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Writer's pictureCarson Vittorio

2025 Pre-Season Track Rankings: Boys 800m


We now move onto our distance portion of our rankings where we cover the boys 800m. Last year at the 3A state meet we saw one of the deepest 800m fields in history. A few guys return from that race and there is a bunch of athletes in the 1A and 2A level that are looking to prove themselves.


3A -

1. Owen Horeni (Jr., Yorkville)

PR - 1:52.34

  • AAU Central District Champion

  • 19th at Nike Outdoor Nationals

  • 4th at IHSA 3A State Championships

  • Moline Sectional Champion

  • SPC Conference Champion


2. Carter Hayes (Sr., Palatine)

PR - 1:53.58

  • 9th at IHSA 3A State Championships


3. Jackson Hopkins (Sr., Crystal Lake Central)

PR - 1:53.61

  • 10th at IHSA 3A State Championships

  • Huntley Sectional Champion


4. Van Schneider (Jr., Chatham [Glenwood])

PR - 1:54.74

  • 11th at IHSA 3A State Championships

  • CS8 Conference Champion


5. Nolan Lamoureux (Jr., Lockport)

PR - 1:54.55

  • USATF Region 7 Champion

  • USATF Illinois Champion

  • SWSC Conference Champion


6. Jameson Tenopir (Jr., Cary-Grove)

PR - 1:55.19

  • 12th at IHSA 3A State Championships


7. Nathan Gehrmann (Jr., West Aurora)

PR - 1:55.69

  • 13th at IHSA 3A State Championships

  • Metea Valley Sectional Champion


8. Zach Thoman (Sr., O'Fallon)

PR - 1:54.66

  • 42nd at IHSA 3A State Championships

  • Danville Sectional Champion


9. Patrick Clune (Sr., Naperville Central)

PR - 1:56.43

  • 17th at IHSA 3A State Championships


10. Aiden Swanlund (Sr., Normal West)

PR - 1:56.33

  • Big 12 Conference Champion


2A -

1. Darius Ivy (Sr., East St. Louis)

PR - 1:53.79

  • 7th at AAU Junior Olympics

  • AAU Region 15 Champion

  • AAU Ozark District Champion

  • Runner-Up at IHSA 2A State Championships

  • Rochester Sectional Champion

  • Southwestern Conference Champion


2. Preston Ellis (Sr., Chicago [Payton])

PR - 1:54.86

  • 5th at IHSA 2A State Championships

  • DePaul Sectional Champion


3. Drew Twyman (Sr., Troy [Triad])

PR - 1:55.20

  • 7th at IHSA 2A State Championships

  • MVC Conference Champion


4. Zach Born (So., Metamora)

PR - 1:55.48

  • 8th at IHSA 2A State Championships

  • Mid-Illini Conference Champion


5. Tra'Monti Williams (Jr., Chicago [Payton])

PR - 1:55.54

  • 9th at IHSA 2A State Championships


6. John Daffenberg (Sr., Aurora [Marmion Academy])

PR - 1:58.20

  • 13th at IHSA 2A State Championships


7. Gabe McLain (Sr., Benton)

PR - 1:58.03


8. Joseph Fiorenza (Sr., Rockford [Boylan])

PR - 1:58.64

  • 16th at IHSA 2A State Championships

  • Ridgewood Sectional Champion

  • NIC-10 Conference Champion


9. Trace Ellliott (Jr., Mt. Vernon)

PR - 1:58.83

  • 17th at IHSA 2A State Championships


10. Zion Wilkins (Jr., Carbondale)

PR - 1:58.39

  • 18th at IHSA 2A State Championships


1A -

1. Will Fuson (Jr., Cerro Gordo-Bement)

PR - 1:56.89

  • 5th at IHSA 1A State Championships

  • Lincoln Prairie Conference Champion


2. Wyatt Widolff (Sr., Sterling [Newman Central Catholic])

PR - 1:58.40

  • 11th at IHSA 1A State Championships

  • TRAC Conference Champion


3. Coriell Green (So., Delavan)

PR - 1:58.11

  • 13th at USATF Junior Olympics

  • 13th at IHSA 1A State Championships

  • DeeMack Sectional Champion

  • Tomahawk Conference Champion


4. Pieter Duursma (Sr., Urbana University)

PR - 1:58.02

  • 17th at IHSA 1A State Championships

  • ECIC Conference Champion


5. Andrew Kurien (Sr., Rockford Christian)

PR - 2:00.04

  • 14th at IHSA 1A State Championships

  • Winnebago Sectional Champion


6. Nicolai Martino (Sr., Winnebago)

PR - 1:59.84

  • BNC Conference Champion


7. Garrett Beebe (Sr., Pleasant Plains)

PR - 2:00.17

  • DNS at IHSA 1A State Championships

  • Rushville-Industry Sectional Champion

  • Sangamon County Champion


8. Evan White (Jr., Rockford Christian)

PR - 2:00.64


9. Joe Faris (So., Cullom [Tri-Point])

PR - 2:01.02

  • 23rd at IHSA 1A State Championships


10. Caleb Krischel (Sr., Minonk [Fieldcrest])

PR - 2:01.02

  • 30th at IHSA 1A State Championships


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