Girls Track and Field news
Plainifeld South's Jahnel Bowman has qualified in Class 3A in four individual events, while Seneca will attempt to defend its Class 1A title
Newark senior Kiara Wesseh, who signed her letter of intent with Baylor last week, is set to defend her Class 1A state high jump title this weekend among her four events at state. Wesseh, Sandwich's Sunny Weber and Yorkville's Courtney Clabough lead medal hopefuls in Charleston.
Princeton senior Morgan Foes and St. Bede sophomore Lily Bosnich are seeded to medal in multiple events at the IHSA State Track and Field Meet, while several other Bureau County athletes are competing.
Athletes from St. Bede, Bureau Valley, Henry-Midland, Earlville, Fieldcrest and the Amboy co-op will compete in the IHSA Class 1A Girls Track and Field Meet this weekend.
It’ll be, very literally, a high-flying good time in Charleston for Daily Chronicle-area athletes who qualified for the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Championships. Eleven of the 14 qualifiers are in a jump of some kind, while the other three are in the 800 meters.
Dixon senior Olivia Cox, who had the sixth-best sectional discus throw statewide and has the fourth-best discus throw in Class 2A this spring, leads Sauk Valley area medal contenders this weekend in Charleston.
We take a look at each girls' track and field athlete from the Times coverage area who earned a spot in the upcoming IHSA state tournament.
We take a look at each girls' track and field athlete from the Daily Chronicle coverage area who earned a spot in the upcoming IHSA state tournament.
Romeoville's Tania Miller and Lincoln-Way East's Kyra Hayden both qualified for state in four events at the Class 3A Lockport Sectional, with the Griffins qualifying in 11 of 18 events and taking second to Homewood-Flossmoor in the team race.
Led by Wisconsin recruit Liz Phillips, who swept the two distance races, Naperville Central edged Downers Grove North to take the team title at the Class 3A Downers Grove North Sectional. Among other state qualifiers, Yorkville's Courtney Clabough swept the throwing events.
York's girls track and field team separated itself from most of the pack early on and defeated Oak Park-River Forest for the Class 3A Lake Park Sectional title Friday, while sending multiple individuals and relays to state.
Marian Central advanced three entries to next weekend's Class 1A State Girls Track and Field Meet at Eastern Illinois. Plus postseason girls soccer, baseball, softball and girls lacrosse results in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
The Seneca girls track and field team won its 12th consecutive Class 1A sectional championship, while Newark placed second in Thursday's wet and cold event in Seneca.
St. Charles North's Reagan Sipla, who joined the track team just six weeks ago, punched her ticket to state in three different events Thursday, while Conent took home the sectional title.
Morris advanced in the 4x200 with a second-place time of 1:50.45 ran by Gisselle Reyes, Ava Conley, Mackenzie Edgar and Ella McDaniel. They edged Galesburg, which took third in 1:50.70, for the final qualifying spot.