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Kewanee girls teams to send several to IHSA state track meet Thursday

Mindy Carls
For the Star Courier
Larissa Meyer, competing here at the IHSA sectionals, will make another appearance at the State Meet qualifying in the high jump.

Kewanee is sending two girls to the IHSA state track meet Thursday, May 19, through Saturday, May 21, in O’Brien Stadium on the Eastern Illinois University campus in Charleston.

Larissa Meyer is competing in the Class 2A high jump, while MaKenna Peed will compete in four wheelchair events — the 100-meter dash, the 200, the shot put and the discus.

Emma Crofton did not qualify for state, but did set a school record in the triple jump with a distance of 33 feet. Molly Welgat set the old record of 32 feet, 9 inches, in 2019.

Makenna Peed, competing here at the IHSA sectionals, qualified for state in four Wheelchair Division events.

Wethersfield advanced girls in 10 events from the Class 1A sectional at Bureau Valley, where they won the team championship with 42 points more than the runner-up.

Individual state qualifiers are Flying Geese Madison Rusk, 100; Kennady Anderson, 800, 1600 and 3200; Kaylee Celus, 300 hurdles; Cassidy Miller, shot put, and Brody Garcia, discus.

While not making it to state, Emma Crofton took 3rd at sectionals in the Triple Jump with a jump of 10.07 meters [ 33 feet ] and broke the school's record set by Molly Welgat in 2019 with a jump of 32'09 {9.98 Meters}

Relays going on to state are the 400 with Ally Celus, Bella VanOpdorp, Rusk and Kaylee Celus; the 800, Ally Celus, Olivia Goodley, VanOpdorp and Rusk, and the 1600, Kaylee Celus, Goodley, Danielle Johnson and Anderson.

Girls sectional results are below with conference results for Kewanee Central and Wethersfield Junior High School.

Kewanee girls track

IHSA Class 2A sectional at Geneseo

Team standings: 1st, Geneseo 143. 2nd, Galesburg 67. 3rd, Dixon 54. 4th, Galena 48.5. 5th, Sterling 38. 6th, Plano 35. 7th, Rock Falls 29. 8th, Sandwich 28. 9th, LaSalle-Peru 26. 10th, Kewanee 19. 11th, Monmouth-Roseville 18.5. 12th, Princeton 18. 13th (tie), Morris 13, Ottawa 13. 1th, Streator 8.

Team standings (wheelchair): 1st, Kewanee 36. 2nd, Galena 20.

  • 100-meter dash: 22nd, Bethany VanWassenhove 15.24.
  • 100 dash (wheelchair): 1st, MaKenna Peed 42.70.
  • 200 dash: 27th, Jamiha Isreal 32.80.
  • 200 dash (wheelchair): 1st, Peed 1:35.15.
  • 800 run: 15th, Melissa Fragoso 2:49.52. 20th, Alejandro Martinez 2:56.92.
  • 3200 run: 8th, Natalee Martin 14:58.46.
  • 100 hurdles (33 inches): 6th, Rachel DeRycke 18.18. 19th, Aaliyah Duarte 21.09.
  • 300 hurdles (30 inches): DeRycke 50.91. 22nd, Heaven Pinnick 1:00.89.
  • 400 relay: 13th, Kewanee (VanWassenhove, Duarte, Aleijah Willis, Tejhiana Amos) 56.95.
  • 800 relay: 12th, Kewanee (VanWassenhove, Chloe Behnke, Duarte, Amos) 2:03.34.
  • 1600 relay: 11th, Kewanee (Fragoso, Martin, Amos, VanWassenhove) 4:45.00.
  • Shot put: 9th, Stardeja Jordan 32-1 3/4. 18th, Madalynn Chapman 28-10.
  • Shot put (wheelchair): 2nd, Peed 27-3 3/4.
  • Discus: 12th, Jacie Hinton 83-9 3/4. 23rd, Mya Mirocha 68-2 1/2.
  • Discus (wheelchair): 2nd, Peed 19-0 3/4.
  • High jump: 2nd, Larissa Meyer 4-10 1/2. 19th, Amos 4-4 3/4.
  • Long jump: 9th, Emma Crofton 14-5 1/2. 20th, Behnke 13-5.
  • Triple jump: 3rd, Crofton 33-0 1/2. 23rd, Alejandra Martinez 25-10 1/4.

A-W girls track

IHSA Class 1A Sectional at Bureau Valley

Team standings: 1st, Annawan-Wethersfield 125. 2nd, Erie-Prophetstown 83.75. 3rd, Fulton 79. 4th, Shabbona Indian Creek 60. 5th, Amboy 57.75. 6th, Peru St. Bede 46. 7th, Bureau Valley 18. 8th, Riverdale 17.75. 9th, Milledgeville 15. 10th (tie), Sterling Newman 13, Spring Valley Hall 13. 12th, Ottawa Marquette 12.75. 13th, Ridgewood 7. 14th, Morrison 5. 15th, Granville Putnam County 2.

  • 100-meter dash: 2nd, Madison Rusk 12.78. 5th, Bella VanOpdorp 13.20.
  • 200 dash: 4th, VanOpdorp 27.62. 8th, Ally Celus 28.26.
  • 400 dash: 6th, Danielle Johnson 1:06.30.
  • 800 run: 1st, Kennady Anderson 2:23.21.
  • 1600 run: 1st, Anderson 5:36.25. 4th, Paige Sierens 6:12.10.
  • 3200 run: 1st, Anderson 11:55.67. 3rd, Sierens 14:07.19.
  • 100 hurdles: 11th, Alevia Dickens 20.97.
  • 300 hurdles: 2nd, Kaylee Celus 50.66. 10th, Dickens 58.63.
  • 400 relay: 1st, Annawan-Wethersfield (Ally Celus, VanOpdorp, Rusk, Kaylee Celus) 50.90.
  • 800 relay: 2nd, Annawan-Wethersfield (Ally Celus, Olivia Goodley, VanOpdorp, Rusk) 1:51.80.
  • 1600 relay: 2nd, Annawan-Wethersfield (Kaylee Celus, Goodley, Johnson, Anderson) 4:17.46.
  • 3200 relay: 4th, Annawan-Wethersfield (Sierens, Leah Franklin, Elle Eastman, Johnson) 12:44.66.
  • Shot put: 1st, Cassidy Miller 36-10 3/4. 12th, Brody Garcia 28-5 1/4.
  • Discus: 2nd, Garcia 107-0 1/4. 6th, Miller 98-3 1/2.
  • High jump: 3rd, Dickens 4-7 3/4.
  • Long jump: 3rd, Rusk 16-2 3/4. 6th, Kaylee Celus 15-2 3/4.
  • Triple jump: 8th, Johnson 31-9 1/2. 10th, Goodley 29-10 1/2.

Kewanee Central track

Prairieland Conference at Orion

Eighth-grade boys

Team standings: 1st, Mercer County 83.5. 2nd, Sherrard 78. 3rd, Orion 59. 4th, Central 58. 5th, Monmouth-Roseville 47.5. 6th, Rockridge 45. 7th, Knoxville 29.

  • 100-meter dash: 9th, Reece Weir 14.31. 14th, Owen Laue 17.03.
  • 200 dash: 5th, Treshawn Jeffers 28.25. 10th, Logan Peed 29.40.
  • 400 dash: 1st, Anthony Padilla 57.86. 6th, Felix Silva 1:03.27.
  • 800 run: 3rd, Jason Rusk 2:36.87. 10th, Jaime Padilla 3:04.33.
  • 1600 run: 3rd, Camden Murray 5:39.20. 5th, Kingston Peterson 6:00.88.
  • 110 hurdles (30 inches): 1st, Anthony Padilla 16.95. 6th, Brayden Jones 19.82.
  • 400 relay: 3rd, Central (Anthony Padilla, Silva, Oswaldo Sanchez, Reece Weir) 53.85.
  • 800 relay: 4th, Central (Abram Hicks, Griff Hicks, Jeffers, Peed) 1:57.48.
  • 1600 relay: 3rd, Central (Murray, Rusk, Anthony Padilla, Silva) 4:15.53.
  • Shot put: 4th, Airies Simmons 30-1 1/4. 7th, Sanchez 29-0 3/4.
  • Discus throw: 9th, Landon Weir 55-2. 10th, Jack Anderson 52-0.
  • High jump: 9th, Abram Hicks 4-6. 10th, Griff Hicks 4-4.
  • Long jump: 11th, Jones 14-4. 13th, Jeffers 12-11 3/4.

Eighth-grade girls

Team standings: 1st, Sherrard 104. 2nd, Mercer County 79. 3rd, Orion 75. 4th, Rockridge 48. 5th, Monmouth-Roseville 33. 6th, Knoxville 32. 7th, Central 30.

  • 100-meter dash: 11th, Alanna Williams 16.36. 13th, Itzel Rivas 17.65.
  • 200 dash: 7th, Claire Taylor 31.93. 11th, Ra’Kiya Amos 35.18.
  • 400 dash: 10th, Gabby Hampton 1:17.85.
  • 800 run: 4th, Esmeralda Martinez 2:59.86.
  • 100 hurdles: 1st, Kendyl DeBlieck 18.32.
  • 400 relay: 4th, Central (Ava Laue, Katy Carton, Martinez, Taylor) 1:01.91.
  • 800 relay: 6th, Central (Amos, Williams, Hampton, DeBlieck) 2:14.82.
  • 1600 relay: 5th, Central (Hampton, Amos, Laue, Carton) 5:25.21.
  • Shot put: 6th, London Currie 22-4. 11th, Kearstin Hamrick 17-11.
  • Discus throw: 7th, Currie 53-0. 9th, Hamrick 48-6.
  • Long jump: 5th, DeBlieck 13-0.
  • Seventh-grade boys
  • Team standings: 1st, Orion 102. 2nd, Central 75. 3rd, Sherrard 60. 4th, Mercer County 51. 5th, Monmouth-Roseville 45. 6th, Rockridge 39. 7th, Knoxville 28.
  • 100-meter dash: 5th, Joshua Dewonte 13.69. 6th, Dayvon Robinson 13.70.
  • 200 dash: 1st, Robinson 27.43. 5th, Carter Ensley 28.86.
  • 400 dash: 5th, Jayden Copeland 1:11.52. 10th, Ryker Maxon 1:19.72.
  • 800 run: 4th, Jackson Price 2:45.91.
  • 1600 run: 5th, Alex Ly 6:22.55.
  • 110 hurdles (30 inches): 3rd, Ryon Miller 20.93. 5th, Price 21.42.
  • 400 relay: 1st, Central (Dewonte, Ensley, Copeland, Robinson) 52.89.
  • 800 relay: 2nd, Central (Miller, Matthew Huggins, Jesus DelToro, Price) 2:02.83.
  • 1600 relay: 3rd, Central (Copeland, Marcos Torres, DelToro, Ly) 5:00.08.
  • Shot put: 5th, Robert Taylor 28-10 3/4. 7th, Miller 28-2.
  • Discus throw: 8th, Taylor 60-2. 11th, Huggins 49-5.
  • High jump: 5th, Miller 4-8. 7th, Price 4-2.
  • Long jump: 1st, Robinson 17-1 3/4. 3rd, Dewonte 15-1.

Seventh-grade girls

Team standings: 1st, Rockridge 112. 2nd, Central 98. 3rd, Orion 65. 4th, Mercer County 61. 5th, Knoxville 42. 6th, Monmouth-Roseville 15. 7th, Sherrard 6.

  • 100-meter dash: 1st, Danielle Jo Currier 14.38. 4th, Kolbie Cernovich 14.79.
  • 200 dash: 2nd, Currier 29.27. 10th, Alivia Anderson 33.40.
  • 400 dash: 1st, Jendayia Crowe 1:06.57. 7th, Remy Hicks 1:17.17.
  • 800 run: 1st, Nolie Charlet 2:46.11.
  • 100 hurdles (30 inches): 3rd, Hicks 20.10.
  • 400 relay: 1st, Central (Cernovich, Kalei Rice, Crowe, Currier) 55.49.
  • 800 relay: 4th, Central (Alivia Anderson, Leah Anderson, Macy Anderson, Kailey Shaw) 2:15.65.
  • 1600 relay: 4th, Central (Leah Anderson, Kira Alsup, Kieryn Abernathy, Hicks) 5:25.23.
  • Shot put: 3rd, Abernathy 23-10 1/4.
  • Discus throw: 2nd, Abernathy 63-6.
  • High jump: 1st, Crowe 4-10. 7th, Cernovich 4-2.
  • Long jump: 2nd, Cernovich 13-7 1/2. 11th, Hicks 11-3 1/2.
  • Wethersfield Junior High track
  • Lincoln Trail Conference, Tuesday, May 3, at Galva
  • Eighth-grade boys
  • Team standings: 1st, Wethersfield 92. 2nd, ROWVA-Williamsfield 82.5. 3rd, Annawan 80.5. 4th, United 79. 5th, Galva 58. 6th, Cambridge 47. 7th, Stark County 21. 8th, AlWood 18. 9th, Visitation Catholic 3.
  • 100-meter dash: 2nd, Devon Horrie 12.93. 5th, Carson Jermenc 13.70.
  • 200 dash: 3rd, Jermenc 28.72. 4th, Keegan Jacobson 29.12.
  • 400 dash: 4th, Parker Miskinis 1:07.72. 5th, Jonathan Torres 1:09.52.
  • 800 run: 6th, Noah Feltner 2:58.45. 9th, Jesus Perez 3:14.67.
  • 1600 run: 3rd, Feltner 6:11.77. 8th, Matthew Moore 7:13.22.
  • 110 hurdles: 4th, Cash Verstraete 23.96. 7th, Layne Seiden 25.60.
  • 400 relay: 1st, Wethersfield (Jermenc, Jacobson, German Garcia, Horrie) 53.37.
  • Shot put: 7th, Ayden DeValkenaere 28-0 1/2. 8th, Jacobson 27-6.
  • Discus throw: 2nd, DeValenaere 90-5 3/4. 7th, Jermenc 69-0.
  • High jump: 2nd, Horrie 4-6. 8th, Drew Hornback 4-0.
  • Long jump: 3rd, Horrie 15-10. 4th, Miskinis 14-2 3/4.
  • Eighth-grade girls
  • Team standings: 1st, Cambridge 120. 2nd, ROWVA-Williamsfield 90. 3rd, Stark County 61. 4th, United 55. 5th, Annawan 48. 6th (tie), Visitation Catholic 33, Galva 33. 8th, Wethersfield 23. 9th, AlWood 19.
  • 100-meter dash: 11th, Emilia Escareno 15.81. 13th, Makenzie Phelps 16.26.
  • 200 dash: 10th, Laura Senteney 34.29. 13th, Jzahbel Rivera 37.73.
  • 400 dash: 5th, Camryn Anderson 1:15.40.
  • 400 relay: 5th, Wethersfield (Escareno, Senteney, Phelps, Anderson) 1:03.65.
  • 800 relay: 6th, Wethersfield (Natalie Nelson, Megan Oliver, Lilly Clark, Abigail Cabada) 2:21.81.
  • 1600 relay: 4th, Wethersfield (Nelson, Senteney, Clark, Anderson) 5:25.49.
  • Shot put: 6th, Wavelynn Peart 22-6 1/2. 11th, Cabada 19-0.
  • Discus throw: 5th, Peart 49-10. 9th, Addison Looney 42-11.
  • Long jump: 10th, Nelson 11-0 3/4. 12th, Phelps 10-4.

Seventh-grade boys

Team standings: 1st, Wethersfield 114. 2nd (tie), Galva 86, Stark County 86. 4th, ROWVA-Williamsfield 55. 5th, Annawan 51. 6th, United 44. 7th, Visitation Catholic 32. 8th (tie), Cambridge 17, AlWood 17.

  • 100-meter dash: 2nd, Oscar Cepeda-Lopez 13.55. 4th, Alejandro Garcia 13.88.
  • 200 dash: 2nd, Garcia 28.43. 3rd, Cepeda-Lopez 28.90.
  • 400 dash: 1st, Michael Bermudez 1:05.31. 8th, Cash Verstraete 1:15.15.
  • 800 run: 6th, Kruz Galbraith 3:12.64. 10th, Daylon Hendrix 3:20.84.
  • 1600 run: 9th, Hendrix 6:54.42. 13th, Max Birdsong 8:06.74.
  • 110 hurdles (30 inches): 2nd, Brayden Novak 20.97. 12th, Jackson Phelps 24.63.
  • 400 relay: 1st, Wethersfield (Garcia, Bermudez, Novak, Cepeda-Lopez) 55.27.
  • 800 relay: 2nd, Wethersfield (Dane Ross, Aiden Taylor, Phelps, Reese Rumbold) 2:04.47.
  • 1600 relay: 1st, Wethersfield (Novak, Garcia, Cepeda-Lopez, Bermudez) 4:40.27.
  • Shot put: 1st, Myles Bond 32-8 1/2. 14th, Layne Seiden 19-1 1/2.
  • Discus throw: 1st, Bond 109-1 1/4. Seiden 45-8 3/4.
  • High jump: 2nd, Rumbold 4-8. 7th, Bermudez 4-4.
  • Long jump: 3rd, Novak 13-10. 8th, Dane Ross 12-2.

Seventh-grade girls

Team standings: 1st, Cambridge 103. 2nd, Stark County 88.5. 3rd, Visitation Catholic 58.5. 4th, ROWVA-Williamsfield 58. 5th, Annawan 56. 6th, Galva 47. 7th, Wethersfield 37. 8th, United 36. 9th, AlWood 12.

  • 100-meter dash: 5th, Katelyn Carman 14.99. 18th, Abbey Carman, time unavailable.
  • 200 dash: 7th, Katelyn Carman 32.02. 8th, Abbey Carman 32.32.
  • 100 hurdles: 8th, Lana Scott 24.67.
  • 400 relay: 3rd, Wethersfield (Scott, Abbey Carman, Gracie Garcia, Katelyn Carman) 1:03.97.
  • 1600 relay: 4th, Wethersfield (Jordan Nelson, Scott, Emmorie DeClercq, Garcia) 5:43.24.
  • Shot put: 3rd, Ashley Oliver 22-8. 15th, Nelson 14-2 1/2.
  • Discus throw: 6th, Oliver 51-10. 16th, Nelson 29-0.
  • High jump: 5th, DeClercq 3-8.
  • Long jump: 5th, Abbey Carman 12-2. 7th, Katelyn Carman 10-11 3/4.