Batavia Girls Track and Field Team Named 2022 ILXCTF Girls Relay Program of the Year
2022 was a fun and historic season for our Bulldog Girls Track & Field Team! Both our Girls & Boys teams have made history, and we congratulate both programs! Congrats to the boys for winning the 3A State Title!!
We went undefeated on the season for the first time in our girls’ team history. That includes all Indoor and Outdoor Invitationals. During the most competitive portion of our season, our Bulldogs won the Kane County Invite, defended our Conference Title, and won the IHSA Sectional Meet (second year in a row). These accomplishments are historic as it is our first Triple Crown (the Triple Crown is winning the final three most competitive invitational meets before the state meet).
At the IHSA Sectional meet, the only opportunity to qualify for the IHSA State Meet, we qualified for nine events and brought 16 student-athletes down to State at Eastern IL University.
At the Girls IHSA State Meet Series, we had an excellent showing with 6 All-State Finishers/Medalists. Overall at State, our Girls Team finished 12th – the 3rd highest team performance in program history!
Here are our All-State Medalists/Finishers:
- High Jump: Meghann Hartmann – 8th place
- 3200: Katrina Schlenker – 4th place (she set a new school record!)
- 4×100 Relay: Skylar Sandoval – Izzy Taylor – Madison Wilson – Essie Newburn – 6th place
- 4×200 Relay: Skylar Sandoval – Izzy Taylor – Mariah Wilson – Essie Newburn – 6th place
- 1600: Katrina Schlenker – 9th place
- 4×400 Relay: Essie Newburn – Izzy Taylor – Mariah Wilson – Katrina Schlenker – 6th place
Our other events with Honorable Mentions/ State qualifiers:
Pole Vault: Megan Schulhof – 11th overall
Shot Put: Alex Baumann – 16th in Prelims
Alternates: Brooke Silbernagel, Alli Olson, Emme McHugh, LaNiya Friend, Kate Solano, Lily Newkirk, and Lili Bednarek
We had 3 female athletes that were All-State in 3 events! (extremely rare & difficult to do!)
- Essie Newburn (senior) – 6th place 4×100, 6th place 4×200, & 6th place 4×400
- Katrina Schlenker (senior) – 4th place 3200 (new school record), 9th in 1600, & 6th in 4×400
- Izzy Taylor (sophomore) – 6th place 4×100, 6th place 4×200, & 6th place 4×400
2 athletes that were All-State in 2 events:
- Skylar Sandoval (sophomore) – 6th in the 4×100 & 6th in 4×200
- Mariah Wilson (sophomore) – 6th place 4×200, & 6th place 4×400
Two athletes were All-State in 1 event:
- Meghann Hartmann (junior) – 8th in the High Jump
- Madison Wilson (sophomore) – 6th in the 4×100
Seventy-seven student-athletes competed this season, with 80% earning Honor Roll recognition, thus displaying how determined and motivated our student-athletes are in and out of the classroom!
Academic All-Conference (AAUEC): 30 student-athletes
All-Conference (AUEC): 10 student-athletes
2022 TEAM SPECIALTY AWARD WINNERS:
MVP TRACK: Essie Newburn (senior)
MVP TRACK: Katrina Schlenker (senior)
MVP FIELD: Megan Schulhof (senior)
MOST IMPROVED Award: Alex Baumann (senior)
MOST IMPROVED Award: Bridget Kosky (junior)
MOST IMPROVED Award: Mariah Wilson (sophomore)
BULLDOG Award: Alli Olson (sophomore)
BULLDOG Award: Izzy Taylor (sophomore)
SPARK Award: Lily Newkirk (junior)
SENIORS
Thank you to all of our dedicated Seniors, class of 2022!
Alex Baumann
Stana Burke
Sam Edwards
Caroline Hager
Keri Krivograd
Ben Larson
Maya Malay
Brooke Nazos
Essie Newburn
Olivia Pollock
Katrina Schlenker
Megan Schulhof
Sarah Sinovich
Lexi Wasmund
Natalie Zagorski
Yasmina Zatar
The following seniors will be continuing their Track & Field careers:
Alex Baumann – Colorado School of Mines
Stana Burke – Aurora University
Brooke Nazos – Illinois Wesleyan University
Essie Newburn – University of North Carolina Wilmington
Katrina Schlenker – Liberty University
Megan Schulhof – University of Arizona
Brooke Nazos: In her senior year, Brooke Nazos earned the Golden Bulldog Award for competing as a Varsity athlete in 3 sports! Brooke not only competed but was part of a Regional Champion Cross Country team, a Regional Champion Basketball team, and a Sectional Champion Track team!
Katrina Schlenker: Kane County Chronicle’s Girls Track Athlete of the Year, shined in her final season with three state medals and as team leader.
Finally, our last celebration on Twitter:
This acknowledgment is our first time winning ever! Our top Relay Program recognition is for the 3A division and overall in the State! Such a remarkable achievement for our program!
We thank our athletes for their dedication and accomplishments; additionally, we appreciate their work ethic and the higher standards they have set for future Bulldogs.
We are genuinely proud of our Bulldog T&F teams for their historic seasons!
Go Bulldogs!
