IHSA

Season Summaries

Boys Cross Country

Last updated on September 24, 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).


 1960-61
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D Q 1 | | C.A.R. Johnson Winnetka (New Trier) | D Q 2 | | Chicago (Phillips) | PQ 3 | | Moline (H.S.) | D Q 4 | | Urbana (H.S.) | Q 5 | | Champaign (H.S.) | D Q 6 | | Alton (Sr.) | D Q 7 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | Q 8 | | Chicago (Lane) | Q 9 | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | Q 10 | | Blue Island | D Q | | DeKalb | Q | | East Peoria | Q | | Evanston (Twp.) | Q | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Q | | Geneseo (Darnall) | Q | | Marion (H.S.) | D Q | | Morton | Q | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | Q | | Pekin | D Q | | John McFeron Peoria (Richwoods) | D Q | | Pinckneyville | Q | | Rockford (East) | D Q | |
 1961-62
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Highland Park | Q 1 | | Dick Ault Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D Q 2 | | Evanston (Twp.) | D Q 3 | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | Q 4 | | Peoria (Richwoods) | D Q 5 | | Moline (H.S.) | D Q 6 | | Elmhurst (York) | Q 7 | | Alton (Sr.) | D Q 8 | | Blue Island | D Q 9 | | Fox Lake (Grant) | D Q 10 | | Champaign (H.S.) | D Q | | Chicago (Harlan) | PQ | | Chicago (Lane) | Q | | DeKalb | Q | | East Moline (United) | Q | | Flora | D Q | | LaSalle (L.-Peru) | Q | | Marion (H.S.) | Q | | Midlothian (Bremen) | Q | | Paris | Q | | Pekin | Q | | John McFeron Springfield (H.S.) | D Q | |
 1962-63
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Elmhurst (York) | D Q 1 | | Joe Newton Evanston (Twp.) | D Q 2 | | Winnetka (New Trier) | D Q 3 | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Q 4 | | Urbana (H.S.) | D Q 5 | | Rockford (East) | D Q 6 | | Palatine (H.S.) | Q 7 | | Chicago (Lane) | PQ 8 | | Pekin | D Q 9 | | John McFeron Alton (Sr.) | D Q 10 | | Blue Island (Eisenhower) | D Q | | Champaign (H.S.) | Q | | Chicago (Marshall) | Q | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | Q | | Evanston (St. George) | Q | | Evergreen Park | Q | | LaSalle (L.-Peru) | Q | | Marion (H.S.) | Q | | Moline (H.S.) | D Q | | Olney (East Richland) | D Q | | Springfield (H.S.) | Q | | Streator (Twp.) | D Q | |
 1963-64
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Lane) | PQ 1 | | Leonard Jareczek Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D Q 2 | | Evanston (Twp.) | D Q 3 | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | Q 4 | | Winnetka (New Trier) | Q 5 | | Maywood (Proviso East) | Q 6 | | Hillside (Proviso West) | D Q 7 | | Moline (H.S.) | D Q 8 | | Dolton (Thornridge) | Q 9 | | Don McAlvey Alton (Sr.) | D Q 10 | | Belleville (Twp.) | Q | | Centralia | D Q | | Chicago (Harlan) | Q | | Danville (H.S.) | Q | | Fox Lake (Grant) | Q | | Ottawa (Twp.) | Q | | Park Forest (Rich East) | D Q | 11 1 | Pat Grant Pekin | D Q | | John McFeron Peoria (H.S.) | D Q | | Pinckneyville | Q | | Springfield (H.S.) | Q | | Sterling (H.S.) | Q | | Urbana (H.S.) | D Q | | Waukegan (H.S.) | D Q | |
 1964-65
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Hillside (Proviso West) | D Q 1 | | Dick McCallister Elmhurst (York) | D Q 2 | | Joe Newton Chicago (Lane) | PQ 3 | | Lombard (Glenbard East) | Q 4 | | Evanston (Twp.) | Q 5 | | Moline (H.S.) | D Q 6 | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | D Q 7 | | Chicago (St. Ignatius College | Q 8 | | Park Forest (Rich East) | D Q 9 | | Pat Grant Rochelle | Q 10 | | Alton (Sr.) | D Q | | Belleville (Twp.) | Q | | Chicago (Harlan) | Q | | Danville (H.S.) | D Q | | Dundee | D Q | | Flora | Q | | Galesburg (H.S.) | Q | | Harvey (Thornton) | Q | | Olney (East Richland) | D Q | | Peoria (Richwoods) | D Q | | Springfield (H.S.) | D Q | | Springfield (Lanphier) | Q | | Arlyn Lober Urbana (H.S.) | Q | | Waukegan (H.S.) | Q | |
 1965-66
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Elmhurst (York) | D Q 1 | | Joe Newton Rockford (Guilford) | D Q 2 | | Lombard (Glenbard East) | Q 3 | | Chicago (Harlan) | Q 4 | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | D Q 5 | | Hillside (Proviso West) | Q 6 | | Naperville (H.S.) | D Q 7 | | Urbana (H.S.) | D Q 8 | | Chicago (Lane) | PQ 9 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | Q 10 | | Alton (Sr.) | D Q | | Belleville (Twp.) | Q | | Crystal Lake (H.S.) | D Q | 3 6 | Dick Kloepfer Danville (H.S.) | Q | | Decatur (Stephen Decatur) | Q | | Elgin (Larkin) | Q | | Evanston (Twp.) | Q | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Q | | Moline (H.S.) | D Q | | Olney (East Richland) | Q | | Ottawa (Twp.) | Q | | Park Forest (Rich East) | D Q | | Sherman Hafner Pekin | D Q | 10 1 | John McFeron Peoria (H.S.) | Q | | Springfield (H.S.) | D Q | | West Frankfort (Frankfort) | D Q | |
 1966-67
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Evanston (Twp.) | D Q 1 | | Jim Nelson Naperville (H.S.) | D Q 2 | | Elmhurst (York) | Q 3 | | Joe Newton Chicago (Lane) | PQ 4 | | Hillside (Proviso West) | D Q 5 | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Q 6 | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | Q 7 | | Urbana (H.S.) | D Q 8 | | Pekin | D Q 9 | 10 0 | John McFeron Ottawa (Twp.) | D Q 10 | | Alton (Sr.) | Q | | Aurora (East) | Q | | Belleville (West) | D Q | | Chicago (Englewood) | Q | | Danville (H.S.) | Q | | Dolton (Thornridge) | Q | | Dundee | D Q | | Freeport (H.S.) | Q | | Lawrenceville | Q | | Libertyville | Q | | Moline (H.S.) | Q | | Olney (East Richland) | D Q | | Park Forest (Rich East) | D Q | 13 0 | Sherman Hafner Rock Island (H.S.) | D Q | | Rockford (Guilford) | D Q | | Springfield (H.S.) | Q | |
 1967-68
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Arlington Heights (Arlington) | D Q 1 | | Bruce Samoore Hillside (Proviso West) | D Q 2 | | Elmhurst (York) | Q 3 | | Joe Newton Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D Q 4 | | Ottawa (Twp.) | Q 5 | | Peoria (Richwoods) | D Q 6 | | Palatine (Fremd) | D Q 7 | | Pekin | Q 8 | 8 1 | John McFeron Villa Park (Willowbrook) | Q 9 | 8 0 | Jim Tyree Chicago (Lane) | PQ 10 | | Belleville (West) | D Q | | Carrier Mills | Q | | Chicago (Englewood) | Q | | Danville (H.S.) | D Q | | Decatur (MacArthur) | D Q | | Decatur (Stephen Decatur) | Q | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | Q | | LaGrange (Lyons) | Q | | Moline (H.S.) | D Q | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | D Q | | Olney (East Richland) | D Q | | Park Forest (Rich East) | Q | 12 0 | Sherman Hafner Rock Island (H.S.) | Q | | Rockford (Guilford) | D Q | | Urbana (University) | Q | | Woodstock (H.S.) | Q | |
 1968-69
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Elmhurst (York) | D Q 1 | | Joe Newton Evanston (Twp.) | Q 2 | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | D Q 3 | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Q 4 | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D Q 5 | | Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | Q 6 | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | D Q 7 | | Arlington Heights (Arlington) | D Q 8 | | Chicago (Englewood) | PQ 9 | | Belleville (West) | D Q 10 | | Alton (Sr.) | Q | | Chicago (Lane) | Q | | Danville (H.S.) | D Q | | Decatur (MacArthur) | D Q | | Decatur (Stephen Decatur) | Q | | East Moline (United) | Q | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Q | | Hillside (Proviso West) | D Q | | Lake Forest (H.S.) | Q | | McHenry | D Q | | Newton | Q | | Palatine (Fremd) | Q | | Pekin | Q | | John McFeron Peoria (H.S.) | D Q | | Rantoul | Q | | Robinson | D Q | | Jim Fox Rock Island (H.S.) | D Q | | Rockford (Guilford) | Q | | Springfield (H.S.) | Q | | Springfield (Southeast) | D Q | |
 1969-70
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Palatine (Fremd) | S Q 1 | | Ron Menely Elmhurst (York) | Q 2 | | Joe Newton Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | D Q 3 | | Park Ridge (Maine East) | Q 3 | | Hillside (Proviso West) | D Q 5 | | Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | D S Q 6 | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D S Q 7 | | Lombard (Glenbard East) | Q 8 | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D S Q 9 | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | D Q 10 | | Belleville (West) | D Q | | Centralia | D S Q | | Chicago (Lane) | Q | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | D Q | | Mattoon | D S Q | | Moline (H.S.) | D S Q | | Peoria (Richwoods) | D Q | | Rockford (Guilford) | Q | | Springfield (Southeast) | D S Q | | Urbana (H.S.) | Q | | Chicago (Taft) | P | | Alton (Sr.) | D | | Carrier Mills | D | | Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | DeKalb | D | | Dixon (H.S.) | D | | Dolton (Thornridge) | D | | Evanston (Twp.) | D | | McHenry | D | | Pekin | D | 6 3 | John McFeron Streator (Woodland) | D | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | D | |