CHARLESTON (WCIA) — After only placing fifth in the 400 meter dash last year, Centennial’s Daniel Lacy came back from injury and is now a three-time state champion.
“I did what I could even if I didn’t win, I still would’ve been grateful that I’m even here,” Lacy said. “I haven’t been so successful in the past, but now a whole year of track and this is what happens so I’m grateful.”
Lacy also won the 100 and 200 meter dash, which helped the Chargers to third place as a team in 3A.
Also placing as a team, Salt Fork, who took the top spot in 1A. Led by senior Nathan Kirby, who came in first place in the 110 meter hurdles, a race he’s only run 3 times this year.
“Amazing. I’ve never done it before,” Kirby said. “I hit like the first 3 hurdles. I thought I was screwed and going to fall, I was able to keep my balance. This is only my third race of the whole year and I was able to PR and win so it feels amazing.”
The Storm also take home the gold in the field events as senior Garrett Taylor finishes his high school career a state champion in both shot put and discus.
“It definitely feels good. I was in a really good spot coming in,” Taylor said. “I knew that I had the top throw so I was just trying to better it. I didn’t end up doing that, but I was just really happy to have it all happen.”
After getting disqualified in the 400 meter dash during prelims yesterday and a false start in the 4×100 that ended in a disqualification, Urbana’s Jackson Gilbert finally got a gold medal coming in first in the 200 meter dash and second in the 4×400 meter relay.
“We come here and we did what we needed to do. Sure some things don’t go your way, but that’s just sport,” Gilbert said. “That’s not even sport, that’s life, some things don’t always go your way, you just pick the best moments of it. I picked the best moment, I won the 200 and tried my hardest in the 4×400.”
RESULTS
| 4×200 Relay 1A – Finals | ||||
| 1. | 11Brysen Vasquez 12Ethan McLain 12Jacob DePratt 12Nathan Kirby | 1:28.69a | Catlin (Salt Fork) – A | |
| 2. | 11DeByron Boyd 12Carlis Wilson Jr. 9Isaiah Williams 10Steven Moore | 1:28.99a | Madison – A | |
| 3. | 12Will Fox 11Tucker Foil 12Ty Brachbill 12Gage Smith | 1:29.52a | Shelbyville – A | |
| 4. | 11Brandon Wiggan 11Eden Trotter-Krahn 12Nathan Lyons 11Supreme Muhammad | 1:29.66a | Winnebago – A | |
| 5. | 11De’Angelo Fernandez 12McKeon Crase 10Noah Dewey 12Michael Taylor | 1:30.00a | Forreston – A | |
| 6. | 11Alex Zarlatanes 12Peyton Locke 11Ryan Hines 10Jacob Freyermuth | 1:30.24a | Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)… | |
| 7. | 12Tyler Burch 11Logan Smith 11Colin Wayland 12Jackson Greer | 1:30.69a | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) … | |
| 8. | 9Alec Schlichting 10Jaylen Rakowska 12Jace Flynn 12Nick Inden | 1:30.94a | Lena (L.-Winslow) – A | |
| 9. | 11LeBryant Flagg 11Braxton Mitchell 11Andre Harden 10Connell Doolin | 1:30.95a | Maroa (M.-Forsyth) – A |
| 4×400 Relay 1A – Finals | ||||
| 1. | 12Alec Thomas 10Micah Coffman 11Payton Campbell 11Braydon Campbell | 3:22.03a | Colfax (Ridgeview) – A | |
| 2. | 11Aydan Fisher 11Tucker Foil 12Ty Brachbill 12Gage Smith | 3:22.46a | Shelbyville – A | |
| 3. | 12Nathan Barth 9Jacob Barth 10Carter Hunley 12Jackson Kern | 3:25.52a | Auburn – A | |
| 4. | 12McKeon Crase 11Micah Nelson 11Brock Soltow 10Noah Dewey | 3:26.85a | Forreston – A | |
| 5. | 12Jamie Hendrix 11Matthew Evans 10Zander Kapp 12Cole Gruenke | 3:27.08a | Trenton (Wesclin) – A | |
| 6. | 11Cayden Donnelly 12Nathan Dahl 12Barnett Glisson 10Cole Payne | 3:27.36a | Pleasant Plains – A | |
| 7. | 11Carson Lehman 10Lance Wiegand 12Rylan Bachman 11Gabe Schmidt | 3:27.46a | Eureka – A | |
| 8. | 11Logan Smith 11Spencer Wilson 11Colin Wayland 12Jackson Greer | 3:27.90a | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) … | |
| 9. | 10Colton Deetz 12Christian Brilley 12Jeremy Walker 12Caleb Kernaghan | 3:28.15a | Decatur (St. Teresa) – A |
| 4×200 Relay 2A – Finals | ||||
| 1. | 11Logan Clough 10Kyrese Lukens 11Exavier Williams 10Chris Nelson | 1:27.25a | Herrin (H.S.) – A | |
| 2. | 12Tristan Darby 11Tashon Crockarell 11Cory Warren 10Louis Yohannes | 1:28.09a | Troy (Triad) – A | |
| 3. | 11Kenneth Buchanon 12Malachi Wren 10Ralph Smith 12Timothy Cross | 1:28.65a | East St. Louis (Sr.) – A | |
| 4. | 11Cale Ledergerber 10Joseph Holcomb 12Dylan Doss 12Kael Ryan | 1:28.70a | Sterling – A | |
| 5. | 11Max Loveall 11Jack Martens 11Dan Kalinowski 11Sean Rockwell | 1:28.80a | Richmond (R.-Burton) – A | |
| 6. | 12Kyle Hensley 11Bryson Richardson 9Jacob Harvey 10Brayden Trimble | 1:29.53a | Mt. Zion – A | |
| 7. | 10Thomas Christian 11Adam Roth 10Jahri McClendon 12Matthew Russette | 1:29.84a | Chicago (DePaul College … | |
| 8. | 10Garrett Richardson 10Brock Schlittler 11Eric Miebach 11Jay Saunders | 1:29.86a | Tolono (Unity) – A | |
| 9. | 11Abraham Lenear 11Terrell King 11Cedric Sabin 9Sorrell Darough Jr. | 1:30.16a | Urbana (H.S.) – A |
| 4×400 Relay 2A – Finals | ||||
| 1. | 12Quenton Stepney 12Demarlynn Taylor 10Darris Ivy 12Devion Montgomery | 3:18.73a | East St. Louis (Sr.) – A | |
| 2. | 11Abraham Lenear 11Cordaro Sims 11Cedric Sabin 12Jackson Gilbert | 3:18.92a | Urbana (H.S.) – A | |
| 3. | 12Joe Miller 11Dan Kalinowski 11Jack Martens 11Sean Rockwell | 3:20.55a | Richmond (R.-Burton) – A | |
| 4. | 11Brennan Gleason 10Makari Roper 9Oluwapelumi Badejo 11Austin Dedecker | 3:21.36a | Carbondale – A | |
| 5. | 10Jaylen Pennington 12Nicholas Deloach 12Keshawn Lyons 9Corrion Raiford | 3:21.92a | Cahokia (H.S.) – A | |
| 6. | 11Eli Crome 11Matthew Rangel 12Will Donahoe 12Caden Emmert | 3:25.25a | Sycamore (H.S.) – A | |
| 7. | 12Dayton Beatty 12Wyatt Miller 12Luis Baez 10Simeion Harris | 3:26.21a | Sandwich – A | |
| 8. | 11Jordan Britt 11Dale Johnson 12Kael Ryan 12Dylan Doss | 3:27.57a | Sterling – A | |
| 9. | 9Zach Duffie 10Matt Pluff 12AJ Banks 10Riley Frech | 3:29.68a | Freeburg – A |
| 4×200 Relay 3A – Finals | ||||
| 1. | 12Jeremiah Turner 11Andrew Mitchell 12John Gore 12Robert Scott III | 1:26.20a | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) … | |
| 2. | 11Luke Mailander 12Joey Valeski 11Cash Langley 12Leo Glennon | 1:27.07a | Elmhurst (York) – A | |
| 3. | 11Kellen Brnfre 10Clayton Lakatos 10Darren Wilson 10Zach Lane | 1:27.36a | Edwardsville – A | |
| 4. | 9Alex Asare 12Jailen Duffie 12Cassius Callahan 12Jaden Turner | 1:27.81a | Gurnee (Warren) – A | |
| 5. | 12Danny Eloe 11Carson Marlar 10Kai Williams 12Nathan Jacobs | 1:28.89a | Naperville (North) – A | |
| 6. | 12Shanmukh Chebrolu 11Daniel Pere 12Darrell Space 12Arthur Cox III | 1:28.98a | Aurora (Metea Valley) – A | |
| 7. | 9Edward Mason 10Rajan Anthony 9Daniel Robinson 12Austin Belle | 1:29.08a | Naperville (Neuqua Valle… | |
| 8. | 10David Campbell 10Armond Boulware 11Malachi Moreno 12Sidney Morris | 1:29.17a | Chicago (Kenwood) – A | |
| 9. | 12Adam Beasley 12Donovan Cephus 12Datia Ebengo 12Amare Harris | 1:29.94a | Bloomington – A |
| 4×400 Relay 3A – Finals | ||||
| 1. | 12Brycen Clements 9Owen Horeni 12Elliot Goodwin 12Josh Pugh | 3:19.04a | Yorkville (H.S.) – A | |
| 2. | 11John Vagnoni 11Elliott Bond 11Evan Richardson 11Trey Sato | 3:19.62a | Grayslake (Central) – A | |
| 3. | 11Andrew Mitchell 9Myles Ellis 12Kyle Murry 11Nelson Speaks | 3:19.95a | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) … | |
| 4. | 11Jameson Rick 12Caden Pfister 11Tucker Anglemyer 11Jeram Salles | 3:21.08a | Winnetka (New Trier) – A | |
| 5. | 12Maddox Fluno 12David Castilla 11Charles Blackmer 12Jake Slavish | 3:21.78a | Vernon Hills – A | |
| 6. | 12Payton Noble 12Aidan Hill 12Charles MacPhail 12Joey Valeski | 3:21.79a | Elmhurst (York) – A | |
| 7. | 11Bode Smith 12Samuel Barnard 12Luke Noren 11Foster Shelbert | 3:22.45a | Naperville (Central) – A | |
| 8. | 11Joshua Stewart 11Terence Jackson Jr. 12Ifechukwu Inoma 11Hussein Almousawi | 3:23.58a | Bolingbrook – A | |
| 9. | 12Mark Hanson 11Ben Riedel 11Charlie Connolly 12Dominik Balenda | 3:28.79a | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) … |
