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2023 Herald-News Boys Track and Field Honor Roll

Area produced dozens of state qualifiers over all three classes

By J.T. Pedelty
Joliet West’s Marcellus Mines, left, Hinsdale Central’s Aden Bandukwala, Plainfield South’s Camyn Viger and Grayslake Central’s Trey Sato take off in the Class 3A 1,600-meter run at the IHSA State Finals on Saturday, May 27, 2023, in Charleston.

Joliet West’s Marcellus Mines, left, Hinsdale Central’s Aden Bandukwala, Plainfield South’s Camyn Viger and Grayslake Central’s Trey Sato take off in the Class 3A 1,600-meter run at the IHSA State Finals in Charleston. (Gary Middendorf/Gary Middendorf)

The Herald-News coverage area boasted dozens of state qualifiers across all three of the IHSA’s classes, including multiple state medalists.

Here, listed by event, are those state qualifiers, the 2023 Herald-News Boys Track and Field Honor Roll.

Long jump

Keith Cyracus, so., Plainfield North

Dedrick Richardson Jr., jr., Lincoln-Way East

Broc Grogan, sr., Morris

Adrian Washington, jr., Joliet Catholic

HJ Grigsby, jr., Joliet Catholic

Collin Wright, sr., Seneca

Pole vault

Dylan Bozen, sr., Lockport

Kyle Eppenstein, sr., Plainfield South

Andrew Undesser, sr., Minooka

Matthew Velasquez, so., Providence Catholic

Mason Straight, sr., Providence Catholic

Sam Churchill, jr., Seneca

Danny Kuban, sr., Reed-Custer

High jump

Spencer Thompson, jr., Lincoln-Way West

Ehi Ogbomo, jr., Plainfield East

Nathan Grant, jr., Seneca

Shot put

Jacob Katauskas, jr., Lemont

Michael Jimmar, sr., Plainfield East

Collin Dames, sr., Coal City

Alex Bogner-Kidwell, jr., Seneca

Plainfield East’s Michael Jimmar competes in the Class 3A Shot Put State Finals on Saturday, May 27, 2023 in Charleston.

Plainfield East’s Michael Jimmar competes in the Class 3A shot put at the IHSA State Finals. (Gary Middendorf/Gary Middendorf)

Triple jump

Nik Cardillo , sr., Plainfield North

Kwame Amoo-Otoo, jr., Plainfield North

Ehi Ogbomo, jr., Plainfield East

Jamari Straughter, jr., Joliet Central

Dedrick Richardson Jr., jr., Lincoln-Way East

Uche Ezeigwe, sr., Lincoln-Way East

Discus throw

Micah Hamilton, jr., Minooka

Chase Creed, jr., Lockport

Collin Dames, sr., Coal City

Jahvonne Rolle, sr., Peotone

4x100 relay

Lockport (Johnny Wesolowski, Jalen Falcon, Nolan Lamoureux, Xavier Campbell)

Bolingbrook (Rodney Terry, CJ Jones, Timothy McMiller, Kelrod Leaks)

Minooka (Samuel Drey, DJ Smith, DJ McIntosh, Cael Hiser)

Joliet Catholic (Josh Board, TJ Rzasa, Adrian Washington, HJ Grigsby)

Seneca (Matt Stauch, Ryan Flynn, AJ Keedy, David Bergeson)

4x200 relay

Minooka (Samuel Drey, Donovan Anderson, DJ Smith, Cael Hiser)

Plainfield East (Chima Adibe, Quinn Callaghan, Caleb Jackson, Jaylin Tucker)

Lemont (Chase LeFevers, Nathan Wrublik, Quinton Peterson, Noah Taylor)

Plainfield South (Stephen Sarfo, Brian Stanton, David Obadein, Anthony Vilcek)

Lincoln-Way Central (Sean Ikerodah, Brandon Jones, Nick Udovich, Evan Perrin)

Joliet Catholic (Josh Board, TJ Rzasa, Adrian Washington, HJ Grigsby)

Providence Catholic (Joe Baumhardt, Carson Burris, Jack Tess, Luke Leverett)

4x400 relay

Lockport (Alex Johnson, Elijah Beltran, Christopher Johnson, Nolan Lamoureux)

Bolingbrook (Joshua Stewart, Terence Jackson, Hussein Almousawi, Ifechukwu Inoma)

Plainfield North (Alex Brennan, Easton Miller, Paul McCormick, Owen Stahl)

Wilmington (Reid Waldron, Cody Prindiville, Decklan Proffitt, Billy Moore)

4x800 relay

Bolingbrook (Joshua Stewart, Vincent De Farno, Sean O’Donnell, Hussein Almousawi)

Lockport (Alex Johnson, Maxwell Maloney, Michael Welcome, Christopher Johnson)

Plainfield South (Tyler Anderson, BJ Sorg, Jack Wright, Camyn Viger)

Plainfield North (Owen Stahl, Easton Miller, Thomas Czerwinski, Ryan Tracey)

Lincoln-Way Central (Kyle Friedl, Evan Jensen, Conor Meehan, Devin Smith)

Joliet West (Daniel Orozco, Ethan Podmolik, Emmanuel Zamoras, Julian Esquivel)

Minooka’s DJ Smith crosses the finish line first in the 4x100 Meter Relay at the Class 3A Minooka Boys Track and Field Sectional on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in Minooka.

Minooka’s DJ Smith crosses the finish line first in the 4x100-meter relay at the Class 3A Minooka Boys Track and Field Sectional in Minooka. (Gary Middendorf – gmiddendorf@shawmedia/Gary Middendorf)

110 hurdles

Quinton Peterson, jr., Lemont

Darvell (DJ) Smith, jr., Minooka

Sean Mitchell, sr., Joliet Central

Ryan Usher, jr., Lincoln-Way East

Graydon Czako, so., Lockport

Noah Smith, sr., Morris

300 hurdles

Demir Ashiru, sr., Plainfield North

Quinton Peterson, jr., Lemont

Noah Smith, sr., Morris

Danny Kuban, sr., Reed-Custer

100 dash

Billy Bailey Jr., sr., Joliet West

Adrian Washington, jr., Joliet Catholic

Luke Leverett, so., Providence Catholic

Jack Tess, sr., Providence Catholic

200 dash

Billy Bailey Jr., sr., Joliet West

Cael Hiser, sr., Minooka

Austin Rowswell, so., Lincoln-Way West

Luke Leverett, so., Providence Catholic

400 run

Billy Bailey Jr., sr., Joliet West

Austin Rowswell, so., Lincoln-Way West

Ifechukwu Inoma, sr., Bolingbrook

Nolan Lamoureux, so., Lockport

Martin Thompson, sr., Lincoln-Way East

Vincent Demma, jr., Lincoln-Way Central

Chris Poyner, sr., Seneca

800 run

Gavin Borger, jr., Plainfield South

Hussein Almousawi, jr.,Bolingbrook

Owen O’Shea, sr., Plainfield South

Tyler Schick, jr., Plainfield Central

1,600 run

Camyn Viger, jr., Plainfield South

Ethan Reynoso, sr., Plainfield South

Zachary Balzer, sr., Minooka

Marcellus Mines, jr., Joliet West

Kaden Welch, sr., Morris

3,200 run

Dylan Maloney, so., Plainfield South

BJ Sorg, sr., Plainfield South

Jack Roberts, sr., Lincoln-Way East

Oliver Burns, sr., Plainfield North

Quinn Davis, so., Plainfield North

Cameron Valcich, jr., Lockport

Morris' Noah Smith and Sterling's Andrew Bland compete in the 110-meter hurdles during the Class 2A track sectional on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at Geneseo High School.

Morris' Noah Smith and Sterling's Andrew Bland compete in the 110-meter hurdles during a Class 2A track sectional at Geneseo High School. (Scott Anderson)

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J.T. Pedelty

J.T. Pedelty

J.T. is a graduate of Streator High School, Illinois Valley Community College and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale who is some 26 years into an award-winning sports journalism career and serves as a regional sports editor for Shaw Local Media and Friday Night Drive.