Girls Cross Country Season Summaries

* Last updated at 10:13 am on Sunday, April 14, 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).

Hamilton

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1979-80             Mike Sallee
2009-10             Judy Melton
2010-11             Judy Melton
2011-12             Judy Melton
2012-13             Brad Neisen
2013-14             Brad Neisen
2014-15             Brad Neisen
2015-16             Brad Neisen
2016-17             Brad Neisen
2017-18             Brad Neisen
2018-19             Brad Neisen
2019-20             Brad Neisen
2020-21             Brad Neisen
2021-22             Brad Neisen
2022-23             Brad Neisen

Hampshire

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2018-19             Dennis Wozniak
2019-20       1 6   Ryan Hollister
2020-21       0 9   Ryan Hollister
2021-22       2 7   Ryan Hollister
2022-23       2 7   Ryan Hollister
Coach Total 5 29   4 yr   .147
School Total 5 29   4 yr   .147

Harrisburg

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1990-91 A Q         Chuck Ingram
1998-99 A R         Chuck Ingram
1999-00 A R         Chuck Ingram
2006-07 A R         Chuck Ingram
2008-09 1A R         Chuck Ingram
2011-12 1A R         Chuck Ingram
2012-13 1A R         Chuck Ingram
2013-14 1A R         Chuck Ingram
2014-15 1A R         Chuck Ingram

Harvard

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1979-80             Jay Buchanan
1980-81             Jay Buchanan
1981-82             Mark Andrews
1982-83             Doug Johnson
1983-84             Doug Johnson
1984-85             Doug Johnson
1985-86             Doug Bushman
1986-87             Doug Bushman
1987-88             Paul Perron
1988-89             Paul Perron
1989-90             Paul Perron
1990-91             Paul Perron
1991-92             Paul Perron
1992-93             Paul Perron
1993-94 A RQ         Paul Perron
1994-95 A R         Paul Perron
1995-96             Robert Collins
1996-97             Robert Collins
1997-98             Robert Collins
1998-99             Robert Collins
1999-00             Robert Collins
2000-01             Paul Perron
2001-02 A RQ         Paul Perron
2002-03             Amber Duis
2003-04             Amber Bauman & Jennifer Dacy
2004-05             Amber Bauman
2005-06             Kevin Moeller
2006-07             Jason Pedersen
2007-08             Jason Pedersen
2008-09             Jason Pedersen
2009-10             Jason Pedersen
2010-11             Bret Willhoit
2011-12             Bret Willhoit
2012-13             Bret Willhoit
2013-14 1A Q         Bret Willhoit
2014-15             Casey Seyller
2015-16             Casey Seyller
2016-17             Morgan Hamilton
2017-18             Paul Costoff
2018-19             Tim Wiltshire
2019-20             Tim Wiltshire
2020-21             Jeff Koza
2022-23       0 0   Jeff Koza
Coach Total 0 0   1 yr   
2023-24       0 0   Armando Valdes
Coach Total 0 0   1 yr   
School Total 0 0   2 yr   

Havana

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1996-97 A RQ         George Caton
2010-11 1A R         George Caton

Henry (H.-Senachwine)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2005-06             Brian Cluskey
2006-07             Brian Cluskey
2007-08             Brian Cluskey
2008-09             Brian Cluskey
2009-10             Brian Cluskey
2011-12 1A R         Brian Cluskey
2012-13 1A Q         Clark Owsley
2013-14 1A RQ         Clark Owsley
2014-15 1A Q         Clark Owsley

Herrin (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2013-14 1A Q         Dusty Mallow
2014-15 1A RQ         Dusty Mallow
2015-16 1A RSQ         Dusty Mallow

Herscher

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1989-90 A Q 3        
1990-91 A SQ          
1991-92 A SQ 1        
1992-93 A Q 1        
1993-94 A Q          
1994-95 A RQ          
1995-96 A RQ          
1996-97 A RSQ 1        
1997-98 A RQ 3        
1998-99 A RQ          
1999-00 A RQ         Rick Livesey
2001-02 A R         Rick Livesey
2004-05 A Q         Rick Livesay
2005-06 A Q         Rick Livesey
2006-07 A Q         Rick Livesey
2016-17 1A Q         Rick Livesey
2017-18 1A RSQ         Rick Livesey
2018-19 1A RSQ         Rick Livesey
2019-20 1A Q         Rob Grosso
2023-24 1A RQ         Rob Grosso

Highland

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1992-93 AA RQ         Brad Hyre
1993-94 AA RQ         Brad Hyre
1994-95 AA R         Mark Geppert
1995-96 AA R         Mark Geppert
2013-14 2A RQ         Doug Bradley
2014-15 2A Q         Doug Bradley
2015-16 2A Q         Doug Bradley
2018-19 2A Q         Doug Bradley
2019-20 2A RQ         Doug Bradley
2021-22 2A Q         Doug Bradley

Highland Park

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2006-07 AA R         Richenda Petersen

Hillsboro

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1989-90 A SQ         Mel Romanus
1990-91 A SQ 2       Mel Romanus
1991-92 A RSQ 2       Brian Patton
1992-93 A RQ         Brian Patton
1993-94 A Q         Brian Patton
1994-95 A Q         DeAnn Woods
1995-96 A Q         DeAnn Woods

Hinsdale (Central)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1983-84   Q         Gail Avegeris
1987-88   Q         Gail Avgeris
1991-92 AA R          
1998-99 AA R         Gail Avgeris
1999-00 AA R         Gail Avgeris
2000-01 AA Q         Gail Avgeris
2002-03 AA Q         Mark P. McCabe
2003-04 AA Q         Mark McCabe
2004-05 AA Q         Mark McCabe
2005-06 AA Q         Mark McCabe
2006-07 AA RSQ 1       Mark McCabe
2007-08 3A RQ         Mark McCabe
2008-09 3A RQ 2       Mark McCabe
2009-10 3A Q         Mark McCabe
2010-11 3A Q         Mark McCabe
2012-13 3A RQ         Mark McCabe
2013-14 3A RQ         Mark McCabe
2014-15 3A RSQ         Mark McCabe
2015-16 3A RSQ         Mark McCabe
2016-17 3A Q         Mark McCabe
2017-18 3A Q         Mark McCabe
2018-19 3A Q         Mark McCabe
2019-20 3A Q 3       Mark McCabe
2021-22 3A RQ 3       Mark McCabe
2022-23 3A RQ         Mark McCabe
2023-24 3A RQ         Mark McCabe

Hoffman Estates (Conant)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1988-89 AA Q 1       Allan Goodman
1989-90 AA SQ 2       Allan Goodman
1994-95 AA Q         Allan Goodman
2005-06 AA Q         Amy Mederich

Hoffman Estates (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1975-76       2 9   Linda Liss
Coach Total 2 9   1 yr   .182
1976-77       9 2   Bob Lyons
1977-78       9 0   Bob Lyons
1978-79       10 1   Bob Lyons
1979-80   DQ         Bob Lyons
1980-81   Q   12 0   Bob Lyons
1981-82   D   10 1   Bob Lyons
1982-83   RQ   9 1   Bob Lyons
1983-84       6 3   Bob Lyons
1984-85       8 4   Bob Lyons
1985-86   Q   9 3   Bob Lyons
Coach Total 82 15   9 yr   .845
1986-87   Q   3 3   Gary Barker
1987-88   SQ 1 7 0   Gary Barker
1988-89       4 5   Gary Barker
1989-90       2 5   Gary Barker
1990-91       2 5   Gary Barker
1991-92       5 3   Gary Barker
1992-93       8 2   Gary Barker
1993-94 AA Q   5 3   Gary Barker
1994-95       4 2   Gary Barker
1995-96       3 2   Gary Barker
1996-97       3 3   Gary Barker
1997-98       1 6   Gary Barker
Coach Total 47 39   12 yr   .547
1998-99       0 6   Terry Walsh
1999-00       1 6   Terry Walsh
2000-01       3 3   Terry Walsh
2001-02       1 5   Terry Walsh
2002-03       2 4   Terry Walsh
Coach Total 7 24   5 yr   .226
2003-04       1 5   Jennifer Beers
Coach Total 1 5   1 yr   .167
2004-05       0 6   Kirk Macnider
2005-06       1 5   Kirk Macnider
2006-07       1 5   Kirk Macnider
2007-08 3A R   4 2   Kirk Macnider
2008-09 3A Q   5 1   Kirk Macnider
2009-10 3A Q         Kirk Macnider
2010-11             Kirk Macnider
2011-12 3A RQ         Kirk Macnider
2012-13             Kirk Macnider
2013-14 3A Q         Kirk Macnider
2014-15 3A Q         Kirk Macnider
2015-16             Kirk Macnider
Coach Total 11 19   5 yr   .367
School Total 150 111   33 yr   .575

Hoopeston (H. Area)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2005-06             Jane Comrie
2006-07 A Q         Richard Stipp
2007-08             Richard Stipp
2008-09             Richard Stipp
2009-10             Richard Stipp
2010-11             Richard Stipp
2011-12             Richard Stipp
2012-13             Richar Stipp
2013-14             Richard Stipp
2014-15             Richard Stipp
2015-16             Richard Stipp
2016-17             Richard Stipp
2017-18             Erika Seidel

Huntley

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2002-03 A RQ         Jennifer Heuck
2009-10 3A R         Dana Burner
2010-11             Brad Gallaugher
2011-12 3A R         Brad Gallaugher
2012-13       0 6   Brad Gallaugher
2013-14       1 5   Brad Gallaugher
2014-15 3A R   2 3   Brad Gallaugher
2015-16 3A R         Brad Gallaugher
2015-16       5 0   Brad Gallaugher
2016-17 3A R         Brad Gallaugher
2017-18             Brad Gallaugher
Coach Total 8 14   4 yr   .364
2018-19       4 0   Matt Kaplan
2019-20       7 0   Matt Kaplan
2019-20 3A RQ         Matt Kaplan
Coach Total 11 0   2 yr   1.000
2020-21 3A R          
2021-22 3A RQ         Matt Kaplan
2022-23 3A RQ         Matt Kaplan
2023-24 3A RQ         Matt Kaplan
School Total 19 14   6 yr   .576

Jacksonville (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1979-80       7 2   Dan Moy
1980-81       8 2   Dan Moy
1981-82       10 2   Dan Moy
1982-83       9 1   Dan Moy
1983-84       1 4   Dan Moy
1984-85       4 3   Dan Moy
1985-86       4 5   Dan Moy
1986-87       6 2   Dan Moy
1987-88       4 4   Dan Moy
1988-89       5 3   Dan Moy
1989-90       9 1   Dan Moy
1990-91 AA Q   7 0   Dan Moy
1991-92       6 2   Dan Moy
1992-93       7 2   Dan Moy
1993-94       3 5   Dan Moy
1994-95       3 5   Dan Moy
Coach Total 93 43   16 yr   .684
1996-97       5 4   George Haley
Coach Total 5 4   1 yr   .556
1997-98       3 5   Bob McBride
1998-99       1 5   Bob McBride
1999-00       0 5   Bob McBride
2000-01             Bob McBride
2001-02             Bob McBride
Coach Total 4 15   3 yr   .211
2002-03       1 0   Breck VanBebber
2003-04       1 0   Breck VanBebber
Coach Total 2 0   2 yr   1.000
2004-05 AA Q   1 0   Breck Van Bebber
Coach Total 1 0   1 yr   1.000
2005-06       0 1   Breck VanBebber
2006-07       1 2   Breck VanBebber
2007-08       1 2   Breck VanBebber
2008-09       3 0   Breck VanBebber
2009-10       2 1   Breck VanBebber
Coach Total 7 6   5 yr   .538
2010-11       2 1   Breck Van Bebber
2011-12       3 0   Breck Van Bebber
2012-13       3 1   Breck Van Bebber
2013-14       3 1   Breck Van Bebber
2014-15 2A Q   4 0   Breck Van Bebber
2015-16       2 2   Breck Van Bebber
2016-17       4 0   Breck Van Bebber
Coach Total 21 5   7 yr   .808
2017-18       3 1   Breck VanBebber
Coach Total 3 1   1 yr   .750
2018-19       1 1   Breck Van Bebber
2019-20       1 1   Breck Van Bebber
2020-21       3 8   Breck Van Bebber
2021-22       3 1   Breck Van Bebber
2022-23             Breck Van Bebber
2023-24             Breck Van Bebber
Coach Total 8 11   4 yr   .421
School Total 144 85   40 yr   .629

Jacksonville (Routt)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2016-17             Michelle Hoots

Jerseyville (Jersey)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2010-11             Harold Landon
2011-12             Harold Landon
2012-13             Harold Landon
2013-14             Harold Landon
2014-15             Harold Landon
2015-16             Harold Landon
2016-17             Harold Landon

Johnsburg

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2000-01 AA R         Chris Setzler
2012-13 1A RQ         Chris Setzler
2013-14             Chris Setzler
2014-15             Chris Setzler
2015-16             Chris Setzler
2016-17 1A Q         Chris Setzler
2017-18 1A RQ         Chris Setzler
2018-19             Chris Setzler
2019-20             Chris Setzler
2020-21             Chris Setzler
2021-22             Chris Setzler
2022-23             Chris Setzler
2023-24             Chris Setzler

Joliet (Catholic Academy)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2011-12 1A Q         Mark Clarke
2013-14 2A R         Mark Clarke
2020-21 1A R          
2021-22 1A RQ         Mark Clarke
2022-23 1A Q         Mark Clarke

Joliet (Twp.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1989-90       1 6   Becky Cherry
1990-91             Becky Cherry
1991-92       4 4   Becky Cherry
1992-93       8 4   Becky Cherry
1993-94       9 0   Becky Cherry
1994-95 AA RQ   8 1   Becky Cherry
Coach Total 30 15   5 yr   .667
As Joliet (Central)
2010-11             Mark Chambers
2010-11             Mark Chambers
2011-12             Mark Chambers
2011-12             Mark Chambers
2012-13             Mark Chambers
2012-13             Mark Chambers
2013-14             Cara Giovanazzi
2013-14             Cara Giovanazzi
2014-15             Cara Giovanazzi
2014-15             Cara Giovanazzi
2015-16             Cara Giovanazzi
2015-16             Cara Giovanazzi
2016-17             Cara Giovanazzi
2017-18             Cara Giovanazzi
2018-19             Neal Brockett
2019-20             Neal Brockett
2020-21       4 1   Neal Brockett
Coach Total 4 1   1 yr   .800
School Total 34 16   6 yr   .680

Joliet (West)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1988-89 AA RQ         Kim Swanson
1989-90 AA RQ         Kim Swanson
1990-91 AA RQ         Kim Swanson
1991-92 AA RQ         Bruce Thompkins
1992-93 AA RQ         Kim Colvin
2010-11             Annie Monninger
2011-12             Annie Monninger
2012-13             Annie Monninger
2013-14             Annie Monninger
2014-15 3A RQ         Matt Almon
2015-16             Matt Almon
2016-17             Matt Almon
2017-18             Matt Almon
2018-19             Matt Almon
2019-20             Matt Almon
2020-21       5 1   Matt Almon
Coach Total 5 1   1 yr   .833
2021-22             Renae Batsch-Haaker
2022-23             Renae Batsch-Haaker
2023-24             Renae Batsch-Haaker
School Total 5 1   1 yr   .833

Joy (Westmer)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1991-92 A Q         Doug Crowell
1992-93 A RSQ         Doug Crowell
1993-94       4 2   Doug Crowell
1994-95             Doug Crowell
1995-96       8 1   Doug Crowell
1996-97             Doug Crowell
Coach Total 12 3   2 yr   .800
1997-98       6 4   Jeff Sedam
Coach Total 6 4   1 yr   .600
School Total 18 7   3 yr   .720