Dylan Jacobs recently became the second runner from his high school to win the FL National title (Ben Crawford photo)
Just when you thought the cross country accolades for Illinois harriers were over.... not quite. There is one more event, one more race to tend to. Orland Park (Sandburg HS) senior Dylan Jacobs will head an impressive group from Illinois for the upcoming Edinburgh XChallenge to be held in Scotland on January 13, 2018. All-American runners Danny Kilrea of Lyons Township and Clayton Mendez of Chicago Whitney Young will join Jacobs on the boys side. Sophomore Katelynne Hart of Glenbard West will be the lone Illinois girl entrant.
Full senior and junior rosters-
| 8k Senior Men |
| Emmanuel Bor Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado |
| Chris Derrick Portland, Oregon Oregon |
| Trevor Dunbar Boulder, Colorado Colorado |
| Garrett Heath Seattle, Washington Pacific Northwest |
| Leonard Korir Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado |
| Ian La Mere Green Bay, Wisconsin Wisconsin |
| Ryan Mahalsky Rochester, Michigan Michigan |
| Morgan Pearson Boulder, Colorado Colorado |
| Abbabiya Simbassa Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado |
| 6km Senior Women |
| Chelsea Blaase Rochester Hills, Michigan Michigan |
| Anne-Marie Blaney Rochester Hills, Michigan Michigan |
| Desiree Linden Washington Township, Michigan Michigan |
| Rosa Moriello Brighton, Massachusetts New England |
| Olivia Pratt Rochester Hills, Michigan Michigan |
| Natosha Rogers Litton, Colorado New England |
| Molly Seidel Watertown, Massachusetts New England |
| Makenna Smith Rancho Santa Margarita, California Southern California |
| Katrina Spratford Woonsocket, Rhode Island New England |
| 6km Junior Women |
| Kelsey Chmiel Greenfield Center, New York Adirondack |
| Maggie Farrell Battle Creek, Michigan Michigan |
| Katelynne Hart Glen Ellyn, Illinois Illinois |
| Claudia Lane Malibu, California Southern California |
| Cailie Logue Erie, Kansas Kansas |
| Emily Venters Lawrence, Kansas Kansas |
| 6km Junior Men |
| Drew Bosley Thiensville, Wisconsin Wisconsin |
| Dustin Horter Liberty Township, Ohio Ohio |
| Dylan Jacobs Orland Park, Illinois Illinois |
| Danny Kilrea LaGrange, Illinois Illinois |
| Clayton Mendez Chicago, Illinois Illinois |
| Graydon Morris Aledo, Texas Southwestern |
| 4x1km Senior Relay |
| Will Geoghegan Brunswick, Maine Maine |
| Travis Mahoney Old Bridge, New Jersey New York |
| Ayla Granados Castro Valley, California Pacific |
| Rebecca Mehra Palos Verdes Estates, California Pacific |
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