Girls Cross Country Season Summaries

* Last updated at 10:07 am on Sunday, October 19, 2025

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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).

Aledo (Mercer County)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2009-10             Randi Russell
2010-11             Randi Russell
2011-12 1A R         Rita Greenspan
2012-13             Mick Louck
2013-14             Mick Louck
2014-15             Mick Louck
2015-16             Mick Louck
2016-17             Alex Robertson
2017-18             Alex Robertson
2018-19             Alex Robertson
2019-20             Pete Nelson
2020-21             Pete Nelson
2021-22 1A Q         Pete Nelson
2022-23             Pete Nelson
2023-24             Pete Nelson

Algonquin (Jacobs)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1983-84   R          
1985-86   RQ         Glen Schwartzwalder
1986-87   R          
2011-12       5 1   Kevin Christian
2012-13 3A R   5 1   Kevin Christian
2013-14 3A R   5 1   Kevin Christian
2014-15       4 1   Kevin Christian
2015-16       1 4   Kevin Christian
2016-17       3 3   Kevin Christian
2017-18       2 4   Kevin Christian
2018-19       3 1   Kevin Christian
2019-20       4 3   Kevin Christian
2020-21       6 3   Kevin Christian
2021-22 3A Q   6 1   Kevin Christian
2021-22       6 1   Kevin Christian
2022-23 3A Q   2 2   Kevin Christian
2023-24       4 3   Kevin Christian
Coach Total 56 29   14 yr   .659
2024-25       3 4    
Coach Total 3 4   1 yr   .429
School Total 59 33   14 yr   .641

Altamont

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2008-09 1A R         Nikki Bloemer
2009-10 1A R         Nikki Bloemer
2010-11 1A R         Nikki Bloemer

Alton (Marquette)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1980-81   D          

Alton (Sr.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2000-01             Nick Scwartz
2001-02             Vernon Curvey
2002-03             Vernon Curvey
2003-04             Vernon Curvey
2004-05             Vernon Curvey
2005-06             Vernon Curvey
2006-07             Vernon Curvey
2007-08             Vernon Curvey
2008-09             Vernon Curvey
2009-10             Vernon Curvey
2010-11             Vernon Curvey
2011-12             Vernon Curvey
2012-13             Vernon Curvey
2013-14             Vernon Curvey
2014-15             Vernon Curvey
2015-16             Vernon Curvey
2016-17             Vernon Curvey
2017-18             Vernon Curvey
2018-19             Vernon Curvey
2019-20             Vernon Curvey
2020-21             Vernon Curvey
2021-22             Tammy Talbert
2022-23             Tammy Talbert
2023-24             Tammy Talbert
2024-25             Tammy Talbert

Amboy

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2009-10             Bob Halberg
2016-17 1A RQ         Bob Halberg
2017-18 1A Q         Bob Halberg

Anna (A.-Jonesboro)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2022-23 1A RQ         Matt Denny
2023-24 1A RSQ 2       Matt Denny
2024-25 1A RSQ 3       Matt Denny

Antioch

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1977-78       6 0   Jeff Dresser
1978-79       10 0   Jeff Dresser
1979-80   Q         Jeff Dresser
1983-84   Q         Jeff Dresser
Coach Total 16 0   2 yr   1.000
1994-95 AA R         Richard Harland
1995-96 AA R         Richard Harland
1998-99       4 3   Richard Harland
1999-00       3 6   Richard Harland
2000-01       4 1   Richard Harland
2001-02       7 3   Richard Harland
2002-03       5 6   Richard Harland
2003-04       2 9   Richard Harland
2004-05       7 5   Richard Harland
2005-06       4 6   Richard Harland
2006-07       6 4   Richard Harland
2007-08       4 4   Richard Harland
2008-09       9 2   Richard Harland
Coach Total 55 49   11 yr   .529
2009-10       5 7   Chris Bailey
2010-11       7 3   Chris Bailey
2011-12       6 4   Chris Bailey
2012-13       7 5   Chris Bailey
2013-14       4 2   Chris Bailey
2014-15             Chris Bailey
2015-16       4 4   Chris Bailey
2016-17       4 3   Chris Bailey
2017-18       7 4   Chris Bailey
2018-19       4 7   Chris Bailey
2019-20       1 12 1 Chris Bailey
2020-21       5 3   Chris Bailey
Coach Total 54 54 1 11 yr   .500
2021-22       4 8   Chris Bailey & Ryan Hlinak
2022-23 2A Q   4 7   Chris Bailey & Ryan Hlinak
2023-24       5 1   Chris Bailey & Ryan Hlinak
2024-25       6 0   Chris Bailey & Ryan Hlinak
Coach Total 19 16   4 yr   .543
School Total 144 119 1 28 yr   .545

Argenta (A.-Oreana)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1991-92 A R          
1992-93 A RSQ 3       Henry German
2004-05 A Q         Holly Watts

Arlington Heights (Arlington)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1979-80   Q         Linda Lee Jayne

Arlington Heights (Hersey)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1985-86   Q 3       Michael Shay
1986-87   RQ         Michael Paul Shay
1987-88   Q         Mike Shay
1988-89 AA RSQ 3       Mike Shay
1989-90 AA RQ         Mike Shay
1990-91 AA Q 3       Mike Shay
1991-92 AA RQ         Mike Shay
1992-93 AA Q          
1995-96 AA Q         Mike Shay
1996-97 AA R         Michael Shay
1997-98 AA RQ         Mike Shay
2003-04 AA Q         Tom Miks
2006-07 AA Q         Jim Miks
2007-08 3A Q         Jim Miks
2009-10 3A Q         Jim Miks
2016-17 3A RQ         Danielle Freeman
2018-19 3A Q         Danielle Freeman
2019-20 3A Q         Danielle Freeman
2021-22 3A Q         Danielle Freeman
2022-23 3A Q         Mikayla Olsen
2023-24 3A RQ         Mikayla Olsen
2024-25 3A RQ         Mikayla Olsen

Arlington Heights (St. Viator)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2008-09             Antonio Peso
2009-10 2A Q         Jim Milner
2010-11             Jim Milner
2011-12             Jim Milner
2012-13 2A RSQ         Jim Milner
2013-14             Courtney Milner & Mandy Kompanowski
2017-18 2A RQ         Kelli Wosick
2018-19 2A RQ         Wayne Edelman
2024-25 2A Q         Bill Stanczak

Athens

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1984-85   R          
2000-01 A R         Bill Gastorf
2002-03 A RQ         Bill Gastorf
2003-04 A Q         Bill Gastorf

Auburn

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2011-12             Rob Arenz
2012-13             Rob Arenz
2013-14             Rob Arenz
2014-15             Rob Arenz
2015-16             Rob Arenz
2016-17             Rob Arenz
2017-18             Jay Weber
2018-19       86 49   Jay Weber
2019-20       151 53   Jay Weber
2020-21 1A R         Jay Weber
Coach Total 237 102   2 yr   .699
School Total 237 102   2 yr   .699

Aurora (A. Christian)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2001-02 A R         Priscilla Cople
2004-05 A R         Priscilla Copple
2006-07 A RQ         Priscilla Copple
2007-08 1A RQ         Priscilla Copple
2008-09 1A RQ         Priscilla Copple
2009-10 1A RQ         Priscilla Copple
2010-11 1A R         Priscilla Copple
2011-12 1A Q         Priscilla Copple
2012-13             Julio Mercado
2013-14             Julio Mercado
2014-15             Julio Mercado
2015-16             Julio Mercado
2016-17             Michael Cobb
2017-18             Michael Cobb
2018-19             Michael Cobb

Aurora (Central Catholic)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1993-94       4 8   Troy Kerber & Karl Regnier
1994-95       4 8   Troy Kerber & Karl Regnier
1995-96       10 10   Troy Kerber & Karl Regnier
Coach Total 18 26   3 yr   .409
1996-97       11 5   Troy Kerber
1997-98       10 2   Troy Kerber
1998-99       6 2   Troy Kerber
1999-00 A R   4 2   Troy Kerber
2000-01       4 2   Troy Kerber
2001-02       9 3   Troy Kerber
2002-03 A R   5 4   Troy Kerber
2003-04       12 3   Troy Kerber
2004-05       11 3   Troy Kerber
2005-06 A RQ   10 1   Troy Kerber
2006-07 A Q   12 1   Troy Kerber
2007-08 2A R   12 1   Troy Kerber
2008-09       12 2   Troy Kerber
2009-10       13 1   Troy Kerber
2010-11       9 2   Troy Kerber
2011-12       9 2   Troy Kerber
2012-13       10 1   Troy Kerber
2013-14 1A RQ   4 0   Troy Kerber
Coach Total 163 37   18 yr   .815
2014-15       4 0   Troy Kerber & Q2a
Coach Total 4 0   1 yr   1.000
2015-16       4 0   Troy Kerber
2016-17       6 0   Troy Kerber
2017-18       4 0   Troy Kerber
2023-24 1A Q         Troy Kerber
Coach Total 14 0   3 yr   1.000
2024-25 1A RQ         Leah Bohr
School Total 199 63   25 yr   .760

Aurora (Metea Valley)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2016-17 3A Q         Eric Anerino
2023-24 3A Q         Eric Anerino

Aurora (Rosary)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1985-86             Lance Mead
1992-93       15 6   Vic Mead
1993-94       10 2   Vic Mead
1994-95       11 11   Vic Mead
1995-96       6 8   Vic Mead
1996-97       11 9   Vic Mead
1997-98       11 16   Vic Mead
1998-99       8 5   Vic Mead
1999-00       15 7   Vic Mead
2000-01       17 7   Vic Mead
2001-02       14 10   Vic Mead
2002-03       9 2   Vic Mead
2003-04       10 1   Vic Mead
2004-05       12 1   Vic Mead
2005-06       4 5   Vic Mead
2006-07       6 2   Vic Mead
2007-08       6 1   Vic Mead
2008-09       5 2   Vic Mead
2010-11             Vic Mead
2011-12             Vic Mead
2012-13             Vic Mead
2013-14 2A Q         Vic Mead
2014-15             Vic Mead
2015-16 2A Q         Vic Mead
2016-17 2A Q         Vic Mead
2017-18 2A Q         Vic Mead
2018-19 2A RQ         Vic Mead
2019-20 1A RQ         Vic Mead
2019-20             Vic Mead
2020-21 1A S         Vic Mead
2021-22 1A RQ         Vic Mead
2022-23 1A RQ 3       Vic Mead
2023-24 2A Q         Vic Mead
2024-25             Vic Mead
Coach Total 170 95   17 yr   .642
School Total 170 95   17 yr   .642

Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1979-80             Craig Clendening
1980-81             Craig Clendening
1981-82       2 2   Craig Clendening
1982-83   R   4 1   Craig Clendening
1983-84       8 0   Craig Clendening
1984-85       7 4 1 Craig Clendening
1985-86       13 3   Craig Clendening
1986-87       14 3   Craig Clendening
1987-88       11 4   Craig Clendening
1988-89       7 3   Craig Clendening
1989-90       10 3   Craig Clendening
1990-91       7 0   Craig Clendening
1991-92       8 0   Craig Clendening
1992-93       3 3   Craig Clendening
1993-94       7 2   Craig Clendening
1994-95       2 4   Craig Clendening
1995-96       4 3   Craig Clendening
1996-97       1 2   Craig Clendening
1997-98       2 1   Craig Clendening
1998-99       6 3   Craig Clendening
1999-00             Craig Clendening
2000-01       7 3   Craig Clendening
2001-02       8 4   Craig Clendening
2002-03       12 3   Craig Clendening
2003-04       6 3   Craig Clendening
2004-05       9 3   Craig Clendening
Coach Total 158 57 1 23 yr   .734
2005-06       9 3   Joy Braun
2006-07       3 5   Joy Braun
2007-08       3 6   Joy Braun
Coach Total 15 14   3 yr   .517
2008-09             Liz Albert
2009-10             Liz Kolkay
2010-11             Liz Kolkay
2011-12             Liz Kolkay
2012-13             Liz Kolkay
2013-14             Liz Kolkay
2014-15             Liz Kolkay
2015-16             Dave Severance
2016-17             Dave Severance
2017-18             Dave Severance
2018-19             Dave Severance
2019-20             Michelle Wicyk
2020-21             Michelle Wicyk
2021-22             Michelle Wicyk
2022-23             Michelle Wicyk
2023-24             Michelle Wicyk
2024-25 3A Q         Michelle Wicyk
School Total 173 71 1 26 yr   .706

Aurora (West Aurora)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1985-86       1 5   Walt Pennington
1986-87       9 6   Walt Pennington
1987-88       8 4   Walt Pennington
1988-89 AA R   11 0   Walt Pennington
1989-90       11 0   Walt Pennington
Coach Total 40 15   5 yr   .727
1990-91             Laura Gomez
1991-92             Laura Gomez
1992-93             Laura Gomez-Anderson
1993-94             Laura Gomez-Anderson
1994-95             Laura Gomez-Anderson
1995-96             Laura Gomez-Anderson
1996-97             Scott Albright
1997-98       4 7   Scott Albright
1998-99       3 6   Scott Albright
1999-00       0 7   Scott Albright
Coach Total 7 20   3 yr   .259
2000-01       0 7   Robert Payne
2001-02       0 6   Robert Payne
2002-03       0 7   Robert Payne
2003-04             Robert Payne
Coach Total 0 20   3 yr   .000
2004-05             Angela Cassetto
2005-06             Angela Cassetto
2006-07             Angela Cassetto
2007-08             Angela Cassetto
2008-09             Angela Cassetto
2009-10             Angela Cassetto
2010-11             Angela Cassetto
2011-12             Angela Cassetto
2012-13             Angela Cassetto
School Total 47 55   11 yr   .461