Girls Track and Field

Lincoln-Way Central’s Marla Hayes turned in a strong performance in the preliminary round of the IHSA Girls State Track and Field Meet. Read Friday's roundup for results from state track along with postseason baseball, softball and girls soccer.

Huntley's Alex and Dominique Johnson sit 1-2, as expected, in the Class 3A triple jump at the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet. Alex Johnson is poised to win titles in long and triple jumps.

Richmond-Burton's Lilly Alberts was not ready for her high school career to end on Friday at the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet. Alberts qualified for the Class 2A finals in the 200 and 400 meters.

On the biggest stage of the season, several area girls track and field athletes shined bright on the blue track at Eastern Illinois University's O’Brien Field in Thursday’s Class 1A state preliminaries. The Sauk Valley will be represented in the state finals in 10 events.

IC Catholic's Carly Manchester advanced to the Class 1A state finals in the 800 and 1,600 with qualifying runs in Thursday's prelims, Jacob York's walk-off single lifted Wheaton Academy in a regional semi and Briggs Templeton hit a grand slam for Westmont in Thursday's roundup.

Indian Creek’s Colton Oleson won two events Thursday during the Class 1A Erie Boys Track and Field Sectional to lead the Timberwolves to third-place finish. Read Thursday's full roundup.

Tyler Colwell and Cael Hiser went 1-2 for Minooka in the 100- and 200-meter dashes Thursday to help the Indians capture the team title at the Class 3A Rock Island Sectional.

Brooke Probst and Reagan Gibson qualified for the finals in the respective events Thursday in the Class 1A State Track and Field Championships in Charleston.

St. Bede’s Anna Lopez is competing in three events in the IHSA Class 1A State Girls Track & Field Meet today with Amboy co-op's Elly Jones in four and Lauren Althaus in two.

Kaneland senior Matilyn Mumm, who won the triple jump, took third in the 400-meter dash and ran the lead leg on the winning 4x400 relay for the Knights at the Interstate Eight Conference meet last week, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week as voted on by readers.

Led by Megan Williams and Kiara Wesseh,seeded first in triple jump and high jump, respectively, Newark has high hopes going into this weekend's state track meet. In Class 2A and Class 3A, top medal hopefuls are throwers Claire Allen of Sandwich and Courtney Clabough of Yorkville.

A couple of breaks one way or the other and Kaneland’s Olivia Rohlman and Indian Creek’s Brooke Probst can be coming home from Charleston as state champs. And if things play out according to seeding, Kaneland’s Jessica Phillipp come back as a state champ.

Lincoln-Way East is looking to defend its Class 3A Girls State Track team title and looks to have the pieces in place to possibly do so in what should be a fiercely competitive battle for hardware at this weekend's IHSA State Track Meet in Charleston.

Huntley's Jessie Ozzauto and Vicky Evtimov are valuable relay pieces for a team that hopes to make a run for a trophy at the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet this weekend.

Midway through the Class 1A Winnebago Sectional on Friday night, inclement weather put a pause on things. But Forreston-Polo, Oregon and West Carroll already had plenty of competitors qualify for the state meet.