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.

The 2004 Team on their way to the state meet

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!

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2011 – List of Qualifiers

Pole Vault
Chad Prescher (Sr)

Discus
Carlos Verela (So)

4x800m Relay
Alek Meka (So), Josh Ferguson (Sr), Kevin Skrip (Jr), Vincenzo Dal Pozzo (Sr), Brendan O’Connor (So), Mike Baker (Fr), Mark Derrick (Jr), Taylor Soltys (Jr)

4x100m Relay
Ryan Tomasi (Sr), Eric Metoyer (Jr), Matt Wytiaz (Sr), Jacob Bender (Jr), James Sampson (Fr), Dennis Thurow (So), Nick Rafacz (Fr), Adegbenga Okubadejo (Sr)

3200m Run
Mark Derrick (Jr)

400m Run
Jacob Bender (Jr)

4x400m Relay
Matt Wytiaz (Sr), Ryan Tomasi (Sr), Kevin Skrip (Jr), Jacob Bender (Jr), Vincenzo Dal Pozzo (Sr), Julius Garcia (So), Roland Dewgard (Fr), Dennis Thurow (So)

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2010 – 3rd Place with 36 Points

Pole Vault
Chad Prescher (Jr)
NH – Prelims

High Jump
Kyle Pembrook (Sr)
6’2″ (Prelims)

4x800m Relay
7th Place In State – Aaron Beattie (Sr), Jordan Lagomarcino (Sr)
Josh Ferguson (Jr), Cale Brown (Sr), James Krist (Sr)
7:55.29 (Prelims) 7:49.57 (Finals)

4x100m Relay
6th Place In State – Thaddeus Johnson (Sr), Jamere Morrison (Sr)
Aryan Avant (Sr), Steve Carron (Sr)
42.04 (Prelims) 42.34 (Finals)

3200m Run
5th Place in State -Aaron Beattie (Sr)
9:15.40 (Finals)

David Wing (Sr)
9:30.26 (Finals)

4x200m Relay
3rd Place In State – Thaddeus Johnson (Sr), Cale Brown (Sr)
Jacob Bender (So), Jamere Morrison (Sr)
1:27.15 (Prelims) 1:27.42 (Finals)

400m Run
3rd Place in State – Steve Carron (Sr)
49.39 (Prelims) 49.07 (Finals)

Aryan Avant (Sr)
49.28 (Prelims) DQ (Finals)

1600m Run
8th Place in State – Jordan Lagomarcino (Sr)
4:21.47 (Prelims) 4:15.77 (Finals)

4x400m Relay
STATE CHAMPIONS – Steve Carron (Sr), Jamere Morrison (Sr)
Jacob Bender (So), Aryan Avant (Sr), Cale Brown (Sr)
3:19.18 (Prelims) 3:17.05 (Finals)

2010 Team - 3rd Place in State

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2009 – Runner-up with 36 Points

Pole Vault
6th Place in State – Sam Wildeman (Sr)
14’0″ (Prelims) 14’9″ (Finals)

High Jump
Kyle Pembrook (Jr)
6’2″ (Prelims)

4x800m Relay
3rd Place In State – James Krist (Jr), Robert James (Sr)
Tanner Maunder (Sr), Brian Griffith (Sr), Aryan Avant (Jr)
7:53.43 (Prelims) 7:45.90 (Finals)

4x100m Relay
James Harvey (Sr), Jamere Morrison (Jr)
Aryan Avant (Jr), Desmond Nolen (Sr)
42.80 (Prelims)

800m Run
Brian Griffith (Sr)
2:02.70 (Prelims)

3200m Run
3rd Place in State – Danny Pawola (Sr)
9:09.70 (Finals)

8th Place in State – Aaron Beattie (Jr)
9:20.15 (Finals)

4x200m Relay
3rd Place In State – Thaddeus Johnson (Sr), Cale Brown (Sr)
Jacob Bender (So), Jamere Morrison (Sr)
1:27.15 (Prelims) 1:27.42 (Finals)

400m Run
4th Place in State – Aryan Avant (Jr)
48.76 (Prelims) 48.91 (Finals)

300m IH Hurdles
Kevin Long (Sr)
40.36 (Prelims)

4x400m Relay
STATE CHAMPIONS – Cale Brown (Jr), Jamere Morrison (Jr)
Brian Griffith (Sr), Aryan Avant (Jr), Tanner Maunder (Sr), Cale Brown (Sr)
3:20.69 (Prelims) 3:17.93 (Finals)

2009 Team - State Runner-Up

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2008 – Tied for 25th Place with 10 Points

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

4x800m 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)

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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)

4x200m Relay
Desmond Nolen (So), Conner Yearian (So),
Pat Cross (Jr), Marcus Bailey (Sr)
1:30.11 (Prelims)

4x400m Relay
Robert James (So), Marshall Stewart (Jr),
Cale Brown (Fr), Brian Griffith (So)
3:25.67 (Prelims)

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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)

4x100m 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)
4x200m 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)

4x400m Relay
4th in State – Matt Allen (Jr.), Sherman Neal (Sr.),
Zach Splan (Sr.), Charles Brown (Sr.)
3:22.95 (Prelims) 3:19.78 (Finals)

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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)

4x400m 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)

4x800m Relay
Jeff Pawola, Andrew Heinz, Alake Kashyap, Mike Nutt
8:02.04 (Prelims)

4x100m Relay
Alan Smith, Zach Splan, Chris Davis, Prince Riley
43.13 (Prelims)

Pole Vault
Nick Ragusa
MOH (Prelims)

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2004 – Tied for 24th Place with 12 Points

4x800m 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)

4x400m 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″

4x200m Relay
Alan Smith, Rich Stanek, Nick Grosso, Matt Dakin
1:30.48 (Prelims)

800m Run
Geoffrey Houtman
2:04.59 (Prelims)

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2003 – Tied for 33rd Place with 9 Points

4x800m Relay
4th in State – Nick Dunn, Rich Stanek, Geoffrey Houtman, Ben Barron (p), Rob Long (f)
7:54.57 (Prelims) 7:53.86 (Finals)

4x400m 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)

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2002

300IM Hurdles
Michael Holmes
38.98 (Prelims)

200m Dash
Jason Horton
22.66 (Prelims)

4x800m Relay
Rob Long, Will Fortin, Nick Dunn, Ben Barron
8:02.47 (Prelims)

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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)

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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)

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1998

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

<strong>High Jump</strong>
Kyle Pembrook (Sr)
6’2″ (Prelims)

<strong>4x800m Relay</strong>
7th Place In State – Aaron Beattie (Sr), Jordan Lagomarcino (Sr)
Josh Ferguson (Jr), Cale Brown (Sr), James Krist (Sr)
7:55.29 (Prelims) 7:49.57 (Finals)

<strong>4x100m Relay</strong>
6th Place In State – Thaddeus Johnson (Sr), Jamere Morrison (Sr)
Aryan Avant (Sr), Steve Carron (Sr)
42.04 (Prelims) 42.34 (Finals)

<strong>3200m Run</strong>
5th Place in State -Aaron Beattie (Sr)
9:15.40 (Finals)

David Wing (Sr)
9:30.26 (Finals)

<strong>4x200m Relay</strong>
3rd Place In State – Thaddeus Johnson (Sr), Cale Brown (Sr)
Jacob Bender (So), Jamere Morrison (Sr)
1:27.15 (Prelims) 1:27.42 (Finals)

<strong>400m Run</strong>
3rd Place in State – Steve Carron (Sr)
49.39 (Prelims) 49.07 (Finals)

Aryan Avant (Sr)
49.28 (Prelims) DQ (Finals)

<strong>1600m Run</strong>
8th Place in State – Jordan Lagomarcino (Sr)
4:21.47 (Prelims) 4:15.77 (Finals)

<strong>4x400m Relay</strong>
<strong><span style=”color: #3366ff;”>STATE CHAMPIONS</span></strong> – Steve Carron (Sr), Jamere Morrison (Sr)
Jacob Bender (So), Aryan Avant (Sr), Cale Brown (Sr)
3:19.18 (Prelims) 3:17.05 (Finals)