Cross Country is a hardcore sport ran in many conditions and terrain as this pic illustrates (Steven Bulgarin image)
Power rankings explanation: This week’s rankings are taken in with consideration to where teams are at in their current situations. Respect is given to said teams who have injuries, sickness, byes, or multiple key personnel holdouts. Contact MileSplit Illinois team for inquiries: Tony Jones- tjones@milesplit.com and Alex Goodlad agmoneymeister@gmail.com (Class A rankings editor)
Sectional legend:
3A-- Marist- MRST; Niles West- NW; Quincy- QC; St. Charles East- SCE; Schaumburg- SCHM
2A—Bensonville (Fenton)- FEN; Decatur (MacArthur)- DEC; East Peoria- EP; Maple Park (Kaneland)- KANE; West Chicago (Wheaton Academy)- WA
1A—Decatur (St. Teresa)- DST; Edwardsville (Metro-East Lutheran)- MEL; Elmwood- ELM; Lisle- L; Oregon- OR
3A Boys-
1. Hinsdale Central [MRST]
2. Orland Park (Sandburg) [MRST]
3. Naperville (Neuqua Valley) [MRST]
4. LaGrange (Lyons Township) [MRST]
5. Winnetka (New Trier) [NW]
6. Chicago (St. Ignatius) [NW]
7. Wilmette (Loyola Academy) [NW]
8. Naperville Central [SCE]
9. Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) [NW]
10. Downers Grove North [MRST]
11. O’Fallon [QC]
12. Plainfield South [MRST]
13. Arlington Heights (Hersey) [SCHM]
14. Naperville North [SCE]
15. New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) [QC]
16. Buffalo Grove [SCHM]
17. St. Charles East [SCE]
18. Elmhurst (York) [NW]
19. Chicago Jones Prep [NW]
20. Park Ridge (Maine South) [NW]
21. Chicago Whitney Young [NW]
22. Barrington [SCHM]
23. Mt. Prospect (Prospect) [SCHM]
24. Edwardsville [QC]
25. Hoffman Estates [SCHM]
3A Girls-
1. Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) [NW]
2. Hinsdale Central [MRST]
3. Naperville North [SCE]
4. Palatine [SCHM]
5. Winnetka (New Trier) [NW]
6. Naperville Central [SCE]
7. Minooka [QC]
8. Hoffman Estates [SCHM]
9. Batavia [SCE]
10. Wheaton-Warrenville South [SCE]
11. Barrington [SCHM]
12. Schaumburg [SCHM]
13. St. Charles East [SCE]
14. Naperville (Neuqua Valley) [MRST]
15. Geneva [SCE]
16. Lockport [MRST]
17. Downers Grove North [MRST]
18. Downers Grove South [MRST]
19. Oak Park (Fenwick) [NW]
20. Palatine (Fremd) [SCHM]
21. LaGrange (Lyons Township) [MRST]
22. New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) [QC]
23. Fox Lake (Grant) [SCHM]
24. Lake Zurich [SCHM]
25. Cary-Grove [SCHM]
2A Boys-
1. Yorkville [KANE]
2. Mahomet-Seymour [EP]
3. Lansing (Illiana Christian) [WA]
4. Vernon Hills [KANE]
5. West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) [WA]
6. Belvidere North [KANE]
7. Metamora [EP]
8. Springfield [DEC]
9. Sterling [KANE]
10. Grayslake Central [KANE]
11. Crystal Lake Central [KANE]
12. Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) [KANE]
13. Rock Island (Alleman) [EP]
14. Dunlap [EP]
15. Darien (Hinsdale South) [WA]
16. Charleston [DEC]
17. Salem [DEC]
18. Bartonville (Limestone) [EP]
19. Normal West [EP]
20. Danville [DEC]
2A Girls-
1. Yorkville [KANE]
2. Belvidere North [KANE]
3. Lake Forest [KANE]
4. Vernon Hills [KANE]
5. Dunlap [EP]
6. Normal (University High) [EP]
7. Lemont [WA]
8. Marengo [KANE]
9. Chicago (Latin) [FEN]
10. Crystal Lake Central [KANE]
11. New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) [EP]
12. Woodstock [KANE]
13. Lombard (Montini Catholic) [WA]
14. Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) [WA]
15. Lake Villa (Lakes) [KANE]
16. Aurora (Central Catholic) [WA]
17. Peoria (Notre Dame) [EP]
18. Springfield [DEC]
19. Metamora [EP]
20. Chatham-Glenwood [EP]
1A Boys-
1. Elmwood-Brimfield [ELM]
2. Rockford (Christian) [OR]
3. Monticello [DST]
4. Johnsburg [OR]
5. Tolono (Unity) [DST]
6. Shelbyville [DST]
7. Winnebago [OR]
8. Sterling (Newman Catholic) [OR]
9. St. Joseph-Ogden [DST]
10. Freeburg [MEL]
11. Rochester [ELM]
12. Pleasant Plains [ELM]
13. Paxton Buckley-Loda [DST]
14. Mt. Zion [DST]
15. Tremont [ELM]
16. Westmont [L]
17. Urbana (University) [DST]
18. Rock Falls [OR]
19. El-Paso Gridley [ELM]
20. Carlinville [DST]
1A Girls-
1. St. Joseph-Ogden [DST]
2. Decatur (St. Teresa) [DST]
3. Urbana (University) [DST]
4. Petersburg (Porta) [ELM]
5. Kewanee (Wethersfield) [OR]
6. Rock Island (Alleman) [ELM]
7. Rochester [ELM]
8. Eureka [ELM]
9. Freeburg [MEL]
10. Tolono (Unity) [DST]
11. Winnebago [OR]
12. Seneca [OR]
13. Monmouth-Roseville [ELM]
14. Monticello [DST]
15. Shelbyville [DST]
16. Herrin [MEL]
17. Carlinville [DST]
18. Carterville [MEL]
19. Elmwood [ELM]
20. Macomb [ELM]