Hickory Creek Middle School athletes participated in the Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) Class AAS State Track and Field Tournament in East Peoria, Illinois. All of the athletes worked hard to qualify for State and performed well on Friday and Saturday.
The school congratulates those who earned medals at the tournament:
John Kruzel - 1st Place Discus (school record 144’ 9”)
Quinton Stringfellow - 4th Place Long Jump (school record 20’ 3”)
Brett Gardner - 4th Place in the mile (school record in the mile 4:52.3) and 5th Place in the 800 (school record 2:14.54)
8th Grade Boys 4x100 - 2nd Place (Quinton Stringfellow, Victor Teodoro, Alex Helmin, Mike Manning) (school record :46.05)
*Mike Manning finished 9th overall in the 100!*
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District 157-C is proud of all the athletes that competed in the State Track and Field Finals which include:
6th Grade Athletes: Katie Sciarini (Hurdles), Ben Kingsbury (alt on 4x100 relay)
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7th Grade Athletes: Emma Bouck (400m), Alec Ogarek (Discus, 4x100m relay), Anthony Gordon (Long Jump, 4x100), Brandon Hudson (4x100m relay) John Kruzel (Discus, 4x100m relay)
8th Grade Athletes: Madison Parnello (Hurdles, 4x400, 4x100 relay), Faith Korpus (4x100 relay), Jenna Couwenhoven (4x400m relay), Gabby Slaviero (4x100, 4x400m relay), Emma Soltis (4x100, Long Jump, 4x400, 100m), Claire Hawkinson (4x400), Jake Tomczak (400m) Victor Teodoro (4x100m relay) Quinton Stringfellow (4x100m, Long Jump, 200m) Alex Helmin (4x100m, 200, 100, Discus) Mike Manning (4x100, 100m)
Shown in photo first place discus winner John Kruzel
