Area Jr. High Track Athletes Earn More Hardware, Altamont 7th Grade Boys Grab Team Runner-Up Honors on Second Day of IESA 2A State Meet

The second and final day of the IESA 2A State Track Meet in East Peoria brought with it even more hardware secured by area junior high track athletes. Altamont’s 7^th Grade Boys 4×400 relay took 2^nd place as the day’s highest finisher from the area while Altamont’s Easton Caraway took 3rd place in the 7^th Grade Boys 200m Dash and BSE’s 7th Grade Girls 4×400 relay took 3^rd place in the event and taking 4^th place honors was Altamont’s Hayden Veteto in the 8^th Grade Pole Vault. Two individuals and two relays nabbed fifth place finishes including Altamont’s Gentry Sefton in the 7^th Grade Boys Pole Vault, Jackson Neu in the 8^th Grade Boys Pole Vault and their 8th Grade Boys 4×100 relay and the BSE Boys 7^th Grade 4×200 relay. Altamont’s Cali Ruffner earned two 6^th place finishes, tying for the 7^th grade Girls High Jump and getting 6^th in the 200m Dash. Wrapping up the area medalists were 7^th place finishers CHBC’s Colton Ondes in the 7^th Grade Boys Pole Vault and South Central’s Teagan Cowger in the 7^th Grade Girls Shot Put while Altamont’s Nora Teasley grabbed 8^th place in the 8th Grade Girls Discus.

In the team standings, Altamont 7^th Grade Boys made the podium as a team finishing with 39 points for 2^nd place, just one point behind Team Champion Normal Metcalf with 40 points while two other teams finished in the Top 10 as the Altamont 8^th Grade Boys Team finished in 7^th Place and the Altamont 7^th Grade Girls Team finished in 8^th place.

IESA 2A State Meet – Saturday Finals Results

Altamont Girls – 7^th Grade Girls Team – 8^th Place, 8^th Grade Girls Team 18^th Place

Cali Ruffner – 7^th Grade High Jump, Tied for 6^th place, 4’ 6.25” and 200m Dash, 6^th Place, 27.99 seconds

Nora Teasley – 8^th Grade Discus, 8^th Place, 84’ 1”

Altamont Boys – 7^th Grade Boys Team 2^nd Place, 8^th Grade Boys Team 7^th Place

Easton Caraway – 7^th Grade 200m Dash, 3^rd Place, 24.89 seconds

Hayden Veteo – 8^th Grade Pole Vault, 4^th Place, 10’ 1.25”

Jackson Neu – 8^th Grade Pole Vault, 5^th Place, 10’ 1.25”

Gentry Sefton – 7^th Grade Pole Vault, Tied for 5^th Place, 7’ 8.75”

7^th Grade 4×400 Relay (H. Arnold, G. Kroening, G. Sefton, E. Caraway) – 2^nd Place, 4:03.95

8^th Grade 4×100 Relay (P. Kroening, M. Sain, D. Verdeyen, H. Veteto, E. Caraway, J. Neu) – 5^th Place, 49.20 seconds

8^th Grade 4×400 Relay (P. Kroening, D. Verdeyen, J. Neu, H. Veteto) – 11^th Place, 4:01.42

Brownstown Girls – 7^th Grade Girls Team 25^th Place

7^th Grade 4×400 Relay (J. Wilhour, E. Forbus, E. Lach, P. Haslett) – 3^rd Place, 4:31.13

Brownstown Boys – 7^th Grade Boys Team 19^th Place

7^th Grade 4×200 Relay (J. Schaub, R. Koester, E. Portz, G. Meinhart) – 5^th Place, 1:49.94

Jake Schaub – 7^th Grade 200m Dash, 14^th place, 26.81 seconds

Sawyer Wright – 7^th Grade Shot Put, 11^th Place, 34’ 5.5”

8^th Grade 4×400 Relay (D. Bogart, L. Schaub, T. Miller, G. Meinhart) – 14^th Place, 4:03.45

CHBC Boys

Colton Ondes – 7^th Grade Pole Vault, Tied for 8^th Place, 7’ 8.75”

CHBC Girls

Jillian Knight – 7^th Grade 200m Dash, 18^th Place, 28.83 seconds

South Central Girls

Teagan Cowger – 7^th Grade Shot Put, 7^th Place, 25’ 6.75”

South Central Boys – 8^th Grade Boys Team 12^th Place

Jordan Smith – 8^th Grade Discus, 21^st Place, 99’ 0”