IHSA

Season Summaries

Boys Track and Field

Last updated on November 16, 2009.

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).


 1990-91 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Luther South) | S 1 | | Tony Rainey Cairo | S 2 | | Harrisburg | 3 | | Tony Holler Chicago (University) | 4 | | Bud James Princeton | S 5 | | Mike Telfer West Frankfort (Frankfort) | 5 | | Bob Sloan Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | S 7 | | Shelbyville | 7 | | Aledo | 9 | | Clinton | 9 | | Annawan | S | | Carlinville | S | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | S | | Forreston | S | | Steve Herkert Herscher | S | | Kankakee (McNamara) | S | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | S | | Monmouth (H.S.) | S | | Newton | S | | Normal (University) | S | | Jack Eddy Pana (H.S.) | S | | Stanford (Olympia) | S | |
 1990-91 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Sr.) | 1 | | John Davis Evanston (Twp.) | S 2 | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | S 3 | | Hillside (Proviso West) | 4 | | Decatur (MacArthur) | S 5 | | Chicago (C. Vocational) | P 6 | | Harvey (Thornton) | S 6 | | Decatur (Eisenhower) | 8 | | Naperville (North) | 8 | | Jim Moody Glenview (Glenbrook South) | 10 | | Elmhurst (York) | S | | Freeport (H.S.) | S | | Marion (H.S.) | S | | Naperville (Central) | S | | Oak Lawn (Richards) | S | | Palatine (Fremd) | S | | Peoria (Manual) | S | 16 0 | Dennis Winkler Rockford (Guilford) | S | | Waukegan (H.S.) | S | | Wheaton (North) | S | |
 1991-92 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Cairo | S 1 | | Jim West Chicago (University) | 2 | | Bud James Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | 3 | | Herscher | S 4 | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | S 5 | | Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) | 5 | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | 7 | | Wheaton (St. Francis) | S 8 | | Scott Nelson Newton | 9 | | Arcola | 10 | | Annawan | S | | Coal City | S | | Elmwood Park | S | | Forreston | S | | Steve Herkert Girard | S | | James Hunt Knoxville | S | | Larry Ragsdale Madison | S | | Mt. Olive | S | | Normal (University) | S | | Jack Eddy Robinson | S | 11 0 | Tony Cork Rushville | S | | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | S | |
 1991-92 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Decatur (MacArthur) | S 1 | | Bill Harbeck East St. Louis (Lincoln) | S 2 | | East St. Louis (Sr.) | 3 | | Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | S 4 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | 5 | 8 0 | Lonnell Poole Hillside (Proviso West) | S 6 | | Waukegan (H.S.) | S 7 | | Decatur (Eisenhower) | 8 | | Evanston (Twp.) | S 9 | | South Holland (Thornwood) | 9 | | St. Charles (H.S.) | 9 | | Chicago (Steinmetz) | P | | Belvidere (H.S.) | S | | Marion (H.S.) | S | | Oak Lawn (Richards) | S | | Oswego (H.S.) | S | | Roger Wilcox Palatine (Fremd) | S | | Rock Island (H.S.) | S | | Ed Lillis Springfield (Lanphier) | S | | Mike Garcia Wheaton (North) | S | |
 1992-93 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | S 1 | | Gary Garrison Lena (L.-Winslow) | 2 | | Coal City | S 3 | | Rockford (Christian Life) | 3 | | Herscher | S 5 | | Lisle (Sr.) | 5 | | Cairo | S 7 | | Carterville | 8 | | Kewanee (Wethersfield) | 8 | | Palos Heights (Chicago Christ | 10 | | Robinson | 10 | 8 0 | Tony Cork Cerro Gordo | S | | Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) | S | | Kewanee (H.S.) | S | | Jim VanHootegem Knoxville | S | | Larry Ragsdale Maple Park (Kaneland) | S | | Mason City (Illini Central) | S | | Newton | S | | Oregon | S | | Pana (H.S.) | S | | Princeton | S | | Steve Kiser Rushville | S | | Staunton | S | | Dave Williams
 1992-93 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Sr.) | S 1 | | John Davis South Holland (Thornwood) | S 2 | | Evanston (Twp.) | S 3 | | Chicago (St. Rita) | 4 | | Waukegan (H.S.) | S 5 | | Palatine (Fremd) | S 6 | | Jim Akins Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | S 7 | | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | 7 | 6 2 | Hank Andrew Normal (Community) | 9 | | Roselle (Lake Park) | S 10 | | Bolingbrook | 10 | 7 3 | Art Pahl Rockford (Guilford) | 10 | | Chicago (Steinmetz) | P | | Belvidere (H.S.) | S | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | S | 10 2 | Lonnell Poole Danville (H.S.) | S | | Downers Grove (North) | S | | East Moline (United) | S | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | S | | Peoria (Manual) | S | 12 1 1 | Dennis Winkler Wheaton (North) | S | |
 1993-94 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Rockford (Christian Life) | 1 | | Greg Hayton Herscher | 2 | | Robinson | S 2 | 7 0 | Tony Cork Georgetown (G.-Ridge Farm) | 4 | | Kewanee (H.S.) | S 5 | | Jim VanHootegem Harrisburg | S 6 | | Tony Holler Farmington | 7 | | Wheaton (St. Francis) | S 8 | | Scott Nelson Lisle (Sr.) | 9 | | Cairo | 10 | | Downs (Tri-Valley) | 10 | | Carlinville | S | | Elmwood Park | S | | Galva | S | | Greenville | S | | Heyworth | S | | Litchfield | S | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | S | | Momence | S | | Monmouth (H.S.) | S | | Oregon | S | | Rushville | S | | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | S | | Williamsville | S | | David Stier & Don Williams
 1993-94 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Rock Island (H.S.) | S 1 | | Ed Lillis Evanston (Twp.) | S 2 | | East St. Louis (Sr.) | S 3 | | Bolingbrook | 4 | 9 2 | Art Pahl Decatur (MacArthur) | S 5 | | Springfield (Southeast) | 6 | | Dolton (Thornridge) | S 7 | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | 7 | | South Holland (Thornwood) | 7 | | Elmhurst (York) | S 10 | | Wheaton (North) | S 10 | | Chicago (Lane) | P | | Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) | S | | Carbondale | S | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | S | | Lonnell Poole Peoria (Manual) | S | 11 2 | Dennis Winkler Rockton (Hononegah) | S | | Roselle (Lake Park) | S | | St. Charles (H.S.) | S | | Waukegan (H.S.) | S | | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South | S | |
 1994-95 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Harrisburg | S 1 | | Tony Holler Carlinville | S 2 | | Burlington (Central) | S 3 | | Jim Woodward Lansing (Illiana Christian) | 4 | | Fulton (H.S.) | 5 | | Oregon | S 6 | | Kankakee (McNamara) | S 7 | | Eldorado | 8 | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | 9 | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | S 10 | | Normal (University) | 10 | | Westville | 10 | | Chicago (Luther South) | S | | Clinton | S | | Eureka | S | | Ron Eeten Litchfield | S | | Monmouth (H.S.) | S | | Robinson | S | 11 0 | Tony Cork Rushville | S | | Sandwich | S | | Sparta | S | | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | S | |
 1994-95 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Leo) | S 1 | | Ed Adams Wheaton (W. Warrenville South | S 2 | | South Holland (Thornwood) | 3 | | Dolton (Thornridge) | 4 | | Waukegan (H.S.) | S 5 | | Hoffman Estates (Conant) | 6 | | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | S 7 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | S 8 | | Ed Lillis Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | S 9 | 13 2 | Lonnell Poole Naperville (Central) | S 9 | | St. Charles (H.S.) | 9 | | Chicago (Lane) | P | | Belvidere (H.S.) | S | | Decatur (Eisenhower) | S | | Elmhurst (York) | S | | Evanston (Twp.) | S | | Pontiac | S | | Roselle (Lake Park) | S | | Springfield (Lanphier) | S | | Mike Garcia
 1995-96 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Carlinville | S 1 | | David Jokisch Rushville | S 2 | | Dick Tucker Chicago (Luther South) | S 3 | | Tony Rainey Newton | 4 | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | S 5 | | Ralph Drendel Knoxville | 5 | | Jeff Brock Lisle (Sr.) | 5 | | Harrisburg | S 8 | | Tony Holler Fulton (H.S.) | 9 | | Monmouth (H.S.) | 10 | | Farmington | S | | David Giagnoni Freeburg | S | | Wayne Wiseman Herscher | S | | Scott Stephens Kewanee (H.S.) | S | | James Hootegan Monticello | S | | Matt Lamsargis Normal (University) | S | | Lester Hampton Prophetstown | S | | John Roemer Robinson | S | 11 0 | Tony Cork Rochester | S | | William Derks Rockford (Christian Life) | S | | John Hayton St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | S | | Gary Garrison
 1995-96 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Wheaton (W. Warrenville South | S 1 | | Ken Helberg East St. Louis (Sr.) | S 2 | | John Davis Elmhurst (York) | S 3 | | Joe Newton Harvey (Thornton) | S 4 | | Rich Stein Springfield (Southeast) | 5 | | Roselle (Lake Park) | 6 | | Springfield (Lanphier) | S 7 | | Mike Garcia Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | 8 | 6 1 | Pete Reiff Downers Grove (North) | 9 | | Joliet (Twp.) | 9 | | Chicago (Lane) | P | | Charles McClinton Crystal Lake (Central) | S | 16 2 | Dick Kloepfer Evanston (Twp.) | S | | Willie May Naperville (North) | S | | Stan Gruscka O'Fallon (H.S.) | S | 7 1 | Ron Koch Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | S | | Al Wright Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | S | | Bruce Gilbert Peoria (Manual) | S | 13 0 | Dennis Winkler Rock Island (H.S.) | S | | Ed Lillis Zion (Z.-Benton) | S | | Leon Muff
 1996-97 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Luther South) | S 1 | | Tony Rainey Nashville | S 2 | | Newton | 3 | | Knoxville | 4 | | Jeff Brock Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | 5 | | Robinson | S 6 | 11 0 | Tony Cork Carlinville | S 7 | | Macomb | S 7 | | Randy Ames Girard | 9 | | James Hunt Oregon | S 10 | | Sullivan | 10 | | Carrollton | S | 0 0 | Dick Hamann Eureka | S | | Ron Eeten Herscher | S | | Kewanee (H.S.) | S | | Jim VanHootegem Maple Park (Kaneland) | S | | Monticello | S | | Rock Falls | S | | Brian Sitz Roxana | S | | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | S | | Warrensburg (W.-Latham) | S | | Ken Hatcher
 1996-97 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Roselle (Lake Park) | S 1 | | Robert Nihells Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | 2 | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | 3 | | Naperville (North) | 4 | | Bolingbrook | 5 | 7 2 | Art Pahl Zion (Z.-Benton) | S 6 | | Peoria (Manual) | S 7 | 18 0 | Dennis Winkler Chicago (St. Rita) | 7 | | Springfield (Southeast) | 9 | | Harvey (Thornton) | S 10 | | Joliet (Twp.) | 10 | | Chicago (Morgan Park) | P | | Aurora (West) | S | | Danville (H.S.) | S | | East St. Louis (Sr.) | S | | Elmhurst (York) | S | | Evanston (Twp.) | S | | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | S | | Murphysboro | S | | Park Forest (Rich East) | S | | Mark Egofske Rock Island (H.S.) | S | | Ed Lillis Rockton (Hononegah) | S | |
 1997-98 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Leo) | S 1 | | Ed Adams Nashville | S 1 | | Bruce Reeder Harrisburg | 3 | | Tony Holler Metropolis (Massac County) | 4 | | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | S 5 | | Sullivan | 6 | | Spring Valley (Hall) | 7 | | Bruce Becker Maple Park (Kaneland) | 8 | | Carlyle | 9 | | Mendota | 9 | | Frank Swingel Carrollton | S | 0 0 | Dick Hamann Chester | S | | Jack Herschbach Chillicothe (Illinois Valley | S | | Herscher | S | | Kewanee (H.S.) | S | | Jim VanHootegem Litchfield | S | | Monmouth (H.S.) | S | | Newton | S | | Oregon | S | | Rock Falls | S | | Brian Sitz Tuscola | S | | Warrensburg (W.-Latham) | S | | Ken Hatcher Wheaton (St. Francis) | S | | Scott Nelson
 1997-98 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Sr.) | S 1 | | John Davis Elmhurst (York) | S 2 | | Peoria (Manual) | S 3 | 15 0 | Dennis Winkler Wheaton (W. Warrenville South | S 4 | | Roselle (Lake Park) | 4 | | Zion (Z.-Benton) | 6 | | Lockport (Twp.) | S 7 | | Evanston (Twp.) | S 8 | | Aurora (West) | 9 | | Salem | 10 | | Chicago (Whitney Young) | P | | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | S | | Freeport (H.S.) | S | | Libertyville | S | | O'Fallon (H.S.) | S | 8 0 | Ron Koch Park Forest (Rich East) | S | 15 0 | Mark Egofske Rantoul | S | | Rock Island (H.S.) | S | | Ed Lillis South Holland (Thornwood) | S | |
 1998-99 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Harrisburg | S 1 | | Tony Holler Spring Valley (Hall) | 2 | | Bruce Becker Eureka | S 3 | 20 0 | Ron Eeten Maple Park (Kaneland) | 3 | | Ralph Drendel Cairo | 5 | | Macomb | S 6 | | Randy Ames Farmington | 6 | | Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | 8 | | Fairbury (Prairie Central) | 8 | | Nashville | 8 | | Carlinville | S | | Carthage | S | | Chester | S | | Jack Herschbach Freeburg | S | | Wayne Wiseman Herscher | S | | Kewanee (H.S.) | S | | Jim VanHootegem Melrose Park (Walther Luthera | S | | Bill Koehne Newton | S | | Oregon | S | | Rock Falls | S | | Brian Sitz St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | S | | Tuscola | S | | Warrensburg (W.-Latham) | S | | Ken Hatcher Wheaton (St. Francis) | S | | Scott Nelson
 1998-99 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Wheaton (W. Warrenville South | S 1 | | Ken Helberg South Holland (Thornwood) | S 2 | | Gary Haupert Elmhurst (York) | S 3 | | Joe Newton Salem | S 4 | | Evanston (Twp.) | S 5 | | Galesburg (H.S.) | S 6 | | Libertyville | S 7 | | Park Forest (Rich East) | S 8 | | Matt Guritz Bolingbrook | 8 | 6 1 1 | Art Pahl Wheeling | 10 | | Kip North Chicago (Morgan Park) | P | | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | S | | East St. Louis (Sr.) | S | | Freeport (H.S.) | S | | O'Fallon (H.S.) | S | 6 0 | Ron Koch Peoria (Manual) | S | 16 0 | Dennis Winkler Romeoville (H.S.) | S | | Springfield (Lanphier) | S | | Mike Garcia
 1999-00 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | S 1 | | Gary Garrison Chicago (Leo) | S 2 | | Ed Adams Chicago (Luther South) | 3 | | Eureka | 4 | 10 3 | Ron Eeten Harrisburg | S 5 | | Tony Holler Wheaton (St. Francis) | 6 | | Scott Nelson Chillicothe (Illinois Valley | S 7 | | Mike Themas Maple Park (Kaneland) | 8 | | Farmington | S 9 | | David Giagnoni Macomb | 9 | | Randy Ames Burlington (Central) | S | | Mike Schmidt Carlinville | S | | Ken Garrison Freeburg | S | | Wayne Wiseman Greenfield | S | | Brad Hilbert Herscher | S | | Rick Livesey Kewanee (H.S.) | S | | Jim VanHootegem Newton | S | | Charlie Schackmann Oregon | S | | Art Carlson Stanford (Olympia) | S | | David Stine Tuscola | S | | Steve Spears Warrensburg (W.-Latham) | S | | Ken Hatcher
 1999-00 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Elmhurst (York) | S 1 | | Joe Newton Lemont (H.S.) | 2 | | Romeoville (H.S.) | 3 | | Cahokia (H.S.) | 4 | | Palatine (Fremd) | S 5 | | Jim Akins Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | S 6 | 10 2 | Brett Hepner Wheaton (W. Warrenville South | 6 | | Rolling Meadows | 8 | | Dan Jones South Holland (Thornwood) | 9 | | Springfield (Lanphier) | S 10 | | Mike Garcia East St. Louis (Sr.) | S | | John Davis Hinsdale (Central) | S | | Mark McCabe Libertyville | S | | Ron Long Lockport (Twp.) | S | | Tom Razo Machesney Park (Harlem) | S | | Richard Johnson Naperville (Central) | S | | George Cyr Peoria (Manual) | S | 14 0 | Dennis Winkler Pontiac | S | | David Young Rock Island (H.S.) | S | | Ed Lillis St. Charles (H.S.) | S | | Tom Rederick