Girls Cross Country Season Summaries

* Last updated at 9:03 am on Sunday, April 21, 2024

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Season summaries include titles won (and the class they were won in), 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). Changes and additions to these records may be made by school personnel through the IHSA Schools Center.

Key to titles: D–district, R–regional, S–sectional, U–super-sectional, Q–team qualifier for state finals, P–Chicago Public League champion (only when an automatic qualifier to the state finals).

1979-80

School Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
Wheeling DQ 1       Jim Nagel
Evanston (Twp.) DQ 2       Rick Peterson
Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) DQ 3       Sue Pariseau
Downers Grove (North) Q 4 11 0   Bruce Ritter
Oak Forest DQ 5       Harry Parnbough
Dolton (Thornridge) DQ 6 12 2   Dee Todd
Crystal Lake (Central) DQ 7 6 1   Dick Klopfer
Peoria (H.S.) DQ 8       Bob LaCroix
Hoffman Estates (H.S.) DQ 9       Bob Lyons
Arlington Heights (Arlington) Q 10       Linda Lee Jayne
Antioch Q         Jeff Dresser
Belleville (East) DQ         Paul Browning
Decatur (MacArthur) DQ         Bill Harbeck
East St. Louis (Sr.) Q         Robert Perkins
Glenview (Glenbrook South) Q         Tom Neville
LaSalle (L.-Peru) Q         Cindy Funfsinn
Metamora DQ   0 1   Gene Jones
Palatine (H.S.) Q         Patrick Gleason
Peoria (Richwoods) Q         Ty Franklin
Rock Falls Q   10 0   Patrick Fortney
Rockford (Guilford) DQ         Clark Leden
Summit (Argo) Q         Dave Brady
Tinley Park (H.S.) Q         Genny Tolefree
Wauconda Q         Alan Willhoit