Junior High Athletes Headed To State

State qualifiers for St. Anthony are, left to right, Isabelle Hakman 7th grade Pole Vault, 4X200 Meter Relay, Lauren Schwing 7th grade 4X400 Meter Relay, Evie Strullmyer 7th grade 100 Meter Hurdles, 4X200 Meter Relay, 4X400 Meter Relay, Riley Guy 7th Grade 800 Meter Dash, 4X200 Meter Relay, 4X400 Meter Relay, Pole Vault, Ellie Wegman 7th Grade 4X200 Meter Relay, 4X400 Meter Relay, Peyton Ellis 8th Grade 400 Meter Dash, 4X200 Meter Relay, 4X400 Meter Relay, Olivia Spraul 8th Grade 4X200 Meter Relay, Macy Ludwig 8th Grade High Jump, 4X200 Meter Relay, 4X400 Meter Relay, Reagan Westendorf 8th Grade 4X200 Meter Relay, 4X400 Meter Relay and Morgan Schuette 8th Grade 4X400 Meter Relay.

Seventh and eighth-grade athletes from the area are headed to the Class 1A State Track Meets at EastSide Centre in Peoria. Tracksters from Effingham St. Anthony, Effingham Sacred Heart, Neoga, Sigel St. Michael, Altamont, Brownstown/St. Elmo, Cumberland, Windsor, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, Newton St. Thomas, Stewardson-Strasburg and North Clay (Louisville).

The track meets will be held Friday and Saturday. Friday's events begin at 11 a.m. with field events and running events at 1:15 p.m. Saturday's action begins at 9 a.m. for both field and running events.

Seventh-Grade Boys

Pole Vault -- Mitch Moran (Neoga), Max Sager (St. Anthony), Max Niebrugge (Sigel St. Michael), Mason Robinson (Altamont), Christopher MIller (Altamont)

Discus -- Taylor Smith (Brownstown/St. Elmo)

110 Hurdles -- Tristan Rhodes (Altamont), Mitch Moran (Neoga), Jadon Robertson (Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City), Logan Thilker (Cumberland)

1600 -- Kaden Young (Sigel St. Michael), Lysten Syfert (Cumberland)

Long Jump -- Logan Reardon (Altamont), Galen Martinez (Cumberland)

Shot -- Daniel Lucas (Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City), Max Niebrugge (Sigel St. Michael)

100 -- Craig Croy (Sigel St. Michael), Galen Martinez (Cumberland), Dillan Powell (Brownstown/St. Elmo), Tristan Rhodes (Altamont), Nathan Grull (Brownstown/St. Elmo), Max Sager (St. Anthony)

High Jump -- Craig Croy (Sigel St. Michael), Mitch Moran (Neoga)

400 Relay -- Cumberland, Brownstown/St. Elmo, North Clay (Louisville)

400 -- Logan Reardon (Altamont), Max Niebrugge (Sigel St. Michael), Bryor Rhodes (Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City)

200 -- Craig Croy (Sigel St. Michael), Galen Martinez (Cumberland), Dillan Powell (Brownstown/St. Elmo), Tristan Rhodes (Altamont)

800 -- Jordan Wittenberg (Stewardson-Strasburg), Luke Romack (Neoga)

800 Relay -- Altamont, Sigel St. Michael, Neoga

1600 Relay -- Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, Cumberland, Neoga

Eighth-Grade Boys

Long Jump -- Nick Rosborough (Brownstown/St. Elmo), Wyatt Brant (Cumberland), Kennan Walsh (St. Anthony), Brayson Shaw (Cumberland)

Shot -- Blaze Thompson (Neoga), Logan Wallace (Sacred Heart), Brennyn Abendroth (Altamont), Sean Schisler (Neoga), Nick Rosborough (Brownstown/St. Elmo), Colton Bell (Brownstown/St. Elmo), Kyhe Wheeler (Windsor)

110 Hurdles -- Jace McWhorter (Brownstown/St. Elmo), Brian Dust (St. Anthony), Sam Mathesius (Altamont)

1600 -- Reece Johnson (Neoga), Brian Dust (St. Anthony), Rayce Zike (Cumberland), Noah Tegeler (Sacred Heart)

Discus -- Brennyn Abendroth (Altamont), Blaze Thompson (Neoga), Sean Schisler (Neoga), Kyhe Wheeler (Windsor), Jerod Ruffner (Altamont)

100 -- Blaze Thompson (Neoga), Chase Eaton (Neoga), Brayson Shaw (Cumberland), Issac Crow (Altamont)

Pole Vault -- Gavin Hoene (Sigel St. Michael), Logan Antrim (St. Anthony), Brayden Stuemke (Altamont), Kalen Reardon (St. Anthony), Tyler Stuckemeyer (Altamont), Adam Fearday (Sigel St. Michael)

400 Relay -- Cumberland, St. Anthony

High Jump -- Jace McWhorter (Brownstown/St. Elmo), Memphis Waggoner (Cumberland), Drew Dust (St. Anthony)

400 -- Kennan Walsh (St. Anthony), Michael Willenborg (St. Anthony)

200 -- Nick Rosborough (Brownstown/St. Elmo)

800 -- Reece Johnson (Neoga), Rayce Zike (Cumberland), Jace McWhorter (Brownstown/St. Elmo), Brayden Cox (Neoga), Gavin Hoene (Sigel St. Michael), Caleb Schwing (St. Anthony)

800 Relay -- Neoga, St. Anthony

1600 Relay -- St. Anthony, Cumberland, Neoga

Seventh-Grade Girls

100 Hurdles -- Evie Strullmyer (St. Anthony)

1600 -- Kaitlyn Schumacher (Sigel St. Michael)

High Jump -- Gracie Gresens (Neoga), Kallanna Becker (Altamont), Ivy Ayers (Cumberland)

100 -- Tatyiana Duckwitz (Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City)

Long Jump -- Tatyiana Duckwitz (Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City), Julianna Berg (Altamont), Kaitlyln Schumacher (Sigel St. Michael), Natalie Hayes (Stewardson-Strasburg)

400 -- Laney Hemrich (Newton St. Thomas)

200 -- Natalie Hayes (Stewardson-Strasburg)

800 -- Riley Guy (St. Anthony)

800 Relay -- St. Anthony, Neoga

1600 Relay -- Neoga, St. Anthony

Pole Vault -- Isabella Hosick (Altamont), Riley Guy (St. Anthony), Kaitlyn Schumacher (Sigel St. Michael), Isabelle Hakman (St. Anthony), Julianna Berg (Altamont), Taylor Hoene (Sigel St. Michael)

Eighth-Grade Girls

High Jump -- Macy Ludwig (St. Anthony)

Shot -- Hope Bueker (Sigel St. Michael), Kim Henon (Windsor), Madison Cherry (Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City)

100 Hurdles -- Elly Wilhour (Brownstown/St. Elmo), Brooke Runge (Altamont)

1600 -- Jasmyn Dittamore (Cumberland), Kylee Phillips (Neoga)

Discus -- Madison Cherry (Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City), Elizabeth Davis (Neoga)

100 -- Hannah Hayes (Stewardson-Strasburg)

Long Jump -- Emma Rhodes (Brownstown/St. Elmo), Hannah Hayes (Stewardson-Strasburg)

400 Relay -- Altamont, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City

400 -- Sydney Lorton (Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City), Abbi Dow (Neoga), Katie Carie (Sacred Heart), Peyton Ellis (St. Anthony)

200 -- Hannah Hayes (Stewardson-Strasburg)

800 Girls -- Jasmyn Dittamore (Cumberland), Elly Wilhour (Brownstown/St. Elmo), Reese Jones (Sigel St. Michael), Madison Phillips (Newton St. Thomas)

800 Relay -- Neoga, St. Anthony, Sigel St. Michael

1600 Relay -- St. Anthony, Altamont, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, Sigel St. Michael, Brownstown/St. Elmo

Pole Vault -- Abbi Dow (Neoga), Katelyn Yaw (Cumberland), Katie White (Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City), Taylor Mette (Altamont), Abby Goeckner (Altamont), Lexie Niebrugge (Sigel St. Michael), Carsen Burks (Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City)

St. Anthony's seventh and eighth-grade boys will be competing at the State Track Meet.