The Peoria area has a long history of running excellence, which trickles down to the high school level.
Below are the area’s top high school performances in each event still part of the Illinois High School Association state finals each season, separated by event with boys and girls times for each.
Each entry includes performance, name, year in school at time of performance and the year set. Times in 100ths are fully automatic. To figure the equivalent hand-held time, subtract .24, then round up to the nearest 10th.
The list includes records starting in 1973 to five records set in 2024. This list was last updated on May 17, 2026.
Peoria-area all-time high school track and field best times and distances
100-meter dash
200-meter dash
400-meter dash
800-meter run
1600-meter run
3200-meter run
110-meter high hurdles
100-meter high hurdles
300-meter intermediate hurdles
300-meter low hurdles
4×100-meter relay
4×200-meter relay
4×400-meter relay
4×800-meter relay
Shot put
Discus
Long jump
Triple jump
High jump
Pole vault
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: IHSA track and field records: The all-time best performances around Peoria
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