Lawrenceville Daily Record

Red Hill’s Stimler 20th in 200 at state meet


Red Hill’s Sam Stimler competed at the IHSA Class 1A Boys Track State Finals in Charleston Thursday, where he finished 20th out of 31 runners in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.90. Contributed photo

CHARLESTON –– When competing against the top athletes in the state, all you can do is run your best and that is exactly what Red Hill High School’s Sam Stimler did Thursday at the IHSA Class 1A Boys Track State Finals in Charleston.

Stimler competed in the 200-meter dash at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Stadium and posted his fastest time of the season, but it was not enough to advance to Saturday’s finals.

Stimler posted a season-best time of 22.90 to finish 20th out of 31 runners in the field, but only the top-nine advanced to Saturday’s final round.

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