2021 IHSA State Cross Country Championships - Class 3A Boys

 

By Michael Newman [email protected]

 

This is has been clearly an unusual year for Class 3A teams and runners where it seems parody has taken over. The 3A Boys’ race is the final race of the day at Detweiller Park on Saturday is hard to predict in both the individual and team races.

The individual race could provide some fast times. All of the top runners have raced each other at least some time this season. The tactics that are used in this race should be amazing. Nick Falk of New Trier finished second behind Luke Wiley of Warren last week at Hoffman Estates. The order was changed a month earlier as Falk won at Peoria ahead of Wiley, Ryan Watts of Edwardsville, and Marcellus Mines of Joliet West.

Mines and Watts finished behind Plainfield South’s Camyn Viger of Plainfield South on a muddy course at Quincy. Micah Wilson of St, Charles East pulled away from Riley Newport of DeKalb in the final kilometer to win at Lake Park. The most exciting finish was at Hinsdale Central when Daniel Watcke won on his home course with a devastating kick to win ahead of Tim Neumann of Downers Grove South and Roy Lewellyn of Downers Grove North.

Pick your scenario, Pick your tactics. See which one works the best for you. The one thing is to be away from Watcke entering the final 300-meters in this race. Watcke has used his 48-second 400-meters speed to his advantage at the end of races this fall.

Sandburg has been dominant in wins at Detweiller Park this fall making them the team to beat. They only won by 15 points at Hinsdale Central last Saturday. It has opened the door that possibly six teams have chances to win a state championship. Sandburg will be tough to beat with their presence in the front. Downers Grove North, Hinsdale Central, and Oswego are gaining steam with good races in that Hinsdale Sectional. New Trier only won by six points at Hoffman Estates ahead of Barrington, but still have the talent to win. York is back with momentum on their side after strong races n their regional and sectional meets.

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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Orland Park (Sandburg)

 

Orland Park (Sandburg)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A HinC 1-70	Tunney 15:17	Rice 15:37	Giblin 15:41	Marquardt 15:50	Anderson 16:02	:45
3A Sand 1-27	Rice 14:46	Marquardt 14:53	Giblin 15:11	Anderson 15:13	Tineh 15:27	:41
SWSC 1-18	Tunney 14:39	Rice 14:55	Marquardt 15:09	Giblin 15:15	Anderson 15:42	1:03
Peoria 1-50	Tunney 14:45	Rice 14:52	Marquardt 14:57	Anderson 15:09	Giblin 15:21	:36
PND 1-63	Giblin 14:40	Tunney 14:44	Rice 14:59	Marquardt 15:08	Anderson 15:18	:38
Lyons 1-50	Tunney 15:26	Rice 15:35	Marquardt 15:53	Anderson 16:14	Giblin 16:19	:53

 

Notes – The Eagles have a storied history in this meet having qualified for a state race since 2003. Saturday is their 29th State Meet appearance. They have won the Class 3A State title in 2015 and have finished in the top three twice. Sandburg enters this race Saturday afternoon as the team to beat especially with a resume of strong races in winning the Richard Spring Invitational and Peoria Invitational by large amounts. Declan Tunney has been the team’s top runner throughout the season and could be among the top 10 runners in this race. Brock Rice could finish in the top 20 while teammates Grant Giblin and Sean Marquardt are top 25 candidates. Trent Anderson finished 12 seconds behind Marquardt last week. He needs to move up by three seconds to him in a good position as the team’s fifth runner. Sandburg had a 38 second split on their top five at Richard Spring. It was 45 seconds last week at Hinsdale. Their top five split cannot increase anymore. It could go lower which we could see in Saturday’s race.

Hinsdale (Central)

 

Hinsdale (Central)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A HinC 3-92	Watcke 15:10	Revord 15:30	Reddy 15:59	Bandukwala 16:00	Skora 16:04	:54
3ALyons 2-61	Watcke 15:21	Revord 15:30	Bandukwala 15:56	Reddy 16:09	Gamboa 16:16	:55
WSCS 1-40	Watcke 15:33	Revord 15:40	Bandukwala 15:59	Gamboa 16:06	Reddy 16:21*	:48
Nap Twi 1-99	Watcke 14:58	Revord 15:19	Gamboa 15:36	Skora 15:54	Bandukwala 15:58	1:00
Pal 2-146	Watcke 15:13	Revord 15:23	Bandukwala 15:47	Reddy 15:50	Gamboa 15:56	:43
FTTF 2-135	Watcke 14:50	Bandukwala 15:39	Revord 15:43	Gamboa 15:46	Miller 15:48	:58
HRD 1-62	Watcke 15:00	Miller 15:30	Gamboa 15:38	Bandukwala 15:39	Revord 15:44	:44

 

Notes – The first of four WSC-Silver teams to make this meet. The Red Devils have won Class 3A State championships in 2013 and 2014. This is Central’s 17th time in the IHSA State Meet. The Red Devils are coming ff three high stakes races where they won the WSC-Silver title while finishing second in their regional and third last week in their sectional. Daniel Watcke has won his last three races and should be in contention for a state championship on Saturday. Colby Revord has emerged as a strong second runner behind Watcke finishing only nine seconds behind Watcke at regionals but 20 seconds in the sectional race. Hinsdale Central only had a five second split on their third through fifth runners. The Red-Devils are in contention for a state championship but will need to get Revord closer to Watcke and the pack closer to Revord to complete that state meet task.

Downers Grove (North)

 

Downers Grove (North)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A HinC 2-85	Llewellyn 15:15	Ferris 15:47	Weber 15:53	Shetty 15:55	McNally 16:00	:45
3ALyons 1-55	Llewellyn 15:22	Shetty 15:47	Weber 15:48	Ferris 15:57	Eddington 16:25	1:03
WSCS 3-59	Llewellyn 15:36	Shetty 15:53	Weber 16:00	Ferris 16:10	Eddington 16:38*	1:02
Nap Twi 3-136	Llewellyn 15:14	Ferris 15:37	Shetty 15:47	Weber 16:00	Benge 16:01	:47
FTTF 3- 136	Llewellyn 15:03	Ferris 15:25	Shetty 15:31	Weber 15:46	Benge 16:15	1:13
SCE 1-37	Llewellyn 15:20	Shetty 15:21	Ferris 15:29	Weber 15:59	Eddington 16:10	:50
EIU 1-42	Llewellyn 15:32	Shetty 15:35	Ferris 15:42	Weber 16:09	Eddington 16:38	1:16

 

Notes – This is the 23rd time at the IHSA State Meet for the Trojans. Downers Grove North won the 3A State Championship in 2017. The one team on the rise that could win on Saturday might be the Trojans. Finishing ahead of Hinsdale Central the past two weeks and getting within 15 points of Sandburg could have their confidence sky-high in this race. Roy Lewellyn has oved into the conversation for a state title in his last three races. The Trojans ran their best split of the year running within 45 seconds of each other last week led by Topher Ferris. The second through fifth split was only 13 seconds in that race. Kyle McNally just returned to their lineup for North and was the team’s fifth runner last week. He could give this team a boost in Saturday’s race.

Oswego

 

Oswego	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A HinC 4-94	E Forsell 15:28	Huey 15:33	Doud 15:48	Nelson 16:01	Smart 16:13	:45
3A OswE 1-51	E Forsell 15:01	Doud 15:18	Huey 15:29	B Forsell 15:30	Nelson 15:33	:32
SWPC 1-41	E Forsell 15:08	Huey 15:18	Doud 15:32	B Forsell 15:33	Cardamone 15:36	:28
Sterl 1-25	Huey 15:39	E Forsell 15:39	Nelson 15:39	Cardamore 15:39	B Forsell 15:40	:01
Schbg 1-26	E Forsell 15:52	Huey 16:12	B Forsell 16:21	Cardamone 16:33	Smart 16:33	:41
PND 3-137	E Forsell 14:58	Huey 15:15	Cardamone 15:19	Nelson 15:20	B Forsell 15:25	:27
Jol C 1-29	E Forsell 15:35	Huey 15:47	Nelson 15:48	B Forsell 15:49	Smart 16:17	:42
RacWi 1-29	E Forsell 16:10	Doud 16:16	B Forsell 16:25	Huey 16:35	Cardamone 16:37	:27
Yorkville 1-27	E Forsell 14:51	Doud 14:55	Nelson 15:13	Cardamone 15:16	B Forsell 15:27	:36

 

Notes - The Panthers make it to the State Meet for the first time since the 1994 State Meet when they finished eighth in the Class AA race. This is the 10th State Meet appearance for Oswego. The Panthers have been exhibiting some tight pack running all season. They did so last week at Hinsdale finishing fourth  but just two points behind Hinsdale Central. That might not have been their best race of the season with a 45 second split when they have run near 30 seconds on five for most of the season. Ethan Forsell, Benjamin Huey, and Balin Doud moved up from the middle of the pack to finish in the top 15. Brady Nelson finished 13 seconds behind Doud. Michael Smart finished another 12 seconds behind Nelson. Forsell could finish in the top 20 in this race. Their split needs to stay under 34 seconds for this team to be in contention for one of the three state trophies.

Winnetka (New Trier)

 

Winnetka (New Trier)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A HofEs 1-93	Falk 15:04	Cahill 15:41	Miller 15:57	Moran 15:59	Deger 16:14	1:10
3A GBS 1-22	Falk 15:04	Cahill 15:32	Jamieson 15:41	Dueno-Alda 15:52	Deger 15:55	:51
CSL 1-26	Falk 15:06	Cahill 15:28	Moran 15:35	Jamieson 15:52	Miller 15:53	:47
Peoria 2-109	Falk 14:23	Jamieson 15:36	Dueno-Alda 15:41	Cahill 15:41	Deger 15:44	1:21
Pal 1-134	Falk 14:42	Cahill 15:21	Jamieson 15:29	Moran 15:54	Deger 16:00	1:18
FTTF 1-125	Falk 14:50	Cahill 15:36	Deger 15:39	Dueno-Alda 15:41	Jamieson 15:53	1:03
HRD 2-109	Jamieson 15:30	Cahill 15:39	Dueno-Alda 15:50	Deger 15:51	Nosek 15:52	:22

Notes – The Trevians make it to the IHSA State Meet for the 35th time after winning the Hoffman Estates Sectional last Saturday. The last time that New Trier missed a state championship was in 2008. It was not their best race for the Trevians last week, but they still won their sectional race by six points ahead of Barrington at Busse Woods. Nick Falk is the team’s top runner contending for a state title. The Trevians had a 70 second split on their top five. Second runner George Cahill finished 37 seconds behind Falk. Their second through five runners was 33 seconds. That split might narrow down. The split from Falk to Cahill needs to narrow by 10 seconds for this team to contend for a state trophy.

Elmhurst (York)

 

Elmhurst (York)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A Lake Pk 1-68	Schwan 15:44	Luka 16:00	Rutherford 16:08	Doyle 16:13	Hill 16:24	:40
3A Prov W 1-15	Schwan 15:55	Summer 15:57	Rutherford 16:03	Luka 16:06	Doyle 16:10	:15
WSCS  4-92	Luka 16:04	Schwan 16:27	Doyle 16:30	Lewandowski 16:33	Rutherford 16:34	:30
Nike Twi IN  6-182	Summer 16:30	Luka 16:38	Schwan 16:43	Hildy 16:58	Lewandowski 17:08	:38
Pal  3-148	Summer 14:47	Luka 15:18	Schwan 15:25	Lewandowski 15:56	Bryk 16:06	1:19
PND  2-129	Summer 14:42	Luka 15:00	Schwan 15:09	Lewandowski 15:31	Rutherford 15:37	:55
Jol C 2- 48	Rutherford 15:53	Luka 16:10	Schwan 16:13	Lewandowski 16:15	Bryk 16:34	:41

 

Notes – This is the 58th state meet appearance in a row for the Dukes This is their 60th IHSA State Meet appearance.. York has run in every state meet held at Detweiller Park including winning 28 state team championships. The Dukes have won 46 State Meet trophies. York starts Saturday in Box 2 going after their 29 state championships. The Dukes were lost for dead after an abysmal race at the WSC-Silver finishing a distant fourth. York got their confidence wins at regionals and then last week at  Lake Park without their #1 runner Ethan Summer who is expected back on Saturday. York had a 29 second split on their top four runners led by Garrett Schwan and did not include Summer who would have been in that pack. York needs that kind of ace in Peoria with that kind of split and the pack starting with one runner in the top 25.

LaGrange (Lyons Township)

 

LaGrange (Lyons Township)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A HinC 5-144	McLawhorn 15:45	Gallagher 15:49	Henning 16:03	Constas 16:11	Collins 16:18	:33
3A Lyons 3-75	McLawhorn 15:28	Gallagher 16:05	Henning 16:05	Constas 16:06	Strayer 16:11	:43
WSCS 2-55	McLawhorn 15:47	Henning 16:00	Gallagher 16:03	Constas 16:18	Strayer 16:29	:42
Nap Twi 2-115	McLawhorn 14:59	Constas 15:36	Henning 15:47	Strayer 15:55	Gallagher 15:56	:57
Culv IN 2-65	McLawhorn 16:00	Constas 16:30	Strayer 16:37	Henning 16:7	Gallagher 16:47	:47
FTTF 7-216	McLawhorn 15:06	Constas 15:38	Henning 15:57	Collins 16:11	Strayer 16:25	1:19
Lyons 3-89	McLawhorn 15:53	Constas 16:13	Gallagher 16:42*	Strayer 16:46	Henning 16:48*	:55

 

Notes – The Lions make the IHSA State Meet for the 33rd time winning 10 state trophies in the process. The Lions did not have their best race last week but still finished fifth at Hinsdale Central. Charlie McLawhorn suffered a minor injury during the race but should be ready to go. Finn Gallagher finished within four seconds of his teammate and could be a plus with another great race. The Lions only had a 33 second split on their top five without one of their top five runners Nicholas Strayer who had an off race as the team’s seventh runner. This team should bounce back this week with hopes of being in contention for one of the three state trophies.

Plainfield (South)

 

Plainfield (South)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A Quin 1-54	Viger 15:32	Maloney 16:15	Reynoso 16:20	Borger 16:24	Sorg 16:29	:57
3A EMol 2-44	Viger 14:45	Reynoso 15:19	Borger 15:24	Sorg 15:37	Maloney 15:40	:55
SWPC 3-87	Viger 15:09	Borger 15:42	Maloney 15:49	Reynoso 15:56	Sorg 16:02*	:53
Lock 1-46	Viger 16:12	Borger 16:44	Maloney 16:48	Reynoso 16:55	Crabb 17:11	:59
Pal 16-411	Viger 15:40*	Borger 15:42*	Maloney 15:53*	O'Shea 16:02	Crabb 16:14	:34
FTTF 6-212	Viger 15:15	Borger 15:50	Maloney 16:01	Crabb 16:07	O'Shea 16:13	:58
PlnCity 1-26	Viger 15:21	Reynoso 15:32	O'Shea 15:54	Maloney 16:10	Wright 16:12	:51

 

Notes – This is just the fifth time in the State Meet for the Cougars. Plainfield South last qualified for the State Meet in 2012. The Cougars have looked strong in the past few weeks after finishing third at the Southwest Prairie Conference Meet. South rebounded by finishing second at East Moline and then winning last week at Quincy. Camyn Viger won the sectional title and could be in the hunt for a top 15 finish in Saturday’s race. South had a 57 second split on their top five in the sectional race. That split has been that way for most of the season, Their two to five split off second runner Dylan Maloney was only 14 seconds. The Cougars could challenge for a top five finish but will need to get their pack within 30 seconds of Viger to accomplish that.

Barrington

 

Barrington	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A HofEs 2-99	Furlong 15:25	Lewis 15:51	Daniel 15:56	Fryer 15:56	Van Vuren 16:18	:53
3A Schbg 1-39	Furlong 14:58	Lewis 15:23	Daniel 15:26	Fryer 15:30	Van Vuren 15:47	:49
MSL 2-63	Furlong 15:18	Daniel 15:31	Fryer 15:44	Lewis 16:03	Erickson 16:05	:47
Wheel 2-44	Furlong 15:40	Lewis 16:18	Fryer 16:21	Daniel 16:21	Erickson 16:33	:53
Pal 7-251	Furlong 15:17	Daniel 15:44	Lewis 15:55	Fryer 15:59	Erickson 16:33*	1:16
PND 18-486	Furlong 15:15	Lewis 15:55	Dragge 16:04*	Daniel 16:10	Fryer 16:18	1:03
LakeCty 1-34	Furlong 16:16	Daniel 16:38	Lewis 16:47	Drage 16:54	Norris 17:23	1:07

 

Notes – The Broncos make their 14th State Meet appearance having made it to Detweiller Park the past three times. Barrington is making another run at a trophy like they did at the end of last season. Joey Furlong stepped up as the team’s top runner al season and could be in the top 25 individually. The Broncos had a 53 second split on their top five when they finished second only six points behind New Trier. A race similar to that one could have Barrington in the top 10 on Saturday.

Lake Zurich

 

Lake Zurich	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A HoffEs 3-100	Myers 15:21	Burns 15:25	Eckman 15:55	Perez 15:58	Boudreaux 16:34	1:13
3A Lib 1-26	Burns 15:37	Myers 15:47	Eckman 15:56	Perez 16:13	Boudreaux 16:23	:46
NSC 1-28	Burns 15:19	Myers 15:26	Eckman 15:39	Perez 15:48	Boudreault 16:07	:48
Wheel 1-36	Myers 15:46	Burns 15:49	Eckman 15:55	Perez 16:20	Boudreault 16:36	:50
Pal 5- 241	Burns 15:20	Myers 15:21	Perez 16:03	Eckman 16:09	Loftus 16:17	:57
PND 10-350	Burns 15:06	Myers 15:34	Boudreaux 15:56	Eckman 16:07	Perez 16:08	1:02

 

Notes – This will be the 13th time at Detweiller Park and the State Meet for the Bears having qualifying for every State Meet since 2008. Lake Zurich finished third at Hoffman Estates only a point behind second-place Barrington. Dylan Myers and Danny Burns were only separated by four seconds at Busse Woods. Both runners could finish near or in the top 25. Lake Zurich’s top five split was 73 seconds in that sectional race. That split needs to come down for Lake Zurich to challenge for a top 10 finish.

Palatine  

 

Palatine	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A HofEs 4-116	Krieg 15:24	Casaccio 15:41	Verma 15:52	Elliot 16:15	Hansen 16:41	1:17
3A Schbg 2-41	Krieg 15:14	Casaccio 15:21	Verma 15:26	Hansen 15:40	Elliot 15:43	:29
MSL 1-49	Casaccio 15:02	Verma 15:33	Krieg 15:42	Murphy 15:49	Hansen 15:57	:55
Meta 1-48	Casaccio 15:16	Hansen 15:38	Verma 15:48	Murphy 16:09	Elliot 16:18	1:02
Pal 4-169	Krieg 15:05	Verma 15:40	Casaccio 15:44	Hansen 15:57	Murphy 16:01	:56
PND 5-255	Verma 15:20	Krieg 15:22	Hansen 15:34	Casaccio 15:41	Murphy 15:57	:37
HRD 4-150	Krieg 15:04	Casaccio 15:32	Hansen 15:59	Elliot 16:15	Murphy 16:16	1:12

 

Notes – The Pirates qualify for their 30 State Meet winning a State Championship in Class 3A in 2011 and seven state meet trophies overall. Palatine did not have their top race last week at Busse Woods. They will make the trip to Peoria after finishing fourth with a 77 second split in their top five. The split was only 29 seconds at the regional race the week before. Mason Krieg ended up as the team’s top runner finishing 17 seconds ahead of teammate Jack Casaccio. Their split should come down for the state meet. It could mean finishing eighth or higher in Saturday’s race.

Minooka

 

Minooka	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A Quin  3-120	Balzer 16:00	Schalk 16:03	Co Kics 16:46	Forster 16:56	Host 17:15	1:15
3A EMol 1-40	Balzer 14:46	Schalk 15:14	Fayman 15:23	Co Kics 15:35	Forster 15:38	:52
SWPC 2-79	Balzer 15:09	Schalk 15:20	Co Kics 15:47	Fayman 15:48	Forster 16:04	:55
Nap Twi 9-208	Balzer 15:00	Schalk 15:35	Co Kics 15:57	Kies 16:10	Forster 16:16	1:16
Schbg 2-48	Balzer 15:55	Schalk 16:07	Co Kics 16:37	Host 16:41	Forster 16:55	1:00
FTTF 8-224	Balzer 15:22	Schalk 15:39	Fayman 16:10	Co Kics 16:15	Forster 16:22	1:00
HRD 6- 183	Balzer 15:21	Schalk 15:39	Fayman 15:56	Co Kics 16:29	Forster 16:37	1:16
NormW 1-33	Balzer 15:40	Schalk 16:10	Fayman 16:17	Co Kics 16:44	Host 16:50	1:10
Yorkv 2-64	Balzer 15:07	Schalk 15:17	Fayman 15:45	Co Kics 16:04	Forster 16:44	1:37

 

Notes – Minooka makes their 11th State Meet appearance at Detweiller Park after finishing third in last week’s sectional at Quincy. Zachary Balzer and Daniel Schalk were the team’s top runner finishing within three seconds of each other. Minooka’s split jumped up to 75 seconds in this week after having their past two races with splits in the 50’s. Balzer could finish in the top 25 in this race. Schalk’s race was the closest to Balzer all season. That gap may grow a little at state with Schalk a possibility of finishing 40th or better.

St. Charles (East)

 

St. Charles (East)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A Lake Pk 2-92	M Wilson 15:03	Xotla 15:57	Garcia 15:57	Rockwell 16:36	J Wilson 16:49	1:46
3A SCE 1-35	M Wilson 14:39	Garcia 15:31	Xotla 15:35	J Wilson 16:00	Rockwell 16:06	1:27
DuKane 1-46	M Wilson 15:00	Garcia 15:40	Xotla 15:44	Rockwell 16:07	Piercy 16:18	1:18
Peoria 5-137	M Wilson 14:38	Garcia 15:09	Xotla 15:31	J Wilson 15:51	Rockwell 16:10	1:32
PND  6-281	M Wilson 14:37	Garcia 15:22	Xotla 15:37	J Wilson 15:49	Rockwell 16:19	1:42
Lake Pk 1-54	M Wilson 14:52	Garcia 15:30	Xotla 15:39	J Wilson 15:58	Rockwell 16:15	1:23
SCE 3-90	Garcia 15:38	Xotla 15:46	J Wilson 16:10	Rockwell 16:35	Patterson 16:53	1:18
Kane 1-47	M Wilson 15:40	Garcia 16:08	Xotla 16:31	J Wilson 16:54*	Rockwell 17:08	1:28

 

Notes – This is the 21st time at the State Meet for the Saints including the last six times in a row that the IHSA Meet has been held. Micah Wilson has his eyes on a state championship and leads this team. Mitch Garcia and Joey Xotla are solid 2-3 runners that compliment Wilson. They could be in the top 40 in this race. The team had a 106 second split off Wilson. Their two through five split in that race was 52 seconds. That time needs to come down for East to finish among the top 10 teams.

Naperville (Neuqua Valley)

 

Naperville (Neuqua Valley)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A HinC 7-185	Schalliol 15:38	Palmer 16:01	Close 16:07	Rohlwing 16:29	Rook 16:32	:54
3A OswE 3-113	Schalliol 15:15	Palmer 15:30	Close 15:32	Brown 16:12	Lopez 16:21	1:06
DVC 2-43	Schalliol 15:28	Palmer 15:38	Close 15:42	Rook 15:57	Rohlwing 16:04	:36
Nap Twi 5- 151	Schalliol 15:26	Palmer 15:47	Rook 15:55	Close 15:57	Rohlwing 16:04	:38
Peoria 4-109	Schalliol 15:12	Palmer 15:28	Close 15:32	Rook 15:32	Rohlwing 15:48	:36
Culv IN  3-90	Schalliol 16:12	Palmer 16:43	Close 16:43	Rohlwing 16:48	Rook 16:50	:38
FTTF 5-156	Palmer 15:23	Schalliol 15:25	Close 15:39	Rook 15:50	Lopez 16:16	:53
HRD 3-137	Schalliol 15:23	Palmer 15:46	Rook 15:46	Close 15:57	Castrillon 16:20	:57
EIU 3-52	Palmer 15:46	Schalliol 16:01	Close 16:02	Rook 16:23	Castrillon 16:25	:39

 

Notes – The Wildcats qualified for the State Meet 18 years in a row missing qualifying in 2019. Neuqua Valley has won IHSA State Championships in 2007, 2009, and 2016. The Wildcats just made it out of the Hinsdale Central Sectional finishing seventh. Noah Schalliol was the team’s top runner and could possibly finish in the top 25. Their top five split was 54 seconds. Their split from second runner Ryan Palmer to fifth runner Charlie Rook was 31 seconds. The overall split needs to come down or the Wildcats to finish in the top 10.

Edwardsville

 

Edwardsville	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A Quin 4-123	Watts 15:34	Patrylak 16:18	Luitjohan 16:21	Davis 17:14	Grandone 17:18	1:44
3A Norm 1-45	Watts 15:23	Patrylak 15:41	Luitjohan 15:44	Grandone 16:18	Draper 16:48	1:25
SWC 1-23	Patrylak 15:28	Watts 15:28	Luitjohan 15:38	Davis 16:24	Grandone 16:25	:57
Peoria 7-183	Watts 14:28	Luitjohan 15:13	Patrylak 15:33	Grandone 16:20	Davis 16:30	2:02
Pal 13-350	Watts 14:54	Patrylak 15:30	Luitjohan 15:52	Grandone 16:37	Uder 17:08*	2:14
Edw 1-55	Patrylak 16:58	Luitjohan 17:09	Grandone 17:42	Ziobro 18:42	Uder 18:47*	1:49
Gran City 2-96	Patrylak 15:37	Watts 15:37	Luitjohan 15:49	Grandone 16:49	Draper 17:21	1:44

 

Notes – This is the 32 time at the IHSA State Meet for the Tigers. Edwardsville had some injury woes early in the season but look ready to go for this weekend. The Tigers finished fourth last week at Quincy. Ryan Watts is among the pack of runners that could win the state individual title. Ryan Luitjohan and Geordan Patrylak should be in the top 40 with hopes of getting close to the top 25 individuals.

Plainfield (North)

 

Plainfield (North)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A Quin 2-78	Burns 15:51	Tracey 16:16	Shelton 16:26	Suarez 16:41	Stahl 16:51	1:00
3A EMol 3-56	Burns 14:48	Tracey 15:27	Shelton 15:29	Furnish 15:40	Sumant 15:47	:59
SWPC 4-89	Burns 15:06	Tracey 15:38	Shelton 15:56	Sumant 15:58	Furnish 16:04	:58
Nap Twi 6-182	Burns 15:05	Tracey 15:36	Shelton 15:54	Sumant 16:10	Suarez 16:29	1:24
FTTF 9-286	Burns 14:57	Shelton 15:56	Tracey 16:03	Furnish 16:36	Sumant 16:36	1:39
Plain City 2-33	Burns 15:13	Tracey 15:48	Shelton 15:49	Sumant 16:15	Suarez 16:34	1:21
EIU 2-51	Burns 15:14	Shelton 15:49	Tracey 15:57	Suarez 16:29	Sumant 16:42	1:28

 

Notes – The Tigers qualify for the State Meet for the second time. Their first appearance came in 2015. Oliver Burns is the team’s top runner. He helped the Tigers finish second at the Quincy Sectional. Burns should be one of the runners you should see finish in the top 25. North ran an average race in this meet with a 60 second split. The splits in their previous two races were at 59 and 58 seconds.

Downers Grove (South)

 

Downers Grove (South)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A HinsC 6-172	Neumann 15:15	Smott 16:03	Puccillo 16:10	Motuelle 16:17	Poeschel 16:27	1:12
3A Sand 2-43	Neumann 14:32	Puccilo 15:18	Motuelle 15:32	Poeschel 15:34	Smott 15:41	1:09
WSCG 1-23	Neumann 15:23	Smott 15:49	Curulewski 16:08	Puccillo 16:14	Motuelle 16:20	:57
Nap Twi 8 -197	Neumann 15:07	Smott 15:58	Puccillo 16:04	Curulewski 16:05	Spirek 16:11	1:04
Peoria 6-162	Neumann 14:38	Motuelle 15:45	Smott 15:46	Curulewski 15:52	Puccillo 15:52	1:14
Pal 8 -266	Neumann 14:48	Smott 15:58	Curulewski 16:02	Motuelle 16:09	Spirek 16:16	1:28
PND 15-447	Smott 15:51	Curulewski 15:55	Motuelle 15:58	Hosty 16:01	Neumann 16:13	:22
Lyons 2-84	Neumann 15:25	Curulewski 16:37	Motuelle 16:48	Puccillo 16:49	Hosty 17:03	1:36

 

Notes – The Mustangs make their sixth State Meet appearance. Their first appearance was in 1982. South has been on the rise with possibly their best race of the season finishing sixth at the Hinsdale Central Sectional. Tim Neumann has come on strong and could finish in the top five in this meet. South had a 72 second split off Neumann. Their split on the two through five pack was only 24 seconds.

Arlington Heights (Hersey)

 

Arlington Heights (Hersey)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A HofEs 5-136	Safford 15:24	Oiler 15:28	Lifka 16:07	Naughton 16:31	Nishimura 16:37	1:13
3A GBS 2-79	Oiler 15:41	Nishimura 16:08	Frayder 16:23	Naughton 16:27	Donner 16:32	:51
MSL 3-65	Safford 14:59	Oiler 15:33	Lifka 15:43	Naughton 16:03	Renner 16:09	1:10
Loy 2-68	Safford 15:45	Oiler 16:00	Naughton 16:38	Donner 16:51	Renner 16:53	1:08
Pal 6-246	Safford 15:08	Oiler 15:31	Lifka 16:05	Donner 16:12	Renner 16:15	1:07
PND 7-309	Safford 15:00	Oiler 15:15	Lifka 15:46	Nishimura 16:07	Donner 16:14	1:14
Fent 1-36	Oiler 15:40	Safford 15:41	Lifka 16:00	Naughton 16:25	Donner 16:28	:48

 

Notes – Hersey qualifies for their 17th State Meet after finishing fifth at the Hoffman Estates Sectional. Sean Safford and Connor Oiler were the team’s top two runners finishing four seconds of each other. The Huskies had a 73 second split on their first five runners. That split should decrease in Saturday’s race with either Safford or Oiler finishing in the top 25.

Mt. Prospect (Prospect)

 

Mt. Prospect (Prospect)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A HofEs 7-185	Garland 15:47	Kuzmanovic 15:50	Kura 16:02	Piagari 16:50	Murphy 16:53	1:06
3A Schmbg 3-58	Garland 15:11	Kuzmanovic 15:19	Kura 15:28	Piagari 15:51	Murphy 16:14	1:03
MSL 4-72	Kura 15:24	Garland 15:27	Kuzmanovic 15:34	Piagari 16:14	Murphy 16:28	1:04
Loy 1-64	Garland 15:54	Kuzmanovic 16:17	Kura 16:20	Piagari 16:31	Peterson 17:01	1:07
Pal 14-354	Garland 15:47	Kuzmanovic 15:48	Kura 15:50	Piagari 16:22*	Chiramel 16:28	:41
PND 12-388	Garland 15:03	Kuzmanovic 15:35	Chiramel 15:58	Piagari 16:17	Kura 16:18	1:15
HRD 11-265	Garland 15:27	Kuzmanovic 15:55	Chiramel 16:32	Kura 16:46	Murphy 16:56	1:29

 

Notes – The Knights also make their 17 State Meet showing. They finished seventh in their last appearance in the 2016 3A State race. Prospect makes it back to state after finishing seventh at Hoffman Estates. TJ Garland and Luka Kuzmanovic were the Knights top runners finishing within three seconds of each other.

Wheaton (North)

 

Wheaton (North)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A Lake Pk 3-100	Zydek 15:42	Schreiner 16:00	Youngstedt 16:19	Noyes 16:34	Murphy 16:36	:54
3A SCE 2-59	Schreiner 15:24	Zydek 15:50	Youngstedt 15:51	Noyes 16:11	Murphy 16:27	1:03
Dukane 2-47	Zydek 15:30	Schreiner 15:33	Youngstedt 15:52	Noyes 16:07	Shebar 16:18	:48
Lock 4 -116	Zydek 16:32	Youngstedt 16:44	Noyes 17:32	Shebar 17:32	Murphy 17:35*	1:03
PND 11-374	Schreiner 15:13	Zydek 15:17	Youngstedt 15:31	Shebar 16:28	Noyes 16:39	1:26
Lake Pk 5-118	Zydek 15:28	Schreiner 15:33	Youngstedt 15:43	Shebar 16:50	Herbel 16:59	1:31
PV IA 1-65	Zydek 16:28	Schreiner 16:35	Youngstedt 16:53	Shebar 17:23	Noyes 17:57	1:29

 

Notes – This is the 14th time at Detweiller Park for Wheaton North. Their last two State Meet appearances happened in 2015 and 2019. The Falcons make it to the state meet after finishing third at Lake Park. Wheaton North missed the state meet series last year due to COVID-19 and a quarantine on their team. Ryan Schreiner and Ryan Zydek have traded off as the team’s top runner throughout this season. This week it was Zydek that led the team 18 seconds ahead of Schreiner. The team had a 54 second split in their sectional race.

Gurnee (Warren Township)

 

Gurnee (Warren Township)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A HofEs 6-152	Wiley 15:00	Lara 15:54	Kaether 16:21	Zeisler 16:29	Rafi 16:43	1:43
3A Lib 2-49	Wiley 15:26	Lara 15:57	Kaether 16:32	Rafi 16:50	Zeisler 16:57	1:31
NSC  2-41	Wiley 14:58	Lara 15:16	Moats 16:08	Rafi 16:20	Kaether 16:20	1:22
Peoria 3-109	Wiley 14:25	Lara 15:13	Kaether 15:22	Moats 15:47	Rafi 15:50	1:25
MW WI 2-120	Wiley 15:05	Lara 15:45	Kaether 16:02	Rafi 16:39	Moats 16:40	1:35
Warren 1-39	Wiley 14:34	Kaether 15:19	Lara 15:32	Moats 16:09	Garcia 16:26	1:52

 

Notes – This is the first time at Detweiller Park at the State Meet for the Blue Devils. They finished sixth at the Hoffman Estates Sectional. Luke Wiley will be one of the runners to watch up front in the individual race. David Lara leads the pack that had a 49 second split on their second through fifth runners in last week’s race.

Wheaton-Warrenville South

 

Wheaton-Warrenville (South)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A Lake Pk 4-134	Atkins 15:52	Yonker 16:21	Macabobby 16:30	Virginelli 16:30	Nelson 17:01	1:09
3A SCE 3-61	Atkins 15:17	Virginelli 15:45	Macabobby 16:07	Yonker 16:12	Nelson 16:25	1:08
DuKane  3-63	Atkins 15:18	Macabobby 15:55	Yonker 16:06	Nelson 16:25	Cruz 16:29	1:11
SCN 1- 53	Atkins 15:22	Hatzinger 16:06	Yonker 16:06	Macabobby 16:12	Virginelli 16:22	1:00
PND 17-480	Atkins 15:40	Virginelli 15:44	Yonker 16:11	Hatzinger 16:20	Hasbrouck 16:31	:51
Lake Pk 2-71	Atkins 14:58	Macabobby 15:46	Hatzinger 15:52	Yonker 16:11	Nelson 16:18	1:20
HRD 5 - 157	Atkins 15:12	Macabobby 15:50	Virginelli 16:01	Yonker 16:06	Hatzinger 16:08	:56

 

Notes – This will be the 14th time at the State Meet for the Tigers having won the 3A title in 2018 and finishing second in 2019. Michael Adkins led the team to a fourth-place finish in the Lake Park Sectional. Adkins should finish in the top 20 in the individual race.

O'Fallon

 

O'Fallon	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A Quin 6-172	Thoman 16:21	Greenstreet 16:41	Ybarra 16:41	Westrater 17:18	Boston 17:30	1:09
3A Norm  2-67	Greenstreet 15:32	Thoman 15:50	Nieroda 16:37	Westrater 16:39	Boston 16:47	1:15
SWC 2-52	Ybarra 15:34	Greenstreet 15:44	Thoman 16:33	Westrater 16:49	Boston 16:54*	1:20
Pkwy MO 9-237	Ybarra 16:40	Thoman 17:31*	Mueller 17:50	Westrater 18:34	Nieroda 18:48	2:08
PND 21-594	Ybarra 15:15	Greenstreet 15:48	Garrett 16:32	Thoman 16:43*	Mueller 16:44	1:29
Forest Pk MO 9-239	Ybarra 16:26	Greenstreet 17:31	Thoman 17:44	Garrett 17:51	Boston 18:01	1:35
Gran City 3-103	Ybarra 15:26	Greenstreet 16:08	Thoman 16:33*	Mueller 16:39	Garrett 16:59	1:33

 

Notes – This is the 19th time at the State Meet for the Panthers. O’Fallon missed qualifying for state in 2019. The Panthers were led by freshman Zach Thoman was the team’s top runner as they finished sixth at the Quincy Sectional. The team’s top five split was 69 seconds in that race.

Plainfield (Central)

 

Plainfield (Central)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A Quin 5-160	DeAvila 16:33	Wyckoff 16:35	Forbear 16:59	Mulyk 17:10	Rojo 17:11	:38
3A EMol 4-114	DeAvila 15:36	Wyckoff 15:49	Forbear 15:50	Mulyk 15:59	Rojo 16:25	:49
SWPC 5-135	DeAvilla 15:38	Wyckoff 16:01	Forbear 16:03	Mulyk 16:12	Rojo 16:18	:40
Lakes Sun 1-30	DeAvilla 15:46	Forbear 16:16	Wyckoff 16:22	Rojo 16:30	Mulyk 17:02	1:16
Peoria 8-241	Forbear 15:37	DeAvilla 15:39	Mulyk 16:09	Wyckoff 16:12	Rojo 16:16	:39
Schbg 4-92	DeAvilla 16:34	Forbear 16:37	Wyckoff 16:56	Rojo 17:14	Schick 17:24	:50
PND 20-563	Forbear 15:46	DeAvilla 16:01	Wyckoff 16:20	Mulyk 16:29	Matson 16:38	:52
PlnC 2-42	Forbear 15:56	DeAvilla 16:12	Wyckoff 16:15	Mulyk 16:32	Rojo 16:39	:43

 

Notes – This is the first time qualifying for the State Meet for Plainfield Central. They finished fifth at the Quincy Sectional to punch their ticket to Peoria. Two seconds separated Paul DeAvila and Michael Forbear as the team’s top runners. Their top five split was only 8 seconds in that Quincy race.

Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)

 

Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A Quin 7-187	Rogers 15:57	Chomiak 16:54	Roberts 17:04	Falejczyk 17:10	Garcia 17:37	1:40
3A And 2-41	Rogers 15:01	Chomiak 15:47	Falejczyk 15:49	Garcia 16:26	Stairs 16:29	1:28
SWSC 4-107	Rogers 15:19	Roberts 16:16	Falejczyk 16:23	Garcia 16:46	Stairs 16:46	1:27
Lisle 6-205	Rogers 15:58	Garcia 17:28	Stairs 17:48	Drumheller 18:03	Wall 18:25	2:27
Tin Pk 5-132	Rogers 15:37	Falejczyk 16:41	Chomiak 16:58*	Garcia 17:12	Arnold 17:14*	1:37
PND 26-769	Rogers 15:09	Chomiak 16:42*	Garcia 16:52	Stairs 16:54	Quinones 16:57	1:48
TFS 2-62	Rogers 15:49	Falejczyk 16:48	Stairs 17:08	Chomiak 17:23*	Garcia 17:29	1:40

 

Notes – This will be the seventh time at the State Meet for the Griffins. East makes it to state finishing seventh at the Quincy Sectional. Nolan Rogers was the team’s top runner finishing 57 seconds ahead of sophomore Kevin Chomiak.

DeKalb

 

DeKalb	1	2	3	4	5
3A Lake Pk 5-142	Newport 15:17	Boyden 16:15	Barraza 16:34	Ward 16:44	Harrison 17:05
3A MPH 2-64	Newport 15:35	Barraza 16:19	Ward 16:33	Boyden 16:36	Harrison 17:04
DVC 3-83	Newport 15:17	Boyden 16:16	Ward 16:22	Barraza 16:30	Harrison 17:06
Sterl 2-75	Newport 15:13	Boyden 16:08	Barraza 16:14	Ward 16:15	Fernandez 16:23
Bart 2-86	Newport 14:53	Barraza 16:05	Ward 16:20	Harrison 16:27	Fernandez 16:36
Kane  1-77	Newport 15:19	Boyden 15:47	Fernandez 16:21	Harrison 16:49	Ward 17:01
FTTF 13-394	Newport 14:52	Boyden 15:37	Ward 16:45	Harrison 16:49	Fernandez 17:05
PlainC 1-27	Newport 15:14	Boyden 15:39	Fernandez 16:08	Ward 16:12	Harrison 16:41
Syc 2-102	Newport 15:14	Boyden 15:47	Ward 16:31	Fernandez 17:02	Harrison 17:12

 

Notes – This is the 12 time at the IHSA State Meet for the Barbs. They last ran in the IHSA State Meet in the 1977 Class AA race. Riley Newport led the Barbs to a fifth-place team finish at Lake Park finishing second overall individually. Newport could finish among the first 15 in Saturday’s race. The team had a 50 second split from their second to fifth runners.

Hampshire

 

Hampshire	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A LakePk 7-184	Gonzalez 16:00	Cuplin 16:22	Nangle 16:43	Dalby 17:06	Abreu 17:11	1:11
3A MPH 1-60	Gonzalez16:08	Cuplin 16:26	Nangle 16:32	Abreu 16:37	Schmidt 16:47	:39
FVC 1-59	Gonzalez 16:11	Abreu 16:31	Cuplin 16:45	Schmidt 16:50	Nangle 16:52	:41
Lisle 4-109	Gonzalez 16:25	Abreu 17:10	Cuplin 17:11	Schmidt 17:16	Wegiel 17:35	1:10
RockRv 3-80	Gonzalez 15:48	Cuplin 16:03	Schmidt 16:36	Abreu 16:39	Nangle 16:54	1:06
Kane 8-167	Gonzalez 16:07	Cuplin 16:38	Nangle 17:04	Abreu 17:08	Schmidt 17:16	1:09
FTTF 24-674	Cuplin 16:12	Abreu 16:47	Wegiel 17:18	Dalby 17:37	Nangle 17:42	1:30
MPH 1-48	Gonzalez 16:38	Nangle 17:27	Schmidt 17:36	Wegiel 17:53	Abreu 17:55	1:17
Syc  3-114	Gonzalez 15:58	Cuplin 16:01	Abreu 17:00	Schmidt 17:02	Nangle 17:03	1:05
KaneCty 4-91	Gonzalez 16:32	Cuplin 16:36	Schmidt 17:21	Wegiel 17:50	Dalby 17:55	1:23

 

Notes – This is the second time at Detweiller Park for Hampshire and their first in Class 3A. They finished 11 in 2017 at the IHSA Class 2A State race. Hampshire makes the trip to the state meet after finishing seventh at the Lake Park Sectional. The team only had a 71 second split on their top five ff their top finisher Aidan Gonzalez.

Park Ridge (Maine South)

 

Park Ridge (Maine South)	1	2	3	4	5	1-5
3A LakePk 6-164	Arcuri 15:55	Karlesky 16:22	Huddleston 16:40	Wille 16:54	Pravecek 17:05	1:10
3A ProvW 2-65	Arcuri 16:28	Huddleston 16:39	Karlesky 17:09	Wille 17:14	Pravecek 17:21	53
CSL 10-219	Huddleston 16:25	Pravecek 16:43	Parrillo 17:02	Everson 18:08*	Foley 18:24	1:59
Peo 14-395	Arcuri 15:47	Pravecek 15:48	Huddleston 16:33	Parrillo 16:53	Lospalluto 17:09	1:22
Pal 22-547	Arcuri 15:55	Huddleston 16:30	Pravecek 16:43	Lospalluto 16:48	Parrillo 17:02	1:07
Lyons 4-100	Karlesky 16:09	Arcuri 16:13	Pravecek 16:19	Huddleston 16:53	Parrillo 17:36	1:27

 

Notes – This is the ninth time at the State Meet for the Hawks. Injuries and illnesses hit this team hard throughout the season. Maine South still will race at Detweiller Park on Saturday after finishing sixth at Lake Park. Luca Arcuri was the team’s top runner in their sectional. The top five split off Arcuri was 70 seconds in the sectional race.