Girls Cross Country Season Summaries

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Season summaries include titles won (and the class they were won in), final place in state, final won-lost record, and head coach for all seasons submitted by the school or gathered from IHSA records.

A few titles are missing (complete list of missing titles). Changes and additions to these records may be made by school personnel through the IHSA Schools Center.

Key to titles: D–district, R–regional, S–sectional, U–super-sectional, Q–team qualifier for state finals, P–Chicago Public League champion (only when an automatic qualifier).

Dakota

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2019-20             Steve Olson
2020-21             Steve Olson
2021-22             Steve Olson
2022-23             Steve Olson
2023-24             Steve Olson

Danville (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1994-95       3 1   John R. Eakle
1995-96       3 1   John R. Eakle
1996-97       1 3   John R. Eakle
Coach Total 7 5   3 yr   .583
2003-04       0 1   Paul Marana
Coach Total 0 1   1 yr   .000
2014-15 2A R         Todd Orvis
School Total 7 6   4 yr   .538

Darien (Hinsdale South)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1981-82       10 1   Mike Madsen
1982-83       8 5   Mike Madsen
1983-84       8 2   Mike Madsen
1984-85       8 2   Mike Madsen
1985-86       5 2   Mike Madsen
1986-87       7 1   Mike Madsen
1987-88       5 3   Mike Madsen
1988-89       4 2   Mike Madsen
1989-90       4 2   Mike Madsen
1990-91       4 2   Mike Madsen
1991-92       4 2   Mike Madsen
1992-93       3 3   Mike Madsen
1993-94       4 2   Mike Madsen
1994-95       4 2   Mike Madsen
1995-96       3 3   Mike Madsen
1996-97       5 1   Mike Madsen
1997-98       4 2   Mike Madsen
1998-99       5 1   Mike Madsen
1999-00       4 2   Mike Madsen
2000-01       4 2   Mike Madsen
2001-02       5 1   Mike Madsen
2002-03       5 1   Mike Madsen
Coach Total 113 44   22 yr   .720
2015-16             Gail Huster
2016-17             Gail Huster
2017-18             Gail Huster
2018-19             Gail Huster
2019-20 2A Q         Gail Huster
2020-21             Kim Johnson
2021-22             Kim Johnson
2022-23             Kim Johnson
2023-24             Kim Johnson
School Total 113 44   22 yr   .720

Decatur (Eisenhower)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1982-83   RQ         Jim Cook
1988-89 AA RQ         Bob Smith
1996-97 AA Q         Greg Collingwood
2004-05 AA R         Greg Collingwood

Decatur (MacArthur)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1979-80   DQ         Bill Harbeck
1989-90 AA RQ         Bill Harbeck
1990-91 AA RSQ         Bill Harbeck
1991-92 AA RSQ         Bill Harbeck
1992-93 AA RSQ         Bill Harbeck
1993-94 AA RSQ         Bill Harbeck
1994-95 AA RQ         Bill Harbeck
1995-96 AA RSQ         Bill Harbeck

Decatur (St. Teresa)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1995-96 A Q         Dan Tutko
1996-97 A R         Dan Tutko
1997-98 A RQ         Dan Tutko
2003-04 A Q         Dan Tutko
2004-05 A SQ         Dan Tutko
2005-06 A RSQ 3       Dan Tutko
2006-07 A RQ         Todd Vohland
2008-09 1A Q         Todd Vohland
2009-10 1A RSQ 2       Todd Vohland
2010-11 1A RSQ 1       Todd Vohland
2011-12 1A RSQ 1       Todd Vohland
2012-13 1A RSQ 1       Todd Vohland
2013-14 1A RSQ 1       Todd Vohland
2014-15 1A RQ         Todd Vohland
2015-16 2A RQ         Todd Vohland

Deerfield (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1981-82   D          
1985-86   R          
1987-88   R          
1988-89 AA R          
2010-11             Jeff Beaumont
2011-12             Jeff Beaumont
2012-13             Jeff Beaumont
2013-14             Jeff Beaumont
2014-15 2A Q         Jeff Beaumont
2015-16 2A RQ         Jeff Beaumont
2016-17             Jeff Beaumont
2017-18 2A Q         Jeff Beaumont
2018-19             Jeff Beaumont
2019-20             Jeff Beaumont
2020-21       5 3   Jeff Beaumont
2021-22       6 2   Jeff Beaumont
2022-23 2A SQ   6 1   Jeff Beaumont
2023-24       2 6   Jeff Beaumont
Coach Total 19 12   4 yr   .613
School Total 19 12   4 yr   .613

DeKalb

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1999-00 AA RQ         Mike Wolf
2000-01 AA R         Mike Wolf
2004-05 AA Q         Mike Wolf
2006-07 AA Q         Mike Wolf
2007-08 3A R         Duane Cowley
2011-12 2A Q         Mike Wolf
2014-15             Mike Wolf
2015-16             Mike Wolf
2016-17             Mike Wolf
2017-18             Mike Wolf

Delavan

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1992-93 A Q         Walt Dare
1994-95 A RSQ         Walter Dare
1995-96 A RQ 3       Walter Dare
1996-97 A RSQ         Walt Dare
1997-98 A RQ         Walt Dare

Des Plaines (Maine West)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1981-82   Q         Bill Barringer
1982-83   RSQ         Bill Barringer
1983-84   R         Bill Barringer
1984-85   RQ         Bill Barringer
2002-03             Greg Regalado
2003-04             Greg Regalado
2004-05             Greg Regalado
2005-06             Greg Regalado
2006-07             Greg Regalado
2007-08             Greg Regalado
2008-09             Greg Regalado
2009-10             Greg Regalado
2010-11             Greg Regalado
2011-12             Greg Regalado
2012-13             Greg Regalado
2013-14             Greg Regalado
2014-15             Greg Regalado
2015-16             Greg Regalado
2016-17             Greg Regalado
2017-18             Greg Regalado
2018-19       1 4   Greg Regalado
2019-20             Greg Regalado
2020-21             Greg Regalado
Coach Total 1 4   1 yr   .200
School Total 1 4   1 yr   .200

Des Plaines (Willows Academy)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2005-06             Laura Basi
2007-08 1A R         Laura Basi
2013-14 1A Q         Emily Hinderer
2014-15 1A RQ         Emily Hinderer
2015-16 1A RQ         Emily Hinderer
2016-17 1A R         Amy McMahon
2022-23 1A Q         Sara Danielewicz

Dixon (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2008-09 2A RQ         Mark Nelson
2010-11 2A RQ         Evan Thorpe
2011-12 2A Q         Evan Thorpe
2012-13             Evan Thorpe
2013-14             Evan Thorpe
2014-15             Evan Thorpe
2015-16             Evan Thorpe
2017-18 2A Q         Evan Thorpe
2019-20 2A Q         Evan Thorpe
2020-21 2A R         Simon Thorpe
2021-22 2A R         Simon Thorpe
2022-23 2A RQ         Simon Thorpe

Dolton (Thornridge)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1978-79       11 0   Dee Todd
1979-80   DQ   12 2   Dee Todd
Coach Total 23 2   2 yr   .920
1980-81   Q   9 0   Deloris Todd
Coach Total 9 0   1 yr   1.000
1981-82       13 2   Yvonne Wells
Coach Total 13 2   1 yr   .867
1982-83   RSQ         Mary Ann Pearson
1983-84   RSQ 3 11 0   Mary Ann Pearson
1984-85   R   10 2   Mary Ann Pearson
1986-87       10 1   Mary Ann Pearson
1987-88       4 6   Mary Ann Pearson
1988-89       8 4   Mary Ann Pearson
Coach Total 43 13   5 yr   .768
1990-91             T.J. Shirley
1991-92             T.J. Shirley
1992-93       2 6   T.J. Shirley
Coach Total 2 6   1 yr   .250
1993-94       2 5   Al Llorens
1994-95             Al Llorens
1995-96             Al Llorens
1996-97             Al Llorens
1997-98             Al Llorens
1998-99             Al Llorens
1999-00             Al Llorens
2000-01             Al Llorens
2001-02             Al Llorens
2002-03             Al Llorens
2003-04             AL Llorens
Coach Total 2 5   1 yr   .286
2004-05             Roy White
2005-06 AA R         Roy White
2006-07             Roy White
2007-08             Al Llorens
2008-09             Al Llorens
2009-10             Al Llorens
2013-14             Tashanna Gillenwater
2014-15             Tashanna Gillenwater
2015-16             Tashanna Gillenwater
2016-17             Tashanna Gillanwater
School Total 92 28   11 yr   .767

Downers Grove (North)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1975-76              
1976-77       8 1   Bruce Ritter & Bob Lewis
Coach Total 8 1   1 yr   .889
1977-78       10 0   Bruce Ritter
1978-79       10 0   Bruce Ritter
1979-80   Q   11 0   Bruce Ritter
1980-81   DQ 1 8 0   Bruce Ritter
1981-82   DSQ   8 0   Bruce Ritter
1982-83   RQ 3 7 0   Bruce Ritter
1983-84   RSQ 2 7 0   Bruce Ritter
1984-85   RSQ 2 7 0   Bruce Ritter
1985-86   RQ 1 4 2   Bruce Ritter
1986-87   R   5 1   Bruce Ritter
1987-88   RQ   5 1   Bruce Ritter
1988-89 AA RSQ 2 6 0   Bruce Ritter
1989-90 AA RQ   7 0   Bruce Ritter
1990-91 AA Q   6 1   Bruce Ritter
1991-92 AA Q   5 2   Bruce Ritter
1992-93 AA Q   6 1   Bruce Ritter
1993-94       6 2   Bruce Ritter
1994-95       5 2   Bruce Ritter
1995-96       5 1   Bruce Ritter
1996-97       5 1   Bruce Ritter
1997-98 AA RQ   5 1   Bruce Ritter
1998-99       6 1   Bruce Ritter
1999-00 AA Q   6 1   Bruce Ritter
2000-01 AA Q   3 4   Bruce Ritter
Coach Total 153 21   24 yr   .879
2001-02       4 3   Tim McDonald
2002-03       2 4   Tim McDonald
2003-04       3 3   Tim McDonald
2004-05 AA Q         Tim McDonald
2005-06             Tim McDonald
2006-07             Tim McDonald
2007-08             Tim McDonald
2008-09             Tim McDonald
2009-10 3A Q         Tim McDonald
2010-11 3A RSQ         Tim McDonald
2011-12 3A Q         Tim McDonald
2012-13             Tim McDonald
2013-14 3A Q         Tim McDonald
2014-15 3A Q         Tim McDonald
2015-16             Tim McDonald
2016-17             Tim McDonald
2017-18             Tim McDonald
2018-19             Tim McDonald
2018-19 3A Q         Tim McDonald
2019-20 3A Q         Tim McDonald
2021-22 3A RQ         Tim McDonald
2022-23 3A RQ         Tim McDonald
2023-24 3A RSQ 2       Tim McDonald
2024-25 3A RSQ 3       Tim McDonald
Coach Total 9 10   3 yr   .474
School Total 170 32   28 yr   .842

Downers Grove (South)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1983-84   Q         Theresa Knapp
1984-85   Q         Theresa Knapp
1985-86   SQ         Bruce Thornquist
1988-89 AA Q         Bruce Thornquist
1989-90 AA Q         Bruce Thornquist
1990-91 AA RSQ         Bruce Thornquist
1999-00             Michael Arenberg
2000-01       6 0   Michael Arenberg
2001-02 AA Q   6 0   Michael Arenberg
2002-03       6 0   Michael Arenberg
2003-04       6 0   Michael Arenberg
2004-05       6 0   Michael Arenberg
Coach Total 30 0   5 yr   1.000
2005-06       6 0   Doug Plunkett
2006-07       6 0   Doug Plunkett
2007-08       6 0   Doug Plunkett
2008-09       6 0   Doug Plunkett
2009-10       6 0   Doug Plunkett
2010-11       6 0   Doug Plunkett
2011-12 3A SQ   6 0   Doug Plunkett
2012-13 3A SQ   6 0   Doug Plunkett
2013-14 3A Q   6 0   Doug Plunkett
2014-15 3A Q   6 0   Doug Plunkett
2015-16 3A Q   6 0   Doug Plunkett
2016-17 3A RSQ   6 0   Doug Plunkett
2017-18 3A RQ         Doug Plunkett
2018-19 3A RSQ 3       Doug Plunkett
2019-20 3A RSQ         Doug Plunkett
Coach Total 72 0   12 yr   1.000
2020-21 3A R          
2021-22 3A RQ         Doug Plunkett
2024-25 3A Q         Doug Plunkett
School Total 102 0   17 yr   1.000

Downs (Tri-Valley)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1993-94 A RQ         Tom Boward
1994-95 A Q         Tom Boward
2005-06 A Q         Todd Schneider
2006-07 A Q         Todd Schneider
2007-08 1A Q         Todd Schneider
2008-09 1A Q         Todd Schneider
2012-13 1A RQ         Todd Schneider
2013-14 1A Q         Bill Owens

Dunlap

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1986-87       1 1   Joe Wenskus
1987-88       0 1   Joe Wenskus
1988-89       1 1   Joe Wenskus
1989-90       0 0   Joe Wenskus
1990-91 A Q   3 0   Joe Wenskus
1991-92 A RQ   7 1   Joe Wenskus
1992-93 A RQ   7 0   Joe Wenskus
1993-94 A RQ   3 0   Joe Wenskus
1994-95       7 0   Joe Wenskus
1995-96       3 2   Joe Wenskus
1996-97 A Q   4 1   Joe Wenskus
1997-98       5 1   Joe Wenskus
1998-99       2 2   Joe Wenskus
1999-00       6 2   Joe Wenskus
2000-01       4 3   Joe Wenskus
2001-02       3 4   Joe Wenskus
Coach Total 56 19   16 yr   .747
2002-03 A RQ   6 2   Joe Wenksus
Coach Total 6 2   1 yr   .750
2003-04       5 2   Joe Wenskus
2004-05       5 2   Joe Wenskus
2005-06       5 2   Joe Wenskus
2006-07       4 3   Joe Wenskus
2007-08       4 3   Joe Wenskus
2008-09       4 3   Joe Wenskus
2009-10       2 6   Joe Wenskus
2011-12 2A Q         Joe Wenskus
Coach Total 29 21   7 yr   .580
2013-14 2A RQ         Chris Friedman
2014-15 2A RSQ 3       Chris Friedman
2015-16 2A SQ         Chris Friedman
2016-17 2A RSQ 2       Chris Friedman
2017-18 2A RSQ 1       Chris Friedman
2018-19 2A Q         Chris Friedman
2019-20 2A Q         Chris Friedman
2021-22 2A SQ         Chris Friedman
2022-23 2A Q         Chris Friedman
2023-24 2A RQ         Chris Friedman
2024-25 2A Q         Chris Friedman
School Total 91 42   24 yr   .684

DuQuoin (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2016-17 1A Q         Eric Kirkpatrick
2017-18 1A Q         Eric Kirkpatrick
2018-19 1A RSQ         Eric Kirkpatrick
2019-20 1A RQ         Eric Kirkpatrick
2020-21 1A RSQ         Eric Kirkpatrick
2021-22 1A SQ         Eric Kirkpatrick
2023-24 1A Q         Brittnie Kellerman

Durand

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2007-08 1A Q         Sharon Larsen
2008-09 1A Q         Sharon Larsen
2010-11             Rixie Cornell & Du-Pec Cooperative
2011-12             Rixie Cornell & Du-Pec Cooperative
2012-13             Rixie Cornell & Du-Pec Cooperative
2013-14             Steve Schulze & Du-Pec Cooperative
2014-15             Steve Schulze & Du-Pec Cooperative
2015-16             Steve Schulze & Du-Pec Cooperative
2016-17             Steve Schulze & Du-Pec Cooperative
2017-18             Steve Schulze & Du-Pec Cooperative
2018-19             Cydney Byington & Du-Pec Cooperative
2019-20             Marty Contreras & Du-Pec Cooperative
2020-21             Marty Contreras
2021-22             Marty Contreras
2022-23             Marty Contreras

Dwight

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2021-22             Anna Oelschlager
2022-23             Larry Lane