Published on May 16, 2025 10:46 am
Last Updated on May 16, 2025 10:49 am
Keagan Koenig finishes the champion in the Class 2A Monticello Sectional shot.
MONTICELLO — Effingham High School will be sending five individuals and a relay team to the Class 2A State Girls Track Meet after competing in the Monticello Sectional Thursday.
Tolono Unity claimed the team championship with 138 points followed by Mount Zion 115, Taylorville 58.5, Richland County, Olney 52, Effingham 47, Robinson 47, St. Joseph-Ogden 31, Salem 26, Urbana 25, Monticello 22, Paris 21.5, Centralia 20, Charleston 19, Mattoon 18, Decatur Eisenhower 11, Mount Carmel 10 and Decatur MacArthur 9.
Effingham’s Keagyn Koenig was the champion in the shot put with a throw of 11.59 meters and will head to State. She broke her own school record.
Camdyn Burgholzer finished tied for second in the high jump at 1.54 meters and will advance to State.
Kylie Pryor took fourth in the pole vault and just reached the qualifying standard of 2.97 meters with a vault of 2.97.
Emery Spicer and Jessica Larsen will both head to State in the 800. Spicer finished fourth and Larsen fifth but both reached the State qualifying standard of 2:25.12.
Spicer finished in 2:23.61 minutes and Larsen in 2:24.17.
The winning time in the run was by Ashlyn Denney of Tolono Unity in 2:18.59.
The 4×400 relay team of Baylee Summers, Macy Kirk, Spicer and Drew Weis finished fourth with a time of 4:13.34 minutes. They just came under the qualifying time of 4:13.85 to advance.
The Effingham tracksters will head to the Class 2A State Tournament Friday, May 23 to compete in the semifinals. Those qualifying for the Finals will head back Saturday, May 24.
Monticello Sectional
(First Place Finisher, Effingham Finishers Listed)
Team Scores — Tolono Unity (TU) 138, Mount Zion (MZ) 115, Taylorville (TV) 58.5, Olney (O) 52, Effingham (E) 47, Robinson (R) 47, St. Joseph-Ogden (SJ) 31, Salem (SA) 26, Urbana (U) 25, Monticello (M) 22, Paris (P) 21.5, Centralia (CE) 20, Charleston (CH) 19, Mattoon (M) 18, Decatur Eisenhower (DE) 11, Mount Carmel (MC) 10, Decatur MacArthur (DM) 9
100 — 1. Ashley Turner (DE), 12.09 sec.; 17. Reed (E), 13.44; 20. Myers (E), 13.60
200 — 1. Emma Swisher (TU), 26.88 sec.; 11. Balode (E), 28.89; 13. Hill (E), 29.02
400 — 1. Mickaylee Patton (C), 58.23 sec.; 7. Weis (E), 1;04.58; 8. Kirk (E), 1:04.86
800 — 1. Ashlyn Denney (TU), 2:18.59 min.; 4. Spicer (E), 2:23.61; 5. Larsen (E), 2:24.17
1600 — 1. Emily Decker (TU), 5:15.61 min.; 11. Springer (E), 6:16.61
3200 — 1. Emily Decker (TU), 11:18.90 min.; 8. Miller (E), 14:27.28; 11. Etheridge (E), 15:18.18
100 Hurdles — 1. Kendall Smith (MZ), 14.95 sec.; 8. Burgholzer (E), 17.24; 13. Frey (E), 18.23
300 Hurdles — 1. Brielle Seiler (O), 46.24 sec.; 6. Burgholzer (E), 50.37; 16. Wendilng (E), 54.82
4×100 Relay — 1. Tolono Unity, 49.25 sec.; 11. Effingham (Kirk, Reed, Balode, Hill), 53.34
4×200 Relay — 1. Taylorville, 1:45.72 min.; 7. Effingham (Summers, Kirk, Balode, Hill), 1:52.85
4×400 Relay — 1. Tolono Unity, 4:03.16 min.; 4. Effingham (Summers, Kirk, Spicer, Weis), 4:13.34
4×800 Relay — 1. Olney, 10:00.40 min.; 4. Effingham (Summers, Springer, Weis, Larsen), 10:17.62
Shot — 1. Keagyn Koenig (E), 11.59 meters; 31. Coleman (E), 7.33
Discus — 1. Lauren Shaw (TU), 36.09 meters; 21. Zeigler (E), 20.08; 27. Coleman (E), 17.28
High Jump — 1. Sandra Munoz (MZ), 1.59 meters; 2. (tie) Burgholzer (E), Puricelli (S), 1.54
Pole Vault — 1. Brooklyn Knodritz (MZ), 3.42 meters; 4. Pryor (E), 2.97
Long Jump — 1. Mary Elliott (R), 5.49 meters; 11. Spicer (E), 5.02; 18. Greuel (E), 4.74
Triple Jump — 1. Kendall Smith (MZ), 11.93 meters; 11. Wendling (E), 9.54
800 — 1. Ashlyn Denney (TU), 2:18.59 min.; 4. Spicer (E), 2:23.61; 5. Larsen (E), 2:24.17
1600 — 1. Emily Decker (TU), 5:15.61 min.; 11. Springer (E), 6:16.61