Live updates from the IHSA boys track and field state finals: Morton relays line up gold

Wes Huett and Dave Eminian, Peoria Journal Star

It is championship Saturday for Illinois boys track and field.

Athletes from across the state compete Saturday in the 2024 Illinois High School Association boys track and field state finals at O'Brien Field at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Here are the highlights from the blue track — as the Journal Star's Dave Eminian reports from trackside.

Elmwood/Brimfield runner wins Class 1A state title

Isaiah Hill of Elmwood/Brimfield shook off a second-place finish earlier in the day to win the Class 1A 1600-meter run in a personal-best 4 minutes, 17.02 seconds.

Hill, who took second in the 800, now has six career IHSA state medals, and now his first state championship.

Details: Elmwood/Brimfield runner wins elusive track and field state championship

The Morton 4x200 relay team of Chris Schaff, Cole Rinkenberger, Kamden Aberle and Nyamedze Maison show off their Class 2A state championship medals Saturday, May 25, 2024, at the Illinois High School Association boys track and field state finals at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.
The Morton 4x200 relay team of Chris Schaff, Cole Rinkenberger, Kamden Aberle and Nyamedze Maison show off their Class 2A state championship medals Saturday, May 25, 2024, at the Illinois High School Association boys track and field state finals at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

Morton relays finish strong day with state title

What a day for the Morton relay contingent. The Potters won three medals, capped by a Class 2A state championship from the 4x200-meter relay team. Here is a look at their three finals performances:

  • 4x200 — first place in 1:27.33 (Cole Rinkenberger, Nyamedze Maison, Kamden Aberle, Christopher Schaff)

  • 4x800 — third place in 7:46.85 (Christian Harris, Boston Beyer, Yonas Wuthrich, Layton Knoop)

  • 4x100 — fourth place in 42.22 (Cole Rinkenberger, Nyamedze Maison, Kamden Aberle, Christopher Schaff)

Details: Morton relay team wins school's first IHSA boys track and field title in six decades

Silver medals for Peoria County athletes

Isaiah Hill of Elmwood and Hank Alvey of Illini Bluffs each grabbed a couple of silvers in the Class 1A meet.

Hill ran 1:53.82 to finish second to champion Josiah Hortin of Tuscola (1:51.98). Both compete later in the 1600 run.

Alvey led the 1A discus after prelims with a throw of 160-10. But the Lehigh basketball recruit was edged by Heyworth's Nick Feather on his final throw of 163-7.

IHSA records: Pole vault record falls for second straight week

Isaiah Whitaker of Bloomington Central Catholic broke his own Class 1A pole vault state record, winning gold with a vault of 17 feet (5.18 meters). Whitaker's previous mark of 5.10 meters was set last season.

Last week, Elmwood/Brimfield's Mya Strahm — recently named the Journal Star's girls track and field athlete of the year — set the all-class pole vault mark in winning her Class 1A title. The Tennessee recruit cleared 14-1.25 to win her second successive 1A title.

IHSA records: Discus record falls in Class 2A

Monticello senior Demarion Forman set the Class 2A discus state mark, winning gold with a throw of 193 feet, 11 inches (59.12 meters). The throw eclipsed by nearly 2 meters the 10-year-old previous mark of 57.4 set by Ryan Njegovan of Sandwich in 2013.

Metamora athlete brings home multiple medals in Class 2A

Metamora junior Nick Walker made the finals in the Class 2A long jump and high jump, bringing home medals in both.

Walker finished ninth in the long jump, leaping 21 feet, 8.75 inches. His jump of 6-2.5 was good for eighth in the high jump.

IHSA records: Marion runner sets state mark in 3200-meter

Indiana commit Dylon Nalley of Marion set a Class 2A record, running to a time of 8 minutes, 56.02 seconds in the 3200-meter final.

The Big Ten recruit's time surpassed the previous record of 9:02.22 set last year by Ethan Hogan of Columbia.

IHSA records: Dee-Mack wheelchair athlete breaks own shot put record

Christopher McCaleb of Deer Creek-Mackinaw outpaced one other athlete to win the wheelchair shot put state championship. McCaleb won with a distance of 5.96 meters, topping his own record set last season.

McCaleb then won the wheelchair discus title with a throw of 14.05 meters.

Details: Dee-Mack wheelchair athlete wins two IHSA state championships

IHSA records: Two teams eclipse Class 2A record in 4x800 relay

State champion Chicago Payton and Glen Ellyn Glenbard South both finished with times lower than the previous mark for the Class 2A 4x800-meter relay. Payton ran a time of 7:42.68 and Glenbard South 7:45.55. The previous mark of 7:46.38 was held by Lansing Illiana Christian.

Princeton duo finishes high in the shot put

Princeton athletes Payne Miller (17.28 meters) and Cade Odell (16.4) finished third and fourth place in the Class 2A shot put behind champion Andrew Kinsman of Benton (18.00).

Illini Bluffs thrower Hank Alvey, a Lehigh basketball recruit, took sixth place in the Class 1A shot put. He is also competing in the discus, where he eventually finished second.

2024 IHSA boys track and field individual state champions

Here is a list of the athletes to win state championships. Class records noted.

Discus

  • 1A: Nick Feather, Heyworth (49.88 meters; 163 feet, 7 inches)

  • 2A: Demarion Forman, Monticello (59.12 meters; 193 feet, 11 inches) Class 2A record

  • 3A: Reece Ihenacho, Cary-Grove (62.61 meters; 205 feet, 5 inches)

  • Wheelchair: Christopher McCaleb, Deer Creek-Mackinaw (14.05 meters; 46 feet, 1 inch)

High jump

  • 1A: Mitchel Edwards, Carmi-White County (2.00 meters; 6 feet, 6.75 inches)

  • 2A: Drew Rogers, Paris (2.05 meters; 6 feet, 8.75 inches)

  • 3A: Kewon Marshall, West Aurora (2.04 meters; 6 feet, 8.25 inches)

Long jump

  • 1A: Abraham Johnson, Westmont (6.77 meters; 22 feet, 2.5 inches)

  • 2A: Gavyn Cothern, Olney Richland County (6.99 meters; 22 feet, 11.25 inches)

  • 3A: Kwabena Osei-Yeboah, Oak Park-River Forest (7.19 meters; 23 feet, 7.25 inches)

Pole vault

  • 1A: Isaiah Whitaker, Bloomington Central Catholic (5.18 meters; 17 feet) Class 1A record

  • 2A: Cooper Schaad, Geneseo (4.85 meters; 15 feet, 11 inches)

  • 3A: Paul Migas, Lake Villa Lakes (5.20 meters, 17 feet, 0.75 inches)

Shot put

  • 1A: Graham Meister, Dwight (17.01 meters; 55 feet, 9.75 inches)

  • 2A: Andrew Kinsman, Benton (18.0 meters; 59 feet, 0.75 inches)

  • 3A: Kaden Garland, Oak Park-River Forest (20.05 meters; 65 feet, 9.50 inches)

  • Wheelchair: Christopher McCaleb, Deer Creek-Mackinaw (5.96 meters; 19 feet, 6.75 inches) IHSA state record

Triple jump

  • 1A: Keenan Powell, Litchfield (14.22 meters, 46 feet, 8 inches)

  • 2A: Jamarion Bardwell, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin (14.06 meters; 46 feet, 1.5 inches)

  • 3A: Malik Allen, Edwardsville (15.39 meters; 50 feet, 6 inches)

100-meter dash

  • 1A: Supreme Muhammad, Winnebago (10.72)

  • 2A: Harley Rizzs, Burbank St. Laurence (10.66)

  • 3A: Caleb Schulz, Oak Park-River Forest (10.58)

  • Wheelchair: Luke Soukup, Mascoutah (23.67)

200-meter dash

  • 1A: Supreme Muhammad, Winnebago (21.51)

  • 2A: Kenneth Buchanon, East St. Louis (21.73)

  • 3A: Omar Mims, O'Fallon (21.46)

  • Wheelchair: Luke Soukup, Mascoutah (48.90)

400-meter dash

  • 1A: Parker Wolf, Newton (49.79)

  • 2A: Patrick Hilby, Aurora Central Catholic (48.08)

  • 3A: Troy McLean, Belleville West (47.94)

800-meter run

  • 1A: Josiah Hortin, Tuscola (1:51.98)

  • 2A: Patrick Hilby, Aurora Central Catholic (1:52.39)

  • 3A: Aden Bandukwala, Hinsdale Central (1:51.11)

1600-meter run

  • 1A: Isaiah Hill, Elmwood/Brimfield (4:17.02)

  • 2A: Gavin Genisio, Benton (4:10.03)

  • 3A: Philip Cupial, Downers Grove North (4:13.57)

3200-meter run

  • 1A: Will Foltz, Tuscola (9:18.86)

  • 2A: Dylon Nalley, Marion (8:56.02) Class 2A record

  • 3A: Joe Bregenzer, Barrington (8:58.10)

110-meter hurdles

  • 1A: Dominic Martin, Colfax Ridgeview (14.41)

  • 2A: Louis Yohannes, Troy Triad (14.36)

  • 3A: Noah Heiber, Rolling Meadows (14.10)

300-meter hurdles

  • 1A: Dominic Martin, Colfax Ridgeview (38.87)

  • 2A: Adrian Mann, Harrisburg (38.51)

  • 3A: Amari Williams, Wheaton Warrenville South (37.49)

4x100 relay

  • 1A: Morrison (Camden Pruis, Levi Milder, Zach Milder, Brady Anderson) 42.42

  • 2A: Burbank St. Laurence (Quinton Williams, Harley Rizzs, Vincent Enoch, Monroe Thompson Jr.) 41.94

  • 3A: Edwardsville (Adam Boykin, Clayton Lakatos, Darren Wilson, Zach Lane) 41.65

4x200 relay

  • 1A: Morrison (Camden Pruis, Levi Milder, Zach Milder, Brady Anderson) 1:28.08

  • 2A: Morton (Cole Rinkenberger, Nyamedze Maison, Kamden Aberle, Christopher Schaff) 1:27.33

  • 3A: Chicago Kenwood (Logic West, David Campbell, Xavier Johnson, Armond Boulware) 1:26.82

4x400 relay

  • 1A: TBD

  • 2A: TBD

  • 3A: TBD

4x800 relay

  • 1A: Sterling Newman (Cody McBride, Wyatt Widolff, Lucas Schaab, Lucas Simpson) 7:53.72

  • 2A: Chicago Payton (Vaughn Collier, Declan Slavin, Tra'Monti Williams, Preston Ellis) 7:42.68 (Class 2A record)

  • 3A: Downers Grove North (Will Surratt, Grant Schroder, Philip Cupial, Ryan Eddington) 7:38.76

Which Peoria-area athletes are in title contention?

Here are the athletes from the Peoria area who finished among the top performances during the preliminary competition Thursday and Friday in Charleston.

  • CLASS 1A: Three athletes from the Peoria area are in position to each win two state championships in Class 1A: Elmwood distance runner Isaiah Hill, Illini Bluffs thrower Hank Alvey and Illini West sprinter Ian Bentzinger. Hill has the top preliminary times in the 800- (1:57.03) and 1600-meter (4:23.97) runs. Alvey is No. 1 in discus (49.04) and No. 4 in shot put (15.78). Bentzinger is second in the 100 (10.57) and fourth in the 200 (22.02).

  • CLASS 2A: Morton's relay teams finished prelims among the top-three in the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x800. ... Potters pole vaulter Calvin Leman is tied with 14 others at 4.10 meters after prelims. ... Metamora athlete Nick Walker made the finals in two events, sitting 12th in the long jump and tied with Eureka senior Pete Bressner, Keegan Uphoff of Olympia and Lance Wiegand of Eureka among 14 who cleared 1.88 meters to advance to the high jump finals. ... Limestone junior Kamar Sanders is fifth in the long jump (6.6 meters) after prelims. ... Princeton throwers Payne Miller and Cade Odell are among the top-five in the shot put after prelims.

  • CLASS 3A: Pekin senior Heath Hawkins is among the 12 pole vaulters who cleared 4.45 meters to advance to the finals.

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IHSA boys track and field state finals time schedule

All events at O'Brien Stadium, Charleston. Wheelchair finals are first in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 races, followed by Class 1A, 2A and 3A. Class 1A competes first in other events, followed by 2A and 3A.

  • 9:30 a.m. — Parade of competitors

  • 9:30-10 a.m. — Opening ceremonies

  • 10 a.m. — Long jump, triple jump, shot put, pole vault, high jump

  • 10 a.m. — 3200-meter run (first heat)

  • 11 a.m. — 4x800-meter relay

  • 11:40 a.m. — 4x100-meter relay

  • 12:10 p.m. — 3200-meter run (second heat)

  • 12:30 p.m. — Discus

  • 1:10 p.m. — 110-meter intermediate hurdles

  • 1:35 p.m. — 100-meter dash

  • 1:55 p.m. — 800-meter run

  • 2:25 p.m. — 4x200-meter relay

  • 2:55 p.m. — 400-meter dash

  • 3:15 p.m. — 300-meter low hurdles

  • 3:35 p.m. — 1600-meter run

  • 4:05 p.m. — 200-meter dash

  • 4:20 p.m. — 4x400-meter relay

  • 5 p.m. — team awards

Where is the IHSA state track meet?

The Class 1A, Class 2A and Class 3A state finals of Illinois high school track and field take place at O'Brien Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: IHSA boys track and field state finals: Live updates, winners, results

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