Overcast and high 60s made for ideal conditions for IHSA's girls state track and field championships on Saturday in Charleston.

Sandwich senior and Duke commit Sunny Weber, a three-time state track champion and six-time state track medalist, is set to defend her 3,200 and 1,600 titles this weekend in Charleston for her last state meet. 'I'm trying to take this all in, to appreciate every moment.'

The IHSA girls 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.

The Sycamore girls won the Class 2A Genoa-Kingston Sectional on Friday, claiming a conference and sectional crown in the same season for the 1st time in school history. Sandwich's Sunny Weber dominated the distance races, Peyton Heywood pulled of an upset in the high jump.

Sycamore, Kaneland, Genoa-Kingston, Sandwich, St. Viator, Plano, Crystal Lake South, Dixon, Rochelle, and Carmel are among the teams that took part in the Class 2A girls track sectional Friday at Genoa-kingston High School.

In almost every event in the 1A Seneca Sectional on Thursday night, a Fighting Irish track and field athlete was competing for the lead and producing points en route to another championship while advancing multiple girls to state.

Teams from Beecher, IC Catholic, Yorkville Christian, Westmont, Serena, Dwight, Somonauk, Seneca, Peotone, Earlville, Reed Custer, Marquette, Aurora Christian and Newark all competed in the Class 1A Sectional meet on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at Seneca High School.

Plainfleld South host the 2026 Southwest Prairie Conference girls track and field championship.

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.

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

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Sandwich junior Sunny Weber, who repeated as Class 2A 3,200-meter run state champion and also won the 1,600 in a state record time, is the Record Newspapers girls track and field Athlete of the Year.

Sandwich junior Sunny Weber, who repeated as Class 2A state champion in the 3,200-meter run in a time of 10:29.04, and also won the 1,600 state championship in a Class 2A record time of 4:41.90, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Sandwich junior Sunny Weber completed the distance triple crown on Saturday, adding to her state cross country title won last fall by repeating as Class 2A 3,200-meter run champion and winning the 1,600 in a record-setting time. She led the area medalists in Charleston.

Sandwich junior Sunny Weber completed the distance triple crown on Saturday, adding to her state cross country title won last fall by repeating as Class 2A 3,200-meter run champion and winning the 1,600 in a record-setting time. She led the area medalists in Charleston.

Sandwich junior Sunny Weber completed the distance triple crown on Saturday, adding to her state cross country title won last fall by repeating as Class 2A 3,200-meter run champion and winning the 1,600 in a record-setting time. She led the area medalists in Charleston.

Yorkville senior Courtney Clabough, who swept the shot put and discus titles at the Class 3A Rock Island Sectional to advance to the state track and field meet, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Can Sandwich's Sunny Weber become a repeat, and maybe double, state champion? Can Yorkville's Courtney Clabough take home more throwing medals in her final state meet? Can Newark win more field medals? Here are area storylines to watch at this weekend's girls state track meet.