IHSA

Season Summaries

Boys Track and Field

Last updated on August 5, 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 Evanston (Twp.) | D 1 | | Ron Helberg East Moline (United) | D 2 | | Alton (Sr.) | D 3 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D 3 | 15 0 | Steve Miller LaGrange (Lyons) | D 3 | | Chicago (Englewood) | P 6 | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | 7 | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | D 8 | | Zion (Z.-Benton) | 9 | | Chicago (St. Ignatius College | 10 | | Decatur (Stephen Decatur) | 10 | | Centralia | D | | Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | Dixon (H.S.) | D | | Joliet (West) | D | | Lombard (Glenbard East) | D | | Mattoon | D | | Palatine (Fremd) | D | | Peoria (H.S.) | D | | Quincy (Sr.) | D | | Rockford (East) | D | | Springfield (Southeast) | D | | Urbana (H.S.) | D | |
 1971-72
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Evanston (Twp.) | D 1 | | Ron Helberg Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D 2 | 16 0 | Steve Miller Alton (Sr.) | 3 | | Harvey (Thornton) | 4 | | Lebanon | 4 | | Hillside (Proviso West) | 6 | | East St. Louis (Sr.) | D 7 | | Joliet (West) | D 8 | | Chicago (Lane) | P 9 | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | 9 | | Bloomington (H.S.) | D | | Dundee | D | | Elmhurst (York) | D | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | | Lombard (Glenbard East) | D | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D | | Normal (Community) | D | | Park Ridge (Maine South) | D | | Peoria (Richwoods) | D | | Quincy (Sr.) | D | | Robinson | D | | Jim Fox Rock Island (H.S.) | D | | Rockford (West) | D | | Springfield (Southeast) | D | | Urbana (H.S.) | D | |
 1972-73
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Lincoln) | 1 | | George Holliday LaGrange (Lyons) | 1 | | Max Armer Harvey (Thornton) | 3 | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D 4 | | Chicago (Parker) | 5 | | Chicago (Englewood) | P 6 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D 6 | | Steve Miller Granite City | 6 | | Lebanon | 6 | | Chicago (Lane) | 10 | | Maywood (Proviso East) | 10 | | Alton (Sr.) | D | | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | D | | Charleston | D | | Crystal Lake (H.S.) | D | 16 4 | Dick Kloepfer Decatur (MacArthur) | D | | East St. Louis (Sr.) | D | | Elmhurst (York) | D | | Galesburg (H.S.) | D | | Joliet (West) | D | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D | | Peoria (Manual) | D | 19 1 | Dennis Winkler Rantoul | D | | Rock Island (H.S.) | D | | Rockford (Auburn) | D | | Springfield (Southeast) | D | |
 1973-74
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Lane) | P 1 | | William Lewis Evanston (Twp.) | D 1 | | Ron Helberg LaGrange (Lyons) | D 3 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D 4 | | Steve Miller East St. Louis (Sr.) | D 5 | | Chicago (Phillips) | 6 | | Alton (Sr.) | 7 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | 8 | | Rushville | D 9 | | Rod Schoonover Chicago (St. Ignatius College | 9 | | Elmhurst (York) | 9 | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | 9 | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | 9 | | Rolling Meadows | 9 | 2 4 | Joe Vitton Champaign (Central) | D | | Charleston | D | | Decatur (Eisenhower) | D | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | D | | Elgin (H.S.) | D | | Moline (H.S.) | D | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D | | Peoria (H.S.) | D | | Princeton | D | | Rockford (East) | D | | Springfield (Southeast) | D | | Wheaton (North) | D | |
 1974-75 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Maple Park (Kaneland) | D 1 | | Bruce Peterson Granville (Putnam County) | D 2 | | Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) | D 2 | | Gilman | 4 | | Prophetstown | 4 | | Irv Sanderson Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | D 6 | | Carthage (Hancock Central) | 6 | | Stillman Valley | D 8 | | Clifton (Central) | 8 | | Flanagan | 8 | | Mt. Sterling (Brown County) | 8 | | Watseka | 8 | | Altamont | D | | Arthur | D | | Farmington (East) | D | | Fulton (H.S.) | D | | Lebanon | D | | New Lenox (Providence Catholi | D | | Normal (University) | D | | Jack Eddy Pleasant Hill | D | | Rushville | D | | Sparta | D | | Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) | D | |
 1974-75 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Sr.) | D 1 | | Jimmy Lewis Chicago (Phillips) | P 2 | | Rockford (East) | D 2 | | Maywood (Proviso East) | 4 | | Alton (Sr.) | 5 | | Oak Lawn (Community) | D 6 | | John Lewis Joliet (East) | 6 | | Evanston (Twp.) | 8 | | Elmhurst (York) | D 9 | | Hillside (Proviso West) | 10 | | Arlington Heights (Forest Vie | D | | Aurora (East) | D | | Charleston | D | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D | 10 0 | Steve Miller Des Plaines (Maine West) | D | | Lombard (Glenbard East) | D | | Moline (H.S.) | D | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D | | Normal (Community) | D | | Peoria (H.S.) | D | | Rantoul | D | | Rock Island (H.S.) | D | | Zion (Z.-Benton) | D | |
 1975-76 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Granville (Putnam County) | D 1 | | Jim Davis Maple Park (Kaneland) | D 2 | | Farmington (East) | D 3 | | Lebanon | D 4 | | Momence | 4 | | Peru (St. Bede) | 4 | | Gilman | 7 | | Paxton | 8 | | Melrose Park (Walther Luthera | 9 | | Polo | 9 | | Blue Mound | D | | Carmi | D | | Chatham (Glenwood) | D | | Erie | D | | Eureka | D | | Denny Brue Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | D | | Minooka | D | | Rushville | D | | Sparta | D | | St. Anne | D | | Toulon | D | | Winnebago | D | |
 1975-76 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Sr.) | D 1 | | Jimmy Lewis Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D 2 | 23 1 | Steve Miller Maywood (Proviso East) | 3 | | Harvey (Thornton) | 4 | | Rockford (East) | D 5 | | Chicago (King) | 5 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | 5 | | Orland Park (Sandburg) | 5 | | Joliet (East) | D 9 | | Chicago (Harlan) | 10 | | Chicago (Englewood) | P | | Aurora (East) | D | | Benton | D | | Rich Herrin Danville (H.S.) | D | | Elmhurst (York) | D | | Evanston (Twp.) | D | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D | | Machesney Park (Harlem) | D | | Moline (H.S.) | D | | Oak Lawn (Richards) | D | | Palatine (Fremd) | D | | Peoria (H.S.) | D | | Zion (Z.-Benton) | D | |
 1976-77 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Maple Park (Kaneland) | D 1 | | Bruce Peterson Lebanon | 2 | | Minooka | 3 | | Peru (St. Bede) | 4 | | Chicago (Luther South) | 5 | | Melrose Park (Walther Luthera | 5 | | Robinson | D 7 | 10 0 | Tony Cork Tolono (Unity) | 7 | | Chester | 9 | | Sparta | 10 | |
 1976-77 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D 1 | 6 1 | Lonnell Poole East St. Louis (Sr.) | D 1 | | Jimmy Lewis Orland Park (Sandburg) | 3 | | Chicago (King) | 4 | | North Chicago | D 5 | | Des Plaines (Maine West) | 6 | | Chicago (Mendel) | D 7 | | Springfield (Southeast) | 7 | | Lockport (Twp.) | 9 | | Peoria (H.S.) | D 10 | | Champaign (Central) | 10 | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | 10 | | Libertyville | 10 | | Chicago (Lane) | P | | Evanston (Twp.) | D | | Lombard (Glenbard East) | D | | Machesney Park (Harlem) | D | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | D | | Palatine (Fremd) | D | |
 1977-78 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Robinson | D 1 | 10 0 | Tony Cork Madison | 2 | | St. Anne | 3 | | Gibson City | 4 | | Casey | 5 | | Rushville | 6 | | Peru (St. Bede) | 7 | | Riverton | 7 | | Spring Valley (Hall) | 7 | | Highland (St. Paul) | 10 | |
 1977-78 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Sr.) | 1 | | Jimmy Lewis Chicago (Brother Rice) | 2 | | Deerfield | 2 | | Evanston (Twp.) | 4 | | Dolton (Thornridge) | D 5 | | Orland Park (Sandburg) | 5 | | Chicago (Calumet) | P 7 | | Harvey (Thornton) | 8 | | Chicago (Farragut) | 9 | | Danville (H.S.) | 10 | | Maywood (Proviso East) | 10 | |
 1978-79 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Luther South) | 1 | | Norm Meier Gibson City | 2 | | Rochester | 3 | | Madison | 4 | | Aurora (Central Catholic) | 5 | | Ken Jakalski Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | 6 | | Melrose Park (Walther Luthera | 7 | | Arcola | 8 | | Fulton (H.S.) | 9 | | Erie | 10 | | Prophetstown | 10 | 4 0 | Irv Sanderson Washburn (Lowpoint-W.) | 10 | | John Goddard Carrollton | D | 3 0 | Dick Hamann Effingham (St. Anthony) | D | | Peoria (Manual) | D | 18 0 | Dennis Winkler
 1978-79 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Evanston (Twp.) | 1 | | Willie May East St. Louis (Sr.) | 2 | | Chicago (Phillips) | P 3 | | Palatine (Fremd) | 4 | | Patrick Brogan Moline (H.S.) | 5 | | Aurora (West) | 6 | | Deerfield | 7 | | Kankakee (Westview) | 8 | | Naperville (North) | 8 | | Chicago (Tilden) | 10 | | Jim Moriarty
 1979-80 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Luther South) | 1 | | Norm Meier Metropolis | 2 | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | 3 | | Freeburg | 4 | | Gary Henning Gibson City | 5 | | Melrose Park (Walther Luthera | 6 | | Paxton | 6 | | Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) | 8 | | Elmwood | 9 | | Forreston | 10 | | Prophetstown | 10 | 3 0 | Irv Sanderson Peoria (Manual) | D | 18 0 | Dennis Winkler Robinson | D | 8 0 | Tony Cork
 1979-80 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Maywood (Proviso East) | 1 | | Chuck Farinella Waukegan (East) | 1 | | Marvin Arrington Dolton (Thornridge) | 3 | | Chicago (Phillips) | 4 | | North Chicago | 5 | | Chicago (St. Ignatius College | 6 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | 6 | 13 0 | Lonnell Poole Chicago (Lindblom) | 8 | | Naperville (North) | D 9 | | Danville (H.S.) | 10 | | Evanston (Twp.) | D | |