We are proud of you! Go Miners!
Good luck to Cora Connolly as she heads to the IHSA State Track Meet at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston today!
Cora had an incredible season competing in the 300 Hurdles, 4x400m Relay, and High Jump. She helped her LVC girls track team win the Fulton County Championship. She also won Prairieland All-Conference honors in the 300 Hurdles and 4x4. Cora is the Class 1A Sectional #8 High Jump Champion.
Cora qualified for the state meet in the High Jump and the 4x400m Relay. She will compete in the semifinals on Thursday, May 21st.
Good luck at state! We are so proud of your hard work and dedication!
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Good luck to Carsyn Braun as she heads to the IHSA State Track Meet at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston today!
Carsyn had an outstanding season competing in the 4x100m Relay, 400m Run, 4x400m Relay, and Triple Jump. She helped her LVC girls track team win the Fulton County Championship and she is the 2026 400m Fulton County Champion! She also won Prairieland All-Conference honors in the 400m, Triple Jump, 4x1, and 4x4.
Carsyn set a new 400m school record at the Class 1A Sectional #8 at Tremont with a time of 59.74. She qualified for the state meet in the 400m and the 4x400m Relay. Carsyn will compete in the semifinals on Thursday, May 21st.
Good luck at the state meet! You have represented your team and school with pride, and we will all be cheering you on as you compete among the best in the state!
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Good luck to Grace Yaste as she heads to the state track meet at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston today! She has had an amazing season competing in the 4x100 Relay, 300m Hurdles, High Jump, and Triple Jump. Grace helped her LVC girls track team win the Fulton County Championship and she is the 2026 Class 1A Sectional #8 Triple Jump Champion! Grace qualified for the state meet in Triple Jump and will compete in the semifinals on Thursday, May 21st.
Best of luck at state — compete with confidence, enjoy the moment, and know that we are all cheering you on!
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The LVC HS Track and Field program would like to congratulate our seniors on a great season!
From right to left: Martina Rodriguez, Alexis Parker, and Ahnna Richardson
Martina is a foreign exchange student from Spain at Spoon River Valley and this was her first season participating in track. Alexis and Ahnna are seniors at Lewistown High School. Alexis is a distance runner and has participated in track all 4 years of high school. Ahnna throws shot and discus and has participated in track all 4 years of high school.
To our seniors, thank you for the dedication, leadership, and heart you have brought to our track team. Your hard work and support for your teammates have helped shape the culture of this program both on and off the track. From tough practices to long meets, you have set an example of commitment and determination that will not be forgotten. We are proud of all you have accomplished and grateful for the memories!
The girls track team was also named this week’s FM95 Hometown Heroes! Congratulations on an amazing season girls! Good luck at state!
State Qualifiers
-Cora Connolly 1st High Jump 1.52m (5’0)
-Grace Yaste 1st Triple Jump 10.31m (33’10)
-Carsyn Braun 2nd 400m 59.74 (PB) (New School Record)
-4x400 5th 4:17.89 (PB)
Lexi Cohagan, Grace Bonney,
Cora Connolly, Carsyn Braun
3rd Place Medalists
-Vanessa Yurkovich 3rd Pole Vault 2.46m/8’1 (PB)
-Grace Yaste 3rd High Jump 1.42m (4’8)
-Adalee Sours 3rd Shot Put 9.90m (32’5.75) (PB)
4th Place Medalists
-Carsyn Braun 4th Triple Jump 9.98m (32’9)
-Molly Beyers 4th 3200m 12:47.52
-4x800 Relay 4th 11:39.20
Grace Tarvin, Haley Atchley,
Alexis Parker, Anna Larson
6th Place Medalists
-Sam Bonney 6th Pole Vault 2.16m (7’1)
-Layne Stout 6th 13:29.60 (PB)
-Grace Bonney 6th 800m 2:39.63
-4x100 Relay 6th 53.59
Aniyah Best, Grace Bonney,
Grace Yaste, Carsyn Braun
-Cora Connolly 6th 300mLH 50.70 (PB)
Personal Best Performances
Faith Tarvin 100HH 19.93
Aniyah Best 100m 13.68 & 200m 29.19
Bailee Bradshaw 100m 14.17 & 200m 29.44
Alexis Parker 800m 2:43.50 (SB)
Grace Yaste 300mLH 51.62 (SB)
Haley Atchley 1600m 6:41.69 (SB)
https://www.fm95online.com/vip_contest/hometown-heroes-voting-week-of-may-11-2026/
All Conference Honors--2nd Place Medalists:
-Carsyn Braun PB Triple Jump 10.18m (33’4.75)
-Grace Bonney PB 800m 2:38.88
-Carsyn Braun SB 400m 1:00.99
-Grace Tarvin Discus 28.08m (92’1)
-Adalee Sours PB Shot Put 9.49m (31’1.75)
-4x800m Relay PB 11:36.95 Grace Tarvin, Haley Atchley, Anna Larson, Alexis Parker
All Conference Honors--3rd Place Medalists:
-Cora Connolly 300mLH 51.94
-4x100m Relay 54.30 Aniyah Best, Grace Bonney, Grace Yaste, Carsyn Braun
-4x200m Relay PB 1:56.08 Aniyah Best, Alexis Cohagan, Martina Rodriguez, Vanessa Yurkovich
-4x400m Relay PB 4:18.45 Alexis Cohagan, Grace Bonney, Cora Connolly, Carsyn Braun
-Anders Harrison 400m PB 54.75
The LVC Girls Track team came away with another first place finish at the Tiger Relays in Beardstown on Monday, May 4th. There were several first and second place medalists as well as many personal bests. Way to go girls!
Team Scores:
LVC-109
S Fulton-74
Camp Point-58
Illini Bluffs-52
Beardstown-37
Springfield Lutheran-36
Havana-25
Greenview-23
Waverly-21
Mendon Unity-18
Pleasant Hill-13
Illini West-6
1st Place Medalists
-High Jump 1st Cora Connolly PB (5’1) & Grace Yaste (4’10)
-Pole Vault 1st Vanessa Yurkovich (7’4.25) & Sam Bonney (6’9.75)
-FS Mile Medley 1st 4:57.3--Sam Bonney, Bailey Bradshaw, Anna Larson, Molly Beyers
2nd Place Medalists
-Shot Put 2nd Adalee Sours PB (30’ 3.75) Ahnna Richardson (30’ 0.25)
-Discus 2nd Grace Tarvin (89’8) & Ahnna Richardson (79’8)
-Triple Jump 2nd Carsyn Braun PB (33’4.5) & Grace Yaste (31’8.75)
-FS Sprint Medley 2nd 2:03.6--Aniyah Best, Martina Rodriguez, Vanessa Yurkovich, Bailee Bradshaw
-3200m Relay 2nd 11:36.9--Grace Tarvin, Haley Atchley, Anna Larson, Alexis Parker
-Distance Medley Relay 2nd 11:20.0--Anna Larson, Sam Bonney, Alexis Cohagan, Molly Beyers
-400m Relay 2nd 54.2--Aniyah Best, Grace Bonney, Grace Yaste, Carsyn Braun
-1600m Relay 2nd PB 4:19.9--Alexis Cohagan, Cora Connolly, Grace Bonney, Carsyn Braun
3rd Place Ribbons
-Long Jump 3rd Alexis Cohagan PB (14’5) & Bailee Bradshaw PB (14’3.75)
-800m Relay 3rd PB 1:56.5--Aniyah Best, Cora Connolly, Martina Rodriguez, Vanessa Yurkovich
In the Sprint Medley Relay the guys placed 1st: Elliot(200), Nick(200), Oliver(400), and Liam(800) 3:37.9.
In the Distance Medley Relay they placed 4th: Anders(100), Elliot(100), Liam(800), Declan(1600) 9:25.4.
The long jump had Personal bests and placed 6th: Declan and Nick total jumps of 9.76m.
Congrats boys!
