In just the second home meet of the year, Loyola’s Varsity Track & Field team pulled out a thrilling 72-50 Mission League dual victory over Notre Dame on Thursday (Mar. 7) at Smith Field. The visitors kept things close early on, trading points with Loyola throughout the afternoon before the Cubs took wins in the pole vault and triple jump to mathematically eliminate Notre Dame from contention. With the win, Loyola improved to 3-0 on the year.

Highlights of the meet included a narrow victory in the 4x100m, with Loyola’s relay team comprised of sophomore Ceyair Wright ’21 and seniors Andrew Arth ’19, Christian Sides ’19 and Jeremy Davis ’19 edging out Notre Dame by .04 seconds (42.88 to 42.92).

Wright also took second in the 100m (11.39), while Arth and Davis went 2-3 in the 200m and 1-2 in the 400m. Arth won the 400m with a time of 49.39.

In the middle distances, Konnor Paris ‘19 (1:56.39) edged fellow senior Mason Ratkovich ’19 in the 800m by .02 seconds. Loyola then swept the 1600m, with the top three finishers going under 4:25 led by Anthony Stone ‘20, Ratkovich and Bobby Ruelas ‘19. The Cubs finished 1-5 in the 3200m.

The field events helped push Loyola over the edge, with senior Will O’Brien ’19 winning the pole vault and fellow seniors Declan Dooley ’19 and Colton Anderson ’19 completing the sweep. Senior Alex Bombino ’19 was the top finisher in the shot put, taking fifth overall. In the jumps, both Sides (long jump) and senior Galo Medina ’19 (triple jump) took second in their events. The 2-3 finish in the triple jump by Medina and junior Michael Jones ’20 would clinch the dual meet for the Cubs.

The JV and Frosh/Soph teams also defeated Notre Dame, with final scores of 81-45 and 74-52, respectively. All three levels remain undefeated in dual meets this season.

For the JV squad, junior Ethan Earle ’20 took first in 200m (23.71), while junior Lucien Levins ’20 won the 400m in 54.66. Loyola went 1-7 in the 800m, led by seniors Tommy Donovan ’19 and Miles Englis ’19 going 1-2. Englis also won the 1600m.

To view the full results of yesterday’s meet, click here: www.prepcaltrack.com/2019/03/07/loyola-vs-notre-dame-notre-dame-academy-ss/

Entries for the upcoming Nike Redondo Invitational have also been posted and can be found here: www.prepcaltrack.com/2019/03/07/redondo-invitl-entries-schedule/