The Standard: Rice Relays

2026-04-30T12:13:24-05:00

By Emeir White ’26 

On Friday, Apr. 24, Rice Relays broke away from its normal tradition this year and moved the annual track and field showcase from Brother Rice to Evergreen Park High School.  

While the venue of this event changed, the meet featured a great field of competitors from many different Chicago area teams. The event was held Friday and brought together programs such as St. Rita, St. Laurence, DePaul College Prep, Fenwick, Leo, Mt. Carmel, and Evergreen Park.

There were many performances that took place on this newly renovated track. St. Laurence […]

The Standard: Rice Relays2026-04-30T12:13:24-05:00

The Standard: Track and Field at the Meet of Champions

2026-03-13T15:34:23-05:00

By Aidan Leary ’26

On Saturday, Mar. 7, the track and field team competed at the Meet of Champions at Gately Stadium. The Crusaders competed against 49 other teams and had a successful day. Records were broken, and the team improved greatly.

The top performances from the day were by senior Andrew Straley, senior Dan Speski, and freshman Charlie Cushing, who had a breakout race. Straley ran a school record time of 4:17 in the one mile, Speski came in first in the pole vault, and Cushing ran a 5:03 mile, which is one of the top times for a freshman so far […]

The Standard: Track and Field at the Meet of Champions2026-03-13T15:34:23-05:00

The Standard: The Crusader Duel

2025-04-11T19:04:28-05:00

By Luke Bishop ‘25

On Friday, April 4, the Crusaders competed at home in their intersquad meet, the Crusader Duel. The “Black Team” led by senior captains Donovan Brown and Aldo Crema beat the “White Team” led by Gavin O’Connor. This was also technically the first outdoor meet of the season.

The meet started off with the shot put. Al Crema won the shotput while Matt Pikus and Emeir White took 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Al Crema said, “I’m just excited to start the outdoor season and can’t wait to compete.”

After the shot put the running events started. Some highlights were senior KJ Morris […]

The Standard: The Crusader Duel2025-04-11T19:04:28-05:00

The Standard: Setting the Record

2025-04-11T10:39:37-05:00

By Brian Sheehan ‘25

People often say that records are meant to be broken. Sometimes records stand for a long time, and others are short lived. Senior Gavin O’Connor has written his name into the record books not once, but twice in the early stages of track season.

The 3,200-meter event is a hard event to perform well in. It’s the longest event in a track meet and one not many people jump to volunteer for. To be successful, you need to have strong endurance, consistent pacing, and have the ability to surge when needed.

O’Connor checks all these boxes and has been the […]

The Standard: Setting the Record2025-04-11T10:39:37-05:00

The Standard: Evanston Boys Phillips-Richards Relays

2025-03-21T19:02:32-05:00

By Luke Bishop ‘25

On Saturday, March 15, 2025, the Brother Rice track and field team competed at Evanston High School in the Phillips-Richards relays. Varsity took 6th and fresh-soph took 5th overall.

In the fresh-soph 55-meter dash freshman Decatur Washington took 5th with a time of 7.26 while sophomore Jameson Davis took 1st with a time of 6.88. Meanwhile in the varsity 55m dash, junior Dan Speski placed 2nd with a time of 6.83.

Speski said, “I ran well and I’m happy to have taken 2nd place.”

In the 55-meter low hurdles, sophomore Dylan Cody took 5th with a time of 9.91. In the […]

The Standard: Evanston Boys Phillips-Richards Relays2025-03-21T19:02:32-05:00

The Standard: Proviso Valentine Relays

2025-02-20T20:13:33-06:00

By Luke Bishop ‘25

On Saturday, Feb. 15, the Brother Rice track team competed at the Proviso West Valentine Relays. The team participated in the 4×200-meter, 4×400-meter, and 4×800-meter relays.

In the 4×200-meter, the A team for Brother Rice took third place overall with an excellent time of 1:34.35. The A team consisted of Danny White, Emeir White, Danny Speski, and Donovan Moody. Meanwhile, the B team ran a respectable 1:37.73, which saw them place 12th overall. The B team consisted of Jameson Davis, Jimmie Maxson III, Donovan Brown, and Keanu Juhasz.

Senior Keanu Juhasz commented, “I think we all ran very well and […]

The Standard: Proviso Valentine Relays2025-02-20T20:13:33-06:00

The Standard: Start of Track and Field

2025-01-23T20:54:55-06:00

By Luke Bishop ‘25

On Friday, Jan. 17, and Saturday, Jan. 18, some members of the Brother Rice Track and Field team participated in their first meet at the CYUP Misfits invite. Six athletes competed at the meet which was held at Gately Stadium.

On Friday, Gavin O’Connor ran the mile and took 9th place overall with a time of 4 minutes, 32.69 seconds, out of 103 entries. Andrew Straley also ran well on Saturday in the mile heats on that day.

Gavin O’Connor said, “Even though I didn’t run the best race it was still a good way to start the season.”

On Saturday, […]

The Standard: Start of Track and Field2025-01-23T20:54:55-06:00

The Standard: Pete Struck Eagle Classic

2023-05-05T22:24:17-05:00

By Charlie Walsh ‘23

On Thursday, the track team competed at Sandburg for the Pete Struck Eagle Classic. This is one of the most highly anticipated outdoor meets of the year, with some of the best competition from 23 schools.

What I like most about this meet is the chance to see where we rank in certain events. With sectionals and Catholic League right around the corner, it is a necessity to envision ourselves in the midst of it with high competition. We are able to see what events are our strengths and which are our weaknesses.

What has stood out to me the […]

The Standard: Pete Struck Eagle Classic2023-05-05T22:24:17-05:00

The Standard: Rice Relays Field Events

2023-04-27T21:06:20-05:00

By George Raphael-McElroy ‘23

This past Friday Brother Rice hosted their annual Rice Relays track and field event. It was a great day all around for each event.

Senior Marcus Kennedy put everything he had on the line for the “Running Ugly” Crusaders. Kennedy finished first in the high jump, second for the long jump, and third in the triple jump. Kennedy even attempted a meet record in the high jump and almost had it but fell short.

Preparing for things like that where you only get one chance to complete, it could sure shake you up a bit and make you nervous.

“Before […]

The Standard: Rice Relays Field Events2023-04-27T21:06:20-05:00

The Standard: Rice Relays Track Events

2023-04-27T21:02:44-05:00

By Cameron Slavin ‘23

On Friday, April 21, Brother Rice hosted the 16th Annual Rice Relays. This was senior night for the Crusaders and 12 teams were there in total.

The seniors that were recognized on Friday were Jonah Bossette, Rory Cusack, Brendan Malloy, Joe Bowes, Marcus Kennedy, Jack Morrison, Joe Heilmann, Jake Maheras, Charlie Walsh, and James Worthington.

The 12 teams in attendance were Brother Rice, Marmion Academy, St. Laurence, Providence, Fenwick, St. Viator, Leo, Marist, Reavis, Evergreen Park, Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences, and Solorio Academy.

The 4×2 and 4×4 freshman and sophomore level teams came in first place. The 4×2 team […]

The Standard: Rice Relays Track Events2023-04-27T21:02:44-05:00

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