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Indoor Track Results

Posted on 03/31/2025

The Track and Field Team had a great showing at the Illinois Top Times Indoor State Championship on Friday….. Logan Griffith finished 10th in Long Jump, just missing a State Medal. State Medal winners and All State Performers included: Amari Vickery: tied for 7th in High JumpCarter Sies, Marshall Garwood, Hank Fletcher, Chaz Oberkfell: 8th in the 4 x 800 meter relayChaz Oberkfell: 3rd in the 1600 meterChaz Oberkfell: State Champion in the 3200 meter 

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Oberkfell wins the Sectional!

Updated on 03/19/2025

Chax Oberkfell placed FIRST in the Mattoon Sectional with a time of 15:11!!  He along with his cross-country teammates will compete next weekend in Peoria at the XC State Meet.

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OBERKFELL is STATE CHAMP!!

Posted on 11/12/2024

Chaz Oberkfell won the IHSA 1A State Cross Country Championship on Saturday in Peoria.  He ran a blistering 14:31.87 on the three mile course.  He is the first cross country champ in school and conference history.  

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Boys' XC to STATE!

Updated on 03/19/2025

The GHS Boys' XC Team advanced to the State Meet yesterday by placing 6th at the Mattoon Sectional.  The boys will run next Saturday in Peoria.  Congratulations to the team!

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Girls' XC Advance!

Updated on 03/19/2025

In a 15-team field with 61 total runners, the Girls placed 6th as a team at the Shelbyville Regional to qualify for Sectionals next Saturday at Lakeland College in Mattoon. The team was made up of the following runners: Mia Brawner 24:12.02 (33rd)Lyla Drewel 24:25.13 (35th)Nevaeh Thomas 24:47.42 (38th)Madisyn Thomas 29:27.50 (57th)Hunter Schwendemen 37:31.65 (60th)Tess Dixon 41:47.26 (61st) Great job Girls! On to another week!!!

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Boys XC Advance!

Updated on 03/19/2025

In a 15-team field with 86 total runners, the Boys placed third as a team to advance to Sectionals next Saturday at Lakeland College in Mattoon. The Boys went hard to win a Regional Championship but fell just short in a very tight battle to some really solid teams. It was a great team effort by the following runners: Chaz Oberkfell 15:13.57 (3rd)Marshall Garwood 16:24.37 (13th)Hank Fletcher 17:17.00 (20th)Carter Sies 17:17.82 (21st)Matthew Plovich 18:17.91 (43rd)Lucca Kapp 18:25.26 (44th)Nolan Hostettler 18:53.46 (53rd)

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Boys Win XC SCC!

Updated on 03/19/2025

The GHS Boys Cross Country Team won the Conference Championship. This makes back-to-back years for the Boys winning Conference. They had 5 All Conference runners: Individual Conference Champion Chaz Oberkfell (who also set a new course record on our course in Gillespie), Marshall Garwood (3rd), Carter Sies (4th), Hank Fletcher (6th), and Lucca Kapp (10th). 

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Thackrey to STATE!

Updated on 03/19/2025

GMS 6th Grader Harper Thackrey qualified for the IESA State Cross Country Meet last weekend.  She will run at 10:45 tomorrow morning at Maxwell Park in Normal.  Good Luck to Haper!

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