Board of Education Honors Track & Field Athletes at June Meeting

During Monday's regular monthly meeting, the CUSD 10 Board of Education recognized a top-ranked Collinsville High School track and field athlete, and our Collinsville Middle School IESA 2026 Class 4A State Track and Field medalists.

CHS Discus and Shot Put Athlete Shane Box

Shane Box was accompanied by Coach Chad Burgess and introduced by Athletic Director Clay Smith.  

Smith said Box had an extraordinary high school career marked by excellence in athletics, leadership and academics.

"Shane's journey as a Kahok thrower is one of the most impressive in school history. As a freshman, he threw 37 feet, 8¾ inches in the shot put and 143 feet, 8 inches in the discus.

Shane finishes his career ranked second all-time in Collinsville High School history in the shot put with a throw of 61 feet, 1½ inches and first all-time in the discus with a school-record throw of 191 feet, 6 inches. His discus record stands as the best throw ever recorded by a Kahok athlete.

As a junior, Shane won the IHSA Sectional Championship in the discus and qualified for the IHSA State Finals. As a senior, he elevated his performance even further, winning the IHSA Sectional Championship in the shot put, finishing second in the discus, and advancing to the IHSA Class 3A State Finals in both events. At the state meet, he placed 11th in the shot put and earned All-State honors with a runner-up finish in the discus, establishing himself as one of the top throwers in Illinois.

Next year, Shane will continue both his academic and athletic career at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where he has earned a full-tuition athletic scholarship and will compete at the NCAA Division I level in track and field."

CMS IESA 2026 Class 4A Track & Field State Medalists

Athletes present at the board meeting (Jaiden Bell, Oliver Eyman, Kaiden McCaster, Jesse Shultze) were introduced by Principal Brad Snow and Coach Darin Lee.  

4th Place in the 8th Grade Boys IESA State Meet:  John Arnold, Jaiden Bell, Kyrie Brown, Oliver Eyman, Kaiden McCaster & Brett Miller  
4th Place in the 8th Grade 4x100 Relay at the IESA State Meet:  John Arnold, Jaiden Bell, Kyrie Brown & Brett Miller
3rd Place in 8th Grade 110 Meter Hurdles - Jaiden Bell
4th Place in 8th Grade 200 Meters - Kyrie Brown
3rd Place in 7th Grade Pole Vault - Jesse Shultze
2nd Place in the IHSA Class 3A Discus - Shane Box

The CMS students were coached by Darin Lee (Varsity Boys), Brian Andrews (Varsity Girls), Julianna Harn and Danielle May.

(Not pictured:  John Arnold, Kyrie Brown, Brett Miller)