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2021 All-BCR Girls Track & Field Team

Jade Aber (Bureau Valley/Sr.) - The BCR Female Trackster of the Year became only Bureau Valley’s second state champion, winning the 1A triple crown. She led the Honor Roll with a mark of 36-6 1/4 and opened the Storm’s Honor Roll leading 4x200 relay.

Lauren Althaus (Amboy-LaMoille/Jr.) - The junior speedster from Amboy qualified for state in both the 200 and 400, topping the Honor Roll with times of 27.10 and 1:00.9.

McKenzie Hunt (Bureau Valley/So.) - The Storm sophomore topped all area runners in the 1600 with a time of 6:25.03.

Elly Jones (Amboy-LaMoille/Fr.) - The Amboy freshmen medaled in both the 100 and 300 hurdles at state and led the Honor Roll by far with times of 15.76 and 48.64.

Lexi Ketchum (Amboy-LaMoille/Fr.) - Another freshmen, Ketchum just edged Amboy teammate Althaus in the 800 with a time of 2:39.74.

Kamryn Kolb (Bureau Valley/Sr.) - The Storm standout landed one last state medal, placing sixth in Class 1A long jump. She led the Honor Roll at 17-8 1/2 and was among the leading sprinters and anchored the Storm’s top 4x200 relay.

Jenna Loftus (Princeton/Jr.) - The BCR co-Cross Country Runner of the Year went the distance as the Honor Roll leader in the 3200 (13:24.38) and was among the leaders in 800 and 1600.

Anna Lopez (St. Bede/So.) - In just her first year in high school track, the St. Bede sophomore qualified for state in the 100 and led the Honor Roll with a time of 13.22. She also anchored the Lady Bruins’ Honor Roll leading 4x100 relay.

Ashley Nordstrom (Bureau Valley/Jr.) - A vault of 7-0 1/2 lifted Nordstrom to the top of the Honor Roll in the pole vault.

Morgan Richards (Princeton/Fr.) - Richards led the young PHS weight crew with an area-best toss of 33-11 3/4 in the shot put, second in the discus (98-7).

Teghan Tillman (St. Bede/Sr.) - The Lady Bruins hoopster put her jumping ability to good use in track, qualifying for state in the high jump and leading the area with a jump of 5-0.

Brooke York (Bureau Valley/Sr.) - The Storm senior went out throwing, leading the honor roll with a 102-3 1/2 toss in the discus.

Relays

4x100 - St. Bede had the leading ladies for the 400 relay with state sprinter Anna Lopez anchoring for Macy Zeglis, Teghan Tillman and Krystal DeLatorre for a time of 52.95.

4x200 - Bureau Valley had a good finisher in its 800 relay in Kolb, who led the Storm to a state runner-up finish in 2018. She was joined by Aber, Lexi Marquez and Addison Wessel for a BCR best time of 1:56.03.

4x400 - The Amboy co-op had three state qualifiers - Althaus, L. Ketchum and Elly Jones - who teamed up with Brooklyn Whelchel for the top time in the 1600 relay of 4:31.07.

4x800 - Bureau Valley carried the 3200 relay (11:56.03) on the legs of McKenzie Hunt, Jillian Hulsing, Ellie Geldean, Ella Thacker.

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL