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The fastest, strongest, and best of the 2025 indoor season! Who dominated, and who’...

Here is a snap recap of the Illinois kids that participated in the NBNI in Boston...

As we head into the final week of the indoor track and field season, here are the top...

Data driven and non biased. These are not dual head to head rankings. Performances wi...

Just one week separates us from the national postseason, and things are really heatin...

Data driven and non biased. These are not dual head to head rankings. Performances wi...

Check out our week 3 four toeing the line show which highlights week 3...

With just three weeks remaining in the indoor season, athletes continue to reach new ...

Now that the dust has settled, let's recap a record-breaking weekend of indoor track ...

A quick rundown of the annual Lakes Clash at the Colosseum...

A quick overview of the weekend's top boys invitational...

The 3200m is going to be a great event on the docket this winter...

Time to look at some of the best returning milers in the state of Illinois...

We're a week into February and the postseason is already upon us. Here are the top 25...

We're heading into February and the season is just beginning to heat up. Here are the...

The 2025 indoor season is continuing to fire on all cylinders, and this last weekend ...

Here is the introduction of the 2025 HOKA Mile girls and boys fields...

The end of the season cross country honors for the boys. Check them out!!...

Here is a rundown of the 2024 Foot Locker National Championships, covering three IL a...

Midwest dominates and Gavenas surges for the win at the 2024 Foot Locker Championships..

The longest-standing XC National Championship at the High School level is back, and s...

Ben Crane, Phil Cupial, and Kate Foltz will hold the Illinois banner in California...

A small glipse of the 2025 CYUP Misfits Invitational from Chicago...

The contingent from the Midwest completed a very successful season...

This might be the best Boys Nike Cross National Championships we've ever seen, in ter...

Recapping a thrilling weekend of cross country action from all around the country!...

The Foot Locker Midwest Regional featured two undefeated winners and a historic resul...

Here is a quick rundown on the 2024 IL entrants at the Footlocker MW Regional...

The boys' race at this year's Foot Locker Midwest Regional promises to be one of the ...

Tracking the 2024 qualifiers for Nike Cross Nationals!...

Despite fast days at both NXR Midwest and Northwest, as well as the New York State Ch...

A synopsis of the Midwest Nike Cross Nationals Regional from Terre Haute, IN...

Take your pick from five talented boys and vote for the eleventh National Boys XC Per...

Recapping a thrilling weekend of cross country action from all around the country!...

2024 will go down as another solid year of cross country. Check out the final episode...

A fast day at NXR Heartland shook up the top of the top 100 fastest boys this cross c...

Here is a comprehensive analysis of the IHSA state championship...

Check out this week's edition of the XC Weekend Recap, which features cross-country a...

Check out this quick recap of the 2024 IHSA State Cross Country Championships...

3A state championship preview for the boys. Check it out it out in full display...

Here is an in depth look at the 2024 IHSA boys cross country state championship...

An all-time performance at the Ohio State Championships re-arranged the top five of t...

This the official site for everything that is related to the 2024 IHSA Sectional real...

A huge lifetime best performance on the East Coast added a new face towards the top o...

Here is breakdown of every regional site this past weekend....

A pair of seniors from Washington and Louisiana moved a few things around at the top ...

Here is an excerpt of the top 200 Illinois boys cross country runners...

A pair of sub-14:35 performances re-arranged the top 100 fastest boys 5k times this w...

A dominant performance at the Great American XC Festival caused a ripple throughout t...

We breakdown the top 150 cross country boy performers to date...

Check in with this week's edition of the XC Weekend Recap, which features cross-count...

It was a nice evening for a small contingent of cross country runners from Illinois...

It's time for cross country action across state lines, this time in Terre Haute, Indiana

The annual Palatine Meet of Champions is expected to be a great one...

here is the latest episode of the Toeing the line series- cross country...

Check out the detailed version of top best performances from 2024 to 2023...

Vote now for who you think is the week 2 Milesplit National Boys XC Performer of the ...

Check out the quick breakdown of the First To The Finish Invitational...

Now that nearly the entire state has opened competition, we can take a more comprehen...

It was a new look for the 2024 Hinsdale Central Red Devil Invitational...

The final destination has arrived! Check out the final 10 teams in our 3A boys presea...

Here is an event by event account of the 2024 state championship- 3A...

The recap of the 56th Annual Prospect Boys Joe Wanner Invite...

Data driven and non biased. These are not dual head to head rankings, performances ar...

Paul Migas leads the way in a high energy and exciting indoor track and field meet...

The indoor season reaches its peak point at the Dr. Conrad Worrill Center...

The top 150 returning "milers" are chronicled as part of our premium series...

January is going to be a great month for indoor track and field coverage in the state

We collect data and present the top 300 boys performers for the 5000 meters...

Liv Phillips and Ben Crane endured a long cross country season to the delight of them...

We chronicle Liv Phillips and Ben Crane as they move on San Diego...

Highlighting this year's qualifiers out of the Foot Locker Midwest Championship held ...

This is our annual dedication to all of the all staters from the state meet...

Downer Groves North boys and Mt. Prospect girls claimed the NXR Midwest Regional titl...

Check out some of the top talent in the midwest and who may be up front at the 2023 B...

The official 3A boys state championship preview. We breakdown the ins and outs...

it was another full slate of cross country action from across the state...

We chronicle the first step toward the state championships: regionals....

The latest premium individual rankings is deep with talented runners...

The final weekend of September ushers in fall; the temperatures and action are expect...

check out the boys summary of the 2023 Palatine Meet of Champions...

We enter the fourth week of the season and things are moving into place...

Check out the boys preview for the 2023 Palatine Meet of Champions...

It's time to look inside the numbers of the top boys 3-milers...

It's week three, and time to usher in the Boys Premium 25 rankings...

It was a spectacular day in the city of Peoria for cross country action...

The main event invite of the weekend is the First To The Finish...

We have enough data to present to you our second week of the premier boys...

The first weekend of the school season is well underway. Check out the boys action...

The weekend's first big invite sets the season off in the right direction...

The first big invitational of the season just happens to be in Hinsdale...

The season debut of the IL famous premium 25 boys...

It could be another magical year of cross country in the state of Illinois...

Who and What to watch for at the 2023 edition of the IHSA Boys' State Championships M...

Deep into championship season, we now do the round-robin of Boys' Conference meets. W...

We are looking at a very good class on the horizon that will keep IL in the mix...

Click here for your comprehensive look at WHAT TO WATCH FOR this coming Saturday at t...

We take a stab at the sophomore class and the best of the best...

It was the finest indoor distance only festival that distance running fans enjoy...

The opening round of the Illinois High School Association produced tons of content...

Check us out as we predict all qualifiers to sectionals, as well as individual race w...

The latest batch of the state's best premier runners are being put on display...

Check out the top rated sophomore boys entering the conference weekend...

The results are coming in and the times are compiling on a daily basis...

We drop the top overall cross country performers of the past week by time....

The full 3A Boys preseason preview preview released in its entirety...

The class of 2025 proved to be another good one coming out of the deep covid period....

Check out the top 100 boys distance runners in the 1600, 3200, and 800...

it was a great evening of distance running at the Distance Night in Palatine...

the weekend of fall weather ushered in some great cross country action...