Track & Field

Cut/No-Cut Sport? No-cut sport
Levels: Varsity / Freshman-Sophomore
Head Coach: Andy Farrissey (afarrissey@d125.org)
Varsity Assistant Coaches: John Schauble, Brad Smeele, Scott Sommers, Kristin Piekarski-Cook, James O’Neil, Annie Cuculi
Pole Vault Coach: Mike Farina
Start Date: Feb. 18, 2020

Workout Schedule During COVID-19 Closure

Nutrition and Recovery Information for Athletes

Varsity Schedule
Frosh-Soph Schedule

Andy Farrissey
24^th Season
afarrissey@d125.org

Andy Farrissey, a 1977 Stevenson graduate, has served as head boys track and field coach at SHS since 1997, compiling a dual-meet record of 198-55-1 through the 2019 season. Farrissey guided the Patriots to North Suburban Conference championships in 2018 and 2019.

He has coached 41 state qualifiers in boys track and field during his tenure, which also includes leading the girls program from 1997-99.

Farrissey is one of the inaugural members of the Stevenson Athletics Hall of Fame, joining 18 others during an induction ceremony in October 2019. He also was inducted into the Lake County High Schools Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012.

While attending Stevenson, Farrissey was a letter-winner in four sports: baseball, basketball, football, and track and field. He attended North Park University, and was a member of the Vikings’ two-time NCAA Division III basketball championship teams in 1979 and 1980.

After college, Farrissey was on the football coaching staff at Deerfield High School for 10 seasons. During his tenure, the Warriors went 84-18 and had two IHSA state runner-up finishes. He then went to the University of Notre Dame to serve as a graduate assistant. The Fighting Irish made the Orange Bowl (1991), Sugar Bowl (1992) and Cotton Bowl (1993) during his years in South Bend.

In 1996, Farrissey returned to his high school alma mater as a physical education teacher. In addition to leading the track program, he spent 14 seasons as assistant football coach (1995-2010) for fellow SHS Hall of Famer Bill Mitz, compiling a 116-41 record with a state runner-up finish in 2003. He also served as an assistant coach on the Patriot wrestling staff from 2006-08. After Mitz retired from Stevenson in 2011 and became head coach at Jacobs High School in Algonquin, Farrissey followed him as an assistant coach.

Tryout Dates: To be determined.
The 2020-21 Season is expected to run from April 19, 2021 - June 26, 2021.

Stevenson Boys Track and Field Team Championships

North Suburban Conference
1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 2018, 2019

North Suburban Conference Lake Division (ended in 2016)
2002, 2003, 2004, 2013

Lake County Invitational
2001, 2002, 2003, 2017

All-Americans
Mark Deady, 1984 & 1985
Deady won the 1,600 meter championship at the Illinois High School Association state finals in 1985, and was second in the same event in 1984.

All-State

Year	Athlete(s)	Class	Event	Place
2019	Maema Njongmeta	3A	Discus	Ninth
2018	Jahleel Perrin, Shane Johnson, Ahmad Dinkins, David Smolensky	3A	800 Meter Relay	Seventh
2017	Jordan Eng	3A	Long Jump	Ninth
2016	Jared Borowsky	3A	3,200 Meters	First
2013	Jordan Fobbe	3A	Shot Put	Second
2011	Brandon Stryganek	3A	100 Meters	Fifth
2010	Brandon Stryganek	3A	100 Meters	Third
2010	Brandon Stryganek	3A	200 Meters	Fourth
2009	Derek Chmielewski	3A	Discus	Fifth
2005	Breck Fresen	AA	3200 Meters	Sixth
2003	Micky Cobrin	AA	3200 Meters	Second
2003	Micky Cobrin	AA	1600 Meters	Fourth
2001	Ian Cronin	AA	1600 Meters	First
2000	Ian Cronin	AA	1600 Meters	Seventh
1999	Stephen Traphagen	AA	3200 Meters	Fifth
1993	Pat Joyce	AA	3200 Meters	First
1993	Pat Joyce	AA	1600 Meters	Second
1992	Pat Joyce	AA	3200 Meters	First
1989	Dave Mohr	AA	High Jump	Sixth
1988	Tyrone Oliver	AA	300 Meter Low Hurdles	Fourth
1987	Tyrone Oliver	AA	300 Meter Low Hurdles	Sixth
1987	Pat Cadichon	AA	400 Meters	Fourth
1986	Pat Cadichon	AA	400 Meters	Third
1985	Mark Deady	AA	1600 Meters	First
1985	Mark Deady, Vince Smith Mike Ritter, Brian Fletcher	AA	1600 Meter Relay	Eighth
1985	Mike Ritter	AA	800 Meters	Fourth
1984	Mark Deady	AA	1600 Meters	Second
1983	Richard Heyword	AA	100 Meters	Fourth
1982	Randy Champagne	AA	300 Meter Low Hurdles	Seventh
1981	Craig Farnsworth	AA	800 Meters	Eighth

Freshmen/Sophomore	Events	Varsity
Brandon Stryganek (2009), 10.84	100 Meter Dash	Brandon Stryganek (2010), 10.58
David Smolensky (2019), 22.04	200 Meter Dash	Brandon Stryganek (2010), 21.56
James Vestuto (2010), 51.04	400 Meter Dash	Pat Cadichon (1986), 48.1
Mike Ritter (1983), 2:00.74	800 Meter Run	Mike Ritter (1985), 1:53.5
Jared Borowsky (2013), 4:21.73	1600 Meter Run	Mark Deady (1985), 4:07.45
Brett Lucas (2016), 9:40.55	3200 Meter Run	Pat Joyce (1993), 9:02.7 - Outdoor* * IHSA Record Micky Cobrin (2003), 9:01.45 - Indoor
Travis Phillips (1989), 15.64 Alan Velev (2011), 15.64	110 Meter High Hurdles	Mike Bishop (1980), 14.54
Ki Hwan Kim (2012), 41.63	300 Intermediate Hurdles	Bill Lytle (1998), 38.9
Shane Johnson, Jahleel Perrin, David Smolensky, Jordan Vincent (2018), 43.42	400 Meter Relay	James Vestuto, Jon Fajardo, Carl Miller, Brandon Stryganek (2011), 42.84
Shane Johnson, Jahleel Perrin, David Smolensky, Jordan Vincent (2018), 1:31.25	800 Meter Relay	Jahleel Perrin, Shane Johnson, Ahmad Dinkins, David Smolensky  (2018), 1:27.88
Ahmad Dinkins, Borler Wu, Samuel Herenton, Aaron Portman (2016), 3:29.84	1600 Meter Relay	Brian Fletcher, Vince Smith, Mike Ritter, Mark Deady (1985), 3:18.4
Tim Entwistle, Tim Sita, James Embree, Eric Traphagen (2004), 8:20.24	3200 Meter Relay	Sammy Oh, Brendan Wood, Danny Gardiner, Jared Borowsky (2013), 7:51.02
Ki Hwan Kim (2012), 21'3.75"	Long Jump	Ki Hwan Kim (2013), 22'10"
Cameron Green (2012), 42'7"	Triple Jump	Michael Sampson (2001), 45'8"
Parker Deloye (2012), 6'5"	High Jump	Dave Mohr (1989), 6'9"
Randy Rossett (1988), 12'0"	Pole Vault	Michael Sullivan (1989), 14'0"
Anand Batbaatar (2017), 54'3.5"	Shot Put	Dennis Simpson (1973), 57'8"
Maema Njongmeta (2017), 137'7"	Discus	Maema Njongmeta (2018), 175'11"

SHS Boys Track and Field Season SummariesSeason results as reported on the IHSA website

Season	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach	Accomplishments
1973-74	6	7		Pat Gilmore
1974-75	4	8	1	Pat Gilmore
1975-76	9	4		Pat Gilmore
1976-77	10	7		Fred Cremer	NSC Champions
1977-78	7	4		Pat Gilmore
1978-79	7	4		Pat Gilmore	NSC Champions
1979-80	7	1		Pat Gilmore	NSC Champions
1980-81	11	1		Pat Gilmore	NSC Champions
1981-82	10	0		Pat Gilmore	NSC Champions
1982-83	5	6		Unknown	NSC Champions
1983-84	9	2		Charlie Bilodeau
1984-85	9	0		Charlie Bilodeau	NSC Champions
1985-86	9	2		Charlie Bilodeau
1986-87				Charlie Bilodeau
1987-88	12	0	1	Charlie Bilodeau
1988-89	8	1		Charlie Bilodeau
1989-90	7	2		Hank Andrew
1990-91	8	1		Hank Andrew
1991-92	7	1		Hank Andrew
1992-93	6	2		Hank Andrew	IHSA AA state finals - 7th Place
1993-94	3	5		Hank Andrew
1994-95	3	5		Hank Andrew
1995-96	4	3		Hank Andrew
1996-97	4	4	1	Andy Farrissey
1997-98	8	3		Andy Farrissey
1998-99	5	5		Andy Farrissey
1999-00	7	5		Andy Farrissey
2000-01	12	3		Andy Farrissey	Lake County Invitational Champions
2001-02	13	0		Andy Farrissey	NSC Lake Division Champions  Lake County Invitational Champions
2002-03	12	1		Andy Farrissey	NSC Lake Division Champions  Lake County Invitational Champions
2003-04	9	0		Andy Farrissey	NSC Lake Division Champions
2004-05	8	1		Andy Farrissey
2005-06	3	5		Andy Farrissey
2006-07	2	6		Andy Farrissey
2007-08	5	4		Andy Farrissey
2008-09	7	2		Andy Farrissey
2009-10	9	2		Andy Farrissey
2010-11	9	2		Andy Farrissey
2011-12	9	2		Andy Farrissey
2012-13	10	1		Andy Farrissey	NSC Lake Division Champions
2013-14	8	4		Andy Farrissey
2014-15	11	1		Andy Farrissey
2015-16	10	2		Andy Farrissey
2016-17	14	1		Andy Farrissey	Lake County Invitational Champions
2017-18	11	0		Andy Farrissey	NSC Champions
2018-19	12	1		Andy Farrissey	NSC Champions
All Time	359	121	3

Coaching Records

Name	Seasons	Record
Pat Gilmore	8	61-29-1
Fred Cremer	1	10-7
Charlie Bilodeau	6	47-5-1
Hank Andrew	7	38-19
Andy Farrissey	23	198-55-1