IHSA

Season Summaries

Boys Cross Country

Last updated on August 5, 2008.

Season summaries include titles won, final place in state, final won-lost record, and head coach for all seasons submitted by the school or gathered from IHSA records. A few titles are missing (complete list of missing titles). Please submit changes or additions for your school by using this form.

Key to titles: Pl–place won, D–district, R–regional, S–sectional, U–super-sectional, Q–team qualifier for state finals, P–Public League champion (only when an automatic qualifier).


 1946-47
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Paris | D Q 1 | | Ernie Eveland Chicago (Lane) | PQ 2 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | D Q 3 | | Chicago (Harrison) | Q 4 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D Q 5 | 3 1 | Elmer Nelson East St. Louis (Sr.) | D Q 6 | | Moline (H.S.) | D Q 7 | | Christopher | D Q 8 | | LaSalle (L.-Peru) | D Q 9 | | Peoria (Woodruff) | D Q 10 | |
 1947-48
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Paris | D Q 1 | | Ernie Eveland Des Plaines (Maine) | D Q 2 | | Chicago (Lane) | PQ 3 | | Chicago (Schurz) | Q 4 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | D Q 5 | | Maywood (Proviso) | D Q 6 | | Collinsville | D Q 7 | | Springfield (H.S.) | D Q 8 | | Peoria (Woodruff) | D Q 9 | | LaSalle (L.-Peru) | D Q 10 | |
 1948-49
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Paris | D Q 1 | | Ernie Eveland Washburn | D Q 2 | | Elmhurst (York) | D Q 3 | | Chicago (Lane) | PQ 4 | | East St. Louis (Sr.) | D Q 5 | | Erie | D Q 5 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D Q 7 | | Elmer Nelson Streator (Twp.) | D Q 8 | | Christopher | D Q 9 | |
 1949-50
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Paris | D Q 1 | | H.D. "Deac" Sweeley Evanston (Twp.) | D Q 2 | | Downers Grove (H.S.) | D Q 3 | | Peoria (Woodruff) | D Q 4 | | Chicago (Steinmetz) | PQ 5 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | D Q 6 | | Collinsville | D Q 7 | | Marseilles | D Q 8 | | Buffalo (Tri-City) | D Q 9 | |