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Here are the 2023 Mid-Illini all-conference teams for baseball, softball, soccer and track

Adam Duvall, Journal Star
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The all-Mid-Illini Conference baseball, softball, girls soccer, boys tennis and track and field teams have been announced for the 2023 seasons. Here are the athletes who garnered all-league honors.

Baseball

FIRST TEAM: Tate Roley (Morton, senior); Gavin Lawrence (Washington, sophomore); Ethan Krutke (East Peoria, junior); Curt Sosnowski (East Peoria, junior); Owen Hidden (East Peoria, sophomore); Lucas Price (Washington, senior); Landon Baldock (Limestone, senior); Jake Stewart (Washington, senior); Alec Williams (Limestone, sophomore); David Hartwell (Pekin, junior); Braden Vanderheydt (Washington, junior); Caleb Diver (Dunlap, senior); Drew Tucker (Metamora, senior).

SECOND TEAM: Caleb Bieneman (Limestone, junior); Jack Piper (Dunlap, junior); Keegan Isbell (Washington, senior); AJ Stone (Metamora, junior); Miles Hoops (Canton, sophomore); Owen Adams (Morton, freshman); Landen Hidden (East Peoria, junior); Davis Weeks (Dunlap, sophomore); Braden Munson (Canton, junior); Brandon Sieben (Morton, sophomore); Kaden Hartnett (Metamora, senior); Jayson Kuzniar (Canton, senior); Nolan Reiman (Morton, junior).

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Softball

FIRST TEAM: Nora Johnson (Metamora, sophomore, pitcher); Brooklyn Ogden (Washington, senior, pitcher); Gracie Guenther (Pekin, senior, catcher); Gracie Luna (East Peoria, senior, infield); Bailey Herrick (Washington, junior, infield); Kaidance Till (Metamora, sophomore, infield); Brittyn Bailey (Pekin, junior, infield); Katy Ramage (Metamora, senior, outfield); Ashley Davis (Pekin, senior, outfield); Kaylynn Crotz (East Peoria, senior, outfielder); Ellie Schaffer (Metamora, at-large); Katie Colclasure (Washington, at-large); Phoebe Sewell (Limestone, senior, at-large).

SECOND TEAM: Broghan Hall (Pekin, senior); Meadow Terry (East Peoria, junior); Carly Vaughn (Washington, senior); Gabby Lane (East Peoria, sophomore); Silvia Franzoni (Washington, senior); Jaiden Walters (Canton, senior); Liz Grube (Limestone, sophomore); Addi Guerra (Morton, junior); Malone McKinley (Washington, junior); Hailee Irby (Pekin, senior); Justice Krus (Dunlap); Shelby Covey (Dunlap); Kennedy Nee (Metamora).

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Girls soccer

FIRST TEAM: Riley Anderson (Dunlap, senior); Devyn Davis (Dunlap, sophomore); Abbie Gleason (Dunlap, junior); Elise Grant (Dunlap, sophomore); Taylor Haun (Metamora, junior); Ava LaFollette (Metamora, freshman); Mariah Quinn (Metamora, junior); Arlie Akers (Morton, junior); Sophie Davila (Morton, sophomore); Addie Dea (Morton, sophomore); Lola Kaiser (Morton, junior); Mylee Hansen (Pekin, junior); Zoe Kormah (Pekin, sophomore); Willow Toft (Washington, sophomore).

SECOND TEAM: Laura Severt (Canton, senior); Kate Robertson (Dunlap, sophomore); Gabrielle Schupbach (Dunlap, sophomore); Jaiden Erickson (East Peoria, senior); Bella Sims (Limestone, junior); Caylee Duncan (Metamora, junior); Maya Duncan (Metamora, junior); Emmie Graf (Metamora, sophomore); Maddy Harris (Morton, junior); Julia Laufenberg (Morton, sophomore); Ali Barnum (Pekin, sophomore); Gabby Gonzales (Pekin, sophomore); Rachel Caruthers (Washington, senior); Kate Woods (Washington, junior).

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Boys tennis

FIRST TEAM — Bryton Short (Metamora, senior); Carter Kendall (Morton, junior); Aashish Pentela (Dunlap, junior); Alexander Schroff (Metamora, senior); Aiden Belsly (Morton, senior); Alex Fei (Dunlap, sophomore); Blake Shoemaker (Morton, senior); Graham O'Leary (Dunlap, senior).

SECOND TEAM — Joe Campbell (Morton, junior); Hudson Shaw (Metamora, junior); Shaan Kashyap (Dunlap, junior); Ethan McRaven (Dunlap, sophomore); Matthew Choy (Dunlap, senior); Connor Watson (East Peoria, sophomore); Matt Savage (Washington, junior); Grant Stenerson (Dunlap, senior).

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Morton's Micah Wong sprints out of the blocks with his baton in his hand and his chain in his mouth during the Class 2A state 4X100-meter relay Saturday, May 27, 2023 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. The Potters finished fifth in the event.
Morton's Micah Wong sprints out of the blocks with his baton in his hand and his chain in his mouth during the Class 2A state 4X100-meter relay Saturday, May 27, 2023 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. The Potters finished fifth in the event.

Boys track and field

FIRST TEAM — 100 — Kanye Tyler, Pekin, senior; 200 — Carl Whitaker, Morton, senior; 400 — Reece Dusek, Dunlap, senior; 800 — Reese Dusek, Dunlap, senior; 1600 — Sam Tellefson, Washington, junior; 3200 — Josh Weeks, Morton, junior; 110 hurdles — Amare Bell, Metamora, junior; 300 hurdles — Grant Bennington, Metamora, senior; 4x100 — Morton (Micah Wong, senior; Nyamedze Maison, junior; Luke Schaff, junior; Carl Whitaker, senior); 4x200 — Morton (Micah Wong, senior; Nyamedze Maison, junior; Luke Schaff, junior; Carl Whitaker, senior); 4x400 — Limestone (Logan Smallwood, freshman; Justin Trammell, sophomore; Jackson Manley, sophomore; Clayton Bell, senior); 4x800 — Pekin (Ramez Watson, junior; Lucas Glesne, junior; Josh Holloway, junior; Xander Holmes, sophomore); shot put — Ben Wallace, Metamora, senior; discus — Tyler Kasap, Metamora, senior; high jump — Drew Tucker, Metamora, senior; pole vault — Heath Hawkins, Pekin, junior; long jump — Kanye Tyler, Pekin, senior; triple jump — Micah Wong, Morton, senior.

SECOND TEAM — 100 — Kyson Ford, Washington, senior; 200 — Kanye Tyler, Pekin, senior; 400 — Nick Walker, Metamora, junior; 800 — Layton Knoop, Morton, junior; 1600 — Christian Harris, Morton, sophomore; 3200 — Fisher Rinkenberger, Washington, sophomore; 110 hurdles — Andrew McLauchlan, Morton, junior; 300 hurdles — Preston Berg, Morton, junior; 4x100 — Metamora (Broderick Schroers, senior; Mark Frederick, sophomore; Gabe Schmitz, junior; Evan Keil, sophomore); 4x200 — Metamora (Broderick Schroers, senior; Evan Keil, sophomore; Gabe Schmitz, junior; Nick Rhoades, junior); 4x400 — Morton (Orlando Chatwell, junior; Preston Berg, junior; Layton Knoop, junior; Brody Bailey, junior); 4x800 — Metamora (Trae Helwig, sophomore; Ben Roth, junior; Wilbert Eppenger, freshman; Ryley Claudin, sophomore); shot put — Joe Atkins, Washington, sophomore; discus — Ben Wallace, Metamora, senior; high jump — Nick Walker, Metamora, junior; pole vault — Cody Hughes, Morton, junior; long jump — DeAndre Jackson, Washington, junior; triple jump — DeAndre Jackson, Washington, junior.

AT-LARGE — Layton Knoop, Morton, junior; Nick Walker, Metamora, junior.

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Girls track and field

FIRST TEAM: 100: Ranaisha Howard-Dunnigan, Limestone, junior; 200: Ranaisha Howard-Dunnigan, Limestone, junior; 400: Sophia Ramirez, Washington, freshman; 800: Sophia Ramirez, Washington, freshman; 1600: Sophia Ramirez, Washington, freshman; 3200: Abby Tudeen, Dunlap, sophomore; 100 hurdles: Angelina Odum, Metamora, senior; 300 hurdles: Ava Ray, Morton, freshman; 4x100: East Peoria (Todsheanna Jones, sophomore; Bella Buhs, senior; Leilani Dvorak, sophomore; Ava Alt, freshman); 4x200: Dunlap (Shreya Mungee, junior; Olivia Jacobson, freshman; Madeline Kammerer, freshman; Jordyn Manbeck, sophomore); 4x400: Dunlap (Samantha Yeh, freshman; Shreya Mungee, junior; Saniya Mathew, senior; Teagan Sullivan, junior); 4x800: Washington (Olivia Nordhielm, sophomore; Maddie James, freshman; Jayne Hermann, freshman; Sophia Ramirez, freshman); shot put: Emma Ioerger, Metamora, senior; discus: Kylea Seidell, Pekin, freshman; high jump: Karlee Zumstein, Canton, senior; pole vault: Chelsea Wetzel, Dunlap, junior; long jump: Teagan Sullivan, Dunlap, junior; triple jump: Chelsea Wetzel, Dunlap, junior.

SECOND TEAM: 100: Jordyn Manbeck, Dunlap, sophomore; 200: Ainsley Redlingshafer, Washington, freshman; 400: Teagan Sullivan, Dunlap, junior; 800: Saniya Mathew, Dunlap, senior; 1600: Taygen Beyer, Morton, junior; 3200: Olivia Nordhielm, Washington, sophomore; 100 hurdles: Payton Faughn, Dunlap, junior; 300 hurdles: Angelina Odum, Metamora, senior; 4x100: Dunlap (Shreya Mungee, junior; Olivia Jacobson, freshman; Madeline Kammerer, freshman; Jordyn Manbeck, sophomore); 4x200: East Peoria (Todsheanna Jones, sophomore; Bella Buhs, senior; Leilani Dvorak, sophomore; Ava Alt, freshman); 4x400: Morton (Taygen Beyer, junior; Sophie Krueger, junior; Kerrigan Vandel, junior; Emma Belsly, sophomore); 4x800: Morton (Kerrigan Vandel, junior; Stephanie Rosenthal, senior; Isabella Grieder, sophomore; Emma Belsly, sophomore) shot put: Natalie DeFord, Metamora, senior; discus: Dymyn Preston, Limestone, junior; high jump: Samantha Yeh, Dunlap, freshman; pole vault: Violet Weinman, Metamora, freshman; long jump: Chelsea Wetzel, Dunlap, junior; triple jump: Karissa Arvin, Metamora, senior.

AT-LARGE: Dymyn Preston, Limestone, senior; Ainsley Redlinger, Washington, freshman

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