High school sports are 360 degrees in nature- a full circle if you will. Most long-distance runners will begin their quest during the early months of summer training for cross country. The three months of training that kids put in are an attempt to run in the state championship in November. For the few lucky ones, they will go on and compete in Nike Cross Nationals, Foot Locker or some other post-season meet. But what has been lost in the sauce is the entire school calendar which runs through the winter indoor campaign and finally back around to the all-important outdoor track and field season. We wanted to chronicle the very beginning and end. Obviously, some athletes get lazy after cross country or hurt. Others may play other sports in the spring: lacrosse, club soccer, baseball, volleyball, etc.
(Disclaimer: state championship races are 800, 1600, 3200, 4x800 are 12 field entries)
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| 1 | Katelynne Hart- Triple State Champion (3200, 800, 1600); 3200 (9:59.57 SB); 800 (2:10.63i PB); 1600 (4:38.00 PB) | 11 | Glenbard West High School | 15:59.82 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Katrina Schlenker- Ran on 9th place state 4x800 relay; competed in state 1600 prelim... SB 4:51.36; 400 (59.74 PB); 800 (2:15.21 PB); 3200 (10:32.62i) | 9 | Batavia High School | 16:07.31 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Alex Morris- Placed 3rd in state/3200... 10:25.95 PB; 1600 (4:56.29 PB)... competed in state 1600 prelim; 800 (2:17.51 PB) | 12 | Naperville North High School | 16:10.41 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Aly Negovetich- Placed 10th in state/3200... PB is 10:48.59; 1600 (4:58.88i PB); 800 (2:21.41 PB) | 9 | Grant High School | 16:33.08 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Helena Kleronomos- Ran on 7th place stat 4x800; 1600 (5:06.02 SB); 800 (2:19.42 PB) | 10 | Yorkville High School | 16:35.50 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Vivian Van Eck- Placed 13th in state 3200... PB is 10:57.64; 1600 (5:09.35 PB); 800 (2:25.08 PB) | 12 | Minooka High School | 16:37.94 | 6 | ||
| 7 | Samantha Poglitsch- Placed 5th in state 1600... PB is 4:54.81; 3200 (11:04.71 PB); 800 (2:17.14 PB); 400 (59.54 PB); 200 (26.97 PB) | 10 | Wheaton Warrenville South High School | 16:39.32 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Brenna Cohoon- Placed 4th in the state 3200... SB is 10:51.67i; 1600 (5:05.77 PB); 800 (2:23.17 PB) | 11 | Downers Grove South High School | 16:40.11 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Alice Abbott- Placed 21st in state 3200... PB 10:49.21; 1600 (5:03.80i PB) | 10 | St. Charles East High School | 16:40.28 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Kailey Fox- Placed 14th in state 3200... PB 10:48.28; 1600 (5:00.78 PB); 800 (2:23.87 PB) | 11 | Yorkville High School | 16:42.65 | 9 | ||
| 11 | Fatima Giron- Placed 6th in state 3200... PB 10:32.68; 1600 (4:58.39 PB); 800 (2:20.28 PB) | 11 | Round Lake High School | 16:45.87 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Naomi Ruff- Placed 20th in state 3200... PB 11:03.17; competed in state 800 prelim (2:19.63 PB); 1600 (5:09.34 PB) | 9 | South Elgin High School | 16:45.99 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Emily Eberhart- Ran in state prelim 1600... SB 5:05.25 | 12 | Yorkville High School | 16:46.75 | 10 | ||
| 14 | Mckenna Revord- Placed 22nd in state 3200... PB 10:47.67; 1600 (5:01.03 PB); 800 (2:21.95 PB) | 11 | Hinsdale Central High School | 16:49.66 | 11 | ||
| 15 | Katie Hohe- Ran state prelim 1600... SB 5:01.14; 800 (2:22.11 SB); 3200 (11:00.23i); ran a leg on 8th place state 4x800 relay | 12 | Glenbard West High School | 16:59.67 | 12 | ||
| 16 | Kate Dickman- Ran a leg on the 3rd place state 4x800 relay; 1600 (5:04.88 PB); 800 (2:24.08 PB) | 10 | Lyons Township High School | 17:00.14 | 13 | ||
| 17 | Laurel Moneysmith- Placed 7th in state 3200... 10:48.92 PB; 800 (2:19.80 PB); 1600 (5:09.37i PB) | 12 | Wheaton Warrenville South High School | 17:00.63 | 14 | ||
| 18 | Rachel Price- Ran 3200 PB of 11:10.46... placed soccer during the spring | 9 | St. Charles North High School | 17:01.07 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Maggie Gamboa- Placed 19th place in 3200 state... PB 10:55.19i; 1600 (5:14.38 PB) | 10 | Naperville North High School | 17:01.60 | 15 | ||
| 20 | Sophia Mcdonnell- Placed 5th place in state 3200... PB 10:44.17; 1600 (5:02.62 PB); 300H (50.14); 800 (2:22.00 SB) | 12 | Geneva High School | 17:02.07 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Natalie Sandlow- Did not advance to state; 400 (1:01.49 PB); 800 (2:21.57 PB); 1600 (5:31.29 PB); 3200 (11:47.04 PB) | 10 | Glenbrook North High School | 17:03.52 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Kate Jortberg- Outdoor season cut short due to injury; 11:12.08 PB; 5:20.93i SB | 11 | Glenbrook South High School | 17:05.66 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Rebecca Corbett- Ran a leg on the state prelim 4x800; 3200 (11:40.11 PB); 1600 (5:06.77 PB); 800 (2:24.01 PB) | 9 | Oswego High School | 17:06.44 | 16 | ||
| 24 | Mia Gianfrancesco- Ran on the 9th place state 4x800; 1600 (5:06.02 PB); 800 (2:20.97 PB) | 11 | Batavia High School | 17:07.52 | 17 | ||
| 25 | Campbell Petersen- Competed in state 1600 prelim... 4:54.46 PB; 3200 (10:45.12i) | 10 | Naperville North High School | 17:08.50 | 18 | ||