Junior High State Track Results; Two New State Records by Area Competitors

The weekend was great for area athletes at the Class A boys and girls state junior high track meets at Eastside Centre in East Peoria.

Area athletes set two new state records.

Micah McWhorter of Sigel St. Michael set a new girls seventh grade state pole vault record, clearing 9' 9".  

Claire Bushur of Teutopolis set a new girls seventh grade state shot put record with a toss of 34' 1-1/2". 

There were other state champions from the area.

Donovan Delaney of Altamont won the boys seventh grade state pole vault championship, going 9' 6". 

Claire Wilhour of Brownstown/St. Elmo won the girls seventh grade 400 meter dash in 1:01.81. She was third in the 100 hurdles in 17.18.

Rachel Jackman of Altamont won the girls seventh grade high jump, going 4' 10". 

The Teutopolis eighth-grade girls 800 relay team won with a time of 1:51.78 minutes. Team members were Elizabeth Will, Julia Hardiek, Lanae Koester and Morgan Mette.

Here are the other results for area athletes:

BOYS SEVENTH GRADE

110 Hurdles -- Jace McWhorter (Brownstown/St. Elmo), 19th prelims, 18.54; Trenton Moore (Neoga), 23rd prelims, 18.74

100 -- Connor Reardon (Altamont), 19th in prelims, 13.14

200 -- Connor Reardon (Altamont), 14th, 26.20; Blaze Thompson (Neoga), 15th, 26.21

400 -- Seth Weber (Newton St. Thomas), 22nd, 1:01.13, Caleb LeCrone (Windsor), DNQ

800 -- Reece Johnson (Neoga), 15th, 2:22.61; Blake Sutherland (Cumberland), 31st, 2:27.99; Mick Ames (Cumberland), 34th, 2:29.52; Alex Deters (Teutopolis), 35th, 2:29.70; Wade Probst (Teutopolis), 43rd, 2:35.55

1600 -- Reece Johnson (Neoga), 6th, 5:02.52; Blake Sutherland (Cumberland), 17th, 5:18.68; Wade Probst (Teutopolis), 32nd, 5:29.61; Alex Deters (Teutopolis), 35th, 5:33.85

Pole Vault -- Jack Elder (St. Anthony), 4th, 9-3; Tim Moore (Altamont), 5th, 8-9; Will Fonner of (St. Anthony), 9th, 7-9; Gavin Hoene (Sigel St. Michael), 9th, 7-9

Discus -- Jared Kollman (Altamont), 2nd, 118-11; Michael Sager (St. Anthony), 81-10; Cameron Jones (Cumberland), 80-10

Long Jump -- Connor Reardon (Altamont), 29th, 15-0

Shot -- Blaze Thompson (Neoga), 14th, 34-3; Jared Kollman (Altamont), 17th, 33-4 1/2

High Jump -- Seth Weber (Newton St. Thomas), 8th, 5-1; Davis Tingley (St. Anthony), 22nd, 4-9; Blake Fitzgerald (St. Anthony), 33rd, 4-7; Paul Esker (Teutopolis), Reece Johnson (Neoga), no heights

400 Relay -- Cumberland, 16th, 54.08; Newton St. Thomas , 34th, 55.89

800 Relay -- Neoga, 7th, 1:52.85; Altamont, 10th, 1:53.72; St. Anthony, DQ

1600 Relay -- Neoga, 7th, 4:15.00; Altamont, 17th, 4:22.10; Cumberland, 20th, 4:24.34; Newton St. Thomas, 23rd, 4:25.57

BOYS EIGHTH GRADE

100 -- Gabe Hatfill (Cumberland), 15th, 12.75

400 -- Myles Gerhardt (Cumberland), 17th, 57.70; Gabe Asplin (Altamont), 25th,57.87

800 -- Kort McClellan (Cumberland), 7th, 2:15.23; Justin Karnes (Brownstown/St. Elmo), 18th, 2:16.33; Alex Biggs (Altamont), 46th, 2:24.68; Wyatt Smith (Stewardson-Strasburg), 55th, 2:29.15; Clint Weber (Teutopolis ), 56th, 2:29.41

1600 -- Kort McClellan (Cumberland), 8th, 4:58.27; Justin Karnes (Brownstown/St. Elmo, 19th, 5:07.66; Jarrett Hardiek (Teutopolis), 27th, 5:14.72; Noah Probst (Teutopolis), 45th, 5:26.24

110 Meter Hurdles--Myles Gerhardt (Cumberland), 34th in prelims, 18.04

400 Relay -- Cumberland, 19th, 50.37; Stewardson-Strasburg, 31st, 51.40

1600 Relay -- Cowden-Herrick, 20th, 4:05.33; Teutopolis, 30th, 4:09.18

Shot -- Jacob Reisner (Teutopolis), 18th, 38-6 3/4; Benjamin Beck (Windsor), 32nd, 36-7 1/2

Discus -- Dalton Antrim (Cumberland), 27th, 108-4

Pole Vault -- Keegan Martin (Cowden-Herrick), 3rd, 10-0; Dylan Webster (Cowden-Herrick), 5th, 9-3; Logan Sims (Altamont), 7th, 8-9; Bryce Ruholl (Teutopolis), tie 9th, 8-3; Jason Burns (Altamont), tie 9th, 8-3; Zach Wortman (St. Anthony), tie 9th, 8-3; Donovan Kitten (Teutopolis), no height

High Jump -- Mason Stewart (Cowden-Herrick), 7th, 5-5

Long Jump -- Trevor Fletcher (Neoga), DNP

GIRLS SEVENTH GRADE

100 meter hurdles -- Jaelyn Robertson (Cowden-Herrick), 10th, 17.74 prelims; Elizabeth Volk (Newton St. Thomas), 31st, 18.74 prelims

100 meter dash -- Abby Stone (Newton St. Thomas), 24th, 14.14 prelims, Abbi Kepp (Neoga), 28th prelims, 14.15; Claire Wilhour (Brownstown/St.Elmo), 30th, 14.24 prelims; Elizabeth Titus, 47th prelims, 14.55, and Abbi Kepp of Neoga (DNQ)

200 -- Abby Stone (Newton St. Thomas), 29th, 28.81; Abbi Kepp (Neoga), 35th, 29.54; Elizabeth Titus, 40th, 29.54

400 meter dash -- Vayda Smith (Brownstown/St. Elmo), 5th, 1:04.37; Kylee Bertin (Cowden-Herrick), 21st, 1;07.00; Megan Gerhardt (Cumberland), 27th, 1:08.08

800 -- Vayda Smith (Brownstown/St. Elmo), 2:36.35; Katherine Slaughter (St. Anthony), 19th, 2:38.85

1600  -- Jasmyne Dittamore (Cumberland), 23rd, 5:58.68; Audrey Niebrugge (St. Anthony), 36th, 6:12.74

400 Relay -- Newton St. Thomas, 15th, 56.98; Brownstown/St. Elmo, 18th, 57.07; Cowden-Herrick, 25th, 57.96; Teutopolis, 35th, 59.17

800 Relay -- Neoga, 7th, 1:59.18; Teutopolis, 21st, 2:03.71; Altamont, 22nd, 2:04.08

1600 Relay -- Cowden-Herrick, 25th, 4:52.17; Teutopolis, 30th, 4:55.52; St. Anthony, 32nd, 4:58.00

Pole Vault -- Katherine Slaughter (St. Anthony), 2nd, 9-0; Abby Cothran (Teutopolis), 3rd, 7-9; Grace Hakman (St. Anthony), 7th, 7-3; Ciara Roepke (Teutopolis), 9th, 6-9; Lexie Niebrugge (Sigel St. Michael), 9th, 6-9; Katelyn Yaw of Cumberland, DNP

Discus Throw -- Natalie Oberlink (Brownstown/St. Elmo), 5th, 76-7; Lauren Wojcik (Cowden-Herrick), 12th, 73-0

Shot Put -- Natalie Oberlink (Brownstown/St. Elmo), 17th, 26-7 1/4; Kaylee Laws (Brownstown/St. Elmo), 32nd, 24-8 3/4; Lauren Wojcik (Cowden-Herrick), 33rd, 24-8 3/4; Madison Cherry (Cowden-Herrick), 35th, 24-3 1/4

Long Jump -- Karsyn Mette (Teutopolis), 12th, 14-9 1/2; Vayda Smith (Brownstown/St. Elmo), 20th, 14-3; Abby Stone (Newton St. Thomas), 23rd, 14-1 1/2; Katherine Slaughter (St. Anthony, 25th, 14-3/4; Hannah Hayes (Stewardson-Strasburg), 39th, 13-9; Jaelyn Robertson (Cowden-Herrick), 39th, 13-9; Megan Gerhardt (Cumberland), 41st, 13-7 1/4; Audrey Niebrugge (St. Anthony), 47th, 13-1 1/2

GIRLS EIGHTH GRADE

100 -- Lanae Koester (Teutopolis), 10th prelims, 13.94, 9th semifinals, 13.94; Zoe Meadows (Neoga), 24th prelims, 14.34

200 -- Lanae Koester (Teutopolis), 18th, 28.17; Clare  McHugh (St. Anthony), 28th, 28.69; Zoe Meadows (Neoga), 29th, 28.75

400  -- Allison Kingery (Neoga), 15th, 1:04.98; Natalie Carie (Sacred Heart), 28th, 1:06.15; Rebecca Habing (Teutopolis), 31st, 31st, 1:06.79

800 -- Allison Kingery (Neoga), 7th, 2:30.00; Emmalyn Walk (Neoga), 23rd, 2:40.23; Savannah Grimes (Teutopolis), 25th, 2:41.35; Brittany Finn (Altamont), 32nd, 2:43.57

1600 -- Emmalyn Walk (Neoga), 10th, 5:48.11; Savannah Grimes (Teutopolis), 16th, 5:52.92

400 Relay -- St. Anthony, 13th, 55.84, Neoga, 37th, 57.44

800 Relay -- Altamont, 34th, 2:01.54; Sacred Heart, 35th, 2:01.97

1600 Relay -- Teutopolis, 9th, 4:31.65

High Jump -- Elizabeth Will (Teutopolis), 4th, 4-10; Tinley Mette (Altamont), 7th, 4-10; Julia Hardiek (Teutopolis), tie 20th, 4-6; Teagan Christensen (Brownstown/St. Elmo), tie 20th, 4-6

Shot Put -- Leah Mayhaus (Altamont), 37th, 24-10

Discus  -- Emma Deters (Teutopolis), 30th, 77-5 Rachel Buening (Sigel St. Michael), DNP

Long Jump -- Tinley Mette (Altamont), 24th, 14-7 3/4; Liberty Dunaway (Cumberland), 33rd, 14-1 1/4; Natalie Carie (Sacred Heart), 44th, 13-2

Pole Vault -- Morgan Mette (Teutopolis), 2nd, 8-0; Leah Brown (Cumberland), 12th, 6-6; Clare McHugh (St. Anthony), tie 8th, 7-0; Maci Hammer (Altamont), tie 8th, 7-0