Sectional Champions

The Lady Broncos finished the year with a 16-12 record advancing to the Super-Sectional Championship for the second year in a row winning both the Lisle Regional and the Westmont Sectional. Brooke Kuczynski '24, Erin Grimsley ‘24*, and Katherine Filkowski ‘25 were all named to the GCAC All-Conference team. They, along with Taylor Utrata ‘23, also received All-State honors with Brooke being named 1st Team All-State, Taylor being named 2nd Team All-State, and Erin and Katherine being named 3rd Team All-State. Seniors Alexa Bauman (Dominican University), Miranda BonDurant (Maryville University), and Taylor Utrata (University of Wisconsin - Parkside) will continue their softball careers in college.

TRACK & FIELD

State Qualifiers

The boys Track & Field team enjoyed a historic season this year, breaking several school records during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Gabriel Bianco ‘24 broke the indoor 800m run record, Hugh Flannery ‘24 broke the indoor 3200m run record, Luke Hemmersmeier ‘23 broke the indoor long jump record, and Jayden Leise ‘23 broke the indoor and outdoor record for Triple Jump. Leise's 45’4” jump was good enough to finish 3rd in IHSA State earning him All State designation. Flannery and Hemmersmeier qualified for the State meet as well in the 3200m Run and the Long Jump, respectively.

Quinn Boyer IHSBCA All State, All Conference and All Area | Cash Campbell* All Area Honorable

Mention | Dominic Catalano All Area Honorable

Mention | Katherine Filkowski All State - 3rd Team and Daily Herald’s 2023 DuPage County All-Area Team

Honorable Mention | Alexa Bauman Daily Herald’s 2023 DuPage County All-Area Team Honorable

Mention | Taylor Utrata All State - 2nd Team and Daily Herald’s 2023 DuPage County All-Area Team Honorable Mention | Brooke Kuczynski All State - 1st Team & Daily Herald’s 2023 DuPage County All-Area Team

Erin Grimsley* All State - 3rd Team and Daily Herald’s 2023 DuPage County All-Area Team Honorable

Mention | Sydney Gertsen All State | Jayden Leise All State | Annika Bartell All-Sectional | Maren Hoovel All Sectional and Player of the Year;

Girls Track & Field had a very successful 2023 season as well, breaking 6 school records, sending 7 athletes downstate, and earning one All-State honor. Highlights of the indoor season included 3 indoor school records: Sofia Fisher ‘24 in the 200m, Sydney Gertsen ‘26 in the 3200m, and Keisha Berry ‘24, Camryn Amouzou ‘25, and Sofia Fisher in the 4x200m. Lily Townsend ‘23* was indoor conference champ in the shot put. As a team, the Broncos finished a program-best 3rd at the GCAC Indoor Conference Championships. The momentum continued outdoors. 7 athletes earned all conference honors: Lily Townsend* (shot put and discus), Katie Gertsen ‘23 (triple jump), Sydney Gertsen (1600m), Keisha Berry (4x100), Camryn Amouzou (4x100), Ava Kehoskie ‘24 (4x100), and Sofia Fisher (4x100). At sectionals, the team finished 3rd, qualified 7 athletes downstate, and broke 3 school records. In the relays, the 4x100 of Camryn, Keisha, Julia Gergen ‘25, and Sofia qualified for state as sectional champions and broke the school record; and the 4x200 of Camryn, Ja’Niyah Hall, Julia, and Keisha qualified for state as sectional champions. In the field events, Lily Townsend* qualified for state in both the shot put and discus. In the running events, Keisha Berry qualified for state and broke the school record in the 200m, Sydney Gertsen qualified for state and broke the school record in the 3200, and Sofia Fisher and Ashlynn Lindt ‘26 just missed qualifying with valiant efforts in the 200 and 3200, respectively. At the state meet, Sydney Gertsen broke her school record, yet again, in the 3200m and finished 8th, earning All State honors as a freshman.