Herrin’s Billy Braid and Mason Clough are The Southern Illinoisan’s Boys Track Co-Athletes of the Year.
Nashville's squad of Talanie Kozuszek, Karmen Reynolds, Shelby Thorson and Halle Rueter became the first individuals to win a state title for the girls track program Thursday when they smoked the field in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays at O’Brien Field.
It's been two full years since girls competed in track and field events. In Southern Illinois, the Du Quoin Indians were the toast of the town and the envy of all area schools after capturing a state championship.
Reaching new heights is a skill that former Marion high jumper Darryl Sullivan has always taken pride in. The 22-year-old now enters his fifth season at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with future aspirations of going to the Olympics.
It’s that time of the year again when preparation meets opportunity for young ladies across the area in track and field. The season is already underway as schools such as Du Quoin and Carbondale look to repeat after having very successful 2019 campaigns.
The final day of the Illinois High School Association’s girls state track meet couldn’t have unfolded any differently for Carbondale’s Sydney Apgar and Du Quoin’s Gabby Alongi.
CHARLESTON — The Du Quoin Indians nearly pulled off the impossible, or at least improbable, Saturday – they nearly won a state track title despite having entries in just five events.
CHARLESTON — The Du Quoin Indians nearly pulled off the impossible, or at least improbable, Saturday – they nearly won a state track title despite having entries in just five events.
Murphysboro’s Dezmond Clark, the accidental triple jumper, placed fourth in the event Saturday, jumping 44-10.5 in the Class 2A state finals.
CHARLESTON — Tales of survival were the order of the day from the Class 2A track preliminaries at Eastern Illinois University.
CHARLESTON — Du Quoin junior Dasani Edward crashed into the sand on his final triple jump attempt.
Southern Illinois will be sending a strong field contingent to the Illinois High School Association’s track and field competition this weekend. Class 1A preliminaries are Thursday at Eastern Illinois University.
CHARLESTON — State championship day didn’t turn out exactly as Carbondale’s Sydney Apgar had hoped it would.
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CHARLESTON — The Du Quoin Indians claimed the girls Class 1A state track championship Saturday largely on the strength of second place finishes. It was the first state trophy for any girls team in Du Quoin High School history.
DU QUOIN — Like most sports in Southern Illinois this spring, track and field has felt the affects of chilly weather and above-average rain.
HERRIN — The Marion Wildcats may not have won the team title at the Herrin Sectional, but they made a little history Wednesday night and will be well-represented in the Class 2A portion of the IHSA State Track and Field Meet next weekend.
CENTRALIA — The Carbondale Terriers tallied 135 points at Centralia High School on Friday to win the South Seven Conference Boys Varsity Track Meet. The Marion Wildcats finished in second with 120 points, Mount Vernon placed third with 83 points, Centralia in fourth with 75 points, and then …
TROY — Keona Love was upset after East St. Louis’ Markia Lampley edged her out in the 200 meter finals Friday at the Class 2A Triad Sectional.
JOHNSTON CITY — Despite winning just three events the Vienna Eagles easily defended its title at the Black Diamond Conference boys track and field championship hosted by Johnston City on Thursday.
NASHVILLE — Du Quoin and Herrin turned in dominant performances to win Southern Illinois River to River track titles.
FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield Class 1A girls track sectional became a re-run of last week’s Southern Illinois River to River Conference meet.
BENTON — Perpetually gloomy skies cleared in time for the SIRR girls track meet to start on schedule Thursday.
Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton went home with some hardware on Wednesday following their first-place finish in the Black Diamond Conference girls meet at Fairfield. C-Z-R finished with a team score of 117, which was more than enough cushion to hold off second-place finisher Johnston City (86).
MARION — Heading into Tuesday’s South Seven Conference track meet the Carbondale Terriers wanted to prove last year’s championship was no fluke.
MARION — The Carbondale Terriers’ track and field team hit the ground running to start off the season and haven’t slowed down since. The Terriers came into the boys Marion Relays on Friday as one of the top schools in the area, and were able to notch season-bests in the 4x100 and 4x200.