By Michael Newman

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Here is a look at highlights of each of the IHSA 2A Girls Sectional Meets that took place throughout Illinois on May 15-17, 2014.

 

Thursday May 15

 

Chicago University Sectional (at Chicago Christian HS, Palos Heights)

IHSA Qualifiers

Highlights

• The story of the meet was the sprint battle between Ebony McClendon (Brooks College Prep, Chicago) and Ryan Preacely (Johnson College Prep, Chicago). McClendon won both short sprints (100 – 11.98) and 200 (25.08). Preacely was on top with her teammates in the relays. Johnson College Prep edged Brooks in the 4x1 by only three hundredths of a second (50.05-50.08). It was another close margin in the 4x2 when Johnson College Prep edged Brooks by only 12 hundreths of a second.

 

• Host Chicago University won the team title edging Brooks College Prep by one point (110-109).

 

Country Club Hills Hillcrest Sectional

IHSA Qualifiers

 

Highlights

• Rich South ran away with the team sectional title scoring 87 points. Providence Catholic finished second.

 

• Taylor McCammon (McNamara HS, Kankakee) was a double winner capturing the Long Jump (17-4 ¼) and 100 Hurdles (15.42).

Herrin Sectional

IHSA Qualifiers

 

Highlights

• Cahokia qualified 10 individuals and 3 relays to next weekend’s state meet. They crushed the competition in this sectional scoring 135 points. Troy Triad was second with 51.

 

• Cahokia will be a threat for the 2A team championship. In Thursday’s meet, they received a triple win by Raynesha Lews in the Long and Triple Jump along with the 100 Hurdles, and Freshman Mariya Hudson had a double win in the 200 and 400 Meter Dash. Both could score high in those events.

 

• Lelani Hill (Massac County HS, Metropolis) was pushed by Freshman Madeline Bruce (Marion HS) in the 800 Meter Run. Hill won by only second (2:14.51 – 2:15.84).

Macomb Sectional

IHSA Qualifiers

 

Highlights

• Normal University qualified nine including 8 individuals in winning this sectional with 108 points. Peoria Notre Dame finished second with 84 points.

 

• Plenty of double event winners in this met. Gabi Jacobs (University HS, Normal) won both the Shot Put (41-5 ½) and the Discus (120-1). Teammate Sydney Billingsley had an impressive distance double. She won by seven seconds ahead of Peoria Notre Dame’s Maryjeanne Gilbert (10:46.98 - 10:53.18) in the 3200 Meter Run. Billingsley came back to defeat Gilbert again in the 1600 by five seconds (5:06.78). Chante Stonewell was the team’s third double winner sweeping the 100 Hurdles (15.90) and 300 Hurdles (46.61).

 

• Cece Rica (Notre Dame HS, Peoria) was a double winner in the 400 Meter Dash (59.73) and 200 Meter Dash (26.71). Gilian Urycki (Metamora HS) won both the Long Jump (18-2 ¾) and the High Jump (5-4).

 

• Washington won the 4 x 800 Meter Relay (9:38.21) in which seven schools qualified for Charleston.

 

 

Mattoon Sectional

IHSA Qualifiers

 

Highlights

• Mahomet-Seymour ran away with the team championship scoring 94 points. The Bulldogs qualified seven individuals and two relays to next weekend’s state meet.

 

• Tyra Buss (Mt. Carmel HS) is the all-time IHSA Girls basketball scoring leader. Before she heads off to Indiana University to place basketball, she will end her HS track career on the big blue oval. She won three events including the 100 Hurdles (15.70), 800 Meter Run (2:20.09), and 300 Meter Hurdles (45.85).

 

• Molly McGraw (Bloomington Central Catholic HS) was a double winner in the Long Jump (17-7.50) and the High Jump (5-6).

Woodstock Sectional

IHSA Qualifiers

 

Highlights

• Hampshire picked up three event wins in route to winning the sectional team title with 101 points. Grayslake Central and Woodstock were only separated by two points for second and third.

 

• Maura Beattie (Woodstock HS) tuned up for the defense of her 3200 title winning in this sectional (10:50.70) by fifteen seconds ahead of Meghan Carroll (St. Viator HS, Arlington Heights). Carroll won the 1600 Meter Run (5:20.35) and placed second in the 800 Meter Run.

 

• Elizabeth Pagan (Hampshire HS) picked up wins in the Long Jump (17- ¼) and the 300 Hurdles (48.00). She was also a part of Hampshire’s winning 4 x 4 relay squad (4:13.58).

 

Friday May 16

 

Chicago DeLaSalle Sectional (at Hanson Stadium, Chicago)

IHSA Qualifiers

 

Highlights

• Latin School won the team competition Friday afternoon at Hanson Stadium. They scored 124 points with De La Salle in second with 74 points.

 

• Jaimie Robinson (DeLaSalle Institute, Chicago) won both of the horizontal jumps. Her winning jump in the Long Jump was 17-0 ¾. She won the Triple Jump by more than four feet with a 35-9 ½ winning effort.

 

Freeport Sectional

IHSA Qualifiers

 

Highlights

• Kaneland edged Sycamore by two points to win the sectional championship. Controversy reared its ugly head in this meet. After scratches were made in some of the sprint events, the meet official reseeded the events effected along with changing the qualifying standards to the finals in the sprint events. This was done without consulting the athletes and coaches. In the 4x8 relay, there was a timing malfunction. In an instance like that, only the top two teams advance. The team that finished third ran eight seconds ahead of the qualifying time.

 

• Lexy Duncan (Dixon HS) won two individual events in this meet. She captured the Long Jump with a 17-9 effort. She came back to win the 400 by one hundredth of a second ahead of Kaneland’s Nicole Sreeman (57.53 – 57.54).

 

• Ellie Willging (Freeport HS) completed the distance double. She started by winning the 3200 Meter Run (11.13.77) by fourteen seconds ahead of Maggie Lalowski (Sycamore). She came back to win the 1600 Meter Run (5:18.71).
  

Glen Ellyn Glenbard South Sectional

IHSA Qualifiers

 

Highlights

• Host Glenbard South scored 138 points to easily win their sectional. Montini finished second with 86 points.

 

• Katelyn Hill (Glenbard South HS, Glen Ellyn) won the 100 Meter Hurdles (14.92) stamping her as one of the favorite in this event in next week’s state meet. Hill finished second behind Grace Cronin (Fenwick HS, Oak Park) in the 300 Hurdles (44.74 – 45.47). Cronin also won the High Jump (5-2).

 

• There were two other double winners in this meet. Anna Sloan (Trinity HS, River Forest) won the 100 Meter Dash (12.59) by close to a second. She also won the 200 Meter Dash (25.97) by more than two seconds. Olivia Ryan (Fenwick HS, Oak Park) won the 3200 Meter Run (11.18.35) by 12 seconds ahead of second place Maggie Hallerud (Montini Catholic HS, Lombard). Ryan and teammate Briana Daley finished 1-2 in the 1600 Meter Run. Ryan’s winning time was 5:18.86.

 

Plano Sectional

 

IHSA Qualifiers

Meet Results

 

Highlights

 

Saturday May 17

 

Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin Sectional

 

IHSA Qualifiers

Meet Results

 

Highlights