The Illinois Contingent Is Set And Ready To Go At NBON

New Balance Nationals Outdoor
Carson Vittorio


-Emerging Elite events-

Section 4 Timed Finals (800m)
1 4545 Frumkin, Isaac 18 Tiger Elite, Was
2 3023 Burba, Theodore 19 Newton North, Au
3 5053 Kehn, Matthew 18 Western Cary, Ca
4 1266 Gentil, Cebastian 18 East Greenwi, Ea
5 1813 Tindale, Noah 19 Guilderland, Alt
6 805 Honeyman, Mitch 19 Century Tc-N, Bi
7 3346 Wosahla, Adam 18 Patriot Tc-V, Br
8 2192 Jensen, Grant 19 Jensen-Grant, Cr
9 3820 Altenburg, Michael 18 Robinson Tc-, Fa
10 4797 Bellavia, Nico 18 Victor Blue, Vic
11 1418 Bartlett, Ian 18 Fairfield Lu, Fa
12 4386 Belson, Liam 18 Stevens Poin, St


Grant Jensen (Jr., Prairie Central HS) 800m 

-We have heard rumblings of the name Grant Jensen for a while now, he finally decided to bust out at the state meet. Next year's top returner took 4th place in the 800m at the 3A State Championship with a 1:54.29. Grant then ran a new PR of 1:53.10 at Festival Of Miles to take 3rd place. Grant is definitely one of the favorites to win state next year, could we possibly see grant go sub 1:53 at New Balance?

 

Marne Sullivan (Jr., New Trier HS) 800m 

-This is an interesting name to see on this list. Marne had a very good track season, becoming an All-Stater in the 800m and 4x400m. The weird thing is that Marne won only one outdoor 800m this season and it was at the CSL-South Conference Championship. With Marne only winning one race it may be a smart move for her to go to the front early so she can learn how to lead better as that may be the reason she didn't get many wins in the 800m this season.

 

Section 6 Timed Finals (400H)
2 5190 Hammond, Janeya 20 Winslow Town, At
3 4635 Collier, Mijah 18 Trenton Tc-N, La
4 3305 Rivera, Ariana 19 Panther Tc-N, Ch
5 3477 Plummer, Chakiya 16 Plummer-Chakiya-
6 760 Carter, Jaydea 20 Carter-Jayde, pe
7 1398 Dunbar, Tania 18 F.I.A. Lions, Vi
8 337 Best, Karyn 18 Best-Karyn-I, Wi


Karyn Best (Sr., Wheaton Academy HS) 400H EE

-Another great athlete that came into the season as a favorite to dominate, but ended up not winning it at the state meet. Best was the favorite to win the 2A 300H state title as she was the defending champion, but the newcomer, Jessica Franklin of Mahomet-Seymour, came in and took it from her. Watch for Karyn to try and redeem herself with a great showing.