Evanston’s English Sprints Away With 4 State Medals

Evanston’s Parker English took home four state medals from Saturday’s state track meet, including second place in the 200-meter dash and third place in the 400-meter dash.

The junior from Evanston Township High School finished the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.48 seconds, behind Lincoln-Way East’s Aaliyah Brown. English took third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.48, behind Gurnee’s Brittny Ellis and Payton’s Cameron Pettigrew. 

English jumped 18 feet three inches in the long jump, good for sixth place, and also took sixth in the 4x100 meter relay along with fellow Wildkits Joppa Banks, Alexia Harvey and Grace Sarkor.