Published on September 16, 2025 12:22 pm
Last Updated on September 16, 2025 12:22 pm
Effingham Junior High School competed in the Parkside Cross Country Invitational Saturday at Maxwell Park in Normal.
“It was hot, tough and full of huge competition but we got it done,” said EJHS Coach Nancy Ervin. “For many, it was their first big meet and shaking off those nerves was a win in itself. Congrats to our personal records on this course with this huge crowd.”
Jared Klingler finished seventh out of 387 runners in the boys two mile run. He finished with a time of 11:06.90. Other Mustangs competing were Trenton Partlow 143rd in 12:52.32, Maddux Wyckoff 172nd in 13:07.12, Caydon Jolly 180th in 13:10.08, Nicolas Young 194th in 13:24.26, Carson Mihlbachler 200th in 13:17.50 and Eli Gordon 210th in 13:19.64.
Winning the meet was St. Joseph’s Camden Fisher with a time of 10:43.02.
In the two mile varsity girls meet, Kynlie Rohr finished 73rd in 13:43.44 out of 361 runners. Baylee Bierman was 126th in 14:09.83, Arya Smith 175th in 14:41.29, Addisyn Schackmann 191st in 14:53.85, Kennedy Jones 236th in 15:19.22, Izzy Schwerman 299th in 16:18.98 and Juilian Hess 313th in 16:40.76.
In the boys two mile open with 697 runners, Myles Ervin finished 487th in 18:11.79, Cole Althoff 563rd in 19:33.34, Colin Wendling 625th in 20:47.01 and Christopher Repking 655th in 22:57.58.
In the girls two mile open with 572 runners, Lindsey Lovett finished 89th in 15:44.14, Stella Johnson 129th in 16:18.60, Parker Massey 204th in 17:14.23, Hadley Westjohn 213th in 17:20.26, Olivia Wiedman 217th in 17:23.91, Katie Percival 260th in 17:59.95, Aubrey Aaron 263rd in 18:00.77, Isley Schwerman 321st in 18:49.28, Quincy Bloemker 341st in 19:08.32 and Lorelei Correll 401st in 20:10.89.
Congratulations to our personal records on this course and those were by Baylee Bierman, Quincy Bloemker, Lindsey Lovett, Olivia Wiedman, Eli Gordon and A. Arnold,” said Coach Ervin. “Also congrats to our runners of the meet, Arnold, Gordon, Bloemker and Bierman.”