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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Morolake Akinosun was practicing starts on Thursday when her hamstring started acting up. So the Waubonsie Valley senior cut short her workout and did nothing more than jog a mile on Friday. By Saturday, she was running faster than anyone in the country. Akinosun won her heat of the 55-meter dash at the Illinois Prep Top Times Indoor Classic … ]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:10:33 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/glenbardeast/other_sports/11514943-393/girls-track-morolake-akinosun-sets-national-best-time-in-55-dash.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/glenbardeast/other_sports/11514943-393/girls-track-morolake-akinosun-sets-national-best-time-in-55-dash.html The much-anticipated high school debut of Glenbard West freshman Alex Diab went devilishly well during Thursday’s District 87 meet in Glen Ellyn. Diab won all six events and finished with an all-around score of 54.6 to lead the Hilltoppers to victory with 139.9 points. Glenbard North placed a distant second with a 118.9, followed by Glenbard South’s 110.2 and Glenbard East’s 101.7. … ]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:18:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/glenbardeast/other_sports/11163426-393/boys-gymnastics-diab-shines-in-his-debut-for-glenbard-west.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/glenbardeast/other_sports/11163426-393/boys-gymnastics-diab-shines-in-his-debut-for-glenbard-west.html … ]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:54:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/glenbardeast/other_sports/11163036-393/story.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/glenbardeast/other_sports/11163036-393/story.html With no one to push her, Lindsey Rakosnik had to work hard to achieve even splits. Yet the final result — a championship in 17:40 at the Wauconda Invitational — was certainly a bright spot for the Glenbard East senior. Rakosnik raced around the 3.1-mile layout at Lakewood Forest Preserve by herself for most of Saturday’s race. She wound up 50 seconds … ]]> Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:38:37 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/glenbardeast/other_sports/7592443-393/rakosnik-cruises-to-victory.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/glenbardeast/other_sports/7592443-393/rakosnik-cruises-to-victory.html