Boys Track and Field

A look at Will County's (and more) boys cross country teams for the 2024 season.

Owen Cravens, an Algonquin resident and Huntley High School graduate, will make be making his Paralympics debut Monday.

Streator’s Collin Jeffries has signed on to continue his track and field career at St. Ambrose University.

Evan Jager, a 2007 Jacobs graduate, finished fourth in the USA Track and Field Olympic Trials on Sunday night in Eugene, Oregon. Normally, the top three runners make the Olympic team, but Jager may have a shot because of his world ranking to still make Team USA.

Hinsdale Central senior and Duke recruit Aden Bandukwala, who won the Class 3A 800-meter run and anchored the second-place 4x400 relay to finish his career with seven All-State medals, is the Suburban Life boys track and field Athlete of the Year.

Jacobs graduate Evan Jager finishes fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the USA Track and Field Olympic Trials on Sunday night. The two-time Olympian still may have a shot at his third trip to the Olympics.

Jacobs graduate Evan Jager battled his way into the 3,000-meter men's steeplechase finals from Friday's qualifying heat at the USA Track and Field Olympic Trials.

Morrison sophomores Brady Anderson and Levi Milder led by example and played key roles on three relay wins at state, helping the Mustangs place fourth as a team. They are the Sauk Valley co-athletes of the year in boys track.

Peterson put up easily the best season of his career. He finished second at the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.11, just 0.01 seconds out of first to bring home the silver medal at state.

Here is the 2024 All-Fox Valley Conference boys track and field team.

St. Charles North junior pole vaulter Nathan McLoughlin won all but two outdoor meets and cleared 4.80 meters for the school record and a fourth place finish at the state championships. He was named the Kane County Chronicle Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

Meet the 2023-24 Kane County Chronicle All-Area Boys track and field team, featuring standouts from across the area.

The schools of The Times area sent plenty of athletes to the IHSA Boys Track and Field State Meet this past spring, with those qualifiers making up the 2024 Times Boys Track and Field Honor Roll.

Congratulations to the 2024 Times Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year, Ottawa hurdler and state medalist Weston Averkamp.

Cary-Grove's Reece Ihenacho was on top of his game at the IHSA Boys Track and Field State Meet, where he won the Class 3A discus with near-state-meet record throw. Ihenacho is the 2024 Northwest Herald Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

Eli Crome was not only part of Sycamore's state championship 4x400 relay team, but took third in the open 400 to earn the second and third state medals of his career. He's the Daily Chronicle boys track athlete of the year.

Yorkville sophomore Owen Horeni, who took fourth place in the Class 3A 800-meter run at the IHSA state meet in May, is the Record Newspapers boys track and field Athlete of the Year.

A closer look at BCR Track Athlete of the Year's season, career

A look at the top times, distances and heights for NewsTribune area boys track and field athletes for the 2024 season.

A look at the top boys track and field athletes in the NewsTribune area during the 2024 season.

Princeton senior Payne Miller is the 2024 NewsTribune Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year after placing third in the Class 2A shot put and also qualifying for state in the discus.

After 19 seasons as head coach, Dan Foes is retiring as the head boys track and field coach at Princeton. He won two sectional championships, two Three Rivers Conference championships and had a state qualifier every year.

McHenry County athletes compete in the IHSA Boys State Track And Field Meet on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Westmont's Abraham Johnson, Wheaton Warrenville-South's Amari Williams, Hinsdale Central's Aden Bandukwala, and Downers Grove North's Philip Cupial and 4x800-meter relay team each came away from Saturday's meet with a state title.

Newman's 4x800 relay team narrowly missed the 1A state record of 7:53.69, but still raced to a state championship Saturday at the IHSA State Meet hosted by Eastern Illinois University.

Yorkville sophomore Owen Horeni battled a tough field to finish fourth in the 800, Oswego freshman Dontrell Young was fifth in the 400 and Yorkville jumper Taelor Clements, Oswego East's 4x800 relay and Sandwich junior Simeion Harris took seventh at state.

Kaneland clinched all-state medals in the 3,200-meter run and high jump, while Marmion and St. Charles North both had all-state finishers in the pole vault.

Princeton's Payne Miller took third and teammate Cade Odell was fourth in the Class 2A shot put at the IHSA Boys Track and Field State Meet Saturday at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Stadium.

The top eight 4x800 teams in the 3A race posted season-best times, and the top four – three of them from the Herald-News area – had performances that rank in the top 14 in the nation this season, highlighting a good day for the area at the IHSA State Meet.

Sycamore senior Eli Crome closed out his high school career in style, anchoring the Spartans' 4x400 relay to the Class 2A state championship in Charleston after taking third in the 400. Teammate Aidan Wyzard took second in long jump and DeKalb's Jacob Barraza third in the 1,600.

Cary-Grove's Reece Ihenacho just kept throwing farther in the Class 3A discus and takes the title at the IHSA Boys Track and Field State Meet, almost setting the record, along with more standout performances by area athletes.

Schools compete for Class 2A state titles in Charleston on Saturday, May 25, 2024.

Schools compete for Class 3A state titles in Charleston on Saturday, May 25, 2024.

Hinsdale Central senior Alex Kotarski advanced to the Class 2A singles state championship match, Lyons' Jack McLane and Mason Mazzone advanced to the doubles final and Lemont hurdler Quinton Peterson led area finalists at the state track and field meet in Friday's roundup.

Bolingbrook ran a state-best 7:48.24 4x800 relay to lead state finals qualifiers at the IHSA state track and field meet, Providence's Kailee O’Sullivan and Lincoln-Way Central's Lisabella Dimitrijevic threw no-hitters in regional finals and more in Friday's Herald-News roundup.

St. Charles North's Nathan McLoughlin and Dimitri Roslaes, Kaneland's Fredrick Hassan and Marmion's Ryan Anderson each qualified for the state track finals in their respective events, while St. Charles North softball won their fourth straight regional title.

Dundee-Crown's 4x100- and 4x200-meter relays are in prime positions heading into the Class 3A finals at the IHSA Boys Track and Field State Meet. Cary-Grove's Reece Ihenacho leads in the 3A discus by almost four feet.

Yorkville sophomore Owen Horeni was a two-time state medalist as a freshman, and posted the state's top 800 time at sectionals last week. Now he leads Kendall County area medal hopefuls at Charleston this weekend.

After five athletes from Kaneland, St. Charles East and Batavia made it to state in the Class 3A 3,200-meter run, each runner hopes to fight their way up to all-state honors during this weekend's IHSA Boys Track and Field State Meet.

The Illinois Elementary School Association held its annual state track and field meets the last two weekends at EastSide Centre in East Peoria, with numerous athletes from area schools scoring top-eight, all-state finishes in the IESA’s multitude of divisions.

It’s not often track and field athletes talk about the momentum of their sport. But as Sycamore prepares for the Class 2A state championships in Charleston, the Spartans are hoping for a strong showing with team chemistry playing a big role.

George was a DI baseball commit who could be selected in the upcoming MLB draft. He also owns the school record in the 100 meter dash and is heading to state as part of the relay team.

The NewsTribune area will be well represented in the throws at the IHSA State Track and Field Meet this week with four throwers in 2A and three competing in 1A.

Plainfield South's Josh Cygan seeks the gold while Minooka's Nate George balances double duty.

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

Sterling senior Dale Johnson, a five-time state track medalist, is set for the distance double and leads a large Golden Warrior contingent this weekend in Charleston. Meanwhile, Morrison has high hopes in the sprints and sprint relays. Here is Joshua Welge's state preview.

We take a look at all 24 individuals and seven relay teams that qualified from the Daily Chronicle area for the boys track state tournament, which begins on Thursday.

Newark star Kiara Wesseh had a final state meet to remember, earning all-state medals in all four of her events on the day including a state title, while Sandwich's Sunny Weber was all-state in two events with a state championship of her own.

Joliet Central’s new track and the best running day of the year conspired to send a battalion of runners, jumpers and throwers to next weekend’s 3A state championship.

Kaneland typically competes in 2A in track and field but did well in a bump up to 3A with six individuals and a relay qualifying for the state meet.