Athlete of the Week: Luke Stegall and Charlie Mabry
Seniors Luke Stegall and Charlie Mabry continue to show their strength as the Spartans enter the Class 1A boys cross-country state meet.
Stegall finished sixth (16:38.17) in the 3-mile course at Hickory Point Golf Course and Mabry finished eighth (16:43.69) as the Spartans placed second in the IHSA Sectional. Mabry and Stegall also placed fourth and fifth, respectively, in the Chrisman Regional.
Earlier in the season, Mabry ended in ninth place with a 3-mile time of 15 minutes, 55.4 seconds while Stegall was a step behind in 10th place in 15:56.0 at the Peoria Heights Invitational at Detweiller Park. The duo also placed fifth (Stegall) and sixth (Mabry) in the Illini Prairie Conference meet.
The Spartans return to action at 10 a.m. on Saturday (Nov. 6) in the Class 1A state meet at Peoria’s Detweiller Park.