Hickory Creek Track and Field Team State Track results

The Hickory Creek Middle School Track and Field Team had another record-breaking weekend at the State Tournament in East Peoria, Illinois on May 18th and 19th. This followed a very successful season, including Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) Sectional titles in three out of the four team awards.

The 37 total athletes showed off their skills earning 16 individual medals including six 1st Place finishers and one runner-up. Along with individual awards, the 8th Grade Girls team came home as overall State Champions for the second straight season. They scored a total of 61 points at the meet while second place had 28 points. This was the second team title for Hickory Creek.

The last three years have proven to have been a historic run for the track program. Two years ago the team earned two second place team awards, last year the seventh grade girls were State Champions and then again this year as 8th graders. Coaches Bridgett Flynn, Katie Krenner, Peggy Luther, Mitch Stein and Matt Young are very proud of the whole track team that participated this season.

Team Honors include:

Overall Team Champions

8th Grade Girls Team with 61 Points. (Mariam Azeez, Emily Caruso, Chloe Geijer, Jena Kuli, Maggie Haverstock, Jamie Sierocki, Danielle Stewart, Laurelei Thormeyer)

Individual Honors include:

2018 IESA State Champions

Maggie Haverstock, Jena Kuli, Chloe Geijer and Mariam Azeez - 8th Grade Girls 4x100 Meter Relay Champions with a 50.59

Mariam Azeez – 8th Grade Girls 100 Meter Dash Champion with a school record 12.38.

Mariam Azeez – 8th Grade Girls Long Jump Champion with a school record 17’3” jump.

Chloe Geijer – 8th Grade Girls Discus Champion with a 109’3” throw.

Declan Emery – 8th Grade Boys Discus Champion with a 142’3” throw

Katie Stewart – 7th Grade Girls Discus Champion with a school record 113’11” throw.

7th grade boys 4x100 meter relay team – (Ian Spencer, Cade Serauskis, Brandon Szott, Jake Scianna) 3rd Place Overall

7th grade girls 4x100 meter relay team – (Jada James, Ella Banas, Katie Stewart, Sanai Tyler) 5th Place Overall

8th grade boys 4x100 meter relay – (Joseph Mathis, Tynan Chamberlin, Declan Emery, Jack Tremblay) 5th Place Overall

8th grade girls 4x400 meter relay team – (Laurelei Thormeyer, Sophia Barnard, Jena Kuli, Maggie Haverstock) 2nd Place Overall

Grace Kingsbury – 4th Overall in the 7th Grade Girls High Jump,

Jack Tremblay - 4th Overall in the 8th Grade Boys 110m Hurdles

Mariam Azeez – 6th Overall in the 8th Grade Girls 200 meter dash

Sophia Barnard – 4th Overall in the 8th Grade Girls 100m Hurdles

Danielle Stewart – 6th Overall in the 8th Grade Girls Shot Put

Jaime Seirocki – 7th Overall in the 8th Grade Girls Discus

Other Hickory Creek state qualifiers performed very well at the finals, with many of them setting their personal records. They include Sophia Thormeyer (discus), Caleigh Geijer (shot put), Asha Pierre-Antoine (4x200), Ava Shafer (4x200), Paige Watson (4x200, 4x400), Cali Johnson (4x200), Kate Seida (4x200), Lauren Ristich (4x400), Kylie LaMonto(4x400), Emily Caruso (800m), Jimmy Curtain (4x100), Rasheed Ayoola (4x100), Tyler Skryzinski (4x200), Tre Johnson (4x200), Robby Knight (4x200), Peter Wygandt (4x100).