There's a bunch of up-and-coming multisport standouts that make the race for the Daily Chronicle 2024-2025 Girls Athlete of the Year very interesting.

Korima Gonzalez qualified for the state cross country for the first time, then set a school record in the 800 at the state track tournament. The DeKalb senior was named the Daily Chronicle 2024 Girls Athlete of the Year.

Although a knee injury sidelined Indian Creek senior pole vaulter Reagan Gibson during the first part of the season, she took second at the Class 1A state championships and is the Daily Chronicle Girls Track Athlete of the Year.

Genoa-Kingston's Natasha Bianchi took third in the Class 2A long jump and Indian Creek's Reagan Gibson took second in the Class 1A pole vault at the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet on Saturday at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Stadium.

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The IHSA held their Class 1, 2 and 3A finals in girls track and field Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. View our photos here.

It’ll be, very literally, a high-flying good time in Charleston for Daily Chronicle-area athletes who qualified for the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Championships. Eleven of the 14 qualifiers are in a jump of some kind, while the other three are in the 800 meters.

We take a look at each girls' track and field athlete from the Daily Chronicle coverage area who earned a spot in the upcoming IHSA state tournament.

Genoa-Kingston sprinter Natasha Bianchi had a day Wednesday at the Class 2A Rochelle Sectional, her first track postseason event. Sycamore’s Kaitlyn Lisafield and Layla Janisch also qualified for next week’s state meet.

Joscelyn Dieckman vaulted 3.73 meters to win, while teammate Alyssa Tumminaro also qualified in second place.The Barbs also will be sending 800 champion Korima Gonzalez and high jumpers Sydney Myles and Tawonna Keith to state.