Lincoln Railsplitters Track and
Field girls ready for State
[May 21, 2026]
It’s that time of the year again when the hard work and
dedication of a track and field athlete is showcased in just a few
short months of a school season, culminating with a trip to the IHSA
Class 2A Girls State Track and Field Championships at Eastern
Illinois University in Charleston.
Once again, LCHS features several athletes who qualified for State
and a handful of them are competing in more than one event.
Kyli Lund and Bailey Tungate are making their return to State in the
4x400m relay and they are joined by Natalie Geary and freshman
Taylor Short this year.
Geary is also competing in the 400m at State.
Short will make her IHSA state debut on the EIU track in the 800m
and 1600m.
Tungate qualified in the 100m hurdles.
Sophomore Addy Campbell will compete in both the 100m hurdles and
the 300m hurdles. Campbell set a new school record in the 100m
hurdles.
Junior Addy Varner will throw the discus at State.
These girls competed at the IHSA Class 2A TRG Sectional at Metamora
last Wednesday with the 4x400m relay team qualifying for State with
a time of 4:08.64.
Geary qualified in the 400m with a time of 59.82.
There is no doubt that freshman Taylor Short, who follows the
success of her older sister, Mallory, will make her own mark at
Charleston. The freshman ran the 800m in 2:17.75, finishing second
at the sectional meet. Short ran the 1600m in 5:16.92, finishing
first in the sectional meet.
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Varner, Tungate, Geary, Short, Lund and Campbell qualified for the
IHSA Class 2A State Track and Field meet in Charleston. Photo
courtesy of Jenna Crombie
Lincoln boasts two fantastic hurdlers in Bailey
Tungate and Addy Campbell.
Campbell came in third at sectionals with a time of 15.21 in the
100m hurdles.
Tungate made the cut with a time of 16.04 in the 100m hurdles.
Campbell qualified in the 300m hurdles with a time of 48.07.
Addy Varner finished in second place at sectionals in the discus
throw. She threw 119’ 10” which was just four inches off the
leader’s throw.
The Prelims get underway Friday at Charleston with the state finals
scheduled for Saturday.
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