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 Girls Track and Field Honor Roll.
Long jump
Elissa Perkins, sr., Plainfield East
Symone Holman, fr., Joliet Catholic
Anna Bruno, sr., Seneca
Pole vault
Kylie Koehler, fr., Lincoln-Way Central
Nicki Kuchyt, fr., Lockport
Gabriella Bush, so., Lincoln-Way Central
Dana Surwillo, sr., Plainfield South
Jaiden Knoop, jr., Lincoln-Way East
Makenna Skoczylas, sr., Lockport
Natalie Papes, sr., Providence Catholic
Teagan Johnson, jr., Seneca
Addison Stiegler, jr., Seneca
High jump
Alaina Pollard, fr., Lincoln-Way East
Jocelyn Trotter, sr., Plainfield East
Zaria Searcy, sr., Lincoln-Way East
Shot put
Nakiyah Roberston, sr., Plainfield Central
Isabella Bunting, so., Dwight
Gabi Maxwell, jr., Seneca
Faith Baker, jr., Seneca
Triple jump
Grace Griffin, jr., Romeoville
Jahnel Bowman, jr., Plainfield South
Asha Pierre-Antoine, sr., Lincoln-Way East
Elissa Perkins, sr., Plainfield East
Olivia Fitzgibbon, sr., Providence Catholic
Teagan Johnson, jr., Seneca
Discus throw
Destiny Johnson, sr., Lincoln-Way East
Faith Baker, jr., Seneca
Gabi Maxwell, jr., Seneca
4x100 relay
Plainfield East (Ava Mabry-Spencer, Jocelyn Trotter, Courtney McDonald, Ally Wojciechowski)
Bolingbrook (Aiyana Wideman, Danielle Cathey, Chinenye Ifeajekwu, Kristyn Johnson)
Plainfield North (Taylor McCLain, Alex Eydenberg, Aniya Poindexter, Lauren Dellangelo)
Joliet West (KaMhary Scott, Morgan Pork, Mckenzi Winfrey, Jerie McClellan)
Seneca (Caitlyn O’Boyle, Teagan Johnson, Anna Bruno, Lila Coleman)
4x200 relay
Plainfield East (Ava Mabry-Spencer, Elissa Perkins, Courtney McDonald, Ally Wojciechowski)
Plainfield North (Taylor McClain, Alex Eydenberg, Aniya Poindexter, Lauren Dellangelo)
Joliet West (KaMhary Scott, Morgan Pork, Mckenzi Winfrey, Jerie McClellan)
Bolingbrook (Aiyana Wideman, Xiana Jones, Danielle Cathey, Kristyn Johnson)
Seneca (Caitlyn O’Boyle, Clara Bruno, Anna Bruno, Lila Coleman)
4x400 relay
Plainfield North (Tessa Russo, Taylor McClain, Alex Eydenberg, Lauren Dellangelo)
Minooka (Lauren Manning, Elizabeth Egwunwoke, Cassie Fuhrman, Eliana Culpepper)
Joliet West (Janellisa Oceguera, Jerie McClellan, Mckenzi Winfrey, Morgan Pork)
Lincoln-Way East (Kyra Hayden, Ava Conway, Kennedi Taylor, Kendall Crossley)
Seneca (Clara Bruno, Lila Coleman, Evelyn O’Connor, Anna Bruno)
4x800 relay
Lincoln-Way East (Ava Conway, Maura Hanrahan, Katie O’Brien, Maddie Yacobozzi)
Minooka (Gabrielle Kics, Cassie Fuhrman, Gabriella McCollom, Maya Ledesma)
Joliet Catholic (Ella Heinen, Claire Blotnik, Erin Nash, Annie Tibbott)
Seneca (Clara Bruno, Gracie Steffes, Ashley Alsvig, Evelyn O’Connor)
100 hurdles
Kyra Hayden, so., Lincoln-Way East
Lilly Pfeifer, fr., Seneca
300 hurdles
Kendall Crossley, sr., Lincoln-Way East
Kyra Hayden, so., Lincoln-Way East
Caitlyn O’Boyle, sr., Seneca
100 dash
Tania Miller, jr., Romeoville
Alanah Smith, so., Lincoln-Way West
Ava Mabry-Spencer, sr., Plainfield East
Symone Holman, fr., Joliet Catholic
Lila Coleman, fr., Seneca
200 dash
Alanah Smith, so., Lincoln-Way West
Tania Miller, jr., Romeoville
Jahnel Bowman, jr., Plainfield South
Morgan Pork, jr., Joliet West
Symone Holman, fr., Joliet Catholic
400 run
Jahnel Bowman, jr., Plainfield South
Eliana Culpepper, sr., Minooka
Chinenye Ifeajekwu, sr., Bolingbrook
Sydney Fontaine, so., Lockport
Maciah Marszalek, jr., Joliet Central
800 run
Sophia Flowers, so., Romeoville
Nadia Bowden , jr., Lincoln-Way Central
Janellisa Oceguera, jr., Joliet West
Ella Heinen, fr., Joliet Catholic
Evelyn O’Connor, so., Seneca
1,600 run
Claire Blotnik, jr., Joliet Catholic
Celeste Richards, fr., Peotone
3,200 run
Gabriella McCollom, sr., Minooka
Joy Dudley, sr., Morris
Chloe Proffitt, sr., Wilmington
![Morris’ Joy Dudley (right) competes in the 2A 3200 run Saturday, May 20, 2023 during the IHSA state track and field finals at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/dobWhIW1Fli-QOgxwpJmZwL8M0g=/1440x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/SQXDEAVEDVDTTFZYRIQBBONGOY.jpg)