Congrats to Ty Smoot who will compete in the 800m Run on Friday Illinois Top Times First 800 runner for the STORM at Top Times since 2019! ⚡️⚡️⚡️🐄

Congrats to Kam Keller, Ian Church, Brysen Vasquez and Ty Smoot for qualifying in the 4x400 relay Illinois Top Times First 4x4 to qualify since 2019! With Brysen competing in the 200, Cortez Phelps will fill his spot! ⚡️⚡️⚡️🐄

On a blustery afternoon in Catlin, Ty Smoot takes down the school record in the 3200m from 2002 running a 10:37.65! ⚡️⚡️⚡️🐄

Set a school record, you win athlete of the meet! Ty came back and split a 54 in the 4x4 to cap off his night! ⚡️⚡️⚡️🐄

Smoot and Phelps go 1 and 4 in the 800! ⚡️⚡️⚡️🐄

County Track & Field Sweep for the Storm! Congrats to all and thanks to everyone that made today’s meet possible! SALT FORK TRACK AND FIELD Lady Storm Track & Field Salt Fork H.S.

Ty Smoot with a PR of 2:01.59 to win the 800! ⚡️⚡️⚡️🐄

Ty Smoot takes 7th in a crazy fast field in the 800! More importantly breaks 2:00 for the first time! 1:59.62! ⚡️⚡️⚡️🐄

Church, Smoot, Keller and Vasquez become the first Salt Fork team ever to break 3:30 in the 4x400! New school record of 3:29.63! ⚡️⚡️⚡️🐄

Ty Smoot is sectional champion in the 800 running 2:01.62! ⚡️⚡️⚡️🐄

4x4 of Church, Keller, Smoot and Swanson take 2nd in 3:32.60 to punch one more ticket to state! ⚡️⚡️⚡️🐄

Ty Smoot is moving on to finals in the 800! PR of 1:59.28! ⚡️⚡️⚡️🐄

Ty Smoot ends his career with the Storm running a new PR of 1:58.41 and finishes 10th overall! ⚡️⚡️⚡️🐄

Smoot finishing at his best! Wouldn’t expect any less! Ty Smoot

Our final Faces of the Spring installment is in Friday's The News-Gazette featuring athletes from Watseka Warriors, Tri-County, Uni High Athletics, @SaltFork_AD and Ridgeview. Thanks to all the area schools and athletes who participated in our Faces events in the 2023-24 school year!

2024 MVP - Sr. Ty Smoot First meet as a freshman to last meet at State. Ran a 2:30.81 in his first meet in high school. Finished with a new PR of 1:58.41 and a 10th place finish in 1A. 4x State Qualifier - Jr/Sr All County - Sr All Conference - Sr School Records - 3200/4x4

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

Area athletes from Uni High Athletics, VG AD, Tuscola HS Athletics, Centennial Athletics, Oakwood High School, Sullivan Redskins, Sabers Athletics and GRF High School will be in Saturday's The News-Gazette as part of our Faces of the Fall series

Howie and Bennett PR in the 200! ⚡️⚡️⚡️🐄

Bennett Smoot takes Athlete of the Meet with PR 200 split and 100 PR! ⚡️⚡️⚡️🐄