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The Illinois High School Association boys track and field state finals preliminaries have wrapped up Day 1 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
The Class 1A prelims were Thursday, May 28, and the Class 2A and 3A prelims are Friday, May 27 with the top performers advancing to finals Saturday, May 30.
Below are top qualifiers in each event across all three classes, plus every Peoria-area boys who advanced to finals in each event.
Who’s at state?A list of every Peoria-area boys athlete who qualified for the state finals
2026 IHSA boys track and field state finals prelim results
Discus
- 1A:Top seed — Graham Meister, Dwight, 131-2 (51.10 meters). Local qualifiers — 2 Harlin Toillion, El Paso-Gridley, 159-5 (48.61 meters).
- 2A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
- 3A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
High jump
- 1A:Top seed — 20 tied at 6-2. Local qualifiers — Nick Glisson, Illini Central/Delavan, 6-2; Mayson Renteria, Illini West, 6-2; Parker Tinkham, Monmouth United, 6-2; Jayvion Maxon, El Paso-Gridley, 6-2; Tysean Pullens, Knoxville, 6-2.
- 2A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
- 3A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
Long jump
- 1A:Top seed — Landyn Mitchell, Centralia Christ Our Rock, 23-3.5 (7.10 meters). Local qualifiers — 8 Carter Fretueg (Rushville-Industry, 22-3 (6.78 meters).
- 2A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
- 3A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
Pole vault
- 1A:Top seeds — 12 tied at 12-11.5 (3.95 meters). Local qualifiers — Riley Foglesong, South Fulton, 12-11.5; Brody Brush, Rushville-Industry, 12-11.5; Jude Eveland, Rushville-Industry, 12-11.5.
- 2A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
- 3A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
Shot put
- 1A:Top seed — Graham Meister, Dwight, 65-2.75 (19.88 meters). Local qualifiers — 9 Alex Rodriguez, Putnam County, 51-10.5.
- 2A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
- 3A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
Triple jump
- 1A:Top seed — Dawveed Holland, Crete Illinois Lutheran, 48-4 (14.73 meters). Local qualifiers — 3 Ian Escapa, Rushville-Industry, 46-6; Micheal Beckett, Fieldcrest, 44-5.5.
- 2A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
- 3A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
100-meter dash
- 1A:Top seed — Braden Gibson, El Paso-Gridley, 10.61. Local qualifier — 7 Taven Ostrander, ROWVA/Williamsfield, 10.77.
- 2A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
- 3A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
200-meter dash
- 1A:Top seed — Brady Anderson, Morrison, 21.10. Local qualifiers — 4 Taven Ostrander, R/W, 21.39.
- 2A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
- 3A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
400-meter dash
- 1A:Top seed — Evan Landers-Kristensen, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, 48.47. Local qualifier — 6 Nick Glisson, Illini Central/Delavan, 50.32.
- 2A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
- 3A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
800-meter run
- 1A:Top seed — Coriell Green, IC/D, 1:54.88. Local qualifiers — 4 Darwin Herman, Elmwood/Brimfield, 1:57.76; 10 Jacob Bosch, Princeville, 1:59.18; 11 Everett Henderson, Tremont, 1:59.25.
- 2A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
- 3A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
1600-meter run
- 1A:Top seed — Chaz Oberkfell, Gillespie, 4:23.69. Local qualifiers — 2 Evan Knobloch, Stark County, 4:24.62; 6 Aiden Faulkner, E/B, 4:27.35; 12 Weston Hodel, El Paso-Gridley, 4:32.93.
- 2A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
- 3A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
3200-meter run
- 1A:Top seed — Evan Knobloch, SC, 9:32.76. Local qualifiers — 2 Aiden Faulkner, E/B, 9:42.85; 6 Weston Hodel, EP-G, 9:49.60; 9 Drew Cooper, EP-G, 9:52.47; 11 Danny Sharp, E/B, 9:52.68; 15 Hunter Keyster, Princeville, 9:56.09; 17 Peter Stoltz, IB, 9:57.77; 20 Caleb Scheirer, Lowpoint-Washburn/Roanoke-Benson, 9:59.39.
- 2A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
- 3A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
110-meter hurdles
- 1A:Top seed — Landyn Mitchell, Centralia Christ Our Rock, 14.25. Local qualifier — 2 Trae Brickner, Peoria Christian, 14.56.
- 2A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
- 3A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
300-meter hurdles
- 1A:Top seed — Trae Brickner, PCS, 38.43. Local qualifiers — 7 Emerson Ponce, R/W, 40.37.
- 2A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
- 3A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
4×100 relay
- 1A:Top seed — Morrison, 42.25. Local qualifiers — 8 El Paso-Gridley, 43.20.
- 2A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
- 3A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
4×200 relay
- 1A:Top seed — Morrison, 1:26.47. Local qualifiers — None.
- 2A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
- 3A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
4×400 relay
- 1A:Top seed — Auburn, 3:22.39. Local qualifiers — 4 Princeville, 3:26.96; 7 Illini Bluffs, 3:27.62.
- 2A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
- 3A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
4×800 relay
- 1A:Top seed — Rockford Christian, 8:03.02. Local qualifiers — 2 Illini Bluffs, 8:05.54; 5 Elmwood/Brimfield 8:05.54; 7 El Paso-Gridley, 8:13.29; 8 IC/D, 8:14.39.
- 2A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
- 3A:Top seed — This event takes place on Friday, May 29.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: IHSA state track meet: 2026 preliminary results for Peoria athletes