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Presenting the 2023 Herald-News Girls Track and Field Honor Roll

By J.T. Pedelty
Joliet Catholic’s Symone Holman lands her 2A long jump Saturday, May 20, 2023 during the IHSA state track and field finals at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Joliet Catholic’s Symone Holman lands her Class 2A long jump during the IHSA State Finals at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. (Alex T. Paschal - apaschal@shawmedia.com/credit)

The Herald-News coverage area boasted dozens of state qualifiers across all three of the IHSA’s classes, including multiple state medalists.

Here, listed by event, are those state qualifiers, the 2023 Herald-News Girls Track and Field Honor Roll.

Long jump

Elissa Perkins, sr., Plainfield East

Symone Holman, fr., Joliet Catholic

Anna Bruno, sr., Seneca

Pole vault

Kylie Koehler, fr., Lincoln-Way Central

Nicki Kuchyt, fr., Lockport

Gabriella Bush, so., Lincoln-Way Central

Dana Surwillo, sr., Plainfield South

Jaiden Knoop, jr., Lincoln-Way East

Makenna Skoczylas, sr., Lockport

Natalie Papes, sr., Providence Catholic

Teagan Johnson, jr., Seneca

Addison Stiegler, jr., Seneca

High jump

Alaina Pollard, fr., Lincoln-Way East

Jocelyn Trotter, sr., Plainfield East

Zaria Searcy, sr., Lincoln-Way East

Shot put

Nakiyah Roberston, sr., Plainfield Central

Isabella Bunting, so., Dwight

Gabi Maxwell, jr., Seneca

Faith Baker, jr., Seneca

Triple jump

Grace Griffin, jr., Romeoville

Jahnel Bowman, jr., Plainfield South

Asha Pierre-Antoine, sr., Lincoln-Way East

Elissa Perkins, sr., Plainfield East

Olivia Fitzgibbon, sr., Providence Catholic

Teagan Johnson, jr., Seneca

Discus throw

Destiny Johnson, sr., Lincoln-Way East

Faith Baker, jr., Seneca

Gabi Maxwell, jr., Seneca

Seneca’s Lila Coleman (center) runs the anchor leg of the 1A 4x100-meter relay during the IHSA State Track and Field Finals at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston on Saturday, May 20, 2023.

Seneca’s Lila Coleman (center) runs the anchor leg of the 1A 4x100-meter relay during the IHSA State Track and Field Finals at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. (Sandy Bressner – sbressner@shawmedia.com)

4x100 relay

Plainfield East (Ava Mabry-Spencer, Jocelyn Trotter, Courtney McDonald, Ally Wojciechowski)

Bolingbrook (Aiyana Wideman, Danielle Cathey, Chinenye Ifeajekwu, Kristyn Johnson)

Plainfield North (Taylor McCLain, Alex Eydenberg, Aniya Poindexter, Lauren Dellangelo)

Joliet West (KaMhary Scott, Morgan Pork, Mckenzi Winfrey, Jerie McClellan)

Seneca (Caitlyn O’Boyle, Teagan Johnson, Anna Bruno, Lila Coleman)

4x200 relay

Plainfield East (Ava Mabry-Spencer, Elissa Perkins, Courtney McDonald, Ally Wojciechowski)

Plainfield North (Taylor McClain, Alex Eydenberg, Aniya Poindexter, Lauren Dellangelo)

Joliet West (KaMhary Scott, Morgan Pork, Mckenzi Winfrey, Jerie McClellan)

Bolingbrook (Aiyana Wideman, Xiana Jones, Danielle Cathey, Kristyn Johnson)

Seneca (Caitlyn O’Boyle, Clara Bruno, Anna Bruno, Lila Coleman)

4x400 relay

Plainfield North (Tessa Russo, Taylor McClain, Alex Eydenberg, Lauren Dellangelo)

Minooka (Lauren Manning, Elizabeth Egwunwoke, Cassie Fuhrman, Eliana Culpepper)

Joliet West (Janellisa Oceguera, Jerie McClellan, Mckenzi Winfrey, Morgan Pork)

Lincoln-Way East (Kyra Hayden, Ava Conway, Kennedi Taylor, Kendall Crossley)

Seneca (Clara Bruno, Lila Coleman, Evelyn O’Connor, Anna Bruno)

4x800 relay

Lincoln-Way East (Ava Conway, Maura Hanrahan, Katie O’Brien, Maddie Yacobozzi)

Minooka (Gabrielle Kics, Cassie Fuhrman, Gabriella McCollom, Maya Ledesma)

Joliet Catholic (Ella Heinen, Claire Blotnik, Erin Nash, Annie Tibbott)

Seneca (Clara Bruno, Gracie Steffes, Ashley Alsvig, Evelyn O’Connor)

100 hurdles

Kyra Hayden, so., Lincoln-Way East

Lilly Pfeifer, fr., Seneca

300 hurdles

Kendall Crossley, sr., Lincoln-Way East

Kyra Hayden, so., Lincoln-Way East

Caitlyn O’Boyle, sr., Seneca

Romeoville's Tania Miller wins the 100-meter dash at the Southwest Prairie Conference Meet held May 3, 2023.

Girls Track, Southwest Prarie Conference meet. Romeoville's Tania Miller wins the 100-meter dash at the Southwest Prairie Conference Meet. (Gary E Duncan Sr)

100 dash

Tania Miller, jr., Romeoville

Alanah Smith, so., Lincoln-Way West

Ava Mabry-Spencer, sr., Plainfield East

Symone Holman, fr., Joliet Catholic

Lila Coleman, fr., Seneca

200 dash

Alanah Smith, so., Lincoln-Way West

Tania Miller, jr., Romeoville

Jahnel Bowman, jr., Plainfield South

Morgan Pork, jr., Joliet West

Symone Holman, fr., Joliet Catholic

400 run

Jahnel Bowman, jr., Plainfield South

Eliana Culpepper, sr., Minooka

Chinenye Ifeajekwu, sr., Bolingbrook

Sydney Fontaine, so., Lockport

Maciah Marszalek, jr., Joliet Central

800 run

Sophia Flowers, so., Romeoville

Nadia Bowden , jr., Lincoln-Way Central

Janellisa Oceguera, jr., Joliet West

Ella Heinen, fr., Joliet Catholic

Evelyn O’Connor, so., Seneca

1,600 run

Claire Blotnik, jr., Joliet Catholic

Celeste Richards, fr., Peotone

3,200 run

Gabriella McCollom, sr., Minooka

Joy Dudley, sr., Morris

Chloe Proffitt, sr., Wilmington

Morris’ Joy Dudley (right) competes in the 2A 3200 run Saturday, May 20, 2023 during the IHSA state track and field finals at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Morris’ Joy Dudley (right) competes in the 2A 3200 run during the IHSA State Finals at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. (Alex T. Paschal - apaschal@shawmedia.com/credit)