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 | Josh Methner- 3200m State Champion... PB is 9:02.54; 1600 (4:13.76 PB); 800 (2:02.19) | 11 | Hersey High School | 14:11.50 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Tommy Brady- 3200 State Runner-Up (9:07.49 SB); 1600 (4:24.44 SB) | 12 | Maine South High School | 14:17.36 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Samuel Rivera- Placed 23rd in state 3200... PB is 9:06.27; placed 11th in state 1600... PB is 4:13.25; 800 (1:54.86); 400 (50.97) | 12 | Whitney Young High School | 14:24.86 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Jack Roberts- Placed 12th in state 3200... PB 9:08.39; 1600 (4:21.37 PB) | 12 | Downers Grove North High School | 14:29.88 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Rory Cavan- Placed 10th in state 3200... PB 9:12.94; 1600 (4:11.52 PB); 800 (1:55.31 PB) | 12 | Glenbard West High School | 14:29.98 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Stephen Moody- Placed 18th in state 3200... SB 9:17.75; 1600 (4:23.23 PB); 800 (2:03.53i) | 12 | Glenbard West High School | 14:30.47 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Charlie Wetzel- Placed 6th in state 3200... PB 9:14.44; 1600 (4:24.97 PB); 800 (2:03.35 PB) | 11 | Normal Community West High School | 14:30.81 | 0 | ||
| 8 | William Hauenstein- Placed 24th in state 3200... PB 9:19.53; 1600 (4:27.15i SB); 800 (2:03.25i PB) | 11 | Wheaton Warrenville South High School | 14:30.83 | 6 | ||
| 9 | Ethan Kern- Ran on the 5th place state 4x800 relay (7:51.23); 3200 (9:25.20 PB); 1600 (4:19.51 PB); 800 (1:57.19 PB) | 11 | York High School | 14:32.46 | 7 | ||
| 10 | Tyler Cushing- Did not advance to state; 3200 (9:18.06i SB); 1600 (4:27.16i PB) | 11 | Bolingbrook High School | 14:34.82 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Eddie Lennon- Did not advance to state; 3200 (9:40.53 SB); 1600 (4:40.00 SB) | 12 | Rolling Meadows High School | 14:38.27 | 8 | ||
| 12 | Dillon Blake- Placed 19th in state 3200... PB 9:16.14 PB; 1600 (4:23.35 PB) | 11 | Mundelein High School | 14:38.49 | 9 | ||
| 13 | Scott Maison- Competed in state prelim 4x800; 3200 (10:01.57 SB); 800 (2:04.68i PB) | 12 | Wheaton Warrenville South High School | 14:40.53 | 10 | ||
| 14 | Brett Gardner- Placed 4th in state 3200... PB 9:07.76 PB; 1600 (4:11.44 PB); 800 (1:59.99 PB) | 11 | Lincoln-Way East | 14:42.34 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Jacob Kluckhohn- Competed in state prelim 4x800; 3200 (9:54.08 SB); 1600 (4:37.71 SB) | 11 | Wheaton Warrenville South High School | 14:43.81 | 11 | ||
| 16 | Christian Knowlton- Competed in state prelim 4x800; placed 8th in state 1600... PB 4:21.21; 3200 (9:34.92 SB); 800 (2:02.93 PB) | 12 | Plainfield South High School | 14:44.49 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Ian Geisler- Competed in state prelim 4x800; ran state prelim 1600... PB 4:18.54 PB; 800 (1:59.02i SB); 3200 (9:08.25 PB) | 11 | Huntley High School | 14:44.80 | 12 | ||
| 18 | Max Hartmann- Did not advance to state; 3200 (9:44.90 PB); 1600 (4:16.10 PB) | 12 | Edwardsville High School | 14:45.25 | 13 | ||
| 19 | Michael Madiol- Ran on 7th place state 4x800 (7:52.76); 3200 (9:41.88i PB); 1600 (4:21.55 PB); 800 (2:01.93 SB) | 12 | Neuqua Valley High School | 14:45.86 | 14 | ||
| 20 | Max Svienty- Ran on state prelim 4x800; 3200 (9:31.05 SB); 1600 (4:28.78 SB) | 11 | Hersey High School | 14:46.09 | 15 | ||
| 21 | Chris Keeley- Ran on 7th place state 4x800 (7:52.76); 1600 (4:22.20 PB); 3200 (9:37.71 SB) | 12 | Neuqua Valley High School | 14:47.83 | 16 | ||
| 22 | Ryan Kredell- Placed 30th in state 3200... PB 9:24.14; 1600 (4:28.35 PB) | 12 | Geneva High School | 14:48.33 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Richard Jacobo- Placed 11th in state 3200 (9:30.49 SB); 1600 (4:24.20 PB); 800 (2:03.27 PB) | 11 | Palatine High School | 14:49.28 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Bennett Melone- Ran on State Runner-UP 4x800 (7:46.16); 3200 (9:43.08 PR); 1600 (4:22.55 PB) | 12 | St. Charles East High School | 14:50.33 | 17 | ||
| 25 | Guillermo Ibarra- Placed 3rd in state 3200 (9:12.84 PB); 1600 (4:20.35 PB) | 12 | Morton High School (Berwyn) | 14:50.48 | 0 | ||