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Athletes of the week

BOYS

Anthony Manfrin

Dundee-Crown, sophomore

Manfrin anchored the Chargers’ winning 4x800-meter relay team, then came back to win the 1,600-meter run at the IHSA Class 3A Hononegah Sectional Meet last week, qualifying for state in both events.

Manfrin battled Woodstock’s Marshall Happ in the 1,600, winning in 4:15.77.

GIRLS

Kayla Beattie

Woodstock, sophomore

Beattie accomplished a difficult double by taking sixth place in the Class 3A 3,200-meter run, then finishing in seventh place in the 1,600 at the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Stadium.

Beattie ran a 10:56.70 in the 3,200 and a 5:03.05 in the 1,600.

Can’t-miss meet

IHSA Boys Track and Field State Meet

Today and Saturday, Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Stadium

The Class 2A preliminaries start this morning, with the Class 3A taking place this afternoon. The finals in Classes 1A, 2A and 3A run in order Saturday.

– Joe Stevenson

jstevenson@nwherald.com