Mt. Olive Jr. High has 12 athletes going to State! Over the weekend, our Jr. High track team competed at the regional championship. All of our track stars did an incredible job! It was a day filled with hard work and determination. Our 12 athletes that are moving on will compete this weekend, May 16th and 17th, at the State Championship in Peoria.
The 12 athletes that qualified for State are:
8th Grade 100M Alena Graham 13.31 (1st)
8th Grade 1600M Emmalynn Niehaus 6:00.51 (1st)
7th Grade 4x100M 58.15 (3rd) - Madeline Carlile, Thea Becker, Millie Knes, & Reese Bertels. Alternates: Revie Schultz-Voss & Alaina Sanson
8th Grade 400M Alena Graham 1:00.89 (1st)
8th Grade 4x400M 4:38.58 (1st) - Reese Bertels, Emmalyn Niehaus, Grace DeVries, AlenaGraham.
Alternates: Madeline Carlile & Paige Heyen
8th Grade High Jump Cole Fenton 5’3” (2nd)
7th Grade 800M 2:30.58 (1st)
8th Grade Girls tied for sectional champs.
