Highlights: Tuscola, Monticello host girls' track sectionals

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) – Thursday night saw more tickets to the state track and field meet punched as several local teams competed around the area.

This story is currently being updated with video and more results.

The top two finishers in each event, plus others with qualifying marks/ times, advance to the state meet May 22-24.

Monticello was host for a 2A girls’ track and field sectional.

The Unity Rockets finished atop the team scores with 137 points. Mt. Zion was second at 115, while Taylorville scored 58.5 points to finish third.

Monticello Sectional individual results:

100:

1. Ashley Turner, Decatur Eisenhower, 12.09

2. Kaleigh Bell, Urbana, 12.17

3. Emma Swisher, Unity, 12.21

4. Mickaylee Patton, Charleston, 12.31

5. Mary Elliott, Robinson, 12.40

6. Lyla Repscher, Taylorville, 12.50

200:

1. Emma Swisher, Unity, 26.88

2. Mary Elliott, Robinson, 27.01

400:

1. Mickaylee Patton, Charleston, 58.23

2. Ashlyn Denney, Unity, 58.76

3. Brooklyn Kondritz, Mt. Zion. 1:00.55

800:

1. Ashlyn Denney, Unity, 2:18.59

2. Savanna Franzen, St. Joseph-Ogden, 2:18.77

3. Mackenzie Pound, Unity, 2:23.23

4. Emery Spicer, Effingham, 2:23.61

5. Jessica Larsen, Effingham, 2:24.17

6. Mackenzi Thomas, Olney, 2:24.39

7. Ella Tingley, Robinson, 2:24.61

8. Macie Owen, Monticello, 2:24.68

9. Marley Yau, Urbana, 2:25.07

1600:

1. Emily Decker, Unity, 5:15.61

2. Avery Sommer, Mt. Zion, 5:19.45

3. Macie Owen, Monticello, 5:23.61

3200:

1. Emily Decker, Unity, 11:18.90

2. Elayna Harker, Taylorville, 11:55.92

100 hurdles:

1. Kendall Smith, Mt. Zion, 14.95

2. Zahnya Gibbs, Decatur MacArthur, 15.77

3. Brielle Seiler, Olney, 15.98

4. Carly Veach, Salem. 16.35

5. Zoe Tuttle, Robinson, 16.36

300 hurdles:

1. Brielle Seiler, Olney, 46.24

2. Kendall Smith, Mt. Zion, 47.85

4×100 relay:

1. Unity, 49.25

2. Taylorville, 49.79

3. Mt. Zion, 49.87

4. Centralia, 50.33

5. Mattoon, 50.69

4×200 relay:

1. Taylorville, 1:45.72

2. Unity, 1:46.83

3. Urbana, 1:47.50

4. Mattoon, 1:48.27

5. Mt. Zion, 1:48.71

4×400 relay:

1. Unity, 4:03.16

2. Mt. Zion, 4:03.31

3. Urbana, 4:12.26

4. Effingham, 4:13.34

4×800 relay:

1. Olney, 10:00.40

2. Unity, 10:06.00

3. Mt. Zion, 10:07.72

Shot put:

1. Keagyn Koenig, Effingham, 11.59m

2. Sadie Sallee, Paris, 11.19m

3. Lauren Shaw, Unity, 11.06m

4. Elsie Williamson, Taylorville, 10.92

5. Ava Anderson, Mt. Zion, 10.77

Discuss:

1. Lauren Shaw, Unity, 36.09m

2. Hannah Smith, Salem, 35.05m

3. Leah Lewis, Mt. Carmel, 34.15m

4. Vivian Smith, St. Joseph-Ogden, 33.99m

5. Elsie Williamson, Taylorville, 33.69m

High jump:

1. Sandra Munoz, Mt. Zion, 1.59m

2. Finley Puricelli, Salem, 1.54m

Pole vault:

1. Brooklyn Kondritz, Mt. Zion, 3.42m

2. Alexa Weter, Mt. Zion, 3.27m

3. Kendal Zerrusen, Unity, 3.12m

4. Kylie Pryor, Effingham, 2.97m

Long jump:

1. Mary Elliott, Robinson, 5.49

2. Ava Jones, Unity, 5.47m

3. Jillian Schlittler, Unity, 5.46m

4. Temperance Hughlett, Robinson, 5.31m

5. Adariyah Dabney, Centralia, 5.21m

6. Kaleigh Bell, Urbana, 5.20m

7. Atleigh Miller, St. Joseph-Ogden, 5.15m

8. Alaiyah Tyler-Nelson, Charleston, 5.13m

9. Audrie Bundy, Monticello, 5.12m

10. Tayetum Flanigan, Mt. Zion, 5.11m

Triple jump:

1. Kendall Smith, Mt. Zion, 11.93

2. Zion Johnson, Mattoon, 11.06

3. Mary Elliott, Robinson, 11.00

4. Hadley Denton, Olney, 10.97

5. Hallie Traxler, Mt. Zion, 10.86

6. Alaiyah Tyler-Nelson, Charleston, 10.82

7. CeAzia Wade, Mattoon, 10.72

Click here for more Monticello results.

In 1A at Tuscola, the hosting Warriors secured the leading team position even though a weather delay prevented the completion of the day’s final event (4×400) on Thursday. Tuscola scored 118 team points across 17 out of 18 events. Shelbyville holds the second spot with 82 points, while Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond is in third place with 76 points.

Click here for full Tuscola 1A results.

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