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).


 1980-81 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Leo) | 1 | | John O'Keefe Chicago (Luther South) | 2 | | Princeton | 3 | | Sidell (Jamaica) | 4 | | St. Anne | 4 | | Rochester | 6 | | Buffalo (Tri-City) | 7 | | Don Hartlaub Freeburg | 7 | | Gary Henning Melrose Park (Walther Luthera | 7 | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | 10 | | Peoria (Manual) | D | 18 0 | Dennis Winkler Robinson | D | 9 0 | Tony Cork
 1980-81 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Lincoln) | 1 | | Arthur Marshall Blue Island (Eisenhower) | 2 | | Chicago (Phillips) | 3 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | 4 | | Lonnell Poole Dolton (Thornridge) | 4 | | Hillside (Proviso West) | 4 | | Mattoon | 7 | | Maywood (Proviso East) | 8 | | North Chicago | 9 | | Tinley Park (H.S.) | 9 | |
 1981-82 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach St. Anne | D 1 | | Mike Rebello Rochester | D 2 | | Lisle (Sr.) | D 3 | | West Frankfort (Frankfort) | 3 | | Buffalo (Tri-City) | 5 | | Don Hartlaub Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) | 5 | | Cornell | 5 | | Tiskilwa | D 8 | | Glasford (Illini Bluffs) | 8 | | Paxton | 10 | | Benton | D | | Rich Herrin Cairo | D | | Carlinville | D | | Delavan | D | | Farmington (East) | D | | Marengo | D | | Monticello | D | | Bob Trimble Pontiac | D | | Princeton | D | | Robinson | D | 13 0 | Tony Cork Rushville | D | | Washburn (Lowpoint-W.) | D | | John Goddard
 1981-82 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Lincoln) | D 1 | | Arthur Marshall Chicago (Dunbar) | P 2 | | Eli Thomas North Chicago | D 3 | | Chicago (Mendel) | 4 | | Elmhurst (York) | D 5 | | Chicago (Marist) | D 6 | | Chicago (Hales Franciscan) | 6 | | Waukegan (East) | 8 | | Lockport (Twp.) | D 9 | | Maywood (Proviso East) | 9 | | Centralia | D | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Trail) | D | 8 0 | John Collet Danville (H.S.) | D | | Evanston (Twp.) | D | | Moline (H.S.) | D | | Peoria (Manual) | D | 19 0 | Dennis Winkler Rockford (East) | D | | Rolling Meadows | D | 9 2 | Rich Doria Wheaton (North) | D | |
 1982-83 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Cairo | S 1 | | Jim West St. Anne | S 2 | | Chicago (Leo) | 3 | | Bro. John O' Keefe Melrose Park (Walther Luthera | 4 | | Christopher | 5 | | Cornell | 6 | | McLeansboro | 6 | | Riverton | 6 | | Tuscola | 9 | | Fulton (H.S.) | 10 | | Aledo | S | | Carlinville | S | | Chicago (Luther South) | S | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | S | | Farmington (East) | S | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | S | | Moweaqua | S | | Oregon | S | | Pontiac | S | | Princeton | S | | Robinson | S | 10 0 | Tony Cork Rushville | S | | Seneca | S | | Washburn (Lowpoint-W.) | S | | John Goddard
 1982-83 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Lincoln) | S 1 | | Arthur Marshall Chicago Heights (Bloom Trail) | S 2 | 7 1 | John Collet Waukegan (East) | S 3 | | Chicago (Kenwood) | P 4 | | Danville (H.S.) | S 5 | | Wheaton (North) | S 6 | | Chicago (Tilden) | 6 | | Jim Moriarty Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | 8 | | Arlington Heights (St. Viator | 9 | | Downers Grove (South) | 10 | | Aurora (East) | S | | Centralia | S | | Chicago (Mendel) | S | | Crystal Lake (Central) | S | 14 0 | Dick Kloepfer Elmhurst (York) | S | | Evanston (Twp.) | S | | Moline (H.S.) | S | | Peoria (Manual) | S | 19 0 | Dennis Winkler Schaumburg (H.S.) | S | |
 1983-84 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Melrose Park (Walther Luthera | 1 | | Stan Reddel Cairo | S 2 | | Farmington (East) | S 3 | | Peoria (Bergan) | 4 | | Elgin (St. Edward) | S 5 | | Sullivan | 5 | | St. Anne | S 7 | | Amboy | 8 | | Riverton | S 9 | | Chicago (Latin) | 9 | | Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) | 9 | | Carlinville | S | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | S | | Erie | S | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | S | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | S | | Pontiac | S | | Robinson | S | 9 0 | Tony Cork Rushville | S | | Spring Valley (Hall) | S | | Tiskilwa | S | | Washburn (Lowpoint-W.) | S | | John Goddard
 1983-84 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Lincoln) | S 1 | | Arthur Marshall Rock Island (H.S.) | S 2 | | Danville (H.S.) | S 3 | | Maywood (Proviso East) | S 4 | | East St. Louis (Sr.) | 5 | | Decatur (MacArthur) | 6 | | Rockford (East) | S 7 | | Pekin | 8 | | Don Merrick South Holland (Thornwood) | 8 | | Aurora (East) | 10 | | Chicago (Kenwood) | P | | Centralia | S | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Trail) | S | 6 0 | John Collet Dolton (Thornridge) | S | | Evanston (Twp.) | S | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | S | | Joliet (West) | S | | Peoria (H.S.) | S | | Zion (Z.-Benton) | S | |
 1984-85 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Cairo | S 1 | | Jim West Savanna | S 2 | | Byron | 3 | | St. Anne | S 3 | | Pontiac | S 5 | | Farmer City | 5 | | Princeton | 5 | | Melrose Park (Walther Luthera | 8 | | Carlinville | S 9 | | Yorkville | S 9 | | Beecher | 9 | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | S | | Knoxville | S | | Larry Ragsdale Lisle (Sr.) | S | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | S | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | S | | Normal (University) | S | | Jack Eddy Riverton | S | | Robinson | S | 11 0 | Tony Cork Rushville | S | | Sherrard | S | |
 1984-85 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Sr.) | S 1 | | Gordon Schoby Elmhurst (York) | S 2 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Trail) | S 3 | | John Collet Harvey (Thornton) | 4 | | Chicago (Mt. Carmel) | 5 | | Zion (Z.-Benton) | S 6 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | S 7 | | Peoria (H.S.) | S 8 | | Danville (H.S.) | S 9 | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | 10 | | Chicago (Lane) | P | | Aurora (West) | S | | Centralia | S | | Chicago (Mendel) | S | | Evanston (Twp.) | S | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | S | | Palatine (Fremd) | S | | Palatine (H.S.) | S | | Rockford (East) | S | |
 1985-86 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Luther South) | S 1 | | Oscar Kieschnick Geneva | S 2 | | Sullivan | S 2 | | Yorkville | 2 | | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | 5 | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | S 6 | | Newton | S 7 | | St. Anne | S 7 | | Rushville | S 9 | | Riverton | 10 | | Cairo | S | | Carlinville | S | | Farmington (East) | S | | Galena (H.S.) | S | | Herscher | S | | Kewanee (H.S.) | S | | Dave Edelman Maple Park (Kaneland) | S | | Normal (University) | S | | Jack Eddy Rochester | S | |
 1985-86 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach North Chicago | 1 | | Amos Jones Decatur (MacArthur) | S 2 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | S 3 | | Lonnell Poole East St. Louis (Sr.) | S 4 | | Blue Island (Eisenhower) | 4 | | Chicago (Kenwood) | P 6 | | Ed. Keys Chicago (Mendel) | S 7 | | Naperville (North) | 8 | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | S 9 | | Morton | 9 | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | 9 | | Tinley Park (H.S.) | 9 | | Aurora (West) | S | | Centralia | S | | Evanston (Twp.) | S | | Libertyville | S | | Maywood (Proviso East) | S | | Rock Island (H.S.) | S | | Rockford (East) | S | | Springfield (Lanphier) | S | | Lee Halberg Wheeling | S | | Jim Nagle
 1986-87 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Pontiac | S 1 | | Chuck Lucas Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | S 2 | | Normal (University) | S 3 | | Jack Eddy Sherrard | S 4 | | Riverton | 5 | | Watseka | 5 | 11 1 | Joe Sutfin Casey (C.-Westfield) | S 7 | | Anna (A.-Jonesboro) | 8 | | St. Anne | S 9 | | Madison | S 10 | | Cairo | S | | Carlinville | S | | Dakota | S | | Fulton (H.S.) | S | | Greenville | S | | Lewistown | S | | Norridge (Ridgewood) | S | | Princeton | S | | Yorkville | S | |
 1986-87 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | S 1 | | Glen Cothern East St. Louis (Sr.) | 2 | | Naperville (North) | S 3 | | Kankakee (Sr.) | 4 | | Harvey (Thornton) | 5 | | North Chicago | 6 | | Evanston (Twp.) | S 7 | | Chicago (Mendel) | S 8 | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | 9 | | Hillside (Proviso West) | 10 | | Niles (Notre Dame) | 10 | | Chicago (Lane) | P | | Bloomington (H.S.) | S | | Centralia | S | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | S | | Lonnell Poole East St. Louis (Lincoln) | S | | Hoffman Estates (Conant) | S | | Libertyville | S | | Peoria (Manual) | S | 11 2 | Dennis Winkler Rantoul | S | | Rock Island (H.S.) | S | | Rockford (West) | S | | Roselle (Lake Park) | S | |
 1987-88 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Cairo | S 1 | | Jim West St. Anne | S 2 | | Madison | S 3 | | Melrose Park (Walther Luthera | S 4 | | Yorkville | 5 | | Greenville | 6 | | Watseka | 7 | 8 1 | Joe Sutfin Sherrard | 8 | | Breese (Mater Dei) | 9 | | Carmi | 9 | | Aledo | S | | Eureka | S | 19 1 | Ron Eeten Geneva | S | | Lansing (Illiana Christian) | S | | Lewistown | S | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | S | | Monticello | S | | '' " Normal (University) | S | | Jack Eddy Pana (H.S.) | S | | Pittsfield | S | | Prophetstown | S | 2 1 | Irv Sanderson Robinson | S | 10 0 | Tony Cork
 1987-88 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | S 1 | 11 1 | Lonnell Poole East St. Louis (Sr.) | S 2 | | Joliet (West) | 3 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | 4 | | Aurora (West) | S 5 | | East Moline (United) | 6 | | South Holland (Thornwood) | S 7 | | Dolton (Thornridge) | 7 | | Chicago (St. Ignatius College | 9 | | Jim Connelly Centralia | S 10 | | Elgin (Larkin) | 10 | | Chicago (Lane) | P | | Decatur (MacArthur) | S | | Evanston (Twp.) | S | | Hillside (Proviso West) | S | | Peoria (H.S.) | S | | Rockford (East) | S | | Roselle (Lake Park) | S | | Springfield (Southeast) | S | | Wheeling | S | | Jim Nagle Zion (Z.-Benton) | S | |
 1988-89 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach St. Anne | S 1 | | Joe Urbelis Cairo | S 2 | | Geneva | S 3 | | Greenville | 4 | | Kankakee (McNamara) | S 5 | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | S 6 | | Dwight | 7 | | Princeton | 7 | | Mendota | 9 | | Annawan | S 10 | | Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) | S | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | S | | Eureka | S | 8 0 | Ron Eeten Lewistown | S | | Normal (University) | S | | Jack Eddy Oregon | S | | Pittsfield | S | | Robinson | S | 9 0 | Tony Cork Rochester | S | | William Derks St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | S | |
 1988-89 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Rock Island (H.S.) | S 1 | | John Coolidge East St. Louis (Sr.) | S 2 | | Evanston (Twp.) | S 3 | | Maywood (Proviso East) | 4 | | Alton (Sr.) | 5 | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | 6 | | Rockford (East) | S 7 | | Chicago (Marist) | 7 | | Hillside (Proviso West) | 9 | | Elmhurst (York) | S 10 | | Chicago (Lane) | P | | Chicago (St. Martin de Porres | S | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | S | | Lonnell Poole Decatur (MacArthur) | S | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | S | | Naperville (Central) | S | | Roselle (Lake Park) | S | | Springfield (Southeast) | S | | Waukegan (West) | S | | Wheeling | S | | Jim Nagle
 1989-90 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Cairo | S 1 | | Jim West Chicago (Luther South) | 2 | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | S 3 | | Rochester | S 3 | | William Derks Monticello | S 5 | | " " Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) | S 6 | | Freeburg | S 7 | | Wayne Wiseman Greenville | 8 | | Shelbyville | 8 | | Leland | 10 | | Forreston | S | | Steve Herkert Geneva | S | | Herscher | S | | Lewistown | S | | Normal (University) | S | | Jack Eddy Robinson | S | 8 0 | Tony Cork Seneca | S | | Sherrard | S | | Stanford (Olympia) | S | | Staunton | S | |
 1989-90 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Joliet (West) | S 1 | | John Harr East St. Louis (Sr.) | S 2 | | Danville (H.S.) | 3 | | Waukegan (West) | S 3 | | Elmhurst (York) | S 5 | | Schaumburg (H.S.) | 6 | | Decatur (MacArthur) | S 7 | | Downers Grove (South) | 8 | | Naperville (North) | 8 | | Rockford (East) | S 10 | | Naperville (Central) | 10 | | Chicago (Whitney Young) | P | | Lexie Spurlock Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | S | 18 0 | Lonnell Poole Evanston (Twp.) | S | | Marion (H.S.) | S | | Oak Lawn (Richards) | S | | Palatine (Fremd) | S | | Peoria (Richwoods) | S | | Rock Island (H.S.) | S | | Streamwood | S | |