400m Dash
2019 State Champion: Jason Thormo (Fox Lake [Grant]), 47.97
Key Athletes: Khullen Jefferson (Sr., Lansing [TF South]), Kyle Langellier (Sr., Lockport), Michael Walkosz (Sr., Lockport), Tuwayne Gunn (Sr., Park Ridge [Maine East]), Marlon Wordlow (Sr., Chicago Heights [Bloom Township]), Brandon Battle (Jr., Edwardsville), Brian Ferguson (Sr; Chicago Marist), Katrell Askins (Sr., Hillside [Proviso West]), Niko Schultz (Jr., Plainfield South), Hector Ramos Jr. (Sr., Minooka), Ben Cook (Sr., St. Charles North), Eric Sylvester (Sr., Elmhurst [York]), Elijah Patrick (Jr., South Elgin), Jeremy Schooler (Jr; Belleville East), Ja'Mari Newell (Jr., DeKalb)
Breakdown: Five return from the podium last season led by Khullen Jefferson. The future Iowa Hawkeye has already shown a big improvement in the preseason, look for him to dip under 48 seconds.
Jefferson's road to a title won't be easy as he has a duo from Lockport looking to shake things up. Langellier and Walkosz is not a law firm, but they will do all they can to reach a favorable verdict as the season progresses.
A big-time traffic jam is right behind the top three returners, to achieve the podium sub-49-seconds might be a safe goal to reach for.