Girls Track and Field: Downers Grove South freshman Karen Boakye in fourth place in triple jump at state

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD Downers Grove South freshman Karen Boakye soared to a personal record 11.56 meters (37 feet, 11.5 inches) in the triple jump ...

May 20, 2023
9:36 AM

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD Downers Grove South freshman Karen Boakye soared to a personal record 11.56 meters (37 feet, 11.5 inches) in the triple jump at Friday's preliminaries at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, putting her in fourth place in the Class 3A triple jump heading into Saturday's state finals. York freshman Morgan Navarre advanced to the finals in the Class 3A 400-meter dash, running the eighth-fastest prelim time of 58.13 seconds. York freshman Sophia Galiano-Sanchez, Glenbard West's Mackenzie Gilbert, Hinsdale Central's Sarah Skora and Downers Grove North's Ava Gilley all advanced in the 800.

Joshua Welge