Junior High Tracksters Headed To State

Effingham St. Anthony Junior High School state qualifiers are, front row, left to right, Laura Schmidt, Maggie Moeller, Sanna Trupiano, Alivia Soltwedel, Allison Geen, Addy Soltwedel and Adyson Rios. Back row, left to right, Alyssa Wolff, Rilie Willenborg, Madeline Kibler, Sydney Kibler, Anna Faber, Erin Stewart, Adrien Fitzjarrald and Cameran Rios.

The area will be well represented at the boys and girls junior high state track meets Friday and Saturday at Eastside Centre in East Peoria.

Athletes from Effingham St. Anthony, Effingham Sacred Haert, Altamont, Brownstown/St. Elmo, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, Neoga, Newton St. Thomas, North Clay (Louisville), Sigel St. Michael, South Central, Stewardson-Strasburg and Teutopolis will be competing.

The Class A seventh and eighth grade state meets will officially begin with the Parade of Athletes at 10:15 a.m. The field events start at 11 a.m. and the running events begin at 1:15 p.m. Friday.

The competitor gate opens at 9 a.m. and the general public gate is open at 9:30 a.m.

On Saturday, the competitor gate will open at 7 a.m. and the general public gate at 7:30 a.m. The Parade of Athletes will start at 8:20 p.m. Both field and running events will begin at 9 a.m.

Following is a list of area athletes by school:

EFFINGHAM ST. ANTHONY

Seventh-Grade Boys

Beau Adams (pole vault), Collin Westendorf (pole vault), Connor Roepke (discus), Aiden Braunecker (1600), 800 Relay (Connor Roepke, Beau Adams, Aidan Braunecker, JC Trupiano, Elliot Frisbie)

Eighth-Grade Boys

Griffen Elder (1600), Will Hoene (discus), Max Sager (100, 200, pole vault), Griffin Sehy (pole vault), 1600 Relay (Max Sager, Griffin Sehy, Griffen Elder, Connor Wines, Conlan Walsh)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Sydney Kibler (discus, shot), Maggie Moeller (100), Alivia Soltwedel (800), Allison Geen (pole vault), 1600 Relay (Alivia Soltwedel, Allison Geen, Adyson Rios, Madeline Kibler, Addy Soltwedel)

Eighth-Grade Girls

Erin Stewart (100 hurdles), Sanna Trupiano (400, pole vault), 800 Relay (Sanna Trupiano, Alyssa Wolff, Anna Faber, Erin Stewart, Adrien Fitzjarrald), 1600 Relay (Sanna Trupiano, Rilie Willenborg, Anna Faber, Cameran Rios, Laura Schmidt)

EFFINGHAM SACRED HEART

Seventh-Grade Boys

Zackary Hurren (discus), Drew Hanfland (800, 1600)

Eighth-Grade Boys

Josh McDevitt (discus), Airin Price (400), Nick Wiedman (1600), Giovanni Bucio (1600), 1600 Relay

Seventh-Grade Girls

Kateleigh Zeigler (discus), Emma Helmink (800, 1600)

ALTAMONT

Seventh-Grade Boys

Justin Kollmann (pole vault), Aden McManaway (800, discus, high jump), 400 Relay, 1600 Relay

Eighth-Grade Boys

Logan Cornett (long jump), Wyatt Phillips (shot, discus), Eric Kollman (discus), 800 Relay

Seventh-Grade Girls

Peyton Osteen (discus), Grace Nelson (100 hurdles, 400, long jump), Kylie Osteen (pole vault), Raylynn Myers (pole vault), 400 Relay

Eighth-Grade Girls

Kalliana Becker (high jump, discus), Remington Miller (pole vault), Maya Moore (pole vault)

BROWNSTOWN

Eighth-Grade Boys

Dalton Lake (110 hurdles)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Emma McNabb (400)

Eighth-Grade Girls

Addie McWhorter (high jump), Sydney Stine (discus), Jade Whitehead (800), 800 Relay

COWDEN-HERRICK/BEECHER CITY

Seventh-Grade Boys

Gage Lorton (long jump, shot)

Eighth-Grade Boys

Jarrett Thompson (pole vault), Kenneth Robbins (pole vault, 400)

Eighth-Grade Girls

Devyn Riewski (high jump), Chloe Atchley (long jump, 200)

NEOGA

Seventh-Grade Boys

Brennan Dow (100, 200)

Eighth-Grade Boys

800 Relay

Seventh-Grade Girls

Haylee Campbell (shot), Blakely Johnson (400)

NEWTON ST. THOMAS

Seventh-Grade Boys

Grant Ochs (discus), Dylan Gier (discus), Evan Baltzell (110 hurdles), Luke Weber (1600), 400 Relay

Seventh-Grade Girls

Gracie Smithenry (high jump), Elley Bennett (pole vault)

Eighth-Grade Girls

Laney Hemrich (100), 800 Relay

NORTH CLAY (LOUISVILLE)

Eighth-Grade Boys

Logan Fleener (high jump)

SIGEL ST. MICHAEL

Seventh-Grade Boys

Zac Niebrugge (pole vault), 400 Relay

Eighth-Grade Boys

Ryan Koester (200)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Abbi Hatton (high jump), Karli Jones (discus), Karli Hotze (400), Kaitllyn Budde (pole vault)

Eighth-Grade Girls

Taylor Bueker (pole vault)

SOUTH CENTRAL

Seventh-Grade Boys

Kyle Malone (long jump), Kyla Engel (800)

Eighth-Grade Boys

Ethan Watwood (800)

Seventh-Grade Girls

Brooke Cowger (shot), Kyla Engel (800)

Eighth-Grade Girls

Sierra Arnold (long jump)

STEWARDSON-STRASBURG

Seventh-Grade Girls

Stacie Vonderheide (1600, high jump), Ella Kinkelaar (long jump, 200)

Eighth-Grade Girls

Ava Richards (shot)

TEUTOPOLIS

Seventh-Grade Boys

Brett Kreke (pole vault), Garrett Gaddis (pole vault, 800), Lane Apke (discus), Jackson Hille (110 hurdles, 800), August Jansen (shot), Tyler Pruemer (shot), Eli Hanson (high jump, 400), 400 Relay, 800 Relay, 1600 Relay

Eighth-Grade Boys

Easton Rodgers (discus), Ivan Wernsing (pole vault), Bennet Thompson (pole vault), James Niebrugge (high jump, 400), 800 Relay, 1600 Relay

Seventh-Grade Girls

Kaitlyn Tebbe (discus, shot), Olivia Copple (1600, long jump), Kennidy Wilkins (shot, discus), Kaitlyn Vahling (100, 400), Summer Wall (long jump), Molly Pals (200), 800 Relay, 1600 Relay

Eighth-Grade Girls

Katie Kremer (shot, discus), Danielle Sarchet (100 hurdles, pole vault), Sydnee Huber (long jump), Emily Konkel (200), Olivia Meinhart (pole vault), 800 Relay, 1600 Relay

St. Anthony Junior High School boys heading to the Class A State Track Finals are, front row, left to right, Elliot Frisbie, Connor Roepke, JC Trupiano, Aidan Braunecker, Collin Westendorf and Beau Adams. Back row, left to right, Connor Wines, Griffen Elder, Max Sager, Will Hoene, Griffin Sehy and Conlan Walsh.