Boys Cross Country Season Summaries

* Last updated at 1:17 pm on Sunday, March 24, 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).

Fairbury (Prairie Central)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1994-95             Nathan Sweet
1995-96             Nathan Sweet
1997-98 A R         Doug Roberts
1998-99 A RSQ 3       Doug Roberts
1999-00 A RQ         Doug Roberts

Fairfield

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1976-77 A DSQ         Tom Wichan
1977-78 A DQ         Tom Wickham
1978-79 A D         Tom Wickham
2012-13 1A R         Timothy Going
2013-14 1A R         Tim Going
2014-15 1A RQ         Justin Sanders

Farmington

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
As Farmington (East)
1976-77 A Q 3       Rick Putnam
1980-81 A Q         Dave Giagnoni
1981-82 A Q         Dae Giagnoni
As Farmington
2005-06 A Q         David Giagnoni

Fithian (Oakwood)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1963-64       0 5    
Coach Total 0 5   1 yr   .000
1965-66       0 6   Hank Jefford
Coach Total 0 6   1 yr   .000
1966-67       4 4   Ed Biehl
1967-68       1 5   Ed Biehl
Coach Total 5 9   2 yr   .357
1968-69       8 0   Glenn Keever
1969-70             Glenn Keever
1970-71       10 5   Glenn Keever
1971-72       18 3   Glenn Keever
1972-73       15 4   Glenn Keever
1973-74             Glenn Keever
1974-75       3 10   Glenn Keever
Coach Total 54 22   5 yr   .711
1975-76             Bill Brown
1976-77       8 10   Ray Wittmann
1977-78       13 6   Ray Wittmann
1978-79       19 6   Ray Wittmann
1979-80       10 9   Ray Wittmann
1980-81 A Q   16 6   Ray Wittmann
1981-82 A Q   22 2   Ray Wittmann
1982-83 A Q   22 2   Ray Wittmann
1983-84       6 10   Ray Wittmann
1984-85       2 10   Ray Wittmann
1985-86       16 5   Ray Wittmann
1986-87 A Q   17 2   Ray Wittmann
1987-88 A Q   14 1   Ray Wittmann
1988-89       13 6   Ray Wittmann
1989-90       9 11   Ray Wittmann
1990-91       8 12   Ray Wittmann
1991-92       6 14   Ray Wittmann
1992-93       10 9   Ray Wittmann
1993-94       12 7   Ray Wittmann
1994-95       13 6   Ray Wittmann
1995-96       14 4   Ray Wittmann
1996-97       16 3   Ray Wittmann
1997-98 A Q   18 2   Ray Wittmann
1998-99       15 6   Ray Wittmann
1999-00       15 5   Ray Wittmann
2000-01       10 6   Ray Wittmann
2001-02       16 4   Ray Wittmann
2002-03       8 7   Ray Wittmann
2003-04       5 10   Ray Wittmann
Coach Total 353 181   28 yr   .661
2004-05             Dirk Miller
2005-06       3 10   Tim Lee
2006-07             Tim Lee
2007-08             Tim Lee
2008-09             Tim Lee
2009-10             Tim Lee
2010-11             Tim Lee
2011-12             Tim Lee
2012-13             Tim Lee
Coach Total 3 10   1 yr   .231
2013-14             Doug Robinson
2014-15             Damon Ehrett
2015-16             Damon Ehrett
2016-17             Damon Ehrett
School Total 415 233   38 yr   .640

Flora

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1961-62   DQ          
1964-65   Q          
1981-82 A Q         Dave Dulaney
1982-83 A R          

Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1960-61   Q          
1965-66   Q          
1968-69   Q          
1972-73   D          
1978-79 AA Q         Ted Van Dorn
1982-83 AA RQ         Ted Van Dorn
1983-84 AA RQ         Ted Van Dorn
1984-85 AA RQ         Ted Van Dorn
1985-86 AA RSQ 2       Ted Van Dorn
1986-87 AA RQ         Ted Van Dorn
1989-90 AA RQ         Gary Haut
1992-93 AA RQ         Gary Haut
1996-97 AA R         Gary Haut
1997-98 AA R         Gary Haut
2009-10 3A R         Brian McCarthy
2010-11 3A R         Brian McCarthy
2020-21       1 5   Brian O'Donnell
2021-22       2 4   Brian O'Donnell
2022-23       0 0   Brian O'Donnell
Coach Total 3 9   3 yr   .250
School Total 3 9   3 yr   .250

Forreston

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1970-71             Rich Bennett
1971-72             Rich Bennett
1972-73             Rich Bennett
1973-74             Rich Bennett
1974-75             Rich Bennett
1975-76             Rich Bennett
1976-77             Rich Bennett
1977-78             Rich Bennett
1978-79             Rich Bennett
1979-80             Rich Bennett
1980-81       6 7   Rich Bennett
1981-82             Rich Bennett
1982-83             Rich Bennett
1983-84             Rich Bennett
1984-85 A Q         Rich Bennett
1985-86 A R         Rich Bennett
1986-87 A RQ 3       Rich Bennett
Coach Total 6 7   1 yr   .462
School Total 6 7   1 yr   .462

Fox Lake (Grant)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1961-62   DQ          
1963-64   Q          
1997-98             Nathan Sweet
2004-05       9 2   Jeff Durlak
2005-06       3 5   Jeff Durlak
2006-07       3 5   Jeff Durlak
2007-08       4 3   Jeff Durlak
2008-09       3 5   Jeff Durlak
2009-10       3 4   Jeff Durlak
2010-11       3 4   Jeff Durlak
2011-12       3 4   Jeff Durlak
2012-13       6 1   Jeff Durlak
2013-14       2 5   Jeff Durlak
2014-15       6 2   Jeff Durlak
2015-16       5 3   Jeff Durlak
Coach Total 50 43   12 yr   .538
School Total 50 43   12 yr   .538

Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2001-02       1 6   Lisa DeLathouwer
Coach Total 1 6   1 yr   .143
2002-03       8 0   Lisa McAllister
2003-04       6 1   Lisa McAllister
2004-05 AA Q   4 4   Lisa McAllister
2005-06 AA Q   4 2   Lisa McAllister
2006-07 AA RQ   4 0   Lisa McAllister
2007-08 3A RQ   0 2   Lisa McAllister
Coach Total 26 9   6 yr   .743
2008-09       0 0   Ross Widinski
2009-10       0 0   Ross Widinski
2010-11       0 0   Ross Widinski
2011-12 3A R   0 0   Ross Widinski
2012-13       0 0   Ross Widinski
2013-14       0 0   Ross Widinski
2014-15       0 0   Ross Widinski
2015-16       0 0   Ross Widinski
2016-17 3A RQ   0 0   Ross Widinski
2017-18       0 0   Ross Widinski
2017-18 3A R   0 0   Ross Widinski
2018-19       0 0   Ross Widinski
2018-19       0 0   Ross Widinski
2018-19       0 0   Ross Widinski
2018-19       0 0   Ross Widinski
2019-20 3A Q         Ross Widinski
Coach Total 0 0   15 yr   
2020-21 3A R          
2021-22 3A RQ         Ross Widinski
2022-23 3A RQ         Ross Widinski
School Total 27 15   18 yr   .643

Frankfort (Lincoln-Way North)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2008-09             Tom Gavin
2009-10             Tom Gavin
2010-11             Tom Gavin
2011-12             Tom Gavin
2012-13             Tom Gavin
2013-14             Jeff Purdom
2014-15 3A RQ         Jeff Purdom
2015-16 3A RQ         Jeff Purdom

Franklin

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1962-63       15 7   Rogerezard
1963-64       16 7   Rogerezard
Coach Total 31 14   2 yr   .689
1977-78 A Q         Ned Seymour
1981-82 A Q         Rick Smith
1982-83 A R          
1983-84 A R          
1984-85 A RQ         Rick Smith
1990-91 A R          
1991-92 A R          
1992-93 A R         Rick Smith
1993-94 A R         Rick Smith
1995-96 A Q         Rick Smith
2002-03 A R         Rick Smith
2005-06 A R         Rick Smith
School Total 31 14   2 yr   .689

Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1951-52   DQ          
1956-57   Q          
1957-58   Q          
1996-97       1 5   Tim Stark
1998-99       2 4   Tim Stark
1999-00       2 3 1 Tim Stark
2000-01       4 2   Tim Stark
2001-02       4 2   Tim Stark
Coach Total 13 16 1 5 yr   .450
2004-05       3 3   Brad Henning
2005-06       3 3   Brad Henning
2006-07       2 3   Brad Henning
2007-08       3 3   Brad Henning
Coach Total 11 12   4 yr   .478
2008-09       4 1   Rick Mason
Coach Total 4 1   1 yr   .800
School Total 28 29 1 10 yr   .483

Freeburg

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1978-79 A DQ         Wayne Wiseman
1979-80 A DQ         Wayne Wiseman
1980-81 A Q         Wayne Wiseman
1992-93 A Q         Wayne Wiseman
1993-94 A Q         Wayne Wiseman
2002-03 A R         Wayne Wiseman
2003-04 A R         Wayne Wiseman
2008-09             Carl Florczyk
2009-10 1A Q         Carl Florczyk
2010-11 1A Q         Carl Florczyk
2011-12 1A Q         Carl Florczyk
2012-13 1A RSQ         Carl Florczyk
2013-14 1A RSQ         Carl Florczyk
2014-15 1A RSQ         Carl Florczyk
2015-16 1A RQ         Carl Florczyk
2016-17 1A RSQ 2       Carl Florczyk
2017-18 1A RSQ         Carl Florczyk
2018-19 1A RSQ         Carl Florczyk
2019-20 1A Q         Carl Florczyk
2020-21 1A R         Carl Florczyk
2021-22 1A RQ         Carl Florczyk
2022-23 1A RQ         Carl Florczyk

Freeport (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1966-67   Q          
1999-00              
2005-06