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Patrick Hilby proved to be one of the best middle distance runners in the country...

Here is a complete rundown of the U20 championships feature present and past IL stand...

Liam Murphy anchored and Sean Dolan led off on Nova's winning DMR at the Penn Relays ...

The world of NCAA recruiting is awash with cash. But what might surprise you is how m...

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

The U.S. contingent dominated throughout the three-day meet, hauling in 30 first-plac...

Here are our All-Americans for every event discipline for the 2023 outdoor season....

Dan the man racks up another award- this one is the grandest of them all...

There is only one Dan Watcke of Hinsdale Central and he is now the king of IL 800m...

Hinsdale Central nearly made history in Eugene on Friday evening at Nike Outdoor Nati...

Patrick Hilby has turned into one of the nation's best kept secret in 2023...

Sadie Engelhardt, Y'Vette Harris, Hannah Riggins, Payton Godsey, Davis Davis-Lyric, R...

Naturally, you want to ask about the primary workout that led to an athlete's insane ...

The 2023 edition of the HOKA Festival of Miles may have been the fastest of all-time.

We breakdown every jump, every race, and throw from the 2023 IHSA Boys State Champion...

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...

Here is another exciting issue of toeing the line. The gentlemen did their thing!...

Dan Watcke is one of a kind in this running game. Check him out with or without glass...

Elite milers from around the Midwest to compete at the 2023 Drake Relays!...

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

We leave no stones unturned here! A complete overview of the Distance Night in Palati...

The MileSplit IL team covers action from the past week: April 10 through 15...

The final edition of the indoor season features the most ardent list out!...

Data-driven and non-biased. These are not dual rankings, performances are compared to...

The fourth and final day in Boston was undoubtedly the best for Illinois kids...

It was a full slate of action from Saturday's day three competition from Boston!...

Data-driven and non-biased. These are not dual rankings, performances are compared to...

The magic of the 4x800 meter relay came alive at the DGS Mustang Relays...

The biggest Monday evening of the season of course are the DGS Mustang Relays...

The best relay on the docket is loaded once again! Check out our preview on the premi...

Check out some of the best teams in the state for the 4x400 relay...

The preseason opening set of the boys premium 25 individual standouts...

Check out some of the top 400m or "quarter-milers" in the state...

One of the state's top distance runners earns another distinguished award...

We take time to recognize and award some of the state's outstanding runners...

It was an army of five teams from Illinois and a battalion of 10 individuals from all...

The cross country season finally ends for IL athletes this weekend in Portland. Read ...

Here is our world famous all-state collage of every single all state runner!...

The Rapid City Stevens star out of South Dakota announced his commitment to the Ducks...

The grand daddy of all boys races will take center stage at 2p...

Here is your one stop shop center for all things sectional cross country...

The IHSA regional round is over now it's time for sectionals....

More on Oregon's recruiting class, and the unique circumstances that led them to gain...

The conference championship week really defined this crop of the state's top notched ...

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...

All eyes will descend on Naperville North High School for the annual twilight invitat...

It's been a few weeks but we are back and locked and loaded to present you the best o...

It was another great day at Detweiller Park for cross country. Read the storylines fr...

Every year the Richard Spring "Peoria Notre Dame" is one of the top invites in the co...

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

The season is now two weeks in the mix. So that means it's time to get your voting gr...

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

It was a wonderful day for a cross country invitational in the western suburbs...

The opening bell tells some of the story but there is much more to come...

The opening edition of the boys premium 25- the best of the best in our opinion...

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

Current and recently-graduated high schoolers will represent Team USA among world-cla...

check out how the 3A all state cross country boys runners performed for the remainder...

A nice mix of prep, collegiate and professional athletes from the Land of Lincoln per...

Hinsdale Central wins NSAF Nationals in a performance for the ages....

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

The 3A championship has its portion of good, bad, and ugly...

The rundown of all the sectionals and their classes from around the state!...

It's time to acknowledge the week nine teams in the power rankings as outdoor season ...

This may have been the best mile race of the season to date...

It's time to acknowledge the week eight teams in the power rankings as outdoor season...

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

There will be no messing around at the Distance Night in Palatine on Saturday evening

The MileSplit IL crew is excited and ready for the Distance Night in Palatine! Check ...

Aden Bandukwala has been progressing well for the Hinsdale Central program...

It was a great night of thrilling and fast relay times in Naperville...

It will be going down Monday evening at North Central College in Naperville...

It is time for the distance to show off its stature. There is a lot to ponder here...

We present the final destination of the premier individual runners of the 2021 season

We present you all 150 all-staters from the 2021 state championship!...

The grand daddy of the state championship preview is front and center...

The sectional round was deep and challenging. Some vets dropped out and some newcomer...

Check out our breakdown of each sectional with individualized capsules...

It was all hands on deck over the past first weekend of IHSA cross country action...

The 2021 postseason got started in fine fashion as a bevy of top teams and individual...

the new edition will jump ahead of the first round of the IHSA state series...

here is a sample of the conference weekend action. Be sure to cheer on your favorite ...

The Naperville Twilight Invite was the main event of the past marking period and seve...

it was another magical evening and night of high school cross country in Naperville...

we may see something special by the end of Wednesday night...

The Richard Spring Invitational and Palatine MOC had a major influence on this week's...

The Palatine Meet of Champions has been one of the marquee invites in the state of Il...

the season is still very early but things are starting to heat up. Check out the very...

three classes of hot and competitive cross country races yielded plenty to discuss...

The largest meet of the year is about to rock the state at historic Detweiller Park i...

it was a great weekend of cross country and it started with the hornet devil invitati...

it was an incredibly fun time at the KLM for the hornet devil invite...

the first big invitational weekend will feature many of the state's top rated squads...

We present our premier preseason cross country male runners for the upcoming season. ...

Here it is! We drop all 25 3A boys teams at once for your total enjoyment...

There are a handful of underclassman boys who left their mark in track and field this...

The 800 meter jamboree did not disappoint as the weather cooperated and the performan...

The final day of the 3A boys state meet competition did not disapoint...

One of the top distance running conferences in the country did not fail us...

This is expected to be the meet of the year. Let's see if that is true...

A major shake up in the rankings since the last official list came out...

We took a look at some of the top freshmen and sophomore boys who are already startin...

Time to revisit the event of the season so far in the state of Illinois...

While the irons were still hot, the on-site coverage team had to break down one of th...

This is the season premier of the boys individual outdoor premium rankings...

There was another big post-season meet to consider for a very small group of solid ru...

It was an abbreviated season for all and things hit the sophomore group pretty hard...

There are not many cross country meets on the docket these days but this should be a ...

The penultimate edition has a few wrinkles in it courtesy of a festive sectional roun...

Although there is no official state meet, it's not an issue. The ultimate crew break ...

The regional round was not a pushover this year. From the outset, there were plenty o...

The fabulous foursome crew breaks down all the action from around the state...

The boys Richter scale was moved a bit during the past week due to some tough confere...

Windy conditions could not stop the best overall conference in the state...

The season continues to roll on as we are near the start of the post season...

We are finally in the midst of the fall season and that means cross country Is in the...

The PREMIUM Boys 25 is alive and well. Read up as the season enters October...

Week 4 was good; week 5 is slated to be better in terms of depth...

Here is the full monty breakdown of the boys side of things...

We are in week 4 and the season is starting to rev up big time now...

The season is in swing now and we drop our 1st full boys premium rankings....

The cross country season is picking up as a ton of top action happened all around the...

The previews are now in the book, take some time and enjoy this prologue...

We chronicle the top 200 runners...