Class 3A Girls Co-Athletes of the Year: Emmonnie Henderson & Aaliyah Brown Tony Jones Jul 30, 2013

It has often been said that two heads are better than one. The 2013 track and field season definitely proved that fact as seniors Emmonnie Henderson (Edwardsville) and Aaliyah Brown (Frankfort Lincoln-Way East) totally dominated their competition and earned co-athletes of the year.

Class 3A Boys Athlete of the Year: Jack Keelan Tony Jones Jul 26, 2013

He might go down in Illinois annals as a top five runner of all-time. That kind of talk is subjective anyway and is up for debate. However, what isn’t up for debate is the 2013 track season that Chicago St. Ignatius graduate Jack Keelan had. The Stanford bound star produced one of the most dominating seasons in state history.

Class 2A Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year: Shamier Little Tony Jones Jul 07, 2013

Back in April 2010, at the Midwest Prep Invitational in Indianapolis, Indiana, Evanston head coach Fenton Gunter was asked in private: “hey coach, who is this Sha-meer Little girl winning all of these races? I have never seen her before?”  Gunter responded, “shh, I don’t know man. I think she is [from Indy]. She is a bad girl.”

Class A Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year: Grant Nykaza Tony Jones Jul 01, 2013

Beecher's Grant Nykaza ends his storied IHSA career as Athlete of the Year.

Class A Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year: Peyton Wade Tony Jones Jun 27, 2013

The question of the day at the 1A state championship was “Who is Peyton Wade?”  Well, after the meet concluded, the junior from Aurora Christian assisted her Eagles squad to a third place trophy finish.