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Sullivan Girls Track at IHSA State Meet
The 4 x 100 relay of Barrett, Moore, Short, and Booker qualified for finals and finished in 8th place with a time of 51.36. Cassidy Short brought home another medal with a 7th place long jump finish, jumping 5.13 meters. Madalyn Booker competed in the 400 meter dash, finishing in 22nd place in a time of 1:02.14. Sofia Nuzzo competed in the Pole Vault, finishing in 17th place with a 2.90 meter vault. The 4 x 200 relay of Short, Hay, Moore, and Barrett finished in 14th place in a season best time of 1:49.1. The team is coached by Kali Taylor. Pictured (from left to right): Jalexis Barrett, Sofia Nuzzo, Alaina Moore, Izzy Hay, Cassidy Short, and Madalyn Booker at the IHSA State Track and Field Meet held at EIU over the weekend.

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OV Girls Compete at IHSA State Meet
The IHSA State Meet was held at Eastern Illinois University last week. Okaw Valley sent the following girls to state: Aly Douglass, Mia Harris, Lindsey Ozier, Julia Schrock, Karlie Stauder and Kylie Stauder. The OVHS girls 4x400 team set a new school record with a time of 4:19.14 at the state meet. Those who qualified for last Saturday’s finals were Mia Harris in the high jump, Aly Douglass in the 800, Karlie Stauder in pole vault and Kylie Stauder in pole vault. Final results for Okaw Valley were Mia Harris 11th in high jump, Karlie Stauder seventh in pole vault, Kylie Stauder second in pole vault and Aly Douglass ninth in the 800 with a school record of 2:21.81. Pictured is Aly Douglass during the 4x400 relay during the IHSA State Meet.

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8th Grade Girls Relay Team Statebound
The Sullivan 8th grade girls 4 by 200 relay team qualified for state over the weekend at the Shelbyville sectional meet. Pictured left to right, Devon Richardson, Mae Dawkins, Eiley Poe and Kharli Kelly. Also Devon qualified individually in the 200 meter dash. For the 8th grade boys Johnathon Iacobazzi is going to state individually in the mile. The state meet will be held this Saturday, May 21 in Washington, IL. The team is coached by Don Typer, Nicole Garrett, Jim Palmer and Drew Campbell.

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OV holds Wolfie Awards
Okaw Valley held its 1st Wolfie awards on Friday, May 6, 2022. Tyson Montgomery and Bailey Bennett were named Athletes of the Year. OV Graduates Dustin Yoder, Class of 2006, and Amanda McClain, Class of 2015, were inducted into the OV Athletic Hall of Fame.

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OV Track Senior Night
Senior night for the Okaw Valley Track team was held on May 3, 2022. Seniors include Ikra Gunsoy, Mia Harris, Kylie Stauder, Karlie Stauder, Damien Coney and Seth Webner.