Track & field / Photo journal

From the start line
to the championships.

Indoor and outdoor competition, with moments from the IHSA state championships and AAU track & field.

Bennett Matthys, Homewood-Flossmoor track and field, Class of 2027. Indoor 600m 1:24.89; outdoor 800m 1:58.37; indoor 1600m 4:27.19. 4 × 800m All-American; No. 2 all-time at H-F in the indoor 600m.
Bennett and fellow runners lined up beside the track, their reflections mirrored in water
Before the start · A moment of reflection.
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On the track.

A race-day clip from outdoor track competition.

AAU track & field · Championship portrait
AAU track & field · Championship portrait
IHSA State Championships · Eastern Illinois University
IHSA State Championships · Eastern Illinois University
Off the starting line
Off the starting line
Outdoor track competition
Outdoor track competition
Indoor track · Racing in the pack
Indoor track · Racing in the pack
Indoor track competition
Indoor track competition
Outdoor track · Homewood-Flossmoor
Outdoor track · Homewood-Flossmoor
Drake Stadium scoreboard · 1500m · 4:14.10
Drake Stadium scoreboard · 1500m · 4:14.10
Trackside after competition
Trackside after competition
IHSA Class 3A state meet · 800m preliminaries
IHSA Class 3A state meet · 800m preliminaries
A moment beside the indoor track
A moment beside the indoor track
AAU nationals · With a medal after competition
AAU nationals · With a medal after competition