KEWANEE WEATHER

KHS girls track team competes at LaSalle-Peru


By The Kewanee Voice    April 13, 2026

Kewanee High School’s varsity girls track team finished in fifth place out of six teams Saturday in the Cavalier Track Meet at LaSalle-Peru High School. The JV team finished sixth out of six teams. 

“Not bad considering we had a limited number of girls competing on Saturday,” said Coach Amanda Johnson. 

Team results from the meet were La Salle-Peru 160 points, Rochelle 158, Morris 130, Washington 82,  Kewanee 54 and Streator 28.

Individual performances for Kewanee were:

100m Dash: Eighth place varsity Damaris Diaz :14.49

200m Dash: Second place varsity Jendayia Crowe 27.81

3200m Run: Fifth place JV Tiffany Helton 18:19.20 SB

100m Hurdles: Second place varsity Jendayia Crowe 17.69

300m Hurdles: First place varsity 49.17

Shot Put: First place varsity Damaris Diaz 9.83m

Discus:  Second place varsity Ra’Kiya Amos 26.63; fourth place varsity Damaris Diaz 26.50m

High Jump: Third place JV Ellie Welgat 1.37m

Long Jump: Third place JV Ellie Welgat 4.38m PB;  fifth place JV Charlotte Paxton 4.15m PB

Triple Jump: Thid place JV Ellie Welgat 8.90m