St. Louis U. High Track and Field squad sent its best athletes to the State track and field meet at Battle High School in Jefferson City last May 25. SLUH was represented by then-seniors Chuck Perry, Patrick Hetlage, and Christian Wallace-Hughes, and juniors Lazarus Williams and Lucas Rackers.

The group turned out to be something special as Perry, Hetlage, Rackers, and Williams combined for a school record 7:45.69 in the 4 x 800 meter relay. They placed second only behind the powerhouse Kirkwood’s time of 7:43.68.

SLUH historically has had good depth in the long-distance running field, but has never produced a time like this. Williams is the most recent of these long-distance demons; he placed first in the 800 with a staggering time of 1:53.29. Rackers placed fourth in the 3200 with an impressive 9:28.47.

In the field portion of the meet, Wallace-Hughes placed 11th in the triple jump with a jump of 44 feet, 3.5 inches with no wind assistance.