Illinois high school track and field athletes posted personal bests and school records at meets during the week of May 25.
Dawson Rogers (Paris) cleared 6-10.25 in the high jump at the IHSA Boys Track & Field State Championships on May 28, improving from his previous personal best of 6-7. The mark ranks #4 among 2050 athletes in Illinois and set a Paris High School record. Rogers won the event among 100 competitors.
Wences Baumgartner (Beecher) cleared 6-3.75 in the high jump at the IHSA Boys Track & Field State Championships, improving from his previous best of 6-0.75 set in May 2026. The mark ranks #78 in Illinois and established a Beecher High School record. Baumgartner placed 36th of 100 competitors.
Jack Shank (Metro-East Lutheran, Edwardsville) ran 4:21.86 in the 1600 meters at the IHSA Boys Track & Field State Championships, improving from his previous best of 4:31.57. The senior ranks #101 among 5818 athletes in Illinois and #48 among 996 seniors in the state. Shank set a Metro-East Lutheran High School record and finished 41st of 105 competitors.
Phoenix Bodino (Glenbrook South, Glenview) cleared 15-7 in the pole vault at the IHSA Boys Track & Field State Championships, improving from his previous best of 14-11.75 set in May 2026. The mark ranks #10 among 1077 athletes in Illinois and established a Glenbrook South High School record. Bodino placed sixth of 99 competitors.
Andrew Nuyen (Rochelle) cleared 17-6.5 in the pole vault at the IHSA Boys Track & Field State Championships, improving from his previous best of 16-11.75. The senior ranks #2 among 1077 athletes in Illinois and #2 among 155 seniors in the state. Nuyen set a Rochelle High School record and placed second of 99 competitors.
Gavin Mulhall (Bartlett) cleared 15-3 in the pole vault at the IHSA Boys Track & Field State Championships, improving from his previous best of 14-8. The mark ranks #15 among 1077 athletes in Illinois and established a Bartlett High School record. Mulhall placed eighth of 99 competitors.
LyZale Edmon (Bradley-Bourbonnais) ran 21.32 in the 200 meters at the IHSA Boys Track & Field State Championships, improving from his previous best of 21.79. The mark ranks #12 among 11042 athletes in Illinois and set a Bradley-Bourbonnais High School record. Edmon placed sixth of 94 competitors.
