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‘26 IHSA State Championship
Links / Info (All TBA)
Heat Sheets: Friday Semi-Finals
*Heat Sheets: 3200m (Saturday - Finals Only Event)
High Jump Warm-Up & Starting Heights
Pole Vault Warm-Up & Starting Heights
State Week Itinerary
Monday - No Practice (Memorial Day)
Tuesday - Practice @ 4pm. Leave at 3. (Lville)
Wednesday - Practice @ 4pm at EIU (leave at 3).
Thursday - No Practice TBA. Banquet @ 5pm in the Auditorium (Boys Only). State Qualifier Dinner. Only Jumpers will go up night before due to lodging shortage.
Semifinals (Friday)
*Top 12 in Field Events Advance to Finals on Saturday. (High Jump and Pole Vault TBD clearance height. Could be more than 12. They only have to take 9).
*Heat winners advance in running events, plus the next best times to fill all 9 lanes.
Check the link above (State Meet Schedule) for Event Times. Event Times will be released by the IHSA after the field is set.
Tiger Athlete Schedule
Warm-up times in the field events: Pole Vault 60 minutes per flight; Discus 20 minutes per flight; Shot Put 15 minutes per flight; Long Jump 15 minutes per flight; High Jump
15 minutes per flight; Triple Jump 15 minutes per flight.
8:00 a.m. Long Jump
Flights 1 & 2 (Warm-up at 7:45 a.m.)
Flight 3 on the first available runway following a 15 minute warm-up.
Triple Jump
The first flight of the triple jump will immediately follow the long jump on the first available runway (following a 15 minute warm-up).
The subsequent flight of the triple jump will follow on the first available runway following a 15 minute warm-up.
8:30 a.m. High Jump
Flight 1 followed by Flight 2 (Flight No. 1 warm-up at 8:15 a.m., other flights have 15 minute warm-up)
9:00 a.m. Pole Vault
Flight 1 - South Runway (Warm-up 8:00 a.m.)
Flight 2 - North Runway (Warm-up 8:00 a.m.)
10:52 a.m. 4 x 100-Meter Relay
(4 heat winners plus next 5 best prelim times qualify for Finals)
12:32 p.m. 400-Meter Dash
(4 heat winners plus next 5 best prelim times qualify for Finals)
1:04 p.m. 1600-Meter Run
(4 heat winners plus next 8 best prelim times qualify for Finals)
Finals (Saturday)
10:00 a.m. Long Jump
1A and 2A. 3A to follow on first available runway following 15 minute warm-up.
Triple Jump Immediately following the
Long Jump , on the first available runway, a 15 minute warm-up period will begin for the 1A flight of the Triple Jump.
The 1A flight of the Triple Jump will start their competition immediately following their 15 minute warm-up period. Subsequent classes of the
Triple Jump will warm-up for 15 minutes and then compete on the runway where they have warmed-up as a runway becomes available.
10:00 a.m. Pole Vault
1A and 2A. 3A to follow on first available runway (following a 60 minute warm-up). If needed, during the warm-up period, poles can be checked
on the runway and weight can be checked in the Hospitality Tent.
10:00 a.m. High Jump
1A and 2A. 3A to follow (each class will have a 15 minute warm-up)
10:00 a.m. 3200m Run
Class 1A 3200-Meter Run (Section No. 1)
3200-Meter Run (Section No. 2)
Class 2A 3200-Meter Run (Section No. 1)
3200-Meter Run (Section No. 2)
Class 3A 3200-Meter Run (Section No. 1)
3200-Meter Run (Section Nol 2)
11:40 a.m. 4×100 Relay
Class 1A 4 x 100-Meter Relay
Class 2A 4 x 100-Meter Relay
Class 3A 4 X 100-Meter Relay
12:10 p.m. 3200m Run
Class 1A 3200-Meter Run (Section No. 3)
Class 2A 3200-Meter Run (Section No. 3)
Class 3A 3200-Meter Run (Section No. 3)
2:55 p.m. 400m Dash
Class 1A 400-Meter Dash
Class 2A 400-Meter Dash
Class 3A 400-Meter Dash
3:35 p.m. 1600m Run
Class 1A 1600-Meter Run
Class 2A 1600-Meter Run
Class 3A 1600-Meter Run
‘26 Tiger T&F Banquet
Track Banquet / Awards / Letters / Certificates
*5pm Start
Send off for Boys State Qualifiers
Awards
High Point: Distance
High Point: Sprints
High Point: Jumps
High Point: Throws
High Point: Relays
Most Improved
Newcomer
Hard Hat
Brooks Julian Tiger Award
MVP
‘26 IHSA Sectional Meet @ Monticello High School
Official Meet Info (Most Important info is below, but more can be found in the official info)
Depart 11:20-11:25
Stop for Lunch (Provided) 12:25 - 12:45
Arrive @ Monticello HS - 1:45
Pole Vault / Shot / Disc Weigh-ins run from our arrival until 2:15
Coaches Meeting - 2:30
Field - 3:00
*LJ / TJ / Shot / Disc - 3 Jumps/Throws > Top 9 + Ties to the Finals
Running - 5:00
*Rolling Schedule
Parents and Fans can purchase tickets ahead of time at the link ($9.40) or at the gate with cash ($10).
*All athletes should be prepared to turn your uniform at the conclusion of the meet. Our “Championship Whites” will be distributed to qualifiers prior to the State Meet.
‘26 St. Teresa Invitational
Entry Deadline - Noon on Thursday 5/14
Early Release - 12:15
Bus Departs - 1:00
Coaches Meeting - 3:45
Field Events - 4:30
Running Events - 6:30
‘26 Fairfield Invitational (JV)
*Note: we largely treat this as a JV meet, but it is a “Varsity” Invite, and there are entry limits.
*For non-varsity athletes, this will be the final meet of the season. Be prepared to turn in your jersey after the meet concludes.
Bus Departs - 2:30pm
Coaches Meeting - 3:30pm
Field Events - 4pm
Running Events - 5pm
Heats & Live Results (Meet not up as of 12pm on Meet Day, but will be found at this link when posted).
‘26 Collinsville Invite
*Similar to Edwardsville - We’ll take a squad consisting of athletes at or approaching State Qualifying Marks
Bus Departs - 6:45am
Arrive - 9am
Coaches Meeting - 9:30am
Field Events - 10am
Running Events - 11am
‘26 LIC Championship Meet (@ Lawrenceville High School)
*PLEASE NOTE: For 2026, pole vault will be held at Newton the day before the rest of the Conference Meet. Lawrenceville does not have PV equipment at this time.
Early Dismissal - 2:00pm
Bus Departs - 2:15pm
Coaches Meeting - 3:20pm
Field Events - 4:00pm
Running Events - 5:00pm
Scoring / Medals
Scoring is 6 places: 10 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 2 - 1 (Only 5 places for relays, which is traditional).
Medals for places 1-3, Ribbons for 4-6.
High Point Trophy will be awarded to the highest scoring athlete.
Live Results (as of this posting, heat sheets, etc have not been updated. TimingMD should have them up some time prior to the meet)
Robinson Boys JV Meet
Release - 2:15
Bus Departs - 2:30
Field Events - 4pm
*Running Events - 4:30pm (start time currently listed on Anet)
*No Live Results anticipated for this meet. They will likely be posted afterwards, but it’s possible they could go up as the meet progresses.
‘26 Newton Eagle Invite (JV in 2026)
***In 2026, this meet again falls on the day of Prom. We will take Freshmen & Sophomores. No one is to miss prom for this meet.***
Early Release Day Because of Prom
Bus Departs - 2:30pm
Field Events - 4:00pm
Running Events - 5:15pm
Newton Boys JV Meet
Bus - 2:55
Field Events - 4:00pm
Running Events - 4:45pm (approx)
***Results will not be “live” although you may see them posted at the link throughout the meet, and they will for sure be found at that that link once the meet is concluded and everything is marked “official”.
‘26 Edwardsville Winston Brown “Meet of Champions”
Photo courtesy of Mike Baxter
*** Note: As we have done for a number of years, our lineup for this meet will consist of “state hopefuls”. i.e. Athletes & relays who are state ranked, or who have met or are approaching state qualifying marks. ***
Bus Departs - 7:30am
Field Events - 11am
Running Events - 12pm
‘26 Coach Cork Invite (@Robinson)
*** TBA… this meet is likely to be utilized as a JV opportunity. Weather the week of this meet, along with other factors, will play a part in determining who competes. ***
‘26 Mattoon Invitational
“Split Squad” Meet - Several of our athletes will be competing @ Edwardsville on Saturday… they will be limited at this meet - depending on the year we may take emerging varsity guys, etc.
‘26 Little Tiger Invite
**This year’s meet will be hosted indoors**
Tiger Athletes Arrive - 8:15am
Little Tiger Check In - 8:45am
Meet Begins - 9:00am
Meet Conclusion - 11:00am
‘26 Mascoutah Military Classic
Early Dismissal - 10:15am
Bus Departs - 10:30am
Field Events - 2:00pm
Running Events - 3:30pm
Newton Boys JV Meet
Bus Departs - 2:45pm
Field Events - 4pm
Running Events - 4:45pm
Results (No live results for this meet. They may appear as the meet progresses or after the meet is over.)
‘26 Olney Invitational (@ Newton)
*** For 2026 *** The Olney Invite will be hosted at Newton Community High School while our new home is under construction.
Early Release - 2:15pm
Bus Departs - 2:30pm
Field Events - 4pm
Senior Recognition - 4:45pm
Running - Immediately Following Senior Recognition
Charleston Open Boys Meet
Dismissed - 2pm
Bus Departs - 2:15
Field Events - 4pm (Updated from 4:30)
Running - 4:30pm (Updated from 5:15)
‘26 Greenville Invitational
Bus - 6:15am
Field Events - 9:15am
Running Events - 10:30am (approximate)
*This meet will have a “rolling schedule”. The only scheduled times are for the start of field and running events. Everything else will roll… one event as soon as the prior one ends.
Robinson Boys Open
Released - 2pm
Bus - 2:15pm
Field Events - 4pm
Running Events - 4:45pm (approximate)
Results (No live results for this meet. They may appear as the meet progresses or after the meet is over.)
Charleston Trojan Invitational
*** Note *** Lineup for this meet will be determined by several factors. We could send Varsity, JV, or a mix of athletes.
Early Release - 2pm
Bus Departs - 2:10pm
Field Events - 4pm
Running Events - 5pm
‘26 Illinois Top Times Meet
***ALL INFO SUBJECT TO CHANGE ON THIS MEET***
*Departure Time - Following Conclusion of Tiger Baseball Game on Friday (Overnight Trip)
Field & Running Events - 9:05 Saturday Morning
Meet Info (Including Meet Schedule - Make sure you are looking at AA)
Lineup (Note: Athletes with Green Dots Only… Green Dot = Qualified)
*Last year this event was live-streamed BUT was only available with a subscription to Runnerspace+, which is $12.99/mo
‘26 Gene Armer Invite (U of I)
Bus - 8:30am
Field Events - 11:30am
Running Events - 11:30am (Prelims) - This is a rolling schedule (no event times).
*Take note that this is a guys/girls meet - pay attention to whether guys or girls are going first in a certain event, especially the field events. (Most of the running events go guys then girls).
‘26 Mt. Zion Apollo+ Invite
*Note: Boys Field Events and Girls Races First / All Boys Races and Girls Field Events following. Please check the schedule in the meet info.
Bus - 7:00 am
*Boys Field Events / Girls Running Events - 10:00 am
*Boys Running Events / Girls Field Events - 12:30 pm (Approximate)
Meet Info (Includes Tentative Race Times… Make sure you read the times on the right hand side of the page.)
'26 SIU Indoor
Bus - 6:30am
Field Events - 9:45am (Timed Schedule - See Below)
Running Events - 12pm (Timed Schedule - See Below)
Meet Info (Timed Event Schedule on Last Page)
‘26 CENTRAL ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL (EIU)
Bus - 7:00am
Field Events - 9:30am (Report at 9am)
Running Events - 10:00am
2026 Parent / Athlete Meeting
Location: SCIENCE COMMONS
Parents and Athletes: Please make plans to attend if at all possible!
Paperwork, General Info, etc. on the Upcoming Season.
1st Official 2026 Practice
Location: Closed Deck
Important Items to Check Off: Physical & OTE Scheduling (make sure you are enrolled in Track OTE for the first day of practice if you aren’t already… we’ll also need you enrolled for Term 4)
Meet on the deck @ Start of OTE
Weather Permitting we will move outdoors
Plan to be done around 4:00-4:15
*If you are unable to be in Track OTE, please let me know.
2026 Mt. Zion Blazen Brave Invite
Bus - 6:15am
Field Events - 9:30am
Running Events - Approx 10:00 (Est. time Schedule Below)
Official Start of '26 IHSA Track Season
IHSA Track& Field teams can officially begin holding workouts/practices (non-winter athletes only).
With this date being so early and so many of our athletes in winter sports (and without a legitimate indoor track), organized practices will be extremely limited until our official start date for practice (Monday, March 3rd).
Any workouts prior to the official start date of our practice schedule on 2/26 will be held in small groups or individually.