Junior High Track had their first season meet on April 1, at Mater Dei High School. There were five teams at this meet. Okawville, Aviston, Albers, All Saints Academy, and Carlyle were the five teams. The meet started with the Boys’/Girls’ field events. Kyle Bollmeier did shot put for the boys, and Lydia Waltrip and Emme Hasheider did shot put for the girls. Okawville had no high jump or long jump participants for this meet. Next was the girls’ and boys’ 100-meter hurdles. Participants in the 100-meter hurdles were Emma Gray, Ransom Lugge, and Rigden Senior. Then was the 5th/6th-grade 100-meter dash. Participants in the 100-meter dash for the girls were Jayleigh Cooley, Emma Gray, Cambrie Hesker, Maylen Kramper, Amelia Riechmann, Lydia Stine, Aubrey Lange, and Leann Waltrip. Participants in the boys’ 100-meter race were Brenden Krieger and Cole Matlock. The following was the 5th/6th grade 200-meter dash. Participants in the 200-meter dash for the girls were Emma Gray, Cambrie Hesker, Maylen Kramper, Aubrey Lange, Kinley McGranahan, Amelia Riechmann, Lydia Stine, and Leann Waltrip. Participants in the 200-meter dash for the boys were Brenden Krieger and Cole Matlock. Next was the 4×100 relay. For the girls, there were 3 groups. The first group of participants was Amelia Riechmann, Aubrey Lange, Leann Waltrip, and Kinley McGranahan. The second group of participants was Maylen Kramper, Lydia Stine, Cambrie Hesker, and Emma Gray. The third group of participants was Kylie Klingenberg, Brooklyn Meier, Emme Hashieder, and Jayleigh Cooley. Then came the girls’ and boys’ 400-meter dash. The girls’ 400-meter dash participants were Aubrey Charles, Lily Gass, Jolee Maynard, Kinley McGranahan, Lucy Pille, and Skylar Wilfong. The boys’ 400-meter dash participants were Kyle Bollmeier, Brett Henderson, Brenden Krieger, Cole Matlock, and Rigden Senior. The following was the 1600-meter dash. Participants for the girls’ and boys’ 1600-meter run were Caden Capecchi, Ransom Luggage, Penny Herzig, Aubrey Lange, and Amelia Riechmann. Next was the 4×200 relay. There were two groups of participants. The first group of participants was Aubrey Charles, Lily Gass, Lucy Pille, and Skyler Wilfong. The second group of participants was Kylie Klingenberg, Emme Hashieder, Brooklyn Meier, and Jayleigh Cooley. Then came the girls’ and boys’ 800-meter dash. The girls’ 800-meter dash participants were Aubrey Charles, Penny Herzig, Jolee Maynard, and Kinley McGranahan. The boys’ 800-meter dash participants were Caden Capecchi, Brett Henderson, and Ransom Luggage. Following was the girls’/boys’ 200-meter dash. The 200-meter dash participants were Jolee Maynard, Brenden Krieger, Cole Matlock, Kyle Bollmeier, and Rigden Senior. The last event for this meet was the 4×400 relay. Participants in the 4×400 relay were Kylie Klingenberg, Brooklyn Meier, Penny Herzig, and Jayleigh Cooley.
Due to the weather being rainy on April 2, 3, 4, and 5, the Junior High Track team was not able to have a meet on April 5, 2025, at Breese Central. This was supposed to be Okawville’s home meet. The meet will not be rescheduled. Junior High Track’s next meet was on April 10.