Boys track and field teams head outdoors soon, and here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Benet

Distance, pole vault and hurdles will be key events for Benet this spring, as a talented group of upperclassmen are set to lead the way for a team that is hoping to compete for a conference title in their last season as part of the East Suburban Catholic Conference. Will Niziolek (hurdles), Bob Johnson (distance), Lucas Catapia (sprints), Will Schaeffer (distance), and Declan Diamond (pole vault) are strong returners that coach Brian Quick will lean on throughout that conference title chase. Niziolek qualified for indoor nationals this winter. Diamond is hoping to claim the school record in pole vault.

Downers Grove North

Dominic McInnis, Baker Glomb, Carter Glenn, Owen Noonan, and Tyler Adams will lead the sprints. Isaak Stein, Joshua Farrero, Philip Cupial, and William Surratt will run distance events. Terrence Burton, Glenn, and Noon will run hurdles, with Mac LaForge and Langston Toth throwing shot put. Shlok Patel will high jump. Robert Steffes will do pole vault. Jake Davero, Alexander Meiers, James Potter, and Patel will make up the jump team.

Downers Grove South

Downers Grove South will lean on Tayshaun Austin, Cole Ellis, Isaiah Perez, and Andrew Erdal to lead their sprint program. Meanwhile, Ethan Traugott, Jakub Kranz, Conrad Saner, and John Clinton will run distance. Colin Pidrak and Tyjuan Yakes will handle the hurdles. Nick Minkalis and Mike Gentle will throw the shot put, while Brady Will and John Dablin will high jump. Patrick Durkin and Raistlin Korth will pole vault.

Fenwick

The Friars took eighth at the CCL Indoor meet. Matthew Simon was conference champion in the 400 and Aiden Williams conference champ in the 60 hurdles. Simon is a returning sectional champion in the 400 and Williams a returning state qualifier in the 110 and 300 hurdles.

Cameron Garrett fourth in the 200 at indoor conference and Adrien Dubois was fifth in the 400. Fenwick was third in the 4x400 relay, which was a sectional champion last year with Simon, Garrett and Dubois.

Glenbard East

Michael Orive, Ethan Monday, Ryan Alsobrook, Papa Nduaye, Alexander Hernandez, and David Botero will handle the sprint events. Mason Hephner and Andrew Doucet will run distance. Matthew Greenfield and Montii Perry will leap the hurdles, while Joseph Wyatt and Sam Walton throw shot put. Greenfield will join Lucas Feese in the high jump, while Alsobrook competes in pole vault.

Glenbard South

Elijah Donahue, Marcus Edwards, Martell Edwards, Liam Senn, Jonathan Hadley, and Jayson Pak will cover sprint events. Thomas Jochum and OBrill will run distance. Vincent Gary will run hurdles. Elijah Danguilan, Gary, and both Marcus and Martell Edwards will combine for relays. Henry Riley and Calvin Johnson will throw shot put. Alex Soto and Mason Mufich will compete in pole vault. Danguilan will be joined by Aiden Munoz for high jump.

Glenbard West

Jordan Ademuyiwa, Benjamin Schoettle, Chase Martin Scott, and Matthew Murin will run sprint events for the Hilltoppers. Patrick O’Donnel Judah Cabral, Matt King, Elliott Locke, and Sam Roser will run the middle and long distance races. Schoettle, Scott, and Drake Schaefer will handle hurdles. Jayden Daniel and Devin White will throw shot put. Owen Ashmore, Nolan Borgman, Bode Haber, Ollie Wintermute, Jamarcus Kelly, Jayden McKay, and Finn Benson will do the jumping.

Hinsdale Central

Experienced, confident, and determined. That is how Red Devils coach Jim Westphal would describe his group as they head into the spring season. Sprints and middle distance events will be a strength for this squad, with Dominic Tresslar (sprints/relays), Michael Gamboa (1,600/3,200), and Henry Miller (1,600/3,200) leading the way. Ethan Tamas is a standout thrower, while Kaden Webb, Braden Tingler, Sammy Mourad, George Zilliox, Logan Tarasi, Johnny Krueger, and Noah Mokhtarian will add depth across a variety of events, including sprints, middle distance, and hurdles. Tresslar and Tingler helped set a school indoor 4x2 record this winter, as the team has claimed a pair of invitational wins.

Hinsdale South

Brent Tolentino, Olijah Christmas, Mutazz Shahbain, and Gevon Hart will lead the way for Hinsdale South in sprint events this spring. Jaiver Terrell, Ryan Murphy, and Luke Nastali will run middle distance. Meanwhile, Wojtek Gilarski will run long distance. Jonathan Mansker and Colton Campbell will cover hurdles, with J’Mar Pittman and Nathan Bryant throwing shot put. Campbell, Christmas, Matthew Galinski, and Tykel Green will form the jump team. Ozan Kose and Eli Sadowski will pole vault.

IC Catholic Prep

Noah Rivenburg (throws), Gabe Lisowiec (throws), and Romeo Woods (jumps) are the top returners for a dedicated IC Catholic Prep group. “This year our team is dedicated to the process,” Knights coach Reginald Collins said. “This team is hard working and they have the drive to want to be successful,” he added. Mason Wagner (sprints) and Frank Karpiesiuk (200/long jump) will be key newcomers for the Knights after an off-season of work that was put in. IC Catholic Prep was able to send athletes to state last year and hope to do so once again this spring with shot/discus leading the way.

Lyons

The Lions were sixth at the West Suburban Silver indoor meet. Joey Bockwell was indoor conference champion in the shot put and Brock Curtin was third in the high jump.

Gustavo Mojarro was fourth in the 400 at indoor conference and Anthony Pearson was fifth in the 50 hurdles and long jump. The Lions were fifth in the 4x200 relay and third in the 4x800 relay

Montini

The Broncos return for 2026 with a number of good pieces to a standout team, with Nico Pesola (distance/relays), Sean Buckely (distance/relays), Nico Castaldo (sprints), Adriel Garcia (sprints/relays), Graham Riser (sprints/relays), and Joey Gabreleski (sprints) among top expected contributors. Pesola ran a 9:48 in the 3,200 this winter and qualified for 2A state in the 4x800 last year. Matthew Ferris (distance), Charles Flowers (sprints), Josh Rouzan (sprints/jumps), and Damacio Oretegon (sprints) lead the newcomers.

Morton

The Mustangs were West Suburban Gold indoor conference champions.

Orlando Sandoval was indoor conference champion in the 800 with teammate Alex Rodriguez second. Miguel Flores was conference champion in the 3,200 and second in the 1,600. Iason Noah Bey was conference chapion in the 55 hurdles and Abdul Rizwan second. Morton was second in the 4x800 relay.

Adrian del Real was second in the pole vault and Giomani Martinez third. Rizwan was high jump indoor conference champion.

Ty Williams was fourth in the 400 and fifth in the 200.

Nazareth

Daniel Lewis is a returning state qualifier in the 3,200 and took 13th in the event at Illinois Indoor Championships this spring.

Riverside-Brookfield

The Bulldogs were ninth at the Upstate Eight Conference meet last spring, and took ninth at indoor conference this year. R-B was fifth in the 4x400 relay at indoor conference and fourth in the 4x800.

St. Francis

Dylan Liner, George Manaves, and Jack Lenocker will lead sprints for St. Francis, while Ian Dimler will run middle distance. Nolan Kiley and Brayden Carrasco will throw shot put. Manavers, Lenocker, Dimler, and Bryce Sperka will run relays, as will Diego Marquez.

Timothy Christian

Top returners include Joe Tameling (throws), Vivek Alex (triple jump/sprints), Peyton Scholma (long jump/sprints), and Chandler Brady (hurdles/jumps/sprints). Scholma qualified for state in the long jump last year. Brady joined him downstate, medaling in both the 300 intermediate hurdles and the long jump. Luke Cudney is a freshman who is showing promise in multiple events for a well balanced team. Their sprint, hurdle, jump events should be their strongest.

Westmont

Luke Jimenca, Yannis Tutuianu, Andre Johnson, and Nathan Smigla will run springs for Westmont. Frank Fafrowicz and Frankie Salerno will work with Eric Alvarez, Colin McDaniels, and Desmond Stanlius to run distance. Angel Gonzalez and Andrew Hynes will throw shot put. Johnson, and Aidan Laygo will compete in jumps, with Alvarez and McDaniels pole vaulting.

Wheaton Academy

Wheaton Academy is hoping to send its 4x800 team down to the state final for the third straight year. Luke Osterholm (800/1,600) is also looking to qualify for the third straight year. Griff Schlenbecker is going to be in the running for the state title in the high jump. During his club season, he cleared 6-feet-10. Michael Boney is another standout returner in the 400 and the 800. Coach Chris Felinski expects freshman Bradley Hughes, Andrew Nestrick, and Aksel Escareno to make an impact on the sprinting side on day one. Aksel Escareno could be a scorer in the distance races — he ran 4:48 as an eighth grader.

Wheaton North

The Falcons will be a team in transition this spring. After graduating a strong senior class, coach Nathan Roe expects his juniors to learn on the fly as they step up to the varsity level. Levi Turner (middle distance), Michael Gallichio (sprints), Brian Hoopes (hurdles), Dominic Lomma (throws), Judah Clark (distance), Jack Shiffer (sprints), and Jack Sanders (distance) will help this group build confidence and replace several state qualifying seniors. Gavin Malinowski (middle distance), Mitchell Johnson (pole vault), Ryan Chau (high jump), Gio Pagliarulo (throws), and Drew Mazeska (sprints) are among the top newcomers.

Wheaton Warrenville South

Sprints contributors in the indoor season were: Trenton Simpson, Aden Applewhite, Drew Mangelsen, Aaron Durr, and Jonathan Stewart. Distance runners included Logan Noel, Joey Mowrer, Henry Johnson, and Jack Conway. Khalil Harris will compete in the hurdles. Zachary Turner, Mitchell Goblet will throw shot put.

Willowbrook

Willowbrook has a young group, as a large freshman class joins the ranks this season. Coach Terrence Miller has been enjoying the process. “We are learning a ton of new events and coaches are having a blast coaching the basics as we are back in that building phase,” said Miller. That being said, he expects to remain strong in the field events this year. OJ Powell returns in the high jump, triple jump, and long jump. Hayden Roscoe will return for sprints, hurdles, and relays. Evan Haworh and Jorge Rosales will run sprints and relays. Nick Hacket is a standout in the throw events. Miteku Branch will run distance. Newcomers Hamza Abdoussi, Legend Alka, and Adam Hajyasin will compete in multiple events.

York

Justin Cello (100/200/relays), Justin Canale (200/400/relays), Henry Duda (100/200/relays), Jack Ostendorf (400), Milo Oyasu (pole vault), Carter Olsen (800/1,600), Gabe Boutin (discus), and Patrick Hill (1,600) are the top returners for the Dukes. Oyasu and Hill both qualified for state last year. Jacob McKillop (800/3,200), Casey Bradley (100m/200), Michaele Gurgone (800/3,200), Harrison Manternach (800/3,200), Anders Dochoff (800), Keith Hlavach (discus), Dylan Golomb (400), JR Barz (100/200) and Luke Lestina (200/400) will be leading newcomers.