The Cahokia girls’ track and field team was successful in its quest for a second consecutive state championship in the state of Illinois.
The Comanches won a share of the IHSA Class 2A state title last weekend in Charleston, Illinois. Cahokia and Maple Park Kaneland both scored 53 points to earn a share of the state championships.
Standout sprinter Mariya Hudson won the state title in the 200-meter dash, finished third in the 100 and fourth in the 400 to lead the Comanches. Raynesha Lewis was fifth in the triple jump and third in the 100-meter high hurdles. Takyra Buford was eighth in the 300-meter low hurdles while the Comanches’ took third in the 4×100-meter relay and sixth in the 4×200.
On the Missouri side, Cleveland Naval Jr. ROTC finished second in the Class 2 state meet in Jefferson City behind first-place Skyline. The Commanders got state championship performances from Antonio Norman in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles and the 4×400-meter relay.
Sophomore James Allen was fourth in the 400-meter dash and fifth in the 800-meter run. Twin brother Jerald Allen was third in the 800 while Norman was eighth in the high jump. ROTC also took home second place in the 4×800 and fifth in the 4×200.
Brentwood High’s Sophie Rivera concluded her stellar career by winning the discus for the fourth consecutive year. Her winning throw was 138 feet 1 inch. She also won the javelin competition, which was an exhibition event at the state meet.
Nature Williams-Hawkins of Medical and Bio Science made history by becoming the school’s first ever state champion in the track. Williams-Hawkins won the state title in the 100-meter high hurdles. She also led her team to a second-place finish in the 4×100.
Sky Parker of McKinley Classical Leadership earned two medals by finishing sixth in the 100 and fourth in the 200. Addie Grapperhaus of Barat Academy finished fourth in the 400 and fifth in the 200.
Brentwood’s Kaylon Jenkings took home three medals. He finished sixth in the 200 and led the Eagles to a fourth-place finish in the 4×100 and sixth-place finish in the 4×200.
