{"id":18757,"date":"2025-09-17T12:22:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T17:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=18757"},"modified":"2025-09-17T12:22:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T17:22:12","slug":"gill-athletics-to-partner-with-ihsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/more-sports\/18757-gill-athletics-to-partner-with-ihsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Gill Athletics To Partner With IHSA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>CHAMPAIGN, IL \u2014 Gill Athletics is proud to announce a new partnership with the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) to become the official equipment supplier of the Illinois High School Boys and Girls State Track &amp; Field Championships beginning with the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this collaboration, every athlete who qualifies for the prestigious IHSA State Meet at Eastern Illinois University will compete on brand-new, state-of-the-art Gill Athletics equipment. This includes:<\/p>\n<p>Gill S4 Pole Vault Pit and Gill S4 High Jump Pit<\/p>\n<p>Gill G4 Collegiate Hurdle<\/p>\n<p>A full assortment of elite Gill discuses and shot puts<\/p>\n<p>Custom relay batons for every relay team competing at the State Meet<\/p>\n<p>Gill Athletics, headquartered in Champaign, Illinois, has been a proud part of the state\u2019s track and field tradition for over a century. Many Gill team members have competed in the Illinois State Meet themselves or have coached athletes who reached this pinnacle. Supporting Illinois track and field athletes and coaches is deeply personal to the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe IHSA is excited to begin its new partnership with Gill as the official IHSA State Final Track &amp; Field equipment provider,\u201d said IHSA Assistant Executive Director Kraig Garber. \u201cGill is known globally as a leading provider of track and field equipment, and their involvement as the official equipment supplier of major meets like the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships is a testament to their products and services. With their headquarters right here in Illinois, this partnership is a natural fit, and it\u2019s clear they are proud and excited to be part of the state final experience for IHSA Track &amp; Field athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former McHenry High School pole vaulter Max Schweitzer now serving as Gill Athletics\u2019 Sales Rep will be the leader for the IHSA Track equipment provision. \u201cAs someone born and raised in Illinois who competed and coached track here, it\u2019s an honor to support the next generation of Illinois track and field athletes at the IHSA State Meet,\u201d said Schweitzer. \u201cProviding the best equipment to help athletes reach their full potential means a lot to me personally and to all of us at Gill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This partnership reinforces Gill Athletics\u2019 ongoing commitment to empowering track and field athletes and coaches in Illinois and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHAMPAIGN, IL \u2014 Gill Athletics is proud to announce a new partnership with the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) to become the official equipment supplier of the Illinois High School [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-more-sports"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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