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Seneca girls win own 1A sectional behind record-breaking night from Lila Coleman · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Seneca girls win on one A Sectional behind record breaking
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  night from Lylah Coleman. Written by Bill Frescoes, this article
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  is being read by an automated voice brought to you
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  by Everlett. In almost every event during the one A
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  Seneca Sectional on Thursday night, a fighting Irish athlete was
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  competing for the lead and producing points en route to
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  another team championship while advancing multiple girls to state. Unsurprisingly,
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  leading the way was senior Lylah Coleman. Coleman qualified for
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  state in four events, winning and breaking the school record
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  in the four hundred meters dash in fifty eight point
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  one zero seconds and the long jump with a leap
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  of five point one seven meters. The senior also advanced
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  in the two hundred with a second place finish in
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  twenty six point one five, and added a fourth place
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  state qualifying effort in the one hundred at twelve point
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  eighty seven. It felt amazing, Coleman said about breaking the
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  school record. I've honestly been waiting to do that since
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  my freshman year, so to finally accomplish it at sectionals
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  and at home just makes it even more special. I'm
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  really proud of myself for sticking with it and finally
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  reaching that goal. Seneca coach Terry Maxwell emphasized how watching
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  Coleman break the record was a full circle moment for
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  the Irish coaching staff. She's been chasing that record for
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  a while now, Maxwell said, last meet she was really
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  close to it, and to finally break it by nearly
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  a half second at her last home meet was just
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  incredible to see. I'm just really happy for her because
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  I know that was a huge goal. Despite the senior's
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  record breaking night, it was a team effort that led
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  Seneca to its fourteenth straight sectional title with one hundred
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  and twenty nineteen points. The Irish also qualified their four
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  x four hundred relay team Avery Aldridge, Emily Aldridge, Korra
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  chap and Julie Muller, and their four x as eight
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  hundred relay team ten Liondell, Julie Muller, Lily Muller and
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  Cora Chapman individually. Lilly Pfeiffer advanced in the one hundred
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  meter hurdles in sixteen point three six seconds, while Sophomorre's
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  Avery and Emily Aldridge both qualified in the pole vault,
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  with Avery clearing three point zero six meters and Emily
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  finishing at two point eight six meters. While Seneca had
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  a field day, there were two underclassmen from other schools
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  who advanced a state in multiple events. Despite little experience
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  on this stage. Wilmington sophomore McKenna Van Tilberg turned in
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  one of the meet's top performances, qualifying in four individual events.
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  The sophomore speedster won the one hundred meter hurdles in
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  one five dot two three COMMA, the three hundred hurdles
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  in four to six dot seven six COMMA, the one
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  hundred and twelve point five zero, and the two hundred
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  and twenty five point seventy two. For Van Tilberg, turning
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  in this type of performance and heading to down to
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  Charleston is nothing new. After qualifying in multiple events as
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  a freshman, I was really excited coming into today because
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  my main goal was to qualify for state again and
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  just come out here and compete at a high level,
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  she said. I'm glad I was able to accomplish that
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  despite being a sophomore. Van Tilberg said her mentality on
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  meat days is to just keep things routine before races.
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  I just try to stay focused on my routine and
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  just keep my mindset simple, she said, I just want
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  to go out there, run my race and not overthink things.
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  I think if I try to worry too much about
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  everything else, it doesn't help much. While she'll be running
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  in multiple events at State, she said hurdles remain her favorite.
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  I'm looking forward to competing in all my races at State,
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  but especially the one hundred hurdles, she said. I'm excited
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  to get down there again and see what i can do.
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  Despite a standout performance and the demeanor of a four
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  year varsity athlete, Dwight freshman Emma eggen admitted there were
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  some nerves before Thursday. I was definitely a bit nervous
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  coming into today. Eggenberger said, There's been a lot of
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  practice and preparation leading up to this meet, and as
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  a freshman, I guess I didn't really know exactly what
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  to expect. Those butterflies didn't seem to stand in the
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  way of the freshman thrower, as she placed second in
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  the shot put with a throw of ten point two
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  zero meters and second in the discus at thirty two
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  point seven eight to qualify for State in both events.
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  It wasn't my best performance this year, but I'm still
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  happy with how things turned out, she said. Dwight junior
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  Mickayla Chambers won the eight hundred and two seventeen point
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  nine to five and qualified in the one thy six
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  hundred with a runner up finish in five twenty five
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  point nine eight. Dwight also advanced three relay teams to
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  state The Trojan's four to four hundred relay team June Woods,
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  Delaney Busha Isabella Kelleher Chambers won the sectional title in
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  for sixteen point three. Dwight also qualified in the Forks
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  one hundred relay Kelleher Woods Busha Chloe Lifeltter and the
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  FOURK two hundred relay Woods Busha Kelleher Life Litter Reid
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  Custer qualified multiple athletes as Isabella Dixon placed second in
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  the four hundred and five to nine DOT nine two
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  Comma and Alyssa Wollenzien advanced in both the one hundred
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  hurdles and high jump. Wollenzian won the sectional high jump
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  title by clearing one point five to seven meters. Beacher's
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  Rachel IMIg qualified in the one thousand, six hundred with
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  a fourth place finish in five thirty one point one
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  five and also helped the Bobcats four I eight hundred
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  relay team. Immig Raina McKay Maye of McDermott and Madison
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  Smith lead the sectional in ten seventeen point thirty seven.
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  Somanoch Leland also produced multiple state qualifiers. Alexis Punslin won
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  the pole vault at three point five to nine meters,
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  while Ella Roberts qualified in both the one hundred meters
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  and long jump. Somanoc additionally advanced its four x one
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  one hundred relay team Mia Bennett, Abigail Homan, Alexa Larson, Roberts,
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  Pietones Celeste Richards qualified in the eight hundred with a
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  second place finish in two twenty eight point sixty seven.
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  Marquette's Madison Trainer advanced in the one hundred after finishing
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  third in twelve point eight zero. Westmont's Allen Anderson qualified
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  in the three thousand, two hundred with a third place
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  finish in twelve zero five dot five to two comma,
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  while teammate Sophia Daskalov advanced in the high jump after
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  clearing one point five to seven meters. The final team
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  standing saw Seneca one hundred and twenty nine team points
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  edge runner up Leisol one hundred and fifteen point five,
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  with Palos Heights eighty three third and Dwight sixty seven
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  to fourth