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Marion claims title at own track meet

Devin LeBeau captured the 100 and 200 meter dashes Monday to help the Marion Indians take top honors at the Marion Invitational at Thomas Park.

Marion trimmed a strong team from Monticello for first place in the 16-team standings, 126.5 to 108.

Peter Rethwisch won the 400 meter dash for the Indians and Zach Borens claimed the shot put. Marion also won the shuttle hurdle relay.

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Borens wins shot put at Prairie Relays

Marion High School senior Zach Borens grew up in Wisconsin and had his heart set on playing football for the Badgers some day, but he's gotten over it now.

Wisconsin offered the 6-foot-8, 330-pound offensive lineman a chance to join the team as a preferred walk-on, the same offer he got from Iowa and Iowa State, but then Indiana State came along and offered him a full ride to play for them.

For awhile, he was tempted by that invitation from Wisconsin.

"I did consider it, and then Indiana State came along," Borens said Tuesday. "It was still up in the air, but then I went to visit Indiana State and I loved it there, just as much as I loved Wisconsin."

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Indians win 5 events in DeWitt

DEWITT - Devin LeBeau, Isaac Smith and Zach Borens won individual titles Tuesday as the Marion Indians finished a strong third at the Saber Invitational track meet in DeWitt.

LeBeau won the 100 meter dash, Smith claimed the 200 meter dash and Borens won the shot.

The Indians also won the 4x100 relay and shuttle hurdle relay.

DeWitt Clinton won the team title with 114 points. Monticello finished second with 112 points and Marion was third with 108.

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Frazier, Indians shine at Cascade Invy

CASCADE -- Isaac Frazier played a major role in four victories Thursday as the Marion Indians dominated the Cascade Early Bird Invitational track meet.

Frazier captured the 110 hurdles and high jump and ran anchor legs on the victorious 4x400 and shuttle hurdle relays.

Hunter Reifschneider (1600) and Deshawn Quinn (long jump) also won individual titles for Marion.

The Indians won nine of 16 events at the six-team meet. They also claimed the 4x100 relay, 4x200 relay and 4x800 relay.

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