Logan County track and field
athletes earn medals at State
[May 19, 2025]
While the WLB 8th grade girls were busy taking the top spot
in Class 1A competition on Saturday, several other local athletes
won medals in the 2025 IESA Class 1A and 2A State Track and Field
Championships at EastSide Centre in East Peoria. The top eight
finishes earn a medal and a spot at the podium to be recognized.
West Lincoln Broadwell
Colby Bowman earned a medal in the 110 hurdles.
Photo courtesy of Amanda Bowman
Colby Bowman, a 7th grader at WLB, earned a fifth place medal in the
110m hurdles with a time of 18.58.
Ryder Conrady with his throwing coach Mark Fricke.
Photo courtesy of Tiffany Battin.
Ryder Conrady, an 8th grader at WLB, finished in eighth place in the
discus with a toss of 115’ 0”.
Colby Bowman, Hunter Craig, Ryker Fricke and Brodie Glenn finished
in ninth place in the 4x200 relay with a time of 1:57.99.
Chester East Lincoln
Grady Rutledge and his coach Evan Maynard. Photo
by Teena Lowery
Grady Rutledge earned two medals at State.
Rutledge earned a fourth place medal in the discus with a throw of
119’ 5” and that is a new PR for the 8th grader.
Next Rutledge earned a fourth place medal in the long jump for his
leap of 18’ 10.75” and that was also a PR for him.
Liam Brandt, a 7th grader, hit a PR of 101’ 11” in the discus,
earning himself a 14th place finish.
The Panthers 4x200 relay team consisting of Addalyn Catey, Addie
Shaw, Emery Maynard and Addi Mauhar finished in 15th place with a
time of 2:04.61.
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Mount Pulaski
Maebri Bender of MPGS with her 7th place medal.
Photo courtesy of Mindy Switzer.
Maebri Bender, an 8th grader at MPGS, has quite the story. This is
her first year going out for the track and field team and she really
did amazing. On Friday, her name was called over the loudspeaker as
a “last call” while the other shot putters were warming up. Bender
was just trying to find her way to the shot put area amidst the
crowd of 2700 athletes who fill up the area in and around the East
Peoria football field and track. The entrances for the athletes are
tricky because of all the fencing surrounding the area.
Bender arrived in the nick of time, took two quick warmup tosses,
adjusted her sunglasses and said, “I’m good” to the official. She
got in line in the no. 6 position and waited for her turn. Her first
toss of 8.88m or 29’ 1.75” looked effortless and it would turn out
to be her best toss of the day. She won her flight and that 8.88m
would be her new PR. It was good enough to earn her a 7th place
medal and recognition at the podium. She also hit 8.55m a couple
times, throwing it nearly in the exact same spot each time.
Addison Deibert, a 7th grader, finished in 9th place in the long
jump. Deibert jumped 13’ 10.5” or 4.23 meters.
Taylah Wakeman, a 7th grader, finished in 15th place in the 400m
with a time of 1:09.32.
Sronte Siebert with his 8th place medal. Photo
courtesy of Jamie Anderson.
Sronte Siebert, a 7th grader, earned a medal with an 8th place
finish in the 800m with a time of 2:19.85. That is a PR for Siebert.
Hartsburg-Emden
A trio of Stags did very well at EastSide over the weekend and with
such a young group, you can bet they’ll have their eye on a repeat
trip next season.
Stags 7th grader Owen Ferguson with his 8th place
medal. Photo by Annie Ferguson.
Owen Ferguson, a 7th grader, finished in 8th place in the 800m with
a time of 2:24.08.
Alek Lueck, a 7th grader, finished in 14th place in the 400m with a
time of 1:02.43.
Courtney Cecil, a 7th grader, finished in 10th place in the high
jump with a jump of 4’ 2”.
Congratulations to all of the athletes on a successful end to their
season.
[Teena Lowery]
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