Sophomore Girls Rankings: A Final Look Inside

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Naomi Bey-Osborne battles her competitors in the IHSA State Preliminaries

Another good "pinkie" class is in the books and set up well for the next several years.

Chatham-Glenwood's Katelyn Lehnen had an All-American girl type of freshman campaign, dropping super times that would've made most upperclassmen proud. She was on her way to a super sophomore type of year until an injury acted as sort of a derailment. Fortunately, the defending 200m state champion returned for the IHSA state series and earned three all-state honors. Even in a shortened season, she still clocked 11.92, 24.58, and 55.53 (best among sophs).

Naomi Bey-Osborne of Kankakee is similar to Lehnen in that she was an accomplished trackster with a state championship medal on her resume. For the second consecutive year, Bey-Osborne won the 2A 400m title and she teamed up with her Kays mates to win the 4x100 and 4x400 relays. She also had the top mark in the 200 with a time of 24.46.

Elena Rybak of Glen Carbon (Fat...