MARCH 24, 1961
Trackmen Drop 3 Visiting Teams
After breezing to three dual meet victories in as many weeks, Maine West's varsity trackmen took fourth place in the Evanston Relays last Friday.
The Warriors will be one of 64 teams competing tomorrow in the annual Oak Park Relays, and will face some of the most highly regarded teams in the state, including defending champion Moline.
Meeting 11 other teams in the Evanston meet, Maine West captured two first, both by Dennis Luzinski, and two seconds, in running up their 33 point total. Final team standings:
2. Morton East 39 1/7
3. Evanston 38 1/2
4. Maine West 33
5. Maine East 30 1/2
6. Highland Park 16 2/7
7. Waukegan 13 1/7
8. Proviso East 13
9. Glenbrook 10
10. Prospect 8 1/7
11. Niles 3
12. Arlington 2 1/7
Against Glenbrook two weeks ago, the Warriors took all but three events, as they emerged 60 to 40 victors. Maine athletes shattered three individual records in the course of the meet. The former field house record in the mile relay fell a the Warrior squad competed with a time of 3:35.9. Art Steele bettered the pole vault record by soaring 12 feet 3 inches, and a new school mark was set in the shot put when Ken McLaughlin threw 51 feet 83/4 inches.