IHSA

Season Summaries

Girls 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).


 1980-81
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Downers Grove (North) | D Q 1 | 8 0 | Bruce Ritter Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Q 2 | | Rockford (Guilford) | Q 3 | | Evanston (Twp.) | Q 4 | | Oak Forest | Q 5 | | Summit (Argo) | Q 6 | | Tinley Park (H.S.) | Q 7 | | Dolton (Thornridge) | Q 8 | | Palatine (Fremd) | Q 9 | | Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | Q 10 | 12 0 | Bob Lyons Belleville (East) | Q | | Belvidere (H.S.) | Q | | East Moline (United) | Q | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | Q | | Elmwood | Q | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Q | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | Q | | Peoria (H.S.) | Q | | Peoria (Richwoods) | Q | | Skokie (Niles West) | Q | | Sterling (H.S.) | Q | | Teutopolis | Q | | Urbana (H.S.) | Q | | Woodstock (H.S.) | Q | |
 1981-82
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Rockford (Guilford) | D S Q 1 | | Skip Leden Wheeling | S Q 2 | | Skokie (Niles West) | D Q 3 | | Belvidere (H.S.) | D Q 4 | | Sterling (H.S.) | D Q 5 | | Don Meekel Downers Grove (North) | D S Q 6 | 8 0 | Bruce Ritter Des Plaines (Maine West) | Q 7 | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | Q 8 | | Sterling (Newman Central Cath | Q 9 | | Crete (C.-Monee) | D Q 10 | | East Peoria | Q | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | D S Q | | Elmhurst (York) | D Q | | Elmwood | D Q | | Evergreen Park | D S Q | | Glenview (Glenbrook South) | Q | | Granite City (South) | Q | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | D Q | | O'Fallon | Q | | Bob Nesbit Oak Forest | D Q | | Peoria (H.S.) | D S Q | | Schaumburg (H.S.) | Q | | Jon Macnider Teutopolis | D Q | | Urbana (H.S.) | D Q | | Chicago (St. Ignatius College | D | | G. Paul Eagle Deerfield | D | | East Moline (United) | D | | Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | D | 10 1 | Bob Lyons Macomb | D | | Mike Sartore Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | D | | Palatine (Fremd) | D | | Springfield (Lanphier) | D | | Lee Hallberg St. Charles (H.S.) | D | |
 1982-83
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Schaumburg (H.S.) | S Q 1 | | Jon Macnider Belvidere (H.S.) | RS Q 2 | | Downers Grove (North) | R Q 3 | 7 0 | Bruce Ritter Des Plaines (Maine West) | RS Q 4 | | Rockford (Guilford) | R Q 5 | | South Holland (Thornwood) | Q 6 | | Dolton (Thornridge) | RS Q 7 | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | R Q 8 | | Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | R Q 9 | 9 1 | Bob Lyons Roselle (Lake Park) | Q 10 | | Charleston | Q | 3 0 | Duncan McHugh Decatur (Eisenhower) | R Q | | Evergreen Park | R Q | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Q | | Moline (H.S.) | Q | | Oak Forest | Q | | Palatine (Fremd) | Q | | Peoria (H.S.) | R Q | | Urbana (H.S.) | RS Q | | Wheeling | Q | | Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) | R | | Bolingbrook | R | | Paul Zientarski East Moline (United) | R | | Elmhurst (York) | R | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | R | | LaGrange (Lyons) | R | | Libertyville | R | | O'Fallon | R | | Bob Nesbit Winnetka (New Trier) | R | |
 1983-84
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Wheeling | RS Q 1 | | Jim Nagel Downers Grove (North) | RS Q 2 | 7 0 | Bruce Ritter Dolton (Thornridge) | RS Q 3 | | Palatine (H.S.) | Q 4 | | Schaumburg (H.S.) | Q 5 | | Jon Macnider Sterling (Newman Central Cath | RS Q 6 | | Downers Grove (South) | Q 7 | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | R Q 8 | | Elmhurst (York) | Q 9 | | Chicago (St. Ignatius College | R Q 10 | | G. Paul Eagle Antioch | Q | | Belvidere (H.S.) | R Q | | Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | Q | | Charleston | R Q | 1 0 | Duncan McHugh Collinsville | Q | | Crete (C.-Monee) | R Q | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | S Q | | Granite City | Q | | Hinsdale (Central) | Q | | Moline (H.S.) | Q | | O'Fallon | Q | | Bob Nesbit Palatine (Fremd) | Q | | Pekin | R Q | 8 0 | Don Merrick Princeton | R Q | | Bruce Anderson Tinley Park (Andrew) | R Q | 14 1 | Sue Kramer Algonquin (Jacobs) | R | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | R | | Libertyville | R | | Lincoln | R | | Lisle (Benet Academy) | R | | Macomb | R | | Mike Sartore Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | R | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | R | |
 1984-85
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Wheeling | RS Q 1 | | Jim Nagel Downers Grove (North) | RS Q 2 | 7 0 | Bruce Ritter Elmhurst (York) | Q 3 | | Schaumburg (H.S.) | Q 4 | | Jon Macnider Geneseo (Darnall) | RS Q 5 | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | RS Q 6 | | Barrington | R Q 7 | | Downers Grove (South) | Q 8 | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Q 9 | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | R Q 10 | | Belvidere (H.S.) | R Q | | Charleston | R Q | 3 0 | Gene Nance Chicago (Maria) | Q | | Chicago (St. Ignatius College | R Q | | G. Paul Eagle Crete (C.-Monee) | S Q | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | R Q | | East Moline (United) | Q | | Granite City | Q | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | R Q | | Midlothian (Bremen) | R Q | | Moline (H.S.) | Q | | Palatine (Fremd) | Q | | Rockford (Guilford) | R Q | | Summit (Argo) | Q | | Urbana (University) | Q | | Athens | R | | Dolton (Thornridge) | R | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | R | | Mundelein (H.S.) | R | | Naperville (Central) | R | | Pekin | R | 5 2 | Don Merrick Wheaton (North) | R | |
 1985-86
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Downers Grove (North) | R Q 1 | 4 2 | Bruce Ritter Palatine (H.S.) | RS Q 2 | | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | Q 3 | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | RS Q 4 | | Downers Grove (South) | S Q 5 | | Elmhurst (York) | RS Q 6 | | Wheeling | Q 7 | | Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | Q 8 | 9 3 | Bob Lyons Geneseo (Darnall) | RS Q 9 | | Naperville (Central) | Q 10 | | Algonquin (Jacobs) | R Q | | Charleston | R Q | 3 0 | Gene Nance Chicago (Maria) | Q | | Crete (C.-Monee) | Q | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | R Q | | Granite City | Q | | Machesney Park (Harlem) | Q | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | Q | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | Q | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | Q | | Oswego (H.S.) | R Q | 9 2 | Mike Schnable Rockford (Guilford) | R Q | | Summit (Argo) | Q | | Urbana (University) | R Q | | Wheaton (North) | R Q | | Chicago (Mother McAuley) | R | | Deerfield | R | | Elmwood | R | | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | R | | Oak Forest | R | | Pekin | R | 6 1 | Don Merrick Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | R | | Schaumburg (H.S.) | R | | Jon Macnider
 1986-87
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Wheeling | RS Q 1 | | Jim Nagel Schaumburg (H.S.) | R Q 2 | | Jon Macnider Wheaton (North) | Q 3 | | Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | Q 4 | 3 3 | Gary Barker Elmhurst (York) | RS Q 5 | | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | R Q 6 | | Naperville (Central) | R Q 7 | | Palatine (H.S.) | Q 8 | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | RS Q 9 | | Geneseo (Darnall) | R Q 10 | | Chicago (Maria) | Q | | Chicago (Mother McAuley) | R Q | | Chrisman | Q | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | RS Q | | LaGrange (Lyons) | R Q | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | R Q | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | Q | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | Q | | Murphysboro | R Q | | Oak Lawn (Community) | Q | 12 1 | Bob Kunde Oswego (H.S.) | R Q | 10 1 | Mike Schnable Palatine (Fremd) | Q | | Peoria (H.S.) | R Q | | Rockford (Guilford) | RS Q | | Urbana (University) | Q | | Algonquin (Jacobs) | R | | Chatham (Glenwood) | R | | Downers Grove (North) | R | 5 1 | Bruce Ritter Skokie (Niles West) | R | | Tinley Park (Andrew) | R | 8 0 | Sue Kramer
 1987-88
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | S Q 1 | 7 0 | Gary Barker East St. Louis (Lincoln) | RS Q 2 | | Naperville (Central) | RS Q 3 | | Downers Grove (North) | R Q 4 | 5 1 | Bruce Ritter Palatine (H.S.) | R Q 5 | | Chicago (St. Ignatius College | RS Q 6 | | G. Paul Eagle Geneseo (Darnall) | RS Q 7 | | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | Q 8 | | Schaumburg (H.S.) | Q 9 | | Jon Macnider Hinsdale (Central) | Q 10 | | Belvidere (H.S.) | Q | | Chicago (Mother McAuley) | R Q | | Chrisman | R Q | | Elmhurst (York) | Q | | Kankakee (McNamara) | Q | | Lockport (Twp.) | R Q | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | Q | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | R Q | | Oak Lawn (Community) | Q | 12 1 | Bob Kunde Oswego (H.S.) | R Q | 6 1 | Mike Schnable Rock Island (H.S.) | Q | | Rockford (Guilford) | Q | | Salem | Q | | Troy (Triad) | Q | | Wheaton (North) | Q | | Barrington | R | | Deerfield | R | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | R | | LaGrange (Lyons) | R | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | R | | Park Ridge (Maine South) | R | 7 2 | George Gabauer Peoria (Bergan) | R | | Springfield (Southeast) | R | |
 1988-89 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chrisman | S Q 1 | | Roger Beals Tolono (Unity) | Q 2 | | Urbana (University) | Q 3 | | Chicago (Luther North) | Q 4 | | Winnebago | S Q 5 | | Knoxville | S Q 6 | | Tom Hillier Maple Park (Kaneland) | Q 7 | | Wheaton (St. Francis) | Q 8 | | Scott Nelson Sterling (Newman Central Cath | Q 9 | | Elmwood | Q 10 | | Monmouth (H.S.) | Q | | Rushville | Q | |
 1988-89 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Hoffman Estates (Conant) | Q 1 | | Al Goodman Downers Grove (North) | RS Q 2 | 6 0 | Bruce Ritter Arlington Heights (Hersey) | RS Q 3 | | Oak Lawn (Community) | RS Q 4 | 13 0 | Bob Kunde Naperville (Central) | R Q 5 | | Downers Grove (South) | Q 6 | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | RS Q 7 | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | Q 8 | | Wheaton (Central) | Q 9 | | Park Ridge (Maine South) | R Q 10 | 9 1 | George Gabauer Belvidere (H.S.) | Q | | Carbondale | Q | | Chicago (St. Ignatius College | R Q | | G. Paul Eagle Decatur (Eisenhower) | R Q | | East Moline (United) | Q | | Geneseo (Darnall) | R Q | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Q | | Joliet (West) | R Q | | Lockport (Twp.) | Q | | Moline (H.S.) | Q | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | R Q | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | Q | | Peoria (Richwoods) | RS Q | | Salem | Q | | Schaumburg (H.S.) | Q | | Jon Macnider Aurora (West) | R | | Barrington | R | | Bloomington (H.S.) | R | | Deerfield | R | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | R | | LaGrange (Lyons) | R | | Oswego (H.S.) | R | 10 1 | Mike Schnable Rockford (Guilford) | R | |
 1989-90 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Winnebago | S Q 1 | | Roger Fredrickson Chrisman | S Q 2 | | Herscher | Q 3 | | Scott Stephens Maple Park (Kaneland) | Q 4 | | Liberty | S Q 5 | | Tolono (Unity) | Q 6 | | Palos Heights (Chicago Christ | Q 7 | | Seneca | Q 8 | | Chicago (Luther North) | Q 9 | | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | Q 10 | | Chester | Q | | Jack Herschbach Effingham (St. Anthony) | Q | | Elmwood | Q | | Hillsboro | S Q | | Kewanee (H.S.) | Q | | Leland | Q | | Monmouth (H.S.) | Q | | Newton | Q | | Oregon | Q | | Sparta | Q | |
 1989-90 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Palatine (H.S.) | Q 1 | | Pat Gleason Hoffman Estates (Conant) | S Q 2 | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | Q 3 | | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | R Q 4 | | Downers Grove (South) | Q 5 | | Naperville (Central) | RS Q 6 | | Moline (H.S.) | RS Q 7 | | Wheaton (Central) | Q 8 | | Libertyville | R Q 9 | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | RS Q 10 | | Belvidere (H.S.) | Q | | Champaign (Centennial) | R Q | 5 0 | Greg Walters Chicago (Mother McAuley) | Q | | Chicago (St. Ignatius College | RS Q | | G. Paul Eagle Decatur (MacArthur) | R Q | | Downers Grove (North) | R Q | 7 0 | Bruce Ritter East Moline (United) | Q | | Joliet (West) | R Q | | LaGrange (Lyons) | R Q | | Lockport (Twp.) | Q | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | R Q | | O'Fallon | Q | | Foz Ryan Peoria (Notre Dame) | Q | | Peoria (Richwoods) | R Q | | Tinley Park (Andrew) | Q | 7 3 | Sue Kramer Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | R | | McHenry | R | | Metamora | R | | Oak Lawn (Community) | R | 8 1 | Bob Kunde Rockford (Guilford) | R | | St. Charles (H.S.) | R | | Wilmette (Regina Dominican) | R | |