IHSA

Boys Track & Field Team Champions and Runners-Up

Year Champion Coach Score Runner-up Score
1893 Peoria (H.S.)   42 Chicago (Lake View) 31
1894 Urbana (H.S.)   22 Chicago (Hyde Park) 20
1895 Chicago (Englewood)   26 Rockford (H.S.) 20
1896 Rockford (H.S.)   23 Chicago (Englewood) 21
1897 Chicago (Englewood)   22 DuQuoin 20
1898 Aurora (East) George Stuart 36 Peoria (H.S.) 28
1899 Biggsville J.A. Strang 23 Aurora (West) 21
1900 Biggsville Honey Stuart 33 Chicago (Englewood) 22
1901 Chicago (Englewood)   20 Taylorville 18
1902 Chicago (South Division)   31 Paris 14
1903 Chicago (Hyde Park)   24 Jacksonville (H.S.) 14

1904

Pontiac

 

20

Jacksonville (H.S.) 15
Anna 15
1905 Chicago (Englewood)   16 Chicago (Phillips) 11½
1906 Chicago (Phillips) Oliver Reilley 12    
  Aurora (West) Holland 12
1907 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Lewis Omer 18 Chicago (University) 14 1/5
1908 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Lewis Omer 30 Normal (Community) 11
1909 Chicago (University) John Monilaw 21 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 17
1910 Chicago (University) John Monilaw 26 Milford 18
1911 Chicago (University) John Monilaw 23 Chicago (Hyde Park) 18½
1912 Chicago (Lane) Willard 18 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 17
1913 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Robert Zuppke 34 Chicago (University) 29
1914A Chicago (University) John Monilaw 42½ Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 29
1914B LaGrange (Lyons) B.E. Gordon 28½ Harrisburg 16
1915A Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Glen Thistlewaite 32 Chicago (University) 23½
1915B LaGrange (Lyons) B.E. Gordon 30 Harrisburg 16
1916A Joliet (Twp.) Charles W. Jones 30 LaGrange (Lyons) 17
1916B Harrisburg Herbert C. Hopkins 20 Jacksonville (H.S.) 13
1916C Evanston (E. Academy)   48 Lake Forest (L.F. Academy) 25
1917-18

meet not held

1919A Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Glen Thistlewaite 49 Chicago (Hyde Park) 30
1919B Chicago (University) John Monilaw 19 Georgetown 16
1920A Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Glen Thistlewaite 41½ Highland Park (Deerfield-Shields) 25
1920B Marion (H.S.) E.H. Schreiber 15½ Hinsdale (Twp.) 15
1921A Champaign (H.S.)   38 Chicago (University) 24 1/5
1921B Forrest C.C. Merrill 19 Carlinville 11
1922A Evanston (Twp.) A.P. Bradley 35 Highland Park (Deerfield-Shields) 17
1922B Forrest C.C. Merrill 19½ Elmwood 15 1/5
1923A Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Frank Winters & L.L. Tichtin 25 2/35 Chicago (University) 24
1923B White Hall Clarence Whiteside 20 1/5 Bridgeport 15½
1924A Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Frank Winters 46 Champaign (H.S.) 21

1924B

Girard

C.H. Cushman

20

Chesterfield 16
White Hall 16

1925A

Danville (H.S.) J.W. Thomas 17    
Eldorado Earl Bland 17
1925B Hinsdale (Twp.)   17 Carlinville 22½
1926 Chicago (Senn) Pat Pierce 17½ Chicago (Tilden) 17
1927 Rockford (H.S.) Charles A. Beyer 19½ Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 15½
1928 Chicago (Tilden) Frank J. Hartman 22 Urbana (H.S.) 17¼

1929

Chicago (Hyde Park) 15    
Chicago (Tilden) Frank J. Hartman 15
1930 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Bob Woodruff 29 Wheaton (H.S.) 21

1931

Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)

Bob Woodruff

17

Des Plaines (Maine) 15
Urbana (H.S.) 15
1932 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Bob Woodruff 32 Joliet (Twp.) 13
1933 Rockford (H.S.) Charles A. Beyer 18 Maywood (Proviso) 16½

1934

Winnetka (New Trier)

John Nay

19

Rockford (H.S.) 15
Sterling (H.S.) 15
1935 Rockford (H.S.) Charles A. Beyer 21 Winnetka (New Trier) 16
1936 Elmhurst (York) Clarence East 20 Winnetka (New Trier) 14½
1937 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Bob Woodruff 18½ Des Plaines (Maine) 11

1938

Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)

Bob Woodruff

29

Chicago (Austin) 12
Winnetka (New Trier) 12
1939 Elmhurst (York) Clarence East 22 Winnetka (New Trier) 17
1940 Maywood (Proviso) Otto H. Matte 16½ Naperville (H.S.) 15
1941 Des Plaines (Maine) Sam Marzulo 20 Quincy (Sr.) 19
1942 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Don Harshbarger 26 2/3 Urbana (H.S.) 18½
1943 Chicago (Phillips) Lawrence Bingley 18 East St. Louis (Sr.) 16
1944 Winnetka (New Trier) John M. Nay 41½ Des Plaines (Maine) 20
1945 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Don Harshbarger 27¾ Winnetka (New Trier) 27
1946 Des Plaines (Maine) Sam Marzulo 16 Springfield (H.S.) 12 1/5
1947 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Robert C. Wright 33 Springfield (H.S.) 14
1948 LaGrange (Lyons) Russell Deason 15 Sterling (H.S.) 13½
1949 LaGrange (Lyons) Russell Deason 26 7/10 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 21
1950 Chicago (Phillips) Henry Springs 19 Evanston (Twp.) 17
1951 Chicago (Phillips) Henry Springs 24 LaGrange (Lyons) 17½
1952 LaGrange (Lyons) Russell Deason 20 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 18
1953 LaGrange (Lyons) Russell Deason 30 7/10 Chicago (Phillips) 22
1954 LaGrange (Lyons) Russell Deason 16 Waukegan (H.S.) 15
1955 Blue Island (H.S.) Ohlen Driver 18 Winnetka (New Trier) 14 1/3
1956 Chicago Heights (Bloom) Ralph Steben 22 Chicago (Phillips) 18
1957 Chicago Heights (Bloom) Ralph Steben 39 1/5 Winnetka (New Trier) 19 8/15
1958 Chicago Heights (Bloom) Ralph Steben 34½ Winnetka (New Trier) 13¾

1959

Chicago Heights (Bloom)

Ralph Steben

29

Palatine (H.S.) 13
LaGrange (Lyons) 13
Chicago (Phillips) 13
1960 Moline Gene Shipley 21 1/7 Alton (Sr.) 18

1961

LaGrange (Lyons) Max Armer 14    
Rock Island (H.S.) Hod Lundeen 14
1962 Chicago (Phillips) Carl Bonner 29 Moline 16
1963 Alton (Sr.) James Wigger 23 Evanston (Twp.) 16
1964 Alton (Sr.) James Wigger 19 Winnetka (New Trier) 18

1965

Evanston (Twp.)

Bob Trevarthen

25

Champaign (H.S.) 15
Hillside (Proviso West) 15
1966 Evanston (Twp.) Bob Tervarthen 30 Chicago Heights (Bloom) 21
1967 Chicago (Harlan) Gerald Richard 23 Evanston (Twp.) 19
1968 Hillside (Proviso West) Don Kohlmann 20½ East St. Louis (Lincoln) 16
1969 Alton (Sr.) James Wigger 26 East Moline (United) 16
1970 Evanston (Twp.) Ron Helberg 21 Alton (Sr.) 17
1971 Evanston (Twp.) Ron Helberg 24 East Moline (United) 21
1972 Evanston (Twp.) Ron Helberg 28 Chicago Heights (Bloom) 20

1973

East St. Louis (Lincoln) George Holliday 26    
LaGrange (Lyons) Max Armer 26

1974

Chicago (Lane) William Lewis 27    
Evanston (Twp.) Ron Helberg 27

1975A

Maple Park (Kaneland)

Bruce Peterson

34

Granville (Putnam County) 18
Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) 18

1975AA

East St. Louis (Sr.)

Jimmy Lewis

29

Rockford (East) 19
Chicago (Phillips) 19
1976A Granville (Putnam County) Jim Davis 23 Maple Park (Kaneland) 22
1976AA East St. Louis (Sr.) Jimmy Lewis 30 Chicago Heights (Bloom) 26
1977A Maple Park (Kaneland) Bruce Peterson 54 Lebanon 30

1977AA

East St. Louis (Sr.) Jimmy Lewis 46    
Chicago Heights (Bloom) Lonnell Poole 46
1978A Robinson Tony Cork 35 Madison 32

1978AA

East St. Louis (Sr.)

Jimmy Lewis

37

Deerfield 24
Chicago (Brother Rice) 24
1979A Chicago (Luther South) Norm Meier 42 Gibson City 34
1979AA Evanston (Twp.) Willie May 51 East St. Louis (Sr.) 44½
1980A Chicago (Luther South) Norm Meier 32 Metropolis (Massac County) 28

1980AA

Maywood (Proviso East) Chuck Farinella 40    
Waukegan (East) Marvin Arrington 40
1981A Chicago (Leo) John O'Keefe 46 Chicago (Luther South) 40
1981AA East St. Louis (Lincoln) Arthur Marshall 67 Blue Island (Eisenhower) 38
1982A St. Anne Mike Rebello 52 Rochester 28
1982AA East St. Louis (Lincoln) Arthur Marshall 77 Chicago (Dunbar) 36
1983A Cairo Jim West 45 St. Anne 40
1983AA East St. Louis (Lincoln) Arthur Marshall 49 Chicago Heights (Bloom Trail) 46
1984A Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) Stan Reddel 52 Cairo 42
1984AA East St. Louis (Lincoln) Arthur Marshall 49 Rock Island (H.S.) 45
1985A Cairo Jim West 54 Savanna 25
1985AA East St. Louis (Sr.) Gordon Schoby 40 Elmhurst (York) 39

1986A

Chicago (Luther South)

Oscar Kieschnick

48

Yorkville 27
Geneva 27
Sullivan 27
1986AA North Chicago Amos Jones 39 Decatur (MacArthur) 38
1987A Pontiac Chuck Lucas 58 Mahomet (M.-Seymour) 40
1987AA Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) Glenn Cothern 43 East St. Louis (Sr.) 40
1988A Cairo Jim West 58 St. Anne 52
1988AA Chicago Heights (Bloom) Lonnell Poole 38 East St. Louis (Sr.) 37
1989A St. Anne Joe Urbelis 53 Cairo 52
1989AA Rock Island (H.S.) John Coolidge 46 East St. Louis (Sr.) 35
1990A Cairo Jim West 61 Chicago (Luther South) 32
1990AA Joliet (West) John Harr 56 East St. Louis (Sr.) 51
1991A Chicago (Luther South) Tony Rainey 53 Cairo 46
1991AA East St. Louis (Sr.) John Davis 52 Evanston (Twp.) 43
1992A Cairo Jim West 47 Chicago (University) 36
1992AA Decatur (MacArthur) Bill Harbeck 46 East St. Louis (Lincoln) 43
1993A St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) Gary Garrison 34 Lena (L.-Winslow) 28
1993AA East St. Louis (Sr.) John Davis 62 South Holland (Thornwood) 61
1994A Rockford (Christian Life) Greg Hayton 45 Robinson 36
1994AA Rock Island (H.S.) Ed Lillis 54 Evanston (Twp.) 49
1995A Harrisburg Anthony Holler 50 Carlinville 44
1995AA Chicago (Leo) Edward Adams 47 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 40
1996A Carlinville Dave Jokisch 46 Rushville 31
1996AA Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) Ken Helberg 56 East St. Louis (Sr.) 52
1997A Chicago (Luther South) Anthony Rainey 44 Nashville 36
1997AA Roselle (Lake Park) Robert Nihells 56 Hoffman Estates (H.S.) 37

1998A

Chicago (Leo) Edward Adams 42    
Nashville Bruce Reeder 42
1998AA East St. Louis (Sr.) John Davis 49 Elmhurst (York) 37
1999A Harrisburg Tony Holler 59 Spring Valley (Hall) 45
1999AA Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) Ken Helberg 51 South Holland (Thornwood) 45½
2000A St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) Gary Garrison 54 Chicago (Leo) 53
2000AA Elmhurst (York) Joe Newton 70 Lemont (H.S.) 38
2001A Harrisburg Tony Holler 52 Burlington (Central) 51
2001AA South Holland (Thornwood) Gary Haupert 56 Elmhurst (York) 51
2002A Chicago (Leo) Edward Adams 85 Harrisburg 46
2002AA South Holland (Thornwood) Gary Haupert 74 Decatur (MacArthur) 44
2003A Chicago (Leo) Edward Adams 75 Harrisburg 51
2003AA South Holland (Thornwood) Gary Haupert 78 Rock Island (H.S.) 33
2004A Sparta Mark North 59 Chicago (Leo) 53
2004AA South Holland (Thornwood) Gary Haupert 49 East St. Louis (Sr.) 45
2005A Eureka Brett Charlton 47 Lombard (Montini) 46
2005AA East St. Louis (Sr.) Roscoe Whitfield 67 Elmhurst (York) 46
2006A Newton Bob Horst 56 Sparta 36
2006AA Cahokia (H.S.) Leroy Millsap 94 1/3 East St. Louis (Sr.) 48
2007A Herrin Chad Lakatos 77½ DuQuoin 52
2007AA Cahokia (Coop) Leroy Millsap 63 East St. Louis (Sr.) 61