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The week ahead in Illinois High School Cross CountryPublished by
August 28 – September 2, 2017
By Michael Newman
The Illinois High School cross-country season starts in earnest this week with more than 90% of the ranked teams competing in meets. Here is this week’s list of Illinois teams that will be in some of the top meets. Ranked teams are included along with some of the top non-ranked teams that are in the meet field. WE DID NOT LIST EVERY TEAM THAT WOULD BE COMPETING IN EVERY MEET. This does not include dual meets, triangulars, etc.
August 28 Kewanee-Wethersfield Invitational Boys – Aledo Mercer County Girls – 1A - #19 Kewanee-Wethersfield. Others – Galesburg, Geneseo
August 29 Sycamore Invitational Boys – 2A - #6 Sycamore, #8 Kaneland, #11 Dixon, #14 Belvidere North; 1A - #23 Rock Falls. Others – DeKalb, Burlington Central, Sterling, St. Francis, Geneseo, Aurora Central Catholic Girls – 2A - #1 Belvidere North, #9 Dixon. Others – DeKalb, Rochelle, Freeport
Carlinville Early Meet Boys – 1A - #4 Carlinville; Father McGiveny Girls – 1A - #3 Williamsville; Others - Carlinville
SJO Kickapoo Kickoff Boys – 1A - #10 St. Joseph-Ogden Girls – 1A - #1 Tolono Unity, #2 St. Joseph-Ogden; Others – Urbana University
August 30 Lake County Invitational Boys – 3A - #17 Mundelein, #21 Barrington; 2A - #10 Lakes Community, #18 Deerfield, #20 Grayslake Central. Others – Vernon Hills Girls – 3A - #12 Stevenson, #23 Grant; 2A - #3 Vernon Hills, #10 Lakes Community, #12 Grayslake Central. Others – Libertyville, Grayslake North
Kankakee Irish Conditioner Boys – 1A - #20 Clifton Central
Murphysboro Invitational Boys – 1A - #24 Nashville; Benton
August 31 Keokuk IA Invitational Boys – 1A - #18 Illini West
September 1 Seneca Twilight Girls – 3A - #25 Plainfield North; 1A - #7 Herscher, #18 Beecher
September 2 Hornet-Red Devil Invitational Boys – 3A - #3 Neuqua Valley, #6 Wheaton-Warrenville South, #12 New Trier, #14 Hinsdale Central, #23 Naperville Central; 2A - #17 Hinsdale South, #18 Deerfield. Others – Highland Park, Naperville North, Palatine, Minooka, Evanston Girls – 3A - #2 Glenbard West, #4 Hinsdale Central, #6 Minooka, #10 Neuqua Valley, #18 Palatine, #19 Metea Valley, #20 Wheaton-Warrenville South, #22 New Trier; 2A - #17 Latin School. Others – Evanston, Naperville Central, Whitney Young, Lake Forest, Hinsdale South
Mike Kuharic Invitational @ Lyons Township Boys – 3A - #5 Lyons Township, #7 Downers Grove South, #15 Sandburg, #16 Maine South; 2A - #13 Riverside-Brookfield. Others – Oswego East, Lincoln-Way Central Girls – 3A - #5 Lyons Township; 2A - #4 Riverside-Brookfield. Others – Lincoln-Way East, Marist
John Kurtz Early Bird Invitational @ Fenton Boys – 3A - #4 Hersey, #9 Prospect; 1A - #22 Timothy Christian. Others – Oak Park-River Forest, Glenbard West, Buffalo Grove, St. Francis, Fenton, Vernon Hills, Wheaton Academy. Girls – 3A - #7 Downers Grove South, #16 Hersey, #21 Glenbrook South; 2A - #3 Vernon Hills, #16 Wheaton Academy, #24 Trinity. Others – Prospect, Hoffman Estates, Glenbard East, Oak Park-River Forest, Hononegah
Leavey Invitational @ Leroy Oakes FP Boys – 3A - #1 Downers Grove North, #10 Batavia, #22 St. Charles East, #25 Marmion Academy. Others – Geneva, Huntley, Waubonsie Valley, Bartlett Girls - 3A - #9 Batavia, #15 Geneva, #17 York, #24 Barrington. Others – Waubonsie Valley, St. Charles East, St. Charles North
Granite City Invitational Boys – 3A - #13 Edwardsville, #19 O’Fallon; 2A – #4 Chatham-Glenwood, #5 Springfield, #9 Marion; 1A - #9 Freeburg; Others – Waterloo, Mascoutah, Father McGiveny. Girls – 3A - #11 Edwardsville, #13 O’Fallon; 2A - #14 Springfield, #18 Chatham-Glenwood, #20 Waterloo; 1A - #8 Breese Mater Dei, #16 Freeburg. Others – Mascoutah, Triad, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin, Carbondale, Jacksonville, Highland, Springfield Lutheran
Galesburg Invitational Boys – 2A - #7 Normal West, #11 Dixon, #12 Metamora, #25 Dunlap. Others – East Peoria, Rock Island Alleman, Geneseo, Sterling Girls – 2A - #2 Dunlap, #9 Dixon, #13 Metamora, #15 Morton. Others – Normal West, Galesburg, Geneseo
Canton Invitational Boys – 1A - #3 Athens, #5 Deer Creek-Mackinaw, #6 Elmwood-Brimfield Girls – 2A - #23 Peoria Notre Dame; 1A - #21 Elmwood-Brimfield, #23 Deer Creek-Mackinaw, #25 Macomb. Others – Quincy Notre Dame, Monmouth-Roseville
Charleston Invitational Boys – 2A - #1 Mahomet-Seymour, #3 Danville. Others – Mt. Zion, Charleston, Champaign Central Girls – 2A - #7 Urbana, #21 Mahomet-Seymour. Others - Mattoon
Chrisman Cow Chip Classic Boys – 1A - #7 Robinson, #10 St. Joseph-Ogden, #17 Monticello, #19 St. Thomas More, #25 Paxton-Buckley-Loda. Others – Arthur-Lovington, Urbana University Girls – 1A - #1 Tolono Unity, #2 St. Joseph-Ogden, #5 Monticello, #13 St. Thomas More, #22 St. Anthony; Others – Urbana University, Heyworth, Prairie Central
Crystal Lake South Invitational Boys – 2A - #8 Kaneland, #14 Belvidere North, #21 Woodstock. Others – Dundee-Crown, Glenbrook South Girls – 3A - #23 Grant; 2A - #1 Belvidere North, #25 Woodstock; 1A - #14 Johnsburg. Others – Huntley, Cary-Grove, Lake Zurich, Crystal Lake South,
Harvest Christian Academy Invitational Boys – 2A - #22 Elmwood Park; 1A - #1 Harvest Christian Academy, #12 St. Teresa Others – Aurora Central Catholic Girls – 1A - #10 St. Teresa, #17 Harvest Christian Academy, #24 Chicago Christian. Others – Glenbard South, St. Edward
Normal Open Boys – 2A - #2 Normal University, #15 Bloomington; 1A - #15 El Paso-Gridley, #21 Illinois Valley Central Girls – 1A - #12 El Paso-Gridley, #15 Stanford Olympia
Oregon Open Boys – 2A - #24 IMSA; 1A - #2 Rockford Christian, #16 Sterling Newman, #23 Rock Falls. Others - Belvidere Girls – 2A - #5 Kaneland; 1A - #9 Rockford Christian. Others – Rochelle, Amboy, Winnebago
Plainfield Central Invitational Boys – Whitney Young, DeKalb, Plainfield East Girls – 2A - #11 Lemont, 1A - #20 Westmont. Others – Lockport, DeKalb
Rich Dust Classic @ North Creek Meadow, Lansing Boys – 2A - #16 Illiana Christian. Others – Lincoln-Way East, Bremen Girls – 1A #4 Illiana Christian. Oswego East, Lincoln-Way Central
Rochester Invitational Boys – 1A - #4 Carlinville, #8 Tremont. Others - Taylorville Girls – 1A - #3 Williamsville, #11 Liberty. Others – Bloomington Central Catholic
St. Ignatius Connelly Invitational Boys – St. Ignatius, Montini Catholic, St. Viator Girls – 2A - #22 Rosary
Racine Horlick @ UW-Parkside WI Boys – 3A - #18 Lake Zurich; 2A - #19 Antioch. Others – Oswego, Libertyville, Prairie Ridge Girls – 3A - #14 Oswego. Others – Libertyville, Northside Prep, Antioch, Prairie Ridge
Pleasant Valley Spartan Classic IA Boys – 3A - #24 Wheaton North Girls – 3A - #1 Naperville North. Others – Rock Island
OFF 3A Boys - #2 York, #8 Plainfield South, #11 Plainfield North, #20 Jones College Prep 2A Boys - #23 Washington 1A Boys - #11 Lawrenceville, #13 Eureka, #14 Pinckneyville
3A Girls - #3 Yorkville, #8 Maine South 2A Girls - #6 Washington, #8 Crystal Lake Central, #19 Carmel Catholic 1A Girls - #6 Eureka
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