Boys Track & Field Season Summaries

* Last updated at 10:23 am on Sunday, April 14, 2024

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).

LaGrange (Lyons)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Coach

1896-97
1897-98
1898-99
1912-13
1913-14	B		1	B.E. Gordon
1914-15	B		1	B.E. Gordon
1915-16	A		2
1918-19	A
1926-27			3
1929-30
1930-31
1936-37
1939-40			3
1940-41			3
1943-44
1944-45
1945-46
1946-47
1947-48			1	Russell Deason
1948-49		D	1	Russell Deason
1949-50
1950-51			2
1951-52		D	1	Russell Deason
1952-53		D	1	Russell Deason
1953-54			1	Russell Deason
1957-58		D
1958-59		D	2
1959-60
1960-61			1	Max Armer
1961-62		D
1962-63
1970-71		D	3
1972-73			1	Max Armer
1973-74		D	3
1975-76	AA
2002-03	AA	S
2003-04	AA	S		Mike Kuharic
2004-05	AA	S		Mike Kuharic
2005-06	AA	S		Michael Danner
2006-07	AA	S		Michael Danner
2007-08	AA	S		Michael Danner
2008-09	3A	S		Michael Danner
2009-10				Michael Danner
2010-11	3A	S		Michael Danner
2011-12				Michael Danner
2012-13	3A	S		Michael Danner
2013-14	3A	S		Michael Danner
2014-15	3A	S		Michael Danner
2015-16	3A	S		Michael Danner
2016-17	3A	S		Michael Danner
2017-18	3A	S		Michael Danner
2018-19	3A	S		Michael Danner
2021-22	3A	S		Michael Danner

Lake Forest (H.S.)

Season	Class	Titles	Won	Lost	Coach

1970-71					C. Olufs
1978-79					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1979-80					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1980-81					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1981-82					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1982-83					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1983-84					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1984-85					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1985-86					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1986-87					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1987-88					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1988-89					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1989-90					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1990-91					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1991-92					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1992-93					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1993-94					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1994-95					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1995-96					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1996-97					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1997-98					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1998-99					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
1999-00					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
2000-01					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
2001-02					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
2002-03					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
2003-04					Larry "Pie" Piemontese
2004-05			6	3	Denis Sheeran
2005-06			5	3	Denis Sheeran
2006-07			4	2	Denis Sheeran
2007-08	AA	S	5	1	Denis Sheeran
2008-09			6	0	Denis Sheeran
2009-10			6	2	Denis Sheeran
2010-11			6	1	Denis Sheeran
Coach Total			38	12	7 yr .760
2011-12			4	3	John Brumund-Smith
2012-13			4	5	John Brumund-Smith
2013-14			5	2	John Brumund-Smith
2014-15					John Brumund-Smith
2015-16					John Brumund-Smith
2016-17					John Brumund-Smith
2017-18					John Brumund-Smith
2018-19					John Brumund-Smith
Coach Total			13	10	3 yr .565
2019-20					John Brumund-Smith & Cancelled - Covid
2020-21					John Brumund-Smith
2021-22					John Brumund-Smith
2022-23					John Brumund-Smith
School Total			51	22	10 yr .699

Lake Forest (L.F. Academy)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1915-16	C

Lake Villa (Lakes)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

2005-06			Kurt Rowells
2006-07			Kurt Rowells
2007-08			Kurt Rowells
2008-09			Kurt Rowells
2009-10	2A	S	Kurt Rowells
2010-11			Kurt Rowells
2011-12			Kurt Rowells
2012-13	2A	S	Kurt Rowells
2013-14			Kurt Rowells
2014-15	3A	S	Kurt Rowells
2015-16	3A	S	Kurt Rowells
2016-17			Jason Ellerman
2017-18			Jason Ellerman
2018-19			Jason Ellerman
2019-20			Matt Rife
2020-21			Matt Rife
2021-22			Travis Shepherd
2022-23			Jacob Buddell
2022-23	2A	S
2023-24			Jacob Buddell

Lake Zurich

Season	Won	Lost	Coach

1965-66	3	6	Gilmore
Coach Total	3	6	1 yr .333
1966-67	0	5	William Lehmann
Coach Total	0	5	1 yr .000
1967-68	9	10	Bill Mohrman
1968-69	8	8	Bill Mohrman
Coach Total	17	18	2 yr .486
1969-70			William Holder
1970-71	9	2	William Holder
1971-72	9	4	William Holder
Coach Total	18	6	2 yr .750
1972-73	12	4
Coach Total	12	4	1 yr .750
1973-74	5	5	Charles Wolf & Paul Willis
1974-75	7	6	Charles Wolf & Paul Willis
Coach Total	12	11	2 yr .522
1975-76	4	8	Charles Wolf
Coach Total	4	8	1 yr .333
1976-77			Ken Thomas
1977-78	8	5	Ken Thomas
Coach Total	8	5	1 yr .615
1978-79	5	5	Paul Willis
1979-80			Paul Willis
1985-86	5	2	Paul Willis
1986-87			Paul Willis
1987-88			Paul Willis
Coach Total	10	7	2 yr .588
2005-06			Joe Lewandowski
2006-07			Chad Beaver
2007-08			Chad Beaver
2008-09			Chad Beaver
2009-10			Chad Beaver
2010-11			Chad Beaver
2011-12			Chad Beaver
2012-13			Randal Dunbar
2013-14			Randal Dunbar
2014-15			Randal Dunbar
2015-16			Randal Dunbar
2016-17			Randal Dunbar
2017-18			Randal Dunbar
2018-19			Randal Dunbar
2019-20			Randal Dunbar
2020-21			Randal Dunbar
2021-22			Randal Dunbar
School Total	84	70	13 yr .545

Lansing (Illiana Christian)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

1987-88	A	S
1994-95	A
2002-03	A	S
2003-04	A	S	Jeff White
2004-05	A	S	Jeff White
2012-13	2A	m
2013-14	2A	S	Jeff White
2014-15	2A		Jeff White

Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)

Season	Won	Lost	Coach

1959-60			John Padjen
1960-61			John Padjen
1961-62			John Padjen
1962-63			Ed Vondrak
1963-64			James Lock
1964-65			James Lock
1965-66			Al Freyman
1966-67			Al Freyman
1967-68			Ed Miller
1968-69			Ed Miller
1969-70			Ed Miller
1970-71			Ed Miller
1971-72			Ed Miller
1972-73			Richard Dust
1973-74			Richard Dust
1974-75			Richard Dust
1975-76			Richard Dust
1980-81	3	5	Roy Owen
Coach Total	3	5	1 yr .375
1981-82			Ed Nondorf
1982-83			Ed Nondorf
1983-84	5	9	Fred Washburn
1984-85	7	11	Fred Washburn
1985-86			Fred Washburn
Coach Total	12	20	2 yr .375
1986-87			Roy Owen
1987-88			Roy Owen
1988-89			Fred Washburn
1989-90			Fred Washburn
1990-91			Fred Washburn
1991-92			Fred Washburn
1992-93			Fred Washburn
1993-94			Fred Washburn
1994-95			Glenn Smith
1995-96			Glen Smith
1996-97			Glen Smith
1997-98			Glen Smith
1998-99			Glen Smith
1999-00			Glen Smith
2000-01			Glen Smith
2001-02			Glen Smith
2002-03			Glen Smith
2003-04			Moses Hulbert
2004-05			John Robinzine
2005-06			Lisha McAfee
2006-07			Lisha McAfee
2007-08			George Carter
2008-09			George Carter
2009-10			George Carter
2010-11			George Carter
2011-12			George Carter
2012-13			George Carter
2013-14			George Carter
2014-15			Steve Nelson
2015-16			Steve Nelson
2016-17			Steve Nelson
2017-18			Steve Nelson
2018-19			Steve Nelson
2019-20			Steve Nelson
2020-21			Steve Nelson
2021-22			Steve Nelson
2022-23			Steve Nelson
2023-24			Steve Nelson
School Total	15	25	3 yr .375

LaSalle (L.-Peru)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Coach

1917-18				Howard Fellows
1920-21	A		3
1923-24	A
1931-32		D
1933-34		D
1934-35		D
1936-37		D
1937-38		D
1940-41		D
1941-42		D
1942-43		D
1945-46		D
1946-47		D
1947-48		D
1950-51		D
1951-52		D
1952-53
1954-55		D
1955-56		D
1960-61		D
1981-82				John Carls
1982-83				John Carls
2010-11				Jacob Burke
2011-12				Jacob Burke
2012-13				Martin Makransky
2013-14				Martin Makransky
2014-15				Martin Makransky
2015-16				Martin Makransky
2016-17	2A	S		Martin Makransky
2017-18				Nick McLaughlin

Lawrenceville

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1928-29
1935-36		D
1938-39		D
1939-40		D
1940-41		D
1941-42		D
1946-47		D
1947-48		D
1952-53		D
1953-54		D
1960-61		D

Lebanon

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Coach

1971-72
1972-73
1974-75	A	D
1975-76	A	D
1976-77	A		2	Hank Feldt

Leland

Season	Class	Coach

1989-90	A
2007-08		Dean Derango

Lemont (H.S.)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1999-00	AA		2

Lena (L.-Winslow)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Coach

1978-79				Pete Brown
1979-80				Pete Brown
1980-81				Pete Brown
1981-82				Pete Brown
1982-83				Pete Brown
1983-84				Pete Brown
1984-85				Pete Brown
1985-86				Pete Brown
1986-87				Pete Brown
1987-88				Pete Brown
1988-89				Pete Brown
1989-90				Pete Brown
1990-91				Pete Brown
1991-92				Pete Brown
1992-93	A		2	Pete Brown
1993-94				Pete Brown
1994-95				Pete Brown
1995-96				Pete Brown
1996-97				Pete Brown
1997-98				Pete Brown
1998-99				Pete Brown
1999-00				Pete Brown
2000-01				Pete Brown
2001-02				Pete Brown
2002-03				Pete Brown
2003-04				Pete Brown
2004-05				Pete Brown
2005-06				Pete Brown
2006-07				Pete Brown
2007-08				Pete Brown
2008-09				Pete Brown
2009-10				Pete Brown
2010-11				Pete Brown
2011-12				Pete Brown
2012-13	1A			Pete Brown
2013-14				Austin Rickels
2014-15				Austin Rickels
2015-16				Austin Rickels
2016-17				Austin Rickels
2017-18				Austin Rickels
2018-19				Austin Rickels
2019-20				Austin Rickels
2020-21				Austin Rickels
2021-22				Austin Rickels
2022-23	1A	S
2022-23				Austin Rickels
2023-24				Austin Rickels

Lewistown

Season	Class	Titles

1896-97
1897-98
1986-87	A	S
1987-88	A	S
1988-89	A	S
1989-90	A	S

Lexington

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

2008-09							Mike Castleman
2009-10							Mike Castleman
2010-11							Mike Castleman
2011-12							Mike Castleman
2012-13							Mike Castleman
2013-14							Mike Castleman
2014-15							Mike Castleman

Libertyville

Season	Class	Titles	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1927-28						Larry Crawford
1928-29						Larry Crawford
1929-30						Larry Crawford
1930-31						Larry Crawford
1931-32						Larry Crawford
1932-33						Larry Crawford
1933-34						Larry Crawford
1934-35						Larry Crawford
1935-36						Larry Crawford
1936-37						Larry Crawford
1937-38						Larry Crawford
1938-39						Larry Crawford
1939-40						Larry Crawford
1940-41						Larry Crawford
1941-42						Larry Crawford
1942-43						Larry Crawford
1943-44						Larry Crawford
1944-45						Larry Crawford
1945-46			3	2		Larry Crawford
Coach Total			3	2		1 yr .600
1946-47			7	0		Robert Kelton
1947-48			7	1		Robert Kelton
1948-49			8	0		Robert Kelton
1949-50			9	0		Robert Kelton
1950-51			8	0		Robert Kelton
Coach Total			39	1		5 yr .975
1951-52			6	2		Robert. Kelton
Coach Total			6	2		1 yr .750
1952-53			8	0		Robert Kelton
1953-54			6	2		Robert Kelton
1954-55						Robert Kelton
1955-56						Robert Kelton
Coach Total			14	2		2 yr .875
1956-57						Henry Kimball
1957-58						Henry Kimball
1958-59						Henry Kimball
1959-60						Wayne Whitmore
1960-61						Gary Hodgson
1961-62						Gary Hodgson
1962-63						Gary Hodgson
1963-64						Gary Hodgson
1964-65						Gary Hodgson
1965-66						Gary Hodgson
1966-67						Gary Hodgson
1967-68						Gary Hodgson
1968-69						Gary Hodgson
1969-70						Gary Hodgson
1970-71						Gary Hodgson
1971-72						Gary Hodgson
1972-73						Gary Hodgson
1973-74			13	1		Gary Hodgson
1974-75			14	3		Gary Hodgson
1975-76			24	0		Gary Hodgson
1976-77	AA		20	2		Gary Hodgson
1977-78			19	3		Gary Hodgson
1978-79			18	2		Gary Hodgson
1979-80			18	0		Gary Hodgson
1980-81			16	3		Gary Hodgson
Coach Total			142	14		8 yr .910
1981-82			6	0		Bill Dortch
1982-83			12	4		Bill Dortch
1983-84			15	2		Bill Dortch
1984-85			11	4		Bill Dortch
1985-86	AA	S	16	0		Bill Dortch
1986-87	AA	S	7	3	1	Bill Dortch
1987-88			8	1		Bill Dortch
1988-89			9	0		Bill Dortch
1989-90			9	0		Bill Dortch
1990-91			9	0		Bill Dortch
Coach Total			102	14	1	10 yr .876
1991-92			8	1		Ron Long
1992-93			8	0		Ron Long
1993-94			5	3		Ron Long
1994-95			5	3		Ron Long
1995-96			6	1		Ron Long
1996-97			7	4		Ron Long
1997-98	AA	S	7	0		Ron Long
1998-99	AA	S	8	0		Ron Long
1999-00	AA	S	6	1		Ron Long
Coach Total			60	13		9 yr .822
2000-01			8	2		Bill Dortch
Coach Total			8	2		1 yr .800
2001-02			9	1		Parker Rohde
2002-03			6	3		Parker Rohde
Coach Total			15	4		2 yr .789
2003-04			8	1		Briant Kelly
2004-05	AA	S	9	0		Briant Kelly
2005-06	AA	S	5	2		Briant Kelly
2006-07			2	4		Briant Kelly
Coach Total			24	7		4 yr .774
2007-08			1	6		Ray Albin
2008-09			2	5		Ray Albin
2009-10			1	6		Ray Albin
2010-11			3	4		Ray Albin
Coach Total			7	21		4 yr .250
2011-12						Jason Schroeder
2012-13			5	2		Jason Schroeder
2013-14			1	4	1	Jason Schroeder
2014-15			2	4		Jason Schroeder
2015-16			1	5		Jason Schroeder
Coach Total			9	15	1	4 yr .380
2016-17			3	4		Stu Mendelsohn
2017-18			3	1		Stu Mendelsohn
2018-19			1	7		Stu Mendelsohn
2020-21			4	3		Stu Mendelsohn
2021-22			4	3		Stu Mendelsohn
Coach Total			15	18		5 yr .455
School Total			444	115	2	56 yr .791

Lincoln

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

1944-45		D
1950-51		D
2005-06			Doug Benz
2006-07			Gregg Alexander
2007-08			Gregg Alexander
2008-09			Gregg Alexander
2009-10			Gregg Alexander
2010-11			Gregg Alexander
2011-12			Gregg Alexander
2012-13			Gregg Alexander
2013-14			Gregg Alexander
2014-15			Gregg Alexander
2015-16			Gregg Alexander
2016-17			Gregg Alexander
2017-18			Matt Silkowski
2018-19			Matt Silkowski
2019-20			Matt Silkowski
2020-21			Matt Silkowski
2021-22			Matt Silkowski
2021-22	2A
2022-23			Jenna Crombie
2023-24			Jenna Crombie

Lincolnshire (Stevenson)

Season	Class	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1973-74		6	7		Pat Gilmore
1974-75		4	8	1	Pat Gilmore
1975-76		9	4		Pat Gilmore
Coach Total		19	19	1	3 yr .500
1976-77		10	7		Fred Cremer
Coach Total		10	7		1 yr .588
1977-78		7	4		Pat Gilmore
1978-79		7	4		Pat Gilmore
1979-80		7	1		Pat Gilmore
1980-81		11	1		Pat Gilmore
1981-82		10	0		Pat Gilmore
Coach Total		42	10		5 yr .808
1982-83		5	6
Coach Total		5	6		1 yr .455
1983-84		9	2		Charlie Bilodeau
1984-85		9	0		Charlie Bilodeau
1985-86		9	2		Charlie Bilodeau
1986-87					Charlie Bilodeau
1987-88		12	0	1	Charlie Bilodeau
1988-89		8	1		Charlie Bilodeau
Coach Total		47	5	1	5 yr .896
1989-90		7	2		Hank Andrew
1990-91		8	1		Hank Andrew
1991-92		7	1		Hank Andrew
1992-93	AA	6	2		Hank Andrew
1993-94		3	5		Hank Andrew
1994-95		3	5		Hank Andrew
1995-96		4	3		Hank Andrew
Coach Total		38	19		7 yr .667
1996-97		4	4	1	Andy Farrissey
1997-98		8	3		Andy Farrissey
1998-99		5	5		Andy Farrissey
1999-00		7	5		Andy Farrissey
2000-01		12	3		Andy Farrissey
2001-02		13	0		Andy Farrissey
2002-03		12	1		Andy Farrissey
2003-04		9	0		Andy Farrissey
2004-05		8	1		Andy Farrissey
2005-06		3	5		Andy Farrissey
2006-07		2	6		Andy Farrissey
2007-08		5	4		Andy Farrissey
2008-09		7	2		Andy Farrissey
2009-10		9	2		Andy Farrissey
2010-11		9	2		Andy Farrissey
2011-12		9	2		Andy Farrissey
2012-13		10	1		Andy Farrissey
2013-14		8	4		Andy Farrissey
2014-15		11	1		Andy Farrissey
2015-16		10	2		Andy Farrissey
2016-17		14	1		Andy Farrissey
2017-18		12	0		Andy Farrissey
2018-19		11	1		Andy Farrissey
2019-20		2	0		Andy Farrissey
2020-21		7	0		Andy Farrissey
2021-22		11	1	1	Andy Farrissey
2022-23		9	1		Andy Farrissey
Coach Total		227	57	2	27 yr .797
School Total		388	123	4	49 yr .755

Lisle (Benet Academy)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

2011-12	2A	m
2012-13	2A	m
2015-16	2A	S	Brian Quick
2021-22	2A	S	Brian Quick

Lisle (Sr.)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Coach

1981-82	A	D	3
1984-85	A	S
1992-93	A
1993-94	A
1995-96	A
2015-16	2A			Ken Jakalski

Litchfield

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

1993-94	A	S
1994-95	A	S
1997-98	A	S
2000-01	A	S	Dan Newkirk
2001-02	A	S
2002-03	A	S
2003-04	A	S	Dan Newkirk
2004-05	A	S	Dan Newkirk
2011-12	1A	S	Dan Newkirk
2012-13			Dan Newkirk
2013-14			Dan Newkirk
2014-15			Dan Newkirk
2015-16			Dan Newkirk
2016-17			Dan Newkirk

Lockport (Twp.)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Coach

1918-19	B		3
1976-77	AA
1981-82	AA	D
1997-98	AA	S
1999-00	AA	S		Tom Razo
2001-02	AA	S
2002-03	AA	S
2011-12	3A	S		Tom Razo
2015-16	3A			Tom Razo
2017-18	3A

Lombard (Glenbard East)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

1961-62
1965-66		D
1968-69		D
1970-71		D
1971-72		D
1974-75	AA	D
1976-77	AA	D
2010-11			Jack Brady
2011-12			Jack Brady
2012-13			Jack Brady
2013-14			Jack Brady
2014-15			Dennis Lueck
2015-16			Dennis Lueck
2016-17			Dan Greco
2017-18			Dan Greco
2018-19			Dan Greco
2019-20			Dan Greco
2020-21			Dan Greco
2021-22			Dan Greco

Lombard (Montini)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Coach

2001-02	A			Joe Hyland
2003-04	A	S		James Workman
2004-05	A	S	2	Chris Andriano

Lostant

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1927-28