The GHS Lady Leafs Track & Field team will once again be well represented at the IHSA 2A State Finals after an overall second place finish at the Princeton Sectional during a rainy Thursday afternoon at PHS. Senior Olivia Marshall took first in both shot put (13.78m) and discus (42.77m) to earn a trip to state for the fourth consecutive year. Two pole vaulters heading to state are senior Johnna Shoemaker (3.12m) who will be making her third trip to the finals along with sophomore Jocelyn Cechowicz (3.12m) in her second trip. Senior Brooke Boone will be making her first trip to the finals as she took first place in the long jump (5.22m) as will sophomore Madison Reade who finished at the top in the high jump (1.49m). Freshman Brooklyn Smith rounds out the GHS qualifiers as she earned first in the 3200m run (11.48.15) by a whopping 0:33 and following up with a close second (5:32.89) in the 1600m run. The IHSA State Championships will take place at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston on May 17-18.

Team Standings
1st: Sherrard (123.5)
2nd: Geneseo (123)
3rd: Galesburg (102)
4th: LaSalle-Peru (52)
4th: Princeton (52)
6th: Pontiac (40)
7th: Coal City (36)
8th: Morris (32)
9th: Monmouth-Roseville (31)
10th: Chillicothe IVC (29)
11th: Herscher (22.5)
12th: Kewanee (21)
13th: Braidwood Reed-Custer (15)
14th: Peotone (13)
15th: Manteno (5)
15th: Streator (5)

100m
16th: Natalie Reisner (14.82)

200m
16th: Natalie Reisner (30.40)

400m
5th: Ella Toom (1:02.34)
11th: Janey Neumann (1:09.17)

800m
9th: Emma DeBaene (2:44.98)
17th: Keira Disterhoft (2:58.40)

1600m
2nd: Brooklyn Smith (5:32.89 - State Qualifier)
8th: Lucille Wachtel (6:01.17)

3200m
1st: Brooklyn Smith (11:48.15 - State Qualifier)
3rd: Lucille Wachtel (12:31.32)

100m Hurdles
4th: Brooke Boone (17.25)
6th: Payton Boone (17.65)

300m Hurdles
3rd: Brooke Boone (50.46)
15th: Grace Schilling (57.81)

4x100 Relay
4th: Allison Reade, Payton Snider, Megan McClanahan, & Madison Reade (51.98)

4x200 Relay
4th: Madison Reade, Payton Snider, Megan McClanahan, & Breckan Gomez (1:55.18)

4x400 Relay
5th: Kameryn Keegan, Brooklyn Smith, Megan McClanahan, & Ella Toom (4:25.43)

4x800 Relay
5th: Emma DeBaene, Rachael Roodhouse, Molly Snyder, & Liberty Brumbaugh (11:11.51)

Shot Put
1st: Olivia Marshall (13.78m - State Qualifier)
9th: Bella Brown (9.37m)

Discus
1st: Olivia Marshall (42.77m - State Qualifier)
19th: Bella Brown (22.80m)

High Jump
1st: Madison Reade (1.49m - State Qualifier)
4th: Megan McClanahan (1.44m)

Pole Vault
2nd: Jocelyn Cechowicz (3.12m - State Qualifier)
3rd: Johnna Shoemaker (3.12m - State Qualifier)

Long Jump
1st: Brooke Boone (5.22m - State Qualifier)
8th: Anna Davis (4.70m)

Triple Jump
7th: Anna Davis (9.69m)
12th: Kameryn Keegan (9.16m)

State Finals History
Olivia Marshall
2023: Shot Put - 2nd, Discus - 3rd
2022: Discus - 12th
2021: Discus - 17th

Johnna Shoemaker
2023: Pole Vault - 8th
2022: Pole Vault - 16th

Jocelyn Cechowicz
2023: Pole Vault - NH

Brooke Boone
1st Appearance

Madison Reade
1st Appearance

Brooklyn Smith
1st Appearance