Suburban athletes compete in the IHSA state boys track meet on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
Naperville Central's Thomas Shilgalis finishes his anchor leg in first place in the Class 3A 3,200-meter relay at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Burlington Central's Adam Kries glances at Dixon's Collin Grady after the finish of the Class 2A 3,200-meter relay at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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St. Charles East's Luke Schildmeyer gets caught in a crowd in the Class 3A 3,200-meter relay at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Dundee-Crown's Trevor Fed stretches to give the baton to teammate Alex Miller in lane 8 as Batavia's Trevor Tousana gives his baton to Batavia's Steven Koif in lane 9 in the Class 3A 800-meter relay at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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St. Edward's Zachary Olenek competes in the long jump at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Naperville North's Jake Allen fights for position in the Class 3A 3,200-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Harvest Christian's Sam Morris starts the Class 1A 3,200-meter relay at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Burlington Central's Logan Andersen gets the Rockets in the lead in the Class 2A 3,200-meter relay at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Kaneland's Nate Bermes competes in the Class 3A pole vault at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Kaneland's Austin Adams stays near the lead in the Class 3A 800-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Metea Valley's Pryce Giwa-Osagie knocks the bar off the standards in the high jump at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Larkin's Jahari Stubbs on his way to a third-place finish in the Class 3A 300-meter hurdles at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Burlington Central's Connor Wagner finishes the Class 2A 300-meter hurdles at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Illinois Math and Science Academy's Daniel Chen on his way to winning the Class 2A 1,600-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Kaneland's Daniel Occhipinti finishes the Class 3A 1,600-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Batavia's Adam Kennedy takes the baton from teammate Chris Levario in the Class 3A 3,200-meter relay at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Wheaton North's Connor Zydek runs in front of a huge crowd in the Class 3A 3,200-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Naperville Central's Patrick Julian looks for running room in the Class 3A 3,200-meter relay at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Granite City Andrew O'Keefe and Naperville Central's Thomas Shilgalis hug after the Class 3A 1,600-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Wheaton Warrenville South's Sean Maison and Antioch's Charlie Smith in the Class 3A 1,600-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Wheaton North's Eli Odell and teammate Josh James in the Class 3A 300-meter hurdles at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Naperville Central's Thomas Shilgalis wins the Class 3A 800-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Wheaton Warrenville South's Cedric Rowzee spreads out in the heat as Glenbard North's Xavier Curtis and Glenbard West's Tyquan Cox look at him after they all ran the Class 3A 200-meter dash at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Naperville Central's Thomas Shilgalis looks over his shoulder at Glenbard West's Will Obrien at the start of the Class 3A 800-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Glenbard North's Xavier Curtis and Wheaton Warrenville South's Cedric Rowzee, right, race in the Class 3A 100-meter dash at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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St. Charles North's Gilbert Braglia competes in the Class 3A pole vault at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Glenbard West's Tyquan Cox competes in the Class 3A 100-meter dash at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Kaneland's Nate Bermes clears the bar in the Class 3A pole vault at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Marmion's Andrew Saloga in the pole vault at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Neuqua Valley's Michael Madiol in the Class 3A 3,200-meter relay at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Neuqua Valley's Matthew Appel in the shot put at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Wheaton Warrenville South's Billy Hauenstein in the Class 3A 3,200-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Montini's Jayden Gertsen runs the Class 2A 3,200-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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St. Charles East's Micah Wilson leads Mundelein's Dillon Blake in the Class 3A 3,200-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Marmion's Andrew Saloga reacts to his performance in the pole vault at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Grant's Justin Splitt competes in the Class 3A 800-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Waubonsie Valley's Aiden Stapleton reacts to his miss in the pole vault at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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St. Viator's Patric Natindim and St. Francis' Jon Aquino react at the end of the Class 2A 800-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Glenbard West's Will Obrien smiles as his is hugged by Naperville Central's Thomas Shilgalis, the winner of the Class 3A 800-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Grant's Jason Thormo wins the Class 3A 400-meter dash at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Lake Zurich's Jake Myers in the Class 3A 1,600-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Grant's Jason Thormo and Grant's Justin Splitt, left, congratulate each other at the end of the weekend after the Class 3A 1,600-meter relay at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Grant's Jason Thormo leads everybody to the finish of the Class 3A 1,600-meter relay at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Rolling Meadows' Joe Boyer warms up for the shot put at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Grant's Bobby Cayet hands the stick to Alex Alva in the Class 3A 400-meter relay at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Hersey's Josh Methner leads the pack and eventually wins the Class 3A 3,200-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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St. Viator's Athan Huelskamp competes in the Class 2A discus at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Rolling Meadows' Tim Szylak runs in the Class 3A 110-meter hurdles at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Fremd's Luke Fissinger clears the bar in the Class 3A pole vault at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Hoffman Estate's Jonah Walton in the high jump at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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St. Viator's Patric Natindim works at the finish of the Class 2A 800-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Prospect's John Moellenkamp and Metea Valley's Virgil Steward race to the finish of the Class 3A 800-meter relay at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Granite City Andrew O'Keefe wins the Class 3A 1,600-meter run at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Lake Park's Zachary Frye clears the bar on his way to winning the Class 3A pole vault at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Warrensburg-Latham's Jorden Tedford has all his competitors in the Class 1A high jump cheering for him as he attempts to clear seven feet at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Warrensburg-Latham's Jorden Tedford misses on his record attempt in the high jump at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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Maine West's Damon Street in the high jump at the IHSA boys state track finals in Charleston Saturday.
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