The 2001 girls track team, coached by Paul Hess '64, had a record-breaking season. They went undefeated (19-0) in the regular season, captured the conference title, and placed seventh at the IHSA State Track Meet.

At the NCIC meet, the Warriors scored points in all but one event, racking up 171 points, more than doubling runner-up Geneseo with 74. Senior Tori Gaumer '01 won three events, including the pole vault (school and meet record 11-0), the triple jump (meet record 35-6), and the 300M hurdles (47.7). Sterling freshman Shanon Beelendorf '04 was a double winner, taking the 400M (1:01) and 200M (27.1). Taylor Carbaugh '02 won the shot put competition and finished second in the discus throw. Sterling was dominant in the relays, winning the 800M-medley, 3200M, 400M, and 1600M relays.

On the DuWayne Dietz Track at Roscoe Eades Stadium, the Golden Warriors won the sectional meet for the first time since 1995 and qualified 13 girls in nine events for the IHSA State Track Meet in Charleston. Individually, Gaumer qualified in the pole vault, the 300M hurdles, and the triple jump, Carbaugh in the shot put, Katie Pickford '03 in the pole vault, and Amber Druien '03 qualified in the 800M run. Four relays also qualified for State: the 800M-medley (Kaci Anderson '03, Dana Dietz '03, Bridget Cassady '02, and Beelendorf), the 3200M relay (Amee Binder '02, Jill Norman '01, Rachel VonHolten '01, and Amber Druien), the 800M relay (Beelendorf, Rachel Mineertz, VonHolten, and Cassady), and the 1600M relay (VonHolten, Sam Scheidegger, Beelendorf, and Druien).

At the State meet, Gaumer and Pickford went two-three in the pole vault competition (11-3 and 9-9, respectively), with Gaumer setting the SHS record. Gaumer also took home a seventh-place medal in the triple jump. Carbaugh also broke an SHS all-time record with a throw of 41-7 in the shot put, good for a second-place medal. The Warriors came home with a seventh-place trophy in Class AA for their efforts

Team members: Rachel VonHolten '01, Linda Rhode '01, Jill Norman '01, Rachel Minertz '01, Rachel Marruffo '01, Liz Gehrke '01, Tori Gaumer '01, Christina Estrada '01, Bridget Cassady '02, Taylor Carbaugh '02, Amee Binder '02, Cynthia Siddens '03, Katie Pickford '03, Abby McMillin '03, Nichole McDaniel '03, Amber Druien '03, Dana Dietz '03, Kaci Anderson '03, JoAnne Wheeler '04, Samantha Scheidegger '04, Myra Moman '04, Stephanie Howze '04, and Shanon Beelendorf '04

Coaches: Paul Hess '64, Phil Smith '67, Phil Hofreiter, John Gehrke, Scott Pickford, and Allan Pugeda.