Statewide Illinois High School Association girls track and field sectionals were held Wednesday and Thursday.
From each sectional, the top two placers and athletes along with qualifying performances advance to the IHSA state finals on May 22-24 at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Stadium in Charleston.
Below are the Peoria-area athletes who earned a spot in the finals, listed by sectional. First and second place winners along with those meeting the qualifying standards advance to the state finals. Qualifying times and distances are in parentheses.
A total of 182 entries from local schools earned spots at state from nine sectionals across Illinois.
CLASS 2A
At Rock Falls (40 entries)
At Pontiac (30 entries)
At Sterling (3 entries)
CLASS 1A
At Aledo Mercer County (46 entries)
At Rushville-Industry (5 entries)
At Taylor Ridge Rockridge (12 entries)
At Lewistown (30 entries)
CLASS 3A
At Rock Island (15 entries)
At Bloomington (One entry)
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Every Peoria-area girls track and field athlete who advanced to the 2025 IHSA state finals
Reporting by Adam Duvall, Peoria Journal Star / Journal Star
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