Sophomore Boys Rankings (5/5): A Deeper Look Inside

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Edwardsville is a team built on sophomores. 2025 will be very interesting

The future of IHSA boys track and field appears bright...

Let's start with Austin Roswell of Lincoln-Way West HS. It is not exactly a hotbed for talented speedsters but 48.78 and 21.97 are very good marks in the 400 and 200 meter dashes for seniors, much less than 10th graders. If he continues this continuum, only the sky will be the limit.

Caleb Schulz of Oak Park-River Forest leads the state with a 10.60 which came with a tornado like wind behind him of +5.0. He has two other marks under 11.15 but will need to prove himself again within the next few weeks against big stages like the WSC Silver Conference and sectionals.  Chris Nelson of Herrin and Darren Wilson Edwardsville are two speedsters from the south who are ready to shine for the next several years. They both have times clocked under 10.80.

Voldy Makabu of Champaign Centennial has basically swooped out of the sky since learning how to hi...