Boys Track and Field

Even with one event remaining, Batavia used six wins to successfully defend it's DuKane Conference championship. St. Charles North and Wheaton-Warrenville South rounded out the top three.

The 2025 DuKane Conference boys track and field meet was held on Friday, May 16, 2025 at Lake Park in Roselle.

A deep Dixon team won the Big Northern Conference track and field meet by over 50 points on Thursday.

Huntley's boys track and field team had a lot to clap about during the Fox Valley Conference meet Thursday. The host Red Raiders overcame a deficit with two events left to beat Jacobs by one point and earn their third FVC championship in a row.

Glenbard South’s Luke VanTholen set a personal record (50.05) while winning the 400 to help the Raiders place second in the Upstate Eight Conference Meet.

The 2025 IESA Class 1A/2A State Track Meet is being held this weekend, and The Times area saw a bevy of area young athletes qualify out of various sectionals.

The Kankakee girls track and field team led the local charge on the first day of the postseason and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Oswego's Dontrell Young shines with top state track times at conference meet.

Sycamore surged late and held off Kaneland to win the Interstate 8 Boys Conference Championship, not only snapping the Knights' streak of seven straight conference wins but winning its first since 2002.

Despite only managing two wins on the day, St. Charles North surpassed expectations to win it's first-ever Kane County Meet championship, while five meet records were broken across the board at the 106th event, the most since 1977.

York swept all four relays and took a close second to Neuqua Valley at the 91st DuPage County boys track meet on Friday in Wheaton. Willowbrook was third in the team finish.

The DuPage County boys track and field meet was held on Friday, May 9, 2025 at Wheaton Warrenville South in Wheaton.

The Kane County boys track and field championships were held on Friday, May 9, 2025 at St. Charles North.

Glenbard West took second behind Evanston at its Jim Arnold Invite on Saturday, with Wheaton North, Lake Park and Naperville North rounding out the top five. Meanwhile Glenbard South's Kyle Quaid-Bowman soared to a win in the pole vault.

Forreston-Polo took second at a competitive field at the Oregon Hall of Fame Hawk Classic on Friday.

Sterling set two varsity boys relay records and nearly set a third at Friday's Night Relays. Sterling's Finley Ryan and Presley Winters also tied for first in the pole vault as both teams took second.

The Morris boys and Lemont girls picked up team titles at the Morris Night of Relays

Lincoln-Way West easily won its home meet Friday with 219 points to Lincoln-Way Central’s 154.5. Lincoln-Way East, with its squad spread across three meets on Friday, was third with 64 points. Providence (39.5) took sixth.

Jacobs senior Matt Scardina starred on the football team and now is excelling as a first-year sprinter in track. He was named Athlete of the Meet after winning the 100, 200 and 400 dashes in the McHenry County Meet last week.

After a freak accident on Kaneland's track shut down his sophomore season, junior Luke Gadomski put up 26 points in four events to help the Knights win the 52nd Peterson Prep in their first home meet on a new track.

With their injured teammate Dylan Wescott on their minds, the Rock Falls boys won Friday's Rocket Invite. Wescott was left paralyzed after breaking his neck in a March track accident.

Seniors set the pace for multiple schools at Wheaton Warrenville South's Red Grange Invitational on Friday night.

The best weather of the track and field season turned into a cold reality for Katie Jewell, briefly, fortunately for Prairie Ridge’s star sprinter. She pulled up lame after winning the 100 in the McHenry County meet, but also won the 200. Matt Scardina won three races for Jacobs.

Local athletes compete in the McHenry County Track and Field Meet on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at McCracken Field in McHenry.

Sunny Weber’s coach at Sandwich wanted her to make a statement on the national stage this spring. She was looking for redemption last weekend. The Sandwich junior did both at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational in California. That, plus Plano's big night in the track notebook.

Here’s a look at the boys meet records for the Princeton Ferris Invitational, which is scheduled for Monday

Benet Academy's Keira Jenke claims MVP, excels in 800, mile, and 4x400 events as Redwings take second.

Downers Grove North's 129 points were enough to edge West Suburban Conference rival Hinsdale Central for the team title at the 2025 McCornack Invitational.

Winning five track events, including three of the four relays and two field events at Friday’s Les Hodge Open Invitational at Batavia, Kaneland’s first outdoor meet of the season, was just icing on the cake for the Knights.

Here are previews of boys track and field teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Dixon track & field athlete Owen LeSage is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the week after an online vote. LeSage has wins in the shot put and discus to open the outdoor season. Here is a Q&A with the sophomore.

With outdoor track and field season about to toe the starting line, here are five Kane County Chronicle-area boys track and field athletes to watch for in 2025.

The track and field season heads outdoors soon. Here are previews of boys track and field teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

A look at all the boys track and field teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

A look at all the girls track and field teams in the NewsTribune area for the 2025 season.

Here are five Times area athletes who can have a gigantic boys track season.

Here are preview capsules of boys track and field teams from around the Times coverage area.

As outdoor season revs up, here is a look at the 2025 boys track and field season across the Herald-News area.

Here are five Times area athletes who can have a gigantic girls track season.

Here are preview capsules of girls track and field teams from around the Times coverage area.

The track and field season heads outdoors soon. Here are previews of boys track and field teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Dylan Hodges and Braedon Shaners won titles for Sycamore this weekend at the Illinois Top Times Championships, an unofficial state meet for indoor track.

As the outdoor season starts ramping up we take a look at each Daily Chronicle area boys track and field team.

We take a look at five boys track athletes poised for breakout seasons.

Rock Falls track & field athlete Adan Oquendo, who picked up early-season wins in the 60 and 200-meter dash, is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is a Q&A with sports reporter Drake Lansman.

After suffering a broken neck in a track meet accident that left him partially paralyzed on March 15, Rock Falls High School senior Dylan Wescott is making progress after multiple surgeries. He is rehabbing at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago.

After clearing 4.72 meters in the pole vault at the DuKane Indoor to break the conference indoor record, St. Charles North senior Nathan McLoughlin was voted as the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week in an online vote.

Check out the Northwest Herald's team-by-team boys track and field preview for the 2025 season with top returners, key newcomers and information on each local team.

Here are five boys track and field athletes to watch in the Northwest Herald area for the 2025 season.

Batavia pulled off seven victories to help claim its third DuKane Conference boys indoor track and field title in four seasons.