Sarah Schmitt and Alex Morris has been as a dominant pair as there in the United States
For the first time ever an Illinois girls cross country team gets the nod as US #1 team. As of today they deserve the top spot after beating all teams in their path including a pouting Great Oak, CA and their coach Doug Soles at the Griak Invite last month. Soles seems to think his team should be #1. He may get that opportunity at the Nike Cross Nationals in December.
After a dominating performance at the Naperville Twilight Invitational, the Huskies were elevated from the #2 perch. This team has everything from two frontrunners to tough pack running and a killer #5 closer. Sarah Schmitt (Sr.) and Alex Morris (Jr.) finished 2nd and 3rd with lifetime bests of 16:37 and 16:39. Both runners are rated among the elite week 2 Power 10 runners.
| TEAM SCORES | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | TEAM | POINTS | SCORERS | TIMES | ||
| 1 | Naperville North High School | 57 | 2+3+7+15+30 (35+39) | 1:26 1-5 Split | 17:11 Avg | ||
| 2 | Yorkville High School | 84 | 5+10+14+22+33 (38+45) | 1:05 1-5 Split | 17:33 Avg | ||
| 3 | Downers Grove South High School | 130 | 16+25+27+28+34 (41+62) | 0:24 1-5 Split | 17:57 Avg | ||
| 4 | Wheaton Warrenville South High School | 131 | 19+20+23+29+40 (44+69) | 0:33 1-5 Split | 18:00 Avg | ||
| 5 | Glenbard West High School | 141 | 1+4+12+53+71 (75+77) | 2:38 1-5 Split | 17:35 Avg | ||
| 6 | Hinsdale Central High School | 147 | 8+9+11+54+65 (68+83) | 1:39 1-5 Split | 17:46 Avg | ||
| 7 | Minooka High School | 164 | 6+24+26+52+56 (63+80) | 1:33 1-5 Split | ||