Published on May 21, 2026 7:26 am
Last Updated on May 21, 2026 7:26 am
MONTICELLO — Four Effingham High School athletes advanced to the Class 2A State Boys Track Meet after qualifying at the Monticello Sectional Wednesday.
Jenner Pals claimed second place at the high jump with a leap of 1.93 meters.
Alex Gordon also had a second place finish. He went 1:58.88 minutes in the 800 to take that spot and advance.
Blayne Ring took third in the discus with a qualifying toss of 45.77 meters.
Reaching State in the long jump was Maxx Kistler. Kistler claimed fourth place as the top six long jumpers advanced with qualifying leaps. Kistler had a jump of 6.56 meters.
Effingham finished tied for fifth out of 16 teams. Mount Zion won the meet with 112 points followed by Olney/Richland County 109, Tolono Unity 68, Monticello 56, Effingham 51.5, St. Joseph-Ogden 51.5, Danville 49, Charleston 41, Salem 40, Urbana 27, Paris 25, Decatur MacArthur 22, Decatur Eisenhower 15, Mount Carmel 14, Mattoon 13 and Argenta-Oreana 8.
Class 2A Monticello Sectional
Team Scores –– Mount Zion (MZ) 112, Olney/Richland County (O) 109, Tolono Unity (TU) 68, Monticello (M) 56, Effingham (E) 51.5, St. Joseph-Ogden (SJO) 51.5, Danville (D) 49, Charleston (C) 41, Salem (S) 40, Urbana (U) 27, Paris (P) 25, Decatur MacArthur (DM) 22, Decatur Eisenhower (DE) 15, Mount Carmel (MC) 14, Mattoon (MA) 13, Argenta-Oreana (AO) 8.
100 — 1. D’Mario Jackson (D), 10.53 sec.; 13. Lexton Roberts (E), 11.66
200 — 1. D’Mario Jackson (D), 21.09 sec.; 9. Sebastian Simoni (E), 22.88; 15. Kellen Richmond (E), 23.72
400 — 1. D’Mario Jackson (D), 49.71 sec.; 11. Alexander McFarland (E), 54.03; 24. Isaac Eskew (E), 59.57
800 — 1. Colin Burnett (SJC), 1:58.50 min.; 2. Alex Gordon (E), 1:58.88; 25. Kaynan Leverette (E), 2:26.86
1600 — 1. Quad Berger (O), 4:23.84 min.; 24. Anthony Bohnhoff (E), 5:33.74; 26. Tristan Devall (E), 6:11.79
3200 — 1. Quad Berger (O), 9:17.79 min.; 21. Anthony Bohnhoff (E),12:03.66
110 Hurdles — 1. Maddix Sutherland (TU), 15.11 sec.; 6. Maxx Kistler (E), 15.63; 16. Bryden Kade (E), 18.91
300 Hurdles — 1. Carter Schmid (TU), 40.17 sec.; 6. Maxx Kistler (E), 43.53; 14. Bryden Kade (E), 46.97
4×100 Relay — 1. Mount Zion, 42.94 sec.; 5. Effingham (Maxx Kistler, DJ Latham, Kellen Richmond, Sebastian Simoni), 44.02
4×200 Relay — 1. Mount Zion, 1:29.42 min.; 3. Effingham (Braxton Osborne, Kael Allison, Kellen Richmond, Sebastian Simoni), 1:33.30
4×400 Relay — 1. Mount Zion, 3:27.00 min.; 9. Effingham (Braxton Osborne, Alexander McGarland, Kael Allison, Alex Gordon), 3:41.38
4×800 Relay — 1. Tolono Unity, 8:09.40 min.; 9. Effingham (Ian McDaniel, Will Percival, Mason Overbeck, Kaynan Leverette), 9:48.72
Shot — 1. Silas Lux (S), 16.14 meters; 7. Clinton Metcalf (E), 14.27; 22. Brayden Baudier (E), 10.72
Discus — 1. Trey Clark (S), 47.79 meters; 3. Blayne Ring (E), 45.77; 6. Addison Clark (E), 42.29
High Jump — 1. Gavyn Cothern (O), 1.96 meters; 2. Jenner Pals (E), 1.93; 10. Cameron Moon (E), 1.82
Pole Vault — 1. Jack Wear (SJO), 4.50 meters; 5. Max Buzzard (E), 3.58
Long Jump — 1. Gavyn Cothern (O), 7.02 meters; 4. Maxx Kistler (E), 6.56; 11. Brady McDaniel (E), 5.96
Triple Jump — 1. Treylin Couch (C), 13.23 meters; 12. Brady McDaniel (E), 11.47; 15. Dominick Wielgos (E), 11.10