Elena Fetzer set a meet record in the shot put, Miami-bound Dominique Johnson won the long jump and ran on a winning relay, and host Huntley won the Fox Valley Conference girls track and field championship Thursday for the fourth year in a row.

Local athletes compete in the Fox Valley Conference Girls Track and Field Meet on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Woodstock, which sat in third place after 16 of 18 events, stormed back to win the Kishwaukee River Conference Girls Track and Field Meet championship Tuesday for the fourth time in five years.

Area athletes compete in the Kishwaukee River Conference Girls Track and Field Meet on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Marengo High School.

St. Charles North accumulated five wins and had multiple double-scoring events to score 132.5 points and secure a commanding victory in the Kane County Meet.

Prospect won with 137 points, Huntley was second with 80 and Lincoln-Way East was third with 76.5 points.

Downers Grove North won five of the field events and four on the track to take the team title at the Palatine Invite, while Cary-Grove freshman Alexandra Santoyo swept the 1,600 and 3,200 races.

Local athletes compete in the McHenry County Track and Field Meet on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at McCracken Field in McHenry.

Ava Miedema set a school record in the 100-meter hurdles and Alexzandria Richardson won the 200, leading St. Charles North to the title of its invitational on Saturday. Huntley was second at the meet.

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The Huntley girls' track team, who took second place at the IHSA meet this spring, got official kudos from Village officials

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Huntley's Dominique Johnson won the Class 3A triple jump state title and ran on the Red Raiders' winning 4x200-meter relay, along with taking third in long jump, to earn the honor of 2024 Northwest Herald Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

Huntley's Dominique Johnson repeated as triple jump champion at the IHSA Class 3A Girls Track and Field State Championships, took third in long jump and was part of the Red Raiders' 4x200 winning relay. Johnson is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.