Junior High Girls State Track Qualifiers

Effingham St. Anthony girls headed to the Class 2A State Track meet are, first row, left to right, Bryn Bartimus, Taylor Denning, Nina Semple, Sylvia Semple and Caelyn Buehnerkemper. Second row, left to right, Rachel Emmerich, Hannah Phillips, Amelia Janis, Bella Schultz, Amaya Griffith, Ava Bushur, Alexa Wagner and Claire Kinkelaar. Third row, left to right, Abby Rincker, Tesa Ludwig, Mallory Litz, Emeline Wines, Patience Crockett, Nora Niebrugge, Elana Semple, Emerson Boggs, Sylvie Schumacher and Reese Hoene.

Class 1A and 2A seventh and eighth-grade State Track Meets will be held Friday and Saturday at Eastside Centre in East Peoria. Parade of Athletes will be 10:15 a.m. with the starting of events at 11 a.m. with field events.

CLASS 1A STATE GIRLS TRACK QUALIFIERS

SEVENTH-GRADE

EFFINGHAM SACRED HEART

Margo Chojnicki (shot put)

NEOGA

Lola Hartke (pole vault, 400), Lucy Haarman (pole vault), Maleah Coy (discus), Madelynn Frankie (high jump), Keeli McKay (high jump), Chloe Frankie (long jump, 100, 200), Livi Shuemaker (200), 400 Relay, 800 Relay, 1600 Relay

NEWTON ST. THOMAS

Emma Schumacher (pole vault, 400), 400 Relay

SIGEL ST. MICHAEL

Brianna Niebrugge (pole vault), Bella Ordner (100  hurdles, 100, 200)

WINDSOR

Jocelyn French (high jump, 400)

EIGHTH-GRADE

NEOGA

400 Relay

NEWTON ST. THOMAS

Alani Bergbower (shot), Audrey Beals (high jump), Avery Geier (1600), 800 Relay, 1600 Relay

SIGEL ST. MICHAEL

Natalie Ballinger (shot), Molly Moran (long jump), 800 Relay

STEWARDSON-STRASBURG

Karly Wetherell (shot), Ava Harris (100 hurdles), Edie Wittenberg (400, 800), 800 Relay, 1600 Relay

CLASS 2A STATE GIRLS TRACK QUALIFIERS

SEVENTH-GRADE

EFFINGHAM ST. ANTHONY

Taylor Denning (pole vault), Rachel Emmerich (100), Nora Niebrugge (800, 1600), Bella Schultz (1600), 400 Relay (Caelyn Buehnerkemper, Hannah Phillips, Bryn Bartimus, Patience Crockett), 1600 Relay

ALTAMONT

Kara Bauer (discus), Alyssa Ruholl (200), Baleigh Starnes (400)

BROWNSTOWN/ST. ELMO

Kinley Kimberlin (shot), Izzy Orr (high jump), Ella Morrison (100 hurdles)

COWDEN-HERRICK/BEECHER CITY

Sophie Zumbahlen (100)