Lindsey is 3 for 3 this season in races (Colin Boyle photo)
#2 Glenbard West was all business in Peoria on Saturday. The Lady Hilltoppers put all five scorers in the top 30 in winning easily over #6 Wheaton-Warrenville South 95-176. Sophomore Lindsey Payne continued to keep her name among those vying for top individual honors later in the season. The team scoring split was 1:40 but that was very deceptive. The real tell all was the 2-5 scorers led by senior Kathryn Kenwood who placed 11th overall. It all ended 35 seconds later as senior Abigail Shaver crossed the line as the 30th place team scorer. These are the type of results that will make Glenbard West a Most Wanted team in November. #23 Oswego placed a very surprising third on the strength of a 29 second scoring split that was not deceptive. The Panthers shocked #3 Palatine who was doomed with a 5th scorer that placed a whopping 105 team points! Unranked Maine South closed out the top five scoring teams with 256 points.
Payne laid back in the early going as St. Charles North sophomore Audrey Ernst took the pace out in 5:25 for the first mile. The climes at 9:40a was a little brisk but she was committed to a tortuous march against the field. Payne did not pick up the momentum until the second mile in 11:23. It was all but over for Ernst and a distant Maryjeanne Gilbert (Sr., Peoria Notre Dame) from that point forward. Payne pulled away from a close affair that ended up looking lopsided 16:34-16:52 over Gilbert. Ernst was third in 16:56.
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