Olivia Rosenstein and Morton Boys Shine In Bloomington

Olivia Rosenstein was all smiles after some trials and tribulations

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It was a cold and wet day at Maxwell Park. Very few fans knew what the course would hold as it had to be maneuvered around different small pools upon the original course layout and it not looking to get over 40 degrees. 

No one really knew what the girls' race would hold as there were two names that could have won the individual race. Throughout the first mile, senior Olivia Rosenstein of Urbana and sophomore Emma Skinner of Morton both coming through at 5:44. 

The second mile is truly when the race started to unfold as Rosenstein and Skinner past the checkpoint in 11:44. Soon after Skinner started to appear as though she was struggling. Rosenstein must have sensed it and blasted out in front of Skinner- putting 11 seconds on one of the best runners in 2A winning and winning her first sectional title. 

#16 Peoria (Notre Dame) fought back over the final two miles after trailing #14 Dunlap and #18 Bloomington to actually win very comfortably. Led by two freshmen Maria Stedwill and Eileen Zopel, the victory was especially sweet being that it's the first sectional title for the program. 

Bloomington, Dunlap, Morton, and Mahomet-Seymour rounded out the rest of the teams to make it to state. 

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The undisputed and at times unheralded favorite senior Sam Lange of Morton was in the field. The first mile featured approximately seven guys at 5:06. However, Lange stopped toying with the field and dropped a blistering 4:54 second mile and gapped the field by about 20 seconds and cruising home in 15:03.