Published on November 9, 2026 8:00 am
Last Updated on November 9, 2026 8:00 am
PEORIA — Effingham St. Anthony High School’s Isabella Keller is a State Champion.
Keller crossed the finish line first in the Class 1A State Girls Cross Country Meet Saturday at Detweiller Park.
Keller won with a time of 16:06.50. She was followed in second place by Haven Barwegen of Kankakee McNamara with a time of 17:15.10.
Also competing for St. Anthony were Aubrey Denning who finished in the top 10 in sixth place with a time of 17:24.60. Emeline Wines took 76th in 18:52.20.
Altamont High School’s Reagan Winter finished 33rd with a time of 18:10.90.
There were a total of 256 runners competing.
Eureka High School won the team championship with 104 points followed in the top three by Elmwood 141 and Shelbyville 166.
In the Class 1A Boys State Cross Country Meet, Cumberland High School competed and finished 12th as a team. Elmwood was the team champion with 194 points. Second place went to Monticello with 198 and third was taken by Chillicothe Illinois Valley Central with 221. There were 30 teams competing.
Cameron Roedl finished in second place with a time of 14:35.62 for Cumberland. Winning the meet was Murphysboro’s Edgar Garcia with a time of 14:25.36.
There were a total of 260 runners competing.
Also competing for Cumberland were Colby Roedl who took 15th in 15:00.65 followed by Gavin Whitaker 99th in 16:06.83, Damien Chardon 107th in 16:10.16, Clayton Altgilbers 208th in 17:17.49, Kyler Houchin 206th in 17:14.26 and Maverick Duvall 214th in 17:24.92.
Effingham St. Anthony’s Camden Bloemer was 165th in 16:43.50.