Girls track and field: 2023-2024 Kane County Chronicle All-Area team

Headlined by Batavia’s three sprint relays, here is the Kane County Chronicle All-Area girls track and field team:

Marley Andelman, St. Charles East, senior: Andelman finished her high school career in a big way. The Texas Christian triathlon commit qualified for state in the 800 after qualifying in the 1,600 and 4x800 last season. She came away with sixth place at state after running a 2:14.15, which is a personal best and school record.

Reilly Day, Geneva, senior: After taking the 2023 season off, Day came back better than ever, qualifying for state in both the long jump and triple jump. She finished with All-State honors in the triple jump after leaping 11.56 meters for seventh place. She jumped a personal-best 5.45 meters in the Hoffman Estates Sectional to qualify for the long jump, where she finished 17th at state.

Alyssa Flotte, Geneva, freshman: In her first high school season, Flotte burst onto the scene for Geneva, qualifying for state in the 100 and 300 hurdles. She also was part of the 4x100 relay that qualified for state. She finished the season with school records in the 100 (12.31) and 4x100 (49.09) at the state meet.

Avery Hacker, Batavia, freshman: Batavia’s newest distance phenom qualified for state in the 3,200 after becoming one of four freshmen across Illinois to break the 11-minute barrier in the event, running a 10:59.66 at the Lake Park Sectional. She also helped the 4x800 team qualify after running a 9:37.49. She ended the season with a 12th-place finish at state, which was the second-fastest mark among freshmen in Class 3A.

Erin Hinsdale, St. Francis, freshman: Hinsdale led a very young and talented Spartans middle distance squad. She finished second in the state in the Class 2A 800 after crossing the line in 2:14.83. She was the anchor leg of the 4x800 team that broke the Class 2A state record.

Cora Heller, Kaneland, senior: Despite making the jump from 2A to 3A, Heller ended her high school career with an All-State medal around her neck. In the pole vault, the senior went a personal-best 3.43 meters at the Hoffman Estates Sectional to qualify and cleared 3.40 meters to earn ninth place at state.

Tosin Oshin, St. Charles North, senior: After just missing out on qualifying for state in the shot put last season, Oshin finished 2024 with a throw of 11.92 meters to earn All-State honors with a seventh-place finish.

Abby Wirth, Batavia, freshman: After spending the indoor season as part of the junior varsity team, Wirth jumped onto the triple jump scene in the outdoor season. She was the only freshman to qualify for the state meet in the event and finished with a personal-best jump of 11.17 meters, which was good enough for 13th at state.

Vivian Wyller, Rosary, senior: Rosary’s top distance runner ended her high school career with two All-State medals. She finished fifth in the Class 2A 1,600 in a personal-best time of 5:09.08 and also was part of the 4x800 team that finished ninth in 9:44.58.

RELAYS:

Batavia’s 4x100 and 4x200 relays: The quartet of Izzy Taylor, Elizabeth Wende, Mariah Wilson and Madison Wilson finished the season with school records in both events. The 4x100 ran a 47.41 in the state prelims before earning a sixth-place finish in the finals for All-State honors. The 4x200 ran its best time of 1:40.70 in the preliminary round before earning All-State honors with an eighth-place finish in the finals.

Batavia’s 4x400 relay: The team of Izzy Taylor, Elizabeth Wende, Leah Zimberoff and Kate Solano ran a 3:55.95 in the state preliminary round, which is the second-fastest time in school history, before finishing eighth in the finals to earn All-State honors.

St. Francis’ 4x800 relay: The team of Erin Hinsdale, Allie Sheldon, Elena Mamminga and Margaret Andrzejewski delivered a Class 2A state record in the event, finishing in 9:12.80.

St. Charles North’s 4x800 relay: The team of Julia Rodney, Reagan Sipla, Reese Thomas and Gwen Hobson took home All-State honors, placing ninth in the Class 3A finals. They recorded their best time of the season in the state preliminary round, finishing in 9:23.99.