EHS Tracksters Headed to State Meet

Effingham High School athletes will be competing in three events at the Class AA State Girls Track Meet next week.

The Hearts advanced from the Mahomet-Seymour Sectional Thursday. The top two finishers, along with any meeting qualifying standards, advance to the State Meet scheduled for May 27-28 at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Stadium.

Effingham won the 1600 relay with a time of 4:08.38 minutes. Members of the team were Miranda Fox, Kaylee Phillips, Kiyah Kuhlman and Shayna Phillips.

Advancing individually were Camryn Heuerman, a junior, who finished second in the 100 high hurdles in 16.22 seconds. Shayna Phillips, a senior, won the 800 run with a time of 2:19.58 minutes.

Monticello won the team championship with 90 points followed by Charleston 78, Mahomet-Seymour 59, Urbana 56, Mattoon 52, Champaign Central 45, Tolono Unity 43, Effingham 33, Clinton 30, Mount Zion 15, Decatur Eisenhower 15, Rantoul 13, Olney 10 and Mount Carmel 9.

Mahomet-Seymour Sectional

(State Qualifiers in Bold Face & EHS Finishers)

Team Scores -- Monticello (M) 90, Charleston (C) 78, Mahomet-Seymour (MS) 59, Urbana (U) 56, Mattoon (MA) 52, Champaign Central (CC) 45, Tolono Unity (TU) 43, Effingham (E) 33, Clinton (CL) 30, Mount Zion (MZ) 15, Decatur Eisenhower (DE) 15, Rantoul (R) 13, Olney (O) 10, Mount Carmel (MC) 9

100 -- 1. Stacia Lee (DE), 12.41 sec.; 2. Lizzie Rupkey (MO), 12.46; 3. Ayanna Kelley-Weatherspoon (U), 12.47; 4. Sharifa Hurtault (C), 12.62; 5. Jyana Anderson (U), 12.67; 6. Lakeida Nichols (MS), 12.69; 7. Spinks (R), 12.74; 9. Rivera (E), 12.96; 20. Longwell (E), 14.07

200 -- 1. Sharon Mainor (CC), 24.91 sec.; 2. Lizzie Rupkey (MO), 25.68; 3. Jayana Anderson (U), 25.84; 4. Sharifa Hurtault (C), 26.06; 9. Rivera (E), 27.85; 15. Longwell (E), 29.12

400 -- 1. Sharon Mainor (CC), 57.34 sec.; 2. Keygan Pettigrew (CC), 1:00.03; 16. Hanks (E), 1:08.19

800 -- 1. Shayna Phillips (E), 2:19.58 min.; 2. Lewis (MS), 2:22.19; 3. Hope Griffin (C), 2:22.94

1600 -- 1.  Whitehouse (MS), 5:17.52 min.; 2. Libby Cultra (U), 5:19.68; 9. Monnet (E), 5:49.30; 14. Meredith Kull (E), 6:01.13

3200 -- 1. Whitehouse (MS), 11:14.15; 2. Libby Cultra (U), 11:14.67; 3. Harmon (TU), 11:28.08; 4. McPike (MO), 11:33.15; 7. Kourtney Cordes (E), 12:39.14; 15. Briana Schmidt (E), 13:55.54

100 Hurdles -- 1. Aliyah Welter (MO), 15.44 sec.; 2. Camryn Heuerman (E), 16.22; 12. Brianne Boggs (E), 17.86

300 Hurdles -- 1. Aliyah Welter (MO), 47.36 sec.; 2. Kaitlin Hayden (CL), 47.93; 4. Kiyah Kuhlman (E), 48.66; 15. Camryn Heuerman (E), 55.82

 400 Relay -- 1. Monticello, 49.79 sec.; 2. Champaign Central, 49.87; 3. Clinton, 49.98; 4. Charleston, 50.22; 5. Urbana, 50.24; 7. Effingham (Taylor, Rivera, Fox, Kuhlman), 51.74

800 Relay -- 1. Monticello, 1:44.56 min.; 2. Tolono Unity, 1:44.86; 3. Mattoon, 1:45.99; 6. Effingham (Taylor, Rivera, Fox, Kuhlman), 1:50.13

 1600 Relay -- 1. Effingham, 4:08.38 min.; 2. Mahomet-Seymour, 4:09.54

3200 Relay -- 1. Tolono Unity, 9:37.97 min.; 2. Mahomet-Seymour, 9:44.86; 3. Mattoon, 9:48.99; 4. Charleston, 9:50.10

Long Jump -- 1. Morgan  Sherwood (C), 17 ft. 9 1/2 in.; 2. Sierra Thompson (M), 17-4; 3. Akalah Spinks (R), 17-0; 4. Kelsey McAtee (MZ), 17-0; 9. Hannah Taylor (E), 15-9; 14. Miranda Fox (E), 15-0

Pole Vault -- 1. Aliyah Welter (MO), 12 ft. 8 in.; 2. Josie Held (MZ), 11-7; 3. Betsy Lovett (CL), 11-7; 4. Nicole Bagwell (TU), 11-7; 5. Taylor Millsap (TU), 10-7; 6. Kendyl McFarland (MO), 10-1

High Jump -- 1. Shaniya Howard (U), 5 ft. 3 in.; 2. Morgan Sherwood (C), 5-1; 3. Sarah Flight (C), 5-1; 4. Alyssa Baltimore (DE), 5-1; 5. Mariah Ball (M), 5-1; 10. Chloe Martin (E), 4-7; 10. Shayna Phillips (E), 4-7

Triple Jump -- 1. Morgan Sherwood(C), 35 ft. 7 1/2 in.; 2. Leah Buhr (TU), 34-10 1/2; 3. Paige Minor (C), 34-10; 15. Natalie Carie (E), 29-8; 19. Hannah Pike (E), 26-5

Shot -- 1. Tayler Weaver (M), 40 ft. 11 in.; 2. Dylan Marshall (MC), 38-5; 10. Shelby Myers (E), 33-1

Discus -- 1. Morgan Sherwood (C), 119 ft. 10 in.; 2. Cassie Perry (MS), 119-9; 3. Lanaeja Carter (U), 115-2; 4. Mary  Grace Inyart (O), 112-3; 10. Shelby Myers (E), 91-3; 20. Alex Denoyer (E), 72-7