Yorkville sophomore Aiden Kolkmeyer and Oswego junior Dontrell Young both earned All-State honors in three events at the IHSA Boys Track and Field state meet, while Owen Horeni ended his high school career with a second-place finish in the 800-meter run.

Here are Scott Anderson's photos from the IHSA boys track and field state championships from Saturday, May 30, 2026 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

The IHSA boys track and field state meet is this weekend on the campus of Eastern Illinois in Charleston. Here are five storylines to watch for Kendall County-area athletes this weekend.

Yorkville sophomore Aiden Kolkmeyer, who won the 110 high hurdles, 300 low hurdles and high jump at the Class 3A Moline Sectional to help lead Yorkville to the sectional title, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Joshua Welge

The IHSA boys track and field state finals take place Thursday-Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Here is the full list of state qualifiers from the Kendall County area.

Oswego junior Jezhian Sprinkle overcame hitting a hurdle on his first race to sweep both hurdles races, among the many individual highlights along with Lemont's Nathan Murray running the state's second-best 400 while Hinsdale Central took the team title at Downers Grove North.

Several area teams took part in the Class 2A Rochelle Boys Track Sectional Wednesday including Byron, Dixon, Kaneland, Mendota, Plano, Rochelle, Rock Falls, Sandwich, Sterling and Sycamore, here are photos of the field events at the meet.

Yorkville scored 112.5 points as a team at the Southwest Prairie Conference Boys Track championship to finish in first place.

Joliet West host the Southwest Prairie Conference championship on Wednesday afternoon.

Oswego East won its third consecutive boys title at the Palatine Relays while Hersey fended off York to win the girls crown in a tightly contested battle.

Oswego junior Dontrell Young, who won the 100 and took second in the 200 to be named Athlete of the Meet at Wheaton Warrenville South’s Red Grange Invitational, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Josh Welge.

St. Charles North scored 41 of its 97 points across three distance races as the North Stars won the team title at the 53rd annual Peterson Prep Invitational. Host Kaneland took a slim second over Yorkville to round out the podium.

Yorkville senior Owen Horeni, who took third place in the 800-meter run at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational in California in 1:50.25, breaking his own school record, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Josh Welge.

As boys track and field season heads outdoors, here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Oswego sophomore Dontrell Young, who medaled in the 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes at the Class 3A state track meet, is the Record Newspapers boys track and field Athlete of the Year.

Plano senior Tristan Meszaros, who took fourth in the Class 2A 100-meter dash after running a time of 10.63 seconds, and followed it up finishing the Class 2A 200 in 22.13 for seventh, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A.

Oswego sophomore Dontrell Young won medals in the 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes at the IHSA state track meet, Oswego East's Zach Morrisroe won two throws medals and Yorkville's Owen Horeni was second in the 800, leading area medalists in Charleston.

Here are Scott Anderson's photos from the IHSA boys track and field state championships from Saturday, May 31 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.