The MileSplit crew
Tony was on the ground-
A) Girls varsity race; a repeat of Lake Park Invite: Karlin Janowski (Fr., York) 16:45 PB, Veronica Znajda (Sr., Prospect) Annika Swan (Jr., Chicago St. Ignatius)
B) Boys varsity race: Josiah Narayanan (Sr., Wheaton-Warrenville South) runs real IL #1 14:25, 8 under 15:00, including freshman Patil from Lake Zurich.
Other notable meets:
-Boys: Finn Richards (Sr., Benet Academy) runs a very fast 14:12 to beat Cuyler Swanson (So., Morris) and Kaneland sr Evan Nosek (2.93 miles). Dominant win for Dixon
-Girls: Delilah Helenhouse (Sr., Benet Academy) wins the girls' race, and Rockford Boylan Catholic backs up last week with a win
-Eureka boys make a statement and win, Glenwood girls dominate, remain state #1
Bill Dawson Invitational
-Maine South girls win 93, Crystal Lake South 132, improved Maine South team. Stella Davis (Sr., Evanston) gets her first career XC win, and Sofia Arcuri (Sr., Maine South) is 2nd. Evanston boys win
Tuscola
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Urbana University boys win big
-Unity girls hold off shorthanded Shelbyville. Ray: Improved race by Kate Foltz (Jr., Tuscola)
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Sectional Assignments Released on Friday, 9/20
Takeaways?
Ray: Surprising amount of parity in 3A
Girls
Lake Park | Hoffman Estates | Hinsdale C | Normal C | |
Ranked Teams | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
7th best team | 22nd | 25th | ||
5th best team | 13th | 15th | 24th | 20th |
Boys
Lake Park | Hoffman Estates | Hinsdale C | Normal C | |
Ranked Teams | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
7th best team | 23rd | 24th | NR | NR |
5th best team | 18th | 11th | 20th | 16th |
Look Ahead
-Girls Race: York, Barrington, Prospect, Hersey, Assumption KY, Lincoln OR. Janowski v. Barrington duo of Mia Sirois and Scout Storms v. Veronica Znajda. Washington girls come up north.
-Boys Race: Plainfield N and S, Fremd, Barrington, New Trier, Palatine, Edwardsville, York. Every top 9 team except for DGN. Crane, Maloney, Bregenzer. Out of state: Lincoln OR, St. Louis U MO
Macnider
Spartan Classic (How fast does Keller run?)
Bartlett Flyin' Hawk
Harvest Christian Fall Classic
Rock River Run
Springfield HS Invite