Garrett Taylor the Illinois High School Association #IHSA Class 1A State Shot put CHAMPION!!! Salt Fork H.S.

The WCIA3 Boys Athlete of the Year is Salt Fork H.S. three sport All State athlete Garrett Taylor . As Brice Bement reports, the @Redbird_TrackXC commit says his older brothers helped push him to be his best, resulting in multiple gold medals at state track. trib.al/FrQ2s6D

Congrats to Garrett Taylor ! Greater Illiana Hall of Fame “Athlete of the Year” and Scholarship winner!!! Salt Fork H.S.

Representing Salt Fork Softball is Kendyl Hurt. The senior proved integral to a Storm team that won its first regional title since 2019. She threw 133 2/3 innings in which she posted a 2.62 ERA and 184 strikeouts. Hurt also hit .523 with four homers, 46 RBI and 41 runs scored.

We got quite a few new green signs up in Catlin!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️🐄

Congrats to Garrett Taylor on being named ITCCCA Field Athlete of the Year! ⚡️⚡️⚡️🐄

The big guy got his ring today finally!! Couldn’t do it without you Herb! ⚡️⚡️⚡️🐄

Men’s Hammer throw 💪 The seniors 🧹🧹🧹 Sr. Amiri Buchanan wins with 59.69m (195-10) Sr. Peyton Taylor finished 2nd with a NEW PR of 53.45m (175-04) Sr. Josh Schmid finished 3rd with a NEW PR of 53.15m (174-04) #redbirdxctf

🚨PR Alert🚨 Freshman Garrett Taylor takes 3rd in the shot put with a new personal-best throw of 16.65m (54-7.50)!

🚨PR Alert🚨 Freshman Jacob Klink takes second in the shot put with a new personal-best toss of 17.80m (58-4.75), which puts him in 6th all-time in program history!

🚨PR Alert🚨 Men’s Discus Throw Freshman Garrett Taylor takes 5th with a new personal-best toss of 49.75m (163-02). Senior Payton Taylor finished 9th with a season-best throw of 47.84m (156-11).

Got a feeling there will be plenty more bigger PBs but… Here’s his new PB. He came back with a new PB of 16.89 in the shot too. Congrats Garrett!

Men’s discus👍 Freshman Garett Taylor finished sixth with a new personal-best of 51.58m (169-2.00)!

5 years ago I took this crazy picture of Amiri Buchanan of Romeoville. I love big cats! Amiri has thrown the shot 61’5” for Illinois State.

Always so proud of your hard work, dedication and absolutely being a great teammate and leader. Congratulations Macy Byer!!’

I am excited to announce that I will be continuing my academic and athletic career running cross country at Danville Area Community College!

Taylor-Made 🧵🪡 Garrett caps off the Redbird Tune-Up with a top-10 throw of 17.34m (56-10.75)!

Picking up where he left off😤 Garrett records a top-10 for the second meet in a row with a 18.05m throw to finish fifth overall!

GT with another one‼️🔥 Garrett adds another top-10 mark in shot put with a throw of 17.-4 (55-11)!

Big G!