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Galesburg, United, ROWVA/Williamsfield shine with medals at IHSA state track championships

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The Streaks team of sophomore triplets Ella Herchenroder, Grace Herchenroder and Taylor Herchenroder, along with Lily Furrow claimed fifth place in the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:01.26.
The Streaks team of sophomore triplets Ella Herchenroder, Grace Herchenroder and Taylor Herchenroder, along with Lily Furrow claimed fifth place in the 4×400 relay with a time of 4:01.26. (GHS TRACK AND FIELD)

Galesburg, United and ROWVA/Williamsfield all brought home hardware from the IHSA Girls State Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

In Class 2A, Galesburg’s 4×400 relay team of sophomore triplets Ella Herchenroder, Grace Herchenroder and Taylor Herchenroder, along with Lily Furrow claimed fifth place in the 4×400 relay with a time of 4:01.26. Eureka took first in 3:57.44.

Furrow claimed a ninth-place medal in the triple jump with a distance of 11.20 meters. The winning distance was 12.01Taya Rice of Chicago (Agriculture Science).

United’s Emrick Huston, Callie Hall, Rosie Flynn and Katie Flynn claimed three relay medals at state.

In Class 1A, United’s 4×200 relay team of Emrick Huston, Callie Hall, Rosie Flynn and Katie Flynn claimed a second-place medal with a time of 1:44.19. The same foursome took third in the 4×400 relay with a time of 4:00.17 and fifth in the 4×100 relay with a time of 49.98 seconds.

The ROWVA/Williamsfield 4×200 relay team of Lauren Johnson, Haven Manning, Brooke Stickle and Erin Welch took seventh with a time of 1:46.31.

The ROWVA/Williamsfield 4×200 relay team of Lauren Johnson, Haven Manning, Brooke Stickle and Erin Welch took seventh with a time of 1:46.31.