Kylie Haacke (foreground) and Megan Garrett run past the mile marker Tuesday on the EIU Panther Trail.
Mattoon’s Kylie Haacke no longer had a chance to win her first Apollo Conference title.
Lincoln’s Becca Heitzig was already about 200 yards ahead and running strong with about a mile left to go Tuesday afternoon at EIU.
But that didn’t mean the Green Wave senior had given up.
Instead, she focused on defending champion Elizabeth Sims of Mahomet, who had denied Haacke a title the season before.
Haacke, trailing Sims by about seven seconds, used a slight, but welcome, decline on the western backstretch of the Panther Trail just past the 2-mile marker to gain momentum.
A half-mile later, Haacke trailed by less than three seconds.
Haacke continued to press ahead. As she rounded the pond with about 250 yards left, she passed Sims and ran strong to the finish in 19:16.2 to take second in this meet for the second successive year.
Haacke was among four local runners who earned all-conference honors.
Charleston’s Megan Garrett relied on a strong kick down the stretch, sprinting past a Mt. Zion runner to take fourth overall in 19:54 and join Haacke on the conference team.
Brock Davee, who kept pace with eventual boys champion Chris Cherry of Taylorville through the opening mile, took fourth as well, clocking 16:12.5. Teammate Trent Hettinger ran 17:08.4 to take 10th and also earn all-Apollo honors.
In the closest finish of the day, Mattoon’s Quincy Hamilton and Charleston’s Luca Carcasi battled down the stretch, nearly catching MHS’s Tyler Warner, who finished 13th in 17:29.2. Hamilton just beat Carcasi by .1 second in 17:29.8.
Mattoon coach Troy Haacke said strong winds might have slowed times, but he was proud of his boys and girls teams’ performances. The Green Wave finished runner-up to Mahomet in the boys meet.
Charleston coach Chris Hawk did not get any new freshmen this season, but he says the team’s large junior and senior group has continued to improve all season. The girls team took third overall behind Mahomet and Mt. Zion.
BOYS TEAM RESULTS
- Mahomet 26, 2. Mattoon 60, 3. Lincoln 85, 4. Taylorville 121, 5. Effingham 143, 6. Mt. Zion 163, 7. Teutopolis 166, 8. Charleston 193
BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
| Pl | Name | School | Time |
| 1 | Chris Cherry | Taylorville | 15:39.7 |
| 2 | Kyle Nofziger | Mahomet | 15:51.2 |
| 3 | Joseph Scheele | Mahomet | 15:57.2 |
| 4 | Brock Davee | Mattoon | 16:12.5 |
| 5 | Taylor Fan | Mahomet | 16:22.9 |
| 6 | Brenden Heitzig | Lincoln | 16:29.2 |
| 7 | Jonah Singer | Mahomet | 16:38.3 |
| 8 | Julian Baker | Mt. Zion | 16:41.0 |
| 9 | Hayden Grotelueschen | Mahomet | 16:54.8 |
| 10 | Trent Hettinger | Mattoon | 17:08.4 |
| 11 | Garrett Slack | Lincoln | 17:12.6 |
| 12 | Andrew Donaldson | Effingham | 17:14.7 |
| 13 | Ben Wallace | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | 17:24.5 |
| 14 | Tyler Warner | Mattoon | 17:29.2 |
| 15 | Quincy Hamilton | Mattoon | 17:29.8 |
| 16 | Luca Carcasi | Charleston | 17:29.9 |
| 17 | Sam Ferrar | Mattoon | 17:43.1 |
| 18 | Drake Rutledge | Lincoln | 17:44.2 |
| 19 | Joe Taylor | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | 17:49.1 |
| 20 | Karsten Waisath | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | 17:50.8 |
| 21 | Byron Gallardo | Mt. Zion | 17:51.1 |
| 22 | Jake Bivin | Lincoln | 17:58.3 |
| 23 | Evan Morgan | Taylorville | 18:02.9 |
| 24 | Mackinley Beadles | Mattoon | 18:07.9 |
| 25 | Tucker Moeller | Effingham | 18:08.8 |
| 26 | Ethan Weidner | Teutopolis | 18:10.5 |
| 27 | Cole Probst | Teutopolis | 18:10.9 |
| 28 | Tristin Grove | Mattoon | 18:15.5 |
| 29 | Garrett Wagoner | Effingham | 18:17.3 |
| 30 | Jalen Franz | Lincoln | 18:18.5 |
| 31 | Gabe Difanis | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | 18:20.3 |
| 32 | Brandon Creel | Mattoon | 18:21.0 |
| 33 | Matthew Deters | Teutopolis | 18:29.4 |
| 34 | Will Turvey | Taylorville | 18:31.3 |
| 35 | Chase Armstrong | Mattoon | 18:42.6 |
| 36 | Jack Chesser | Taylorville | 18:44.7 |
| 37 | Brock Goonan | Mattoon | 18:45.6 |
| 38 | Jon Perry | Effingham | 18:51.4 |
| 39 | Dylan Gowin | Lincoln | 18:53.3 |
| 40 | Zack Woodall | Taylorville | 18:58.2 |
| 41 | Kolby Koslofski | Mt. Zion | 18:59.7 |
| 42 | Adam Rudibaugh | Charleston | 19:02.5 |
| 43 | Ethan Bivin | Lincoln | 19:18.7 |
| 44 | Owen Morgan | Taylorville | 19:20.0 |
| 45 | Jesse Sloan | Taylorville | 19:20.2 |
| 46 | Mason Reeley | Charleston | 19:24.1 |
| 47 | Gavin Tegeler | Teutopolis | 19:27.5 |
| 48 | Brody Mette | Teutopolis | 19:33.4 |
| 49 | Aidan Gowin | Lincoln | 19:38.0 |
| 50 | Ian Stauffer | Lincoln | 20:03.4 |
| 51 | Benjamin Kitten | Teutopolis | 20:05.7 |
| 52 | Sean Smith | Taylorville | 20:07.3 |
| 53 | Devon Probst | Teutopolis | 20:07.5 |
| 54 | Jack Waldhoff | Teutopolis | 20:08.2 |
| 55 | Dane Seiler | Effingham | 20:08.9 |
| 56 | Eugene Ohba | Charleston | 20:28.7 |
| 57 | Austin Erb | Lincoln | 20:29.5 |
| 58 | Logan Heil | Effingham | 20:31.8 |
| 59 | Carson Davis | Mt. Zion | 20:54.0 |
| 60 | Kemper Koslofski | Mt. Zion | 21:11.9 |
| 61 | Bobby Behm | Mt. Zion | 21:24.5 |
| 62 | Joseph Lee | Teutopolis | 21:24.7 |
| 63 | Ashton Fifield | Charleston | 21:31.9 |
| 64 | Parsh Amin | Effingham | 21:48.9 |
| 65 | Frank Rosen | Effingham | 22:11.9 |
| 66 | Keegan Maxheimer | Taylorville | 22:20.2 |
| 67 | Hayden Harker | Taylorville | 23:24.6 |
| 68 | Payton Bushue | Effingham | 23:42.5 |
| 69 | Tim Freeman | Mt. Zion | 23:51.0 |
| 70 | Toby Isley | Teutopolis | 23:53.1 |
| 71 | Christian Raddatz | Effingham | 24:51.8 |
| 72 | Nicholas Hawk | Charleston | 27:32.3 |
| 73 | Marshall Smith | Charleston | 27:56.8 |
GIRLS TEAM RESULTS
- Mt. Zion 46, 2. Mahomet 60, 3. Charleston 95, 4. Lincoln 117, 5. Teutopolis 140, 6. Mattoon 151, 7. Taylorville 155, 8. Effingham 157
GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
| Pl | Name | School | Time |
| 1 | Becca Heitzig | Lincoln | 18:44.8 |
| 2 | Kylie Haacke | Mattoon | 19:16.2 |
| 3 | Elizabeth Sims | Mahomet | 19:24.4 |
| 4 | Megan Garrett | Charleston | 19:54.2 |
| 5 | Renee Ballard | Mt. Zion | 19:54.6 |
| 6 | Emma Mallory | Mt. Zion | 20:06.5 |
| 7 | Reese McCuan | Lincoln | 20:08.6 |
| 8 | Klein Powell | Mahomet | 20:20.8 |
| 9 | Grace Spoonhour | Charleston | 20:27.9 |
| 10 | Hailey Betzer | Mt. Zion | 20:28.8 |
| 11 | Ashleigh Anderson | Mt. Zion | 20:34.7 |
| 12 | Ava Boyd | Mahomet | 20:42.0 |
| 13 | Ila Richter | Charleston | 20:49.9 |
| 14 | Brooke Doyle | Mt. Zion | 20:51.9 |
| 15 | Ellie Fritzsche | Mt. Zion | 20:54.2 |
| 16 | Jessica Runde | Teutopolis | 21:00.4 |
| 17 | Kiley Weaver | Effingham | 21:07.6 |
| 18 | Delaney King | Mahomet | 21:09.1 |
| 19 | Callie Jansen | Mahomet | 21:16.3 |
| 20 | Alerina Letniku | Taylorville | 21:16.3 |
| 21 | Emily Bednar | Mahomet | 21:16.8 |
| 22 | Olivia Copple | Teutopolis | 21:18.6 |
| 23 | Hattie Mourning | Lincoln | 21:27.4 |
| 24 | Grace Lietz | Mahomet | 21:27.9 |
| 25 | Chloe Allen | Mahomet | 21:28.0 |
| 26 | Alexia Finch | Mt. Zion | 21:28.8 |
| 27 | Olivia Bunting | Mahomet | 21:32.5 |
| 28 | Shaelin Ruzich | Mahomet | 21:34.0 |
| 29 | Anna Goodman | Taylorville | 21:53.9 |
| 30 | Lilly Griffith | Mt. Zion | 22:00.1 |
| 31 | Ashley Jobe | Mattoon | 22:01.0 |
| 32 | Marah Kirk | Effingham | 22:07.9 |
| 33 | Ella Goodman | Taylorville | 22:09.4 |
| 34 | Kaitlyn Vahling | Teutopolis | 22:17.9 |
| 35 | Hallie Smith | Taylorville | 22:20.5 |
| 36 | Lucy Griffith | Mt. Zion | 22:28.1 |
| 37 | Nicole Schniederjon | Effingham | 22:34.9 |
| 38 | Lilly Long | Charleston | 22:36.1 |
| 39 | Chloe Jobe | Mattoon | 22:37.2 |
| 40 | Kaitlyn Schumacher | Teutopolis | 22:54.2 |
| 41 | Sophie Kattenbraker | Charleston | 23:03.8 |
| 42 | Taylor Bueker | Teutopolis | 23:23.4 |
| 43 | Sofia Munoz | Mt. Zion | 23:33.9 |
| 44 | Daelyn Dunston | Effingham | 23:34.5 |
| 45 | Whitley Wood | Charleston | 23:42.9 |
| 46 | Caroline Ahrends | Lincoln | 24:08.9 |
| 47 | Hallee Perry | Mattoon | 24:17.1 |
| 48 | Kayleigh Koester | Effingham | 24:46.3 |
| 49 | Isabella Kieffer | Charleston | 25:06.8 |
| 50 | Ella Zumbahlen | Teutopolis | 25:11.9 |
| 51 | Annabel Wehrle | Charleston | 25:14.3 |
| 52 | Katherine Kingery | Teutopolis | 25:21.9 |
| 53 | Macy Swingler | Teutopolis | 25:33.0 |
| 54 | Abby Stiefvater | Lincoln | 25:35.8 |
| 55 | Kaylin Richey | Mattoon | 26:07.8 |
| 56 | Jordyn Kieffer | Charleston | 26:20.5 |
| 57 | Sydney Beccue | Teutopolis | 28:05.6 |
| 58 | Audrey Wagner | Effingham | 28:44.3 |
| 59 | Natalie Howard | Taylorville | 29:02.9 |
| 60 | Gracie Eaton | Effingham | 29:16.6 |
| 61 | Lydia Heberling | Taylorville | 35:50.0 |
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