Area Athletes Headed to Junior High State Track Meets

Qualifying for state from Effingham St. Anthony were, front row, left to right, Sanna Trupiano, Annie Strullmyer, Alivia Soltwedel, Alilson Geen, Grace Niebrugge, Laura Schmidt and Cameran Rios. Back row, left to right, Erin Stewart, Elizabeth Kabbes, Isabelle Hakman, Riley Guy, Anna Faber, Lucy Fearday, Evie Strullmyer, Emma Tingley and Alyssa Wolff. The team is coached by Art Geen.

Area boys and girls will be competing in the Class A State Track Meets Saturday at EastSide Centre in East Peoria.

The competition begins Friday with the gate opening at 9:30 a.m. and the parade of athletes at 10:15 a.m. Field events will run at 11 a.m. and the running events begin at 1:15 p.m.

The finals are scheduled for Saturday with the gate opening at 7:30 a.m., the parade of athletes at 8:20 a.m. The field events begin at 9 a.m. with the running events, also at 9 a.m.

Following are the athletes competing from Effingham St. Anthony, Effingham Sacred Heart, Altamont, Brownstown/St. Elmo, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, Cumberland, Neoga, Newton St.Thomas, North Clay (Louisville), Sigel St. Michael, South Central, Stewardson-Strasburg and Teutopolis

(Note: If something isn't listed right, please contact Millie or Greg at 347-5518).

CLASS A JUNIOR HIGH STATE TRACK

ST. ANTHONY

Seventh-Grade Boys

Max Sager (pole vault, 100, 200); Conlan Walsh (110 hurdles), Aiden Braunecker (1600), 800 Relay (Max Sager, Josh Blanchette, Ivan Dong, Kevin Gonzalez, George Scheidemantel), 1600 Relay (Aiden Braunecker, Conlan Walsh, Griffen Elder, Elliott Frisbie, Collin Westendorf)

Eighth-Grade Boys

800 Relay (Josh Blanchette, Ivan Dong, Kevin Gonzalez, George Scheidemantel)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Erin Stewart (100 hurdles, high jump), Lucy Fearday (high jump); Alvia Soltwedel (800), Annie Strullmyer (hurdles), Allison Geen (pole vault), 400 Relay (Annie Strullmyer, Cameran Rios, Lucy Fearday, Emma Tingley), 800 Relay (Laura Schmidt, Erin Stewart, Anna Faber 1600 Relay (Elizabeth Kabbes, Isabelle Hakman, Riley Guy, Anna Faber, Evie Strullmyer)

Eighth-Grade Girls

Evie Strullmyer (100 hurdles, 400),  Riley Guy (800, pole vault), Isabelle Hakman (pole vault), 800 Relay (Isabelle Hakman, Riley Guy, Evie Strullmyer,  Alyssa Wolff), 1600 Relay (Riley Guy, Evie Strullmyer, Isabelle Hakman, Elizabeth Kabbes)

SACRED HEART

Seventh-Grade Boys

Nick Wiedman (800). 1600 Relay (Nick Wiedman, Drew Hanfland, Nate Braun, Giovanni Bucio)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Emma Helmink (800, 1600)

Eighth-Grade Girls  --  Ada Rozene (800, 1600)

ALTAMONT

Seventh-Grade Boys

Mason Robinson (pole vault), Eric Kollmann (discus), Wyatt Phillips (discus), Max Runge (110 hurdles), 800 Relay (Jared Hammer, Wyatt Phillips, Max Runge, Nathan Shepard)

Eighth-Grade Boys

Tyler Robbins (shot); Tristan Rhodes (110 hurdles, 100), Xander Moschenrose (100), Chris Miller (pole vault), Mason Winn (high jump), Logan  Reardon (400), 800 Relay (Noah Klimpel, Xander Moschenrose, Logan Reardon, Tristan Rhodes), 1600 Relay (Noah Klimpel, A.J. Kopplin, Logan Reardon, Bryce Suckow)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Kalianna Becker (high jump), Grace Nelson (100 hurdles, long jump), Lanie Tedrick (800), Remington Miller (pole vault), 400 Relay (Kalianna Becker, Remington Miller, Grace Nelson, Peyton Osteen)

Eighth-Grade  Girls

Ellie McManaway (high jump), Julianna Berg (400, pole vault), 1600 Relay (Kalianna Becker, Grace Nelson, Julianna Berg, Ellie McManaway)

BROWNSTOWN/ST. ELMO

Seventh-Grade Boys

Dalton Lake (110 hurdles)

Eighth-Grade Boys

Lukas Miller (110 hurdles), Taylor Smith (discus), Levi Barker (800), 400 Relay (Levi Barker, Quinton Logan, Lukas Miller, Dillan Powell)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Addie McWhorter (high jump), Sydney Stine (discus), Emma McNabb (400), Jadalyn Whitehead (800)

COWDEN-HERRICK/BEECHER CITY

Seventh-Grade Boys

Jarrett Thompson (pole vault), Kenny Robbins (200, 400), 800 Relay (Gage Lorton, Andrew McKee, Kenny Robbins, Jarrett Thompson)

Eighth-Grade Boys

Daniel Lucas (shot), Jadon Robertson (110 hurdles), Jason Baylis (high jump, 400), 1600 Relay (Kenny Robbins, Jason Baylis, Jadon Robertson, Quaid Schlanser)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Devyn Riewski (high jump), Chloe Atchley (100m 200)

Eighth-Grade Girls

Tatyana Duckwitz (100, long jump, 200), 400 Relay (Tatyana Duckwitz, Lani Morrison, Chloe Atchley, Rachaelle Kelly)

CUMBERLAND

Seventh-Grade Boys

Wyatt Jackson (long jump), 400 Relay (Jaxon Boldt, Bryant Weber, Colton Shobe, Wyatt Jackson)

Eighth-Grade Boys

Galen Martinez (long jump, 100), Iysten Syfert (800, 1600), 400 Relay (Galen Martinez, Wiley Peters, Francis Stout, Logan Thilker), 1600 Relay (Jarod Carl, Wiley Peters, Francis Stout, Iysten Syfert)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Katelyn Shoemaker (1600), Emilen Stierwalt (pole vault)

NEOGA

Seventh-Grade Boys

Bryar Hennessey (high jump)

Eighth-Grade Boys

Mitch Moran (pole vault), 800 Relay (Carter Cox, Phillip Harris, Paci McClure, Mitch Moran, Nick Titus), 1600 Relay (Carter Cox, Phillip Harris, Paci McClure, Nick Titus, Mitch Moran)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Blakely Johnson (1600)

Eighth-Grade Girls

Gracie Gresens (high jump, 200), 800 Relay (Kamdyn Dunn, Piper Gentry, Gracie Gresens, Abbagayl Howard, Trista Moore), 1600 Relay (Kamdyn Dunn, Abbagayl Howard, Trista Moore, Maggie Rentfrom Piper Gentry)

NEWTON ST. THOMAS

Seventh-Grade Girls

800 Relay (Laney Hemrich, Alaina Kuhl, Hadley Zumbahlen, Emma Rauch)

NORTH CLAY

Seventh-Grade Boys

Brandt Hagen (shot), Logan Fleener (high jump)

Eighth-Grade Boys

Brady Ingram (shot)

SIGEL ST. MICHAEL

Eighth-Grade Boys

Craig Croy (100, 200, high jump), Max Niebrugge (400, 800, pole vault), 800 Relay (Craig Croy, Brayden Gaddis, Max Niebrugge, Kaden Young)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Taylor Bueker (pole vault)

Eighth-Grade Girls

Kaitlyn Schumacher (high jump, 100, 200, pole vault), Zoe Cremens (discus)

SOUTH CENTRAL

Seventh-Grade Boys

Ethan Watwood (1600)

Eighth-Grade Boys

Keenin Willshire (800)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Sierra Arnold (long jump), Kyla Engel (800)

STEWARDSON-STRASBURG

Seventh-Grade Boys

Carter Chaney (long jump), Jordan Wittenberg (shot, 800)

Eighth-Grade Boys

Brody Beals (1600)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Stacie Vonderheide (1600),

Emma Sayers (1600)

Eighth-Grade Girls

Natalie Hayes (100, 200)

TEUTOPOLIS

Seventh-Grade  Boys

Ivan Wernsing (pole vault), Logan Roepke (pole vault, 200), Gabe Schlink (discus)m James Niebrugge (high jump), 400 Relay (Derek Hewing, Ethan Mette,  Brendan Niebrugge, Aiden Spour), 800 Relay (Caleb Bloemer, Adam Lustig, Easton Rodgers, Logan Roepke), 1600 Relay (Caleb Bloemer, Brendan Niebrugge, James Niebrugge, Logan Roepke)

Eighth-Grade Boys

Sam Bushur (shot), Riley Probst (shot), Jonathan Kemme (110 hurdles), Kayden Althoff (pole vault), Luke Koester (pole vault), 800 Relay (Sam Bushur, Dylan Pruemer, Kendall Schmidt, Jack Vonderheide)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Danielle Sarchet (100 hurdles), Sydnee Huber (100 hurdles), Emily Konkel (high jump, 200), Katie Kremer (shot), Olivia Meinhart (pole vault),  800 Relay (Joleen Deters, Sydnee Huber, Emily Konkel, Olivia Meinhart), 1600 Relay (Joleen Deters, Sydnee Huber, Emily Konkel, Sydney Miller)

Eighth-Grade Girls

Macy Probst (high jump, 100), Tory Tensen (400), Isabelle Hemmen (pole vault), 400  Relay (Collins Aubrey, Lauren Cates, Izzy Hardiek, Grace Hoene), 800 Relay (Jaden Deters, Isabelle Hemmen, Macy Probst, Grace Tegeler), 1600 Relay (Jaden Deters, Izzy Hardiek, Grace Hoene, Macy Probst)

Members of the St. Anthony boys team competing at state are, front row, left to right, Collin Westendorf, Elliott Frisbie, Aiden Braunecker, Conlan Walsh and Griffen Elder. Back row, left to right, Max Sager, Josh Blanchette, Ivan Dong, Kevin Gonzalez and George Scheidemantel.