RECORD HOLDERS 

SCOTT PHELPS BREAKS RECORD

DIKE STIRRETT’S 800 METER RECORD FALLS
Monticello junior Scott Phelps broke one of Monticello High School’s oldest track records. Phelps ran 800 meters in 1:56.l in the sectional meet and then lowered his new record in the state track meet prelims with a 1:55.47 clocking.
Dike Stirrett, a 1966 graduate, held the record at 1:58.6. Stirrett actually ran 880 yards but his time was adjusted to the slightly different metric distance.
Stirrett, who still holds the Sages 1600 meter record, went on to become a small college All-American at Eastern Illinois University. He continued running after college and was highly ranked USA marathon runner. Stirrett retired two years ago from teaching and coaching in the Champaign school district. A year ago he had to give up running because of an ankle problem, but does a lot of biking now.
Phelps won the sectional 800 meters and finished fifth in the state meet last Saturday in Charleston.
Monticello placed third with two relay teams. The team totaled 19 points and finished 12th in the state Class A meet.
The 4x800 Relay team consisted of Andrew Colbert, Joe Teems, Keith Butler, and Scott Phelps. The 4x400 Relay team consisted Charlie Corrie, Justin McPheeters, Scott Phelps, and Kevin Clark.

SAGES WIN OKAW TRACK

SAGES BOYS AND GIRLS WIN OKAW TRACK
The Monticello Sages boys and girls were winners at Clinton last week in the Okaw Valley track and field meet.
The boys were dominant as they scored 157 points in defeating second place Clinton by 52 points. Monticello won all four relay events. Scott Phelps won the 800 meters and the triple jump. Other individual winners were Andrew Colbert in the 1,600 and Ben Cresap in the 110 meter high hurdles.
The girls won with depth and balance. Monticello placed first in the 800 relay and had individual wins by Rachel Winckler in the high jump and Kerby Waddell in the 800 meters. Monticello scored 109 points to second place Argenta-Oreana’s 106.
The girls sectional meet will be held at Tuscola on Friday, May 13th. The boys meet will also be at Tuscola the following Friday, May 20th.
State meets follow a week later and are held in Charleston at EIU.

Will soon be MD's 

7 SAGE GIRL ATHLETES NOW IN MED SCHOOL

Seven former Monticello girl athletes are now well on their way to becoming medical doctors. Jessica Moore, class of 1997, just finished work on her medical degree and will soon begin internship. She was the point guard on three of Monticello girl basketball teams. The 1996-97 team had a 22-5 record.
Sarah Bridwell, class of 1995, is an OBGYN doing her internship after finishing her degree at SIU. Molly Marker, who was a three sport star graduating in 1999, is working on her medical degree at Loyola. Lexie Hillard, from the same class as Marker, is in med school at SIU.
The three Hill sisters, who were all top Monticello high and all-area volleyball players, are working toward medical degrees. Kate Hill, who lettered in volleyball at both Northwestern and Illinois, has two years to go before finishing her doctorate of dentistry. Carley Hill, who played volleyball two years at Clemson, is now in pre-med at the University of Illinois. Meg Hill is on her way to a degree in general medicine but may go on to study neurosurgery.