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Shot Put-
2021 Best: Jayden Ulrich (East Alton-Wood River) 51'10.75"
3A state champion: Julia Reglewski (Grayslake Central) 46'0.75"
2A state champion: Ulrich 48'8.25"
1A state champion: Brenna Noon (Oregon) 40'4.25"
Top returners: Ella O'Neall (Sr., Lincolnshire Stevenson), Claire Allen (Jr., Sandwich), Olivia Campbell (Sr., Pittsfield), Desire Poole (Sr., E. St. Louis Sr.), Maryiah Menicucci (Sr., Marion), Maeve Kelly (Jr., New Trier), Olivia Whatley (Sr., Evanston), Gabrielle King (Sr., Lakes), Angelina Romano (Sr., Geneva), Jenae Bothe (Sr., Oregon), Cassidy Miller (Sr., Kewanee-Weathersfield), Alice Mihas (Jr., Chicago Latin), Madyson Swope (Jr., Carbondale), Jamie Sierocki (Sr., Lincoln-Way East)
Breakdown: A heavy amount of graduation over the past few years has finally caught with this event. If you are a gloom and doom type of person, it will be hard for you to look for a diamond in the rough. One such performer is Ella O'Neall who took third in the 3A state final. The future Iowa State Cyclone could challenge the 48-foot barrier. She was near 45-feet in last year's partial season.