| 2026 Class 2A Sectional Assignments
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Sectional 1
@ Grayslake Prairie Crossing
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Host: Grayslake Prairie Crossing
TBA
@ Grayslake Prairie Crossing
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Arlington Heights St. James
Fox Lake Stanton
Fox River Grove
Glenview Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Grayslake Prairie Crossing
(Host)
Grayslake St. Gilbert
Libertyville St. Joseph
Marengo
Mt. Prospect St. Raymond
Pingree Grove Cambridge Lakes
Schaumburg Christian
Wadsworth St. Patrick
Wilmette Sts. JFX
Winthrop Harbor North Prairie
Wonder Lake Harrison
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Sectional 2
@ Chicago Old St. Mary's
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Host: Chicago Old St. Mary's
TBA
@ Chicago Old St. Mary's
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Chicago Alphonsus
Chicago Clissold
Chicago ICSJ
Chicago Lycee Francais
Chicago Old St. Mary's
(Host)
Chicago Queen of All Saints
Chicago St. Andrew
Chicago St. Benedict
Chicago St. Clement
Elmhurst Immaculate Conception
Evanston St. Athanasius
Glen Ellyn St. Petronille
Hinsdale St. Isaac Jogues
La Grange St. Francis
Niles Northridge
-Boys Only
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Sectional 3
@ Marist High School
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Host: Orland Park St. Michael
Saturday, May 9, 2026, 9:00 AM
@ Marist High School
,
4200 W 115th St.,
Chicago
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Seed Meeting:
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 6:00 PM
@ VIRTUAL
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Aurora Christian
Aurora Holy Angels
Batavia Holy Cross
Dolton Roosevelt
Downers Grove St. Mary Gostyn
Hazel Crest Jesse White
Joliet Laraway
Lockport Kelvin Grove
Lynwood Sandridge
-8th Only
Markham Obama
Mokena St. Mary
Naperville St. Raphael
Orland Park St. Michael
(Host)
Riverdale Washington
Wheaton St. Michael
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Sectional 4
@ Erie High School
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Host: Erie
Saturday, May 9, 2026, 9:00 AM
@ Erie High School
,
500 5th Avenue,
Erie
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Seed Meeting:
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 6:00 PM
@ VIRTUAL
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Amboy
(Co-op)
Dakota
Durand
East Moline Northeast
Erie
(Host)
Forreston
Lanark Eastland
Lena-Winslow
Manlius Bureau Valley JHS
Mt. Carroll West Carroll
Pecatonica
Prophetstown PLT
Rock Falls St. Andrew
(Co-op)
Rockford Christian
Rockford Montessori
South Beloit
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Sectional 5
@ Seneca High School
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Host: Seneca
Saturday, May 9, 2026, 9:00 AM
@ Seneca High School
,
307 E. Scott St.,
Seneca
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Seed Meeting:
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 4:30 PM
@ VIRTUAL
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Dwight
Hinckley-Big Rock MS
Kankakee Bishop McNamara
Lexington
Marseilles ES
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman
Momence JHS
Oglesby Washington
Roanoke-Benson
Seneca
(Host)
Serena
Somonauk
Waterman Indian Creek
(Co-op)
Watseka JHS
Wenona Fieldcrest
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Sectional 6
@ Putnam County High School
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Host: McNabb Putnam County
Saturday, May 9, 2026, 9:00 AM
@ Putnam County High School
,
402 East Silverspoon Avenue,
Granville
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Seed Meeting:
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 5:00 PM
@ VIRTUAL
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Brimfield
Cambridge JHS
Elmwood
Glasford Illini Bluffs
Knoxville JHS
Marquette Heights Georgetowne
McNabb Putnam County
(Host)
Mossville
Oneida ROWVA
(Co-op)
Peoria Heights GS
Peoria St. Philomena
Princeville
Sparland Midland
Spring Valley Kennedy
Toulon Stark County
Washington Beverly Manor
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| IESA Track & Field 2026 Class 2A Sectional Assignments |
Sectional 7
@ TBD
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TBA
@ TBD
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Argenta-Oreana
Bismarck-Henning
Bloomington Cornerstone
Bloomington Corpus Christi
Champaign International
Champaign St. Matthew
Fisher
Georgetown Mary Miller
Heyworth
LeRoy
Mansfield Blue Ridge IJHS
Mt. Pulaski
(Co-op)
Normal Metcalf
Oakwood GS
Sidell Salt Fork
Villa Grove
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Sectional 8
@ Central A&M Middle School
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Host: Assumption Central A & M
Saturday, May 9, 2026, 9:00 AM
@ Central A&M Middle School
,
404 E. Colegrove St.,
Assumption
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Seed Meeting:
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 7:00 PM
@ VIRTUAL
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Altamont
(Co-op)
Arcola
Arthur
(Co-op)
Assumption Central A & M
(Host)
Brownstown
(Co-op)
Casey-Westfield
Cerro Gordo
(Co-op)
Cowden-Herrick
(Co-op)
Effingham St. Anthony
Kinmundy South Central
Louisville North Clay
Macon Meridian
Oakland Lake Crest
(Co-op)
Paris Crestwood
Stewardson-Strasburg
(Co-op)
Toledo Cumberland
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Sectional 9
@ New Berling JH/HS- Pretzel Field
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Host: New Berlin JHS
Saturday, May 9, 2026, 10:00 AM
@ New Berling JH/HS- Pretzel Field
,
300 East Ellis St.,
New Berlin
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Seed Meeting:
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 6:00 PM
@ VIRTUAL
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Bunker Hill Wolf Ridge
Decatur Dansby
Decatur Dennis
Decatur Hope
Decatur Montessori Academy for Peace
Decatur Our Lady of Lourdes
(Co-op)
Decatur Robertson
East Alton MS
East St. Louis Younge
Mt. Olive
New Berlin JHS
(Host)
Pawnee
(Co-op)
Springfield Blessed Sacrament
Springfield Christian
Waverly JHS
(Co-op)
Wood River Lewis & Clark
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Sectional 10
@ Bushnell-Prairie City Junior High
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Host: Bushnell-Prairie City
Saturday, May 9, 2026, 10:00 AM
@ Bushnell-Prairie City Junior High
,
847 N. Walnut St.,
Bushnell
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Seed Meeting:
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 6:00 PM
@ VIRTUAL
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Bushnell-Prairie City
(Host)
Camp Point Central
Carthage
Colchester West Prairie
Green Valley Midwest Central
Havana
Liberty
Mason City Illini Central
Mendon Unity
Mt. Sterling Brown County
(Co-op)
Nauvoo-Colusa
Stronghurst West Central
Table Grove VIT
(Co-op)
Virginia
(Co-op)
White Hall North Greene
Winchester
(Co-op)
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Class History
The first IESA state track meet for boys was held in Wenona in 1932 with 28 schools attending. A 24" trophy for the winning team was donated by the merchants of Wenona.
From 1932 to 1984 there were two classes of boys' track, Class A (Heavyweights) and Class B (Lightweights). Class B was based on age, weight, and height from 1932 to 1968. In 1969, the weight factor was dropped and competition was based on age and height factors. Class B was discontinued in 1985, changed to grade level play (7 and 8) and school size, our present classes.
The girls' track program, initiated in 1972 at the regional level, moved to state finals in 1974 in two divisions: Class A for grades five through eight and Class B for grades five and six only. These two classes were continued through the 1979 season. From 1980 through 1984, the Girls classes were changed to correspond with those of the boys based on age and height factors. Class B girls were measured during those years for height the same as the boys. Beginning in 1985, those classes were dropped and reorganized into four classes by school size and grade level (7A, 7AA, 8A and 8AA). It was split again in 2021 into the current classes of 7-1A, 7-2A, 7-3A, 7-4A, 8-1A, 8-2A, 8-3A, and 8-4A.
Boys' and girls' wheelchair divisions in 1A/2A and 3A/4A were added in 2024.
How Class Split is Determined
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