2024 MileSplit IL Team Power Rankings-Indoor Final...

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

2024 MileSplit IL Team Power Rankings-Post Conference Week 4

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

2024 MileSplit IL Team Power Rankings-Week 3...

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

2024 MileSplit IL Team Power Rankings-Week 2...

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

2024 By The Numbers: Top Returning Boys Indoor 200m...

Let's take a look at some of the top returning half lappers...

2024 By The Numbers: Top Returning Girls Indoor 800m...

We chronicle the top returners from the 2023 indoor track and field season...

2024 By The Numbers: Top Returning Boys Indoor 1600m...

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

2024 By The Numbers: Top Returning Boys Indoor 800m...

We take a quick look at some of the top returning under cover half milers...

2024 By The Numbers: Top Returning Girls Indoor 60m...

We take a peek at some of the top returning short indoor speedsters by the numbers...

2024 By The Numbers:Top Returning Boys Indoor 60m...

Check out the top returning 60 meter runners by the numbers...

2023 Final Girls Cross Country 5000 Meter Rankings...

We tally the top 300 performances in the 5000 meter category...

2023 Final Boys Cross Country 5000 Meter Rankings...

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

Final 3 Mile Rankings Defined: Top 500 Sophmore Girls...

It is time to look at the top 500 girls three mile harriers from the 2023 season...

Final Boys 3 Mile Rankings: A Deep Look Into The Soph Class...

We go in depth regarding the sophomore harrier class. This will be one to remember....

Liv Phillips, Ben Crane Advance To Footlocker Nationals...

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

Final Freshmen Girls 3 Mile Rankings: The Future Is Bright...

We take a look at many of freshmen girls from the season who competed and earned stats...

Final Rankings: Freshmen Boys 3 Mile Inside Look...

We take a final look inside the rankings of the freshmen boys class...

3A Girls State Preview: York Girls Ready To Rock And Roll...

a quick fast breakdown of the 2023 girls state championship at Detweiller Park...

3A Boys State Preview: Surprises Will Come In Many Forms...

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

Palatine MOC Girls Preview: DGN vs York vs Prospect Part 3...

let's take a quick look inside and see what the Palatine meet of champions will look like...

MileSplit IL Top 300 Boys Three-Milers: A Deeper Look Inside

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

Who Won The Girls Weekend: Aug 28-Sept 2...

There was a ton of hot cross country action that popped off during the past weekend!...

Who Won The Boys Weekend: Aug 28-Sept 2...

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

3A Preseason Preview: Downers Grove North Boys Billed #1...

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

3A Girls Preseason Team Preview: #25 to #11 Explodes...

We enter the realm first set of rankings realm of the 3A girls previews...

Freshmen Boys Rankings (5/17): Sectional Version...

It's time to check out the latest and greatest freshmen boys in a myriad of events...

Freshmen Girls Rankings (5/10): A Deeper Look Inside...

Here is another edition of the top statistical freshmen girls...

Sophomore Boys Rankings (5/5): A Deeper Look Inside...

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

Sophomore Girls Rankings (5/4): A Deeper Look...

Check out the group of high flying talent from a group of 10th graders...

Freshmen Boys Rankings (5/2): A Deeper Look...

The latest episode of solid freshmen in the state in one place...

Freshmen Girls Rankings (5/2): A Deeper Look...

We are almost at the peak of the season and there have been some great strides made...

Sophomore Girls Rankings (4/21): A Deeper Look...

Check out the rocket fuel sophomore girls track and field class...

Sophomore Boys Rankings (4/19): A Deeper Look...

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

Freshman Boys Rankings (4/18): A Deeper Look...

The class of 2026 is ready to keep the long line of great track and field moving...

Illinois Top Times Girls Merge...

Here are the merged results from all three classes: 3A, 2A, 1A...

Final Stats: Freshmen Boys Three Mile Peformances...

We chronicle the 300 performances of the 2022 cross country season...

2022 IHSA Sectional Predictions...

It's time to predict the ihsa sectional teams and individuals...

Top 250 Sophomore Boys Entering 10/12...

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

Palatine MOC Invite Boys Preview: #1 Plainfield S Is Ready...

The top dog invitational in the state is about to go down! Check the vibes!...

By The Numbers: Top 500 boys 3-milers as of 9/14...

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

2022 FTTF Invite Is Stocked To The Gills In Terms Of Talent...

Over 6000 runners will partake in the season's largest classification invitational in Peoria

Weekly Boys Merge (wk 2): Top 500 Three-Milers By Time...

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

The Hornet-Red Devil Invite Is Like 'America's Most Wanted'...

This could be the meet of the weekend. Just in case it does, we will have you covered!...

Weekly Boys Merge: Top 500 Time-Based Performances...

Here are the top 500 three-mile times produced in Illinois during Week 1 of the 2022 cross c...

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

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

Class 3A Girls Preseason Preview: All Eyes On The Dukes...

We reach the pinnacle of the 3A Girls previews and it is a very good read!...

By The Numbers: Top 150 Returning Girls Harriers...

This season is expected to be as fruitful for the girls as it was in 2021...

By the numbers: top returning sophomore boys 3-milers...

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

Premium Stats: Top 100 Returning Sophomore Girls 3 Milers...

It is time to forecast the top returning sophomore cross country girls in the three mile...

Final Edition: 2022 Boys Relays Outtake...

A breakdown of the top 50 relays of 2022. This is the 4x1, 4x2, 4x4, and 4x8...

2022 Girls Final: Top 100 Distance Performers By The Numbers

Here is the final stats of the girls 800, 1600, and 3200 meter runs...

Top 100 boys distance aces updated and explained: 6/8...

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

2022 IHSA Girls State Championship Merge Explained...

there were hundreds of performances from the girls state meet. We captured all of them!...

2022 MileSplit IL Team Power Rankings-Week 10...

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

2022 MileSplit IL Team Power Rankings-Week 9...

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

VOTE: Boys performer of the week 15 (4/26-5/1)...

Time to vote for the boys top track and field performer for week 15...

2022 Milesplit IL Team Power Rankings Week 8...

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

2022 MileSplit IL Team Power Rankings-final indoor edition...

It's time to acknowledge the week five teams in the power rankings as the indoor season has ...

VOTE: Boys performer of the week #8 (3/7-3/12)...

It's week eight and time for you all to vote for your boys performer of the week...

2022 MileSplit IL Team Power Rankings-Week 2...

Our weekly power rankings are here!! Who you beat in a meet carries some weight, but how ...

2022 Preseason previews: top projected girls relays...

We take a look at some of the top returning relay units from the 2021 season...

Nick Falk Named IL Boys XC Gatorade Runner Of The Year...

Nick Falk extends his great senior year by earning the Gatorade runner of the year...

3A Boys preseason preview: Sandburg gets the #1 bill...

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

3A Girls preseason preview: #25 to #15 cannot be discounted...

just like a good baseball team lineup, there are no easy outs. The case here is there are so...

MileSplit IL 25 Team Rankings: FINAL POLL...

It has been a great year of ranking teams this season in terms of subjectiveness...

Toeing The Line: 2020 Boys Conference Edition...

It was a very festive weekend of cross country with the start of the post-season...

MileSplit IL 25 Team Rankings: Week 8...

Team rankings are an established part of the running experience...

MileSplit IL 25 Team Rankings: Week 7 Flow...

We are in week seven of the cross country season. Check out and see where your favorite team...

MileSplit IL 25 Team Rankings: Week 6 Flow...

We are in the middle of the season and teams are starting to formulating itself...

MileSplit IL Top 25 Team Rankings: Week 5 Is Here...

We are moving right along now as we past the half-way portion of the season...

MileSplit IL 25 Team Rankings: #4 Work Flow...

Welcome back to the hottest subjective rankings in the game. We are on to week #4...

St. Charles E Boys Starts #1 In Class 3A Preseason Preview...

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

Class 3A Girls Preseason Preview Begins Numbers Game...

A very talented and bevy full of teams are here in which you all are able to peruse and marv...

3A Girls Preview: This Is Katelynne Hart's Swan Song...

Katelynne H for the individual scene and Naperville North will patrol the team block...

St. Charles E Boys Aiming For 1st State Title in 3A...

St. Charles East has been going HAM all season long. Can they continue the surge one more da...

3A Boys Preview: #1 York Will Be Hard To Defeat...

This could be one of the best seasons in 10 years ...

3A Girls Team Preseason Preview: #25-11...

Rankings are subjective in nature as we all know, but it's fun to follow the trail of this p...

3A Girls Pre-Season Relays Preview: It's A Scenario!...

The 4x800 is... a blend of distance royalty mixed in with long speed warriors coming togeth...

Naperville North Girls Ready For Resistance In 3A Battle...

Could see records fall here...

Who Has Best JV Boys Cross Country Squads In Your State?...

Current JV boys XC team scores rankings in all 50 states and the team at the top of each sta...

2018 Class 3A Girls XC Preview: The Countdown #19 to #11...

Do not sleep on the following group of teams...

2018 3A Boys Power Team Rankings: Pre-Season Edition...

3A Boys pre-season power ranking teams...

What Does Pre-Season Cross Country Rankings Tell Us In The End?

Let's play the pre-season rankings game...

Wheaton South Girls Pack Attack Dominates 3A Lake Park Secti...

Wheaton-Warrenville South asserts its dominance against Lake Park Sectional field...

Wheeling Invite Has Become Top End Of Regular Season Destina...

The Wheeling Invitational closed out a great regular season...

The 37th Annual Hinsdale Hornet-Devil Invite Shines Bright...

Neuqua Valley boys, Hinsdale Central girls pull out victories...

First To The Finish Invitational Preview: The Battle Of The ...

The showdown at FTTF is about to go down...

Hornet Red Devil Invitational Will Feature Unanimous Boys An...

Hinsdale Hornet-Devil Invitational will be the state's top invitational this weekend...

Class 3A Boys Pre Season Rankings: The Next Best Down To #11

Rankings narrows down to #11...

The 28th Annual First To The Finish Invitational Showbill...

It is expected to be 69 degrees, breezy with periods of sun when mid-day strikes upon histor...

3A Boys Cross Country Team Preview: #15-#1...

The last several years at the top of the 3A food chain has seen Hinsdale Central (enjoying t...

3A Girls Cross Country Team Preview: #15 to #1 Countdown...

The Illinois girls have stormed on to the national stage in recent years with respect. It wa...

Cross Country Season 2015... On The Verge!...

This is just a sneak peek to get you up, out of your seat and excited for the upcoming cross...

Illinois MileSplit Presents Flashback Friday: 2014 3A 4x800...

The 4x800m relay without question is the deepest and most popular event on the boys event le...

Class 3A Boys State Championship Cross Country Preview...

State week! Historic Detweiller Park in Peoria has held a special place in my heart ever sin...

Class 3A Girls State Championship Cross Country Preview...

Every state championship seems to bring out the best in Illinois runners. Could it be that h...

Featured Sectional Preview: Niles West Showdown 2014...

Let’s ditch the pronouncements such as “Sectional of death” or this is “the most ant...

Wheeling Invitational Reprise...

Snap recap of the Wheeling Invite held at the AllState Insurance North American Headquarters...

Wheeling Invitational Kicks Off "Quiet Storm" Weekend...

The million dollar question is "What does Allstate have to do with cross country?"  Find ou...

Palatine Girls, St. Louis U High Boys Beat Naysayers Enroute...

On a perfect day for high school cross country, Deer Grove East Forest Preserve was the back...

Palatine Invite Preview: Another Good One Brewing...

In the NCAA ranks, this will be the first weekend that invitationals will count toward their...

Hinsdale Central Boys, Glenbard West Girls Proves They Are R...

They say the hardest thing in sports to do is defending a championship. In Hinsdale Central ...

Hinsdale Hornet-Devil Invite Highlights...

The mega hyped Hinsdale Hornet-Devil Invitational lived up to the billing and churned out so...

Hinsdale Red Devil-Hornet Invite Sets Off Hot Weekend Of Com...

The barometer reading in the Chicago area (where the majority top notch competition will be)...

Class 3A Boys: Super 30 Pre-Season Preview...

"There are so many good teams but not enough time"- a wise quote from a high school historia...

3A Girls Team Cross Country Pre-Season Preview: #1-#15...

The cross country scene on Illinois' biggest stage is expected to be MAJOR this season. ...

NXN Midwest Preview: Can Perrier Take Home The Title?...

The best runners from across the midwest head to Terre Haute, Indiana, the sie of the NXN Mi...

Smith: Common Name; Extraordinary Runner...

I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Mimi Smith for a few years and have seen her compete ma...

3A Girls State Championship Preview...

The state championship is the pinnacle for almost every team in the land of milk and honey.�...

Peoria Visitors Guide to State XC- Virgins to Carp...

Having spent my first 18 years as a Peoria resident and having parents that still call Peori...

New Trier Pulls Upset Of York; Madeline Fuels Glenbard West ...

The weather cooperated long enough for the competition to exercise their demons on a new cou...

Lake Park Sectional Preview...

A solid look at the new and ultra competitive Lake Park State Sectional....

Later Dudes...

Flashback to the fall of 2011; it had the potential to be a memorable year for New Trier cro...

Saucony Elite 50 Team Girls Rankings Week 6...

Conference, District, Regional and State meets are upon us and teams will begin resting up t...

Saucony Elite 50 Team Girls Rankings Week 5...

Simi Valley (CA) showed up big at the Clovis Invitational, winning with 60 points and the 6t...

The College Years: The Junkie Got His Fix...

It is early October and this cross country addict had not attended a meet this season until ...

Saucony Elite 50 Team Girls Rankings Week 4...

It was a quiet week on the team front, but there were still a few fireworks on display....

Saucony Elite 50 Team Girls Rankings Week 3...

Down goes the empire! At least for now... The girls from Unionville were absolutely unstoppa...

3A Boys Team Preview: #5-#1...

The summer is really like spring for cross country enthusiasts who had to wait all winter an...

3A Girls Team Preview: #15- #11...

Our preview continues with the likes of Hoffman Estates, Maine South, and Downers Grove Nort...

Musing of a High School Father: This Is The End...

This is the end, my only friend, the end. The words and title are my tribute to recently dec...

Musing of a High School Father: Risky Business...

On Thursday before leaving for Charleston I put a few thoughts on paper with the title, The ...

Musing of a High School Father: I'm Getting Surly...

No, not surly as in rude and bad-tempered, although I can be that. This Surly just happens t...

Ackerman twins lead New Trier to first sectional track title

Jessica Ackerman and twin sister Courtney don't spend a lot of time during late night di...

Musing of a High School Father: It's One Big Running Family...

The track season is winding down and it has been one of the coldest springs on record in Ill...

Musing of a High School Father: Happy Anniversary...

The 12 team Trevian Invite took place this past Saturday. Jessica, running the 3,200 for the...

Musing of a High School Father: Birthday Edition...

The past week was one of the oddest weeks I have ever experienced in Chicago. Monday had the...

Musing of a High School Father: Ahhhh, the Warmth of Spring....

The countdown to State in Charleston stands at one month. Where has the time gone? This is t...

Musing of a High School Father: Every Team Needs A Karl...

No, I’m not talking about Carl Spackler, the groundskeeper from Caddyshack, but that would...

Musing of a High School Father: Training Buddies...

If you have been a regular reader of my weekly blog (MileSplit tells me there are six of you...

Musing of a High School Father: Spring Break Edition...

Why is track the greatest spring high school sport? Because we can get away for Spring Break...

It's Time To Run...

I actually have some running to report. The indoor conference championship meet was last Thu...

Ackerman Twins' Record Runs Lead CSL South Champ Trevians...

No one has to tell anyone connected with the New Trier girls track and field program just ho...

No I Didn't Run...

There were no meets this week for Court and Jess and when I ask what happened at practice th...

The 8th Season: Musings From A Father Of Senior Runners...

I received an email from Todd (editor of MileSplit IL) asking if my daughters would be inter...

New Trier's MacCarthy clears more hurdles with invite sweep...

Senior helps Trevians dominate Maine East Invitational. New Trier senior Jack MacCarthy did...

NXN Midwest: Carmel Sweetness; York extends legendary streak...

TERRE HAUTE – Nike Cross National regional titles are often won well beyond the leaders an...

NXN Midwest Preview: Kroy looks to make 9th NXN Champs...

Steve Underwood previews the action from the Midwest regional in the Nike Cross series! Kroy...

XC Wknd 10/20: Sarah Baxter Mt. Sac course record! O'Hara, T...

Sarah Baxter smashed the CR by 16s at Mt. Sac with a 16:00 clocking! Perrin gets MT state ti...

Athlete of the Week: Keelan, Ackerman...

St. Ignatius Prep senior Jack Keelan and New Trier senior Courtney Ackerman are our Athletes...

Glenbard West Upsets Nationally Ranked New Trier...

Glenbard West came into the 2012 season as the seventh best team in 3A. Last weekend they si...

Top 2012 U.S. XC Performances, Girls, 8/27-9/3...

  Included are MileSplit’s selection of the top 2012 U.S. girls’ individual and tea...

Top Returning Girls XC Teams, Based on Three Mile Times...

In these rankings we take a look at the top teams for the 2012 cross country season based on...

Team Spotlight - New Trier High School - Winnetka, IL...

  This is the fourth in a series of interviews with coaches of whom MileSplit considers...

Top Returning Girls XC Teams, Based on 3200m Times...

Through the eyes of track season, we can see who has been working the hardest since then. In...

Top Returning Girls XC Teams, Based On 1600m Times...

Through the eyes of track season, we can see who has been working the hardest since then. In...

Leonard breaks up New Trier pack...

Already one of the best runners in the CSL, Emily Leonard further established herself in the...

Mid-East Cross Country Championship Information...

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