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Athletes of the week

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Tor Larkin

Huntley, Junior

Larkin won the 100-meter dash and ran on two winning relays for the Red Raiders, who took second place in the Fox Valley Conference Meet last Friday at Crystal Lake Central’s Owen Metcalf Field.

Larkin edged teammate Jeremy Hansen by one-tenth of a second to win the 100. He also took third in the 200.

Larkin teamed with Hansen, Matt Hammer and Josh Sivila to win the 4x100 and 4x200 relays.

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Taylor Cordes

Crystal Lake Central, Senior

Cordes qualified for her third trip to the IHSA state meet, this time in four events, as the Tigers took third place at the Class 2A Grayslake North Sectional.

Cordes qualified in the 100-meter high and 300 low hurdles, and showed her versatility by running on the 4x800 and 4x200 relay teams that qualified.

Central’s 4x800 team of Cordes, Stephanie Peisker, Molly Flood and Taylor Miller had the third-fastest time out of sectionals for teams running at state.

Noteworthy

Local Class 2A medal hopefuls:

• Crystal Lake Central’s 4x800 relay team (Taylor Cordes, Stephanie Peisker, Molly Flood and Taylor Miller).

• Marian Central’s Amy Miskowicz (shot put), Marengo’s Sarah Sprague (3,200) and Central’s Cordes (300 low hurdles).

• Richmond-Burton’s Lindsey Wilkins is seeded among the top three times in both the 800 and 1,600 runs. It’s a difficult double, but she might be able to become a double medalist.

Local Class 3A medal hopefuls:

• McHenry’s Ashley Conway is ranked in the top five in long and high jump out of sectionals.

• Huntley’s Amy Fanella had the fourth-best triple jump and also could make the 300 low hurdles finals.

Early qualifiers: Alden-Hebron’s Zack Kleven (discus) and Jacobs Gricar (400), and Hampshire’s Tanner Holman (800) qualified for next week’s IHSA Class 1A state meet from the Oregon Sectional on Tuesday. All three took second place in their events.

The boys Class 2A and 3A sectionals will be Friday or Saturday.

Check Preps 24/7: The
McHenryCountySports.com blog Preps 24/7 will carry updates on local athletes who have qualified for Saturday’s finals at the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet.

As results come in, those girls qualifying in Class 2A and Class 3A will be posted.

Can’t-miss meets

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Class 2A Grayslake Central Sectional

3:30 p.m. today

Local teams competing: Crystal Lake Central, Grayslake Central, Grayslake North, Johnsburg, Marengo, Marian Central and Richmond-Burton.

Class 3A Hononegah

Sectional

3:30 p.m. today, in Rockton

Local teams competing: Cary-Grove, Crystal Lake South, Dundee-Crown, Huntley, Jacobs, McHenry, Prairie Ridge and Woodstock.

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IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet

Today and Saturday,

Charleston

The Class 2A and 3A preliminary heats and flights will be today, with the finals for Classes 1A, 2A and 3A taking place Saturday.

Class 1A preliminaries were completed Thursday.

SEnD Joe Stevenson

jstevenson@nwherald.com