IHSA

Season Summaries

Girls Track and Field

Last updated on September 3, 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 Peoria (Bergan) | 1 | | Luis Rubio New Lenox (Providence Catholi | 2 | | Chicago (University) | D 3 | | Chicago (Luther South) | 4 | | Elmwood | 5 | | Downs (Tri-Valley) | 6 | | Heyworth | 7 | | Lisle (Sr.) | 7 | 9 2 | Bob Jones Mt. Carroll | 9 | | Pana (H.S.) | 10 | | Yorkville | D | |
 1980-81 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (South Shore) | 1 | | Glenn Johnson East St. Louis (Lincoln) | 2 | | East St. Louis (Sr.) | 3 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Trail) | 4 | 6 1 | Sue Carr Blue Island (Eisenhower) | 5 | | Country Club Hills (Hillcrest | 6 | | Addison (A. Trail) | 7 | | Park Ridge (Maine East) | 8 | | Harvey (Thornton) | 9 | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | 10 | | Joliet (West) | 10 | | Moline (H.S.) | 10 | |
 1981-82 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Peoria (Bergan) | D 1 | | Sr. Diane Francque Teutopolis | D 2 | | Downs (Tri-Valley) | 3 | | New Lenox (Providence Catholi | 4 | | Mt. Olive | D 5 | | Prophetstown | D 6 | | Don Robinson Buffalo (Tri-City) | 6 | | Don Hartlaub Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | D 8 | | Elmwood | 9 | | Monticello | 9 | | Chicago (Luther South) | D | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | D | | Fithian (Oakwood) | D | | Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) | D | | Kankakee (McNamara) | D | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | D | | Mendota | D | | Mt. Pulaski | D | | Pana (H.S.) | D | | Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) | D | | Winchester | D | |
 1981-82 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Lincoln) | D 1 | | Nino Fennoy Chicago Heights (Bloom Trail) | D 2 | 9 6 | Sue Carr Chicago (South Shore) | P 3 | | East St. Louis (Sr.) | 4 | | Harvey (Thornton) | 5 | | Joliet (West) | 6 | | Crete (C.-Monee) | 7 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | D 8 | | Chicago (Hyde Park) | 9 | | Evergreen Park | 9 | | Belvidere (H.S.) | D | | Champaign (Central) | D | | Dolton (Thornridge) | D | | Evanston (Twp.) | D | | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | D | | Hillside (Proviso West) | D | | Joliet (Central) | D | | Lake Zurich | D | | Joe Kedzior Marion (H.S.) | D | | Melanie Stefan North Chicago | D | | Peoria (Manual) | D | | Wheeling | D | |
 1982-83 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Peoria (Bergan) | S 1 | | Tim Dougherty Chicago (Luther South) | S 2 | | Teutopolis | S 3 | | Monticello | S 4 | | Aurora (Rosary) | 4 | | Sandy Hipp Monmouth (H.S.) | 6 | | Sterling (Newman Central Cath | 7 | | Mt. Pulaski | 8 | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | S 9 | | Princeton | 9 | | Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) | S | | Macon | S | | Madison | S | | Polo | S | | Pontiac | S | | Prophetstown | S | | Don Robinson Rochester | S | | Robin Taft Rushville | S | | Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) | S | | Tolono (Unity) | S | | Waterloo (H.S.) | S | |
 1982-83 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Lincoln) | S 1 | | Nino Fennoy East St. Louis (Sr.) | 2 | | Chicago (South Shore) | P 3 | | Chicago Heights (Bloom Trail) | 4 | 4 7 | Sue Carr Harvey (Thornton) | S 5 | | Romeoville (H.S.) | S 5 | | Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | 5 | | Urbana (H.S.) | 5 | | Schaumburg (H.S.) | S 9 | | South Holland (Thornwood) | 10 | | Belvidere (H.S.) | S | | Blue Island (Eisenhower) | S | | Carpentersville (Crown) | S | | Decatur (MacArthur) | S | | Elmhurst (York) | S | | Evanston (Twp.) | S | | Mattoon | S | | Pekin | S | | Rock Island (H.S.) | S | | Sterling (H.S.) | S | | Max Gaumer Wheeling | S | |
 1983-84 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Teutopolis | S 1 | | Steve Craig Tiskilwa | 2 | | Monmouth (H.S.) | S 3 | | Urbana (University) | S 4 | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | S 5 | | Lexington | 6 | | Peoria (Bergan) | S 7 | | Cerro Gordo | S 8 | | Kankakee (McNamara) | S 9 | | Prophetstown | S 9 | | Don Robinson Chicago (Luther South) | S | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | S | | Lisle (Sr.) | S | 7 1 | Bob Jones Macon | S | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | S | | Rochester | S | | Robin Taft Rushville | S | | Waterloo (H.S.) | S | | Winnebago | S | |
 1983-84 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Lincoln) | S 1 | | Nino Fennoy East St. Louis (Sr.) | 2 | | Chicago (South Shore) | P 3 | | Romeoville (H.S.) | S 4 | | Wheeling | S 5 | | Blue Island (Eisenhower) | S 6 | | Bloomington (H.S.) | 7 | | Elmhurst (York) | S 8 | | Downers Grove (North) | 9 | | Marilyn Muehlhauser Joliet (St. Francis) | 9 | | Belvidere (H.S.) | S | | Carpentersville (Dundee-Crown | S | | Charleston | S | | Decatur (MacArthur) | S | | East Moline (United) | S | | Harvey (Thornton) | S | | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | S | | Pekin | S | | Schaumburg (H.S.) | S | |
 1984-85 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Teutopolis | S 1 | | Steve Craig Aurora (Rosary) | 2 | 7 7 | Sandy Hipp Urbana (University) | S 3 | | Cairo | 4 | | Peoria (Bergan) | 5 | | Lexington | S 6 | | Princeton | 7 | | Momence | 8 | | Dunlap | S 9 | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | S 9 | | Carlinville | S | | Chicago (Luther South) | S | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | S | | Lanark | S | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | S | | Mendota | S | | Monmouth (H.S.) | S | | Pana (H.S.) | S | | Pontiac | S | | Prophetstown | S | | Don Robinson Rochester | S | | Robin Taft Winchester | S | |
 1984-85 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Lincoln) | S 1 | | Nino Fennoy Wheeling | S 2 | | Harvey (Thornton) | 3 | | Chicago (South Shore) | P 4 | | Crete (C.-Monee) | S 5 | | East St. Louis (Sr.) | 5 | | Romeoville (H.S.) | S 7 | | Evanston (Twp.) | S 8 | | Oak Lawn (Richards) | 9 | | Downers Grove (North) | S 10 | | Marilyn Muehlhauser Barrington | S | | Blue Island (Eisenhower) | S | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | S | | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | S | | Pekin | S | | Rock Island (H.S.) | S | | Rockford (Auburn) | S | | Springfield (H.S.) | S | |
 1985-86 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Chicago (Luther South) | S 1 | | Jon Zimmerman Stanford (Olympia) | S 2 | | Jim Sunday Peoria (Bergan) | S 3 | | Madison | S 4 | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | S 4 | | Lexington | 6 | | Cairo | 7 | | Sparta | 8 | | Chicago (Luther North) | 9 | | Dunlap | 9 | | Lisle (Sr.) | 9 | 8 2 | Bob Jones Litchfield | 9 | | Fairfield | S | | Georgetown | S | | Kankakee (McNamara) | S | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | S | | Mendon (Unity) | S | | Mendota | S | | Nashville | S | | Orion | S | | Pana (H.S.) | S | | Prophetstown | S | | Don Robinson Rochester | S | | Robin Taft
 1985-86 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Lincoln) | S 1 | | Nino Fennoy Wheeling | S 2 | | Chicago (South Shore) | P 3 | | Crete (C.-Monee) | S 4 | | Elmhurst (York) | S 5 | | Chicago (Dunbar) | 5 | | Downers Grove (North) | 5 | | Marilyn Muehlhauser Rock Island (H.S.) | S 8 | | Evanston (Twp.) | S 9 | | Harvey (Thornton) | 9 | | Joliet (Central) | S | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | S | | Mundelein (H.S.) | S | | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | S | | Pekin | S | | Rockford (Guilford) | S | | Springfield (H.S.) | S | | Wheaton (North) | S | |
 1986-87 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Maple Park (Kaneland) | S 1 | | Pat Sheetz Chicago (Luther South) | S 2 | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | S 3 | | Hoopeston (H.-East Lynn) | 4 | | Lexington | 5 | | Madison | S 6 | | Riverton | 6 | | Don Hartlaub Stanford (Olympia) | S 8 | | Jim Sunday Arthur | 8 | | Toulon | 8 | | Clifton (Central) | S | | Eldorado | S | | Georgetown (G.-Ridge Farm) | S | | Hillsboro | S | | Knoxville | S | | Terri McKeague Mendon (Unity) | S | | Mendota | S | | Mt. Pulaski | S | | Donna Dulle Peoria (Bergan) | S | | Prophetstown | S | | Don Robinson Sparta | S | |
 1986-87 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Lincoln) | S 1 | | Nino Fennoy Wheeling | S 2 | | Evanston (Twp.) | S 3 | | Crete (C.-Monee) | S 4 | | Chicago (South Shore) | P 5 | | Elmhurst (York) | S 6 | | Harvey (Thornton) | S 6 | | Springfield (Southeast) | S 8 | | Thomas McBride Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | 9 | | Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | 9 | | Barrington | S | | Freeport (H.S.) | S | | Joliet (Central) | S | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | S | | Peoria (H.S.) | S | | Rock Island (H.S.) | S | | Wheaton (North) | S | |
 1987-88 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Maple Park (Kaneland) | S 1 | | Pat Sheetz Chicago (Luther South) | S 2 | | Carlinville | S 3 | | Stanford (Olympia) | S 3 | | Jim Sunday Georgetown (G.-Ridge Farm) | S 5 | | Toulon | 6 | | Madison | 7 | | Newman | 8 | | Genoa (G.-Kingston) | 9 | | Gardner (G.-South Wilmington) | 10 | | Clifton (Central) | S | | Flora | S | | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | S | | Manito (Forman) | S | | Mendota | S | | Pana (H.S.) | S | | Princeton | S | | Riverton | S | | Don Hartlaub Rock Island (Alleman) | S | | Phil Sailer Rushville | S | | Sparta | S | |
 1987-88 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Lincoln) | S 1 | | Nino Fennoy Harvey (Thornton) | S 2 | | Evanston (Twp.) | S 3 | | Blue Island (Eisenhower) | 4 | | Wheeling | 5 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | S 6 | | Wheaton (North) | S 7 | | Chicago (South Shore) | 7 | | Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | 9 | | Romeoville (H.S.) | 9 | | Chicago (Lane) | P | | Barrington | S | | Hillside (Proviso West) | S | | Joliet (Central) | S | | Kankakee (Sr.) | S | | Theresa Burgard Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | S | | David Wurster Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | S | | Rockford (Guilford) | S | | Springfield (Southeast) | S | | Thomas McBride Sterling (H.S.) | S | | Paul Hess
 1988-89 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Genoa (G.-Kingston) | S 1 | | David Anderson Chicago (Luther South) | S 2 | | Manteno | S 3 | 10 4 | Ron Dodge Gardner (G.-South Wilmington) | 4 | | Riverton | S 5 | | Don Hartlaub Georgetown (G.-Ridge Farm) | S 6 | | Coal City | 7 | | Toulon | 7 | | Madison | 9 | | Urbana (University) | 10 | | Cairo | S | | Carlinville | S | | Forreston | S | | Manito (Forman) | S | | Monticello | S | | Mt. Sterling (Brown County) | S | | Pana (H.S.) | S | | Princeton | S | | Rock Island (Alleman) | S | | Phil Sailer Sparta | S | | Stanford (Olympia) | S | | Jim Sunday
 1988-89 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Lincoln) | S 1 | | Nino Fennoy Evanston (Twp.) | S 2 | | Wheaton (North) | S 3 | | Wheeling | S 4 | | Joliet (Central) | 5 | | Blue Island (Eisenhower) | 6 | | Hinsdale (Central) | 6 | | Belvidere (H.S.) | 8 | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | 8 | | Olympia Fields (Rich Central) | 8 | | Barrington | S | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | S | | Harvey (Thornton) | S | | Hillside (Proviso West) | S | | Mascoutah | S | | Naperville (Central) | S | | Peoria (Manual) | S | | Rockford (Guilford) | S | | Springfield (Southeast) | S | | Thomas McBride Sterling (H.S.) | S | | Paul Hess
 1989-90 Class A
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Palos Heights (Chicago Christ | S 1 | | Jim Kwasteniet Monmouth (H.S.) | 2 | | Urbana (University) | 3 | | Princeton | S 4 | | Maple Park (Kaneland) | S 5 | | Robinson | 6 | | Wayne Johnson Rock Island (Alleman) | 6 | | Phil Sailer Madison | S 8 | | St. Anne | 8 | | Braidwood (Reed-Custer) | 10 | | Aledo | S | | Carlinville | S | | Casey (C.-Westfield) | S | | Dwight | S | | Forreston | S | | Mason City (Illini Central) | S | | Metropolis (Massac County) | S | | Pana (H.S.) | S | | Rochester | S | | Robin Taft Rushville | S | | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | S | | Jerry Hewerdine Stanford (Olympia) | S | | Jim Sunday
 1989-90 Class AA
School Titles Pl W L T Coach East St. Louis (Lincoln) | S 1 | | Nino Fennoy Evanston (Twp.) | S 2 | | Downers Grove (South) | 3 | | Peoria (H.S.) | 4 | | Hillside (Proviso West) | S 5 | | Belvidere (H.S.) | 6 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | S 7 | | Chicago (Morgan Park) | P 8 | | Wheaton (North) | S 8 | | Edwardsville (H.S.) | 10 | | Barrington | S | | Dolton (Thornridge) | S | | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | S | | Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | S | | Naperville (Central) | S | | Peoria (Richwoods) | S | 5 1 | Joe Maier Rockford (Guilford) | S | | Springfield (Southeast) | S | | Thomas McBride Wheeling | S | |