IHSA

Season Summaries

Boys Cross Country

Last updated on December 1, 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).


 Palatine (Fremd)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1967-68 | D Q 7 | | 1968-69 | Q | | 1969-70 | S Q *1 | | Ron Menely 1970-71 | D Q 2 | | 1971-72 | Q 8 | | 1972-73 | D | | 1973-74 | D S Q 4 | | 1974-75 | D S Q 3 | | 1976-77 | Q 6 | | 1977-78 | D Q 3 | | 1978-79 | D Q 4 | | 1979-80 | Q | | 1985-86 | Q | | 1994-95 | R Q 3 | | Rich Bokor 1995-96 | Q 10 | |
 Palatine (H.S.)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1962-63 | Q 7 | | 1971-72 | D | | 1975-76 | D | | 1976-77 | D Q | | 1977-78 | Q 6 | | 1979-80 | Q | | 1980-81 | Q 2 | | 1981-82 | Q | | 1982-83 | R Q 6 | | 1986-87 | Q | | 1987-88 | R Q | | 1988-89 | Q 6 | | 1989-90 | Q | | 1990-91 | Q | | 1991-92 | Q | | 1992-93 | Q 5 | | 1993-94 | Q 2 | | 1995-96 | Q 6 | | 1997-98 | Q | | 2002-03 | R | | 2003-04 | RS Q 2 | | Fred Miller 2004-05 | RS Q 2 | | Fred Miller 2005-06 | R Q 2 | | Chris Quick 2006-07 | S Q 6 | | Chris Quick 2007-08 | RS Q 3 | | Chris Quick 2008-09 | RS Q 10 | | Chris Quick
 Palestine
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1997-98 | | | Phillip Terry
 Palos Hills (Stagg)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1976-77 | D | | 1977-78 | Q | | 1987-88 | RS Q | | 1988-89 | RS Q 4 | | 1989-90 | RS Q 2 | | 1990-91 | R Q | | 2007-08 | Q | |
 Pana (H.S.)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1970-71 | D | |
 Paris
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1946-47 | D Q *1 | | Ernie Eveland 1947-48 | D Q *1 | | Ernie Eveland 1948-49 | D Q *1 | | Ernie Eveland 1949-50 | D Q *1 | | H.D. "Deac" Sweeley 1950-51 | D Q 2 | | 1961-62 | Q | |
 Park Forest (Rich East)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1957-58 | | 2 1 | Jim Minerick 1958-59 | | | Jim Minerick . . . . . 2 1 1 yr .667 1959-60 | | 8 4 | Chuck Sedgwick 1960-61 | | 5 4 | Chuck Sedgwick 1961-62 | | 8 5 | Chuck Sedgwick . . . . . 21 13 3 yr .618 1962-63 | | 11 1 | Pat Grant 1963-64 | D Q | 11 1 | Pat Grant 1964-65 | D Q 9 | | Pat Grant . . . . . 22 2 2 yr .917 1965-66 | D Q | | Sherman Hafner 1966-67 | D Q | 13 0 | Sherman Hafner 1967-68 | Q | 12 0 | Sherman Hafner 1968-69 | | 10 2 | Sherman Hafner 1969-70 | | 7 5 | Sherman Hafner 1970-71 | | 3 9 | Sherman Hafner . . . . . 45 16 5 yr .738 1971-72 | | 2 10 | Bob Sullivan . . . . . 2 10 1 yr .167 1972-73 | | 3 8 | Larry Roland 1973-74 | | 9 4 1 | Larry Roland 1974-75 | | 3 12 | Larry Roland 1975-76 | | 11 1 | Larry Roland 1976-77 | | 9 1 | Larry Roland 1977-78 | | 9 3 | Larry Roland 1978-79 | | 9 4 | Larry Roland 1979-80 | Q | 6 0 | Larry Roland 1980-81 | Q | 5 1 | Larry Roland 1981-82 | | 9 5 | Larry Roland . . . . . 73 39 1 10 yr .650 1982-83 | | 9 12 | Pete Struck . . . . . 9 12 1 yr .429 1983-84 | | 1 10 | Byron Hyink . . . . . 1 10 1 yr .091 1984-85 | | | Phil Hey 1985-86 | | | Phil Hey 1986-87 | | | Phil Hey 1987-88 | | | Phil Hey 1988-89 | | | Phil Hey 1989-90 | | | Phil Hey 1990-91 | | 5 5 | Phil Hey 1991-92 | | | Phil Hey 1992-93 | | | Phil Hey . . . . . 5 5 1 yr .500 1993-94 | | | James Kramer 1994-95 | | | Byron Hyink 1995-96 | | | Byron Hyink 1996-97 | | | Robert Walker 1997-98 | | | Robert Walker 1998-99 | | | Robert Walker 1999-00 | | | James Kramer 2000-01 | | | James Kramer 2001-02 | | 6 6 | Matt Bowden 2002-03 | | 1 8 | Matt Bowden 2003-04 | | 2 10 | Matt Bowden . . . . . 9 24 3 yr .273 2004-05 | | 4 2 | Will Dwyer 2005-06 | | 3 3 | Will Dwyer 2006-07 | | | Will Dwyer . . . . . 7 5 2 yr .583 2007-08 | | 3 4 | Kevin Kredens . . . . . 3 4 1 yr .429 SCHOOL TOTAL 199 141 1 31 yr .585
 Park Ridge (Maine East)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach As Des Plaines (Maine) 1947-48 | D Q 2 | | 1950-51 | D Q 3 | | 1955-56 | D Q 4 | | 1959-60 | Q 6 | | As Park Ridge (Maine East) 1969-70 | Q 3 | | 1970-71 | D S Q *1 | | John Coughlan 1971-72 | D S Q 3 | | 1972-73 | D Q | | 1973-74 | D Q | | 1974-75 | Q 6 | | 1975-76 | Q 7 | | 1976-77 | Q | | 1978-79 | Q 6 | | 1979-80 | D S Q *1 | | Rich Sazonoff 1980-81 | Q | |
 Park Ridge (Maine South)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 2008-09 | Q | |
 Paxton
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1979-80 | Q | | 1980-81 | Q 4 | | 1985-86 | R | |
 Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1965-66 | | 0 5 | . . . . . 0 5 1 yr .000 1979-80 | | | Fred Guyot 1980-81 | | | Fred Guyot 1981-82 | | | Fred Guyot 1982-83 | | | Fred Guyot 1983-84 | | | Fred Guyot 1984-85 | | | Fred Guyot 1985-86 | | | Fred Guyot 1986-87 | | | Fred Guyot 1987-88 | | | Fred Guyot 1988-89 | | | Fred Guyot 1989-90 | | | Fred Guyot 1990-91 | | | Fred Guyot 1991-92 | | | Fred Guyot 1992-93 | | | Fred Guyot 1993-94 | | | Fred Guyot 1994-95 | | | Fred Guyot 1995-96 | | | Fred Guyot 1996-97 | | | Fred Guyot 1997-98 | | | Mike Brehm 1998-99 | | | Mike Brehm 1999-00 | | | Mike Brehm 2000-01 | | 1 2 | Larry Geerken . . . . . 1 2 1 yr .333 2001-02 | | | John Overstreet 2002-03 | | 2 2 | John Overstreet 2003-04 | | 2 1 | John Overstreet 2004-05 | | 2 3 | John Overstreet 2005-06 | | 2 1 | John Overstreet 2006-07 | RS Q 4 | | John Overstreet 2007-08 | RS Q 4 | | John Overstreet . . . . . 8 7 4 yr .533 SCHOOL TOTAL 9 14 6 yr .391
 Pekin
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1955-56 | D Q | | 1960-61 | D Q | | John McFeron 1961-62 | Q | | John McFeron 1962-63 | D Q 9 | | John McFeron 1963-64 | D Q | | John McFeron 1964-65 | | | John McFeron 1965-66 | D Q | 10 1 | John McFeron 1966-67 | D Q 9 | 10 0 | John McFeron 1967-68 | Q 8 | 8 1 | John McFeron 1968-69 | Q | | John McFeron 1969-70 | D | 6 3 | John McFeron 1970-71 | | 5 3 | John McFeron 1971-72 | | 4 4 | John McFeron 1972-73 | | 3 6 | John McFeron 1973-74 | | 6 3 | John McFeron . . . . . 52 21 8 yr .712 1979-80 | | 7 4 | Don Merrick 1980-81 | | 2 7 | Don Merrick 1981-82 | | 10 4 | Don Merrick 1982-83 | | 5 3 | Don Merrick 1983-84 | R Q 9 | 8 0 | Don Merrick 1984-85 | | 6 1 | Don Merrick 1985-86 | | 6 1 | Don Merrick 1986-87 | | 5 2 | Don Merrick 1987-88 | | 3 5 | Don Merrick 1988-89 | | 5 1 | Don Merrick 1989-90 | | 2 4 | Don Merrick 1990-91 | | 2 4 | Don Merrick 1991-92 | | 5 2 | Don Merrick 1992-93 | | 6 1 | Don Merrick 1993-94 | | 6 1 | Don Merrick 1994-95 | Q | 5 1 | Don Merrick 1995-96 | | 5 1 | Don Merrick 1996-97 | | 5 0 | Don Merrick 1997-98 | | 3 2 | Don Merrick 1998-99 | R | 4 1 | Don Merrick 1999-00 | S Q | 5 0 | Don Merrick 2000-01 | Q | 4 1 | Don Merrick 2001-02 | R Q | 5 0 | Don Merrick 2002-03 | R | 5 0 | Don Merrick 2003-04 | | 4 1 | Don Merrick 2004-05 | | 4 1 | Don Merrick 2005-06 | | 4 1 | Don Merrick . . . . . 131 49 27 yr .728 2006-07 | | 0 7 | Dan Damotte . . . . . 0 7 1 yr .000 SCHOOL TOTAL 183 77 36 yr .704
 Peoria (H.S.)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1953-54 | Q | | 1954-55 | D Q 8 | | 1955-56 | D Q 5 | | 1956-57 | Q | | 1957-58 | D Q | | 1963-64 | D Q | | 1965-66 | Q | | 1968-69 | D Q | | 1971-72 | D | | 1972-73 | D S Q 9 | | 1973-74 | D S Q 8 | | 1974-75 | S Q | | 1975-76 | D Q | | 1976-77 | Q | | 1982-83 | R Q | |
 Peoria (Manual)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1957-58 | Q | |
 Peoria (Notre Dame)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach As Peoria (Bergan) 1980-81 | Q *1 | | Mike Sullivan 1981-82 | Q *1 | | Mike Sullivan 1982-83 | RS Q 2 | | 1983-84 | Q 6 | | As Peoria (Notre Dame) 1989-90 | R Q 7 | | 1990-91 | RS Q | | 1999-00 | R Q | | Mike Sullivan 2000-01 | RS Q | | Mike Sullivan 2008-09 | R Q 9 | | Mike Sullivan
 Peoria (Richwoods)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1959-60 | Q | | 1960-61 | D Q | | 1961-62 | D Q 5 | | 1964-65 | D Q | | 1967-68 | D Q 6 | | 1969-70 | D Q | | 1970-71 | D S Q 7 | | 1971-72 | S Q | | 1972-73 | Q | | 1974-75 | D Q | | 1977-78 | S Q | | 1978-79 | Q 9 | | 1985-86 | R Q | | 1986-87 | R Q | | 1987-88 | R | | 1988-89 | R Q | | 1989-90 | Q | | 1991-92 | R | | 1992-93 | R | | 1993-94 | R Q | | 1994-95 | R | | Bob LaCroix 1995-96 | R Q | | Bob LaCroix 1996-97 | R | | 1997-98 | Q | |
 Peoria (Spalding)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1975-76 | S Q | |
 Peoria (Woodruff)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1946-47 | D Q 10 | | 1947-48 | D Q 9 | | 1949-50 | D Q 4 | | 1950-51 | D Q 4 | | 1951-52 | D Q 3 | | 1952-53 | D Q *1 | | Roy Gummerson 1953-54 | D Q 4 | | 1954-55 | Q 2 | | 1956-57 | D Q 9 | | 1959-60 | D Q | | 1974-75 | Q | | 1976-77 | Q | | 2005-06 | | 3 3 | Brien Dunphy 2006-07 | | 4 2 | Brien Dunphy . . . . . 7 5 2 yr .583 SCHOOL TOTAL 7 5 2 yr .583
 Peru (St. Bede)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 2004-05 | Q | | Michael Skoflanc
 Petersburg (PORTA)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1978-79 | D Q | | 1979-80 | D S Q *1 | | Mike Johnson 1980-81 | Q 6 | | 1981-82 | Q 5 | | 1983-84 | Q 3 | | 1984-85 | R Q 4 | | 1985-86 | R Q 7 | | 1986-87 | Q 9 | | 1993-94 | Q | | 1994-95 | RS Q 3 | | Jim Brauer 1995-96 | RS Q *1 | | Jim Brauer 1996-97 | RS Q 3 | | 2003-04 | Q | | James Brauer 2004-05 | R | | James Brauer 2005-06 | R Q | | James Brauer 2007-08 | R | | James Brauer
 Pinckneyville
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1959-60 | Q | | 1960-61 | Q | | 1963-64 | Q | | 1986-87 | R | | 1987-88 | R Q | | 1989-90 | Q | |
 Pittsfield
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 2001-02 | R Q | | Gina Rylander 2003-04 | R | | Gina Rylander 2006-07 | R Q | | Kate Lagemann
 Plainfield (South)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 2004-05 | R Q | | Scott Albright
 Plano
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1976-77 | Q 4 | |
 Pleasant Plains
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1963-64 | | | Lee Smith 1964-65 | | | Lee Smith 1965-66 | | | Lee Smith 1966-67 | | | Lee Smith 1967-68 | | | Lee Smith 1968-69 | | | Gary Calhoun 1981-82 | | 3 8 | Ron Bomke . . . . . 3 8 1 yr .273 1987-88 | R | | SCHOOL TOTAL 3 8 1 yr .273
 Polo
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 2006-07 | Q 9 | | Lisa Martin
 Pontiac
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1981-82 | Q 6 | | 1982-83 | Q 10 | | 1985-86 | RS Q 2 | | 1986-87 | RS Q *1 | | Kevin Forney 1987-88 | RS Q 6 | | 1988-89 | R | | 1989-90 | R Q | | 1991-92 | Q | | 1996-97 | Q | | 1997-98 | RS Q | | 1998-99 | R Q | | Kevin Forney
 Princeton
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1973-74 | Q | | Gary Coates 1974-75 | D Q 7 | | Gary Coates 1975-76 | D | | 1977-78 | D | | 1979-80 | D S Q 2 | | Gary Coates 1980-81 | Q 2 | | Gary Coates 1984-85 | RS Q 4 | | Gary Coates 1987-88 | R Q 7 | | Gary Coates 1988-89 | R Q 6 | | Gary Coates 1991-92 | Q | | Gary Coates 1994-95 | Q 9 | | Patrick Hodge 2005-06 | Q | | Patrick Hodge
 Prophetstown
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1972-73 | | 5 2 | Irv Sanderson 1973-74 | | 2 4 | Irv Sanderson 1974-75 | | 4 2 | Irv Sanderson 1975-76 | | 8 1 | Irv Sanderson 1976-77 | Q | 9 2 | Irv Sanderson 1977-78 | | 8 2 | Irv Sanderson 1978-79 | | 7 2 | Irv Sanderson 1979-80 | | | Irv Sanderson 1980-81 | | | Irv Sanderson 1981-82 | Q 3 | | Irv Sanderson 1982-83 | Q | | Irv Sanderson . . . . . 43 15 7 yr .741 1996-97 | | | Rod Weber 1997-98 | | 7 6 | Rod Weber 1998-99 | | 7 0 | Rod Weber 1999-00 | | 6 2 | Rod Weber 2000-01 | | 7 6 | Rod Weber 2001-02 | | 6 3 | Rod Weber . . . . . 33 17 5 yr .660 2002-03 | | | Mel Saad 2003-04 | | | Mel Saad SCHOOL TOTAL 76 32 12 yr .704
 Quincy (Sr.)
Season Titles Pl W L T Coach 1975-76 | D | | 1986-87 | Q | | 1987-88 | Q | | 1992-93 | Q | | 1993-94 | Q | | 1994-95 | R Q | | Ty Wolf 1995-96 | RS Q | | Ty Wolf 1997-98 | R | | 2002-03 | Q | | 2003-04 | RS Q | | Kerry Anders