Here are the boys track and field state qualifiers from the Springfield area.
From each sectional, the top two placers and qualifying performances advance to the state meet at O’Brien Field in Charleston beginning Thursday, May 28 through Saturday, May 30.
Class 3A
Bloomington Sectional
100-meter dash: Colton Ladage, senior, Chatham Glenwood (10.73)
400-meter dash: Deandre Brown, senior, Springfield High; Clayton Zettler, sophomore, Chatham Glenwood (49.70)
800-meter run: Van Schneider, senior, Chatham Glenwood (1:57.11)
110-meter hurdles: McKenzie Doe III, junior, Chatham Glenwood (14.90)
300-meter hurdles: Doe, Chatham Glenwood (39.43); Deanthony Brown, sophomore, Springfield High (40.13)
4×100-meter relay: Chatham Glenwood (Cruz Evans, Trystin Decatoire, Colton Ladage, Blake Lehnen) 41.67
4×200-meter relay: Chatham Glenwood (Evans, Lehnen, Larry Wills, Ladage) 1:27.29
4×400-meter relay: Chatham Glenwood (McKenzie Doe III, Van Schneider, Lehnen, Clayton Zettler) 3:22.91; Springfield High (Deanthony Brown, Kai Rinaberger, Jacob Greco, Deandre Brown) 3:23.26
4×800-meter relay: Springfield High (Rinaberger, Abdul Aleem Faizal, Clayton Borah, Jake Tolsdorf) 7:58.30
Shot put: Trey Sutton, sophomore, Springfield High (51 feet, 10 ¾ inches)
Discus throw: Sutton, Springfield High (177-6)
High jump: Larry Wills, senior, Chatham Glenwood (6-4); Doe, Chatham Glenwood (6-4)
Pole vault: Finn Try, sophomore, Chatham Glenwood (14-3); Jake Ray, sophomore, Chatham Glenwood (14-3)
Long jump: Wills, Chatham Glenwood (23-8 ½)
What to know: Chatham Glenwood’s Colton Ladage and Larry Wills each won two events — including the 4×200-meter relay — and the Titans captured their first Class 3A sectional team title. Ladage claimed the 100-meter dash in 10.73 seconds, while Wills set a personal best in the long jump at 23 feet, 8 ½ inches for first place. The winning 4×200 relay also included Cruz Evans and Blake Lehnen. Wills and junior teammate McKenzie Doe III each reached 6-4 in the high jump for second and third place, respectively. Doe additionally qualified in both hurdles and the 4×400 relay. Springfield High’s Trey Sutton hurled a personal best 177-6 in the discus throw for first place. SHS’ Deandre Brown and Glenwood’s Van Schneider took bronze in the 400 and 800, respectively.
Class 2A
Troy Triad Sectional
100: Jovonis Lunford, sophomore, Sacred Heart-Griffin (10.79); Elliot Riedel, junior, Rochester (10.94); Jackson Britton, senior, Williamsville (11.05)
200: Lunford, Sacred Heart-Griffin (22.37)
800: Ryan Patrick, freshman, Williamsville (1:56.98)
1600: Liam Bettis, junior, Taylorville (4:19.74); Patrick, Williamsville (4:27.10); Lucas Hollinshead, junior, Williamsville (4:29.06); Alexander Davis, senior, Taylorville (4:29.63)
3200: Bettis, Taylorville (9:11.49); Colt Perkins, sophomore, Taylorville (9:33.82); Holinshead, Williamsville (9:38.92); Jonah Cunningham, junior, Rochester (9:39.73)
110 hurdles: Jeremiah Jackson, sophomore, Jacksonville (15.53)
300 hurdles: Keishon Fields Daniels, freshman, Southeast (41.20); Jack Park, junior, Williamsville (41.38); Kamri Sales, senior, Southeast (41.47)
4×100 relay: Rochester (Hugo Hunter, Elliot Riedel, Khordell Gregory, Tristan Stanton) 42.80; Jacksonville (Jeremiah Jackson, Jason Brown, Evan Thrasher, Connor Walker) 43.23
4×200 relay: Rochester (Riedel, Gregory, Stanton, Ryder Spraetz) 1:28.04; Jacksonville (Carlito Mitchell, Brown, Thrasher, Walker) 1:30.03; Southeast (Kashmiere Towns, Marcus Shief, Amani Wright, Sayane Azonnadou) 1:30.46; Williamsville (Jackson Meyer, Owen Patton, Owen Bressan, Jackson Britton) 1:31.35
4×400 relay: Southeast (Shief, Thaddeus Moore, Kingston Cooper, Kamri Sales) 3:29.87
4×800 relay: Jacksonville (Tyler Butler, Jett Morrisey, Andrew Schumacher, Troy Defrates) 8:16.92
Shot put: Anthony Beckman, senior, Williamsville (54 feet); Dylan Durocher, junior, Rochester (53-10); Colton Maltby, junior, Rochester (50-11); Connor Hunsley, junior, Taylorville (50-1 ¼);
Discus throw: Durocher, Rochester (159-11 ¼); Macklin Nelson, sophomore, Rochester (157-5 ¾); Beckman, Williamsville (149-4); Hunsley, Taylorville (148-0 ¼); Brayden Eytchison, sophomore, Williamsville (146 feet)
High jump: Darren Henry, sophomore, Jacksonville (6-7); Carlito Mitchell, freshman, Jacksonville (6-4); Sam Seaton, senior, Sacred Heart-Griffin (6-4); Ryder Spraetz, junior, Rochester (6-4)
Pole vault: Aaden Entringer, junior, Williamsville (12-9); Jack Stanton, senior, Rochester (12-9); Chase Rincker, freshman, Taylorville (12-9);
Long jump: Khordell Gregory, sophomore, Rochester (23-3 1/5); Tristan Stanton, senior, Rochester (22-7 ¼); Henry, Jacksonville (22-1 ¼); Mitchell, Jacksonville (21-5 ½)
Triple jump: Sales, Southeast (45-1); Tristan Stanton, Rochester (45 feet); Thaddeus Moore, sophomore, Southeast (42-11 ¾); Henry, Jacksonville (42-7 ¾)
What to know: Rochester excelled in the field events and relays for their first Class 2A sectional team title. Dylan Durocher earned second in both the shot put and discus throw, while Colton Maltby and Macklin Nelson also qualified in separate throwing events. Khordell Gregory won the long jump just ahead of fellow teammate Tristan Stanton, who also took second in the triple jump. Stanton also competed in the qualifying rounds of the 4×100 and 4×200 relays. Twin brother Jack Stanton tied for second in the pole vault. Jacksonville’s Darren Henry captured first in the high jump, while teammate Jeremiah Jackson won the 110 hurdles. Southeast also picked up two gold medals: Kamri Sales in the triple jump and Keishon Fields Daniels in the 300 hurdles. Other winners included Sacred Heart-Griffin’s Jovonis Lunford in the 200 and Williamsville’s Anthony Beckman in the shot put.
Pontiac Sectional
800: Owen Cyrulik, junior, Lincoln (1:56.01)
1600: Preston Short, junior, Lincoln (4:28)
4×800 relay: Lincoln (Colin Crombie, Henry Stoltzenburg, Pierce King, Owen Cyrulik) 8:10.34
Discus throw: Carson McConnell, junior, Lincoln (145-10)
What to know: Lincoln’s Owen Cyrulik won the 800 and anchored the runnerup 4×800 relay.
Class 1A
Maroa-Forsyth Sectional
100: Kadyn Harmony, junior, Pleasant Plains (10.72); Judah Estill, senior, Pleasant Plains (11.11); Riley Damm, senior, Mason City Illini Central (11.23)
400: Jeramy Daniel, junior, Lutheran (50.09); Nick Glisson, senior, Mason City Illini Central (51.08)
800: Coriell Green, junior, Mason City Illini Central (1:56.89); Jace Toland, freshman, Mason City Illini Central (2:01.62)
1600: Elijah Teefey, senior, Pleasant Plains (4:34.07); Ryan Driskill, senior, Pleasant Plains (4:35.10)
3200: Teefey, Pleasant Plains (9:52.63); Driskill, Pleasant Plains (9:55.80); Kade Parker, senior, Petersburg PORTA (10:01.26)
110 hurdles: Gradyn Hartlaub, junior, Riverton (15.80)
300 hurdles: Braylon Heredith, sophomore, Pleasant Plains (40.94)
4×100 relay: Pleasant Plains (Nathan Frey, Judah Estill, Braylon Heredith, Kadyn Harmony) 43.34
4×200 relay: Pleasant Plains (Frey, Estill, Heredith, Harmony) 1:30.50
4×400 relay: Pleasant Plains (Frey, Heredith, Landon Jacobson, Harmony) 3:27.92; Lutheran (Judah Theilen, Silas Armbrust, Jeramy Daniel, Landen Woody) 3:33.62
4×800 relay: Mason City Illini Central (Jace Toland, Drew Toland, Caden Rassi, Coriell Green) 8:27.12; Pleasant Plains (Jared Long, Joel Gove, Ty Copeland, Mykah Bileck) 8:35.87
Shot put: Mason Milliman, sophomore, Pleasant Plains (49-6); Hunter Sabo, senior, Pleasant Plains (48-7 ¾); Ethan Giberson, junior, Riverton (48-0 ¾); Eli Wood, junior, Niantic Sangamon Valley (47-6 ½)
Discus throw: Sabo, Pleasant Plains (157-4 ¼); James Jones, junior, Athens (156-11 ¾); Giberson, Riverton (152-1 ¼); Carter Clark, junior, Mount Pulaski (142-3 ¾)
High jump: Isaac Rennecker, senior, Petersburg PORTA (6-3); Glisson, Mason City Illini Central (6-3)
Pole vault: Hartlaub, Riverton (14-1)
Triple jump: Rennecker, Petersburg PORTA (44-3 ¾); Daniel, Lutheran (43-1 ¼)
What to know: Pleasant Plains wrangled eight golds for their 10th straight sectional team title. Kadyn Harmony anchored each of the winning sprint relays as well as the individual 100. Braylon Heredith also appeared on each of the three relays and won the 300 hurdles to boot. Elijah Teefey carried the 1600. Ditto Mason Milliman in the shot put, and Hunter Sabo in the discus throw. Petersburg PORTA’s Isaac Rennecker claimed the high jump and triple jump, while Mason City Illini Central’s Coriell Green won the 800 and 4×800 relay. Riverton pole vaulter Gradyn Hartlaub soared to first as well.
Gillespie Sectional
100: Alec Roach, senior, Litchfield (11.19); Jaxon Ray, sophomore, Litchfield (11.36)
200: Roach, Litchfield (22.74)
400: Vandon Sproull, senior, Carlinville (51.90)
800: Elijah Patton, junior, Hillsboro (1:58.73); Chaz Oberkfell, senior, Gillespie (2:00.18)
1600: Oberkfell, Gillespie (4:30.29)
3200: Oberkfell, Gillespie (10:06.74)
110 hurdles: Johnathon Bowles, senior, Litchfield (16.20)
300 hurdles: Bowles, Litchfield (41.95)
4×100 relay: Litchfield (Brylan Marten, Alec Roach, Lukas Paine, Jaxon Ray) 43.85; Carlinville (Andrew Konneker, Triston Thompson, Tate Duckels, Joel White) 44.44
4×200 relay: Litchfield (Marten, Paine, Ray, Roach) 1:31.59
4×400 relay: Carlinville (Nolan Meyer, Henry Truax, Cameron Cooper, Vandon Sproull) 3:31.72; Hillsboro (Eljah Patton, Aiden Robinson, Jalen Stewart, Amony Anderson) 3:32.62
4×800 relay: Carlinville (Meyer, Truax, Cooper, Sproull) 8:14.18
Shot put: Corbin Walton, sophomore, Carlinville (47-11 ½); Ozzie Maddox, senior, North Mac (44-7 ¾)
Discus throw: Joel White, sophomore, Carlinville (148-0 ¾); Walton, Carlinville (137-2 ½)
High jump: Carson Powell, sophomore, North Mac (6-4); Noah Satterlee, sophomore, Hillsboro (6-2)
Pole vault: Austin Homer, senior, Carlinville (14-1); Dane Diesselhorst, sophomore, Gillespie (12-8); Faizon Laplante, sophomore, Carlinville (12-8); Leland Armbruster, freshman, Hillsboro (12-2)
Long jump: Braylen Brown, junior, Staunton (20-2 ½); Brylan Marten, freshman, Litchfield (19-8 ½)
Triple jump: Marten, Litchfield (41-4)
What to know: Alec Roach won each of his four sprint events and Litchfield edged Carlinville by just six points to win the team sectional title. Carlinville won three field events: Austin Homer in the pole vault, Joel White in the discus throw and Corbin Walton in the shot put. Gillespie’s Chaz Oberkfell won the 1600 and was second in the 3200 by less than two seconds against Piasa Southwestern’s Thor Springman. Other winners included North Mac’s Carson Powell in the high jump and Staunton’s Braylen Brown in the long jump.
Rushville-Industry Sectional
100: Carter Fretueg, junior, Rushville-Industry (11.17)
200: Jake Piotrowski, senior, New Berlin (22.78); Fretueg, Rushville-Industry (22.79)
400: Julien Mpopo, junior, Beardstown (51.31)
3200: Cooper Fritz, freshman, Jacksonville Routt (10:40.27)
300 hurdles: Marcos Laurencio, senior, Beardstown (41.80); Brody Brush, senior, Rushville-Industry (42.01)
4×100 relay: New Berlin (Brody Bilbruck, Conner Stinson, Wyatt Oschwald, Jake Piotrowski) 43.97
4×200 relay: New Berlin (Bilbruck, Stinson, Piotrwoski, Oschwald) 1:31.13; Rushville-Industry (Sebastian Bertoux, Carter Fretueg, Chase Bickerman, Ian Escapa) 1:31.63
4×400 relay: New Berlin (Brady Crews, Stinson, Bilbruck, Oschwald) n/a
4×800 relay: Beardstown (Martin Pineda, Junior Gil Diaz, Liam Hymes, Bryan Islas) 8:45.15
Discus throw: Jackson Place, sophomore, Jacksonville Routt (140-11 ¼)
Pole vault: Brush, Rushville-Industry (14-2); Jude Eveland, sophomore, Rushville-Industry (13-8); Kellen Brown, sophomore, Beardstown (12-2)
Long jump: Fretueg, Rushville-Industry (22-2 ½); Brady Crews, senior, New Berlin (20-10 ¼)
Triple jump: Ian Escapa, senior, Rushville-Industry (47-2); Crews, New Berlin (43-2)
What to know: Carter Fretueg picked up first place in the long jump while also qualifying in three other events to lead Rushville-Industry to the team sectional title just ahead of Pittsfield. Ian Escapa added another gold in the triple jump. Brody Brush and Jude Eveland settled for second and third in the pole vault.
Tuscola Sectional
100: Sam Talavera, sophomore, Auburn (11.04)
400: Jacob Barth, senior, Auburn (50.02); Talavera, Auburn (50.93)
800: James Baisden, senior, Auburn (2:00.67)
110 hurdles: Micah Meadows, sophomore, Pana (16.03)
4×400 relay: Auburn (Hunter Piper, James Baisden, Sam Talavera, Jacob Barth) 3:27.46
4×800 relay: Auburn (Barth, Wyatt Thurman, Piper, Baisden) 8:23.84
Long jump: Barth, Auburn (20-10)
Triple jump: Derrek Ambrose, junior, Pana (41-2)
What to know: Jacob Barth qualified in four events with three victories. He anchored the winning 4×400 relay with Hunter Piper, James Baisden and Sam Talavera in their quest for a repeat state title in the event. Barth also won the individual 400 and the 4×800 relay. Baisden wound up second place by less than a second in the 800. Ditto Talavera in the 100 and 400.
This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: Here are the Springfield area’s 2026 state qualifiers for boys track
Reporting by Bill Welt, Springfield State Journal-Register / State Journal-Register
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