The Morrison Junior High School Eighth Grade boys track and field team earned the 2016 IESA State Championship, by outscoring St. Andrews of Rock Falls, IL, by 20 points in the chilly weather of East Peoria, IL.
The Morrison track and field team journeyed to the Eastside Centre in East Peoria on Friday, May 13, 2016, to participate in the IESA State Track and Field Meet. They returned on Saturday, May 14, with a team State Championship. It included three individual State Champions and top ten finishes in eight additional events.
Eighth Grade Boys Team Points
| 1 | Morrison JHS | 52 |
| 2 | Rock Falls St. Andrew | 32 |
| 3 | Bismarck-Henning | 30 |
| 4 | Waterman Indian Creek | 29 |
| 5 | Altamont | 28 |
| 6 | Illiopolis Sangamon Valley | 24 |
| 6 | Mossville | 24 |
| 8 | Erie | 20 |
| 8 | Rockford Keith | 20 |
| 10 | Sidell Salt Fork | 18 |
Results follow for the Seventh and Eighth Grade Boys and Girls IESA State Track Meet.
Seventh Grade Boys
100 meter dash: John Winkleman (9th)
1600 meter run: Hunter Newman(5th)
4X100 Relay: Alexander Anderson, Trevor Cobo, Thomas Dauphin, Caleb Leu (20th)
4X200 Relay: John Winkleman, Nate Helms, Hunter Newman, Thomas Ottens (10th)
4X400 Relay: Thomas Ottens, Nate Helms, Thomas Dauphin, Hunter Newman (6th)
High Jump: Thomas Ottens (10th)
Shot Put : Ashton Smith (13th)
Discus: Ashton Smith (11th)
Eighth Grade Boys
200 meter dash: Keegan Anderson (3rd)
400 meter dash: Keegan Anderson (1st)–New MJHS school record, 52.26 seconds
800 meter run: Koby Brackemyer (2nd)
1600 meter run: Koby Brackemyer (2nd)
4X200 Relay: Keegan Anderson, Koby Brackemyer, Evan Wiebenga, Nathan Mickley (1st)
4X400 Relay: Keegan Anderson, Koby Brackemyer, Chase Workman, John Winkleman (1st)
Seventh Grade Girls
400 meter dash: Paige Baker (10th)
4X400 relay: Paige Baker, Emily Henson, Autumn Storm Jaysie Pruis (6th)
4X200 relay: Paige Baker, Emily Henson, Autumn Storm, Jaysie Pruis (15th)
Eighth Grade Girls
High Jump: Jordan Klima (25th)