IHSA girls track and field: Full preliminary results for Peoria athletes

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The Illinois High School Association girls track and field state finals preliminaries have wrapped up Day 1 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

The Class 1A prelims were Thursday, May 21, and the Class 2A and 3A prelims are Friday, May 22 with the top performers advancing to finals Saturday, May 23.

Below are top qualifiers in each event across all three classes, plus every Peoria-area girls who advanced to finals in each event.

Who's at state?A list of every Peoria-area girls athlete who qualified for the state finals

2026 IHSA girls track and field state finals preliminary results​

Discus​

• 1A:Top seed — Makayla Gajewski, Nashville, 131-2. Local qualifiers — None.
• 2A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.
• 3A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.

High jump​

• 1A:Top seed — Nine tied at 5-2.25. Local qualifiers — None.
• 2A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.
• 3A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.

Long jump​

• 1A:Top seed — Saylor Barry, Mendon Unity, 18-6. Local qualifiers — 10 Taylor Frawley, Henry/Midland, 16-6.
• 2A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.
• 3A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.

Pole vault​

• 1A:Top seeds — Addie Lehman, Peoria Christian and Alexis Punsalan, Somonauk, 10-2. Local qualifiers — Marryn Ferguson, Bushnell-Prairie City and Ashlyn Bertsch, Elmwood/Brimfield, 9-10.
• 2A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.
• 3A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.

Shot put​

• 1A:Top seed — Zion Young, Maroa-Forsyth, 43-10. Local qualifiers — None.
• 2A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.
• 3A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.

Triple jump​

• 1A:Top seed — Diana Huerta, Beardstown, 36-2. Local qualifiers — 7 Jocelyn Esther, Rushville-Industry, 35-3; 8 Carly Ulrich, Lowpoint-Washburn/Roanoke-Benson, 35-2.5; 11 Madisyn Shipp, Bureau Valley, 33-3.75.
• 2A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.
• 3A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.

100-meter dash​

• 1A:Top seed — Austyn McDowell, Robinson, 12.15. Local qualifier — 3 Jaida Reed, El Paso-Gridley, 12.28.
• 2A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.
• 3A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.

200-meter dash​

• 1A:Top seed — Reese Hoene, Effingham St. Anthony, 24.62. Local qualifiers — 7 Daniella Bumber, Henry/Midland, 25.49; 8 Brianna Harms, L-W/R-B, 25.62.
• 2A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.
• 3A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.

400-meter dash​

• 1A:Top seed and local qualifier — Daniella Bumber, H/M, 57.86.
• 2A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.
• 3A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.

800-meter run​

• 1A:Top seed — Audrey Dickinson, Illini Bluffs, 2:15.92. Local qualifiers — 4 Cheyenh Smith, Stark County, 2:16.72; 8 Emily King, Knoxville, 2:19.99; 10 Jessica Henderson, 2:20.61.
• 2A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.
• 3A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.

1600-meter run​

• 1A:Top seed — Klaire Eighner, Maora-Forsyth, 4:58.64. Local qualifiers — 5 Audrey Dickinson, IB, 5:02.85; 6 Dusti Smith, SC, 5:03.92; 8 Alyssa Higgins, Knoxville, 5:09.46.
• 2A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.
• 3A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.

3200-meter run​

• 1A:Top seed — Klaire Eighner, Effingham St. Anthony, 10:53.05. Local qualifiers — 4 Kasyn Jibben, Havana, 11:17.25; 10 Emily King, Knoxville, 11:42.39; 15 Ellison Heineke, L-W/R-B, 11:54.32; 25 Alyssa Higgins, Knoxville, 12:07.80; 29 Riley Kelly, Elmwood/Brimfield, 12:17.75; 35 Audrey Roth, EP-G, 12:24.72; 37 Maddie Wetzell, Bureau Valley, 12:51.16.
• 2A:Top seed — Abagail Baumann, Rockford Lutheran, 10:26.84. Local qualifiers — 12 Sierra Herrmann, Eureka, 11:28.60; 17 Maya Zopel, Peoria Notre Dame, 11:34.24.
• 3A:Top seed — Mia Sirois, Barrington, 10:02.96. Local qualifiers — None.

100-meter hurdles​

• 1A:Top seed — Jillian Hammer, Oregon, 14.78. Local qualifier — 2 Lily Bosnich, St. Bede, 15.00.
• 2A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.
• 3A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.

300-meter hurdles​

• 1A:Top seed — Jillian Hammer, Oregon, 44.09. Local qualifiers — 2 Lily Bosnich, St. Bede, 44.62; 4 Bri Harms, L-W/R-B, 44.98.
• 2A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.
• 3A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.

4x100 relay​

• 1A:Top seed — Teutopolis, 49.30. Local qualifiers — 4 El Paso-Gridley, 49.98; 6 Henry/Midland 50.26.
• 2A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.
• 3A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.

4x200 relay​

• 1A:Top seed — Lena-Winslow, 1:43.96. Local qualifiers — 6 El Paso-Gridley, 1:45.89.
• 2A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.
• 3A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.

4x400 relay​

• 1A:Top seed — Lena-Winslow, 3:56.91. Local qualifiers — None.
• 2A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.
• 3A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.

4x800 relay​

• 1A:Top seed — Shelbyville, 9:47.49. Local qualifiers — 4 El Paso-Gridley, 9:49.49; 5 Stark County, 9:54.17; 10 Elmwood/Brimfield, 10:01.91; 11 Annawan/Wethersfield, 10:05.04.
• 2A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.
• 3A:Top seed — Event takes place on Friday, May 22.

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: IHSA state track meet: 2026 preliminary results for Peoria athletes

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