BCR track & field preview: Here’s what you need to know about the 2024 season in Bureau County

Mark your calenders

With the start of the outdoor track season set to start, here are some area dates to note:

Thursday, April 4 - Howard-Monier Girls Invite at Princeton, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 6 - Don Gooden Invite at Mendota (coed), 9:30 a.m.

Monday, April 8 - Bureau Valley Girls Invite, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, April 9 - Howard-Monier Boys Invite at Princeton, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 13 - Hall Rollie Morris Invite (coed), 9:30 a.m.

Monday, April 15 - Princeton Ferris Invite (coed), 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 30 - Tri-County Conference at Seneca (coed), 3 p.m.

Thursday, May 2 - Three Rivers Girls Meet at Mendota, 4 p.m.

Monday, May 6 - Illinois Valley Meet at Ottawa (coed), 4 p.m.

May 8-10 - IHSA Girls Sectionals

Friday, May 10 - Three Rivers Boys Meet at Rockridge, 4 p.m.

May 16-17 - IHSA Boys Sectionals

May 16-18 - IHSA Girls State

May 23-25 - IHSA Boys State

Notes: Bureau Valley will host a 1A girls sectional and Princeton a 2A girls sectional

Boys returning state qualifiers

* Eli Attig, Bureau Valley, senior - 1A 4 x 400

* Adrian Gallardo, Bureau Valley, junior - 1A 4 x 800, 1A 4 x 400

* Greyson Marincic, St. Bede, junior - 1A 300 hurdles

* Justin Moon, Bureau Valley, junior - 1A 4 x 400

* Payne Miller, Princeton, senior - 2A shot put (5th)

* Maddux Moore, Bureau Valley, sophomore - 1A 4 x 800

* Ian Morris, Princeton, junior - 2A discus (18th)

* Cade Odell, Princeton, junior - 2A shot put (12th)

* Bennett Williams, Princeton, senior - 2A discus (6th)

Girls returning state qualifiers

* Lily Bosnich, St. Bede, sophomore - 1A 300 hurdles (6th), 1A 4 x 100 (6th), 1A 4 x 200 (7th)

* Emerald De La Torre, St. Bede, sophomore - 1A 4 x 100 (6th), 1A 4 x 200 (7th)

* Camryn Driscoll, Princeton, sophomore - 2A 400 (16th)

* Morgan Foes, Princeton, senior - 2A discus (5th), 2A shot put (17th)

* Elly Jones, ALO, senior - 1A 100 hurdles (10th), 1A triple jump (19th)

* Sierah Shaver, St. Bede, senior - 1A 4 x 100 (6th), 1A 4 x 200 (7th)

Qualifying standards

Changes in girls standards

Discus - 1A from 110-5 to 109-9, 2A from 111-0 to 109-9

Long jump - 2A from 16-11 to 16-9

100 - 2A from 12.7 to 12.75

800 - 2A from 2:25.63 to 2:02.71

100 hurdles - 1A from 16.73 to 16.86, 2A from 16.48 to 16.59

300 hurdles - 2A from 48.45 to 48.74

4x100 - 1A 52.2 to 52.12

4 x 200 - 2A 1:48.52 to 1:48.47

4 x 800 - 1A from 10:35.87 to 10:35.31, 2A from 10:13.76 to 10:15.75

Changes in boys standards

Shot put - 1A from 47-11 to 47-2

Pole vault - 2A from 13-0 to 12-9

Long jump - 1A from 20-10 to 20-8, 2A from 21-4 to 21-3

Triple jump - 2A from 42-6 to 42-3

100 - 1A from 11.35 to 11.33

200 - 1A from 23.08 to 23.05

400 - 1A from 52.18 to 51.55

800 - 1A from 2:02.82 to 2:02.71, 2A from 2:01.83 to 2:01.75

1600 - 1A from 4:39.8 to 4:39.54, 2A from 4:35.35 to 4:34.0

110 HH - 2A from 15.54 to 15.61

300 IH - 2A from 41.22 to 41.55

4 x 100 - 1A from 44.63 to 44.52

4 x 200 - 1A from 1:33.99 to 1:33.68, 2A from 1:31.98 to 1:31.53

4 x 400 - 1A from 3:35.17 to 3:34.19

4 x 800 - 2A from 8:20.63 to 8:22.06