Boys Cross Country Champions & Runners-Up Boys Cross Country Champions & Runners-Up* Last updated at 7:52 am on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
| Year | Class | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Coach | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | Paris | Ernie Eveland | 90 | Chicago (Lane) | 102 | ||
| 1947-48 | Paris | Ernie Eveland | 30 | Des Plaines (Maine) | 89 | ||
| 1948-49 | Paris | Ernie Eveland | 23 | Washburn | 73 | ||
| 1949-50 | Paris | H.D. "Deac" Sweeley | 36 | Evanston (Twp.) | 72 | ||
| 1950-51 | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | Elmer Nelson | 49 | Paris | 70 | ||
| 1951-52 | Urbana (H.S.) | Gene Armer | 21 | LaGrange (Lyons) | 61 | ||
| 1952-53 | Peoria (Woodruff) | Roy Gummerson | 37 | Urbana (H.S.) | 80 | ||
| 1953-54 | Evanston (Twp.) | Emil Schultz | 111 | Toledo (Cumberland) | 119 | ||
| 1954-55 | Maywood (Proviso) | Harold Monilaw | 71 | Peoria (Woodruff) | 121 | ||
| 1955-56 | LaGrange (Lyons) | Max Armer | 95 | Chicago (Englewood) | 122 | ||
| 1956-57 | LaGrange (Lyons) | Max Armer | 102 | Rock Falls | 113 | ||
| 1957-58 | Maywood (Proviso) | Harold Monilaw | 63 | Edwardsville (H.S.) | 133 | ||
| 1958-59 | Alton (Sr.) | Neal Schmelzel | 95 | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard) | 100 | ||
| 1959-60 | Winnetka (New Trier) | Ben Almaguer | 67 | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | 96 | ||
| 1960-61 | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | C.A.R. Johnson | 80 | Winnetka (New Trier) | 85 | ||
| 1961-62 | Highland Park | Dick Ault | 96 | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | 97 | ||
| 1962-63 | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 61 | Evanston (Twp.) | 98 | ||
| 1963-64 | Chicago (Lane) | Leonard Jareczek | 69 | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | 126 | ||
| 1964-65 | Hillside (Proviso West) | Dick McCallister | 46 | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 68 | |
| 1965-66 | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 61 | Rockford (Guilford) | 125 | ||
| 1966-67 | Evanston (Twp.) | Jim Nelson | 117 | Naperville (H.S.) | 124 | ||
| 1967-68 | Arlington Heights (Arlington) | Bruce Samoore | 73 | Hillside (Proviso West) | 74 | ||
| 1968-69 | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 121 | Evanston (Twp.) | 129 | ||
| 1969-70 | Palatine (Fremd) | Ron Menely | 86 | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 129 | |
| 1970-71 | Park Ridge (Maine East) | John Coughlan | 129 | Palatine (Fremd) | 139 | ||
| 1971-72 | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 67 | Centralia (H.S.) | 136 | ||
| 1972-73 | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 84 | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | 164 | ||
| 1973-74 | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 64 | Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | 159 | ||
| 1974-75 | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | Don Slota | 91 | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 96 | |
| 1975-76 | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | Don Slota | 128 | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 132 | |
| 1976-77 | A | Lebanon | Ira Price | 96 | Winnebago | Roger Schmidt | 139 |
| AA | Deerfield (H.S.) | Len Kisellus | 111 | Wheaton (North) | Rollie Eckman | 142 | |
| 1977-78 | A | Elmwood | Tom Meyers | 118 | Beecher | Steve Currins | 140 |
| AA | Deerfield (H.S.) | Len Kisellus | 71 | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 134 | |
| 1978-79 | A | Winnebago | Roger Schmidt | 104 | Aurora (Central Catholic) | Ken Jakalski | 113 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 80 | Villa Park (Willowbrook) | Jim Tyree | 139 | |
| 1979-80 | A | Petersburg (PORTA) | Mike Johnson | 78 | Princeton | Gary Coates | 136 |
| AA | Park Ridge (Maine East) | Rich Sazonoff | 63 | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 65 | |
| 1980-81 | A | Peoria (Bergan) | Mike Sullivan | 89 | Princeton | Gary Coates | 123 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 102 | Palatine (H.S.) | Joe Johnson | 121 | |
| 1981-82 | A | Peoria (Bergan) | Mike Sullivan | 92 | Trenton (Wesclin) | Keith Hall | 111 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 44 | Schaumburg (H.S.) | Jim Macnider | 185 | |
| 1982-83 | A | Trenton (Wesclin) | Keith Hall | 91 | Peoria (Bergan) | Mark Sullivan | 134 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 79 | Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) | Rev. Robert Bueter, S.J. | 167 | |
| 1983-84 | A | Elmwood | Tom Meyers | 62 | Erie | Roger Fredrickson | 147 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 137 | Rockford (Guilford) | Brad Seago | 145 | |
| 1984-85 | A | Elmwood | Tom Meyers | 68 | Rushville | Dick Tucker | 149 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 98 | Rockford (Guilford) | Brad Seago | 129 | |
| 1985-86 | A | Elmwood | Tom Meyers | 69 | Pontiac | Kevin Forney | 93 |
| AA | Schaumburg (H.S.) | Jim Macnider | 116 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Ted Van Dorn | 172 | |
| 1986-87 | A | Pontiac | Kevin Forney | 85 | Elmwood | Tom Meyers | 139 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 155 | Rockford (Guilford) | Brad Seago | 161 | |
| 1987-88 | A | Maple Park (Kaneland) | Larry Eddington | 103 | Chrisman | Roger Beals | 136 |
| AA | Schaumburg (H.S.) | Jim Macnider | 120 | Naperville (Central) | George Cyr | 124 | |
| 1988-89 | A | Chrisman | Roger Beals | 122 | Tremont | Mike Lynn | 139 |
| AA | Schaumburg (H.S.) | Jim Macnider | 70 | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 77 | |
| 1989-90 | A | Seneca | James Helton | 131 | West Frankfort (Frankfort) | Rocky Rice | 140 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 75 | Palos Hills (Stagg) | Chris Stec | 128 | |
| 1990-91 | A | Tremont | Mike Lynn | 94 | West Frankfort (Frankfort) | Rocky Rice | 114 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 54 | Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | Pete Reiff | 213 | |
| 1991-92 | A | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | Jim Acklin | 46 | Maple Park (Kaneland) | Larry Eddington | 100 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 76 | Schaumburg (H.S.) | Jim Macnider | 161 | |
| 1992-93 | A | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | Jim Acklin | 101 | Georgetown (G.-Ridge Farm) | Tom Kulbartz | 109 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 75 | St. Charles (H.S.) | Jeff Leavey | 104 | |
| 1993-94 | A | Normal (University) | Lester Hampton | 72 | Oregon | Art Carlson | 82 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 137 | Palatine (H.S.) | Fred Miller | 204 | |
| 1994-95 | A | Normal (University) | Lester Hampton | 89 | Sandwich | Bob Pax | 149 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 139 | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | Mike Stokes | 176 | |
| 1995-96 | A | Petersburg (PORTA) | Jim Brauer | 86 | Normal (University) | Lester Hampton | 108 |
| AA | Crystal Lake (Central) | Bill Eschman | 67 | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 84 | |
| 1996-97 | A | Kewanee (H.S.) | Frank Tocha | 85 | Breese (Mater Dei) | Marvin Eversgerd | 104 |
| AA | Lockport (Twp.) | Larry Thompson | 73 | Bensenville (Fenton) | John Kurtz | 123 | |
| 1997-98 | A | Oregon | Art Carlson | 144 | McLeansboro | Roger Lee | 149 |
| AA | Lockport (Twp.) | Larry Thompson | 134 | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 135 | |
| 1998-99 | A | Eureka | Brett Charlton | 73 | Westmont | Steve Wolf | 152 |
| AA | Wheeling | Mark Saylor | 126 | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 131 | |
| 1999-00 | A | Eureka | Brett Charlton | 32 | Maple Park (Kaneland) | Chad Clarey | 155 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 24 | Schaumburg (H.S.) | Jim Macnider | 139 | |
| 2000-01 | A | Eureka | Brett Charlton | 151 | Winnebago | Roger Fredrickson | 163 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 126 | Wheeling | Tom Polak | 138 | |
| 2001-02 | A | Eureka | Brett Charlton | 91 | Manlius (Bureau Valley) | Dale Donner | 173 |
| AA | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | Andy Preuss | 118 | Geneva | Suzi Yaeger | 109 | |
| 2002-03 | A | Winnebago | Roger Fredrickson | 94 | Eureka | Brett Charlton | 100 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 125 | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | Don Proft | 198 | |
| 2003-04 | A | Eureka | Brett Charlton | 134 | Danville (Schlarman) | Brian Rohrbach | 145 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 86 | LaGrange (Lyons) | J. Michael Kuharic | 174 | |
| Palatine (H.S.) | Fred Miller | 174 | |||||
| 2004-05 | A | Rock Island (Alleman) | Mike Ethington | 59 | Eureka | Brett Charlton | 105 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 56 | Palatine (H.S.) | Fred Miller | 149 | |
| 2005-06 | A | Winnebago | Joe and Janet Erb | 99 | Toledo (Cumberland) | Jim Miller | 163 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 49 | Palatine (H.S.) | Chris Quick | 132 | |
| 2006-07 | A | Elmwood | Gregg Meyers | 110 | Winnebago | Joe & Janet Erb | 120 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Stan Reddel | 60 | St. Charles (North) | Joe Parks | 165 | |
| 2007-08 | 1A | Winnebago | Joe and Janet Erb | 81 | Elmwood | Gregg Meyers | 122 |
| 2A | Sycamore (H.S.) | Michael Lambdin | 73 | Chatham (Glenwood) | Mike Johnson | 189 | |
| 3A | Naperville (Neuqua Valley) | Paul Vandersteen | 86 | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 105 | |
| 2008-09 | 1A | Elmwood | Gregg Myers | 109 | Westmont | Steve Wolf | 123 |
| 2A | Dixon (H.S.) | Evan Thorpe | 94 | Belvidere (North) | Troy Yunk | 97 | |
| 3A | Naperville (North) | David Racey | 84 | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 85 | |
| 2009-10 | 1A | Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) | Valerie Gassman | 122 | Canton | Chancy Whittington | 123 |
| 2A | Belvidere (North) | Troy Yunk | 77 | Normal (University) | Lester Hampton | 119 | |
| 3A | Naperville (Neuqua Valley) | Paul Vandersteen | 99 | Wilmette (Loyola Academy) | Dan Seeberg | 111 | |
| 2010-11 | 1A | Beecher | Pam Deery | 80 | Olney (East Richland) | Louis Gassmann | 150 |
| 2A | Belvidere (North) | Troy Yunk | 28 | Springfield (H.S.) | Dan Devlin | 153 | |
| 3A | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 162 | Lake Zurich | J.B. Hanson | 164 | |
| 2011-12 | 1A | Mt. Zion | Bill Harbeck | 76 | Tolono (Unity) | Dike Stirrett | 88 |
| 2A | Belvidere (North) | Troy Yunk | 110 | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | Andy Preuss | 128 | |
| 3A | Palatine (H.S.) | Chris Quick | 114 | O'Fallon (H.S.) | Jon Burnett | 120 | |
| 2012-13 | 1A | Champaign (St. Thomas More) | David Behm | 82 | Elmwood | Gregg Meyers | 157 |
| 2A | Chicago (Jones) | Andrew Adelmann | 85 | Belvidere (North) | Troy Yunk | 126 | |
| 3A | Elmhurst (York) | Joe Newton | 82 | O'Fallon (H.S.) | Jon Burnett | 117 | |
| 2013-14 | 1A | Elmwood | Gregg Meyers | 161 | Winnebago | Janet Erb & Joe Erb | 167 |
| 2A | Yorkville (H.S.) | Chris Muth | 119 | Lansing (Illiana Christian) | Jim Piaskowy | 134 | |
| 3A | Hinsdale (Central) | Jim Westphal | 99 | Downers Grove (North) | John Sipple | 144 | |
| 2014-15 | 1A | Monticello | David Remmert | 91 | Elmwood | Gregg Meyers | 143 |
| 2A | Yorkville (H.S.) | Chris Muth | 105 | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | Neal Garrison | 134 | |
| 3A | Hinsdale (Central) | Jim Westphal | 104 | Orland Park (Sandburg) | John O'Malley | 138 | |
| 2015-16 | 1A | Tolono (Unity) | Dike Stirrett | 30 | Shelbyville | Kevin Kramer | 124 |
| 2A | Grayslake (Central) | James Centella | 54 | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | Neal Garrison | 121 | |
| 3A | Orland Park (Sandburg) | John O'Malley | 79 | LaGrange (Lyons) | Michael Danner | 118 | |
| 2016-17 | 1A | Elgin (Harvest Christian Academy) | Steven Bland | 107 | Freeburg | Carl Florczyk | 116 |
| 2A | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | Neal Garrison | 58 | Grayslake (Central) | James Centella | 134 | |
| 3A | Naperville (Neuqua Valley) | Paul Vandersteen | 83 | Downers Grove (North) | John Sipple | 116 | |
| 2017-18 | 1A | Elmwood | Gregg Meyers | 150 | Rockford (R. Christian) | Randy Moore | 164 |
| 2A | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | Neal Garrison | 91 | Normal (University) | Lester Hampton | 114 | |
| 3A | Downers Grove (North) | John Sipple | 73 | Naperville (Neuqua Valley) | Paul Vandersteen | 149 | |
| 2018-19 | 1A | Clifton (Central) | David Ladehoff | 139 | Elmwood | Gregg Meyers | 143 |
| 2A | Chatham (Glenwood) | Mike Garber | 153 | Springfield (H.S.) | Dan Devlin | 161 | |
| 3A | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | Christopher Kuntz | 116 | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | Kevin Young | 156 | |
| 2019-20 | 1A | Monticello | David Remmert | 115 | Elgin (Harvest Christian Academy) | Steven Bland | 121 |
| 2A | Maple Park (Kaneland) | Chad Clarey | 74 | Dixon (H.S.) | Evan Thorpe | 95 | |
| 3A | St. Charles (East) | Chris Bosworth | 64 | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | Christopher Kuntz | 68 | |
| 2021-22 | 1A | Chicago (Latin) | Dan Daly | 165 | Arthur (A.-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond) | Lyle Dorjahn | 172 |
| 2A | Oak Park (Fenwick) | David Rill | 120 | Deerfield (H.S.) | Scott Friedlander | 141 | |
| 3A | Orland Park (Sandburg) | John O'Malley | 130 | Hinsdale (Central) | Jim Westphal | 175 | |
| 2022-23 | 1A | Chicago (DePaul College Prep) | Mitchell Baum | 113 | Port Byron (Riverdale) | Kevin Claus | 129 |
| 2A | Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | John Brady | 131 | Belvidere (North) | Ken Husser | 155 | |
| 3A | Plainfield (South) | Jason Crowe | 88 | Hinsdale (Central) | Jim Westphal | 89 | |
| 2023-24 | 1A | Tuscola | Neal Garrison | 97 | Benton | Brent McLain | 104 |
| 2A | Marion (H.S.) | Scott Gill | 112 | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | Doug Gorski | 173 | |
| 3A | Downers Grove (North) | John Sipple | 79 | Plainfield (North) | Andrew Derks | 125 |
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