East Peoria Track & XC

06/18/2026

Congratulations to Ava for earning Clutch Sports First Team All-Area honors in the sprints!

06/17/2026

Ava is still being recognized for her accomplishments on the track this season! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

06/08/2026

High school kids will do just about anything to see their coaches suffer. 😅

Coach Hatfield and I told them that if enough of them signed up to run the Steamboat Classic and then stay afterward and help clean up, we would run it too. So there we were on Saturday morning lined up at the starting line with them.

After we raced, we got to hang out for a little bit and then helped clean up the finish line and post race party area. We appreciate the Steamboat Classic and Shazam Racing for having us!

05/26/2026

🎉 So proud!

East Peoria senior Ava Alt is the 2026 Journal Star Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year. Meet her and the other members of the all-area team See link below ⬇️

📸 MATT DAYHOFF/JOURNAL STAR

05/23/2026

State Finals Saturday

Ava competes in the 100M Dash at approximately 1:35 PM and the 200M Dash at approximately 4:05 PM.

05/22/2026

Ava advances to the IHSA State Finals in the 100M & 200M!

We are so excited for her!

05/22/2026

2024, 2025, 2026

3x State Qualifier

200M Dash - 2024, 2025, 2026
100M Dash - 2025, 2026
400M Dash - 2025, 2026

Big goals this year!

05/22/2026

She’s ready! Got on the track tonight & had a great dinner.

We are confident. Send Ava all the best luck!