Sr.), Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 4:28.30
Is the Mike Popejoy in Heat 2 related to Ken Popejoy?
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Illinois High School Association
Boys State Championships
Saturday, May 29, 2004
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Ill.
3200m Final
Final Section No. 2
1 Matt Withrow (Sr.), Tinley Park (Andrew) 8:57.95
(4:37/4:20, 61 last 400. MacTaggart had a 60m lead with 1200 to go)
2
1 Matt Withrow (Sr.), Tinley Park (Andrew) 8:57.95
1 Matt Withrow (Sr.), Tinley Park (Andrew) 4:19.07
Great performances! A lot of depth in that 3200m field, too.
Same day double?
bob
