Girls Cross Country Season Summaries

* Last updated at 11:50 am on Sunday, October 26, 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).

Palatine (Fremd)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1980-81   Q         Rich Bokor
1981-82   D          
1982-83   Q         Rich Bokor
1983-84   Q         Rich Bokor
1984-85   Q         Roy Hascup
1986-87   Q         Roy Hascup
1996-97 AA Q         Rich Bokor
1998-99 AA Q         Rich Bokor
2000-01 AA Q         Rich Bokor
2002-03 AA Q         Richard Bokor
2004-05 AA Q         Mark Anderson
2005-06 AA Q         Mark S. Anderson
2006-07 AA Q         Mark Anderson
2014-15 3A Q         Joe Marcin
2019-20 3A Q         Joe Marcin

Palatine (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1979-80   Q         Pat Gleason
1980-81             Pat Gleason
1981-82             Pat Gleason
1982-83             Pat Gleason
1983-84   Q         Pat Gleason
1984-85             Pat Gleason
1985-86   RSQ 2       Pat Gleason
1986-87   Q         Pat Gleason
1987-88   RQ         Pat Gleason
1988-89             Pat Gleason
1989-90 AA Q 1       Pat Gleason
1990-91 AA RSQ 1       Pat Gleason
1991-92 AA RSQ 1       Steve Currins
1992-93 AA RSQ 1       Steve Currins
1993-94 AA RSQ 2       Steve Currins
1994-95 AA RSQ 2       Steve Currins
1995-96 AA RSQ 1       Steve Currins
1996-97 AA RSQ 1       Steve Currins
1997-98 AA RSQ         Steve Currins
1998-99             Steve Currins
1999-00             Steve Currins
2000-01 AA Q         Steve Currins
2001-02 AA RQ         Steve Currins
2002-03 AA Q         Steve Currins
2003-04 AA RQ 2       Steve Currins
2004-05 AA RSQ         Steve Currins
2005-06 AA RSQ 3       Steve Currins
2006-07 AA RSQ         Steve Currins
2007-08 3A RSQ         Steve Currins
2008-09 3A RQ         Steve Currins
2009-10 3A RSQ 1       Joe Parks
2010-11 3A RSQ 2       Joe Parks
2011-12 3A RQ         Joe Parks
2012-13 3A RSQ         Joe Parks
2013-14 3A RSQ         Joe Parks
2014-15 3A RSQ 2       Joe Parks
2015-16 3A Q         Joe Parks
2016-17 3A RSQ         Joe Parks
2017-18 3A Q         Joe Parks
2018-19 3A R         Joe Parks
2019-20 3A Q         Joe Parks
2020-21             Joe Parks
2021-22             Joe Parks
2022-23 3A SQ         Anthony DeStephano
2023-24             Anthony DeStephano
2024-25             Anthony DeStephano

Palos Heights (Chicago Christian)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1989-90 A Q   0 0   Jim Kwasteniet
1990-91 A Q   0 0   Jim Kwasteniet
Coach Total 0 0   2 yr   
2010-11             Kristin Visser
2011-12             Kristin Visser
2012-13             Kristin Visser
2013-14             Jake Christiansen
2014-15 1A RSQ         Jake Christiansen
2015-16 1A RSQ         Jake Christiansen
2016-17 1A RSQ         Jake Christiansen
2017-18             Jake Christiansen
2018-19             Jake Christiansen
2019-20             Jake Christiansen
2020-21             Jake Christiansen
2021-22             Jake Christiansen
2021-22 1A Q         Jake Christiansen
2022-23 1A Q         Jake Christiansen
2022-23             Jake Christiansen
2023-24 1A RSQ         Jake Christiansen
2024-25             Jake Christiansen
School Total 0 0   2 yr   

Palos Hills (Stagg)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1991-92 AA RQ         Todd Bakker
1992-93 AA RQ         Todd Bakker
2000-01 AA R         Ed Weber
2001-02 AA R         Ed Weber
2007-08 3A RSQ         Tricia Barkauskas
2008-09 3A Q         Tricia Barkauskas

Park Ridge (Maine East)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2013-14             Alyssa Carter
2014-15             Alyssa Carter
2015-16             Scott Schultes

Park Ridge (Maine South)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1983-84       5 7   George Gabauer
1984-85       4 5   George Gabauer
1985-86       8 3   George Gabauer
1986-87       6 3   George Gabauer
1987-88   R   7 2   George Gabauer
1988-89 AA RQ   9 1   George Gabauer
1989-90       7 1   George Gabauer
1990-91       7 1   George Gabauer
1991-92       5 4   George Gabauer
1992-93       2 6   George Gabauer
1993-94       3 6   George Gabauer
1994-95       4 6   George Gabauer
1995-96       5 2   George Gabauer
1996-97       6 2   George Gabauer
1997-98 AA R   8 0   George Gabauer
1998-99       8 0   George Gabauer
1999-00       7 2   George Gabauer
2000-01       9 1   George Gabauer
2001-02       8 0   George Gabauer
2002-03       6 2   George Gabauer
2003-04       4 4   George Gabauer
2004-05       5 3   George Gabauer
2005-06       3 5   George Gabauer
Coach Total 136 66   23 yr   .673
2008-09 3A RQ         Jeff Downing
2010-11 3A RQ         Jeff Downing
2011-12 3A Q         Jeff Downing
2012-13 3A Q         Jeff Downing
2013-14 3A Q         Jeff Downing
2015-16 3A Q         Jeff Downing
2016-17 3A RQ         Jeff Downing
2017-18 3A Q         Jeff Downing
2021-22 3A Q         Jeff Downing
2022-23 3A RQ         Jeff Downing
2023-24 3A Q         Jeff Downing
2024-25 3A Q         Jeff Downing
School Total 136 66   23 yr   .673

Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2010-11             John Overstreet
2011-12             John Overstreet
2012-13             John Overstreet
2013-14             Becky Kasten & Dustin Franckey
2014-15             Becky Kasten & Dustin Franckey
2015-16             Dustin Franckey & Mike Tipsord
2016-17             Dustin Franckey & Mike Tipsord
2017-18             Dustin Franckey & Mike Tipsord
2020-21             Dustin Franckey
2021-22             Dustin Franckey
2022-23             Dustin Franckey
2023-24             Dustin Franckey
2024-25 1A Q         Dustin Franckey

Pekin

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1981-82       4 2   Don Merrick
1982-83       7 0   Don Merrick
1983-84   RQ   8 0   Don Merrick
1984-85   R   5 2   Don Merrick
1985-86   R   6 1   Don Merrick
1986-87       2 4   Don Merrick
1987-88       1 5   Don Merrick
1988-89       3 2   Don Merrick
1989-90       4 2   Don Merrick
1990-91 AA Q   5 1   Don Merrick
1991-92 AA RSQ   7 0   Don Merrick
1992-93 AA RSQ   7 0   Don Merrick
1993-94 AA RQ   7 0   Don Merrick
1994-95       6 0   Don Merrick
1995-96 AA Q   6 0   Don Merrick
1996-97       4 1   Don Merrick
1997-98 AA Q   4 1   Don Merrick
1998-99 AA RQ   4 1   Don Merrick
1999-00 AA RSQ   4 0   Don Merrick
2000-01       2 2   Don Merrick
2001-02       3 2   Don Merrick
2002-03       4 1   Don Merrick
2003-04       3 2   Don Merrick
2004-05       3 2   Don Merrick
2005-06       3 2   Don Merrick
Coach Total 112 33   25 yr   .772
2006-07       2 5   Sharon Larsen
Coach Total 2 5   1 yr   .286
2007-08       1 6   Kirk Edwards
2008-09       3 5   Kirk Edwards
2009-10       4 4   Kirk Edwards
Coach Total 8 15   3 yr   .348
2012-13       2 5   Erika Gilmore
2013-14       4 4   Erika Gilmore
2014-15       4 4   Erika Gilmore
2015-16       3 5   Erika Gilmore
2016-17       3 5   Erika Gilmore
2017-18       3 5   Erika Gilmore
2018-19       0 1   Erika Gilmore
Coach Total 19 29   7 yr   .396
2019-20       0 0   Allie Jones
2020-21       4 2   Allie Jones
2021-22       0 0   Allie Jones
2022-23       0 0   Allie Jones
Coach Total 4 2   4 yr   .667
2023-24       0 0   Brandon Shaver
Coach Total 0 0   1 yr   
School Total 145 84   41 yr   .633

Peoria (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1978-79             Bob LaCroix
1979-80   DQ   8 0   Bob LaCroix
1980-81   Q   9 1   Bob LaCroix
1981-82   DSQ   11 0   Bob LaCroix
1982-83   RQ   8 1   Bob LaCroix
1983-84       6 1   Bob LaCroix
Coach Total 42 3   5 yr   .933
1984-85       8 0   Mike Lawless
1985-86       6 0   Mike Lawless
1986-87   RQ   6 0   Mike Lawless
1987-88       6 0   Mike Lawless
1988-89       4 1   Mike Lawless
1989-90       3 3   Mike Lawless
1990-91       3 3   Mike Lawless
1991-92       4 2   Mike Lawless
1992-93       4 2   Mike Lawless
1993-94       3 3   Mike Lawless
1994-95       2 4   Mike Lawless
1995-96       2 4   Mike Lawless
1996-97       2 4   Mike Lawless
1997-98       3 4   Mike Lawless
1998-99       3 4   Mike Lawless
Coach Total 59 34   15 yr   .634
1999-00       2 4   Dave Poehls
2000-01       2 4   Dave Poehls
2001-02       3 3   Dave Poehls
2002-03       3 4   Dave Poehls
2003-04       4 4   Dave Poehls
2004-05       1 6 1 Dave Poehls
Coach Total 15 25 1 6 yr   .378
2006-07       0 5   Dennis Bowman
Coach Total 0 5   1 yr   .000
2007-08             Zach Myers
2008-09             Zach Myers
2009-10             Zach Myers
2010-11             Paula Webb
2011-12             Paula Webb
2012-13             Matt Grimm
2013-14             Matt Grimm
2014-15       3 4   Matt Grimm
2015-16             Matt Grimm
2016-17             Matt Grimm
2017-18       1 3   Matt Grimm
2018-19             Matt Grimm
2019-20             Matt Grimm
2020-21             Matt Grimm
2021-22             Matt Grimm
Coach Total 4 7   2 yr   .364
2022-23             Steve Turner
2023-24             Steve Turner
2024-25             Steve Turner
School Total 120 74 1 29 yr   .615

Peoria (Notre Dame)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
As Peoria (Bergan)
1987-88   R          
As Peoria (Notre Dame)
1989-90 AA Q         Michael Sullivan
1990-91 AA RQ         Mike Sullivan
1995-96 AA RQ         Mike Sullivan
1997-98 AA RQ         Mike Sullivan
1998-99 AA Q         Mike Sullivan
2000-01 AA RQ         Mike Sullivan
2001-02 AA Q         Michael E. Sullivan
2007-08 2A RQ 2       Mike Sullivan
2008-09 2A Q         Mike Sullivan
2009-10 2A Q         Mike Sullivan
2010-11 2A RQ 1       Mike Sullivan
2011-12 2A RQ         Mike Sullivan
2012-13 2A RQ         Mike Sullivan
2014-15 2A Q         Dan Gray
2015-16 2A Q         Dan Gray
2016-17 2A Q         Dan Gray
2017-18 2A Q         Dan Gray
2018-19 2A R         Dan Gray
2019-20 2A RSQ         Dan Gray
2021-22 2A Q         Dan Gray
2022-23 2A Q         Dan Gray
2023-24 1A Q 3       Dan Gray
2024-25 1A Q         Dan Gray

Peoria (Richwoods)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1979-80   Q         Ty Franklin
1980-81   Q         Ty Franklin
1988-89 AA RSQ         Bob LaCroix
1989-90 AA RQ         Bob LaCroix
1991-92 AA Q         Bob LaCroix
1992-93 AA Q         Bob LaCroix
1993-94 AA RQ         Bob LaCroix
2009-10       3 4   Ed Ricca
Coach Total 3 4   1 yr   .429
2011-12       2 4   Michelle Allen
Coach Total 2 4   1 yr   .333
2020-21             Jason Clark
2021-22             Jason Clark
2022-23             Jason Clark
School Total 5 8   2 yr   .385

Peoria (Woodruff)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2005-06       2 3   Mike Lewellyn
2006-07       0 3   Mike Lewellyn
Coach Total 2 6   2 yr   .250
School Total 2 6   2 yr   .250

Peotone

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2022-23             Sarah Zarnowski
2023-24             Sarah Zarnowski
2024-25             Shawn Price

Peru (St. Bede)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2009-10             Dennis Summers
2010-11             Dennis Summers
2011-12             Dennis Summers
2012-13             Dennis Summers
2013-14             Dennis Summers
2014-15             Dennis Summers
2015-16             Dennis Summers
2016-17             Dennis Summers
2017-18             Dennis Summers
2018-19             Dennis Summers
2019-20             Dennis Summers
2020-21             Martin Makransky
2021-22             Martin Makransky
2022-23             Martin Makransky

Petersburg (PORTA)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1976-77             Dave Miller
1988-89             Mike Johnson
1991-92             James Brauer
1992-93             James Brauer
1993-94             James Brauer
1994-95             James Brauer
1995-96 A RQ         James Brauer
1996-97 A Q         James Brauer
1997-98 A RSQ 1       James Brauer
1998-99 A SQ         James Brauer
1999-00             James Brauer
2000-01             James Brauer
2001-02             James Brauer
2002-03             James Brauer
2003-04 A SQ         James Brauer
2004-05 A RSQ 1       James Brauer
2005-06 A RSQ 2       James Brauer
2006-07 A RSQ         James Brauer
2007-08 1A RQ         James Brauer
2008-09 1A RQ         James Brauer
2009-10 1A RQ         James Brauer
2010-11 1A RQ         James Brauer
2011-12 1A RQ         James Brauer
2012-13 1A Q         James Brauer
2013-14 1A Q         Jim Brauer
2014-15 1A RSQ         Jim Brauer
2015-16 1A Q         Jim Brauer

Piasa (Southwestern)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1994-95 A Q         Gary Bowker
2007-08 1A R         Gary Bowker
2010-11             Gary Bowker
2011-12             Gary Bowker
2012-13             Gary Bowker
2013-14             Gary Bowker
2014-15             Gary Bowker
2015-16             Gary Bowker
2016-17             Gary Bowker
2017-18             Gary Bowker
2018-19             Gary Bowker
2019-20             Gary Bowker
2020-21             Gary Bowker
2021-22             Gary Bowker
2022-23             Gary Bowker
2023-24             Gary Bowker
2024-25             Gary Bowker
2025-26             Kathy Gwillim

Pinckneyville

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2002-03 A Q         Dick Corn
2017-18 1A Q         Ryan Bruns
2018-19 1A Q         Ryan Bruns
2021-22 1A Q         Ryan Bruns
2022-23 1A RQ         Ryan Bruns
2023-24 1A RQ         Ryan Bruns
2024-25 1A Q         Ryan Bruns

Pittsfield

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1994-95 A RQ         Andy Carmitchel
1995-96 A Q         Andrew Carmitchel
1996-97 A Q         Andrew Carmitchel
1997-98 A Q         Andrew Carmitchel
1998-99 A RQ 3       Andy Carmitchel
1999-00 A RQ         Andy Carmitchel

Plainfield (Central)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
As Plainfield (H.S.)
2000-01 AA R         Steve Riederer
2001-02 AA R         Steve Reiderer
As Plainfield (Central)
2003-04       9 8   Steve Riederer
2004-05       13 2   Steve Riederer
2005-06 AA R   11 5   Steve Riederer
2006-07             Steve Riederer
2007-08       6 5   Steve Riederer
Coach Total 39 20   4 yr   .661
2008-09       3 6   Jenna Zayid
2010-11       3 4   Jenna Zayid
Coach Total 6 10   2 yr   .375
2017-18             John Prieboy
2018-19             John Prieboy
2019-20             John Prieboy
2020-21             John Prieboy
2021-22       4 3   John Prieboy
Coach Total 4 3   1 yr   .571
2022-23             Jeff Purdom
School Total 49 33   7 yr   .598

Plainfield (East)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2008-09             Christine Pour
2009-10             Christine Pour
2010-11             Christine Pour
2011-12             Christine Pour
2012-13             Christine Pour
2013-14             Dan Billish
2014-15             Dan Billish
2015-16             Dan Billish
2016-17             Dan Billish
2017-18       0 2   Julie Lotarski
2018-19       0 2   Julie Lotarski
Coach Total 0 4   2 yr   .000
2019-20       0 2   Marika Floros & Matt Johnson
Coach Total 0 2   1 yr   .000
2020-21       3 2   Cari Mills & Matt Johnson
2021-22       2 2   Cari Mills & Matt Johnson
2022-23       2 1   Cari Mills & Matt Johnson
Coach Total 7 5   3 yr   .583
2023-24             Cari Mills
2024-25             Cari Mills
School Total 7 11   6 yr   .389

Plainfield (North)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2010-11             Tammy Gummerson
2011-12             Tammy Gummerson
2012-13             Tammy Gummerson
2013-14             Tammy Gummerson
2014-15             Tammy Gummerson
2015-16             Tammy Gummerson
2016-17 3A Q         Tammy Gummerson
2017-18 3A Q         Tammy Gummerson
2017-18             Tammy Gummerson
2018-19 3A RQ         Tammy Gummerson
2018-19             Tammy Gummerson
2019-20             Tammy Gummerson
2020-21       2 4   Tammy Gummerson
2021-22 3A Q         Tammy Gummerson
2021-22             Tammy Gummerson
2022-23             Tammy Gummerson
2022-23 3A Q         Tammy Gummerson
Coach Total 2 4   1 yr   .333
2023-24 3A Q         Andrew Derks
2023-24             Andrew Derks
2024-25 3A RQ         Andrew Derks
School Total 2 4   1 yr   .333

Plano

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2008-09       2 4   Andrew Shaw
2009-10       0 0   Andrew Shaw
Coach Total 2 4   2 yr   .333
2010-11       0 0   Matt Johnson
2011-12       0 0   Matt Johnson
2012-13       6 11   Matt Johnson
2013-14       7 4   Matt Johnson
Coach Total 13 15   4 yr   .464
2020-21             Andrew DeBolt
2021-22             Andrew DeBolt
2022-23             Andrew DeBolt
2023-24             Andrew DeBolt
School Total 15 19   6 yr   .441

Pleasant Plains

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2006-07 A Q         Don Helfer
2018-19 1A RQ         Derek DeBarr
2019-20             Robert Havens
2020-21       5 11   Robert Havens
Coach Total 5 11   1 yr   .313
2022-23 1A Q         Rob Havens
2023-24 1A RQ         Rob Havens
2024-25 1A RQ         Rob Havens
School Total 5 11   1 yr   .313

Pontiac

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2010-11             Mike Lucas
2011-12             Mike Lucas
2012-13             Mike Lucas
2013-14             Mike Lucas
2014-15             Mike Lucas
2015-16             Mike Lucas
2016-17             Mike Lucas
2017-18             Mike Lucas
2018-19             Mike Lucas
2019-20             Mike Lucas
2020-21             Mike Lucas
2021-22             Mike Lucas
2022-23             Mike Lucas
2023-24             Mike Lucas

Port Byron (Riverdale)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2023-24 1A R         Kevin Claus

Princeton

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1983-84   RQ         Bruce Anderson
2002-03 A Q         Patrick Hodge
2005-06             Patrick Hodge
2006-07             Patrick Hodge
2007-08             Patrick Hodge
2008-09             Patrick Hodge
2009-10             Pat Hodge

Prophetstown

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1997-98       2 12   Rod Weber
1998-99       6 1   Rod Weber
1999-00       6 2   Rod Weber
2000-01       5 8   Rod Weber
2001-02       3 6   Rod Weber
Coach Total 22 29   5 yr   .431
2002-03             Mel Saad
2003-04             Mel Saad
2004-05             Mel Saad
2005-06             Mel Saad
2006-07             Mel Saad
2007-08             Mel Saad
2008-09             Mel Saad
2009-10             Mel Saad
2010-11             Joel Geisz
2011-12             Joel Geisz
2012-13             Elizabeth Green
2013-14             Elizabeth Green
2014-15             Elizabeth Green
2015-16             Elizabeth Green
2016-17             Elizabeth Green
2017-18             Elizabeth Green
2018-19             Elizabeth Green
2019-20             Elizabeth Green
2020-21       13 2   Elizabeth Green
2023-24 1A Q         Elizabeth Green
Coach Total 13 2   1 yr   .867
School Total 35 31   6 yr   .530

Quincy (Notre Dame)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2000-01             Andy Edgar
2001-02             Andy Edgar
2002-03             Andy Edgar
2003-04             Andy Edgar
2004-05             Andy Edgar
2005-06             Andy Edgar
2006-07             Andy Edgar
2007-08             Andy Edgar
2008-09             Andy Edgar
2009-10             Andy Edgar
2010-11             Andy Edgar
2011-12             Andy Edgar
2012-13             Andy Edgar
2013-14             Andy Edgar
2014-15             Andy Edgar
2015-16             Andy Edgar
2016-17             Andy Edgar
2017-18             Kristen Sturhahn
2018-19             Kristen Sturhahn
2020-21             Brad Kendrick
2021-22             Brad Kendrick
2022-23             Sebastian Fuentes
2023-24 1A R         Sebastian Fuentes
2023-24             Sebastian Fuentes
2024-25             Leah Waters

Quincy (Sr.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2000-01 AA RSQ         Kerry Anders
2001-02 AA RQ         Kerry Anders
2002-03 AA SQ         Kerry Anders