Logan County track and field
athletes going to State
[May 16, 2025]
The future of Logan County track and field is looking good!
Thirty-six local athletes from four different area schools will be
competing this weekend in the 2025 IESA Class 1A and 2A State Track
and Field Championships at EastSide Centre in East Peoria.
Athletes from West Lincoln Broadwell, Chester-East Lincoln, Mount
Pulaski and Hartsburg-Emden will each look to do their best and
hopefully reach the medal stand.
West Lincoln Broadwell
Congratulations to the state-bound Wolverines.
Photo by Dana Holmes
West Lincoln Broadwell features 13 different athletes competing in
12 events. Between boys and girls there are three relay teams
competing for medals.
Sage Gilbert, Olivia Woodhall, Taylor Short and Paisley Holmes will
run the 4x200 relay. Grace Bivin will join Gilbert, Holmes and Short
in the 4x400 relay. Piper Craig is the alternate for both relays.
Gilbert, Bivin, Short and Holmes won the state championship in the
4x100 relay last year with a PR of 54.34. Very impressive athletes!
Colby Bowman, Hunter Craig, Ryker Fricke and Brodie Glenn will run
the boys 4x200 relay. Hudson Glenn is the alternate for the boys
relay.
The girls are leading the way in running events with participants in
each of the 100 hurdles, 100m, 200m, 400m and the 800m.
Sophia Goodman and Grace Bivin will both run the 100 hurdles. Craig
(100m), Holmes (200) and Short (400 and 800) have short and long
distances covered well.
The girls will also look to make their way to the top of the high
jump and shot put events. Grace Bivin was second in State in the
high jump last year. Olivia Woodhall will be tossing the shot put
for the Wolverines.
Colby Bowman will be the first one in his family to compete at State
in an individual event. Bowman is aiming for a medal in the 110
hurdles. Ryder Conrady will throw the discus for WLB.
The Wolverines are coached by Tiffany Battin, Chrissy Short and Mark
Fricke.
Chester East Lincoln
Congratulations to the state-bound Panthers. Photo
by Erica Maynard
Chester East Lincoln features eight different athletes competing in
six different events. Grady Rutledge is an eighth grader going to
the state meet in three different individual events: the 200m,
discus and long jump. Liam Brandt is a seventh grader competing in
the discus. Addi Mauhar is part of a relay team and she will also
run the 200m. Mauhar and fellow eighth graders Addalyn Catey and
Emery Maynard are part of the 4x200m relay team. Joining them is a
sixth grader, Luci Gallagher. Addie Shaw and Gracie Adams are the
relay team alternates. The Panthers won the state championship in
the 4x200m relay last year.
The Panthers have had a very successful track and field record and
they are coached by Erica Maynard and Evan Maynard.
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Mount Pulaski
Congratulations to the state-bound Toppers. Photo
by Mindy Switzer
Mount Pulaski is sending eight athletes to the state meet. Maebri
Bender is new to track and field as an eighth grader and she’s
competing in the shot put today. Addison Deibert, a seventh grader,
competes in the long jump this morning. The seventh grade 4x400
relay team of Alyssa Scattergood, Ella Spang, Carys Daniel and Joy
Werts looks to medal. Taylah Wakeman will run the 400m while Sronte
Siebert will be taking off in the 800m for the boys.
The Toppers are very excited to be headed to the state meet and they
are coached by Mindy Switzer and Jamie Anderson.
Hartsburg-Emden
Congratulations to the state-bound Stags. Photo by
McKenna Lucas
It’s been an exciting year for the Stags track and field team. Owen
Ferguson leads a talented pack of athletes to State. Ferguson will
compete in the 800m, discus and the 4x400 relay team. Will Boerma,
Graham Hampton and Alek Lueck will join Ferguson on the relay team.
Lueck also made it to the state meet in the 400m. Courtney Cecil
qualified for State in the high jump. All of these athletes are
seventh graders.
Ryan Wrage and Rhett Zinser are the relay alternates.
The Stags are coached by McKenna Lucas and Alex Vetter.
The complete schedule for the weekend can be found at iesa.org.
Friday
The competitor gates open at 9:00 a.m.
The general public gate will open at 9:30 a.m.
The Parade of Athletes will be at 10:15 a.m.
The field events will begin at 11:00 a.m. with the pole vault being
the first event.
The running events will begin at 1:15 p.m. with the girls low hurdle
prelims.
The last running event is scheduled for 6:20 p.m. Friday night.
Saturday
The competitor gates open at 7:00 a.m.
The general public gate will open at 7:30 a.m.
The Parade of Athletes will be at 8:20 a.m.
The field events and running events will begin at 9:00 a.m.
with the last running event scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
West Lincoln Broadwell
Sage Gilbert, Olivia Woodhall, Taylor Short, Paisley Holmes, Piper
Craig, Grace Bivin, Sophia Goodman, Colby Bowman, Hunter Craig,
Ryker Fricke,
Brodie Glenn, Hudson Glenn, Ryder Conrady
Chester East Lincoln
Emery Maynard, Addalyn Catey, Addi Mauhar, Luci Gallagher, Addie
Shaw, Gracie Adams, Grady Rutledge, Liam Brandt
Mount Pulaski
Maebri Bender, Addison Deibert, Alyssa Scattergood, Ella Spang,
Carys Daniel, Joy Werts, Taylah Wakeman, Sronte Siebert
Hartsburg-Emden
Courtney Cecil, Owen Ferguson, Will Boerma, Graham Hampton, Alek
Lueck, Ryan Wrage, Rhett Zinser
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