Class A Junior High Athletes Headed To State Track Meets

St. Anthony Grade School athletes will compete in the state track meet at EastSide Centre in East Peoria Friday and Saturday. Front row, left to right, Morgan Schuette, Katherine Slaughter, Grace Hakman and Caroline McDevitt. Second row, left to right, Anna Jones, Jessica Wilson, Clare McHugh and Audrey Niebrugge. Third row, left to right, Will Fonner, Brian Dust, Jack Elder and Zach Wortman. Fourth row, left to right, Davis Tingley, Blake Fitzgerald, Mick Willenborg and Michael Sager.

EAST PEORIA -- The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) will once again host its 2015 Class a State Track and Field Meet at Eastside Centre Friday and Saturday.

A combined 537 schools will compete in these events, bringing thousands of competitors and fans to the Peoria Area. This event is one of the largest meets of this type in the nation.

A parade of athletes will be held Friday and Saturday at 11:15 a.m. Competition will continuously run approximately noon-6:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

Admission is $8 for adults and high school students, $4 for senior citizens and kindergarten-eighth grade students. Parking is $5.

Following are the area athletes who qualified:

ST. ANTHONY

Seventh-Grade Boys

Jake Elder, pole vault; Will Fonner, pole vault; Michael Sager, discus; Blake Fitzgerald, high jump; Davis Tingley, high jump; 800 relay (Jack Elder, Blake Fitzgerald, Davis Tingley, Mick Willenborg)

Eighth-Grade Boys

Zach Wortman, pole vault

Seventh-Grade Girls

Katherine Slaughter, 800, pole vault, long jump; Grace Hakman, pole vault; Audrey Niebrugge, 1600, long jump; 1600 relay (Grace Hakman, Audrey Niebrugge, Morgan Schuette, Jessica Wilson)

Eighth-Grade Girls

Clare McHugh, 200; 400 relay (Grace Hakman, Caroline McDevitt, Anna Jones, Clare McHugh)

SACRED HEART

Eighth-Grade Girls

Natalie Carie, 400, long jump; 800 relay (Natalie Carie, Hannah Koester, Becca Webster, Katie Carie)

ALTAMONT

Seventh-Grade Boys

Connor Reardon, 100, 200, long jump; Donovan Delaney, pole vault; Tim Moore, pole vault; Jared Kollman, discus, shot; 800 relay (Donovan Delaney, Isaac Crow, Kolby Brewer, Brayden Stuemke); 1600 relay (Donovan Delaney, Kolby Brewer, Brayden Stuemke, Isaac Crow)

Eighth-Grade Boys

Gabe Asplin, 400; Alex Biggs, 800; Logan Sims, pole vault; Jason Burns, pole vault

Seventh-Grade Girls

Rachel Jackman, high jump; 800 relay (Rachel Jackman, Taylor Mette, Kassidy Pemberton, Brooke Runge)

Eighth-Grade Girls

Brittany Finn, 800; Tinley Mette, high jump, long jump; Leah Mayhaus, shot; 800 relay (Hannah Barns, Leah Mayhaus, Tinley Mette, Taylor Paquette)

BROWNSTOWN/ST. ELMO

Seventh-Grade Boys

Jace McWhorter, 110 hurdles

Eighth-Grade Boys

Justin Karnes, 1600

Seventh-Grade Girls

Claire Wilhour, 100 hurdles, 100, 400; Vayda Smith, 400, 800; Natalie Oberlink, discus, shot; Kaylee Laws, shot; 400 relay (Claire Wilhour, Elly Wilhour, Vayda Smith, Cassidy Moss)

Eighth-Grade Girls

Teagen Christensen, high jump

COWDEN-HERRICK

Eighth-Grade Boys

Keegan Martin, pole vault; Dylan Webster, pole vault; Mason Stewart, high jump; 1600 relay (Devon Burks, Zach Burks, Mason Stewart, Dylan Webster)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Jaelyn Robertson, 100 hurdles, long jump; Kylee Bertin, 400; Lauren Wojcik, discus, shot; Madison Cherry, shot; 400 relay (Cher Niemyer, Jaelyn Robertson, Mackenzie Blackerby, Morgan Nohren); 1600 relay (Sydney Lorton, Morgan Nohren, Kylee Bertin, Carsen Burks)

CUMBERLAND

Seventh-Grade Girls

Jasmyne Dittamore, 1600; Megan Gerhardt, 400, long jump; Katelyn Yaw, pole vault

Eighth-Grade Girls

Liberty Dunaway, long jump; Leah Brown, pole vault

Seventh-Grade Boys

Blake Sutherland, 800, 1600; Mick Ames, 800; Cameron Jones, discus; 400 relay; 1600 relay

Eighth-Grade Boys

Myles Gerhardt, 110 hurdles, 400; Kort McClellan, 800, 1600; Dalton Antrim, discus; Gabe Hatfill, 100; 400 relay

NEOGA

Seventh-Grade Girls

Abbi Kepp, 100; Elizabeth Titus, 200; 800 relay

Eighth-Grade Girls

Emmalyn Walk, 800, 1600; Zoe Meadows, 200, 100; Allison Kingery, 400, 800;
400 relay

Seventh-Grade Boys

Trenton Moore, 110 hurdles; Reece Johnson, 800, 1600, high jump; Blaze Thompson, 200, shot; 800 relay, 1600 relay

Eighth-Grade Boys

Trevor Fletcher, long jump

NEWTON ST. THOMAS

Seventh-Grade Boys

Seth Weber, 400, high jump; 400 relay (Jaxon Barthelme, Seth Weber, Kade Hemrich, Justin Zumbahlen); 1600 relay (Jaxon Barthelme, Seth Weber, Justin Zumbahlen, Lane Higgs)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Elizabeth Volk, 100 hurdles; Abby Stone, 100, 200, long jump; 400 relay (Abby Stone, Elizabeth Volk, Lauren Higgs, Allyson Kuhl)

SIGEL ST. MICHAEL

Seventh-Grade Boys

Gavin Hoene, pole vault

Seventh-Grade Girls

Micah McWhorter, pole vault; Lexie Niebrugge, pole vault

Eighth-Grade Girls

Rachel Buening, discus

STEWARDSON-STRASBURG

Eighth-Grade Boys

Wyatt Smith, 800; 400 relay (Dustin Bridges, Hunter Brown, Adam Burton, Jack Burton)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Hannah Hayes, long jump

TEUTOPOLIS

Seventh-Grade Boys

Alex Deters, 800, 1600; Wade Probst, 800, 1600; Paul Esker, high jump

Eighth-Grade Boys

Clint Weber, 800; Jarrett Hardiek, 1600; Noah Probst, 1600; Jacob Reisner, shot; Bryce Ruholl, pole vault; Donovan Kitten, pole vault; 1600 relay (Josh Hardiek, Kyele Mossman, Tyler Runde, Dawson Smith)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Abby Cothran, pole vault; Ciara Roepke, pole vault; Claire Bushur, shot; Karsyn Mette, long jump; 400 relay (Kelsey Deters, Myah Funneman, Morgan Repking, Ciara Roepke), 800 relay (Abby Bloemer, Claire Bushur, Karsyn Mette, Diana Mossman); 1600 relay (Abby Bloemer, Claire Bushur, Karsyn Mette, Diana Mossman)

Eighth-Grade Girls

Lanae Koester, 200; Rebecca Habing, 400; Savannah Grimes, 800, 1600; Elizabeth Will, high jump; Julia Hardiek, high jump; Emma Deters, discus; 800 relay (Logan Blankenship, Julia Hardiek, Lanae Koester, Morgan Mette); 1600 relay (Savannah Grimes, Rebecca Habing, Lanae Koester, Morgan Mette)

WINDSOR

Seventh-Grade Boys

Caleb LeCrone, 400

Eighth-Grade Boys

Benjamin Beck, shot

Heading to the Class 1A State Junior High Track meet from Effingham Sacred Heart are, left to right, Hannah Koester, Becca Webster, Natalie Carie and Katie Carie.