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Senior and returning all-stater Kaden Garland became the first Oak Park and River Forest High School boys track and field athlete to throw beyond 60 feet in shot put this indoor season.
The Oak Park and River Forest High School boys cross country team is determined to remain among the state’s best.The 2022 Huskies finished fifth at the IHSA Class 3A state meet (233 points) to equal the program’s second-highest finish from 1980. They also were second at the West Suburban Conference Silver Division Meet the state’s toughest conference to equal their highest finish since 2010.This pre-season, they are ranked No. 5 in 3A by MileSplit Illinois and No. 8 by ILXCTF.com.“We took the program to heights it hasn’t been in 30 years, and they want to continue to build on that through hard work and their commitment to each other,” OPRF coach Chris Baldwin said.