Girls track & field: Princeton’s Morgan Foes finds ISU atmosphere ‘welcoming’

PHS standout will throw for Redbirds next year

By Kevin Hieronymus

Princeton High School senior Morgan Foes signs with the Illinois State University track and field team on Tuesday. She was joined by (front, from left) her dad, PHS boys track coach Dan Foes, and PHS head girls track coach Pat Hodge; and (back row) PHS assistant track coaches Rob Jensen, Curtis Odell and Paul Miller. (Photo provided by PHS)

March 06, 2024 at 4:30 pm CST

Morgan Foes has big plans for her senior track and field season at Princeton High School.

She has also made a commitment for her future beyond high school.

On Tuesday, the Princeton senior standout signed to compete in throws for the Illinois State University track and field team next year. What attracted Foes most to ISU was its welcoming atmosphere, especially of her future teammates and coaches.

“I could tell I’d be in good hands, and I just knew it was the right fit,” she said. “I’m really excited to get to work with them for my college career. Illinois State is an awesome school all around.”

Foes was a top area thrower in both the shot put (37-2) and discus (128-5 1/4) last year. She qualified for Class 2A state in both throws, landing a fifth-place medal in the discus.

Foes plans to study chemistry.

PHS sophomore Morgan Foes won the discus and shot put in Princeton's Ferris Family Invite Tuesday. — Morgan Foes, who is a returning state medalist for Princeton High School, has signed to compete for Illinois State University. (Mike Vaughn)