BOYS TRACK AND FIELD FROM YESTERDAY (05/16/2024)

(OLNEY/NEWTON) In Boys High School Track & Field yesterday –

The Class 2A and 1A Sectionals were held throughout the state

CLASS 2A @ RANTOUL

  • Olney finished tie for 8th place with Charleston at 49 points each
  • They each were a half point behind 7th place Decatur MacArthur
  • Winning the sectional was Mt. Zion, a point victor over St. Joseph-Ogden, 75 to 74
  • Salem was 3rd (62), followed by Monticello and Tolono Unity tied for 4th at 59 each
  • Urbana High was 6th with 53.5 points
  • Then Rantoul (44), Effingham (35), Robinson (26), and Decatur Eisenhower (24)
  • Others included Paris (22), Mattoon (16), Patoka (3), and Mt. Carmel (2)

CLASS 1A @ NEWTON

  • Altamont slipped by the host Eagles, 105 to 103
  • Casey-Westfield was 3rd (70), then Cumberland (66) and Vandalia (50)
  • Red Hill was 6th (47), then St. Anthony and Marshall tied for 7th at 43 points each
  • In the top ten were Flora (35) and Brownstown (29)

Then Cowden-Herrick (24), Dieterich (20), Teutopolis (18), and Neoga (15)

  • Others were Lawrenceville (10), Oblong-Palestine-Hutsonville (8), & North Clay (5)

We’ll look at how the Olney and Newton athletes finished in tomorrow’s sports report, the top athletes advance to their State Meets next weekend.