Class 2A Sterling Sectional
Sandwich junior Sunny Weber swept the 3,200-meter run in 10:47.13 and the 1,600 in 5:07.24 to lead area qualifiers at the Class 2A Sterling Sectional.
Sandwich (53) was fifth at the meet won by Sterling (97.5).
Weber, defending state champion in the 3,200, said it felt good to be back at this point.
“I feel like I made a lot of progress from last year with confidence and being able to go out and compete,” she said. “I’m happy with what I did and I’m just looking forward to state.”
Sandwich’s 4x800 relay of Joanna Rivera, Erin Lissman, Emily Urbanski, Kayla Kressin took second in 10:07.31 to qualify for state.
Plano’s Kaylee Klatt qualified in the 100 hurdles, taking fifth in 16.50. The 4x200 relay of Corrine Kostelaz, Luniah Gilford, Jayda Burau took second in 1:47.07 to qualify.
Class 3A Rock Island Sectional
Yorkville, with 75 points, took fourth behind Minooka (102), Rock Island (85) and Kankakee (81) at the Rock Island Sectional.
Yorkville’s 4x400 relay team of Niah Kallan, Janae Stewart, Aaliyah Stewart and Julia Hosu set a school record of 3:58.13 to take second and qualify for state.
Yorkville’s Courtney Clabough was sectional champion in the the shot put (12.35 meters) and discus (41.53 meters), the 4x800 relay of Jayda Stewart, Liliana Camargo, Annabelle Reeder and Athena Triner was sectional champion and state qualifier in 9:33.47, Athena Triner qualified in the 800 and Aaliyah Stewart in the 300 hurdles.
Class 3A Downers Grove South Sectional
Oswego East (53 points) took fifth at the meet won by Plainfield North (115).
Oswego East state qualifiers included Jasha James in the 100 (third, 12.37 seconds), Layla Brisbon in the 100 hurdles (second, 14.91), the 4x100 relay of Brisbon, James, Kyla Moore and Avaya Kittling-Turner (sixth, 48.18), the 4x200 relay of James, Keyairis Evans-Love, Avaya Kittling-Turner and Moore (fifth, 1:43.65), the 4x800 relay of Emma Berglund, Jiana Busby, Olivia Van Denend and Macy Dick (fourth, 9:38.97), Lia Paribello in the discus (second, 36,03), Ava Karg sixth the pole vault (3.35) and Delia Akyea in the triple jump (sixth, 11.17 meters).
Oswego’s Destiny Hicks (fifth, 25.31) qualified in the 200.
-- Drake Lansman contributed to this story.