2021 IHSA State Cross Country Championships - Class 2A Boys

 

By Michael Newman [email protected]

 

If you thought that the 1A race before this one would be exiting, the Class 2A race starting at noon will also have its flare for the dramatics. Alex Partlow of Carbondale and Wilson Georges of Limestone are the top two runners in this classification. The two have raced each other only once this season at the Peoria Invitational on October 2. Partow broke away just after the mile to run 14:23 for the win. Georges was 20 seconds behind running 14:43.

It will be the same matchup on Saturday. Yusuf Baig of Burlington Central and Michael Shoemaker of St Viator raced at Woodstock North with Shoemaker winning. The two should be close with Partlow and Georges at the start. Jake Phillips of Marist won at Fenton and will be among the front runners along with Dale Johnson of Sterling, Paul Proteau and Cooper Marrs of Riverside-Brookfield, and Joe Schwartz of Waterloo.

The team race is interesting. Fenwick and Morton were separated by only two points on this course last month and will have company with Deerfield quickly improving. Mahomet-Seymour and Kaneland have also improved and will make a push on one of the tree state trophies.

There are 28 teams that made it from the four sectionals. Here is a detailed look at each of those teams.

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Oak Park (Fenwick)

 

Oak Park (Fenwick)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A Fenton 1-59	McKillop 16:43	Rill 16:43	Daley 16:44	Lukas 17:30	L O'Bryan 17:37	:54
2A Kane 1-44	Rill 15:28	McKillop 15:33	Daley 15:59	L O'Bryan 16:06	D O'Bryan 16:15	:47
CCL 1-45	McKillop 15:36	Daley 15:49	L O'Bryan 15:59	Lukas 16:09	D O'Bryan 16:11	:35
Sterl 3-104	McKillop 15:43	Daley 16:15	L O'Bryan 16:19	Lukas 16:23	D O'Bryan 16:38	:55
Peoria 2-79	Rill 15:15	McKillop 15:37	L O'Bryan 15:44	Daley 15:48	Lukas 16:21	1:06
Pal 10-269	Rill 15:23	McKillop 15:57	Daley 16:03	Lukas 16:06	L O'Bryan 16:15	:52
Jol C 3-64	Rill 15:44	Daley 16:15	McKillop 16:38	L O'Bryan 16:48	Lukas 16:52	1:08
HRD	Rill 15:49	McKillop 15:54	Daley 15:57	L O'Bryan 16:20	Lukas 16:25	:36

 

Notes – The Friars are appearing at the State Meet for the eighth time. Their first State Meet appearance came in 1986. Fenwick comes into this state meet with momentum winning tough meets at the Kaneland Regional and the Fenton Sectional. The Friars won the CCL Championships without Grayden Rill who missed three meets in a row after the Peoria Invitational at the beginning of October. Nathaniel McKillop has improved as he stepped up as the team’s top runner during that period. The two runners came in together at Fenton. The team had a 54 second split in this meet. Rill, McKillop, and possibly Zac Daley could finish in the top 25 in this meet. Their split needs to stay under 50 seconds for the Friars having a chance to win a state title.

Deerfield

 

Deerfield	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A WoodN 1-55	C Bernstein 16:11	Moskovitz 16:27	Levinson 16:51	Lakemaker 16:55	Fisher 16:57	:46
2A Lakes 1-27	C Bernstein 15:30	Moskovitz 15:37	Levinson 15:47	R Bernstein 15:55	Lakemaker 15:56	:26
CSL 2-51	C Bernstein 15:32	Moskovitz 15:41	Levinson 16:01	Lakemaker 16:04	Morris 16:11	:39
Niles W 1-68	Moskovitz 15:46	C Bernstein 15:48	Lakemaker 16:08	Levinson 16:22	Fisher 16:28	:42
FTTF 3-193	Moskovitz 15:40	C Bernstein 15:40	Levinson 16:17	Cohen 16:38	Morris 16:46	1:06
HRD 13-314	Moskovitz 15:57	Levinson 16:07	C Bernstein 16:29	Lakemaker 16:53	Fisher 17:00	1;)3

 

Notes – This is the 13 time that the Warriors will race at a State Meet as a team and their first appearance since 2017. Deerfield won State Championships in the Class AA Meets in 1976 and 1977. Fenwick and Morton were ahead of the rest of the field when October started. Add Deerfield as we enter this Saturday’s state meet. The Warriors have improved and are peaking at the right time finishing second behind 3A power New Trier at the CSL Championships and then winning at the Lakes Regional. They made a statement winning over a tough field at Woodstock North scoring only 55 points. Cole Bernstein was the team’s top runner leading Deerfield to a 46 second top five split. The team has been running under 46 seconds on splits for their next four meets. Lucas Moskovitz leads this pack that will need their best race to bring home a state championship for the first time in 44 years.

Morton

 

Morton	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A Meta 1-39	Zobrist 15:25	Wuthrich 15:52	Weeks 16:00	Anderson 16:05	Knoop 16:28	1:03
2A Gales 1-26	Zobrist 15:49	Weeks 16:07	Wuthrich 16:12	Knoop 16:31	Anderson 16:34	:45
MIC 1-30	Zobrist 15:27	Wuthrich 15:46	Weeks 16:01	Anderson 16:08	Knoop 16:24	:57
Peoria 1-77	Zobrist 15:14	Wuthrich 15:19	Weeks 15:49	Anderson 16:07	Knoop 16:11	:57
E Peo 1-38	Zobrist 15:29	Wuthrich 15:33	Weeks 15:47	Anderson 15:53	Knoop 16:09	:40
FTTF 1-150	Weeks 15:33	Zobrist 15:47	Wuthrich 15:58	Anderson 16:29	Knoop 16:36	1:03
Gales 1-40	Weeks 16:25	Zobrist 16:37	Wuthrich 16:40	Sauder 17:24	Knoop 17:31	1:06

 

Notes – This is only the third time at the IHSA State Meet for the Potters qualifying in 2010 and 2019 when they finished fourth. Morton won the ShaZam Club Championships in 2020 when the IHSA State Meet was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Morton has not been challenged winning their past three meets by large margins. The Potters still have Cade Zobrist, Yonas Wuthrich, and Josh Weeks close together. They were separated by 35 seconds in last Saturday’s meet. Their top five split was 63 seconds. That should come down on Saturday with better conditions at Detweiller Park. Keegan Anderson will need to be within 20 seconds of the pack for the Potters to have a chance for a state championship.

Riverside-Brookfield

 

Riverside-Brookfield	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A Fenton 3-106	C Marrs 16:31	Proteau 16:41	O'Brien 17:08	H Marrs 17:56	Gaynor 18:28	1:57
2A Kane  3-76	Proteau 15:09	C Marrs 15:14	O'Brien 16:05	Gaynor 16:32	Kallas 16:39	1:30
MSCB 1-29	Proteau 15:05	C Marrs 15:15	O'Brien 15:54	H Marrs 16:37	Kallas 16:40	1:35
Elmwood Pk 1-24	C Marrs 15:42	Proteau 15:52	O'Brien 16:40	Gaynor 16:55	Kallas 17:01	1:19
Lisle 2-77	C Marrs 15:30	Proteau 16:05	O'Brien 16:38	H Marrs 17:19	Gaynor 17:33	2:03
HCA Mid 2-119	Proteau 16:40	O'Brien 16:51	Gaynor 18:23	Lester 18:30	Arcos 18:33	1:53
FTTF 4-218	C Marrs 15:08	Proteau 15:22	O'Brien 16:03	H Marrs 16:35	Kallas 17:31	2:23
Lyons 5-118	C Marrs 15:40	Proteau 15:54	O'Brien 17:01	H Marrs 17:19	Gaynor 17:50	2:10

 

Notes – This will be the 12th time at the State Meet for the Bulldogs. They have qualified in four of the previous five times in the IHSA event. Riverside-Brookfield first qualified for an IHSA State Meet in 1968. The power up front for the Bulldogs puts them in this position. Their fourth and fifth runners could be too far back to put RB in position for a top three finish. Paul Proteau and Cooper Marrs are good enough to finish in the top 10 in this race. Jack O’Brien finished 27 seconds behind the two runners last week at Fenton. That kind of race could put O’Brien in the top 25 on Saturday. RB finished third at Fenton. Part of it had to do that the team had a 48 second split from their third and fourth runners. That split needs to be cut in half along with the team’s split under 90 seconds for the Bulldogs to contend for a state trophy.

Mahomet-Seymour

 

Mahomet-Seymour	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A DecMac 1-61	Nofziger 16:11	Scheele 16:18	Singer 16:47	Wallace 17:06	Groteluesn 17:08	:57
2A ORC 1-47	Scheele 15:32	Nofziger 15:44	Singer 15:59	Tender 16:57	Seaman 17:12	1:40
Apollo 1-29	Scheele 15:46	Nofziger 16:00	Singer 16:20	Wallace 16:29	Fan 17:02	1:16
Meta 2-105	Scheele 15:37	Nofziger 15:50	Singer 15:53	Fan 16:44	Waisath 16:55	1:18
E Peo  2-80	Nofziger 15:22	Scheele 16:01	Singer 16:07	Fan 16:35	Wallace 16:37	1:15
PND 14-436	Scheele 15:20	Nofziger 15:39	Singer 15:42	Wallace 16:35	Groteluesn 16:40	1:20
SprLan 1-47	Nofziger 16:19	Scheele 16:20	Groteluesn 17:10	Singer 17:17	Wallace 17:25	1:06
Charls 1-33	Scheele 15:39	Nofziger 15:40	Groteluesn 16:26	Singer 16:32	Wallace 16:55	1:16

 

Notes – This is state meet appearance #18 for the Bulldogs including nine times since 2011. Mahomet-Seymour won Class 2A State Championships in 2016 and 2017. The Bulldogs surprised some by finishing second in last year’s ShaZam Championships when no other team expected it. We could have the same situation in this meet. Joseph Scheele and Kyle Nofziger are the team’s top runners that could finish in the top 20 in this meet. Jonah Singer could be a plus for the team if he can finish within 15 seconds behind Scheele and Nofziger. The Bulldogs ran their best pack race of the season with a 57 second top five spread. Lowering that puts them into the top three teams in this race.

Chicago (Payton Prep)

 

Chicago (Payton Prep)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A Fenton 4-123	Viniak 16:44	Braunreiter 17:32	M Zhu 17:36	Wilkin 18:02	T Zhu 18:12	1:28
2A Mather 1-29	Viniak 15:36	Braunreiter 15:53	M Zhu 16:03	Wilkin 16:22	T Zhu 16:37	1:01
CPL 3-99	Viniak 15:34	Braunreiter 15:56	M Zhu 16:13	Wilkin 16:23	Hu Lowenthal 16:39*	1:05
Niles W  8-261	Viniak 16:07	Braunreiter 16:44	Lee 17:17	Wilkin 17:25	Hu Lowenthal 17:34	1:27
FTTF 11-402	Viniak 16:11	Braunreiter 16:41	Lee 17:05	M Zhu 17:06	Wilkin 17:15	1:04

 

Notes – This is the fourth State Meet for the Grizzlies. Their best finish was 20th in the Class 2A State Meet in 2017. That should change on Saturday. One of the bigger surprises in Class 2A this fall. Payton has a legitimate chance to finish in the top five, maybe the first three teams in this meet. The Grizzlies did not have their best race at Fenton finishing fourth. The team has not run under 60 second splits on their top five al season. That could happen on Saturday. Ritvik Viniak is the team’s top runner and could finish in the top 25. Griffin Braunreiter is a strong #2 runner for this team that will need to stay within 30 seconds of his teammate on Saturday. The split on their second through fifth runners at Fenton was 40 seconds. That gap needs to close if this team has state meet aspirations.

Maple Park (Kaneland)

 

Maple Park (Kaneland)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A Fenton 2-98	Nosek 16:50	Phillips 17:21	Allen 17:27	Neal 17:40	Valkanov 17:49	:59
2A Kane  2-59	Nosek 15:42	Phillips 15:53	Allen 16:00	Cunz 16:18	Babka 16:20	:38
IS8 1-28	Nosek 16:03	Allen 16:29	Phillips 16:38	Cunz 16:42	Babka 16:44	:41
Antioch 1-55	Nosek 16:35	Phillips 16:53	Allen 17:09	Valkanov 17:15	Neal 17:17	:42
Rock Rvr 1-55	Nosek 15:56	Phillips 16:11	Allen 16:14	Cunz 16:20	Neal 16:22	:26
Kane 7-143	Phillips 16:17	Allen 16:23	Nosek 16:40*	Cunz 16:57	Neal 17:01	:44
FTTF 6-260	Nosek 16:01	Phillips 16:05	Allen 16:24	Neal 16:48	Cunz 17:06	1:05
CLS 5-116	Phillips 18:04	Neal 18:12	Allen 18:23	Babka 18:29	Lechocki 20:09	2:05

 

Notes – The Knights appear in the State Meet for the 22nd time. Kaneland won a State Championship in the Class A Meet in 1987 and then again in the 2019 Class 2A State Meet. The Knights are coming on strong at the right time finishing second in both their regional and sectional meets. Kaneland could finish in the top five or maybe top three in Peoria with another great race. They have kept their top five split under 60 seconds all season and will need to repeat that again. Evan Nosek has developed into one of the top freshmen in the state. He could finish in the top 15 in Saturday’s race. Christian Phillips was only a second behind the freshman in the regional race. It was 31 seconds last week. He needs to be within 10 seconds of Nosek on Saturday. Nolan Allen and Logan Cunz will need big races to keep their pack within 4 seconds on each other in the top five. Good things could happen if those things happen just after high noon on Saturday. .

Chicago (Mather)

 

Chicago (Mather)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A Fenton 5-138	Ali 16:58	Hirsi 17:06	Gee 17:33	Camargo 17:50	Alnatsheh 18:13	1:15
2A Mather 2-32	Ali 15:35	Hirsi 15:55	Gee 16:09	Camargo 16:12	Alnatsheh 17:21	1:46
CPL  4-105	Ali 15:30	Camargo 16:25	Hirsi 16:38	Gee 16:38	Alnatsheh 16:42	1:12
Peoria 13-389	Ali 15:36	Gee 16:27	Alnatsheh 16:49	Camargo 17:08	Chavarria 18:30	2:54
Whit Yng 4-131	Ali 15:18	Camargo 15:58	Alnatsheh 16:38	Tenorio 18:06	Chavarria 18:21	3:03
FTTF 37-985	Ali 17:19	Camargo 17:19	Alnatsheh 17:54	Tenorio 19:23	Chavarria 19:40	2:21

 

Notes – This is the eighth appearance at the State Meet for the Rangers with their fourth time in a row in at this IHSA event. Mather finished within three points of Payton in their regional meet. They were 15 points behind their city rival in last Saturday’s race at Fenton. Muhiyadin Ali and Yasir Hirsi could give this team a strong duo up front in this race. The two runners within eight seconds of each other in last week. Their split was good last week at 75 seconds. It still needs to come down to allow this team to finish in the top 10.

Belvidere (North)

 

Belvidere (North)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A WoodN  4-154	McNulty 16:40	Massman 17:03	Hernandez 17:06	Lenzen 17:19	Smith 17:58	1:18
2A Wood 1-42	Horgan 16:18	McNulty 16:30	Hernandez 16:46	Massman 16:47	Lenzen 17:05	:47
NIC 10 1-33	Horgan 16:03	Massman 16:14	Lenzen 16:18	McNulty 16:24	Hernandez 16:28	:25
Rock Rvr 2-65	McNulty 15:54	Hernandez 16:08	Massman 16:17	Lendman 16:33	Lenzen 16:34	:40
Kane 2-85	Horgan 15:52	Massman 16:25	Lendman 16:33	Hernandez 16:43	Lenzen 16:44	:52
FTTF 2-177	Horgan 15:18	McNulty 16:17	Lendman 16:19	Lenzen 16:24	Hernandez 16:37	1:19
CLS 1-46	Horgan 16:33	McNulty 18:02	Hernandez 18:03	Massman 18:08	Lendman 18:12	1:39

 

Notes – This is the eight time at the State Meet for the Blue Thunder and their first appearance since 2015. Belvidere North won Class 2A State Championships from 2009 to 2011. The Blue Thunder started out the season strong led by basketball player turned runner Evan Horgan who did not in last week’s sectional race. The split without him in the line up was 78 seconds. It was 47 seconds in their lineup the week before. Caden McNulty stepped up as the team’s top runner last week when they finished fourth at Woodstock North.

Grayslake (Central)

 

Grayslake (Central)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A WoodN 3-143	Sato 16:23	Vagnoni 17:01	Vale 17:04	Bianchi 17:40	Patel 17:42	1:19
2A Lakes 2-71	Sato 15:30	Vagnoni 16:03	Vale 16:07	Bianchi 16:40	Jones 16:44	1:14
NLCC 1-31	Sato 16:06	Vagnoni 16:33	Vale 16:40	Bianchi 17:09	Jones 17:17	1:11
Antioch 4-107	Sato 16:32	Vagnoni 16:55	Vale 17:36	Bianchi 17:39	Jones 17:55	1:23
Pal  24-594	Sato 15:42	Vagnoni 16:18	Bianchi 16:59	Jones 17:29	Kissinger 17:52	2:10
FTTF 9-340	Sato 15:49	Vagnoni 16:16	Welty 16:32	Bianchi 16:50	Smith 17:46	1:57
Fent 3-122	Vale 16:07	Sato 16:08	Vagnoni 16:38	Welty 16:48	Bianchi 17:36	1:28
Lake Cty 2-62	Vale 16:16	Sato 16:34	Welty 16:55	Heavelyn 17:42	Bianchi 17:50	1:34

 

Notes – The Rams advance to the state meet for the sixth time including winning the Class 2A State title in 2015. Their last state meet appearance was in 2016. One of their top runners Bryan Vale did not race in the middle of the season. Trey Sato stepped in as the team’s top runner. The sophomore could finish in the top 25 in this meet. Vale and John Vagnoni are potential top 50 finishers in Peoria. The Rams top five split was 79 seconds when the finished third last week. Lower their split could get this team into the top 10.

Wheaton (St. Francis)

 

Wheaton (St. Francis)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A Fenton 7-163	Coyle 17:42	Covone 17:46	Spahn 17:47	O'Connell 17:49	Andrzejewski 18:03	:21
2A Kane 4-113	O'Connell 16:07	Hernandez 16:08	Andrzejewski 16:23	Spahn 16:28	Covone 16:41	:34
MSCB  2-38	Hernandez 15:55	Spahn 16:17	Andrzejewski 16:18	O'Connell 16:24	Covone 16:32	:37
Lisle  1-75	Andrzejewski 16:25	Spahn 16:50	O'Connell 16:53	Hernandez 16:53	Coco 17:09	:44
HCA Mid  1-45	Andrzejewski 17:06	O'Connell 17:07	Spahn 17:09	Hernandez 17:10	Covone 17:24	:18
FTTF 8-331	Andrzejewski 16:12	Spahn 16:21	O'Connell 16:40	Hernandez 16:45	Spahn 17:27	1:15
Fent 7-183	Andrzejewski 16:33	Spahn 16:45	Hernandez 16:52	Covone 17:23	Coco 17:38	1:05

 

Notes – The Spartans qualify for the state meet for the 20th time. St. Francis has advanced to the State Meet for the past five times. The Spartans have displayed great pack running in some of their meets this fall. The team had a 21 second split, but just finished seventh at Fenton. Chris Covone was the team’s top runner in that race. Having a split like that in this week’s meet would be a huge plus. Their pack has to start in the top 40 to allow the benefit of that close pack.

Springfield

 

Springfield	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A DecMac 2-93	Johnson 16:49	Peralta 16:57	Sommers 16:58	Casey 17:04	White 17:18	:29
2A Jack 1-44	Sommers 15:41	Casey 15:48	Peralta 15:53	White 15:58	Hannig 16:08	:27
CS8 1-46	Sommers 16:41	Johnson 16:44	Peralta 16:44	Casey 16:44	Hannig 16:58	:17
Meta 5-183	Sommers 16:31	Casey 16:39	Johnson 16:44	White 16:48	Hannig 16:55	:24
Peoria 4-244	Hannig 16:27	Peralta 16:32	Johnson 16:40	Casey 16:41	White 16:46	:19
Spring 1-71	Sommers 16:48	White 17:06	Casey 17:08	Johnson 17:11	Hannig 17:18	:30
PND  34-945	Sommers 16:30	Johnson 16:55	Hannig 16:59	Casey 17:10	White 17:10	:40
Gran City 7-219	Sommers 16:53	Peralta 17:01	Hannig 17:05	White 17:14	Johnson 17:23	:30

 

Notes – This is the 29th time at the State Meet for the Senators. The last time they did not race in the State Meet was in 2004. The Senators also had a god top five split of 29 seconds when they finished second last week in Decatur. Matt Johnson and Andrew Peralta stepped up as the team’s top runners in that race. A similar type of race should get the Senators at least in the top 15.

Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)

 

Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A Fenton 6-161	Walter 17:27	Frederick 17:36	Chung 17:47	Woods 17:59	King 18:27	1:00
2A Kane 5-121	Woods 16:18	Chung 16:99	Frederick 16:22	Walter 16:27	King 17:01	:43
UEC 1-43	Frederick 16:19	Walter 16:25	Chung 16:31	Jochum 16:46	King 16:53	:34
Meta 4-137	Chung 16:10	Walter 16:21	Frederick 16:21	Woods 16:23	King 17:03	:53
Lisle 3-93	Walter 16:42	Woods 16:48	Frederick 16:51	Chung 16:58	King 17:34	:52
FTTF 5-245	Walter 16:15	Frederick 16:20	Woods 16:21	Chung 16:28	King 16:57	:42
Syc 7-158	Walter 15:54	Woods 16:16	Chung 16:26	Frederick 16:30	King 16:33	:39

 

Notes – The Raiders appear at the State Meet for the 17th time. Glenbard South won the Class AA State Championship in 2001. South finished sixth at Fenton with their biggest split of the season at 60 seconds. That should lower on Saturday in a pack led by Caleb Walter and Jaden Frederick.

Crystal Lake (Central)

 

Crystal Lake (Central)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A WoodN 2-141	Hollander 16:38	Hamill 16:42	Hopkins 17:14	Shulfer 17:33	Peyer 17:41	1:03
2A Wood  2-75	Hamill 16:35	Hollander 16:37	Foster 17:07	Hopkins 17:14	Peyer 17:21	:46
FVC 6-136	Hamill 16:19	Hopkins 16:53	Shulfer 17:16	Peyer 17:23	Perkins 17:44	1:25
Antioch 3-83	Hamill 16:21	Hollander 16:29	Shulfer 17:27	Hopkins 17:30	Foster 17:44	1:13
Pal 26-617	Hamill 16:13	Hopkins 16:37	Foster 16:46	Hollander 17:06	Peyer 17:19	1:06
Kane 6-139	Hollander 15:59	Hamill 16:20	Hopkins 16:48	Foster 17:08	Shulfer 17:15	1:16
Wauc 1-26	Hollander 16:31	Hamill 16:51	Hopkins 17:17	Foster 17:29	Perkins 17:47	1:16

 

Notes – This will be the 23rd time that Crystal Lake Central will run as a team in the State Meet. The Tigers won the Class AA State Championship in 1995. Central did not make it to Detweiller Park in 2019. They are back in 2021. The Tigers finished a god second at Woodstock North with their top runners Karson Hollander and Daniel Hamill within four seconds of each other. They needed that kind of race after finishing sixth at the Fox Valley Conference Meet two weeks before. The Tigers had a 63 second split last week. That needs to go lower for this team to be near the top 10.

Woodstock

 

Woodstock	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A WoodN 5-155	I Patel 16:45	Wickersheim 17:02	A Patel 17:10	Shutt 17:29	Crown 17:50	1:05
2A Wood 3-79	I Patel 16:20	Wickersheim 16:48	A Patel 16:55	Shutt 17:10	Sieck 17:36	1:16
KRC 1-16	I Patel 16:10	Wickersheim 16:23	A Patel 16:48	Shutt 17:02	Sieck 17:19	1;09
Niles W 11-319	I Patel 16:14	Wickersheim 16:44	Shutt 17:23	A Patel 17:43	Greenlee 17:55	1:41
Grant 1-40	I Patel 16:23	Wickersheim 16:35	A Patel 16:58	Shutt 17:25	Greenlee 17:29	1:06
FTTF 7-260	I Patel 16:02	Wickersheim 16:20	Hanson 16:30	A Patel 16:42	Shutt 16:54	:52
CLS	I Patel 17:12	Hanson 17:27	Wickersheim 18:10	A Patel 18:49	Greenlee 18:50	1:38

 

Notes – This is the seventh State Meet appearance for Woodstock. It is their first time at Detweiller Park since 2010. The Streaks have flown under the radar this season before finishing fifth last week on their home course. Ishan Patel and Alex Wickersheim were within 17 seconds of each other last week and have been the team’s top runners most of the season. Their top five split was 52 seconds the last time they raced in Peoria in September. Their top five split has been greater than one minute for most of the season.

Sycamore

 

Sycamore	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A WoodN 6-203	Al Harby 16:53	Solfisburg 17:01	Kocher 17:26	Wilkerson 17:46	Emmert 18:16	1:23
2A BurlC 1-31	Al Harby 15:55	Solfisburg 16:07	Kocher 16:21	Farrell 16:30	Emmert 16:53	:58
IS8  2-39	Al Harby 16:15	Solfisburg 16:19	Kocher 16:42	Rundle 16:58	Farrell 17:02	:47
Sterl 8-204	Solfisburg 16:13	Kocher 16:43	Farrell 16:57	Emmert 17:19	Wilkerson 17:24	1:11
Antioch 5-109	Al Harby 16:52	Solfisburg 17:14	Kocher 17:21	Farrell 17:48	Wilkerson 18:02	1:10
Rock Rvr 4-99	Al Harby 16:04	Solfisburg 16:10	Kocher 16:29	Farrell 16:56	Rundle 17:03	:59
Kane 9-204	Al Harby 16:26	Solfisburg 16:59	Farrell 17:06	Kocher 17:09	Cerny 17:39	1:13
FTTF 10-355	Al Harby 16:08	Solfisburg 16:15	Kocher 16:46	Farrell 17:01	Cerny 17:33	1:25

 

Notes – The Spartans advanced to the State Meet for the ninth time. They have qualified every year since 2016. Sycamore made it to the state meet by finishing sixth at the Woodstock North Sectional. Naif Al Harby is the top runner n this team. He could finish among the first 40 runners. Sycamore had an 83 second split in their sectional race.

Peoria (Notre Dame)

 

Peoria (Notre Dame)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A Meta 2-104	Socha 16:05	Cave 16:22	Couri 16:23	Ehrhart 16:37	Culp 16:49	:44
2A Gales  2-75	Socha 16:12	Cave 16:46	Ehrhart 16:47	Lynch 17:01	Elward 17:20	1:08
Big12 1-42	Socha 16:16	Couri 16:24	Cave 16:28	Ehrhart 16:45	Culp 16:52	:36
Meta 7-225	Socha 16:15	Couri 16:49	Cave 16:55	Culp 17:03	Sary 17:09	:54
Peoria 8-303	Socha 16:12	Ehrhart 16:26	Culp 16:46	Couri 16:58	Sary 17:10	:58
PND 29-910	Socha 16:16	Couri 16:54	Cave 16:57	Culp 16:59	Sary 17:26	1:10
Gales  5-141	Socha 17:20	Culp 17:41	Cave 17:45	Sary 18:21	Hoffman 18:31	1:11

 

Notes – The Irish go down the road to qualify for the 15th time. Notre Dame finished 13th in the 2019 Class 2A State Meet. Trey Socha has been the team’s top runner all season. He led the Irish to a second-place finish at Metamora. Notre Dame had a split of 44 seconds in that race. Another race similar to that could place them in the top 15 on Saturday.

Marion

 

Marion	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A DecMac 3-174	Morgan 17:00	Lomax 17:14	Stone 17:19	Gregory 17:25	LaChiana 17:45	:45
2A High 1-64	Morgan 16:15	Stone 16:40	Gregory 16:41	Lomax 16:46	LaChiana 17:05	:50
S7C 1-27	Morgan 16:34	Stone 16:43	Gregory 16:53	Lomax 17:00	LaChiana 17:07	:33
Peoria 16-400	Stone 16:41	Morgan 16:42	Gregory 16:49	Gilley 17:19	LaChiana 17:23	:42
Triad 1-66	Stone 17:17	Morgan 17:31	Gregory 17:44	LaChiana 17:49	Gilley 17:59	:42
High 1-41	Stone 16:52	Morgan 17:16	Gilley 17:31	LaChiana 17:47	Lomax 17:58	1:06
Gran City  4-189	Morgan 16:50	Lomax 16:59	Stone 17:01	Gilley 17:02	Gregory 17:03	:13

 

Notes – Marion qualifies for the State Meet for the sixth time and for the first time since 2019. The Wildcats do not have a “star” runner in their top seven. Marion will need a good pack race on Saturday. They finished a surprising third at Decatur with a top five split of 46 seconds led by Logan Morgan. Their split has been between 40 and 50 seconds most of this season.

Highland

 

Highland	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A DecMac 6-209	Mancinas 16:38	Smith 17:19	Steinbeck 17:26	Basden 17:34	Pace 18:15	1:37
2A High  3-94	Mancinas 16:09	Smith 16:49	Basden 17:12	Steinbeck 17:17	Knobloch 17:20	1:11
MVC 1-42	Mancinas 15:56	Brock 16:44	Basden 16:47	Knobloch 16:48	Steinbeck 16:51	:55
Spring 8 -210	Smith 17:54	Steinbeck 18:00	Pace 18:13	Basden 18:18	Irving 18:29	:35
High 3-64	Mancinas 17:04	Smith 17:43	Steinbeck 18:01	Basden 18:10	Pace 18:25	1:21
FTTF 17-499	Mancinas 16:21	Basden 16:59	Smith 17:05	Brock 17:25	Steinbeck 17:39	1:18
Gran City 18-421	Mancinas 16:40*	Smith 17:13	Steinbeck 17:35	Brock 17:42*	Knobloch 17:49*	1:09

 

Notes – Highland qualifies for the State Meet for the fourth time and their first time since 2001. The Bulldogs had a split 97 seconds last week but still finished sixth at Decatur to advance. Sophomore Dallas Mancinas has stepped up as the team’s top runner and could finish in the top 50 in Peoria.

Washington

 

Washington	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A Meta 3-152	Ward 15:59	F Rinkenberger 16:10	Borlin 16:50	M Rinkenberger 16:51	Reece 17:19	1:20
2A LSP 3-78	Ward 16:03	F Rinkenberger 16:34	M Rinkenberger 17:24	Borlin 17:27	Volk 17:54	1:51
MIC 2-90	Ward 15:34	F Rinkenberger 16:15	M Rinkenberger 16:43	Papis 16:45	Tellefson 16:48	1:14
Meta 14-327	Ward 16:12	F Rinkenberger 16:43	Borlin 16:56*	M Rinkenberger 17:16	Reece 17:45*	1:33
E Peo 8-200	F Rinkenberger 15:51	M Rinkenberger 16:27	Borlin 17:04	Volk 17:20	Johnson 17:34	1:43
FTTF 20-557	Ward 15:29	F Rinkenberger 16:45	M Rinkenberger 17:24	Borlin 17:46	Johnson 18:08	2:39

 

Notes – This is only the third time in the State Meet for the Peoria area school. They did qualify in both 2017 and 2018. Jackson Ward has been the team’s top runner for most of his career at the school. He could finish in the top 15 in the 2A race. Washington made it to the state meet by finishing third at the Metamora Sectional.

Bartonville (Limestone)

 

Bartonville (Limestone)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A Meta 6-195	Georges 15:02	Dusek 15:50	Peronnet 17:04	Bell 17:16	Manley 18:06	3:04
2A Gales 5-126	Georges 15:04	Dusek 16:12	Peronnet 17:32	Bell 17:43	Manley 18:29	3:25
MIC 7-125	Georges 15:01	Dusek 15:51	Bell 16:54	Manley 17:46	Peronnet 17:46	2:45
Meta 15-333	Georges 14:39	Dusek 16:07	Perronnet 17:58	Manley 18:22	Bell 18:53	4:14
Peoria 18-447	Georges 14:43	Dusek 15:56	Bell 17:16	Peronnet 17:58	Manley 18:19	3:36
Dunlap 3-97	Georges 14:55	Dusek 16:15	Bell 17:20	Peronnet 18:15	Manley 18:53	3:58
FTTF 35-923	Georges 14:46	Dusek 16:28	Peronnet 19:11	Manley 19:11	Schneider 20:41	5:55

 

Notes – This is the third time racing at the State Meet as a team for Limestone. Their last state appearance was in 2014 when they finished 14th. One of the biggest surprise teams to make it to the state meet. The Rockets finished seventh in their conference meet and then fifth in the Galesburg Regional. They stepped up last Saturday to finish sixth with a three to five split of 62 seconds. Wilson Georges will have teammates by his side on the starting line after he attempts to go after the individual state title. Teammate Reece Dusek has showed significant improvement and could finish in the top 25.

Lake Villa (Lakes)

 

Lake Villa (Lakes)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A WoodN  7-207	Whitehead 17:04	Lind 17:05	Murrie 17:08	Hornbuckle 18:00	Maloney 18:04	1:00
2A Lakes 4-129	Lind 16:10	Whitehead 16:19	Murrie 16:30	Maloney 17:11	Hornbuckle 17:23	1:13
NLCC 2-65	Murrie 16:57	Lind 17:00	Whitehead 17:07	Hornbuckle 17:18	Maloney 17:41	:44
Lakes Sun 2-82	Murrie 16:29	Lind 16:33	Whitehead 16:33	Hornbuckle 17:31	Maloney 17:43	1:14
Grant  5-117	Lind 16:37	Murrie 16:55	Whitehead 17:09*	Hornbuckle 17:52	Maloney 18:07

 

Notes – This is the second time at state for the Eagles. They qualified for the State Meet in 2018 finishing 14th. Lakes just made it to state finishing seventh at Woodstock North. Payton Whitehead and Micah Lind finished within a second of each other in Saturday’s race. The Eagles had a 60 second split in that race.

Dunlap

 

Dunlap	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A Meta 5-170	Cox 16:34	Hopkins 16:42	Welsh 16:47	Hamann 16:52	Mohr 16:53	:19
2A Gales 3-92	Welsh 16:37	Cox 17:01	Hamann 17:02	Hopkins 17:06	Mohr 17:14	:37
MIC 3-103	Welsh 16:29	Mohr 16:35	Cox 16:36	Hamman 16:37	Luebbers 16:46	:17
Meta 8-247	Hopkins 16:42	Welsh 16:46	Mohr 16:52	Hamann 17:01	Cox 17:18	:36
Peoria 11-365	Welsh 16:44	Hamann 16:45	Mohr 16:49	Gladstone 16:57	Cox 17:11	:27
E Peo 5-173	Welsh 16:09	Hopkins 16:11	Mohr 16:50	Cox 16:57	Luebbers 17:10	1:01
Dunlap 2-44	Hopkins 16:19	Welsh 16:24	Mohr 16:37	Hamann 16:47	Gladstone 16:50	:31
FTTF 23-690	Welsh 16:55	Hamann 17:05	Mohr 17:26	Williams 18:04	Cox 18:09	1:14

 

Notes – The Eagles make it to the State Meet for the 11th time appearing last in 2016. This team relies on solid pack running. Dunlap was separated by only 19 seconds when they finished fifth at Metamora. Braden Cox and Noah Hopkins were only separated by eight seconds in that sectional race.

Normal (West)

 

Normal (West)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A Meta 4-164	Swanlund 16:31	Taylor 16:34	Riddle 16:43	Reinhart 16:52	Irwin 17:01	:30
2A LSP  2-72	Taylor 16:39	Swanlund 17:04	Riddle 17:05	Reinhart 17:14	Burrell 17:18	:39
Big12 3-78	Taylor 16:36	Riddle 16:48	Swanlund 16:51	Irwin 17:07	Burrell 17:09	:33
Peoria 10-338	Reinhart 16:35	Riddle 16:42	Swanlund 16:53	Burrell 16:57	McConkey 17:07	:32
E Peo 3-140	Swanlund 16:24	Riddle 16:28	Taylor 16:31	McConkey 16:46	Burrell 16:47	:23
FTTF 22-653	Reinhart 16:24	Burrell 17:28	Swanlund 17:40	Riddle 17:45	Taylor 17:55	1:31

 

Notes – The Wildcats last ran in the State Meet in 2017 when they finished 10th in the Class 2A State Meet. This is Normal West’s fifth time in Peoria for state. The Wildcats also used tight pack running at Metamora finishing fourth with a top five split of only 30 seconds. Their top two runners, Aiden Swanlund and Harrison Taylor, were only two seconds apart at the finish of that race.

Geneseo

 

Geneseo	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A Meta 7-200	Allison 16:24	Johnson 16:40	Mosbarger 17:05	T Gehl 17:05	D Gehl 17:06	:42
2A Gales 4-94	Allison 16:36	Johnson 16:56	D Gehl 17:04	T Gehl 17:12	Kuster 17:19	:43
WB6 2-49	Johnson 16:31	Allison 16:34	T Gehl 16:49	D Gehl 17:03	Schaad 17:15	:44
Meta 9-263	Allison 16:16	Johnson 16:17	Kuster 17:18	T Gehl 17:19	D Gehl 17:23	1:07
Freept 1-51	Johnson 16:27	Allison 16:28	T Gehl 17:04	Mosbarger 17:12	D Gehl 17:14	:47
Rock Rvr 6-167	Johnson 16:07	Allison 16:11	Kuster 17:05	T Gehl 17:09	D Gehl 17:10*	1:03
FTTF 15-486	Allison 16:21	Johnson 16:30	Kuster 17:00	Schaad 17:31	D Gehl 17:47	1:26

 

Notes – The Maple Leafs qualify for state for the 11th time. This is their first state race at Detweiller Park 22 years ago since 1999. Justin Johnson and Gavin Allison have been the team’s top runners all season. Geneseo just made it to state finishing seventh at Metamora with the team running a 42 second split. Allison finished 16 seconds ahead of Johnson as the team’s top runner.

Urbana

 

Urbana	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A DecMac 4-189	Lambert 16:35	Mitchell 16:50	B Allison 17:10	M Allison 17:43	Coady 18:33	1:58
2A ORC 3-86	Lambert 15:51	Mitchell 16:36	B Allison 16:51	M Allison 17:22	Coady 17:50	1:59
Big12 2-61	Lambert 15:39	Mitchell 16:21	B Allison 16:51	Angrave 17:06	M Allison 17:10	1:31
Peoria 15-397	Lambert 15:22	Mitchell 16:36	Angrave 16:56	B Allison 17:37	M Allison 17:54	2:32
E Peo 10-245	Lambert 15:28	Mitchell 16:42	Angrave 16:42	B Allison 16:49*	M Allison 17:11*	1:43
PND 27-822	Lambert 15:47	Mitchell 16:42	B Allison 16:42	Angrave 16:44	M Allison 17:51	2:04
SprLan 3-106	Lambert 16:29	Mitchell 17:20	Angrave 17:23	B Allison 18:14	M Allison 18:37	2:08

 

Notes – This is the 17th time at the IHSA State Meet for Urbana. Their last race at the State Meet was when they finished 31 in the Class AA race in 2004. Sam Lambert again has emerged as the team’s top runner. There is a good chance that Lambert could finish in the top 20 in this state race. The Tigers made it to the state meet by finishing fourth at Decatur.

Champaign (Central)

 

Champaign (Central)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A DecMac 7-221	P Smith 16:52	Bright 17:12	Riley 17:28	Bonn 17:32	Bueschlein 18:38	1:46
2A ORC 2-81	P Smith 16:09	Bright 16:43	Bonn 16:58	Riley 17:00	V Smith 17:41	1:32
Big12 5-86	P Smith 16:13	Bright 16:42	Bonn 17:06	Riley 17:08	Bueschlein 17:56	1:43
Meta 13-314	P Smith 16:10	Bright 16:58	Riley 17:13	Bonn 17:24	V Smith 18:09	1:59
Peoria 14-393	Bright 16:21	P Smith 16:37	Bonn 17:06	Riley 17:11	J Smith 17:38	1:17
E Peo 7-197	P Smith 16:03	Sweet 16:41	Bonn 16:57	Riley 17:05	Bueschlein 17:31	1:28
FTTF  16-496	P Smith 16:15	Bright 16:31	Sweet 16:57	Bonn 17:40	Riley 17:57	1:42

 

Notes – This is their 13th time in the IHSA State Meet appearing last in 2003. It has been almost 20 years since the Maroons have race at state at Detweiller Park. They finished seventh at Decatur to make the trip led by the front running of Peter Smith and Fynn Bright.

Mt. Zion

 

Mt. Zion	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
2A Dec Mac 5-206	Baker 16:27	Grauer 17:07	Koester 17:17	Koslofski 18:01	Atkinson 18:25	1:58
2A Jack  5-110	Baker 15:33	Grauer 16:18	Koester 16:27	Davis 17:04	Koslofski 17:15	1:42
Apollo  3-86	Baker 16:24	Koester 16:49	Grauer 17:17	Atkinson 18:21	Gallardo 18:32	2:08
Peoria 7-288	Baker 15:37	Koester 16:42	Grauer 16:42	Koslofski 16:57	Atkinson 17:02	1:25
Decatur 3-91	Baker 16:27	Grauer 17:03	Koester 17:29	Atkinson 17:56	Gallardo 18:28	2:01
FTTF 21-634	Baker 16:35	Grauer 17:15	Koslofski 17:20	Koester 17:23	Gallardo 18:27	1:52

 

Notes – The Braves appear in the State Meet for the fifth time. They last ran at Detweiller Park in 2012. Mt. Zion won the Class 1A State title in 2011. The Braves advanced by finishing fifth at Decatur. Julian Baker has been the team’s top runner that has a chance to finish individually in the top 25.