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2026 NewsTribune Boys Track & Field All-Area Team · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Twenty twenty six News Tribune Boys Track and Field All
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  Speaker 1: Area Team written by Kevin Schlumb. This article is being
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  Speaker 1: read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett.
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  Speaker 1: Here's a look at the top boys track and field
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  Speaker 1: athletes in the News Tribune area for the twenty twenty
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  Speaker 1: sixth season. James Arkins, FR. Sintpde. Arkins got stronger in
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  Speaker 1: the pole vault as the season went on, clearing his
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  Speaker 1: personal best at the Class one A L Passo Gridley
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  Speaker 1: Sectional to win the event and again at the state
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  Speaker 1: meet to finish twenty fifth. He won pole vault five
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  Speaker 1: times this season. Michael Beckett Sr. Fieldcrest. Beckett was undefeated
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  Speaker 1: in the triple jump until the state meet. He won
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  Speaker 1: the event at the class won at L Passo Gridley
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  Speaker 1: Sectional and earned an eighth place state medal. He had
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  Speaker 1: the area's top triple jump thirteen point five to five
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  Speaker 1: meters and second best long jump six point five eight.
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  Speaker 1: Damian Bender, so Amboy co Op. Bender qualified for the
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  Speaker 1: Class one A state meet in the three hundred meter
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  Speaker 1: hurdles in long jump. He won the three hundred hurdles
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  Speaker 1: at the Northwest Upstate Alini Conference Meet and took eighth
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  Speaker 1: at State. Bender had the area's top long jump six
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  Speaker 1: point six two and second best three hundred hurdles time
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  Speaker 1: forty point five to three. Sebastian Carlos Sr. Mendota. Carlos
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  Speaker 1: at school records in the two hundred twenty two point
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  Speaker 1: twenty five and four hundred forty nine point five to one,
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  Speaker 1: which both led the area this spring. Carlos won both
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  Speaker 1: events at the Three Rivers Conference Meet. He won the
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  Speaker 1: four hundred at the Class to A Rochelle Sectional and
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  Speaker 1: finished twelfth at State. Brayden Epplin Sr. Fieldcrest. Epplin was
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  Speaker 1: a four time winner in the discus. He placed third
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  Speaker 1: in the event at the Class one El Paso Gridley
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  Speaker 1: Sectional to qualify for state, where he finished twenty eighth.
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  Speaker 1: Epplin ranked fifth in the area in the discus forty
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  Speaker 1: six point sixty five and shot put fourteen point one five.
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  Speaker 1: P Ethridge Sr. Princeton. Ethridge was a three event state
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  Speaker 1: qualifier in the one hundred and ten hurdles, three hundred hurdles,
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  Speaker 1: and four exo four hundred. He swept the hurdles at
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  Speaker 1: the Three Rivers Conference Meet. Ethridge had the area's top
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  Speaker 1: times in the one hundred, ten point seven eight, one
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  Speaker 1: hundred and ten hurdles fifteen point one five and three
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  Speaker 1: hundred hurdles thirty nine point seven six. He finished tenth
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  Speaker 1: at the two Estate Meet in the three hundred hurdles.
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  Speaker 1: Ian Hassler, FR and Boy co Op. Hassler won the
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  Speaker 1: discus ten times in the shot put five times. He
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  Speaker 1: qualified for the Class one A State meet in both events,
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  Speaker 1: placing fourth in the discus and finishing eleventh in the
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  Speaker 1: shot put. Hassler ranked second in the area in shot
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  Speaker 1: put fifteen point seven to two and fourth in discus
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  Speaker 1: forty eight point nine three. Avery Hill SO lasal Peru.
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  Speaker 1: Hill won the discus nine times this spring, including at
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  Speaker 1: the Illinois Valley Invite and the Class two of Gelsburg Sectional.
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  Speaker 1: Hill placed fourth at state with a toss of forty
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  Speaker 1: two nine point five to four. Hill placed second in
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  Speaker 1: the discus at the Interstate eight Conference meet and had
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  Speaker 1: the area's second best mark fifty point twenty seven. Landon Hoffman, SO, Princeton.
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  Speaker 1: Hoffman won the discus seven times and the shot put
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  Speaker 1: six times this season. He swept the throws at the
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  Speaker 1: three Rivers Conference meet. Hoffman recorded the area's top discus
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  Speaker 1: throw fifty two point seven to eight by two point
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  Speaker 1: five meters, and ranked fourth in the shot put fifteen
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  Speaker 1: point zero three. Breckon Pile So Henry Midland. Piles was
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  Speaker 1: a two event Class one A state qualifier in the
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  Speaker 1: high jump and long jump. He won the high jump
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  Speaker 1: at the El Paso Gridley Sectional and finished fourth in
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  Speaker 1: the long jump, hitting the state qualifying standard. He was
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  Speaker 1: second in the area in the high jump one point
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  Speaker 1: eight five and long jump six point four to six.
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  Speaker 1: Keenan Richter, so Bureau Valley. Richter ranked top five in
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  Speaker 1: the area in the one hundred eleven point four to six,
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  Speaker 1: two hundred twenty three point twenty one, and four hundred
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  Speaker 1: fifty two point zero one and ran on the area's
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  Speaker 1: top four x one hundred and four x two hundred relays,
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  Speaker 1: helping both qualify for the Class one A state meet.
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  Speaker 1: Alex Rodriguez Sr. Putnam County. Rodriguez had another strong season
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  Speaker 1: in the throws, winning the shot put nine times and
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  Speaker 1: the discus eight times. He qualified for the Class one
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  Speaker 1: A state meet in both events. Rodriguez placed ninth at
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  Speaker 1: state in the shot put and had the area's top
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  Speaker 1: throw fifteen point ninety nine. He was third in the
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  Speaker 1: area in discus forty nine point eight seven. Andrew Roth, Sr.
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  Speaker 1: Bureau Valley. Roth qualified for the Class one A State
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  Speaker 1: meet in the one hundred and ten hurdles and three
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  Speaker 1: hundred hurdles and ran on the storms state qualifying Forks
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  Speaker 1: one hundred relay. He won the one hundred and ten
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  Speaker 1: hurdles seven times, including at the Lincoln Trail Conference Meet.
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  Speaker 1: Johnny Varruki Junior LaSalle Peru. Verruki helped the Cavaliers four
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  Speaker 1: hundred relay qualify for state. He also recorded the area's
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  Speaker 1: top times zer season in the one thousand, six hundred
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  Speaker 1: four forty six point three eight and the three thousand,
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  Speaker 1: two hundred ten twenty three point seven. Vruki won the
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  Speaker 1: three thousand, two hundred three times, including at the Illinois
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  Speaker 1: Valley Meet.