Junior High Track Athletes Headed To Class 3A-4A State Meets

Effingham, Cumberland and Teutopolis athletes are heading to the Class 3A and Class 4A State Junior High School Track Meets Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18 at EastSide Centre in East Peoria.

Following are the athletes who will be competing in the boys and girls seventh- and eighth-grade state meets and their events.

CLASS 3A

SEVENTH-GRADE BOYS

Pole Vault -- Blake Niemerg (Teutopolis), Samuel Probst (Teutopolis)

Discus -- Martin Garcia (Teutopolis)

800 -- Blake Niemerg (Teutopolis), Colby Roedl (Cumberland)

EIGHTH-GRADE BOYS

Pole Vault -- Jacob Probst (Teutopolis), Alex Grunloh (Teutopolis), Evan Holder (Jasper County)

Shot -- Levi Goldberg (Cumberland), Gavin Whitaker (Cumberland)

Discus -- Eric Weidner (Teutopolis), Levi Goldberg (Cumberland)

800 -- Aydan Oakley (Cumberland)

4x400 Relay -- Cumberland (Jacob Pierce, Sam Malone, Henry Malone, Aydan Oakley, Gavin Wormhoudt (alt.) 

SEVENTH-GRADE GIRLS

100 Hurdles -- Isabella Niebrugge (Teutopolis)

100 -- Isabella Niebrugge (Teutopolis)

400 -- Isabella NIebrugge (Teutopolis), Brooke Gentry (Jasper County)

4x100 Relay -- Teutopolis (Bella Niebrugge, Grace Martin, Lexi Hoene, Stella Deters, Carly Hemmen (alt.), Ella Hemmen (alt.)

EIGHTH-GRADE GIRLS

High Jump -- Taylor McMahon (Teutopolis), Ella Willenborg (Teutopolis)

Long Jump -- Kinley McMechan (Cumberland), Stella Schackmann (Jasper County)

100 Hurdles -- Stella Schackmann (Jasper County)

100 -- Kinley McMechan (Cumberland), Stella Schackmann (Jasper County), Emma Isley (Teutopolis)

200 -- Kinley McMechan (Cumberland), Emma Isley (Teutopolis), Stella Schackmann (Jasper County) 

CLASS 4A

SEVENTH-GRADE BOYS

Pole Vault -- Charlie Emmerich (Effingham)

Shot -- Bryden Kade (Effingham)

High Jump -- Cameron Moon (Effingham)

4x200 Relay -- Effingham (Bryden Kade, Braxton Osborne, Truett Pals, Kellen Richmond, Cameron Moon (alt)., Xzaviour Lane (alt).

4x400 Relay -- Effingham (Conner Delong, Xzaviour Layne, Cameron Moon, Kellen Richmond, Jared Klingler (alt.), TJ Raddatz (alt.)

EIGHTH-GRADE BOYS

Pole Vault -- Westin Hayes (Effingham)

Shot -- Carson Fox (Effingham)

High Jump -- Jenner Pals (Effingham)

Long Jump -- Carter Kalber (Effingham)

800 -- Alex McFarland (Effingham)

4x200 Relay -- Effingham (Carson Fox, Conner Delong, Carter Kalber, Jenner Pals, Alex McFarland (alt.), Noah Jones (alt.)

4x400 Relay -- Effingham (Carson Fox, Conner Delong, Alex McFarland, Jenner Pals, Noah Jones (alt).

SEVENTH-GRADE GIRLS

High Jump -- Laynee Pankau (Effingham)

800 -- Abigail Johnson (Effingham)

EIGHTH-GRADE GIRLS

Shot -- Keagyn Koenig (Effingham)

Discus -- Addison Clark (Effingham)

Long Jump -- Emery Spicer (Effingham)

Pole Vault -- Charlie Emmerich (Effingham)

800 -- Emery Spicer (Effingham)

4x200 Relay -- Effingham (Seatyn Althoff, Nora Cekander, Olivia Koester, Emery Spicer, Alaina MIller (alt.), Grace Bergbower (alt.)