2026 Pre-Season Track & Field Previews: 3A Boys Teams
- Carson Vittorio
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As the 2026 track and field season gets underway, Illinois Running News is proud to release its preseason Team Rankings, offering an early snapshot of the programs poised to contend across the state this spring. These rankings are based strictly on performances from the 2025 outdoor season, with no results from the current indoor season included in the evaluation. Projected team scores and potential state scorers are drawn from last year’s performances, providing a consistent and objective foundation for these preseason projections. While much will change once the season begins, these rankings highlight the depth, returning talent, and championship potential that define the early landscape of Illinois track and field in 2026.
Homewood-Flossmoor
Potential State Scorers:
Zion Morrison (Jr.) - 100m, 200m, 110H
Joaquin Jordan (Sr.) - 100m, 200m
Myles Ellis (Sr.) - 300H
4x100m
4x200m
4x400m
Romahd Johnson (Sr.) - High Jump
Anthony Edison Jr. (Sr.) - Long Jump, Triple Jump
William Bundy (Jr.) - Triple Jump
Belleville West
Potential State Scorers:
Morquez Bulliner (Jr.) - 100m, 200m, 400m
Jalyn Cole (Sr.) - 110H, 300H
4x100m
4x200m
4x400m
Braden Missey (Sr.) - Long Jump
Oswego
Potential State Scorers:
Dontrell Young (Jr.) - 100m, 200m, 400m
Jezhian Sprinkle (Jr.) - 110H, 300H
Belleville East
Potential State Scorers:
Jaylen Dewalt (Sr.) - 100m
Kymani Willingham (Jr.) - 200m
Silas Mitchell (So.) - 200m
Daylin Donaldson (Jr.) - 400m, 110H, 300H
4x100m
4x200m
4x400m
Kamron Daniel (Sr.) - Triple Jump
Roselle (Lake Park)
Potential State Scorers:
Joseph Michelini (Sr.) - Shot Put, Discus
Rodrigo Gonzalez (Sr.) - Shot Put, Discus
Niko Menos (Sr.) - High Jump
Zino DiFranco (Sr.) - Pole Vault
Anthony Orestano (Sr.) - Pole Vault
Downers Grove North
Potential State Scorers:
Philip Cupial (Sr.) - 800m, 1600m, 3200m
Will Surratt (Sr.) - 800m, 1600m, 3200m
Terrence Burton (Sr.) - 300H
4x400m
4x800m
Rockton (Hononegah)
Potential State Scorers:
Chase Cutler (Jr.) - 100m, 200m, 400m
Coen Lee (Sr.) - 110H, 300H
4x100m
4x200m
4x400m
Evanston
Potential State Scorers:
Justin Johnson (Jr.) - 100m, 200m
Mynard Blake (Jr.) - 100m
Jordan Harvey (Sr.) - 300H
4x100m
4x200m
4x400m
Jaden Jean-Paul (Jr.) - High Jump
Cary-Grove
Potential State Scorers:
Jameson Tenopir (Sr.) - 800m, 1600m, 3200m
4x400m
Logan Abrams (Sr.) - Shot Put, Discus
Naperville Central
Potential State Scorers:
Eron Kennedy (So.) - 100m, 200m, 300H
Chad Earl (Jr.) - 100m
4x100m
4x200m
4x400m
4x800m
Ben Blank (Jr.) - Shot Put, Discus
Tim Preissig (Jr.) - Discus
Henry Kane (Sr.) - Pole Vault