IHSA

Season Summaries

Boys Cross Country

Last updated on September 3, 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).


 1950-51
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D Q 1 | | Elmer Nelson Paris | D Q 2 | | Des Plaines (Maine) | D Q 3 | | Peoria (Woodruff) | D Q 4 | | Lincoln | D Q 5 | | Chicago (Englewood) | PQ 6 | | Moline (H.S.) | D Q 7 | | Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) | D Q 8 | | Christopher | D Q 9 | |
 1951-52
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Urbana (H.S.) | D Q 1 | | Gene Armer LaGrange (Lyons) | D Q 2 | | Peoria (Woodruff) | D Q 3 | | Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyd | D Q 4 | | Dixon (H.S.) | D Q 5 | | Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) | D Q 6 | | Christopher | D Q 7 | | Moline (H.S.) | D Q 8 | | Marseilles | D Q 9 | | Chicago (Englewood) | PQ | |
 1952-53
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Peoria (Woodruff) | D Q 1 | | Roy Gummerson Urbana (H.S.) | D Q 2 | | Evanston (Twp.) | D Q 3 | | Geneseo (Darnall) | D Q 4 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D Q 5 | 5 1 | Ralph Steben Alton (Sr.) | D Q 6 | | Marseilles | D Q 7 | | Dixon (H.S.) | D Q 8 | | Chicago (Austin) | PQ 9 | | Christopher | D Q 10 | |
 1953-54
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Evanston (Twp.) | D Q 1 | | Emil Schultz Toledo (Cumberland) | D Q 2 | | Alton (Sr.) | D Q 3 | | Peoria (Woodruff) | D Q 4 | | Urbana (H.S.) | Q 5 | | Geneseo (Darnall) | D Q 6 | | Maywood (Proviso) | Q 7 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | D Q 8 | | Rockford (East) | Q 9 | | Dixon (H.S.) | D Q 10 | | Chicago (Englewood) | PQ | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D Q | | Ralph Steben Galesburg (H.S.) | Q | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard) | Q | | Hurst (H.-Bush) | Q | | Madison | Q | | Marseilles | Q | | Mounds (Douglass) | D Q | | Peoria (H.S.) | Q | |
 1954-55
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Maywood (Proviso) | D Q 1 | | Harold Monilaw Peoria (Woodruff) | Q 2 | | Alton (Sr.) | D Q 3 | | Urbana (H.S.) | Q 4 | | Toledo (Cumberland) | D Q 5 | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | Q 6 | | Geneseo (Darnall) | Q 7 | | Peoria (H.S.) | D Q 8 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | D Q 9 | | Dixon (H.S.) | D Q 10 | | Buffalo (Tri-City) | Q | | Chicago (Dunbar) | Q | | Chicago (Englewood) | PQ | | DeKalb | D Q | | Dupo | Q | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard) | Q | | Herrin (H.S.) | Q | | Lincoln | D Q | | Mounds (Douglass) | D Q | | Ottawa (Twp.) | Q | |
 1955-56
School Titles Pl W L T Coach LaGrange (Lyons) | Q 1 | | Max Armer Chicago (Englewood) | PQ 2 | | Urbana (H.S.) | D Q 3 | | Des Plaines (Maine) | D Q 4 | | Peoria (H.S.) | D Q 5 | | Hinsdale (Twp.) | D Q 6 | | Alton (Sr.) | D Q 7 | | DeKalb | D Q 8 | | Maywood (Proviso) | Q 9 | | Chicago (Dunbar) | Q 10 | | Dixon (H.S.) | Q | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | Q | | Eldorado | D Q | | Galatia | Q | | Geneseo (Darnall) | Q | | Lincoln | Q | | Ottawa (Twp.) | Q | | Pekin | D Q | | Streator (Twp.) | D Q | | Toledo (Cumberland) | Q | | Winnetka (New Trier) | Q | |
 1956-57
School Titles Pl W L T Coach LaGrange (Lyons) | D Q 1 | | Max Armer Rock Falls | D Q 2 | | Chicago (Englewood) | PQ 3 | | Maywood (Proviso) | D Q 4 | | Alton (Sr.) | D Q 5 | | Rockford (East) | Q 6 | | Downers Grove (H.S.) | Q 7 | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | Q 7 | | Peoria (Woodruff) | D Q 9 | | Moline (H.S.) | Q 10 | | Bartonville (Limestone) | D Q | | Champaign (H.S.) | D Q | | Chicago (Crane) | Q | | Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyd | Q | | Galatia | D Q | | John Cherry Lincoln | Q | | Peoria (H.S.) | Q | | St. Charles (H.S.) | D Q | | Toledo (Cumberland) | Q | | West Frankfort (Frankfort) | Q | |
 1957-58
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Maywood (Proviso) | D Q 1 | | Harold Monilaw Edwardsville (H.S.) | Q 2 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | D Q 3 | | Urbana (H.S.) | Q 4 | | Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyd | Q 5 | | Alton (Sr.) | D Q 6 | | Toledo (Cumberland) | D Q 7 | | Moline (H.S.) | D Q 8 | | St. Charles (H.S.) | D Q 9 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | Q 10 | 5 3 | Ralph Steben Bartonville (Limestone) | D Q | | Buffalo (Tri-City) | Q | | Centralia | D Q | | Chicago (Englewood) | PQ | | Chicago (Phillips) | Q | | Geneseo (Darnall) | Q | | Peoria (H.S.) | D Q | | Peoria (Manual) | Q | | Rockford (East) | Q | | West Frankfort (Frankfort) | Q | |
 1958-59
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Alton (Sr.) | D Q 1 | | Neal Schmelzel Glen Ellyn (Glenbard) | D Q 2 | | Rockford (East) | D Q 3 | | Chicago (Lane) | Q 4 | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | Q 5 | | Maywood (Proviso East) | Q 6 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | Q 7 | | Ralph Steben Arlington Heights (Arlington) | D Q 8 | | Kankakee (Sr.) | D Q 9 | | Chicago (Phillips) | PQ 10 | | Bartonville (Limestone) | D Q | | Champaign (H.S.) | Q | | DeKalb | Q | | East Moline (United) | Q | | Herrin (H.S.) | Q | | Lincoln | Q | | Moline (H.S.) | D Q | | Streator (Twp.) | Q | | Toledo (Cumberland) | D Q | | West Frankfort (Frankfort) | D Q | |
 1959-60
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Winnetka (New Trier) | D Q 1 | | Ben Almaguer Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D Q 2 | | Chicago (Lane) | PQ 3 | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | D Q 4 | | Moline (H.S.) | D Q 4 | | Des Plaines (Maine) | Q 6 | | Urbana (H.S.) | D Q 7 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | Q 8 | | Alton (Sr.) | Q 9 | | Champaign (H.S.) | Q 10 | | Carrier Mills | D Q | | Chicago (Phillips) | Q | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | Q | | Bob Rehberg DeKalb | Q | | Geneseo (Darnall) | Q | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D Q | | Peoria (Richwoods) | Q | | Peoria (Woodruff) | D Q | | Pinckneyville | Q | | Rockford (East) | D Q | |