Railsplitters achieve the goal of #backtobluein22

McCuan, Heitzig, Short and Company lead the way to EIU 

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[May 20, 2022]    Congratulations to the Railsplitter Track and Field female athletes who will compete this weekend in the IHSA Class 2A State Track and Field Championships at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. 

Becca Heitzig, Alyssa Company, Reese McCuan and Mallory Short make up the 4x400m Relay team that will compete today at State.

photo courtesy of LCHS Track and Field

After getting a taste of postseason success last year in track and field state competition at EIU, the LCHS girls track and field team set a goal to return to Charleston and came up with their own slogan, #backtobluein22. A year later, here the girls are again with more experience, more determination and another fantastic freshman in the mix.  

 

Reese McCuan (senior), Becca Heitzig (sophomore), Alyssa Company (sophomore) and Mallory Short (freshman) will represent Lincoln Community High School today in the prelims at State with the finals scheduled for Saturday. 

 

These four girls qualified for State on May 11, 2022 at the Dunlap Sectional. 

 

The impressive results from Sectionals are as follows:

 

Becca Heitzig ~ 800m (1st Place - 2:14.06)

 

Reese McCuan ~ Triple Jump (1st Place - School Record 11.24m)

 

Mallory Short, Reese McCuan, Alyssa Company, Becca Heitzig ~ 4x400m Relay (2nd Place - PR 4:03.60)

 

Mallory Short also earned a 4th place medal in the 400m at Sectionals with a time of 1:01.23. 

 

The approximate schedule for today will feature Reese McCuan in the triple jump after the 8:00 a.m. long jumpers are finished.

 

At approximately 10:15 a.m. Becca Heitzig will run the 800m. 

 

The 4x400m Relay will run at approximately 11:30 a.m. 

 

Again these are the prelims to qualify for the finals on Saturday. 

 

Good luck, ladies!!

[Teena Lowery]

 

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