IHSA

Season Summaries

Boys Cross Country

Last updated on November 10, 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).


 1970-71
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Park Ridge (Maine East) | D S Q 1 | | John Coughlan Palatine (Fremd) | D Q 2 | | Evanston (Twp.) | Q 3 | | Naperville (H.S.) | D S Q 4 | | Hillside (Proviso West) | D S Q 5 | | Centralia | D S Q 6 | | Peoria (Richwoods) | D S Q 7 | | Elmhurst (York) | D Q 8 | | Joe Newton Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | Q 9 | | Norridge (Ridgewood) | Q 10 | | Alton (Sr.) | D S Q | | Chicago (Taft) | Q | | DeKalb | D S Q | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | D Q | | Lebanon | D Q | | Mattoon | S Q | | Moline (H.S.) | D Q | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | D Q | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D Q | | Urbana (H.S.) | D Q | | Chicago (Lane) | P | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Dolton (Thornridge) | D | | LaGrange (Lyons) | D | | Morton | D | | Murphysboro | D | | Northfield (New Trier West) | D | | Pana (H.S.) | D | | Streator (Woodland) | D | |
 1971-72
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Elmhurst (York) | D S Q 1 | | Joe Newton Centralia | D S Q 2 | | Park Ridge (Maine East) | D S Q 3 | | Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | D Q 4 | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | D Q 5 | | Hillside (Proviso West) | S Q 6 | | Arlington Heights (Forest Vie | Q 7 | | Palatine (Fremd) | Q 8 | | Cicero (Morton East) | Q 9 | | Chicago (Lane) | PQ 10 | | Alton (Sr.) | D S Q | | Belleville (East) | Q | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D Q | | Chicago (Englewood) | Q | | Chillicothe (Illinois Valley | Q | | Danville (H.S.) | Q | | DeKalb | S Q | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Q | | Highland | Q | | Fred Singleton Jacksonville (H.S.) | D Q | | Lebanon | D Q | | Mattoon | D Q | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D Q | | Peoria (Richwoods) | S Q | | Sterling (H.S.) | D Q | | Urbana (H.S.) | D S Q | | Country Club Hills (Hillcrest | D | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D | | Northfield (New Trier West) | D | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | D | | Palatine (H.S.) | D | | Peoria (H.S.) | D | | Rock Island (H.S.) | D | | Rockford (Guilford) | D | | Springfield (H.S.) | D | | Streator (Twp.) | D | | Wheaton (North) | D | |
 1972-73
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Elmhurst (York) | D S Q 1 | | Joe Newton Arlington Heights (Hersey) | Q 2 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | D S Q 3 | | Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | Q 4 | | Rockford (Guilford) | D S Q 5 | | Naperville (H.S.) | D Q 6 | | Alton (Sr.) | D S Q 7 | | Deerfield | D S Q 8 | | Peoria (H.S.) | D S Q 9 | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | D Q 10 | | Blue Mound | Q | | Centralia | S Q | | Charleston | S Q | 13 1 | Bill Harbeck Chicago (Lake View) | Q | | Ted Loomos Chicago (Lane) | PQ | | Danville (H.S.) | D Q | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Q | | Lebanon | D Q | | Mattoon | D Q | | Moline (H.S.) | D Q | | Olney (East Richland) | D Q | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D Q | | Park Ridge (Maine East) | D Q | | Peoria (Richwoods) | Q | | Springfield (Southeast) | D Q | | Woodstock (H.S.) | Q | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | D | | Hoopeston | D | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | | Mt. Morris | D | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D | | Palatine (Fremd) | D | | Wheaton (Central) | D | |
 1973-74
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Elmhurst (York) | D S Q 1 | | Joe Newton Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | D S Q 2 | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Q 3 | | Palatine (Fremd) | D S Q 4 | | Hillside (Proviso West) | Q 5 | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | D Q 6 | | Rockford (Guilford) | D S Q 7 | | Peoria (H.S.) | D S Q 8 | | Chicago (Lane) | PQ 9 | | Mattoon | D S Q 10 | | Alton (Sr.) | D Q | | Centralia | D S Q | | Champaign (Central) | D Q | | Chicago (Taft) | Q | | Danville (H.S.) | Q | | Darien (Hinsdale South) | Q | | East Moline (United) | Q | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | S Q | | Evanston (Twp.) | Q | | Highland | Q | | Fred Singleton Marissa | D Q | | Moline (H.S.) | D Q | | Park Ridge (Maine East) | D Q | | Princeton | Q | | Gary Coates Springfield (Southeast) | D Q | | Woodstock (H.S.) | Q | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D | 4 6 | Don Slota Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | D | | Northfield (New Trier West) | D | | Olney (East Richland) | D | | Ottawa (Twp.) | D | | St. Anne | D | | St. Charles (H.S.) | D | | Sterling (H.S.) | D | |
 1974-75
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D S Q 1 | 13 0 | Don Slota Elmhurst (York) | D S Q 2 | | Joe Newton Palatine (Fremd) | D S Q 3 | | Hillside (Proviso West) | D Q 4 | | DeKalb | D S Q 5 | | Park Ridge (Maine East) | Q 6 | | Princeton | D Q 7 | | Gary Coates Hinsdale (Central) | Q 8 | | Gary Charneia Chicago (Lane) | PQ 9 | | Alton (Sr.) | D S Q 10 | | Belleville (West) | Q | | Centralia | D S Q | | Charleston | D S Q | 10 1 | Bill Harbeck Chicago (Luther North) | Q | | Chicago (Taft) | Q | | Chillicothe (Illinois Valley | Q | | Danville (H.S.) | D Q | | East St. Louis (Sr.) | Q | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | Q | | Lebanon | D Q | | Peoria (H.S.) | S Q | | Peoria (Richwoods) | D Q | | Peoria (Woodruff) | Q | | Rantoul | Q | | Villa Park (Willowbrook) | Q | | Jim Tyree Waukegan (H.S.) | D Q | | Woodstock (H.S.) | Q | | Aurora (West) | D | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Dixon (H.S.) | D | | Joliet (West) | D | | LaGrange (Lyons) | D | | Moline (H.S.) | D | | Naperville (Central) | D | | Olney (East Richland) | D | | Springfield (H.S.) | D | | St. Anne | D | |
 1975-76
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | S Q 1 | 6 1 | Don Slota Elmhurst (York) | D S Q 2 | | Joe Newton Deerfield | D Q 3 | | Rockford (East) | S Q 4 | | Lebanon | D S Q 5 | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | D S Q 6 | | Park Ridge (Maine East) | Q 7 | | Woodstock (H.S.) | D Q 8 | | Harvey (Thornton) | D Q 9 | | Chicago (Lane) | PQ 10 | | Alton (Sr.) | D Q | | Belleville (West) | Q | | Belvidere (H.S.) | Q | | Centralia | D Q | | Champaign (Central) | Q | | Chicago (Harlan) | Q | | Danville (H.S.) | D S Q | | Downers Grove (North) | Q | | Granite City (North) | S Q | | Hillside (Proviso West) | D Q | | Hinsdale (Central) | Q | | Gary Charneia Kankakee (McNamara) | Q | | Mattoon | D Q | | Peoria (H.S.) | D Q | | Peoria (Spalding) | S Q | | Springfield (Lanphier) | D Q | | Lee Hallberg Dixon (H.S.) | D | | Moline (H.S.) | D | | Normal (Community) | D | | Olney (East Richland) | D | | Oswego (H.S.) | D | 14 1 | John Sammons Palatine (H.S.) | D | | Princeton | D | | Quincy (Sr.) | D | | Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | D | | St. Anne | D | | Wheaton (North) | D | |
 1976-77 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Lebanon | D S Q 1 | | Ira Price Winnebago | D S Q 2 | | Farmington (East) | Q 3 | | Plano | Q 4 | | Aurora (Marmion Academy) | Q 5 | | Fairfield | D S Q 6 | | Elmwood | D Q 7 | | Minonk (M.-Dana-Rutland) | D S Q 8 | | St. Anne | D Q 9 | | Chatham (Glenwood) | Q 10 | | Beecher | D Q | | Blue Mound | D Q | | Effingham (St. Anthony) | Q | | Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | Q | | Don Greenfield Greenfield | D Q | | Marissa | Q | | Metropolis | Q | | Prophetstown | Q | 9 2 | Irv Sanderson Robinson | Q | | Jim Fox Troy (Triad) | Q | | Camp Point (Central) | D | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | D | | John King Minooka | D | |
 1976-77 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Deerfield | D S Q 1 | | Len Kisellus Wheaton (North) | D S Q 2 | | Rollie Eckman Elmhurst (York) | D Q 3 | | Joe Newton Des Plaines (Maine West) | Q 4 | | Moline (H.S.) | D S Q 5 | | Palatine (Fremd) | Q 6 | | Alton (Sr.) | D S Q 7 | | Dolton (Thornridge) | D Q 8 | | Skip Stolley Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Q 9 | | Chicago (Gordon Tech) | D Q 10 | | Aurora (West) | Q | | Belleville (West) | Q | | Centralia | D Q | | Chicago (Kennedy) | Q | | Chicago (Lane) | PQ | | DeKalb | D Q | | East Moline (United) | Q | | Granite City (North) | Q | | Harvey (Thornton) | Q | | Hillside (Proviso West) | Q | | Metamora | D Q | | Orland Park (Sandburg) | D S Q | | Oswego (H.S.) | Q | 15 1 | John Sammons Palatine (H.S.) | D Q | | Park Ridge (Maine East) | Q | | Peoria (H.S.) | Q | | Peoria (Woodruff) | Q | | Springfield (Lanphier) | D Q | | Lee Hallberg Mundelein (H.S.) | D | | Palos Hills (Stagg) | D | |
 1977-78 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Elmwood | D S Q 1 | | Tom Meyers Beecher | D Q 2 | | Minooka | D Q 3 | | Lebanon | D S Q 4 | | Aurora (Marmion Academy) | S Q 5 | | Chicago (University) | D Q 6 | | Winnebago | D Q 7 | | Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) | Q 8 | | Woodstock (Marian) | Q 9 | | Effingham (St. Anthony) | S Q 10 | | Blue Mound | D Q | | Fairfield | D Q | | Franklin | Q | | Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) | Q | | Manteno | Q | | Marissa | Q | | Nauvoo (N.-Colusa) | Q | | Robinson | D Q | | Jim Fox Rushville | D Q | | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | Q | | Carlinville | D | | Granville (Putnam County) | D | |
 1977-78 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Deerfield | D S Q 1 | | Len Kisellus Elmhurst (York) | D S Q 2 | | Joe Newton Palatine (Fremd) | D Q 3 | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D S Q 4 | | Dolton (Thornridge) | D Q 5 | | Skip Stolley Palatine (H.S.) | Q 6 | | Chicago (Gordon Tech) | D Q 7 | | Orland Park (Sandburg) | D Q 8 | | Downers Grove (North) | Q 9 | | DeKalb | D Q 10 | | Arlington Heights (Arlington) | Q | | Belleville (East) | D Q | | Belvidere (H.S.) | Q | | Chicago (Lake View) | Q | | Tom Jennings Chicago (Lane) | PQ | | Danville (H.S.) | D Q | | Decatur (MacArthur) | Q | | East St. Louis (Sr.) | Q | | Evanston (Twp.) | Q | | Highland Park | Q | | Hinsdale (Central) | Q | | Gary Charneia Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | Q | | Oswego (H.S.) | Q | 13 1 | John Sammons Palos Hills (Stagg) | Q | | Peoria (Richwoods) | S Q | | Rockford (East) | Q | | Springfield (Lanphier) | D S Q | | Lee Hallberg Springfield (Southeast) | Q | | Centralia | D | | Chicago (Marist) | D | | Pat Quinn Libertyville | D | | Princeton | D | |
 1978-79 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Winnebago | D S Q 1 | | Roger Schmidt Aurora (Central Catholic) | D Q 2 | | Ken Jakalski Beecher | D S Q 3 | | Woodstock (Marian) | Q 4 | | Chrisman | S Q 5 | | Aurora (Marmion Academy) | Q 6 | | Granville (Putnam County) | Q 7 | | Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) | Q 8 | | Troy (Triad) | S Q 9 | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | D Q 10 | | John King Breese (Mater Dei) | Q | | Brimfield | Q | | Mike Pryor Effingham (St. Anthony) | D Q | | Elmwood | D Q | | Freeburg | D Q | | Wayne Wiseman Georgetown | Q | | Tom Kulbartz Manteno | Q | | Petersburg (PORTA) | D Q | | Teutopolis | Q | | Trenton (Wesclin) | Q | | Beardstown | D | | Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | D | | Don Greenfield Fairfield | D | | Normal (University) | D | |
 1978-79 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Elmhurst (York) | D S Q 1 | | Joe Newton Villa Park (Willowbrook) | Q 2 | | Jim Tyree Dolton (Thornridge) | D S Q 3 | | Skip Stolley Palatine (Fremd) | D Q 4 | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D Q 5 | | Park Ridge (Maine East) | Q 6 | | Naperville (North) | Q 7 | | Springfield (Lanphier) | D S Q 8 | | Lee Hallberg Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Q 9 | | Peoria (Richwoods) | Q 9 | | Belleville (East) | Q | | Belvidere (H.S.) | D S Q | | Chicago (Kennedy) | Q | | Chicago (Lane) | PQ | | Decatur (MacArthur) | Q | | Deerfield | Q | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | D Q | | East Moline (United) | Q | | Hillside (Proviso West) | Q | | LaGrange (Lyons) | Q | | Mattoon | D Q | | Moline (H.S.) | D Q | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | S Q | | Rock Island (H.S.) | Q | | Springfield (Griffin) | Q | | St. Charles (H.S.) | Q | | Winnetka (New Trier East) | Q | | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | D | | Chicago (Marist) | D | | Pat Quinn East Peoria | D | | Libertyville | D | | O'Fallon | D | | Bob Nesbit Orland Park (Sandburg) | D | |
 1979-80 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Petersburg (PORTA) | D S Q 1 | | Mike Johnson Princeton | D S Q 2 | | Gary Coates Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) | Q 3 | | Spring Valley (Hall) | Q 4 | | Freeburg | D Q 5 | | Wayne Wiseman Elmhurst (Immaculate Concepti | Q 6 | | Woodstock (Marian) | D Q 7 | | Beecher | D S Q 8 | | Granville (Putnam County) | Q 9 | | Trenton (Wesclin) | Q 10 | | Beardstown | D Q | | Brimfield | D Q | | Mike Pryor Carmi | D Q | | Chester | Q | | Steve Burke Elmwood | D Q | | Georgetown | Q | | Tom Kulbartz Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | D S Q | | John King Paxton | Q | | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | Q | | Teutopolis | D Q | | Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | D | | Don Greenfield Tonica | D | |
 1979-80 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Park Ridge (Maine East) | D S Q 1 | | Rich Sazonoff Elmhurst (York) | D S Q 2 | | Joe Newton Dolton (Thornridge) | D S Q 3 | | Skip Stolley Barrington | D Q 4 | | Chicago (Marist) | D Q 5 | | Pat Quinn Villa Park (Willowbrook) | Q 6 | | Jim Tyree Centralia | D S Q 7 | | Naperville (North) | D Q 8 | | Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | Q 9 | 8 2 | Jim Swift Sterling (H.S.) | D S Q 10 | | Alton (Sr.) | D Q | | Champaign (Central) | Q | | Chicago (Kennedy) | Q | | Chicago (Lane) | PQ | | Downers Grove (North) | Q | | East Moline (United) | Q | | Hillside (Proviso West) | Q | | Mattoon | Q | | O'Fallon | Q | | Bob Nesbit Palatine (Fremd) | Q | | Palatine (H.S.) | Q | | Park Forest (Rich East) | Q | 6 0 | Larry Roland Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | Q | | Rock Island (H.S.) | D Q | | Rockford (East) | Q | | South Holland (Thornwood) | Q | 5 2 | Gary Haupert Springfield (Lanphier) | Q | | Lee Hallberg Streator (Twp.) | Q | | Danville (H.S.) | D | | Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | Libertyville | D | | Lockport (Twp.) | D | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | D | | Oswego (H.S.) | D | 13 1 | John Sammons