3A Boys Preseason Team Preview: The Full Monty Is Here!


Head Coach/Coaches: Chris Bosworth / Mike Kososki, Matt Gill
Last Year's Finish: 17th place- State Championship
Key Returners: Mitch Garcia (Sr.), Jed Wilson (Jr.), Lexton Rockwell (Sr.), Adrian Ahuatl (Jr.), Greyson Ellenshon (So.), Liam King  (Sr.), Oscar Frontjes (Jr.)
Key Additions: Michael Wilson (Fr.)
Summary: This season will be a bit of a rebuilding and learning experience for the young Saints. Coach Bosworth admits there is going to be constant movement in 2022. "Throughout the season, the lineup will have many moving parts," he said. "We are focused on taking the season one week at a time, learning from workouts and races, and creating attainable/realistic goals both individually and as a team)." More than ever it will be a WE vs ME motto for the Saints this fall.  

Head Coach/Coaches: Ed Ernst / Chris Korabik, Heraldo Morrison, Anthony Sacco.
Last Year's Finish: 15th place- Hinsdale Central Sectional
Key Returners: Matthew Conroy (Jr.), Brandon Mendoza (Jr.), Henry Fink (Jr.), Thomas Fitzpatrick (Sr.), Duncan DeProfio (Sr.), Luke Turner (Sr.), Christian Turner (Sr.)
Coach Ernst's Summary: "We will be a 2A team next year. We hope to develop a team this year that can win a 2A trophy next year--Conroy, Fink, Mendoza. We have some seniors who made great strides last spring--Fitzpatrick, Luke, and Christina Turner. We hope that translates to cross country, and they can lead us to the state meet this year."


Head Coach/Coaches: Jay Renaud / Erik Hodges
Last Year's Finish: 26th place- State Championship
Coach Renaud's Summary: "We will be a fairly young team but a lot of our top seven guys have plenty of varsity experience. It might be a slow start for us as we've had a few of our top guys have track injuries/health issues linger over, but it will be a great opportunity for guys to step up and fill in varsity roles. As long as we have all our guys back, we should be really good as we head into October when it really starts to count."


Head Coach/Coaches: Matthew Zaluckyj / Dan Hays
Last Year's Finish: 14th place- Hoffman Estates Sectional
Key Returners: Theodore Cunningham (Sr.), Matthew Jones (Sr.), Glenn Hadcock (Sr.), Thomas Border (Jr.), Adarsh Prathap  (Jr.), Cooper Hewson (So.), Rory Gaan (So.)
New Additions: Bowie Hewson (Fr.)
Coach Zaluckyj's Summary: "Building off a much improved 21-22 cross country and track seasons we return six of our top seven including Theo Cunningham (XC State Qualifier and 3A 800 9th place). For many of these athletes, last year was their first real season of racing and putting in a full year of training. This is a tight-knit group of kids who continue to push each other every day and are gaining the confidence to race with top teams."

Head Coach/Coaches: Mike Wolf / Shea Carpenter, Maxwell Crowninshield
Last Year's Finish: 23rd place- State Championship
Key Returners: Riley Newport (Sr.), Jacob Barraza (So.), Angel Fernandez (Sr.), Jack Harrison (Sr.), Riley Collins (Jr.), Eduardo Castro (Jr.), Nathan Tumminaro (So.)
New Additions: Jacob Garcia
Summary: "The main goal for the boys is to qualify for the state meet again," said coach Mike Wolf. "Working hard to stay healthy and training at a higher level each week led to one of our best seasons last year. The boys are continuing with that mindset this summer. We did graduate two very strong runners/leaders (Alex Boyden, Zander Ward) but I feel we have the individuals who are ready to fill their shoes." 

Riley Newport, Angel Fernandez, and Jack Harrison will be the go-to guys and will be the trio working on another trip to the state meet. It helps to have the state's top returning #1 stick in Newport. He placed third last year in a swift 14:15.  Wolf adds: "We need our juniors and sophomores to step up and fill the gaps and so far they have been responding well this summer to that challenge."

Head Coach/Coaches: Tim Brown / Dave Racey and Dan Hemmens
Last Year's Finish: 11th place- Hinsdale Central Sectional
Key Returners: Colin Corcoran (Sr.), Addisu Wolski (Sr.), Gabe Russell (Sr.), Luke Donaldson (Jr.), Ammar Bhanpuri (So.), Sean Chilcoat (Sr.)
New Additions: Lukas Keane (Fr.)
Summary: This squad will aim for more success in 2023. "I'm looking forward to having more depth and numbers at the F/S level, hoping the team as a whole experiences a lot of success," said coach Brown. "As the season goes on, several of the F/S guys should be able to step up and help the varsity guys. I'm also excited to see seniors Colin Corcoran and Addisu Wolski really step up and help lead the team based on their solid training this summer."

Head Coach/Coaches: Kevin Christian / Chris Keller, Matt Smith, Kala Penev, Tom Smith
Last Year's Finish: 12th place- Hoffman Estates Sectional
Key Returners: Aidan DeMuth (Sr.), Alec Melendez (Sr.), Julian Van Antwerp (Sr.), Adam Lakeman (Sr.), Andrew Beyer (Jr.), Matthew Andreano (Jr.), Jake Fetting (Jr.)
Key Additions: Isaac Pepin (So.), Austin Stevenson (Fr.)
Summary: "We have three returning All-Conference runners and a fourth that would have been All-Conference if not being removed for being a close contact. We will go strong to six runners at least, if not more this year. Our depth looks solid, and a solid freshman class will help us compete at the FS level.", says Coach Christian. These boys have had a terrific summer from the sounds of things. They will be led by Aidan DeMuth who ran 9:46 on the track. Julian Van Antwerp, Andrew Beyer, and Alec Melendez will look to break 16:00 this year. They will be on the hunt for a fifth runner.

Head Coach/Coaches: John Powers / Dave Cromer
Last Year's Finish: 16th place- Hoffman Estates Sectional
Key Returners: Vijay Krishnamoorthi (Sr.), Sean Ju (Sr.), Gaven Coprin (Jr.), Kyle Corpin (Jr.), Rudra Patel (Sr.), Connor Ariunbat (Jr.), Shiven Patel (Jr.)
New Additions: David Shu (Fr.)
Summary: "I'm very excited to coach this team who has been building up to this season for two years. I feel like we've got a very good group of upperclassmen with varsity experience and solid leadership." says coach Powers. This squad will be led by Vijay Krishnamoorthi, who ran sub 16:00 last year. The Corpin twins will look to be sound two and three runners.

Head Coach/Coaches: Brian O'Donnell / Steve Shelley
Last Year's Finish: 13th place- Quincy Sectional
Key Returners: Habtamu Epley (Jr.), Dane Ivancevic (Sr.), John Hockenberry (Jr.), Damarion Best (Jr.), Tyler Moore (Sr.), Ryan Castady (So.)
New Additions: Nelson Speaks (Jr.)
Summary: "We return 3 of our top 5 from last season (and 5 of our top 7) including individual state qualifier, Habtamu Epley (11). Senior Dane Ivancevic has demonstrated great leadership and is focused on having a great season. John Hockenberry (11) and Damarion Best (11) have matured as runners over the past year and will add some strength to our team. The questions we will have to answer during the early course of the season is who will step up to be our 5.", stated coach O'Donnell on his squad this season.

Head Coach/Coaches: Jeff Lester / Bryan Conger
Last Year's Finish: 12th place- Hinsdale Central Sectional
New Additions: Logan Schmidt (Jr.)
Summary: It has seemed as if Bolingbrook is right on the cusp of having a breakout year as a team after some individual success over the last few years with the likes of Brett Wasick and Tyler Cushing emerging into elite runners in recent memory. This is a very young team though, "We had three incredible leaders graduate (Brett Wasick, Josh Beechler, and Connor Wasick). Thus, we have a young team that is going to write their own story. We are very excited about what we have and what we can achieve. It will come down to guys staying consistent, buying in, and making each other better."

"We are very excited for the season," says Coach Lester. The Raiders project to only have two seniors in their top seven. This squad will be led by the duo of Hussein Almousawi and Ignacio Escamilla. Both ran into the 15:20's last season and will try their chances at sub 15:00 this year. Along with them, Vince De Farno had a great summer according to the coach, "I believe Vince De Farno has taken a huge step in fitness and in his leadership. He is really close to Brett Wasick and has learned a lot from him. That has transformed into a great summer of training and an early leader of the team."

Head Coach/Coaches: Kevin Rafferty / Jason Mead, Zach Benes
Last Year's Finish: 9th place- Hinsdale Central Sectional
Key Returners: Zach Self (Jr.), Gavin Ebenezer (Sr.), Austin McInturff (Jr.), Kyle Sullivan (Sr.), Zack Hayden (Jr.), Parth Thakkar (Sr.)
New Additions: Alex Trimeloni (Sr.)
Summary: "We have a lot of talent but we're not very connected yet," said coach Rafferty. "The past four years have all been about a very talented class of 2022. We're working on creating the connective tissue between the seniors and juniors, finding a leader in actions as well as a vocal leader, and building fitness at the same time."

I think we've got plenty of talent on this team, we'll see if we develop leadership and an identity." says Coach Rafferty. The Warriors are in a sort of rebuilding mode this year, but can find them ranked by the end of the season. They are led by Zach Self who had a great track season running 9:53, expect him to be in the 15:10s this season. Hayden, Ebenezer, Sullivan, and McInturff all had good track seasons as well. They key will be getting all five runners under 16:00.