What Does Pre-Season Cross Country Rankings Tell Us In The End?


Class 3A Boys

 

Final State Championship Finish                 PS              Quick Summaries                                               

1

Downers Grove North High School

1dominant all season enroute to programs 1st title
2

Neuqua Valley High School

2graduated 6 starters from '16 state tite squad
3

Wheaton Warrenville South High School

4the future is bright for this young bunch; may be faves in '18
4

Hinsdale Central High School

7a slept on team aided by great coaching; watch out in '18
5

Lyons Township High School

15proved to be much better than pre-season stats
6

York High School

3hurt by loss of Charlie Kern Jr; Dukes ran well late in season
7

Glenbard West High School

17strong showing in 2nd half of season w/sectional victory
8

Hersey High School

5MSL champs/Schaumburg Sectional champs; young squad
9

Sandburg High School

10Dylan Jacobs was the man for overachieving Eagles
10

Downers Grove South High School

16steady improved team from several years ago
11

Lake Zurich High School

N/Rlost top 3 studs and still almost made top 10
12

Mundelein High School

9did not finish season as expected but still solid overall
13

St. Charles East High School

23big season for the Fox River harriers
14

Whitney Young High School

8ran well behind big chip on shoulder Clayton Mendez
15

Naperville Central High School

N/Rdeep talent in city of Naperville extended to the Hawks
16

O'Fallon High School

21another solid performance for the best team in the south
17

Dundee-Crown High School

25slipped out of final rankings near post season, but great state run
18

Barrington High School

24Nick Laning's beautiful effort pushed team into the top 20
19

New Trier High School

13#1 runner Pat Norrick got hurt late in season
20

Edwardsville High School

18was best team in the south for much of the season
21

Geneva High School

22Josh Rodgers placed 10th over for the Vikings
22

Yorkville High School

20team did not have a true low stick runner
23

Batavia High School

14inconsistency plaqued team down the stretch
24

Lincoln-Way Central High School

N/Rback on the state scene since 2014
25

Lockport Twp. High School

N/Rnot many souls ticketed this team for state