2023 All-Area boys' track and field: Meet the complete team

Colin Likas, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.
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Jun. 25—ALL-AREA FIRST TEAM

ATHLETE YR. EVENT(S) SCHOOL

Jackson Barrett Jr. Long distance Tuscola

Chris Boyd Sr. Throws Tuscola

Braydon Campbell Jr. Sprints Ridgeview/Lexington

Jackson Gilbert Sr. Sprints Urbana

Josiah Hortin Jr. Middle distance/long distance Tuscola

Deangelo Hughey Jr. Sprints Mahomet-Seymour

Nathan Kirby Sr. Sprints/hurdles Salt Fork

Daniel Lacy Sr. Sprints Centennial

Voldy Makabu So. High jump Centennial

Carson Maroon Jr. Long distance St. Joseph-Ogden

Mitchel Myers Sr. Throws Arcola

Daryl Okeke Sr. Sprints/hurdles Judah Christian

Garrett Taylor Sr. Throws Salt Fork

Matthew Thomas Sr. Hurdles/pole vault Danville

ALL-AREA SECOND TEAM

ATHLETE YR. EVENT(S) SCHOOL

Jerrius Atkinson Fr. Hurdles/sprints Schlarman

Logan Beckmier Sr. Long distance ALAH

Bryson Grant Sr. Long distance Iroquois West

Ryan Hendrickson Sr. Middle distance St. Thomas More

Ayden Ingram Jr. Jumps/sprints/middle distance BHRA

Ben Jessup Sr. Sprints Salt Fork

Cole Marshall Sr. Sprints/jumps Mahomet-Seymour

Dominic Martin Jr. Sprints/jumps Ridgeview/Lexington

Murphy McCool Sr. Sprints BHRA

Ethan McLain Sr. Sprints Salt Fork

Garrett McNeilly Sr. Sprints Champaign Central

Tyler Miller Jr. Hurdles/sprints Westville

Cole Pemble Jr. Long jump/sprints Blue Ridge

Mick Wright Sr. Sprints Monticello

ALL-AREA HONORABLE MENTION

* Elian Aguilera (Sr., sprints); Michael Gauna (Sr., throws); Ryan Lindstrom (Jr., jumps/sprints); Braden Phillips (So., jumps/sprints); Aden York (Jr., sprints/middle distance).

ARGENTA-OREANA —

* Quincy Carter (So., jumps/sprints); Lleyton Miller (Jr., sprints); Dylan Ragsdale (Jr., jumps/sprints/throws).

ARMSTRONG-POTOMAC —

* Eli Kennel (Jr., hurdles/high jump/pole vault).

ARTHUR-LOVINGTON-ATWOOD-HAMMOND —

* Lyle Adcock (Sr., long distance).

BISMARCK-HENNING/ROSSVILLE-ALVIN —

* Damien Allison (Sr., sprints); Michael Hackman (Sr., sprints); Isaiah Tidwell (Sr., sprints/middle distance).

BLUE RIDGE —

* Joey Cole (So., sprints/throws); Matt Schumacher (Jr., sprints/throws).

CENTENNIAL —

* Tahj Bradley (Jr., sprints); Jordan Griggs (Sr., sprints); Aaron Hendron (Sr., long distance); Plemedie Ibinimion (So., sprints); Travion Wilson (So., sprints).

CERRO GORDO/BEMENT —

* Will Fuson (Fr., middle distance/long distance); Dylan Howell (Jr., long distance).

CHAMPAIGN CENTRAL —

* Nick Bonn (Sr., middle distance/long distance); Fynn Bright (Jr., middle distance/long distance); Pitho Bwandundu (Sr., sprints); Caleb Mathias (Fr., long distance); Jakob Riley (So., middle distance/long distance); Isaac Turk (Sr., sprints/middle distance).

CLINTON —

* Drew Moser (Jr., long distance); Jack Webb (So., jumps/sprints/hurdles); Scott Webb (Sr., throws).

DANVILLE —

* DeMarion Forman (Jr., throws).

FISHER —

* Carter Dickey (Sr., sprints); Noah Hurley (Jr., middle distance/long distance); Jaylin White (Jr., sprints).

GEORGETOWN-RIDGE FARM/CHRISMAN —

* James Cody (So., hurdles/middle distance/high jump); Rylan Mosier (Jr., sprints/discus).

GIBSON CITY-MELVIN-SIBLEY —

* Shawn Schlickman (Jr., pole vault/sprints/long jump).

HERITAGE —

* Aidan Ashbrook (Jr., middle distance); Rowan Denmark-Collins (Sr., middle distance/long distance); Zach Ruwe (Jr., middle distance/long distance).

HOOPESTON AREA —

* Hunter Cannon (Sr., throws).

IROQUOIS WEST —

* Damian Alvarado (Jr., sprints/hurdles); Christian Gaytan (Fr., sprints/long jump); Cannon Leonard (Sr., throws).

LE ROY —

* Brody Bennett (Jr., sprints); Jack Edmundson (Sr., sprints/middle distance).

MAHOMET-SEYMOUR —

* Robert Byron (Sr., throws); Ty Clark (So., pole vault); Blake Dillman (So., middle distance); Travis Hoffman (So., sprints/hurdles).

MILFORD/CISSNA PARK —

* Tyler Runner (So., sprints/high jump).

MONTICELLO —

* Tylor Bundy (Sr., sprints/long jump); Jacob Elston (Sr., long distance); Rylan Good (Jr., middle distance/long distance); Drew Sheppard (Sr., jumps/sprints); Cole Sowinski (Jr., sprints/pole vault).

OAKWOOD —

* Bryson McDaniel (Jr., jumps/sprints/hurdles); Connor Smith (So., sprints).

PAXTON-BUCKLEY-LODA —

* Robert Boyd-Meents (So., long jump/sprints); David King (Sr., sprints/long jump); Kendall Swanson (Sr., throws); Heiden Tester (Sr., throws); Mason Vaughan (So., hurdles).

PRAIRIE CENTRAL —

* Hudson Ault (So., sprints/hurdles/long jump); Dylan Bazzell (Sr., hurdles/high jump); Drew Fehr (Sr., pole vault); Rayce Pekarovich (Jr., jumps/sprints/hurdles).

RANTOUL —

* Landon Cobb (Jr., sprints); Jordan Lathan (Sr., sprints); Aiden Pacunas (Sr., long distance); Preston Seals (Jr., sprints).

RIDGEVIEW/LEXINGTON —

* Payton Campbell (Jr., sprints); Micah Coffman (So., sprints); Cale Hoffman (Sr., hurdles); Alec Thomas (Sr., sprints/middle distance); Darius Yocum (Sr., hurdles).

ST. JOSEPH-OGDEN —

* Tim Blackburn-Kelley (Fr., sprints/jumps); Tyler Burch (Sr., sprints); Jackson Greer (Sr., sprints); Lance Retz (Fr., long distance); Charlie Schmitz (So., pole vault); Logan Smith (Jr., hurdles/sprints); Brock Trimble (Jr., throws/triple jump).

ST. THOMAS MORE —

* Cabott Craft (Sr., jumps); Riley Hogan (Fr., pole vault/sprints/hurdles); Ben Horn (Jr., long jump); Robbie Vavrik (Jr., throws).

SALT FORK —

* Ethan Davis (Sr., sprints); Jacob DePratt (Sr., sprints/hurdles); Ty Smoot (Jr., middle distance); Maddax Stine (Fr., throws); Brysen Vasquez (Jr., sprints).

SCHLARMAN —

* Chris Brown (Sr., sprints/discus); Jerry Reed (So., sprints/jumps).

SULLIVAN —

* Carter Addison (Sr., hurdles/pole vault); Cody Browne (Sr., long jump/sprints); Brett Bushue (Jr., high jump/pole vault).

TRI-COUNTY —

* Brandon Kollman (Sr., sprints/long jump).

TUSCOLA —

* Will Foltz (Jr., long distance); Bryce Graves (Jr., sprints/middle distance); Ben Hornaday (Sr., sprints).

UNI HIGH —

* Teo Chemla (Sr., middle distance); Pieter Duursma (So., middle distance); Bruce Tang (So., middle distance).

UNITY —

* Jacob Maxwell (Sr., throws); Eric Miebach (Jr., sprints); Jay Saunders (Jr., sprints).

URBANA —

* Gedeon Kapongo (Sr., hurdles/jumps); Terrell King (Jr., sprints); Cedric Sabin (Jr., sprints).

VILLA GROVE —

* Braydon Dowler (Jr., sprints); Layne Rund (Jr., jumps/sprints); Kyler Williams (Jr., jumps); Kurt Zimmerman (So., long distance).

WATSEKA —

* Drew McTaggart (So., long distance).

WESTVILLE —

* Trent McMasters (Jr., sprints).