Edwardsville senior Ryan Watts is the Post-Dispatch All-Metro boys track and field athlete of the year.
The Post-Dispatch All-Metro spring series continues with boys track and field. Please follow along in June as we release each team.
All-Metro boys track and field athlete of the year: Edwardsville's Battle swept his way into history
Edwardsville's Brandon Battle is only the second athlete ever to sweep Illinois' large-school state meet titles in the 100, 200 and 400.
As a senior, Austin Hindman won the Class 5 800, 1,600 and 3,200 to become the second athlete in state meet history to win all three in the same year.
The Post-Dispatch All-Decade series continues with boys track and field. Decisions were based on high school performances between the 2011 and 2019 seasons.
HAZELWOOD — The tire tethered to Justin Robinson's waist defies gravity.
CAHOKIA • Ja'Mari Ward was 15 minutes into his first hard workout in a month, and his body let him know what it thought about it.
Ja'Mari Ward remembers the moment track and field captured his attention.
Individual state champions from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch metro area for the 2013-14 school year. Schools are listed alphabetically with individuals under each.
Posted the area’s fastest 800-meter time of 1 minute, 49.91 seconds, as he won the Class 3A state championship. Won Southwestern Conference titles in 800 and 1,600 in back-to-back seasons. Signed with Mizzou.
Battled injury much of the spring but returned to form when the Tigers needed him most and helped lead them to the Class 3A state team title. Anderson won the Class 3A 110-meter hurdles (13.79) and 300 hurdles (37.83). His 110s sectional time of 13.64 was the top time in the state this seaso…
Earned Class 4 all-state honors in the 800 (1:56), 1,600 (4:17) and 3,200 (9:19). Routinely ran on Parkway Central’s 1,600-meter relay. Signed with DePaul.
Arrived at high school with sky-high expectations and achieved them. Ran the fourth-fastest 800 meters in state history when he won the Class 3 state title in 1:50.84. Anchored the John Burroughs 1,600- and 3,200-meter relays to state championships. Ran on the 800 relay, which also won state…
Won his third consecutive Class 5 3,200-meter state championship by setting the all-class record of 8 minutes and 54 seconds, which was nine seconds slower than his overall state mark of 8:43 he set April 8 at the Arcadia Invitational in California. Won state titles in the 800 and 1,600 and …
The Southwestern Conference’s reigning 110- and 300-meter hurdles champion. Finished fifth in Class 3A in the 110s (14.59). Anderson ran on the Flyers' 800 relay and 1,600 relays as well.
Grabbed the first gold of his career when he won the Class 4 high jump by matching his career best of 6 feet, 10 inches. Also finished fourth at state in the triple jump (44-10.5). Signed with Illinois State.
One of the area’s all-around dominant athletes, Epenesa defended his Class 3A discus title with a 197-11. He was the runner-up as a sophomore. Unleashed a 204-1 at the Granite City Invitational for the top discus throw in Illinois this spring. Took seventh in the shot put (53-0.25) and helpe…
CAHOKIA • Ja'Mari Ward was 15 minutes into his first hard workout in a month, and his body let him know what it thought about it.
Ja'Mari Ward remembers the moment track and field captured his attention.
Individual state champions from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch metro area for the 2013-14 school year. Schools are listed alphabetically with individuals under each.
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