Top XC Returners: 3A Boys Individuals



The 2013 cross country season is right around the corner. We kick off our preseason coverage by ranking the top returners in each class. Patrick Perrier finished third at last year's Illinois State Cross Country Championships. He is the lone returner from the top six in that race and comes into the sesaon with a best of 14:15.00. Junior Jesse Reiser of McHenry and Zach Smith of DGN look strong as well.  Stay tuned for more rankings, team scouting reports, feature stories, and the announcement of our cross country bloggers for the year.


Rank Time Athlete Name Team C/O Date Meet
1. 14:15.00 Patrick Perrier O'Fallon High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
2. 14:33.00 Jesse Reiser McHenry High School 2015 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
3. 14:33.00 Zachary Smith Downers Grove North High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
4. 14:37.00 Steven Salvano Buffalo Grove High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
5. 14:41.90 Charles Thornton Oswego East High School 2014 09/22/2012 Charger Classic Cross Country Invitational
6. 14:44.00 Kyle Mattes York High School 2014 09/15/2012 Richard Springs Invitational
7. 14:44.00 Joseph Suarez Plainfield East High School 2015 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
8. 14:50.00 Alex Bashqawi York High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
9. 14:51.00 Dan Lathrop Plainfield South High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
10. 14:51.00 Nolan McKenna Wheaton Warrenville South High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
11. 14:51.30 Billy Thomas Hoffman Estates High School 2014 09/22/2012 Charger Classic Cross Country Invitational
12. 14:52.00 Nick Bushelle Neuqua Valley High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
13. 14:53.00 Billy Magnesen Hinsdale Central High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
14. 14:55.00 David Rodriguez Hersey High School 2015 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
15. 14:58.00 Dan Lupano Lyons Township HIgh School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
16. 15:00.00 Andy Philipose Hersey High School 2014 09/15/2012 Richard Springs Invitational
17. 15:00.00 Graham Brown Palatine High School 2015 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
18. 15:00.80 John Graft Marmion Academy 2014 09/22/2012 Charger Classic Cross Country Invitational
19. 15:01.00 Dorrian Gordon O'Fallon High School 2015 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
20. 15:01.80 Max Keough South Elgin High School 2015 09/15/2012 Kevin Keogh Mustang Run
21. 15:02.00 Mitch Zabka Batavia High School 2014 09/01/2012 St. Charles East Leavey Invitational
22. 15:02.00 Harry Winter Fremd High School 2014 09/08/2012 First to the Finish Invitational
23. 15:02.00 Angel Estrada Highland Park High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
24. 15:03.00 Kevin Huang Hinsdale Central High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
25. 15:06.00 Seth Wescom Harlem High School 2015 09/18/2012 NIC-10 Conference Meet
26. 15:06.00 Chris Hogan Sandburg High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
27. 15:08.00 Steven Chorma O'Fallon High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
28. 15:08.00 Connor Horn Neuqua Valley High School 2016 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
29. 15:08.00 Kerry Gschwendtner Naperville North High School 2015 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
30. 15:08.00 Chris Korabik St. Ignatius College Prep High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
31. 15:08.00 Kyle Cepeda Wheaton Warrenville South High School 2015 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
32. 15:08.90 Turner Kelly Oswego East High School 2015 09/22/2012 Charger Classic Cross Country Invitational
33. 15:10.00 Seth Conroy Huntley High School 2016 10/20/2012 3A Guilford Regional
34. 15:10.00 Evan Wesslund O'Fallon High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
35. 15:10.00 Keagan Smith Huntley High School 2016 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
36. 15:10.00 James Ryan Lyons Township HIgh School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
*** MILESPLIT US FIRST TEAM ELITE 15:10.00 ***
37. 15:11.00 James Durkin Brother Rice High School 2014 09/15/2012 Richard Springs Invitational
38. 15:12.00 Jack Carpenter Maine South High School 2014 09/15/2012 Richard Springs Invitational
39. 15:12.40 Brydon Groves-scott Edwardsville High School 2015 09/29/2012 Peoria Invitational
40. 15:13.00 Vince Booth Glenbard East High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
41. 15:13.00 Will Giroux Lockport Twp. High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
42. 15:13.20 Jake Runnion Plainfield East High School 2014 09/22/2012 Charger Classic Cross Country Invitational
43. 15:14.00 Ryan Auld Naperville Central High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
44. 15:14.00 Henry Hostettler Lyons Township HIgh School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
45. 15:14.00 Misael Tobias Plainfield South High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
46. 15:14.20 Patrick Letz Sandburg High School 2014 09/29/2012 Peoria Invitational
47. 15:15.00 Eric Dade Lake Park High School 2014 09/15/2012 Richard Springs Invitational
48. 15:15.00 Pat Fitzgibbon Springfield High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
49. 15:15.50 Max Rowland St. Charles East High School 2014 09/22/2012 Charger Classic Cross Country Invitational
50. 15:16.00 Deivi Tahiraj Mather High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships