Welcome to the State Meet Results Page!

This page contains the results of every athlete on our team who qualified for and competed in the IHSA state finals.

If you scroll to the bottom of the page you’ll notice that Neuqua Valley, just about a year old at the time, had a single qualifier in 1998. Kennedy has told of the legendary Ben Kittleson, but I had never noticed he was only a freshman when he laced up his spikes on the historic blue track in Charleston – the first to wear a Neuqua Valley Jersey at the prestigious Illinois State Meet. Though I have never met Ben personally, as I saw his name in the IHSA’s archived results I wondered if he had any idea when he made that trip that he had begun a legacy. There was no way for Ben to know that the freshly plowed field he drove by as he left Naperville in May of 1998 would one day be the site of an essential stop at Meijer. While Ben didn’t make the finals, many of the men on this list did – and left with state medals around their necks.

This list is proof that over the past decade, Neuqua Valley men have established a strong tradition of striving for excellence at dual meets, invitationals, and the state finals alike.

Ben Kittleson was the first name in a list of dozens that represent the hundreds of men that have run, hurdled, jumped, thrown, or vaulted with a Neuqua emblem on their chests. As you scroll through these names, imagine yours at the top of this page. Then, go lace up your shoes, pick up some weights, and do something about it :)

2009 Qualifying Standards for Indoor Illinois Prep Top Times Meet

2009 Qualifying Standards for IHSA Boys AAA

2008

Tied for 25th Place with 10 Points


Pole Vault
13th Place in State – Sam Wildeman (Jr)
14-0 (Finals)

4×800m Relay
6th Place In State – Brian Griffith (Jr), Aaron Beattie (So)
Robert James (Jr), Josh Budnik (Sr)
7:55.86 (Prelims) 7:53.04 (Finals)

3200m Run
6th Place in State – Danny Pawola (Jr)
9:13.28 (Finals)

Chris Derrick (Did Not Compete)

1600m Run
8th Place in State – Jim Riddle (Sr)
4:20.46 (Prelims) 4:15.77 (Finals)

Chris Derrick (Did Not Compete)

2007

Tied for 20th Place with 10 Points

3200m Run
2nd in State – Chris Derrick (Jr)
8:54.64 (Finals)

8th in State – Danny Pawola (So)
9:17.63 (Finals)

100m Dash
Marcus Bailey (Sr)
10.85 (Prelims)

4×200m Relay
Desmond Nolen (So), Conner Yearian (So),
Pat Cross (Jr), Marcus Bailey (Sr)
1:30.11 (Prelims)

4×400m Relay
Robert James (So), Marshall Stewart (Jr),
Cale Brown (Fr), Brian Griffith (So)
3:25.67 (Prelims)

2006

5th Place with 27.33 Points

Pole Vault

6th in State – Nick Ragusa (Sr.)
15′00″ (Finals)

High Jump
9th in State – Sean Parker (Sr.)
6′04″ (Prelims) 6′02″ (Finals)

4×100m Relay
4th in State – Marcus Bailey (Jr.), Alan Smith (Jr.),
Charles Brown (Sr.), Zach Splan (Sr.)
42.15 (Prelims) 42.32 (Finals)

3200m Run
11th in State – Chris Derrick (So.)
9:34.67 (Finals)

100m Dash
8th in State – Alan Smith (Jr.)
10.85 (Prelims) 11.41 (Finals)

4×200m Relay
7th in State – Marcus Bailey (Jr.), Alan Smith (Jr.),
Sherman Neal (Sr.), Charles Brown (Sr.)
1:28.03 (Prelims) 1:29.22 (Finals)

400m Dash
4th in State – Zach Splan (Sr.)
49.14 (Prelims) 49.10 (Finals)

4×400m Relay
4th in State – Matt Allen (Jr.), Sherman Neal (Sr.),
Zach Splan (Sr.), Charles Brown (Sr.)
3:22.95 (Prelims) 3:19.78 (Finals)

2005

8th Place with 23 Points

400m Dash
STATE CHAMPION – Prince Riley
48.13 (Prelims) 47.57 (Finals)

3rd in State – Zach Splan
48.70 (Prelims) 49.08 (Finals)

200m Dash
9th in State – Prince Riley

22.00 (Prelims) 23.02 (Finals)

4×400m Relay

5th in State – Nick Grosso, Andrew Wehrli, Prince Riley, Zach Splan
3:17.96 (Prelims) 3:19.94 (Finals)

300IM Hurdles
Andrew Wehrli
40.36 (Prelims)

1600m Run
Mike Nutt
4:37.17 (Prelims)

4×800m Relay
Jeff Pawola, Andrew Heinz, Alake Kashyap, Mike Nutt
8:02.04 (Prelims)

4×100m Relay
Alan Smith, Zach Splan, Chris Davis, Prince Riley
43.13 (Prelims)

Pole Vault
Nick Ragusa
MOH (Prelims)

2004

Tied for 24th Place with 12 Points


4×800m Relay
7th in State – Pat Warren, Nick Dunn, Andrew Heinz, Geoffrey Houtman
7:57.45 (Prelims) 7:55.91 (Finals)

3200m Run
37th in State – David Krist
10:08.74 (Finals)

400m Dash
9th in State – Alex Riley
48.80 (Prelims) 50.16 (Finals)

300IM Hurdles
9th in State – Alvin Smith
39.09 (Prelims) 39.76 (Finals)

4×400m Relay
3rd in State – Alex Riley, Geoffrey Houtman, Zach Splan (p), Matt Dakin (f), Pat Warren
3:20.47 (Prelims) 3:17.52 (Finals)

Pole Vault
Matt Ragusa
13′00″

Nick Muhich
13′00″

4×200m Relay
Alan Smith, Rich Stanek, Nick Grosso, Matt Dakin
1:30.48 (Prelims)

800m Run
Geoffrey Houtman
2:04.59 (Prelims)

2003

Tied for 33rd Place with 9 Points

4×800m Relay
4th in State – Nick Dunn, Rich Stanek, Geoffrey Houtman, Ben Barron (p), Rob Long (f)
7:54.57 (Prelims) 7:53.86 (Finals)

4×400m Relay
7th in State – Alvin Smith (p), Rich Stanek (p), Rob Long, Alex Riley, Pat Warren (f), Matt Dakin (f)
3:20.34 (Prelims) 3:23.07 (Finals)

300IM Hurdles
Alvin Smith
40.19 (Prelims)

1600m Run
Ben Barron
4:28.94 (Prelims)

Nick Dunn
4:41.46 (Prelims)

2002

300IM Hurdles
Michael Holmes
38.98 (Prelims)

200m Dash
Jason Horton
22.66 (Prelims)

4×800m Relay
Rob Long, Will Fortin, Nick Dunn, Ben Barron
8:02.47 (Prelims)

2001

Shot Put
10th in State – O.J. Oshinowo
53-8 3/4 (Finals)

Discus
O.J. Oshinowo
146-1 (Prelims)

3200m Run
30th in State – Matt Bailey
9:56.53 (Finals)

2000

Tied for 42nd Place with 6 Points

Discus
4th in State – OJ Oshinowo
156-0 (Prelims) 170-10 (Finals)

Shot Put
OJ Oshinowo
46-11 1/2

400m Dash
Chris Crooks
51.17 (Prelims)

1998

100m Dash
Ben Kittleson (Fr.)
11.20 (Prelims)