{"id":32499,"date":"2026-03-09T09:26:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T14:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=32499"},"modified":"2026-03-09T09:26:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T14:26:38","slug":"area-teams-compete-at-central-illinois-boys-girls-track-meets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/track-field\/32499-area-teams-compete-at-central-illinois-boys-girls-track-meets\/","title":{"rendered":"Area Teams Compete At Central Illinois Boys,  Girls Track Meets"},"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>CHARLESTON &#8212; Area teams competed in the Central Illinois High School Boys and Girls Track Meets at Eastern Illinois University Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Area teams competing were Effingham, Effingham St. Anthony, Teutopolis, Altamont, Neoga, Newton, Cumberland, Cowden-Herrick\/Beecher City and Brownstown\/St. Elmo.<\/p>\n<p>In the girls meet, Edwardsville was the winner with 127 points while St. Anthony took second with 42 and Teutopolis was fifth with 25.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs scored points in seven events. Reese Hoene had two second place finishes in the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.91 seconds and the 200 in 26.24. She also finished fourth in the long jump at 4.99 meters.<\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Denning won the 800 in 2:23.44 minutes and finished third in the 1600.<\/p>\n<p>Effingham&#8217;s Macy Kirk was second in the 400 in 1:04.37 minutes and T-town&#8217;s Adrienne Koester was fourth in 1:05.07. The Hearts&#8217; Kylie Pryor took fourth in the pole vault at 2.88 meters.<\/p>\n<p>Effingham&#8217;s 4&#215;400 relay team of Baylee Summers, Kirk, Alayna Wade and Emery Spicer finished third in 4:23.97.<\/p>\n<p>Newton&#8217;s 4&#215;800 relay team of Layna Marshall, Heather Bergbower, Avery Geier and Grace Schumacher was third in 10:34.07.<\/p>\n<p>T-town&#8217;s Bella Ordner finished fourth in the 200 in 27.88 seconds. Keagyn Koenig was fourth in the shot with a throw of 11.21 meters.<\/p>\n<p>In the boys competition, T-town&#8217;s Karson Zerrusen won the 60 meter hurdles in 8.40 seconds. St. Anthony&#8217;s Eli Hiatt was third in 8.65.<\/p>\n<p>Cumberland&#8217;s Reid Carlen took fourth in the 200 in 24.08 seconds and fifth in the 60 meters with a time of 7.12 sec. The Pirates&#8217; 4&#215;800 relay team of Cameron Roedl, Colby Roedl, Aydan Oakley and Gavin Whitaker were fifth in 8:47.38.<\/p>\n<p>Newton&#8217;s Hayden Borgic finished fifth in the 800 in 2:03.61. The Eagles 4&#215;400 relay team of Borgic, Henry Will, Dexter Futon and Matthew Haskett fnished fifth in 3:45.76.<\/p>\n<p>Altamont&#8217;s Jacob Veteto was second in the pole vault at 4.25 meters.<\/p>\n<p>The highest finish for Effingham was Sebastian Simoni in the 200. He finished sixth in 24.61.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eastern Illinois University Indoor Track Meet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls Meet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Area Teams &#8212; <\/strong>Effingham (E), Effingham St. Anthony (SA), Altamont (A), Brownstown\/St. Elmo (BSE), Cowden-Herrick\/Beecher City (CHBC), Cumberland (CU) Neoga (NE), Newton (N), Teutopolis (TT)<\/p>\n<p>60 Meters &#8212; 1. Sophie Shapiro (Edwardsville), 7.89 sec.; 2. Hoene (SA), 7.91; 9. Niebrugge (TT), 8.03; 15. Isley (TT), 8.26; 22. Kirk (E), 8.48; 26. Starnes (A), 8.53; 38. Sarver (CHBC), 8.68; 43. McVicar (N), 8.83; 47. Reed (E), 8.92; 49. Fleeharty (A), 8.94; 53. Edwards (CU), 8.97; 55. Emmerich (SA), 9.01; 67. Shuemaker (NE), 9.31; 79. Ballinger (NE), 80. Zumbahlen (CHBC), 9.90; 83. Pevernecki (BSE), 10.03; 89. Sefton (BSE), 11.05<\/p>\n<p>200 &#8212; 1. Joanna Anoke (Edwardsville), 25.61 sec.; 2. Hoene (SA), 26.24; 4. Ordner (TT), 27.88; 6. Schackmann (N), 28.51; 18. Sarver (CHBC), 29.97; 24. Fleeharty (A), 30.37; 35. Gray (CU), 31.63; 36. Lotz (E), 32.21<\/p>\n<p>400 &#8212; 1. Lily Stevens (Olney), 1:02.29 min.; 2. Kirk (E), 1:04.37; 4. Koester (TT), 1:05.07; 8. Starnes (A), 1:06.68; 14. Gentry (N), 1:09.44; 32. Mahon (BSE), 1:14.05<\/p>\n<p>800 &#8212; 1. Aubrey Denning (St. Anthony), 2:23.44 min.; 3. Koester (TT), 2:29.59; 10. Summers (E), 2:34.49; 11. Spicer (E), 2:35.59; 18. Niebrugge (SA), 2:48.93; 21. Vogt (N), 2:49.72; 29. Hoehn (CU), 2:52.13; 32. Tedrick (A), 2:54.96; 40. Zane (TT), 2:59.72; 51. Doty (CHBC), 3:17.59; 56. Flores (CHBC), 3:21.59<\/p>\n<p>1600 &#8212; 1. Molly Farrell (Marshall), 5:07.27 min.; 3. Denning (A), 5:17.53; 12. Marshall (N), 5:44.58; 17. Wines (SA), 5:59.93; 24. Petersen (TT), 6:30.25; 25. Hoehn (CU), 6;32.56; 29. Miller (E), 6:41.93; 38. Overbeck (TT), 6:59.08<\/p>\n<p>3200 &#8212; 1. Maggie Zimmerman (Petersburg PORTA), 11:16.12 min.<\/p>\n<p>60 Hurdles &#8212; 1. Sophie Sharpio (Edwardsville), 8.80 sec.; 5. Ordner (TT), 9.69; 6. NIebrugge (TT), 9.86; 11. Hoene (SA), 10.23; 16. Schafer (N), 10.58; 21. Shoemaker (CU), 10.78; 30. Leitch (CU), 11.33; 39. Fehrenbacher (N), 11.77; 50. Douglas (NE), 12.71; 51. Lawyer (NE), 13.04<\/p>\n<p>4&#215;200 Relay &#8212; 1. Edwardsville, 1:44.82 min.; 6. Teutopolis (Ordner, Koester, Bales, Niebrugge), 1:52.50; 7. Newton (Schackmann, Fehrenbacher, McVicar, Schafer), 1:54.00; 20. St. Anthony (LaSarge, S. Emmerich, Hatton, R. Emmerich), 1:58.47; 28. Effingham (Reed, Myers, Lotz, Wade), 2:02.83; 33. Cumberland (Duvall, Edwards, Gray, Shoemaker), 2:07.15; 35. Cowden-Herrick\/Beecher City (Lilly, Sarver, Zumbahlen, Doty), 2:07.79; 37. Neoga (Lawyer, Shuemaker, Douglas, Balliinger), 2:11.17<\/p>\n<p>4&#215;400 Relay &#8212; 1. Edwardsville, 4:06.69 min.; 3. Effingham (Summers, Kirk, Wade, Spicer), 4:23.97; 6. St. Anthony (Hoene, LaSarge, R. Emmerich, Denning), 4:30.55; 10. Newton (Gentry, Bergbower, Geier, Schumacher), 4:35.76<\/p>\n<p>4&#215;800 Relay &#8212; 1. Edwardsville, 9:53.95 min.; 3. Newton (Marshall, Bergbower, Geier, Schumacher), 10:34.07; 12. Teutopolis (Overbeck, Zane, Wernsing, Petersen), 11:45.62; 13. Effingham (Summers, Miller, Gaudilliere, Spicer), 11:46.02; 15. St. Anthony (Denning, Slifer, Niebrugge, Wines), 12:13.02<\/p>\n<p>Shot &#8212; 1. Joi Story (Edwardsville), 12.13 meters; 4. Koenig (E), 11.21; 22. Duncan (N), 9.06; 25. Emmerich (SA), 8.85; 30. Kimberlin (BSE), 8.63; 35. Coy (N), 8.05; 37. Kollmann (A), 7.97; 45. Underwood (CHBC), 6.55<\/p>\n<p>High Jump &#8212; 1. Brittyn Lusk (Flora), 1.60 meters; 9. Burgholzer (E), 1.48; 14. Beals (N), 1.45; 16. Miller (TT), 1.40; 21. Emmerich (SA), 1.35<\/p>\n<p>Pole Vault &#8212; 1. Madi Orns (Bloomington Cornerstone), 3.08 meters; 4. Pryor (E), 2.88; 6. Schumacher (N), 2.28; 7. Denning (SA), 2.13<\/p>\n<p>Long Jump &#8212; 1. Alannah Lowery (Springfield Southeast), 5.07 meters; 4. Hoene (SA), 4.99; 8. Ordner (TT), 4.81; 17. Felmlee (BSE), 4.39; 27. Colnar (CU), 4.07; 28. Meinhart (N), 4.05<\/p>\n<p>Triple Jump &#8212; 1. Alannah Lowery (Springfield Southeast), 11.14 meters; 10. Spicer (E), 9.12; 12. Meinhart (N), 8.95; 16. Bloemer (TT), 8.66<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys Meet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Area Teams &#8212;<\/strong> Effingham (E), Effingham St. Anthony (SA), Altamont (A), Brownstown\/St. Elmo (BSE), Cowden-Herrick\/Beecher City (CHBC), Cumberland (CU) Neoga (NE), Newton (N), Teutopolis (TT)<\/p>\n<p>60 &#8212; 1. Treylin Cough (Charleston), 7.02 sec.; 5. Carlen (CU), 7.12; 24. Roberts (E), 7.53; 32.Schlanser (CHBC), 7.60; 33. Fulton (N), 7.61; 41. Duvall (CU), 7.68; 42. Haskett (N), 7.69; 49. Hepner (TT), 7.75; 55. Everett (A), 7.80; 63. Kirby (TT), 7.90; 64. Caudill (NE), 7.95; 85. Tompkins (BSE), 8.45; 86. Wolff (A), 8.46<\/p>\n<p>200 &#8212; 1. Evan Landers (Gibson City-Melvin Sibley), 23.01 sec.; 4. Carlen (CU), 24.08; 6. Simoni (E), 24.61; 10. Fulton (N), 24.83; 20. Bonner (TT), 25.62; 22. Moore (BSE), 25.65; 32. Bryant (NE), 27.01; 39. DeGennaro (A), 28.09<\/p>\n<p>400 &#8212; 1. Antonio Dean (Granite City), 52.63; 10. Will (N), 56.06l; 15. Miller (SA), 57.21; 23. McFarland (E), 58.76; 24. Hanfland (NE), 59.43; 28. Malone (CU), 1:00.68; 29. Stegman (BSE), 1:01.00; 30. Seabaugh (BSE), 1:01.00; 31. Calame (CHBC), 1:01.64<\/p>\n<p>800 &#8212; 1. Liam Bettis (Taylorville), 1:57.38 min.; 5. Borgic (N), 2:03.61; 7. Gordon (E), 2:05.59; 14. Ramos (SA), 2:12.13; 16. Tays (SA), 2:12.87; 18. Roedl (CU), 2:13.11; 27. Altgilbers (NE), 2:20.34; 34. Maxedon (CHBC), 2:21.69; 39. Fulk (A), 2:24.44; 53. Overbeck (E), 2:29.53; 65. Calame (CHBC), 2:36.82; 69. Maxwell (BSE), 2:56.29<\/p>\n<p>1600 &#8212; 1. Johnathan Iacobazzi (Sullivan), 4:28.13 min.; 7. Kreke (SA), 4:48.01; 13. Cosart (CHBC), 4:50.78; 19. Whitaker (CU), 4:54.29; 29. Christner (NE), 5:14.29; 30. Whittier (SA), 5:14.42; 36. Oakley (CU), 5:20.78; 37. Brant (N), 5:21.29; 52. Manley (A), 5:49.37; 53. Kitten (TT), 5:52.22; 57. Bohnhoff (E), 6;13.26; 58. Devall (E), 6:20.49<\/p>\n<p>3200 &#8212; 1. Crowe (TU), 9:54.67 min.; 7. Cosart (CHBC), 10:33.18; 10. Bloemer (SA), 10:55.97; 16. Chardon (NE), 11:27.07; 20. Bradley (CU), 12:11.91<\/p>\n<p>60 Hurdles &#8212; 1. Karson Zerrusen (TT), 8.40 sec.; 3. Hiatt (SA), 8.65; 17. Kade (E), 9.98<\/p>\n<p>4&#215;200 Relay &#8212; 1. Bismarck-Henning, 1:35.05 min.; 10. Effingham (Latham, Wielgos, McFarland, Simoni), 1:41.02; 15. Cumberland (McMechan, Duvall, Finn, Pierce), 1:42.25; 21. Brownstown\/St. Elmo (Ledbetter, Stufflebeam, Moore, Seabaugh), 1:43.48; 22. Neoga (Porter, Cardinal, Carrillo-Osoirio, Ray), 1:44.26; 23. Cowden-Herrick\/Beecher City (Cox, Lilly, Schlanser, Garrido), 1:44.85<\/p>\n<p>4&#215;400 Relay &#8212; 1. Lincoln, 3:37.17 min.; 5. Newton (Borgic, Will, Fulton, Haskett), 3:45.76; 10. Neoga (Matusas, Cardinal, Ray, Hanfland), 3:52.51; 12. Cumberland (H. Malone, S. Malone, Oakley, Whitaker), 3:58.96; 13. Effingham (Allison, Osborne, Richmond, Moon), 3:59.49; 16. St. Anthony (Bloemer, Miller, Kreke, Hiatt), 4:01.42; 20. Brownstown\/St. Elmo (Grove, Seabaugh, Stufflebeam, Moore), 4:05.05; 25. Altamont (Wolff, Everett, Fulk, Dunaway), 4:20.87<\/p>\n<p>4&#215;800 Relay &#8212; 1. Tolono Unity, 8:16.67 min.; 5. Cumberland (Ca. Roedl, Co. Roedl), Oakley, Whitaker), 8:47.38; 6. St. Anthony (Tays, Whittier, Kreke, Ramos), 8:53.19; 10. Neoga (Altigilbers, Christner, Magana, Chardon), 9:05.64; 13. Newton (Brant, Bower, Bathelmey, Falcioni), 9:20.59; 24. Effingham (Bohnhoff, Devall, Leverette, Overbeck), 10:40.26<\/p>\n<p>Shot &#8212; 1. Maddax Stine (Catlin Salt Fork), 15.05 meters; 18. Wendling (A), 12.70; 20. Hart (CHBC), 12:38; 21. Clark (E), 12.26; 26. White (NE), 11:43; 28. Kinkade (N), 11.03; 31. Geen (SA), 19.95; 37. Strader (CU), 10.00<\/p>\n<p>High Jump &#8212; 1. William Nohren (Shelbyville), 2.10 meters; 13. Lilly (CHBC), 1.68; 15. Lingafelter (N), 1.68; 16. Moon (E), 1.68; 18. Ledbetter (BSE), 1.63; 22. Malone (CU), 1.58<\/p>\n<p>Pole Vault &#8212; 1. Jack Wear (St. Joseph-Ogden), 4.40 meters; 2. Veteto (A), 4.25; 6. Lee (TT), 3.35; 8. Holder (N), 3.20; 10. Witteborg (CHBC), 2.75<\/p>\n<p>Long Jump &#8212; 1. Jeffries (North Chicago), 7.00 meters; 10. Finn (CU), 5.67; 29. Beabout (NE), 4.91; 30. Williams (BSE), 4.79<\/p>\n<p>Triple Jump &#8212; 1. Karson Bruns (Shelbyville), 13.79 meters; 10. Lilly (CHBC), 11.47; 16. Blim (TT), 10.37; 20. Moon (E), 10.26<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHARLESTON &#8212; Area teams competed in the Central Illinois High School Boys and Girls Track Meets at Eastern Illinois University Saturday. 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