2023 boys' track and field: Local state preliminaries rankings

Colin Likas, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.
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Note: All rankings are bused upon sectional results; preliminaries aren't conducted for the 3,200-meter runs, so rankings will hold entering Saturday's championship round.

CLASS 1A

100-meter dash, out of 37 athletes — 11. Daryl Okeke (Sr., Judah Christian, 11.14 seconds); 18. Braydon Campbell (Jr., Ridgeview/Lexington, 11.20); 31. Tyler Burch (Sr., St. Joseph-Ogden, 11.37); 35. Lleyton Miller (Jr., Argenta-Oreana, 11.63).

7. Daryl Okeke (Sr., Judah Christian, 22.38 seconds); T13. Brysen Vasquez (Jr., Salt Fork, 22.71); 28. David King (Sr., Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 23.20).

400-meter dash, out of 35 athletes — 3. Murphy McCool (Sr., Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, 50.78 seconds); 12. Connor Smith (So., Oakwood, 51.44); T19. Jack Edmundson (Sr., Le Roy, 51.66); 24. Micah Coffman (So., Ridgeview/Lexington, 51.77).

800-meter run, out of 35 athletes — 1. Ryan Hendrickson (Sr., St. Thomas More, 1 minute, 56.08 seconds); 5. Josiah Hortin (Jr., Tuscola, 1:57.64); 18. Pieter Duursma (So., Uni High, 2:02.08); 22. Tyler Smoot (Jr., Salt Fork, 2:02.57).

1,600-meter run, out of 42 athletes — 3. Jackson Barrett (Jr., Tuscola, 4 minutes, 29.41 seconds); 5. Logan Beckmier (Sr., Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond, 4:30.35); 11. Bryson Grant (Sr., Iroquois West, 4:33.33); 13. Josiah Hortin (Jr., Tuscola, 4:33.55); 19. Lyle Adcock (Sr., Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond, 4:35.78); 25. Will Fuson (Fr., Cerro Gordo/Bement, 4:38.44); 31. Carson Maroon (Jr., St. Joseph-Ogden, 4:41.68); 37. Lance Retz (Fr., St. Joseph-Ogden, 4:46.07).

3,200-meter run, out of 33 athletes — 1. Jackson Barrett (Jr., Tuscola, 9 minutes, 26.37 seconds); 2. Logan Beckmier (Sr., Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond, 9:33.94); 5. Will Foltz (Jr., Tuscola, 9:43.94); 18. Carson Maroon (Jr., St. Joseph-Ogden, 10:03.17); 20. Dylan Howell (Jr., Cerro Gordo/Bement, 10:04.18); 25. Holden Jones (Jr., St. Joseph-Ogden, 10:15.60); 30. Drew McTaggart (So., Watseka, 10:29.26).

110-meter hurdles, out of 35 athletes — 1. Daryl Okeke (Sr., Judah Christian, 14.43 seconds); 11. Nathan Kirby (Sr., Salt Fork, 15.66); 12. Jerrius Atkinson (Fr., Schlarman, 15.68); 14. Cale Hoffman (Sr., Ridgeview/Lexington, 15.73); 17. Darius Yocum (Sr., Ridgeview/Lexington, 15.84); 18. Tyler Miller (Jr., Westville, 15.87).

300-meter hurdles, out of 34 athletes — 2. Daryl Okeke (Sr., Judah Christian, 39.90 seconds); 7. Tyler Miller (Jr., Westville, 40.81); 8. Jerrius Atkinson (Fr., Schlarman, 40.89); 13. Logan Smith (Jr., St. Joseph-Ogden, 41.64); 25. Cale Hoffman (Sr., Ridgeview/Lexington, 42.46); 26. Darius Yocum (Sr., Ridgeview/Lexington, 42.54).

400-meter relay, out of 41 entries — 3. Salt Fork's Brysen Vasquez (Jr.), Ben Jessup (Sr.), Ethan McLain (Sr.) and Nathan Kirby (Sr.), 42.95 seconds; T6. Ridgeview/Lexington's Payton Campbell (Jr.), Dominic Martin (Jr.), Alec Thomas (Sr.) and Braydon Campbell (Jr.), 43.40; T20. Paxton-Buckley-Loda's David King (Sr.), Benjamin Schmidt (Sr.), Dalton Jones (Sr.) and Robert Boyd-Meents (So.), 44.09; T22. St. Joseph-Ogden's Tyler Burch (Sr.), Tim Blackburn-Kelley (Fr.), Jackson Greer (Sr.) and Aidan Moberg (Sr.), 44.12; T22. Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin's Damien Allison (Sr.), Michael Hackman (Sr.), Ayden Ingram (Jr.) and Murphy McCool (Sr.), 44.12; 27. Sullivan's Kaden Guest (Jr.), Kyle Corkill (Jr.), Paul Bates (Sr.) and Aian Fryman (So.), 44.30.

800-meter relay, out of 39 entries — 1. Ridgeview/Lexington's Payton Campbell (Jr.), Alec Thomas (Sr.), Dominic Martin (Jr.) and Braydon Campbell (Jr.), 1 minute, 30.33 seconds; 5. St. Joseph-Ogden's Tim Blackburn-Kelley (Fr.), Tyler Burch (Sr.), Jackson Greer (Sr.) and Aidan Moberg (Sr.), 1:31.37; 8. Salt Fork's Brysen Vasquez (Jr.), Ben Jessup (Sr.), Ethan McLain (Sr.) and Nathan Kirby (Sr.), 1:31.75; 13. Paxton-Buckley-Loda's David King (Sr.), Benjamin Schmidt (Sr.), Dalton Jones (Sr.) and Robert Boyd-Meents (So.), 1:32.56; T22. Tuscola's Alan Rebollo (Sr.), Kamden Flenner (Fr.), Bryce Graves (Jr.) and Ben Hornaday (Sr.), 1:32.80; 35. Sullivan's Kaden Guest (Jr.), Paul Bates (Sr.), Aian Fryman (So.) and Kyle Corkill (Jr.), 1:33.99.

1,600-meter relay, out of 41 entries — 4. Ridgeview/Lexington's Micah Coffman (So.), Payton Campbell (Jr.), Alec Thomas (Sr.) and Braydon Campbell (Jr.), 3 minutes, 27.90 seconds; 12. Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin's Murphy McCool (Sr.), Damien Allison (Sr.), Isaiah Tidwell (Sr.) and Ayden Ingram (Jr.), 3:30.25; 13. Tuscola's Alan Rebollo (Sr.), Bryce Graves (Jr.), Josiah Hortin (Jr.) and Ben Hornaday (Sr.), 3:31.01; 15. St. Joseph-Ogden's Tim Blackburn-Kelley (Fr.), Tyler Burch (Sr.), Jackson Greer (Sr.) and Carson Maroon (Jr.), 3:31.59; 29. Salt Fork's Ethan McLain (Sr.), Jacob DePratt (Sr.), Tyler Smoot (Jr.) and Ben Jessup (Sr.), 3:33.54.

3,200-meter relay, out of 33 entries — 18. Uni High's Pieter Duursma (So.), Henry Wang (So.), Bruce Tang (So.) and Lukas Grosse-Perdekamp (Sr.), 8 minutes, 32.42 seconds; 23. St. Joseph-Ogden's Carson Maroon (Jr.), Lance Retz (Fr.), Spencer Wilson (Jr.) and Aden Armstrong (Jr.), 8:41.41.

Long jump, out of 28 athletes — 3. Cody Browne (Sr., Sullivan, 21 feet, 5 1/2 inches); T8. Robert Boyd-Meents (So., Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 21-0); 20. Cole Pemble (Jr., Blue Ridge, 20-2 1/2); 22. Ben Horn (Jr., St. Thomas More, 20-0 1/4); 24. Ayden Ingram (Jr., Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, 19-9 3/4).

High jump, out of 36 athletes — T10. Quincy Carter (So., Argenta-Oreana, 6 feet, 2 inches); 12. Ayden Ingram (Jr., Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, 6-1 1/4); T13. Dylan Ragsdale (Jr., Argenta-Oreana, 6-0 3/4); T13. Brett Bushue (Jr., Sullivan, 6-0 3/4); T28. Garrett Siems (Sr., St. Joseph-Ogden, 5-10 3/4); T33. Jacob Whitehill (Sr., Ridgeview/Lexington, 5-8 3/4).

Triple jump, out of 33 athletes — 10. Dominic Martin (Jr., Ridgeview/Lexington, 42 feet, 1/2 inch); 16. Tim Blackburn-Kelley (Fr., St. Joseph-Ogden, 41-8 1/2); T22. Braden Phillips (So., Arcola, 41-3 1/4); 32. Bryson McDaniel (Jr., Oakwood, 39-9 1/4).

Pole vault, out of 33 athletes — T5. Charlie Schmitz (So., St. Joseph-Ogden, 13 feet, 2 1/4 inches); T5. Riley Hogan (Fr., St. Thomas More, 13-2 1/4); T9. Brett Bushue (Jr., Sullivan, 12-8); T20. Carter Addison (Sr., Sullivan, 12-1 1/2); 26. Shawn Schlickman (Jr., Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, 11-7 1/4).

Shot put, out of 30 athletes — 1. Chris Boyd (Sr., Tuscola, 59 feet, 8 1/2 inches); 2. Garrett Taylor (Sr., Salt Fork, 57-2 3/4); 3. Mitchel Myers (Sr., Arcola, 54-11 1/2); T22. Matt Schumacher (Jr., Blue Ridge, 45-1 3/4); 26. Robbie Vavrik (Jr., St. Thomas More, 44-1 1/4).

Discus, out of 32 athletes — 1. Garrett Taylor (Sr., Salt Fork, 182-7); 2. Chris Boyd (Sr., Tuscola, 172-2); 3. Mitchel Myers (Sr., Arcola, 170-2); 15. Brock Trimble (Jr., St. Joseph-Ogden, 145-7); 21. Maddax Stine (Fr., Salt Fork, 142-8); 27. Cannon Leonard (Sr., Iroquois West, 132-6).

CLASS 2A

100-meter dash, out of 35 athletes — T15. Mick Wright (Sr., Monticello, 11.01 seconds).

200-meter dash, out of 34 athletes — 1. Jackson Gilbert (Sr., Urbana, 21.24 seconds); 4. Deangelo Hughey (Jr., Mahomet-Seymour, 21.47); 10. Mick Wright (Sr., Monticello, 22.04); 17. Cole Marshall (Sr., Mahomet-Seymour, 22.35).

400-meter dash, out of 26 athletes — 1. Jackson Gilbert (Sr., Urbana, 47.66 seconds); 2. Deangelo Hughey (Jr., Mahomet-Seymour, 48.04); 8. Garrett McNeilly (Sr., Champaign Central, 50.53); 9. Blake Dillman (So., Mahomet-Seymour, 50.55).

800-meter run, out of 40 athletes — 34. Jakob Riley (So., Champaign Central, 2 minutes, 1.66 seconds).

1,600-meter run, out of 39 athletes — 22. Fynn Bright (Jr., Champaign Central, 4 minutes, 30.91 seconds).

3,200-meter run, out of 35 athletes — 16. Nick Bonn (Sr., Champaign Central, 9 minutes, 48.13 seconds); 19. Caleb Mathias (Fr., Champaign Central, 9:51.01); 23. Drew Moser (Jr., Clinton, 9:56.64); 27. Aiden Pacunas (Sr., Rantoul, 9:59.65).

300-meter hurdles, out of 28 athletes — 12. Gedeon Kapongo (Sr., Urbana, 40.73 seconds); 14. Travis Hoffman (So., Mahomet-Seymour, 40.83).

400-meter relay, out of 36 entries — 2. Urbana's Cedric Sabin (Jr.), Jackson Gilbert (Sr.), Marius Davis (Sr.) and Terrell King (Jr.), 41.92 seconds; 8. Unity's Garrett Richardson (So.), Jay Saunders (Jr.), Brock Schlittler (So.) and Eric Miebach (Jr.), 42.94; 10. Mahomet-Seymour's Travis Hoffman (So.), Jayvon Irwin (Jr.), Cole Marshall (Sr.) and Deangelo Hughey (Jr.), 43.07; 26. Champaign Central's Mekhi Christmon (Sr.), Mari Moffitt (Sr.), Garrett McNeilly (Sr.) and Pitho Bwandundu (Sr.), 43.39.

800-meter relay, out of 38 entries — 6. Unity's Garrett Richardson (So.), Brock Schlittler (So.), Eric Miebach (Jr.) and Jay Saunders (Jr.), 1 minute, 29.52 seconds; 12. Rantoul's Landon Cobb (Jr.), Jordan Lathan (Sr.), Keimonte Lewis (Sr.) and Preston Seals (Jr.), 1:30.27; 15. Urbana's Cedric Sabin (Jr.), Makel Bell (Jr.), Terrell King (Jr.) and Marius Davis (Sr.), 1:30.36; 21. Champaign Central's Mekhi Christmon (Sr.), Kharthyl Phillips (Sr.), Mari Moffitt (Sr.) and Pitho Bwandundu (Sr.), 1:31.26.

1,600-meter relay, out of 35 entries — 3. Champaign Central's Ronald Baker III (So.), Isaac Turk (Sr.), Pitho Bwandundu (Sr.) and Garrett McNeilly (Sr.), 3 minutes, 24.59 seconds); 4. Mahomet-Seymour's Blake Dillman (So.), Josh Franklin (So.), Kaden Jackson (So.) and Travis Hoffman (So.), 3:24.63; 9. Unity's Brock Schlittler (So.), Alex Mowrer (So.), Eric Miebach (Jr.) and Jay Saunders (Jr.), 3:26.65; 10. Urbana's Abraham Lenear (Jr.), Cordaro Sims (Jr.), Cedric Sabin (Jr.) and Jack Lusakembi (Sr.), 3:26.72.

3,200-meter relay, out of 29 entires — 3. Champaign Central's Jakob Riley (So.), Isaac Turk (Sr.), Cooper Sweet (Sr.) and Fynn Bright (Jr.), 8 minutes, 1.43 seconds); 4. Urbana's Cordaro Sims (Jr.), Jack Lusakembi (Sr.), Hudson Coady (Jr.) and Kelenna Onyemere (Sr.), 8:03.35; 19. Monticello's Caleb Wood (So.), Ayden LeGrande (So.), Jacob Elston (Sr.) and Rylan Good (Jr.), 8:18.31; 26. Rantoul's Eli Wilhelm (Sr.), Caleb Neitzel (Sr.), Chase Knock (So.) and Wade Cloninger (So.), 8:29.32.

High jump, out of 35 athletes — T11. Drew Sheppard (Sr., Monticello, 6 feet, 3/4 inch); T11. Jack Webb (So., Clinton, 6-0 3/4).

Triple jump, out of 24 athletes — 8. Cole Marshall (Sr., Mahomet-Seymour, 42 feet, 11 1/2 inches).

Pole vault, out of 23 athletes — T7. Ty Clark (So., Mahomet-Seymour, 13 feet, 11 3/4 inches).

Shot put, out of 33 athletes — 11. Robert Byron (Sr., Mahomet-Seymour, 50 feet, 8 inches); 18. Scott Webb (Sr., Clinton, 48-10).

Discus, out of 33 athletes — 6. Robert Byron (Sr., Mahomet-Seymour, 166 feet); 14. Jacob Maxwell (Sr., Unity, 154 feet, 11 inches); 19. Seth Varble (Sr., Clinton, 150-7).

CLASS 3A

100-meter dash, out of 26 athletes — 5. Daniel Lacy (Sr., Centennial, 10.79 seconds).

200-meter dash, out of 31 athletes — 1. Daniel Lacy (Sr., Centennial, 21.26 seconds).

400-meter dash, out of 33 athletes — 3. Daniel Lacy (Sr., Centennial, 48.43 seconds).

3,200-meter run, out of 45 athletes — 43. Aaron Hendron (Sr., Centennial, 9 minutes, 43.39 seconds).

110-meter hurdles, out of 30 athletes — 3. Matthew Thomas (Sr., Danville, 14.79 seconds).

300-meter hurdles, out of 28 athletes — 16. Matthew Thomas (Sr., Danville, 40.22 seconds).

400-meter relay, out of 31 entries — 8. Centennial's Daniel Lacy (Sr.), Plemedie Ibinimion (So.), Tahj Bradley (Jr.) and Travion Wilson (So.), 42.45 seconds.

800-meter relay, out of 40 entries — 31. Centennial's Travion Wilson (So.), Tahj Bradley (Jr.), Plemedie Ibinimion (So.) and Jordan Griggs (Sr.), 1 minute, 30.33 seconds.

High jump, out of 29 athletes — T13. Voldy Makabu (So., Centennial, 6 feet, 2 3/4 inches).

Pole vault, out of 30 athletes — T3. Matthew Thomas (Sr., Danville, 15 feet, 1 1/2 inches).

Discus, out of 31 athletes — 12. DeMarion Forman (Jr., Danville, 159 feet, 7 inches).