Published on February 23, 2026 1:37 pm
Last Updated on February 23, 2026 1:37 pm
BY MILLIE LANGE
MOUNT ZION — Several area athletes competed in the Blazen Braves Boys and Girls Track Invitational Saturday hosted by Mount Zion High School.
Effingham St. Anthony’s Reese Hoene won the 60 meter run with a time of 7.85 seconds. Hoene took second in the 400 in 58.94 seconds. She finished third in the 200 in 27.05 seconds.
Hoene was a winner in the long jump at 5.42 meters. T-town’s Bella Ordner finished third in 5.23.
The Bulldogs’ Aubrey Denning won the 800 in 2:24.22 minutes. Denning also won the 1600 with a time of 5:18.75.
T-town’s Bella Ordner was fourth in the 60m hurdles in 10.00. Adrienne Koester finished fifth in the 800 in 2:32.61.
Effingham’s Keagyn Koenig was fourth in the shot with a throw of 9.77 meters. St. Anthony’s Madilyn Haarmann was fifth in 9.54 meters.
In the boys meet, Effingham’s Camdyn Burgholzer was fourth in the high jump at 1.45 meters.
Cumberland’s Landon Finn took fifth place in the long jump with a leap of 6.29 meters.
Teutopolis’ Isabella Niebrugge finished fifth in the 200 in 27.68 seconds. Alexis Bloemer was fifth for the Shoes in the triple jump at 9.01 meters.
In the boys meet, T-town’s Karson Zerrusen took second in the 60 hurdles in 8.44 seconds. The Shoes’ Isaiah Lee was fourth in the pole vault at 3.35 meters.
Cumberland’s Reid Carlen finished third in the 60 meters in 7.20 seconds. The Pirates’ Landon Finn was fifth in the long jump at 6.29 meters.
Blazin Braves Track Invitational
(SA) — St. Anthony, (E) — Effingham, (TT) — Teutopolis, (CU) — Cumberland
Girls Meet
60 meter run — 1. Hoene (SA), 7.84 sec.; 8. Niebrugge (TT), 8.19; 12. Ordner (TT), 8.31; 23. Reed (E), 8.78; 25. Wade (E), 8.89; 29. Edwards (CU), 9.01; 31. Ishmael (SA), 9.04; 32. Emmerich (SA), 9.05; 39. Duvall (CU), 9.20; 43. Jackson (SA), 9.71
200 — 1. Anoke (Edwardsville), 25.88 sec.; 3. Hoene (SA), 27.05; 5. Niebrugge (TT), 27.68; 13. Koester (TT), 29.89; 20. Edwards (CU), 31.76; 22. Summers (E), 31.92; 24. Grunloh (SA), 32.09; 27. Mayers (E), 33.20
400 — 1. Shapiro (Edwardsville), 58.72 sec.; 2. Hoene (SA), 58.94; 11. Kirk (E), 1:06.31; 15. Emmerich (SA), 1:1126; 23. Westendorf (TT), 1:19.80; 24. Wernsing (TT), 1:20.96
800 — 1. Denning (SA), 2:24.22 min.; 5. Koester (TT), 2:32.61; 11. Summers (E), 2:43.85; 12. Wines (SA), 2:44.36; 22. Niebrugge (SA), 2:55.96; 25. Denning (SA), 3:03.67; 29. Zane (TT), 3:06.69; 36. Mette (TT), 3:27.72; 37. Willenborg (TT), 3:30.91
1600 — 1. Denning (SA), 5:18.75 min.; 14. Wines (SA), 6:17.10; 16. Niebrugge (SA), 6:31.01; 19. Hoehn (CU), 6:34.34; 22. Vahling (TT), 7:02.57; 24. Overbeck (TT), 7:17.46
60 Hurdles — 1. Smith (Mt. Zion), 8.80 sec.; 4. Ordner (TT), 10.00; 6. Niebrugge (TT), 10.36; 9 Burgholzer (E), 10.74; 17. Huber (TT), 12.09; 19. Shoemaker (CU), 16.09
4×200 Relay — 1. Edwardsville, 1:48.17 min.; 11. St. Anthony (LaSarge, Jackson, Emmerich, Hatton), 2:03.00; 16. Cumberland (Edwards, Duvall, Shoemaker, Lewis), 2:07.71
4×400 Relay — 1. Edwardsville, 4:08.85 min.; 5. St. Anthony (Hoene, LaSarge, Emmerich, Denning), 4:37.23; 13. Teutopolis (Habing, Vahling, Westendorf, Huber), 5:22.34
4×800 Relay — 1. Edwardsville, 10:15.90 min.; 8. Teutopolis (Gaffin, Willenborg, Mette, Huber), 13:02.13
Shot — 1. Skeate (Marion), 12.04 sec.; 4. Koenig (E), 9.77; 5. Haarmann (SA) 9.54; 7. Emmerich (SA), 12. Hoene (SA), 8.05; 13. Miller (TT), 9.91; 14. Coleman (E), 7.88; 24. Roley (TT), 7.16
High Jump — 1. Neal (Edwardsville), 1.05 meters; 4. Burgholzer (E), 1.45; 5. Miller (TT), 1.40
Pole Vault — 1. Littlejohn (Waterloo), 3.35 meters; 9. Denning (SA), 1.98
Long Jump — 1. Hoene (SA), 5.42 meters; 3. Order (TT), 5.23; 15. Bloemer (TT), 4.17; 17. Lewis (CU), 4.02; 19. Colnar (CU), 3.86
Triple Jump — 1. Smith (Mt. Zion), 11.85 meters; 5. Bloemer (TT), 9.01; 7. Colnar (CU), 8.69
Boys Meet
60 meter — 1. McCallen (Cahokia), 7.10 sec.; 3. Carlen (CU), 7.20; 34. Duvall (C), 7.69; 36. Meyer (TT), 7.78; 39. Davis (CU), 7.82; 49. Kirby (TT), 7.95; 53. McMechan (CU), 7.96; 57. Harrington (TT), 8.05
200 — 6. Carlen (CU), 24.12 sec.; 24. Bonner (TT), 25.75 sec.; 29. Hepner (TT), 26.35; 30. McMechan (CU), 26.37
400 — 1. Frey (Pleasant Plains), 53.23 sec.; 9. Gerhardt (CU), 56.04; 14. Ramos (SA) 59.88; 16. Malone (CU), 1:03.56; 20. Hughey (TT), 1:07.74
800 — 1. Smith (Waterloo), 1:59.49 min.; 9. Roedl (CU), 2:09.02; 11. Ramos (SA), 2:09.39; 23. Roedl (C), 2:17.88; 4. Oakley (CU), 2;28.02; 48. Kitten (TT), 2:38.42; 50. Mette (TT), 2:52.04
1600 — 1. Teefey (Pleasant Plains), 4:21.95 min.; 10. Bloemer (SA), 4:49.91; 11. Kreke (SA), 4:50.42; 12. Whitaker (CU), 4:53.56; 18. Tays (SA), 4:58.15; 32. Whittier (SA), 5:12.45; 44. Kitten (TT), 5:53.58; 47. Hughey (TT), 6:44.75
60 Hurdles — 1. Mitchell (Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran), 8.30 sec.; 2. Zerrusen (TT), 8.44; 6. Hiatt (SA) 9.02
4×200 Relay — 1. Cahokia, 1:34.44 min.; 11. Cumberland (Duvall, McMechan, Gerhardt, Finn), 1:43.23; 12. Teutopolis (Meyer, Hepner, Kirby, Bonner), 1:43.31
4×400 Relay — 1. Cahokia, 3:36.07 min.; 9. Cumberland (S. Malone, H. Malone, Gerhardt, McMechan), 4:00.84; 10. St. Anthony (Whittier, Bloemer, Hiatt, Kreke), 4:01.95
4×800 Relay — 1. Herrin, 8;25.78; 4. St. Anthony (Whittier, Kreke, Tays, Ramos), 9:00.24
Shot — 1. Box (Collinsville), 17.11 meters; 39. Garcia (TT), 8.83; 41. Veya (SA), 8.60
High Jump — 1. Wilson (Waterloo), 2:00 meters; 7. Malone (CU), 1.60
Pole Vault — 1. Payne (Glen Carbon Father McGivney), 3.88; 4. Lee (TT), 3.35
Long Jump — 1. Cothern (Olney), 6.66 meters; 5. Finn (CU), 6.29