Boys Cross Country Season Summaries

* Last updated at 9:46 am on Sunday, April 21, 2024

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).

LaGrange (Lyons)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Coach

1946-47		DQ	3
1951-52		DQ	2
1953-54		DQ
1954-55		DQ
1955-56		Q	1			Max Armer
1956-57		DQ	1			Max Armer
1957-58		DQ	3
1959-60		Q
1960-61		Q
1967-68		Q
1970-71		D
1972-73		DSQ	3
1974-75		D
1978-79	AA	Q				Mike Kuhari
1984-85	AA	R
1985-86	AA	R
1993-94	AA	R				Mike Kuharic
1999-00	AA	Q				Mike Kuharic
2000-01	AA	Q				Mike Kuharic
2001-02	AA	Q				J. Michael Kuharic
2002-03	AA	RSQ				Michael Kuharic
2003-04	AA	RQ	2			J. Michael Kuharic
2004-05	AA	RQ				Mike Kuharic
2005-06	AA	RQ				Aaron Bethrold
2006-07	AA	RQ				Michael Danner
2007-08						Michael Danner
2008-09	3A	RSQ		5	1	Michael Danner
2009-10	3A	RQ				Michael Danner
2010-11	3A	RQ				Michael Danner
2011-12	3A	Q				Michael Danner
2012-13	3A	RSQ	3			Michael Danner
2013-14	3A	Q				Michael Danner
2014-15	3A	Q	3			Michael Danner
2015-16	3A	Q	2			Michael Danner
2016-17	3A	Q				Michael Danner
2017-18	3A	Q				Michael Danner
2018-19	3A	RQ				Michael Danner
2019-20	3A	RQ				Michael Danner
Coach Total				5	1	1 yr .833
2020-21	3A	R
2021-22	3A	Q				Michael Danner
2022-23	3A	Q				Michael Danner
2023-24	3A	Q				Michael Danner
School Total				5	1	1 yr .833

Lake Forest (H.S.)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

1968-69		Q
1985-86	AA	R
1989-90			Richard Olufs
1990-91			Richard Olufs
1991-92			Jill Bruder
1992-93			Jill Bruder
1993-94			J. Steeno
1994-95			Roger Hartmann
1995-96			Roger Hartmann
1996-97			Roger Hartmann
1997-98			Roger Hartmann
1998-99			Roger Hartmann
1999-00			Roger Hartmann
2000-01			Roger Hartmann
2001-02			Roger Hartmann
2002-03			Tom Meagher
2003-04			Tom Meagher
2004-05			Tom Meagher
2005-06			Tom Meagher
2006-07			Nathan Sweet
2007-08			Nathan Sweet
2008-09	3A	Q	Nathan Sweet
2009-10	3A	R	Nathan Sweet
2010-11			Nathan Sweet
2011-12			Nathan Sweet
2012-13			Nathan Sweet
2013-14			Nathan Sweet
2014-15			Nathan Sweet
2015-16			Nathan Sweet
2016-17			Nathan Sweet
2017-18			Matthew Jerina
2018-19	2A	Q	Matthew Jerina
2019-20			Matthew Jerina
2020-21			Matthew Jerina
2021-22			Matthew Jerina
2022-23			Matthew Jerina
2023-24			Matthew Jerina

Lake Villa (Lakes)

Season	Class	Titles	Won	Lost	Coach

2005-06			2	4	Andrew Schroeder
2006-07			6	2	Andrew Schroeder
2007-08			6	1	Andrew Schroeder
2008-09			7	1	Andrew Schroeder
2009-10	2A	R	6	1	Andrew Schroeder
2010-11			8	0	Andrew Schroeder
2011-12			4	3	Andrew Schroeder
2012-13			3	4	Andrew Schroeder
2013-14			3	2	Andrew Schroeder
Coach Total			45	18	9 yr .714
2014-15			1	6	Travis Shepherd
2015-16			6	6	Travis Shepherd
2016-17			9	2	Travis Shepherd
2017-18					Travis Shepherd
2018-19	2A	RQ			Travis Shepherd
2019-20	2A	R			Travis Shepherd
2020-21					Travis Shepherd
2021-22	2A	Q			Travis Shepherd
2021-22					Travis Shepherd
2022-23	2A	Q			Travis Shepherd
2022-23					Travis Shepherd
2023-24					Travis Shepherd
2023-24	2A	Q			Travis Shepherd
Coach Total			16	14	3 yr .533
School Total			61	32	12 yr .656

Lake Zurich

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1965-66				2	8	1	Bill Donnen
1966-67				1	11		Bill Donnen
Coach Total				3	19	1	2 yr .152
1967-68				6	8		Bill Mohrman
1968-69				13	3		Bill Mohrman
Coach Total				19	11		2 yr .633
1969-70				9	10		John Nesheim
Coach Total				9	10		1 yr .474
1970-71				8	11		Bill Donnen
1971-72				11	4	1	Bill Donnen
1972-73				5	7		Bill Donnen
1973-74				3	9		Bill Donnen
1974-75				1	11		Bill Donnen
1975-76				1	13		Bill Donnen
1976-77				3	11		Bill Donnen
1977-78							Bill Donnen
Coach Total				32	66	1	7 yr .328
1978-79							Chuck Wolf
1979-80							Chuck Wolf
1980-81							Chuck Wolf
1981-82							Bob Allard
1982-83							Chuck Wolf
1984-85							Chuck Wolf
1985-86				1	5		Chuck Wolf
1986-87							Chuck Wolf
1987-88							Chuck Wolf
1988-89							Chuck Wolf
1989-90							Chuck Wolf
1990-91							Chuck Wolf
1991-92				5	2		Chuck Wolf
1992-93				3	4		Chuck Wolf
1993-94				1	6		Chuck Wolf
Coach Total				10	17		4 yr .370
1994-95							Greg Nordahl
1995-96				0	7		Greg Nordahl
1996-97							Greg Nordahl
1997-98							Greg Nordahl
Coach Total				0	7		1 yr .000
1998-99				2	7		Tim Strevell
Coach Total				2	7		1 yr .222
1999-00							Robert Lange
2000-01							Robert Lange
2001-02				4	5		Robert Lange
2002-03							Robert Lange
2003-04							Robert Lange
2004-05							Robert Lange
2005-06				6	1		Robert Lange
Coach Total				10	6		2 yr .625
2006-07	AA	R		4	2		J.B. Hanson
2007-08				3	3		J.B. Hanson
2008-09	3A	Q		6	0		J.B. Hanson
2009-10	3A	RQ		6	0		J.B. Hanson
2010-11	3A	RSQ	2	6	0		J.B. Hanson
2011-12	3A	Q		6	0		J.B. Hanson
2012-13	3A	RSQ		6	0		J.B. Hanson
2013-14	3A	Q		6	0		J.B. Hanson
2014-15	3A	RQ		6	0		J.B. Hanson
2015-16	3A	RSQ		7	0		J.B. Hanson
2016-17	3A	RSQ	3	7	0		J.B. Hanson
2017-18	3A	RQ					J.B. Hanson
2018-19	3A	Q					J.B. Hanson
2019-20	3A	RQ					J.B. Hanson
2020-21							J.B. Hanson
2021-22							J.B. Hanson
Coach Total				63	5		11 yr .926
2021-22	3A	SQ					JB Hanson
2022-23	3A	SQ					JB Hanson
School Total				148	148	2	31 yr .497

LaMoille

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

2009-10							Bob Halberg

Lansing (Illiana Christian)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Coach

1985-86	A	RQ		Phil Van Noord
1986-87	A	RQ		Phil Van Noord
1987-88	A	Q		Phil Van Nord
1995-96	A	R		Phil Van Noord
1999-00	A	Q		Phil Van Noord
2000-01	A	RQ		Phil Van Noord
2001-02	A	RQ		Phil Van Noord
2002-03	A	RQ		Rick Stallinga
2003-04	A	RQ		Rick Stallinga
2004-05	A	RQ		Rick Stallinga
2007-08	2A	RSQ		James Piaskowy
2008-09	2A	Q		Jim Piaskowy
2009-10	2A	Q		James Piaskowy
2010-11	2A	RSQ		James Piaskowy
2011-12	2A	RQ		James Piaskowy
2012-13	2A	RQ		James Piaskowy
2013-14	2A	RSQ	2	Jim Piaskowy
2014-15	2A	RSQ	3	Jim Piaskowy
2015-16	3A	Q		Jim Piaskowy
2017-18	2A	RQ		Jim Piaskowy

Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)

Season	Class	Titles	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1961-62						George Stelmach
1962-63						Ed Vondrak
1963-64			7	5		Ed Vondrak
1964-65						Ed Vondrak
Coach Total			7	5		1 yr .583
1965-66			2	12		David Bontrager
Coach Total			2	12		1 yr .143
1966-67						Ed Schocke
1967-68						Ed Schocke
1968-69						Ed Miller
1969-70						Ed Miller
1970-71						Rich Dust
1971-72			8	3		Rich Dust
1972-73			7	5		Rich Dust
1973-74			2	5	1	Rich Dust
1974-75			2	10		Rich Dust
1975-76			4	8		Rich Dust
1976-77			3	6		Rich Dust
1977-78			2	9		Rich Dust
1978-79			6	4		Rich Dust
1979-80			7	2		Rich Dust
1980-81			8	2		Rich Dust
1981-82	AA	Q	15	2		Rich Dust
1982-83			17	1		Rich Dust
1983-84			11	2		Rich Dust
1984-85						Rich Dust
1985-86						Rich Dust
1986-87			8	5		Rich Dust
1987-88			6	9		Rich Dust
1988-89			9	3		Rich Dust
Coach Total			115	76	1	16 yr .602
1989-90						John Kenton
1990-91			9	4		John Kenton
1991-92						John Kenton
1992-93			9	5	1	John Kenton
1993-94			11	1		John Kenton
Coach Total			29	10	1	3 yr .738
1994-95			14	1		Glenn Smith
1995-96			10	4		Glenn Smith
1996-97			7	4		Glenn Smith
1997-98			7	6		Glenn Smith
1998-99						Glenn Smith
1999-00						Glenn Smith
2000-01						Glenn Smith
2001-02						Glenn Smith
2002-03	AA	R	11	0		Glenn Smith
2003-04			3	7		Glenn Smith
2004-05			7	4		Glenn Smith
Coach Total			59	26		7 yr .694
2005-06			4	3		Fred Seibel
2006-07			6	1		Fred Seibel
2007-08						Fred Seibel
2008-09						Fred Seibel
2009-10						Fred Seibel
2010-11						Fred Seibel
2011-12			4	2		Fred Seibel
2012-13						Fred Seibel
2013-14						Fred Seibel
2014-15						Fred Seibel
2015-16						Fred Seibel
2016-17						Fred Seibel
2017-18			10	5		Fred Seibel
2018-19						Fred Seibel
2019-20						Fred Seibel
2020-21						Fred Seibel
2021-22						Fred Seibel
2022-23						Fred Seibel
2023-24						Fred Seibel
Coach Total			24	11		4 yr .686
School Total			236	140	2	32 yr .624

LaSalle (L.-Peru)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

1946-47		DQ
1947-48		DQ
1961-62		Q
1962-63		Q
1998-99			Jim O'Hara
1999-00			Jim O'Hara
2000-01			Jim O'Hara
2001-02			Jim O'Hara
2002-03			Jim O'Hara
2003-04			Jim O'Hara
2004-05			Jim O'Hara
2005-06			Jim O'Hara
2006-07			Jim O'Hara
2007-08			Jim O'Hara
2008-09			Jim O'Hara
2009-10			Jim O'Hara
2012-13			John Beatty
2013-14			John Beatty
2014-15			John Beatty
2015-16			John Beatty
2016-17	2A	R	John Beatty
2017-18			John Beatty
2019-20	2A	R	John Beatty

Lawrenceville

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

1966-67		Q
2004-05	A	Q	Tim Wirth
2005-06	A	RQ	Tim Wirth
2006-07	A	SQ	Tim Wirth
2007-08	1A	Q	Tim Wirth
2008-09	1A	RQ	Tim Wirth
2009-10	1A	RQ	Tim Wirth
2010-11			Tim Wirth & John Christy
2011-12			Tim Wirth & John Christy
2012-13			John Christy & Bill Bandy
2013-14			John Christy & Bill Bandy
2014-15			John Christy & Bill Bandy
2015-16			John Christy & Bill Bandy
2016-17	1A	Q	John Christy
2017-18	1A	Q	John Christy

Lebanon

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Coach

1970-71		DQ
1971-72		DQ
1972-73		DQ
1974-75		DQ
1975-76		DSQ		Ira Price
1976-77	A	DSQ	1	Ira Price
1977-78	A	DSQ		Ira Price
1980-81	A	Q		Ira Price
1983-84	A	Q		Ira Price
1984-85	A	RQ		Ira Price
1985-86	A	RSQ		Ira Price
1986-87	A	Q		Ira Price
2001-02	A	Q		Ira Price
2002-03	A	Q		Ira Price

Leland

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1989-90	A	Q					Barry Vegter

Lemont (H.S.)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

1991-92	A	R
2007-08	2A	Q	Tim Plotke
2008-09	2A	RQ	Tim Plotke
2020-21	2A	R

Liberty

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Coach

1982-83	A	Q		David Dinkheller
1983-84	A	Q		Dave Dinkheller
1989-90	A	Q		Dave Dinkheller
1990-91	A	Q		Dave Dinkheller
1991-92	A	RSQ	3	Dave Dinkheller
1998-99	A	RSQ		Dave Dinkheller
1999-00	A	Q		Jenice Taylor
2002-03	A	RQ		Mat Littleton
2003-04	A	RQ		Jenice Taylor
2004-05	A	R		Brad Neisen
2015-16	1A	Q		Jared Schmidt

Libertyville

Season	Class	Titles	Won	Lost	Coach

1959-60					Ken Greene
1960-61					John Graham
1961-62					Ernie Ritta
1962-63					Ernie Ritta
1963-64					Tom Ellis
1964-65					Tom Ellis
1965-66					Gary Hodgson
1966-67		Q	14	3	Ernie Ritta
1967-68					Ernie Ritta
1968-69					Ernie Ritta
1969-70					Ernie Ritta
1970-71					Ernie Ritta
Coach Total			14	3	1 yr .824
1971-72					William Dortch
1972-73					William Dortch
1973-74					William Dortch
1974-75			7	5	William Dortch
1975-76			14	4	William Dortch
1976-77			17	0	William Dortch
1977-78	AA	D	11	0	William Dortch
1978-79	AA	D	11	0	William Dortch
1979-80	AA	D	7	4	William Dortch
1980-81			7	1	William Dortch
1981-82			9	0	William Dortch
1982-83			10	4	William Dortch
1983-84			7	1	William Dortch
1984-85			8	1	William Dortch
1985-86			8	0	William Dortch
1986-87			10	0	William Dortch
1987-88			9	0	William Dortch
1988-89	AA	RQ	9	0	William Dortch
1989-90			8	0	William Dortch
1990-91	AA	R	9	0	William Dortch
1991-92	AA	RQ	8	0	William Dortch
1992-93	AA	RQ	7	1	William Dortch
1993-94			7	1	William Dortch
1994-95			7	0	William Dortch
1995-96	AA	R	7	0	William Dortch
1996-97	AA	R	7	0	William Dortch
1997-98	A	RQ	7	0	William Dortch
1998-99			5	2	William Dortch
1999-00			9	0	William Dortch
Coach Total			225	24	26 yr .904
2000-01			6	3	Mark Buesing
2001-02			8	1	Mark Buesing
2002-03			6	3	Mark Buesing
2003-04			6	3	Mark Buesing
2004-05			1	6	Mark Buesing
2005-06			3	5	Mark Buesing
2006-07			2	5	Mark Buesing
2007-08			3	4	Mark Buesing
2008-09			3	4	Mark Buesing
2009-10			4	4	Mark Buesing
2010-11			4	4	Mark Buesing
2011-12	3A	R	5	2	Mark Buesing
2012-13			3	5	Mark Buesing
2013-14			5	3	Mark Buesing
2014-15			5	2	Mark Buesing
Coach Total			64	54	15 yr .542
2015-16			4	3	Stu Mendelsohn
2016-17			3	4	Stu Mendelsohn
2017-18			1	5	Stu Mendelsohn
2018-19			3	4	Stu Mendelsohn
Coach Total			11	16	4 yr .407
2018-19	3A	R			Stuart Mendelsohn
2019-20			2	5	Stu Mendelsohn
2020-21	3A	R	5	1	Stu Mendelsohn
2021-22			5	2	Stu Mendelsohn
2022-23			4	3	Stu Mendelsohn
2023-24			6	1	Stu Mendelsohn
Coach Total			22	12	5 yr .647
School Total			336	109	51 yr .755

Lincoln

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

1950-51		DQ
1954-55		DQ
1955-56		Q
1956-57		Q
1958-59		Q
1989-90	AA	R
2005-06			Kirk Dobihal
2006-07			Kirk Dobihal
2007-08			Kirk Dobihal
2008-09			Kirk Dobihal
2009-10			Kirk Dobihal
2010-11			Kirk Dobihal
2011-12			Kirk Dobihal
2012-13			Kaitlin Kwiatkowski
2013-14			Kaitlin Mason
2014-15			Kaitlin Mason
2015-16			Kaitlin Mason
2016-17			Kaitlin Mason
2017-18			Kaitlin Mason
2018-19			Andrew Hite
2019-20			Andrew Hite
2020-21			Andrew Hite
2021-22			Andrew Hite
2022-23			Andrew Hite
2023-24			Andrew Hite

Lincolnshire (Stevenson)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1973-74				6	8		Terry Spurlock
1974-75				3	7		Terry Spurlock
1975-76				2	12		Terry Spurlock
Coach Total				11	27		3 yr .289
1976-77				9	6		George Griffith
1977-78				9	5		George Griffith
1978-79				8	2		George Griffith
1979-80				6	3		George Griffith
Coach Total				32	16		4 yr .667
1980-81				9	7		Fred Cremer
1981-82				9	2		Fred Cremer
Coach Total				18	9		2 yr .667
1982-83				7	3
Coach Total				7	3		1 yr .700
1983-84				7	3		Bill Dawson
Coach Total				7	3		1 yr .700
1984-85				4	5
Coach Total				4	5		1 yr .444
1985-86				5	4		Paul Fitzgerald
1986-87				7	2		Paul Fitzgerald
1987-88	AA	R		8	1		Paul Fitzgerald
1988-89				6	3		Paul Fitzgerald
Coach Total				26	10		4 yr .722
1989-90				4	5		Dave Noskin
1990-91				4	5		Dave Noskin
1991-92				7	5		Dave Noskin
1992-93				9	3		Dave Noskin
Coach Total				24	18		4 yr .571
1993-94				6	2	1	Hank Andrew
1994-95				9	2		Hank Andrew
1995-96				9	1		Hank Andrew
1996-97				9	1		Hank Andrew
1997-98				9	1		Hank Andrew
1998-99	AA	R		10	0		Hank Andrew
Coach Total				52	7	1	6 yr .875
1999-00				10	0		Don Proft
2000-01				11	1		Don Proft
2001-02				11	0		Don Proft
2002-03	AA	RQ	2	10	0		Don Proft
2003-04	AA	Q		10	0		Don Proft
2004-05	AA	RQ		9	0		Don Proft
2005-06	AA	Q		7	0		Don Proft
2006-07				6	3		Don Proft
2007-08				6	3		Don Proft
Coach Total				80	7		9 yr .920
2008-09				4	3		Scott Sommers
2009-10							Scott Sommers
2010-11				6	3		Scott Sommers
2011-12				5	5		Scott Sommers
2012-13				8	2		Scott Sommers
2013-14				6	4		Scott Sommers
2014-15				5	5		Scott Sommers
2015-16				7	2		Scott Sommers
2016-17				6	3		Scott Sommers
2017-18				5	2		Scott Sommers
2018-19				7	3		Scott Sommers
2019-20				10	3		Scott Sommers
2020-21				4	4		Scott Sommers
2021-22				5	6		Scott Sommers
2022-23				4	3		Scott Sommers
2023-24				6	1		Scott Sommers
Coach Total				88	49		15 yr .642
School Total				349	154	1	50 yr .692

Lisle (Benet Academy)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Coach

1991-92	AA	Q	3	Joe Fedniec
1992-93	AA	Q		Joe Fedinec
2003-04	AA	Q		Kevin Renicker
2004-05	AA	Q		Kevin Renicker
2005-06	AA	Q		Kevin Renicker
2006-07	AA	Q		Kevin Renicker
2013-14	2A	Q		Kevin Renicker
2018-19	2A	Q		Kevin Renicker
2019-20	2A	RSQ		Kevin Renicker
2020-21	2A	R
2023-24	2A	RQ		Kevin Renicker

Lisle (Sr.)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

1983-84	A	R
2003-04	A	Q	Ken Jakalski

Litchfield

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

2001-02	A	R	Dan Newkirk
2011-12			Jeremy Palmer
2012-13			Jeremy Palmer
2013-14			Jeremy Palmer
2014-15			Jeremy Palmer
2015-16			Jeremy Palmer
2016-17			Jeremy Palmer
2021-22	1A	Q	Jeremy Palmer

Lockport (Twp.)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Coach

1979-80	AA	D		Keith Reed
1980-81	AA	Q		Keith Reed
1981-82	AA	Q		Keith Reed
1982-83	AA	RQ		Keith Reed
1983-84	AA	Q		Keith Reed
1984-85	AA	Q		Keith Reid
1991-92	AA	Q		Larry Thompson
1992-93	AA	RQ		Larry Thompson, Jr.
1994-95	AA	RQ		Larry Thompson
1995-96	AA	RSQ	3	Larry Thompson
1996-97	AA	RSQ	1	Larry Thompson
1997-98	AA	RSQ	1	Larry Thompson
1998-99	AA	RQ		Larry Thompson
1999-00	AA	RSQ	3	Tom Razo
2000-01	AA	RSQ		Tom Razo
2001-02	AA	RQ		Thomas Razo
2002-03	AA	RQ		Thomas R. Razo
2003-04	AA	Q		Tom Razo
2007-08	3A	Q		Thomas Razo
2008-09	3A	R		Thomas Razo
2009-10	3A	Q		Thomas Razo
2017-18	3A	Q		Tom Razo
2018-19	3A	RQ		Tom Razo

Lombard (Glenbard East)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Coach

1964-65		Q
1965-66		Q	3
1969-70		Q
1988-89	AA	Q		Jack Brady
2014-15				Chris Pietsch
2015-16				Chris Pietsch
2016-17				Chris Pietsch
2017-18				Chris Pietsch
2018-19				Chris Pietsch
2019-20				Chris Pietsch
2020-21				Andrew Adduci
2021-22				Andrew Adduci
2022-23				Andrew Adduci

Lombard (Montini)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

2014-15	1A	Q	Joe Mordente
2023-24	1A	Q	Eric Brechtel