Girls Track and Field

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 girls meet records for the Rollie Morris Invitational that will be on line in Saturday's meet at Hall High School

Ava Miedema set a school record in the 100-meter hurdles and Alexzandria Richardson won the 200, leading St. Charles North to the title of its invitational on Saturday. Huntley was second at the meet.

The track and field season is heading outdoors and here are previews of girls teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

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

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

Here are five Daily Chronicle area athletes who can have gigantic girls track season.

We take a look at each Daily Chronicle girls track team and what they expect out of the season.

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

Here are previews of girls track and field teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

As outdoor season begins in earnest, here is a look at the 2025 girls track and field season across the Herald-News area.

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

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

Led by a four-win day from Elizabeth Wende, Batavia held off a big effort from St. Charles North to secure its fifth consecutive DuKane Conference indoor title.

The IHSA announced three significant changes to its classification policy Tuesday. Starting next school year, the IHSA will go back to using fixed classification cutoffs, change its multiplier waiver process and adjust its “Success Adjustment Policy.”

Batavia sophomore Avery Hacker emerged as the No. 1 runner of a talented Bulldogs squad, and capped off her season with All-State honors. Hacker is the 2024 Kane County Chronicle girls cross country Athlete of the Year.

Seneca’s Gabi Maxwell has signed on to continue her education and track and field career at Olivet Nazarene University.

The Huntley girls' track team, who took second place at the IHSA meet this spring, got official kudos from Village officials

Seneca’s Teagan Johnson has signed to continue her education and track and field career at the University of Mississippi.

Reagan Sipla, who averaged 16 points, six rebounds and three steals in basketball and led the 4x800-meter relay team to a ninth-place finish at the state meet, is the Kane County Chronicle 2023-24 Female Athlete of the Year.

Seneca’s Gracie Steffes has signed on to continue her education at Ripon College in Ripon, Wisc., and her running career at the NCAA Division 3 level with the Red Hawks.

Downers Grove North junior Ava Gilley, who ran on the second-place 4x800 relay at state and took ninth in the 800-meter run, is the Suburban Life girls track and field Athlete of the Year.

Following a breakout junior season in which she won the 1A state title in the 100, placed second in the 200 and was fifth in the 400, West Carroll's Emma Randecker is the 2024 Sauk Valley Media girls track athlete of the year.

Korima Gonzalez qualified for the state cross country for the first time, then set a school record in the 800 at the state track tournament. The DeKalb senior was named the Daily Chronicle 2024 Girls Athlete of the Year.

Here are the athletes who earned status on the 2024 All-Fox Valley Conference Girls Track and Field team.

Meet the 2023-24 Kane County Chronicle All-Area Girls track and field team, featuring standouts from across the area.

Izzy Taylor finished her senior season as a four-time DuKane conference champion, three-time state medalist and a part of two relays that hold new school records. She was the Kane County Chronicle Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

Huntley's Dominique Johnson won the Class 3A triple jump state title and ran on the Red Raiders' winning 4x200-meter relay, along with taking third in long jump, to earn the honor of 2024 Northwest Herald Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

The schools of The Herald-News area sent a multitude of athletes to the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet this spring in Charleston.Here are those state qualifiers, the 2024 Herald-News Girls Track and Field All-Area Honor Roll.

Lincoln-Way East junior Kyra Hayden, who ran on the state champion 4x400 relay and also qualified for state in the 100 and 300 hurdles, is The Herald-News girls track and field Athlete of the Year.

Newark senior and Baylor recruit Kiara Wesseh, who won the second straight Class 1A state high jump championship and won four total state medals at the May state meet, is the Record Newspapers girls track and field Athlete of the Year.

Congratulations to the 2024 Times Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year, Newark state champion Kiara Wesseh.

The schools of The Times area sent plenty of athletes to the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet this past spring.

Although a knee injury sidelined Indian Creek senior pole vaulter Reagan Gibson during the first part of the season, she took second at the Class 1A state championships and is the Daily Chronicle Girls Track Athlete of the Year.

A look at BCR Track and Field Female Athletes of the Year over the years

BCR Female Track Athlete of the Year will throw for Illinois State next year

Princeton senior Morgan Foes, who became the first girl from PHS to medal in both throws at state, placing fourth in shot put and seventh in discus, is the Bureau County Republican girls track and field Athlete of the Year.

A look at the top times, distances and heights for NewsTribune area girls track and field athletes for the 2024 season.

A look at the top girls track and field athletes in the NewsTribune area for the 2024 season.

Mendota freshman Mariyah Elam is the 2024 NewsTribune Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year after winning the Class 2A high jump state title, earning a state medal in the 100-meter hurdles and qualifying for state in the triple jump.

Here are the area leading girls Honor Roll efforts representing athletes from ALO, Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

A look at the top area track & field athletes from Bureau County from the 2024 season

Princeton's Payne Miller took third and teammate Cade Odell was fourth in the Class 2A shot put at the IHSA Boys Track and Field State Meet Saturday at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Stadium.

Huntley's Dominique Johnson repeated as triple jump champion at the IHSA Class 3A Girls Track and Field State Championships, took third in long jump and was part of the Red Raiders' 4x200 winning relay. Johnson is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

The Illinois Elementary School Association held its annual state track and field meets the last two weekends at EastSide Centre in East Peoria, with numerous athletes from area schools scoring top-eight, all-state finishes in the IESA’s multitude of divisions.

Foes, who will throw for Illinois State University next year, improved 13 spots in the shot put, having placed 17th a year ago.