Triple Jump
To the triple jump pit where Naperville Central sophomore Brooke Sawatzky, winner of the event in the DVC a week ago sprints down the track and makes a leap of 35 feet and 1.25 inches. That is good enough for second place and a state qualification. Raina Wolf from Sandburg is the sectional champ.
Pole Vault
2021 state qualifier and girls volleyball standout Ashley Kushner takes her turn down the runway. The senior gets over the bar and will head down state once again with a height of 10 feet, 3 inches.
Naperville Central sophomore Kait McHale started pole vaulting for the first time in January of this year. It’s safe to say that the girl is a natural as McHale wins the sectional by a foot and a half, setting a new PR with a height of 11 feet, 9 inches. A very bright future for this Redhawk.
High Jump
All state high jumper Madeline Andelbradt is back from injury and doing a little film study before taking one of her leaps. The Naperville North senior punches her ticket to state for the second straight season, cracking the top two after clearing 5 feet, 3 inches.
The sectional champion is someone who just missed out on the state cut a year ago. Metea Valley sophomore Annastasia Murphy gets up and over the bar for a new school record at 5 feet, 5 inches to take the crown and make her first trip down state.
400 Meters
Now over to the 400 meters as the meet hits the final few races. Metea Valley sophomore Kyla Harris right in the middle of your screen. She just missed out on state in the 100 meters, she does not miss this time. The Mustang wins the 400 with a time of 57.49. Myonica Jackson from Bolingbrook, Sophie Kusserow from Naperville Central, Rebecca Phillips from Lyons and Avery Littlejohn from West Aurora all hit the state qualifying time as well.
Wheelchair Division
Shoutout to West Aurora senior Megan Sporny, who competed in the 100, 400, 800 and 200 meter wheelchair division races and crushed the state qualifying times in all four. Here she is in the 200 with a time of 59.71.
4X400 Meter Relay
The final race of the night. Downers Grove North picked up enough points on the Hinsdale Central track in the 300 meter hurdles and the 200 meters to clinch the sectional title, but still plenty at stake in the 4X400.
Ashley Kushner starting the relay off once again for Naperville North. Brooke Bilik, Sophie Kusserow, Lola Satre-Morales and Brooke Sawatzky also running for Naperville Central.
Lyons Township in front, with Central and North on their heels. Megan Schoenjohn and Emma Berres run the middle two legs for the Huskies. At the final handoff, Naperville Central in the lead with Hinsdale Central and LT in second and third. Christine Gu in 4th for Naperville North but not for long. The Huskies turns on the jets and passes Sawatzky down the stretch and holds off Catie McCabe from Hinsdale Central to give Naperville North its third relay win of the night. Sawatzky gets across the line in time to qualify the Redhawks for state in the event.
Downers Grove North wins the Hinsdale Central girls track and field sectional championship by just two points over Naperville North.
