Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey prepared this article.
Following are results from the Friday, June 11, 2021, Track and Field Sectional. Fifteen teams competed. Yellow highlight means State Qualifiers.
TEAM TOTALS
1. Sherrard, 87
2. Port Byron (Riverdale), 83
3. Erie, 63
4. Morrison, 58
5. Rock Island (Alleman), 56
6. Taylor Ridge (Rockridge), 50
7. Aledo (Mercer County), 40
8. Fulton, 21
9. Sterling (Newman Central Catholic), 19
10. Orion, 17
11. Manlius (Bureau Valley), 16
12. Cambridge, 14
12. Savanna (West Carroll), 14
14. Amboy, 11
15. Milledgeville, 4
EVENTS TOP FIVE
100 Meter:
1. Peyton Locke, 10.92a, Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)
2. David Arney, 11.09a, Port Byron (Riverdale)
3. Alex Anderson, 11.30a, Morrison
4. Kyler Pessman, 11.45a, Fulton
5. Justice Brainerd, 11.54a, Morrison
200 Meter:
1. Peyton Locke, 22.80a, Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)
2. Josh Vanerploeg, 22.97a, Fulton
3. Kaden Boden, 23.62a, Rock Island (Alleman)
4. Brenden Gusse, 23.74a, Rock Island (Alleman)
5. Ben Henrikson, 23.97a, Amboy
400 Meter:
1. Alex Anderson, 51.65a, Morrison
2. Justice Brainerd, 51.70a, Morrison
3. Ryan Francis, 55.72a, Cambridge
4. William Fredrickson, 56.06a, Aledo (Mercer County)
5. Zaiden Smith, 56.11a, Savanna (West Carroll)
800 Meter:
1. Michael Turner, 2:02.86a, Rock Island (Alleman)
2. Landis Musser, 2:03.03a, Port Byron (Riverdale)
3. Elijah House, 2:07.17a, Manlius (Bureau Valley)
4. Nick Janson, 2:10.62a, Cambridge
5. Danny Darrow, 2:11.76a, Rock Island (Alleman)
1600 Meter:
1. Jacob Belha, 4:33.04a, Sherrard
2. Tommy Murray, 4:39.90a, Port Byron (Riverdale)
3. Briar Nevills, 4:45.89a, Savanna (West Carroll)
4. Brock Loftus, 4:51.57a, Amboy
5. Diego Portillo, 4:55.31a, Rock Island (Alleman)
3200 Meter:
1. Jacob Belha, 10:00.44a, Sherrard
2. Tommy Murray, 10:01.90a, Port Byron (Riverdale)
3. Briar Nevills, 10:08.73a, Savanna (West Carroll)
4. Brock Loftus, 10:11.62a, Amboy
5. Landen Summers, 11:22.11a, Sterling (Newman Central Catholic)
110 m Hurdles:
1. Mike Gorey, 16.75, (Sherrard)
2. Noah Bradarich, 17.10, (Sherrard)
3. Brecken Heinrichs, 17.20, (Mercer County)
4. Hunter Locke, 17.43, Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)
5. Eli Attig, 21.55, Manlius (Bureau Valley)
300 Hurdles:
1. Mike Gorey, 42.74a, Sherrard
2. Brady Wolf, 43.40a, Morrison
3. Isaac Goodsen, 46.06a, Erie
4. Noah Bradarich, 47.12a, Sherrard
5. Matthew Lucas, 48.82a, Aledo (Mercer County)
4 X 100 Relay:
1. Erie, 44.72a, Michael Carlson, Cameron Stout, Braxton Froeliger, Alex Gustaf
2. Port Byron (Riverdale), 45.17a, David Arney, Cole Jennings, Brandon Stone, Luke Wiklund
3. Sherrard, 45.57a, Eli Bernier, Brody Doonan, Alyus Johnson, Mike Gorey
4. Aledo (Mercer County), 45.74a, Brady Fluette, Trenton Coulter, William Fredrickson, Nate Hofmann
5. Taylor Ridge (Rockridge), 46.15a, Hunter Locke, Ryan Hines, Colby Lape, Peyton Locke
4 X 200 Relay:
1. Erie, 1:33.83a, Ben Lantz, Cameron Stout, Braxton Froeliger, Alex Gustaf
2. Fulton, 1:34.22a, Carson Wherry, Daken Pessman, Kyler Pessman, Josh Vanerploeg
3. Taylor Ridge (Rockridge), 1:36.62a, Hunter Locke, Ryan Hines, Colby Lape, Peyton Locke
4. Port Byron (Riverdale), 1:37.59a, Luke Wiklund, Cole Jennings, Brandon Stone, William Leighty
5. Aledo (Mercer County), 1:37.60a, Brady Fluette, Trenton Coulter, Cael Duncan, Nate Hofmann
4 X 400 Relay:
1. Morrison, 3:30.16a, Justice Brainerd, Brady Wolf, Skylar Drolema, Alex Anderson
2. Sherrard, 3:34.00a, Eli Bernier, Mike Gorey, Alex Wilson, Jacob Belha
3. Erie, 3:34.65a, Michael Carlson, Cameron Stout, Ben Lantz, Alex Gustaf
4. Sterling (Newman Central Catholic), 3:40.12a, Jacob Donald, Owen Mcbride, Thomas Powers, Lucas Simpson
5. Port Byron (Riverdale), 3:45.86a, Landis Musser, Cameron Overton, Tommy Murray, Brandon Stone
4 X 800 Relay:
1. Sherrard, 8:32.60a, Dayton Hauger, Adam Brimeyer, Alex Wilson, Jordan Maynard
2. Sterling (Newman Central Catholic), 8:39.41a, Jacob Donald, Thomas Powers, Noah Welty, Lucas Simpson
3. Port Byron (Riverdale), 8:58.39a, Landis Musser, Cameron Overton, Peyton Sand, Gage Gaulrapp
4. Rock Island (Alleman), 9:17.78a, Cameran Britton, Noah Britton, Danny Darrow, Michael Turner
5. Manlius (Bureau Valley), 9:19.71a, Elijah House, Evan Entas, Benjamin Roth, Davey Dietz
Shot Put (12 lb):
1. Ryan Parchert, 14.72m, Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)
2. Eli Denton, 14.10m, Rock Island (Alleman)
3. Josh Spranger, 13.56m, Orion
4. Tyler Shambaugh, 12.79m, Morrison
5. Brady Reed, 12.74m, Port Byron (Riverdale)
Discus:
1. Josh Spranger, 42.25m, Orion
2. Alex Zarlatanes, 40.94m, Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)
3. Jared Cheline, 38.95m, Aledo (Mercer County)
4. Garrett Williams, 38.78m, Sterling (Newman Central Catholic)
5. Reece Richmond, 38.54m, Port Byron (Riverdale)
High Jump:
1. Skylar Drolema, 1.85m, Morrison
2. Trenton Coulter, 1.85m, Aledo (Mercer County)
3. Ryan Docker-Jackson, 1.80m, Rock Island (Alleman)
4. Trevor Cobo, 1.75m, Erie
5. Nevin Bolin, 1.70m, Manlius (Bureau Valley)
Pole Vault:
1. Parker Holdorf, 3.90m, (Erie)
2. Alex Wilson, 3.25m, (Sherrard)
3. Lucas Dreisbach, 3.10m, (Erie)
4. Davey Dietz, 2.50m, (Bureau Valey)
Long Jump:
1. Braxton Froeliger, 6.18m, Erie
2. David Arney, 6.14m, Port Byron (Riverdale)
3. Ryan Docker-Jackson, 5.93m, Rock Island (Alleman)
4. Matthew Lucas, 5.79m, Aledo (Mercer County)
5. Kolton Wilk, 5.77m, Milledgeville
Triple Jump:
1. David Arney, 12.54m, Port Byron (Riverdale)
2. William Leighty, 12.47m, Port Byron (Riverdale)
3. Brenden Gusse, 12.08m, Rock Island (Alleman)
4. Matthew Lucas, 11.68m, Aledo (Mercer County)
5. Noah Bradarich, 11.49m, Sherrard.