Is track and field the hardest sport?

The mix of sprints, distances and hurdles on the running side, then combining jumps, throws and vaults in the field events make track and field easily one of the most difficult high school sports .

Where is the IHSA state track?

Track Dates This year's IHSA State Track Championships will be held at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, IL .

What sport is harder to master?

Boxing . Any boxer will tell you that boxing is the most difficult sport to play. While it may appear disarmingly simple to anyone who hasn't attempted it—you just get into the ring and hit the other guy until he falls down, right? —boxing takes a lot of training.

Is track and field an easy sport?

Track and field also requires strategy, fierce competitive drive, and familiarity with the rules and regulations that govern athletic contests. It's not for the slow, physically or mentally . There are entire research papers published that cover the complex logistics of training.

What is the hardest thing to do in track and field?

400 Meter Hurdles : Speed, endurance, and hurdling. The 400 meter hurdles is the most difficult event in the sport of track. Jumping over hurdles while keeping a fast pace is no easy task. With out a proper cadence, athletes will be thrown off and miss hurdles.

What is the hardest sport thing to do?

What Is the Most Difficult Thing to Do in Sports? Climbing Mount Everest. ... Scoring a Hole-in-One in Golf. ... Completing a Quadruple Jump in Figure Skating. ... Winning a Grand Slam in Tennis. ... Winning an Olympic Gold Medal. ... Completing an Ironman Triathlon. ... Boxing: Winning a Championship Belt. ... Scoring a Goal in Professional Soccer. More items...

What is the hardest sport to go pro?

Soccer/Football – Soccer is the world's most popular sport, and the competition to become a professional is intense due to the vast number of players worldwide competing for limited spots in top leagues.

Every Peoria-area boys track and field athlete who advanced to the 2024 IHSA state finals (2024)

The Illinois High School Association boys track and field sectionals were Wednesday and Thursday across the state. From each, the top two places and athletes withqualifying performancesadvance to the state finals on May 23-25 at O'Brien Stadium on the Eastern Illinois University campus in Charleston.

Below are the Peoria-area athletes who earned a spot in the finals, listed by sectional. First- and second-place winners along with those meeting the qualifying standards advanced to the state finals. Qualifying times and distances are in parentheses.

CLASS 3A

At Moline

100-meter dash (:11:07) – Darrin Dussett (Richwoods, senior) :11.00; Melvin Jenkins (Peoria High, sophom*ore) :11.04.
400-meter dash (:50.72) – Darrin Dussett (Richwoods, senior) :49.78; Dylan Anderson (Pekin, freshman) :50.55.
4x100-meter relay (:42.97) – Richwoods (Mark Cook II, Ayce Hawks, Jeremiah Olivia, Darrin Dussett) :42.66.
4x400-meter relay (3:26.76) – Pekin (Heath Hawkins, Eli Swanson, Lucas Glesne, Dylan Anderson) 3:25.68.
Shot put (15.57 meters) – Joe Atkins (Washington, junior) 17.42.
High jump (1.90 meters) – Jaylen Rayford (Peoria High, sophom*ore) 1.92.
Pole vault (4.16 meters) – Heath Hawkins (Pekin, senior) 4.61.

CLASS 2A

At Pontiac

400-meter dash (:51.55) – Cohen Alexander (Olympia, junior) :51.41.
800-meter run (2:01.75) – Carson Lehman (Eureka, senior) 1:57.68; Griffin Hammers (LaSalle-Peru, sophom*ore) 2:00.14.
1600-meter run (4:34.80) – Andrew Perry (Eureka, senior) 4:26.82; Brady Monk (Eureka, senior) 4:27.40.
3200-meter run (10:01.23) – Andrew Perry (Eureka, senior) 9:25.98.
110 hurdles (:15.61) - Keagan Uphoff (Olympia, senior) :15.03.
300 hurdles (:41.55) – Keagan Uphoff (Olympia, senior) :38.46.
4x400-meter relay (3:31.31) – Eureka (Zeke Mason, Lance Wiegand, Gabe Schmidt, Carson Lehman) 3:25.94; Olympia (Kadyn Wilcox, Cohen Alexander, Kaleb Jacobs, Keagan Uphoff) 3:30.77.
4x800-meter relay (8:22.06) – Eureka (Brady Monk, Jacob Skutt, Connell Roth, Carson Lehman) 8:02.56.
Shot put (14.80 meters) – Nolen Yeary (Olympia, senior) 15.01 meters.
Discus (43.94 meters) – Ricardo Santiago (LaSalle-Peru, junior) 44.23 meters.
High jump (1.85 meters) – Pete Bressner (Eureka, senior) 1.90 meters; Keagan Uphoff (Olympia, senior), Lance Wiegand (Eureka, junior) 1.85.
Pole vault (3.88 meters) – Owen Stoller (Eureka, sophom*ore) 3.73 meters.
Triple jump (12.87 meters) – Chase Ragar (Olympia, junior) 12.91 meters; Pete Bressner (Eureka, senior) 12.33.

IHSA track and field records:The all-time best performances around Peoria

At Galesburg

100-meter dash (:11.13) – Kamar Sanders (Limestone, junior) :10.99; Christopher Schaff (Morton, senior) :11.02.
200-meter dash (:22.59) - Christopher Schaff (Morton, senior) :22.32; Cole Rinkenberger (Morton, junior) :22.49.
400-meter dash (:51.55) – Plamedi Nseka (Galesburg, senior) :49.99; Jekxel Rivera Ruiz (Monmouth-Roseville, senior) :50.52; Keenan Smith (Morton, freshman) :50.59.
800-meter run (2:01.75) – Layton Knoop (Morton, senior) 1:59.07; Zach Born (Metamora, freshman) 2:00.18; Andrew Peterson (Galesburg, senior) 2:00.65; Dax Duffy (Peoria Notre Dame, sophom*ore) 2:01.60.
1600-meter run (4:34.80) – Boston Beyer (Morton, junior) 4:26.97; Dominic Cantarini (Galesburg, senior) 4:28.71; Christian Harris (Morton, junior) 4:29.95; Brecken Fahrenkrug (Illinois Valley Central, senior) 4:34.27.
3200-meter run (10:01.23) – Josh Weeks (Morton, senior) 9:40.83; Maxwell Kirby (PND, freshman) 9:52.97; Phillip Canopy (Morton, junior) 9:56.05; Ayden Thompson (East Peoria, senior) 9:57.94.
110 hurdles (:15.61) - Anthony Padilla (Kewanee, sophom*ore) :15.91.
300 hurdles (:41.55) – Gino Williams (Galesburg, senior) :40.96; Preston Berg (Morton, senior) :41.49.
4x100-meter relay (:43.66) – Morton (Cole Rinkenberger, Nyamedze Maison, Kamden Aberle, Christopher Schaff) :42.89; Galesburg (Kenny Mensah, Amarie Richardson, Adrien Phillips, Markis Lewis) :43.07; Metamora (Evan Keil, Gabe Schmitz, Eden Cote, Jaeden Duhon) :43.64.
4x200-meter relay (1:31.53) – Morton (Cole Rinkenberger, Nyamedze Maison, Kamden Aberle, Christopher Schaff) 1:28.36; Metamora (Cameron Nickel, Nick Walker, Evan Keil, Jaeden Duhon) 1:30.50; Galesburg (Kenny Mensah, Adrien Phillips, Markis Lewis, Rahkim McCellan) 1:30.81; Monmouth-Roseville (Rhett Willett, Maddox Clark, Darrion Smith, Sam Bennett) 1:31.11.
4x400-meter relay (3:31.31) – Galesburg (Andrew Peterson, Jamar Range, Demetrius Watson, Plamedi Nseka) 3:24.37; Monmouth-Roseville (Rhett Willett, Maddox Clark, Darrion Smith, Jekxel Rivera Ruiz) 3:24.44; Metamora (Nick Walker, Zach Born, Ben Roth, Ryley Claudin) 3:26.71; Morton (Brody Bailey, Preston Berg, Orlando Chatwell, Layton Knoop) 3:27.96.
4x800-meter relay (8:22.06) – Morton (Christian Harris, Boston Beyer, Yonas Wuthrich, Layton Knoop) 7:51.85; Galesburg (Andrew Peterson, Luke Thomas, Dominic Cantarini, Plamedi Nseka) 8:05.14; Metamora (Wilbert Eppenger, Trae Helwig, Ben Roth, Zach Born) 8:14.33; PND (Joe Ehrhart, Andrew Elward, Dax Duffy, Boden Nosalik) 8:15.12.
Shot put (14.80 meters) – Payne Miller (Princeton, senior) 16.93 meters; Gilbert Lemus (Galesburg, junior) 15.85 meters; Cade Odell (Princeton, junior) 15.79 meters; Hunter Grubb (Canton, senior) 15.51 meters; Leocadio Gandarilla (Kewanee, junior) 15.01 meters.
Discus (43.94 meters) – Payne Miller (Princeton, senior) 48.51 meters; Ian Morris (Princeton, junior) 47.53 meters; Cameron Nickel (Metamora, junior) 46.71 meters; Hunter Grubb (Canton, senior) 45.84 meters; Leocadio Gandarilla (Kewanee, junior) 44.97 meters.
High jump (1.85 meters) – Nick Walker (Metamora, senior) 1.90 meters; James Roginski (Kewanee, senior) 1.85 meters; Josiah Carter (Galesburg, junior) 1.85 meters.
Pole vault (3.88 meters) – Calvin Lehman (Morton, sophom*ore) 3.88 meters.
Long jump (6.47 meters) - Kamar Sanders (Limestone, junior) 6.93 meters; Dylan Jones (Canton, junior) 6.59 meters; Nick Walker (Metamora, senior) 6.58 meters; Gino Williams (Galesburg, senior) 6.56 meters.
Triple jump (12.87 meters) – Josiah Carter (Galesburg, junior) 13.39 meters; Rahkim McCellan (Galesburg, sophom*ore) 12.92 meters.

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CLASS 1A

At Farmington

100-meter dash (:11.33) – Ian Bentzinger (Illini West, senior) :10.71; Zeb Rashid (Annawan/Wethersfield, junior) :11.18; Jack Cordle (ROWVA/Williamsfield, junior) :11.32; Tyler Condreay (Abingdon-Avon, senior) :11.33.
200-meter dash (:23.05) – Ian Bentzinger (Illini West, senior) :22.12; Nolan Orwig (Stark County, junior) :23.05.
400-meter dash (:52.01) – Isaiah Hill (Elmwood/Brimfield, senior) :50.97; Jack Cordle (ROWVA/Williamsfield, junior) :52.19.
800-meter run (2:02.71) – Isaiah Hill (Elmwood/Brimfield, senior) 1:58.14; LJ Higgs (Elmwood/Brimfield, senior) 2:02.71.
1600-meter run (4:39.54) – Isaiah Hill (Elmwood/Brimfield, senior) 4:30.37; Joey Bosch (Princeville, senior) 4:32.02; Karson Shrum (Annawan/Wethersfield, junior) 4:36.44; Reed Florey (Elmwood/Brimfield, junior) 4:39.18.
3200-meter run (10:12.64) – Karson Shrum (Annawan/Wethersfield, junior) 9:58.57; Eric Pinco*ck (Illini Bluffs, sophom*ore) 10:02.79; Mika Nelson (Elmwood/Brimfield, junior) 10:06.56.
110 hurdles (:16.26) – Dax Alger (Elmwood/Brimfield, senior) :16.64; Nolan Orwig (Stark County, junior) :16.65.
300 hurdles (:42.37) – Nolan Orwig (Stark County, junior) :42.48; Dax Alger (Elmwood/Brimfield, senior) :43.16.
4x100-meter relay (:44.52) – Illini West (Colin Curfman, Ian Bentzinger, Thomas Chandler, Isaiah Knotts) :43.97; Farmington (Hunter Darsham, Jake Martin, Kyle Miller, Ethan Martin) :44.34.
4x200-meter relay (1:33.68) – Illini Bluffs (Ty Basham, Jayden Washington, Josh Howard, Nolan Solomon) 1:32.70; Abingdon-Avon (Grant Rogers, Jonny Simmons, Tyler Condreay, Carter Stroot) 1:32.88; Farmington (Hunter Darsham, Jake Martin, Treyven Haroldson, Ethan Martin) 1:32.99; Illini West (Colin Curfman, Ian Bentzinger, Thomas Chandler, Isaiah Knotts) 1:33.41.
4x400-meter relay (3:35.19) - Princeville (Tayshaun Kieser, Brock Butler, Parker Melick, Joey Bosch) 3:34.49.
4x800-meter relay (8:33.28) – Elmwood/Brimfield (Reed Florey, Aiden Faulkner, Kam Stevenson, LJ Higgs) 8:19.97.
Shot put (14.37 meters) – Hank Alvey (Illini Bluffs, senior) 15.36 meters; Josh Hunt (Princeville, senior) 13.74 meters.
Discus (43.05 meters) – Hank Alvey (Illini Bluffs, senior) 45.97 meters; Roan Jackson (Illini West, junior) 40.55 meters.
High jump (1.85 meters) – Chandler Whisenand (Farmington, senior) 1.85 meters; Barrett Demmin (Farmington, freshman) 1.85 meters.
Pole vault (3.70 meters) – Brayden Morse (Farmington, senior) 4.11 meters; Irvin Landwehr (Annawan/Wethersfield, junior) 3.40 meters.
Long jump (6.29 meters) – Jayden Washington (Illini Bluffs, junior) 6.93 meters; Tyler Condreay (Abingdon-Avon, senior) 6.64 meters.
Triple jump (12.54 meters) – Bryson Ferguson (Lewistown, junior) 12.41 meters.

At Rushville-Industry

4x100-meter relay (:44.52) – South Fulton (Nic Huston, Hunter Adkins, Avery Fawcett, Kaden Foglesong) :44.28.
4x200-meter relay (1:33.68) – South Fulton (Nic Huston, Hunter Adkins, Kaden Foglesong, Avery Fawcett) 1:32.98.
Discus (43.05 meters) – Ephriam Vuwa (Rushville-Industry, senior) 44.02 meters.
Pole vault (3.70 meters) – Brody Brush (Rushville-Industry, sophom*ore) 3.70 meters.

IHSA girls state track:Every Peoria-area athlete who advanced to the 2024 IHSA state finals

At Seneca

110 hurdles (:16.26) – Greyson Marincic (St. Bede, junior) :16.80.
300 hurdles (:42.37) – Greyson Marincic (St. Bede, junior) :43.09.

At Deer Creek-Mackinaw

100-meter dash (:11.33) – Ryan Schmidgall (Delavan, junior) :11.46; Caleb Bicket (Hall, senior) :11.55.
100-meter wheelchair division (:40) - Christopher McCaleb (Dee-Mack, sophom*ore) :28.81.
200-meter dash (:23.05) – Ryan Schmidgall (Delavan, junior) :22.87; Caleb Bicket (Hall, senior) :23.13.
400-meter dash (:52.01) – Coriell Green (Delavan, freshman) :51.63; Caleb Graham (El Paso-Gridley, senior) :52.09.
800-meter run (2:02.71) – Coriell Green (Delavan, freshman) 1:58.11; William Scroggs (Dee-Mack, senior) 1:59.81; Caleb Graham (El Paso-Gridley, senior) 2:00.68; Caleb Krischel (Fieldcrest, 2:01.02).
1600-meter run (4:39.54) – Dean Witzig (El Paso-Gridley, senior) 4:35.92; Israel Nowark (El Paso-Gridley, sophom*ore) 4:38.81.
3200-meter run (10:12.64) – Dean Witzig (El Paso-Gridley, senior) 9:50.86; Lukas Holderby (El Paso-Gridley, senior) 10:14.65.
110 hurdles (:16.26) – Trae Brickner (Peoria Christian, sophom*ore) :15.82; Landon Martin (Lowpoint-Washburn/Roanoke-Benson, junior) :16.32.
300 hurdles (:42.37) – Kaleb Brickner (Peoria Christian, senior) :42.48; Trae Brickner (Peoria Christian, sophom*ore) :42.50.
4x100-meter relay (:44.52) – Dee-Mack (Tyce Albritton, Isaac Litwiller, Dalton Burr, Andrew Spurlock) :44.86; Hall (Ryan Bosi, Joseph Bacidore, Jeremy Smith, Caleb Bickett) :44.95.
4x200-meter relay (1:33.68) – El Paso-Gridley (Micah Render, Braden Gibson, Alex Wiegand, Zane Witzig) 1:33.54; Dee-Mack (Andrew Spurlock, Denton Neeley, Dalton Burr, Tyce Albritton) 1:34.35.
4x400-meter relay (3:35.19) - El Paso-Gridley (Chris Staton, Owen Bergquist, Lukas Holderby, Caleb Graham) 3:33.77; Tremont (Everett Henderson, Matthew Rafert, Tyler Buck, Ben Repogle) 3:37.55.
4x800-meter relay (8:33.28) – Tremont (Everett Henderson, Tyler Buck, Judd Manningham, Matthew Rafert) 8:32.45; Dee-Mack (Isaac Scaff, Noah Burrell, Lincoln Rassi, William Scroggs) 8:40.75.
Shot put (14.37 meters) – Alex Rodriguez (Putnam County, sophom*ore) 14.36 meters; Noah Smith (Peoria Christian, senior) 13.92 meters.
Shot put wheelchair division (1.83 meters) - Christopher McCaleb (Dee-Mack, sophom*ore) 5.77 meters.
Discus (43.05 meters) – Alex Rodriguez (Putnam County, sophom*ore) 43.97 meters; Noah Smith (Peoria Christian, senior) 43.07 meters.
Dicus wheelchair division (4.75 meters) - Christopher McCaleb (Dee-Mack, sophom*ore) 14.82 meters.
High jump (1.85 meters) – Clayton Grebner (L-W/R-B, senior) 1.80 meters; Elijah Webster (El Paso-Gridley, freshman) 1.80 meters; Nick Gibson (Delavan, sophom*ore) 1.80 meters; Joseph Perez (Hall, freshman) 1.80 meters.
Pole vault (3.70 meters) – Marcus Czapar (El Paso-Gridley, junior) 3.70 meters; Trae Brickner (Peoria Christian, sophom*ore) 2.80 meters.
Long jump (6.29 meters) – Owen Bergquist (El Paso-Gridley, sophom*ore) 6.29 meters; Cayden Green (Havana, sophom*ore) 6.20 meters.
Triple jump (12.54 meters) – Kaleb Brickner (Peoria Christian, senior) 12.47 meters; Ryan Bosi (Hall, junior) 12.09 meters.

At Erie

Discus (43.05 meters) – Landon Hulsing (Bureau Valley, junior) 45.85 meters.
Triple jump (12.54 meters) – Justin Moon (Bureau Valley, junior) 12.60 meters.