Effingham's Kuhlman, CHBC Athletes Advance To State

TOLONO -- Effingham High School's Kiyah Kuhlman will be competing in the Class 2A State Track Meet after qualifying in the Tolono Unity Sectional Thursday.

Kuhlman took second in the 100 hurdles with a time of 15.27 seconds to advance.

Winning the team championship was Monticello with 96 points followed by Urbana 84, Mount Zion 77.33, Mattoon 60, Rantoul 48, Tolono Unity 36, Charleston 35, Mahomet-Seymour 28, Centralia 25, Effingham 24, Olney 13.33, Salem 9, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 8, Decatur Eisenhower 5 and Paris 4.33.

Kuhlman will be competing in the Class 2A preliminaries Friday, March 17 and could advance to the finals Saturday, March 18.

Class 2A Tolono Unity Sectional

(First Place, Effingham Results)

Team Scores -- Monticello (M) 96, Urbana (U) 84, Mount Zion (MZ) 77.33, Mattoon (MA) 60, Rantoul (R) 48, Tolono Unity (TU) 36, Charleston (C) 35, Mahomet-Seymour (MS) 28, Centralia (CE) 25, Effingham (E) 24, Olney (O) 13.33, Salem (S) 9, Paxton-Buckley-Loda (PBL) 8, Decatur Eisenhower (DE) 5, Paris (P) 4.33

100 -- 1. Lieb (M), 12.46 sec.; 20. K. Carie (E), 14.09; 23. Phillips (E), 14.17

200 -- 1. Lieb (M), 26.48 sec.; 12. Pierce (E), 29.87; 21. Rieman (E), 31.16

400 -- 1. Perry (R), 58.68 sec.; 12. N. Carie (E), 1:07.85; 28. Kalber (E), 1:13.90

800 -- 1. Garrett (C), 2:20.21 min.; 15. Fox (E), 2:41.72; 18. Schneiderjon (E), 2:47.65

1600 -- 1. Rosenstein (U), 5:13.86 min.; 17. Schniederjon (E), 6:29.19; 19. Tilford (E), 6:52.43

3200 -- 1. Rosenstein (U), 11:17.11 min.; 15. Weaver (E), 13:22.22

100 Hurdles -- 1. Ness (M), 14.82 sec.; 2. Kuhlman (E), 15.27

300 Hurdles -- 1. Ness (M) 45.94 sec.; 3. Kuhlman (E), 48.56

400 Relay -- 1. Monticello, 49.45 sec.; 11. Effingham, 53.82

800 Relay -- 1. Monticello, 1:45.05 min.

1600 Relay -- 1. Mattoon, 4:10.70 min.; 3. Effingham, 4:18.63

3200 Relay -- 1. Mount Zion, 9:49.48; 7. Effingham, 12:04.10

High Jump -- 1. Diamonasia (U), 5 ft. 5 in.; 4. Rieman (E), 4-11; 16. Phillips (E), 4-5

Pole Vault -- 1. Held (MZ), 12 ft. 5 in.; 8. Fox (E), 8-1; 15. Weaver (E), 7-1

Long Jump -- 1. Young (R), 18 ft. 3 1/4 in.; 19. K. Carie (E), 14-1; 20. N. Carie (E), 13-8 1/2

Triple Jump -- 1. Pilate (MZ), 36 ft. 11 1/2 in.; 10. N. Carie (E), 31-5 1/2

Shot -- 1. Williams (R), 42 ft.; 23. Duncan (E), 26-5; 26. Miller (E), 25-4

Discus -- 1. Panega (CE), 116 ft. 9 in.; 21. Miller (E), 79-4; 31. Duncan (E), 63-6

At Moweaqua

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City will be represented by two athletes at the Class 1A State Track Meet after qualifying in the Moweaqua Central A&M Sectional Thursday.

Tatyana Duckwitz, a freshman, will take part in the long jump after finishing second with a leap of 16 feet, 5 inches.

Jaelyn Robertson, a junior, finished fourth in the triple jump at 33 feet, 11 inches but reached the state qualifying standard.

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg had athletes competing but no one advanced to state.

Winning the team title was Decatur St. Teresa with 106 points followed by Shelbyville 76, Warrensbug-Latham 70, Pana 49, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 48, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 42, Sullivan 40, Macon Meridian 30, Bethany Okaw Valley 25, Mount Pulaski 14, Moweaqua Central A&M 10, Niantic Sangamon Valley 6, Cerro Gordo 3, Decatur Lutheran 2, Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg (WSS) 0

The qualifiers advance to the preliminaries at the Class A State Track Meet at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Stadium Thursday, May 16. Athletes advancing from the prelims will compete in the finals Saturday, May 18.

Class 1A Moweaqua Central A&M Sectional

(First Place, CHBC Finishes)

Team Scores -- Decatur St. Teresa (DST) 106, Shelbyville (SV) 76, Warrensburg-Latham (WL) 70, Pana (P) 49, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (ALAH) 48, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (CHBC) 42, Sullivan (SU) 40, Macon Meridian (MM) 30, Bethany Okaw Valley (BOV) 25, Mount Pulaski (MP) 14, Moweaqua Central A&M (CAM) 10, Niantic Sangamon Valley (NSV) 6, Cerro Gordo 3 (CG) , Decatur Lutheran (DL) 2

100 -- 1. Sarver (P), 12.74 sec.; 3. Duckwitz (CHBC), 13.24; 9. Johnson (CHBC), 14.17; 24. Stone (WSS), 16.06

 200 -- 1. Nettles (ALAH), 25.98 sec.; 3. Duckwitz (CHBC), 27.71; 19. Wallace (CHBC), 31.27; 26. Stone (WSS), 34.32; 27. Miller (WSS), 36.84

400 -- 1. Rochkes (P), 1:01.71 min.; 12. Blythe (WSS), 1:13.09; 14. Rauch (CHBC), 1:13.44; 15. Blaine (CHBC), 1:13.61; 19. Smith (WSS), 1:19.05

800 -- 1. Spain (SV), 2:26.08 min.; 3. Lorton (CHBC), 2:36.10; 16. Smith (CHBC), 3:00.69

1600 -- 1. Mitchell (SV), 5:29.94 min.; 7. Lorton (CHBC), 6:24.55; 16. Nohren (CHBC), 6:47.14

3200 -- 1. Mitchell (SV), 11:24.12 min.; 9. Nohren (CHBC), 14:43.52; 12. Witteborg (CHBC), 15:39.83

100 Hurdles -- 1. Nettles (ALAH), 14.56 sec.; 4. Robertson (CHBC), 16.68; 10. Bunch (CHBC), 18.50

300 Hurdles -- 1. Nettles (ALAH), 44.08 sec.; 9. Burks (CHBC), 56.01; 13. Bunch (CHBC), 1:02.17

400 Relay -- 1. Warrensburg-Latham, 51.28 sec.; 6. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (Duckwitz, Wallace, Johnson, Robertson), 54.65

800 Relay -- 1. Warrensburg-Latham, 1:48.66 min.; 8. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (Johnson, White, Wallace, Persinger), 2:02.87

1600 Relay -- 1. Warrensburg-Latham, 4:15.13 min.; 6. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (Smith, Persinger, Burks, Lorton), 4:44.93

3200 Relay -- 1. Shelbyville, 10:27.97 min.; 4. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (Smith, Burks, Bartels, Lorton), 12:04.26

High Jump -- 1. Nettles (ALAH), 5 ft. 6 in.

Pole Vault -- 1. Spain (SV), 9 ft. 6 in.

Long Jump -- 1. Oakley (WL), 16 ft. 9 1/2 in.; 2. Duckwitz (CHBC), 16-5; 4. Robertson (CHBC), 15-11 1/2

Triple Jump -- 1. Oakley (WL), 34 ft. 9 1/2 in.; 3. Robertson (CHBC), 33-11; 11. White (CHBC), 30-5 1/2

Shot -- 1. DeJaynes (DST), 36 ft. 9 1/2 in.; 14. McKittrick (CHBC), 28-1/2; 24. Moon (CHBC), 24-5; 27. Winings (SS), 21-2

Discus -- 1. DeJaynes (DST), 116 ft. 10 in.; 17. McKittrick (CHBC), 77-3; 22. Askew (CHBC), 59-8