Top XC Returners: 1A Boys Individuals

Illinois XC 2013: Preseason Rankings
Todd Grasley


(Photo by Beth Scheid)

The 2013 cross country season is right around the corner. We kick off our preseason coverage by ranking the top returners in each class. Nick Hess of St. Thomas More finished third as a junior at the state meet and comes into the 2013 season with the fastest time in 1A. Only Hess returns out of the top eleven finishers from 2012. He will be a key part of the puzzle if St. Thomas More is to win yet another state championship. 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. 15:01.00 Nick Hess St. Thomas More High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
*** MILESPLIT US FIRST TEAM ELITE 15:10.00 ***
2. 15:10.70 Connor Ehnle Tremont High School 2014 09/22/2012 St. Joseph - Ogden Invite
3. 15:12.00 Curtis Reed Mt. Zion High School 2015 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
4. 15:12.00 Daniel Plunkett Pleasant Plains High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
5. 15:13.00 Alex Pettis Henry-Senachwine High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
6. 15:16.00 Mohammad Hosseini Mt. Zion High School 2015 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
7. 15:24.00 Salvador Lazaro Central A&M High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
8. 15:24.00 Ryan Van Dyke Stanford Olympia High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
9. 15:25.00 Michael Brown Carmi-White County High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
10. 15:25.00 Madison Velchek Decatur St. Teresa High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
*** MILESPLIT US SECOND TEAM ELITE 15:25.00 ***
  11. 15:27.00 Jon Davis Oakwood High School 2016 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  12. 15:31.00 Cade Martens Heyworth High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  13. 15:35.00 Andrew Sharp Altamont High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  14. 15:39.20 Mark Spika Marquette High School 2015 09/22/2012 Charger Classic Cross Country Invitational
  15. 15:40.00 Sam Powers St. Thomas More High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  16. 15:40.50 Caleb Imig Tremont High School 2014 09/22/2012 St. Joseph - Ogden Invite
  17. 15:41.00 Kenny Heaton Sparta High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  18. 15:43.00 Michael Cook Kewanee High School 2015 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  19. 15:44.00 Tj Pitcock Byron High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  20. 15:44.00 Brendan Remmington St. Thomas More High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  21. 15:47.00 Seth Trobaugh Central High School (Clifton) 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  22. 15:50.00 Bryson Reyes Newman Central Catholic High School 2015 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  23. 15:52.00 Ryan Taylor Bureau Valley High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  24. 15:52.00 Nick Monkemeyer Rockford Christian Life High School 2016 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  25. 15:53.00 Drennian Martin Shelbyville High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  26. 15:55.00 Eric Ponder Tuscola High School 2015 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  27. 15:55.00 Nick Godsell Unity High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  28. 15:56.00 Connor Stine Stanford Olympia High School 2015 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  29. 15:57.00 Jacob Ludy El Paso-Gridley High School 2014 09/08/2012 First to the Finish Invitational
  30. 16:00.60 Nick Porter Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School 2016 09/22/2012 St. Joseph - Ogden Invite
  31. 16:01.00 Braydon Crozier St. Joseph-Ogden High School 2014 09/22/2012 St. Joseph - Ogden Invite
  32. 16:03.00 Austin Woodard Unity High School 2016 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  33. 16:05.00 Arch Robison University Laboratory High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  34. 16:07.00 Al Baldanado Hall High School 2015 10/13/2012 Patriot Invitational
  35. 16:08.00 David Plunkett Pleasant Plains High School 2016 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  36. 16:10.20 Wilson Pflederer Tremont High School 2015 09/22/2012 St. Joseph - Ogden Invite
  37. 16:12.60 Marcus Skinner Shelbyville High School 2016 09/22/2012 St. Joseph - Ogden Invite
  38. 16:12.70 Jaden Stockdale Shelbyville High School 2014 09/22/2012 St. Joseph - Ogden Invite
  39. 16:13.00 Jacob Meyer University High School 2016 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  40. 16:14.00 Corbin Kakac Fairfield High School 2015 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  41. 16:14.00 Anthony Alessi Westmont High School 2015 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  42. 16:15.00 Ben Strobel Vandalia High School 2015 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  43. 16:22.00 Jace Dumont Metro-East Lutheran High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  44. 16:22.00 Quincy Coomes Newman Central Catholic High School 2015 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  45. 16:22.00 Mitch Johnson Pleasant Plains High School 2014 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  46. 16:22.00 Tyler Johnson Pleasant Plains High School 2016 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  47. 16:22.60 Corey Thompsen St. Joseph-Ogden High School 2014 09/22/2012 St. Joseph - Ogden Invite
  48. 16:24.00 Aidan Sarazen Latin High School 2015 11/03/2012 Illinois State Cross Country Championships
  49. 16:25.50 Forest Anderson DeeMack High School 2014 09/22/2012 St. Joseph - Ogden Invite
  50. 16:26.20 Dawson Dodds Unity High School 2016 09/22/2012 St. Joseph - Ogden Invite
 
 
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