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).

Salem

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1987-88   Q         Kirby Phillips
1988-89 AA Q         Kirby Phillips
1991-92 AA RQ         Kirby Phillips
1996-97 AA RSQ         Kirby Phillips
1997-98 AA RQ         Kirby Phillips
1998-99 AA RQ         Kirby Phillips
2007-08 2A R         Mike Hargis
2013-14 1A Q         Geff Purcell

Sandwich

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1991-92 A RQ         Bob Pax
1993-94 A RSQ         Bob Pax
1994-95 A Q         Bob Pax
1996-97 A RQ 3       Bob Pax
1997-98 A RSQ 2       Bob Pax
1998-99 A RSQ 2       Bob Pax
2003-04 A R         Robert Pax
2010-11             Jeff Smith
2011-12             Jeff Smith
2012-13             Chad Hicks
2013-14             Chad Hicks
2014-15             Chris Johnson
2015-16             Chris Johnson
2016-17             Chris Johnson
2017-18             Chris Johnson
2022-23 1A RQ         Mike Lee

Savanna (West Carroll)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2022-23             Chris McDermott

Schaumburg (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1981-82   Q         Jon Macnider
1982-83   SQ 1       Jon Macnider
1983-84   Q         Jon Macnider
1984-85   Q         Jon Macnider
1985-86   R         Jon Macnider
1986-87   RQ 2       Jon Macnider
1987-88   Q         Jon Macnider
1988-89 AA Q   7 0   Jon Macnider
1989-90       6 1   Jon Macnider
1990-91 AA Q         Jon Macnider
1991-92 AA RQ 2       Jon Macnider
1992-93 AA Q         Jon Macnider
1993-94 AA Q         Jon Macnider
1995-96 AA Q         Jon Macnider
1996-97 AA Q         Jon Macnider
1997-98 AA Q         Jon Macnider
1998-99 AA R         Jon Macnider
1999-00 AA RQ 1       Jon Macnider
2000-01 AA SQ   6 0   Jon Macnider
2001-02 AA Q   4 2   Jon Macnider
2002-03 AA RQ   6 0   Jon Macnider
2003-04       4 2   Jon Macnider
2004-05       3 3   Jon Macnider
2005-06       1 5   Jon Macnider
2006-07       3 3   Jon Macnider
2007-08       2 4   Jon Macnider
2008-09 3A Q   3 3   Jon Macnider
2009-10 3A Q   4 2   Jon Macnider
2010-11 3A RQ 1 5 1   Jon Macnider
Coach Total 54 26   13 yr   .675
2011-12 3A Q   3 3   Jason Beer
2012-13 3A Q   4 2   Jason Beer
2013-14 3A RQ   3 3   Jason Beer
Coach Total 10 8   3 yr   .556
2014-15 3A RQ   5 1   Courtney Smith
2015-16       2 3   Courtney Smith
Coach Total 7 4   2 yr   .636
2016-17 3A Q   5 1   Kristen Zillmer
2017-18       3 3   Kristen Zillmer
2018-19       2 3   Kristen Zillmer
2019-20       2 3   Kristen Zillmer
Coach Total 12 10   4 yr   .545
2020-21       1 5   Kristin Zillmer
Coach Total 1 5   1 yr   .167
2021-22       0 0   Kristin Miller
Coach Total 0 0   1 yr   
2022-23       2 21   Kristen Miller
Coach Total 2 21   1 yr   .087
School Total 86 74   25 yr   .538

Seneca

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1989-90 A Q         James Helton
1990-91 A SQ         James Helton
1991-92 A RQ         Jim Helton
1992-93 A RQ 2       Jim Helton
1993-94 A Q         Jim Helton
1994-95 A R         James Helton
1995-96 A RQ         James Helton
2004-05 A RQ         Juanita Huss
2014-15 1A RQ         Kim Sedlock
2015-16 1A RQ         Kim Sedlock
2018-19 1A RQ         Kim Foster
2021-22 1A RQ         Kim Foster
2022-23 1A Q         Kim Foster
2023-24 1A Q         Kim Foster

Shabbona (Indian Creek)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2015-16             Dane Bell
2016-17             Dane Bell
2017-18             Dane Bell
2018-19             Jody Olive
2019-20             Jody Olive
2020-21             Jody Olive
2021-22             Jody Olive
2022-23             Jody Olive

Shelbyville

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1990-91       6 1   Kevin Kramer
1991-92             Kevin Kramer
1992-93             Kevin Kramer
1993-94       5 5   Kevin Kramer
1994-95             Kevin Kramer
1995-96             Kevin Kramer
1996-97             Kevin Kramer
1997-98             Kevin Kramer
1998-99 A R   7 0   Kevin Kramer
1999-00 A Q   8 0   Kevin Kramer
2000-01 A Q   9 1   Kevin Kramer
2001-02 A R   6 3   Kevin Kramer
2002-03             Kevin Kramer
2003-04             Kevin Kramer
2004-05             Kevin Kramer
2005-06             Kevin Kramer
2006-07             Kevin Kramer
2007-08             Kevin Kramer
2008-09 1A Q   9 2   Kevin Kramer
2009-10 1A Q   5 4   Kevin Kramer
2010-11       3 6   Kevin Kramer
2011-12       9 0   Kevin Kramer
2012-13             Kevin Kramer
2013-14             Kevin Kramer
2014-15       11 0   Kevin Kramer
2015-16       6 3   Kevin Kramer
2016-17       7 0   Kevin Kramer
2017-18             Kevin Kramer
2018-19             Kevin Kramer
Coach Total 91 25   13 yr   .784
2019-20 1A R         Chris Mosley
2019-20             Chris Mosley
2020-21 1A R          
2022-23 1A Q         Levi Pruemer
2023-24 1A Q         Levi Pruemer
School Total 91 25   13 yr   .784

Sherrard

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1998-99 A Q         Joel Bohnsack
1999-00 A RQ         Joel Bohnsack
2003-04 A Q         Joel Bohnsack
2004-05 A Q         Joel Bohnsack
2006-07 A R         Joel Bohnsack
2010-11             Joel Bohnsack
2011-12             Joel Bohnsack
2012-13             Joel Bohnsack
2013-14             Ryan Buchanan
2014-15             Ryan Buchanan
2021-22 1A Q         Joe Lopez
2022-23 1A Q         Joe Lopez

Sidell (Jamaica)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1997-98 A Q         Randy Skaggs
2002-03 A R         Mark Hettmansberger

Skokie (Niles West)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1980-81   Q         Judi Sloan
1981-82   DQ 3       Judi Sloan
1986-87   R          
2003-04             Anne Heselton
2009-10 3A Q         Anne Heselton

Somonauk

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1949-50             Zane McKoskey
1973-74             Mike Hall
1992-93             Tim Ricketts
1993-94             Tim Ricketts
1994-95             Pat Cavanaugh
2001-02             Palmer
2002-03             Cheryl Gerardi
2003-04             Cheryl Gerardi
2005-06             Cheryl Gerardi
2006-07             Cheryl Gerardi
2007-08             Cheryl Gerardi
2008-09             Brian Davis
2009-10             Brian Davis
2022-23             Samantha Reid
2023-24             Samantha Reid

South Holland (Thornwood)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1982-83   Q         Rich Dilling
1983-84       4 2   Rich Dilling
Coach Total 4 2   1 yr   .667
1984-85       4 1   Rich Dillling
Coach Total 4 1   1 yr   .800
1985-86       4 2   Rich Dilling
1986-87       3 3   Rich Dilling
1987-88       1 6   Rich Dilling
1988-89       3 3   Rich Dilling
1989-90       5 1   Rich Dilling
1990-91       6 1   Rich Dilling
1991-92       2 4   Rich Dilling
Coach Total 24 20   7 yr   .545
1992-93       0 5   Gary Haupert
Coach Total 0 5   1 yr   .000
1993-94       4 3   Gary Lagesse
Coach Total 4 3   1 yr   .571
1994-95       5 4   Jerry Styrsky
Coach Total 5 4   1 yr   .556
1995-96       5 4   Roy White
1996-97       4 3   Roy White
1997-98       11 0   Roy White
1998-99       6 2   Roy White
1999-00       10 0   Roy White
2000-01       6 3   Roy White
2001-02       5 3   Roy White
2002-03       5 4   Roy White
2003-04       6 2   Roy White
2004-05       6 1   Roy White
2005-06       7 0   Roy White
2006-07       3 0   Roy White
2010-11             Roy White
2011-12             Roy White
2012-13             Roy White
2013-14             Roy White
Coach Total 74 22   12 yr   .771
2014-15             Damani Shakoor
2015-16             Damani Shakoor
2016-17             Damani Shakoor
School Total 115 57   24 yr   .669

Sparta

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1989-90 A Q         Mark North
1990-91 A Q         Mark North
1992-93 A RQ         Mark North
1993-94 A RQ         Mark North
1994-95 A RSQ         Mark North
1995-96 A R         Mark North
1996-97 A R         Mark North
2001-02 A RQ         Mark North
2002-03 A RQ         Mark North
2003-04 A R         Mark North
2006-07 A RQ         Mark North
2007-08 1A RSQ         Mark North
2008-09 1A RSQ         Mark North
2009-10 1A Q         Mark North
2020-21             Abbey Gerlach-Miles
2021-22             Brittany Toler
2022-23             Brittany Toler

Spring Valley (Hall)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1993-94             Eric C. Bryant
1994-95             Eric C. Bryant
1995-96             Tom Keegan
1996-97             Tom Keegan
1997-98             Tom Keegan
1998-99             Tom Keegan
1999-00             Tom Keegan
2000-01             Tom Keegan
2001-02             Tom Keegan
2002-03             Tom Keegan
2003-04             Tom Keegan
2004-05             Tom Keegan
2005-06             Tom Keegan
2006-07             Tom Keegan
2007-08             Tom Keegan
2008-09       15 11   Tom Keegan
2009-10             Tom Keegan
2010-11             Tom Keegan
Coach Total 15 11   1 yr   .577
School Total 15 11   1 yr   .577

Springfield (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1993-94 AA RQ         Dan Devlin
1994-95 AA RQ         Dan Devlin
1995-96 AA RQ         Dan Devlin
1996-97 AA R         Dan Devlin
2007-08 2A Q         Dan Devlin
2008-09 2A Q         Dan Devlin
2009-10 2A RQ 1       Dan Devlin
2010-11 2A RQ 3       Dan Devlin
2011-12 2A RSQ         Dan Devlin
2012-13 2A Q         Dan Devlin
2013-14 2A SQ         Dan Devlin
2015-16 2A Q         Dan Devlin
2016-17 2A Q         Dan Devlin
2017-18 2A RQ         Dan Devlin
2020-21             Dan Devlin
2021-22             Dan Devlin
2022-23             Trae Cotner
2022-23 2A RQ         Trae Cotner

Springfield (Lanphier)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1981-82   D         Lee Hallberg
2000-01             Mike Garcia
2001-02             Mike Garcia
2002-03             Mike Garcia
2003-04             Mike Garcia
2004-05             MIke Garcia
2005-06             Mike Garcia
2006-07             Mike Garcia
2007-08             Mike Garcia
2008-09             Mike Garcia
2009-10             Mike Garcia
2010-11             Mike Garcia
2011-12             Mike Garcia
2012-13             Mike Garcia
2013-14             Mike Garcia
2014-15             Mike Garcia
2015-16             Mike Garcia
2016-17             Mike Garcia

Springfield (Lutheran)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1995-96             Trey Fisk
1996-97             Trey Fisk
1997-98             Trey Fisk
1998-99             Trey Fisk
1999-00             Trey Fisk
2000-01             Trey Fisk
2001-02             Trey Fisk
2002-03             Trey Fisk
2003-04             Trey Fisk
2004-05             Trey Fisk
2010-11             Rodney Davis
2011-12             Justin Stewart
2012-13             Justin Stewart
2013-14             Ashley Thomasma
2014-15             Ashley Thomasma
2015-16 1A Q         Ashley Thomasma
2016-17             Ashley Thomasma
2017-18             Doug Reynolds
2018-19             Doug Reynolds
2019-20             Doug Reynolds
2020-21             Zack Klug

Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1999-00 AA Q         Ed Gaffigan
2006-07 AA Q         Ed Gaffigan
2007-08 2A RSQ 1       Ed Gaffigan
2008-09 2A RSQ 1       Ed Gaffigan
2009-10 2A SQ         Ed Gaffigan
2010-11 2A SQ         Ed Gaffigan
2011-12 2A Q         Edward Gaffigan
2012-13 2A Q         Edward Gaffigan
2014-15 2A Q         Josh Bluhm
2021-22 1A RQ         Josh Bluhm
2022-23 1A Q         Josh Bluhm

Springfield (Southeast)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1987-88   R          
1999-00 AA RQ         Nelson Aguiar
2000-01 AA Q         Nelson Aguiar

St. Charles (East)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
As St. Charles (H.S.)
1981-82   D          
1989-90 AA R          
1993-94 AA R         Tom Roderick
1995-96 AA Q         Tom Rodderick
1996-97 AA RSQ 2        
1997-98 AA RSQ 1       Tom Roderick
1998-99 AA RSQ 1       Tom Roderick
1999-00 AA Q         Tom Roderick
As St. Charles (East)
2000-01 AA Q         Tom Roderick
2001-02 AA Q         Tom Roderick
2005-06 AA RQ         Kevin Collins
2006-07 AA Q         Kevin Collins
2008-09 3A RQ 3       Denise Hefferin
2009-10 3A RQ         Denise Hefferin
2010-11 3A R         Denise Hefferin
2011-12 3A RQ 3       Denise Hefferin
2019-20 3A Q         Bradley Kaplan
2020-21 3A R          
2021-22 3A RQ         Bradley Kaplan
2022-23 3A RQ         Bradley Kaplan

St. Charles (North)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2000-01             Sandy Padjen
2001-02             Sandy Padjen
2002-03             Shari Hayes
2003-04             Shari Hayes
2004-05             Shari Hayes
2005-06             Shari Hayes
2006-07 AA Q         Shari Hayes
2007-08             Shari Hayes
2008-09             Shari Hayes
2009-10             Shari Hayes
2010-11 3A Q         Shari Hayes
2011-12 3A Q         Shari Hayes
2012-13 3A Q         Shari Hayes
2013-14 3A Q         Shari Hayes
2014-15             Shari Hayes
2015-16             Shari Hayes
2016-17             Shari Hayes
2017-18             Shari Hayes
2018-19             Shari Hayes
2019-20             Shari Hayes
2020-21             Shari Hayes
2021-22 3A Q         Shari Hayes
2021-22             Shari Hayes
2022-23             Shari Hayes
2023-24             Shari Hayes

St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1989-90 A Q         Jerry Hewerdine
1990-91 A Q 1       Jim Acklin
1991-92 A Q         Jim Acklin
1993-94 A RQ         Jim Acklin
1994-95 A RQ         Andrew Larson
1995-96 A R         Jim Acklin
1996-97 A RQ         Andrew Larson
1997-98 A RSQ         James Acklin
1998-99 A RQ         Jim Acklin
1999-00 A RSQ         Jim Acklin
2000-01 A RSQ         Dylan Maddox
2004-05 A RQ         Andy Derks
2005-06 A Q         Andy Derks
2007-08 1A RSQ         Jon Jamison
2008-09 1A RQ         Jon Jamison
2009-10 1A RQ         Jon Jamison
2010-11 1A RQ 3       Jon Jamison
2011-12 1A RQ         Jon A. Jamison
2012-13 1A RQ         Kristin Allen
2013-14 1A Q         Kristin Allen
2014-15 1A RSQ 1       Jason Retz
2015-16 1A RQ 3       Jason Retz
2016-17 1A RSQ 1       Jason Retz
2017-18 1A SQ 2       Jason Retz
2018-19 1A Q         Jason Retz
2019-20 1A Q         Jason Retz
2020-21             Jason Retz
2021-22 1A RQ         Jason Retz
2022-23             Jason Retz

Stanford (Olympia)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1986-87       3 4   Jim Sunday
1987-88       4 2   Jim Sunday
1988-89       3 3   Jim Sunday
1989-90             Jim Sunday
Coach Total 10 9   3 yr   .526
1990-91       9 1   Michael Neisler
1991-92       13 2   Michael Neisler
1992-93       5 6   Michael Neisler
1993-94       5 3   Michael Neisler
1994-95       1 6   Michael Neisler
1995-96       10 2   Michael Neisler
1996-97       1 10   Michael Neisler
1997-98       7 6   Michael Neisler
1998-99 A RSQ   14 0   Michael Neisler
1999-00       1 2   Michael Neisler
2000-01 A RQ         Michael Neisler
2001-02 A Q   5 3 1 Michael Neisler
2002-03 A SQ 2 7 3   Michael Neisler
2003-04 A RSQ 3 12 2   Michael Neisler
2004-05             Michael Neisler
2005-06             Michael Neisler
2006-07 A Q         Michael Neisler
2007-08             Michael Neisler
2008-09             Michael Neisler
2009-10             Michael Neisler
2010-11 1A Q         Michael Neisler
2011-12 1A RSQ         Michael Neisler
2012-13             Michael Neisler
2013-14             Michael Neisler
2014-15             Michael Neisler
2015-16 1A Q         Michael Neisler
2016-17 1A Q         Michael Neisler
2017-18             Michael Neisler
Coach Total 90 46 1 13 yr   .661
2017-18 1A Q         Mike Neisler
2018-19 1A Q         Michael Neisler
2019-20 1A Q         Michael Neisler
2019-20             Michael Neisler
2020-21             Michael Neisler
2021-22 1A Q         Brendan Hoskins
2021-22             David Stine
2022-23 1A Q         Brendan Hoskins
2022-23             Davis Stine
2023-24             Randi Krehbiel
School Total 100 55 1 16 yr   .641

Staunton

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2006-07             Dave Williams
2007-08             Dave Williams
2008-09             Dave Williams
2009-10             Dave Williams
2010-11             Dave Williams
2011-12             Dave Williams
2012-13             Dave Williams
2013-14             Steve Moore
2014-15             Steve Moore
2015-16             Steve Moore
2016-17             Steve Moore
2017-18 1A RQ         Steve Moore
2018-19             Steve Moore
2019-20             Steve Moore
2020-21             Steve Moore
2021-22             Austin Ellis
2022-23             Austin Ellis

Sterling (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1980-81   Q         Don Mekeel
1981-82   DQ         Don Meekel
1992-93 AA Q         Paul Hess
1993-94 AA RQ         Paul Hess
1994-95 AA RQ         Paul Hess
1995-96 AA R         Paul Hess
2003-04 AA RQ         Nancy Gehrke
2004-05             Nancy Gehrke
2023-24 2A RQ         Megan Grady

Sterling (Newman Central Catholic)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1981-82   Q         Bob Vance
1983-84   RSQ         Bob Vance
1988-89 A Q         Gloria Lopez
2007-08 1A Q         Valerie Gassman
2014-15             Pat Warkins
2015-16             Pat Warkins
2016-17             Pat Warkins
2017-18             Pat Warkins
2018-19             Pat Warkins
2019-20             Pat Warkins
2020-21             Pat Warkins
2021-22             Pat Warkins
2022-23             Pat Warkins
2023-24             Pat Warkins

Stockton

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2001-02       9 5   Larry McPeek
Coach Total 9 5   1 yr   .643
School Total 9 5   1 yr   .643

Streator (Twp.)

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

Sullivan

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1990-91 A Q         Edward Brunner
1991-92 A RQ         Edward Brunner
2017-18             JD Graham
2018-19             JD Graham
2019-20             JD Graham
2020-21             JD Graham
2021-22             JD Graham
2022-23             JD Graham
2023-24             Isaiah Plank

Summit (Argo)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1979-80   Q         Dave Brady
1980-81   Q         Dave Brady
1984-85   Q         Jim Macnider
1985-86   Q         David Brady

Sycamore (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1995-96 AA Q         John Birkett
2007-08 2A Q         John Birkett
2008-09 2A Q         Libby Bedoe
2012-13       139 94   Adam Bezinovich & Michelle Tranchita
2013-14       255 246   Adam Bezinovich & Michelle Tranchita
2014-15       149 140   Adam Bezinovich & Michelle Tranchita
Coach Total 543 480   3 yr   .531
School Total 543 480   3 yr   .531