Junior High Tracksters Headed to State

The Class AA State Junior High School Track Meets are scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Eastside Centre in East Peoria.

Friday events begin with the parade of athletes at 10:15 a.m. Field events begin at 11 a.m. and running events at 1:15 p.m. Saturday's action starts with the parade of athletes at 8:20 a.m. followed by field events and running events, both beginning at 9 a.m.

Area athletes competing will be:

Seventh-Grade Girls

Shot -- Emma Hardiek (Effingham), Marissa Miller (Effingham)

Long Jump -- Ana Rodriguez (Jasper County)

Pole Vault -- Mallory Stone (Teutopolis)

Eighth-Grade Girls

Shot -- Claire Bushur (Teutopolis)

400 Relay -- Jasper County (Macy Andrews, Claire Carr, Josie Grunloh, Brooklyn Herman)

800 Relay -- Teutopolis (Abby Bloemer, Claire Bushur, Karsyn Mette, Diana Mossman)

1600 Relay -- Jasper County (Payton Kinder, Claire Carr, Josie Grunloh, Brianne Duncan)

Seventh-Grade Boys

Discus -- Tristen Elkin (Effingham), Avery Howard (Jasper County)

1600 -- Ethan Weidner (Teutopolis)

Long Jump -- Tristin Duncan (Effingham)

Shot -- Dylan Overbeck (Teutopolis), Matthew Deters (Teutopolis)

100 -- Tristin Duncan (Effingham)

High Jump -- Evan Addis (Teutopolis)

400 -- Blaine Murray (Jasper County)

200 -- Tristin Duncan (Effingham)

800 Relay -- Teutopolis (Evan Addis, Matthew Deters, Kolten Koester, Brody Mette)

1600 Relay -- Teutopolis (Evan Addis, Justin Hardiek, Kolten Koester, Ethan Weidner)

Eighth-Grade Boys

Shot -- Logan Brown (Effingham)

Pole Vault -- Dawson Whitten (Effingham)

400 -- Clayton Cramsey (Effingham)

800 Relay -- Effingham (Logan Arend, Clayton Cramsey, Cameron Kalber, Nathan Shackleford)

1600 Relay -- Effingham (Logan Arend, Clayton Cramsey, Cameron Kalber, Zeel Patel)