It was all Kate Jacobs after the first mile (Steven Bulgarin photo)
Junior Kate Jacobs from Woodstock is a name that you better remember in a month from now. Jacobs is a name that has been bubbling for over a year now. She just missed out on all-state cross country honors finishing in that heart breaking 26th place slot. She was able to grab an all-state medal in track via the 1600m. Jacobs competed in her third race of the season after dealing with some leg issues early on.
The opening pace wasn't as excited as the Loud's scorcher though. Jacobs opened in 5:55 for the first mile, well ahead of the field and continued to lead comfortably through two miles in 12:00. Jacobs pretty much maintained a 20-second lead throughout her running tour before settling for the win in 18:18. Hailey Hanson (So., River Grove Trinity) and Dzwierzynski broke away from the pack after the second mile and dueled all the way to the finish line. Hanson held on for second with a personal best 18:37. Dzwierzynski copped the third spot in 18:38. Makowski and Salzbrunn finished fourth and fifth overall.
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Top 15 finishers:
| F Three Mile Run - Finals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Team | Result | Points | ||
| 1 | Jacobs, Kate | 11 | Woodstock High School | 18:18.15 | 1 | |
| 2 | Hanson, Hailey | 10 | Trinity High School | 18:37.38 | 2 | |
| 3 | Dzwierzynski, Emma | 11 | Evanston Township High School | 18:38.45 | 3 | |
| 4 | Makowski, Emma | 12 | Montini Catholic High School | 18:49.22 | 4 | |
| 5 | Salzbrunn, Gianna | 12 | Montini Catholic High School | 18:50.26 | 5 | |
| 6 | Camburn, Nicole | 12 | Niles West High School | 18:51.55 | 6 | |
| 7 | Mccoy, Sara | 10 | Northside High School | 18:53.44 | 7 | |
| 8 | Denemark, Lauren | 12 | Montini Catholic High School | 19:00.06 | 8 | |
| 9 | Michelin, Enyaeva | 10 | Evanston Township High School | 19:01.85 | 9 | |
| 10 | Fiona, Casey | 11 | Northside High School | 19:04.32 | 10 | |
| 11 | Huwe, Rachel | 12 | Harlem High School | 19:04.84 | -- | |
| 12 | Kupiec, Julie | 11 | Lake Park High School | 19:05.97 | 11 | |
| 13 | Ramirez, Estefania | 12 | Leyden High School | 19:08.81 | 12 | |
| 14 | Rodriguez, Abigail | 9 | Lake Park High School | 19:09.98 | 13 | |
| 15 | Osborn, Kelley | 10 | Deerfield High School | 19:10.63 | 14 | |