Karen Boakye takes care of business and wins her first state title in the Triple Jump! She finished 6th as a freshman, 4th as a junior, and 1st as a senior! We are so proud of her! @DGSSports

Congrats to Jada Judkins for State in the 300m Hurdles! Jada’s time (45.71) was a huge PR that earned her 4th place and a trip to State. @DGSSports

Congrats to Alli Mytys for finishing 2nd in the 100m (12.38) to qualify for State! Alli has qualified for State all 4 of her years at DGS. @DGSSports

Congrats to Nia Ortega for running her best 3200m race of the season (10:54) to finish 2nd and qualify for State! @DGSSports

Congrats to Alanna Banks who won the high jump (2nd year in a row) to qualify for State! @DGSSports

Congrats to Karen Boakye who qualified for State in both the long jump and the triple jump! Karen’s triple jump of 12.31m (40’ 4.75”) is currently #1 in the state. @DGSSports

We had some great performances last night at the IHSA Sectional meet to qualify 6 events to State! Very proud of this group of girls, who were at their best in the biggest meets of the year. @DGSSports

Congrats to our 2026 Girls Track & Field award winners! Alli and Karen: Co-MVP, Alana: Sportsmanship, Arianna: Newcomer of the Year. And our Most Improved athletes, Field: Jenelle, Sprints: Kamila, Distance: Ashlin. @DGSSports

🏆 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 🏆 Congratulations to the DGS Girls Track & Field team on winning the West Suburban Conference Championships! 💙🤍 An incredible performance by the Mustangs, bringing home conference titles on all levels! @dgsgtf #MustangPride #WSCChampions #DGSTrack

🚨 RECORD BREAKER ALERT 🚨 History made by Mustang standout Karen Boakye! 💙🤍 Karen shattered both the Downers Grove South School Record AND the West Suburban Conference Record in the Triple Jump with an incredible leap of 12.22m (40’ 1.25”)! The previous record had stood since 2011 and was held by Olympic alumna Tori Franklin. With this historic performance, Karen now holds BOTH the indoor and outdoor school records in the Long Jump and Triple Jump at DGS! 🔥 An unbelievable accomplishment and a moment that will forever be part of Mustang Athletics history. Congratulations, Karen! 👏🐴 @dgsgtf @LIVE_happie #southsidestrong #recordjump #champion 📊 Full results: Athletic.net Results

Karen Boakye sets 2 new DGS indoor school records today at the Illinois Indoor Championships! She broke her own LJ record with a jump of 18-3.75 to finish 6th, and broke Tori Franklin’s TJ record with a jump of 39-10 to finish 1st. #greatJob @DGSSports

DGS WSC Gold individual varsity champions: Alanna Banks in the high jump (5-3), Karen Boakye in the long jump (17-11.75) & triple jump (38-0), Allison Mytys in the 55m (7.27) & 200m (27.16), and Nia Ortega in the 3200m (11:54) & 1600m (5:28). @DGSSports

Gotta love the throwers! Such great improvement by them all throughout the indoor season, keep grinding and getting better! @DThrowers @DGSSports

WSC Gold Champions on both levels! Lots of great performances all around. Very proud of this team! #team @DGSSports

Great finish to a long week at the Proviso East Invitational, with a 1st place varsity team finish and 3rd place on the FS level. Congrats to event winners: A.Mytys-V55m, J.Judkins-V400m, A.Wright-VShot, J.Smith-FSHJ. Next up is WSC Gold championship! @DGSSports

Great times at Batavia Distance Madness! 3 for 3 with season best 1600m times for all 3 girls. Nia runs 5:10, Nora runs 5:30, and Emily runs 5:32! #goMustangs @DGSSports

DGS Mustang Relays! 5:30p Doors Open 6:30p Racing Begins Live Results: results.lakeshoreathleticser… #letsGo @DGSSports @MSHeartland_ @IllinoisRunNews

22nd Mustang Relays...Coming Soon...Monday, March 9th! @DGSSports @MSHeartland_ @IllinoisRunNews

In addition, the team colored over 200 pages of pictures for the Color A Smile organization to help spread some cheer to senior citizens, overseas troops, and anyone in need of a smile! #teamBondingDay @DGSActivities @DGSSports

Thanks @napervillerunco and @newbalance for letting us use the Underground for our team event today! Lots of fun and team bonding time! @DGSSports