LHS Freshman Tabbed As All-State At Girls’ Track State Finals

LEMONT, IL — Lemont High School freshman Kaylie Politza capped an outstanding rookie campaign by earning her second all-state citation of the year. The school said Politza placed ninth in the 800 meter run at the 2019 IHSA Class 3A Girls’ Track and Field State Finals, which were contested on May 17-18 at O’Brien Stadium on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Junior Morgan Wrublik also made her state finals debut, competing in the shot put.

Politza shined in the preliminary round, lowering her school record and Will County-area all-time best time to 2:13.48. According to the school, that earned her third place in her flight and was the fourth-fastest time in the preliminaries. In the final round, Politza crossed the line ninth in 2:15.96 to earn a state medal and all-state honors.

Wrublik just missed advancing to the final day of competition. Her best throw in the shot put was 40’02.00”, which ranked third in her flight and 14th overall; the top 12 performers in the preliminary round advance to the final round.

Additionally, the school said Politza earned all-state accolades last fall by placing 12th at the 2018 IHSA Class 2A Girls’ Cross Country State Finals in a school-record 3-mile time of 17:41.

Politza joins a select group of Lemont girls’ track and field state medalists. The program’s best finish came in 2014 when Vika Marmaite finished as the IHSA Class 3A runner-up in the triple jump.

Lemont’s girls’ track and field program, which is coached by Tim Plotke, finished as the SSC Blue runner-up this spring.

Girls’ track and field is one of 12 Lemont High School sports to be represented in IHSA State Finals competition this year.