Sectional Write up
Saturday, October 28 2023 - IHSA Class A SectionalI am so very proud of all that ran Saturday! We strung together our best results of the season, and we managed to do the very best we could do, qualifying for the state meet for the 5th time in school history!
The final scores were:
1. Eureka 83
2. Elmwood 86
3. Peoria (Notre Dame) 95
4. Pleasant Plains 130
5. El Paso (E.P.-Gridley) 138
6. Delavan 194
7. Petersburg (PORTA) 219
8. Princeville 222
9. Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.) 241
10. Glasford (Illini Bluffs) 326
11. Williamsville 329
12. Auburn 358
13. Downs (Tri-Valley) 369
14. Liberty 383
15. Quincy (Notre Dame) 385
16. Bloomington (Central Catholic) 387
17. Hamilton West Hancock 393
18. Astoria 428
19. Lewistown 513
20. Havana 551
21. Carthage (Illini West) 556
The following athletes represented Pleasant Plains High School and will be running in the state meet next week. Their places (out of 154 total runners) and 3 mile times were:
Elijah Teefey, 3rd place, 15:22.4
Jack Willenborg, 15th place, 15:45.15
Ryan Driskill, 26th place, 16:03.57
Cole Payne, 32nd place, 16:18.32
Braeden Galloway, 67th place, 17:15.98
Ethan Griminger, 89th place, 17:58.38
Jacob Crater, 96th place, 18:13.16
Sectional Times compared to last year:
Teefey 16:51.1-15:22.4
Willenborg 16:19.5-15:45.2
Driskill 20:03 ('22 Elmwood Invite)-16:03.57
Payne 17:15.2-16:18.4
Galloway 17:59 ('23 Elmwood Invite)-17:15.98
Crater 19:00.5 ('22 Elmwood Invite)-18:13.16
Times compared to Elmwood Invite (and those times were around 10 seconds fast due to a timing error...)
Teefey 15:34.7 to 15:22.4
Willenborg 15:58.2 to 15:45.12
Driskill 16:32.1 to 16:03.57
Payne 16:48.0-16:18.32
Galloway 17:59-17:15.98
Crater 18:45-18:13.16
The most amazing drop came from sophomore Ryan Driskill. In 2022, as a freshman, Ryan started his high school career running 21:42 at the Rochester Invite. At the Elmwood Invite that year, he ran 20:03. In 2023 at sectionals he ran 16:03.57. That's a 5 minute and 38 second drop in a year, which is incredible.
All time Plains Top 10 Times at the Elmwood Course:
Varsity:
| Name | Time | Date | Meet | Year |
| 1. Elijah Teefey | 15:22.40 | 10-28-23 | IHSA Sectionals | 10 |
| 2. Tyler Johnson | 15:23.8 | 11-1-14 | IHSA Sectionals | 11 |
| 3. Daniel Plunkett | 15:38.00 | 10-27-12 | IHSA Sectionals | 12 |
| 4. Jack WIllenborg | 15:45.15 | 10-28-23 | IHSA Sectionals | 12 |
| 5. Steven Melin | 16:02.88 | 10-27-18 | IHSA Sectionals | 12 |
| 6. Ryan Driskill | 16:03.57 | 10-28-23 | IHSA Sectionals | 10 |
| 7. Mitch Johnson | 16:04 | 11-2-13 | IHSA Sectionals | 12 |
| 8. David Plunkett | 16:13.0 | 11-1-14 | IHSA Sectionals | 11 |
| 9. Cole Payne | 16:18.32 | 10-28-23 | IHSA Sectionals | 11 |
| 10. Seth Owens | 16:18.5 | 11-1-14 | IHSA Sectionals | 12 |
| Frosh/Soph | ||||
| 1. Elijah Teefey | 15:22.40 | 10-28-23 | IHSA Sectionals | 10 |
| 2. Tyler Johnson | 15:48.3 | 11-2-13 | IHSA Sectionals | 10 |
| 3. Daniel Plunkett | 16:02 | 10-29-11 | IHSA Sectionals | 10 |
| 4. Ryan Driskill | 16:03.57 | 10-28-23 | IHSA Sectionals | 10 |
| 5. David Plunkett | 16:23.6 | 11-2-13 | IHSA Sectionals | 10 |
| 6. Cole Payne | 16:44.6 | 10-2-22 | Elmwood Invite | 10 |
| 7. Braden Moore | 16:55.19 | 10-28-17 | IHSA Sectionals | 10 |
| 8. Otis Sanders | 16:55.76 | 10-29-16 | IHSA Sectionals | 10 |
| 9. Jack Willenborg | 16:59.03 | 10-30-21 | IHSA Sectionals | 10 |
| 10. Braeden Galloway | 17:15.98 | 10-28-23 | IHSA Sectionals | 9 |
| Freshman | ||||
| 1. Elijah Teefey | 16:27.7 | 10-1-22 | Elmwood Invite | 9 |
| 2. Tyler Johnson | 16:33 | 10-27-12 | Sectionals | 9 |
| 3. David Plunkett | 16:49 | 10-27-12 | Sectionals | 9 |
| 4. Jack Willenborg | 17:02.47 | 10-31-20 | Secitonals | 9 |
| 5. Braeden Galloway | 17:15.98 | 10-28-23 | IHSA Sectionals | 9 |
| 6. Liam Bradley | 17:21.3 | 11-1-14 | Secitonals | 9 |
| 7. Otis Sanders | 17:32 | 10-31-15 | Secitonals | 9 |
| 8. Adam Ely | 17:41 | 10-27-12 | Secitonals | 9 |
| 9. Cole Payne | 17:49.36 | 10-30-21 | Sectinoals | 9 |
| 10. Hunter Tabb | 19:05.07 | 11-2-19 | Sectionals | 9 |