Girls Cross Country Season Summaries

* Last updated at 1:18 pm on Sunday, March 24, 2024

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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).

LaGrange (Lyons)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1982-83   R          
1986-87   RQ         Pam Vander Weyden
1987-88   R          
1988-89 AA R          
1989-90 AA RQ         Pam Schlegel
1990-91 AA R          
1992-93 AA RQ          
1993-94 AA RQ         Pam VanderWeyden
1999-00 AA Q         Pam VanderWeyden
2000-01 AA RQ 3       Pam VanderWeyden
2001-02 AA RQ         Jennifer Walker
2002-03 AA RQ         Julie Metz
2003-04 AA RQ         Julie Metz
2004-05 AA RQ         Julie Metz
2005-06 AA RQ         Julie Metz
2006-07 AA RQ         Julie Metz
2007-08 3A Q 2       Julie Metz
2008-09 3A Q         Julie Metz
2009-10 3A RQ         Julie Metz
2010-11 3A Q   3 3   Julie Metz
Coach Total 3 3   1 yr   .500
2011-12 3A RQ   4 2   Stetson Steele
2012-13 3A Q         Stetson Steele
2015-16 3A Q         Stetson Steele
Coach Total 4 2   1 yr   .667
2016-17 3A RQ         Alex Lyons
2017-18 3A RSQ 3       Alex Lyons
2018-19 3A Q         Alex Lyons
2019-20 3A Q         Alex Lyons
2022-23 3A Q         Eric Simon
2023-24 3A Q         Eric Simon
School Total 7 5   2 yr   .583

LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2010-11 2A RSQ         Joe Wejman
2013-14 2A R         Joe Wejman
2014-15 2A Q         Joe Wejman
2019-20 2A Q         Joe Wejman
2021-22 2A RQ         Joe Wejman
2022-23 2A Q         Joe Wejman
2023-24 2A Q         Joe Wejman

Lake Forest (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1978-79             Hope Needelman
1979-80             Hope Klassman
1980-81             Thomas Enright
1981-82             Joan Bruggers
1982-83             Joan Bruggers
1983-84             Wendy Willard
1984-85             Wendy Willard
1985-86             Wendy Willard
1986-87             Wendy Willard
1987-88             Wendy Willard
1988-89             Wendy Willard
1989-90             Laura Gibson
1990-91             Jill Bruder
1991-92             Jill Bruder
1992-93             Jill Bruder
1993-94             Jill Bruder
1994-95             Jill Bruder
1995-96             Steve Clegg
1996-97 AA R         Steve Clegg
1997-98 AA Q         Steve Clegg
1998-99             Steve Clegg
1999-00 AA SQ 3       Steve Clegg
2000-01             Steve Clegg
2001-02             Steve Clegg
2002-03             Steve Clegg
2003-04 AA RQ         Steve Cleg
2004-05 AA RQ 3       Steve Clegg
2005-06             Steve Clegg
2006-07             Steve Clegg
2007-08             Steve Clegg
2008-09             Steve Clegg
2009-10             Steve Clegg
2010-11             Steve Clegg
2011-12             Steve Clegg
2012-13 3A R         Steve Clegg
2013-14 2A Q         Steve Clegg
2014-15 2A RQ 2       Steve Clegg
2015-16 3A RSQ         Steve Clegg
2016-17             Steve Clegg
2017-18             Steve Clegg
2018-19             Steve Clegg
2019-20             Steve Clegg
2020-21             Steve Clegg
2021-22             Steve Clegg
2022-23 2A Q         Steve Clegg
2023-24 2A Q         Steve Clegg

Lake Villa (Lakes)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2005-06             Andrew Schroeder
2006-07             Chris Wolf
2007-08       2 4   Kellie Doyle
Coach Total 2 4   1 yr   .333
2008-09 2A RQ         Keith West
2009-10 2A R         Keith West
2010-11             Keith West
2011-12 2A R         Keith West
2012-13             Keith West
2013-14 2A R         Keith West
2014-15             Keith West
2015-16             Keith West
2016-17 2A R         Keith West
2017-18 2A Q         Keith West
2018-19             Keith West
2019-20 2A RSQ 2       Keith West
2020-21 2A R         Travis Shepherd
2021-22             Travis Shepherd
2021-22 2A Q         Travis Shepherd
2022-23 2A Q 2       Travis Shepherd
2022-23             Travis Shepherd
2023-24             Travis Shepherd
2023-24 2A Q         Travis Shepherd
School Total 2 4   1 yr   .333

Lake Zurich

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1977-78             Bill Donnen
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       4 2   Chuck Wolf
1986-87             Chuck Wolf
1987-88             Chuck Wolf
1988-89             Chuck Wolf
1989-90             Chuck Wolf
Coach Total 4 2   1 yr   .667
1990-91             Phil Stanko
1991-92             Phil Stanko
1992-93             Steve Pichman
1993-94       5 2   Steve Pichman
1994-95             Steve Pichman
1995-96             Steve Pichman
1996-97             Steve Pichman
1997-98 AA RQ   9 0   Steve Pichman
1998-99 AA RSQ 3 9 0   Steve Pichman
Coach Total 23 2   3 yr   .920
1999-00 AA RQ   9 0   Ian Silverman
2000-01 AA RQ   9 0   Ian Silverman
2001-02             Ian Silverman
2002-03             Ian Silverman
2003-04             Ian Silverman
2004-05             Ian Silverman
Coach Total 18 0   2 yr   1.000
2005-06             Lance Pacernick
2006-07             Ian Silverman
2007-08             Ian Silverman
2008-09             Ian Silverman
2009-10             Ian Silverman
2010-11             Ian Silverman
2011-12 3A Q         Ian Silverman
2012-13             Ian Silverman
2013-14 3A Q         Ian Silverman
2014-15 3A Q         Ian Silverman
2015-16             Ian Silverman
2016-17             Ian Silverman
2023-24 3A RQ         Jeremy Kauffman
School Total 45 4   6 yr   .918

LaMoille

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2009-10             Bob Halberg

Lansing (Illiana Christian)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1994-95 A R         Deb Top
1997-98 A R         Deb Top
2007-08 2A Q         Deb Top
2008-09 2A RQ         Deb Top
2009-10 2A RQ         Deb Top
2010-11 2A RQ         Deb Top
2011-12 2A RQ         Deb Top
2012-13 2A RQ         Deb Top
2013-14 2A R         Deb Top
2014-15 2A R         Deb Top
2016-17 2A R         Deb Top

Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1978-79       8 1   Richard Dust
1979-80       2 5   Richard Dust
Coach Total 10 6   2 yr   .625
1980-81       3 7   Nancy Elwess
1981-82             Nancy Elwess
Coach Total 3 7   1 yr   .300
1982-83       1 7   Fred Washburn
Coach Total 1 7   1 yr   .125
1983-84             Nancy Elwess
1984-85             Nancy Elwess
1985-86             Nancy Elwess
1986-87             Nancy Elwess
1987-88       8 4   Nancy Elwess
1988-89             Nancy Elwess
Coach Total 8 4   1 yr   .667
1989-90       9 4   Rich Dust
1990-91       11 3   Rich Dust
1991-92             Rich Dust
1992-93       11 5   Rich Dust
1993-94       15 0   Rich Dust
1994-95 AA R   13 2   Rich Dust
1995-96 AA R   14 2   Rich Dust
1996-97 AA R   13 0   Rich Dust
1997-98       14 2   Rich Dust
1998-99       15 1   Rich Dust
1999-00       10 5   Rich Dust
2000-01       9 5   Rich Dust
2001-02       10 3   Rich Dust
2002-03       9 1   Rich Dust
2003-04       7 2   Rich Dust
2004-05       6 5   Rich Dust
Coach Total 166 40   15 yr   .806
2005-06       7 1   Nikki Modjeski
2006-07       1 7   Nikki Modjeski
2007-08             Nikki Modjeski
2008-09             Nikki Modjeski
Coach Total 8 8   2 yr   .500
2009-10             Steve Nelson
2010-11             Steve Nelson
2011-12             Steve Nelson
2012-13             Steve Nelson
2013-14             Steve Nelson
2014-15             Steve Nelson
2015-16             Steve Nelson
2016-17             Steve Nelson
2017-18             Steve Nelson
2018-19             Patti Heiman
2019-20             Tom Reeb
2020-21             Tom Reeb
2021-22             Tom Reeb
2022-23             Tom Reeb
2023-24             Tom Reeb
School Total 196 72   22 yr   .731

LaSalle (L.-Peru)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1979-80   Q         Cindy Funfsinn
2010-11             John Beatty
2011-12             John Beatty
2012-13             John Beatty
2013-14             John Beatty
2014-15 2A RQ         John Beatty
2015-16             John Beatty
2016-17             John Beatty
2017-18             John Beatty

Lawrenceville

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2009-10 1A R         B Bandy/J Christy
2010-11 1A RQ         Michelle Bridges
2011-12             Michelle Bridges
2012-13             Bill Bandy & John Christy
2013-14             Bill Bandy & John Christy
2014-15             Bill Bandy & John Christy
2015-16             Bill Bandy & John Christy
2017-18 1A R         Bill Bandy

Leland

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1989-90 A Q         Barry

Lemont (H.S.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1991-92 A RQ         Keith Reed
1994-95       13 1   Tim Plotke
1995-96       18 0   Tim Plotke
1996-97       14 0   Tim Plotke
1997-98       10 0   Tim Plotke
1998-99       10 0   Tim Plotke
1999-00       11 0   Tim Plotke
2000-01       6 0   Tim Plotke
2001-02       4 0   Tim Plotke
2002-03       3 0   Tim Plotke
2003-04       8 1   Tim Plotke
2004-05       9 0   Tim Plotke
2005-06       8 0   Tim Plotke
2006-07       11 0   Tim Plotke
2007-08 2A RQ   11 0   Tim Plotke
2008-09 2A RSQ   11 0   Tim Plotke
2009-10 2A Q   11 0   Tim Plotke
2010-11 2A Q   13 0   Tim Plotke
2011-12 2A Q   13 0   Tim Plotke
2012-13       13 0   Tim Plotke
2013-14       13 0   Tim Plotke
2014-15 2A RSQ   13 0   Tim Plotke
2015-16 2A RQ         Tim Plotke
2015-16       11 2   Tim Plotke
2016-17 2A RSQ   13 0   Tim Plotke
2017-18       13 0   Tim Plotke
2017-18 2A RQ         Tim Plotke
2018-19 2A Q   12 1   Tim Plotke
2019-20       12 1   Tim Plotke
2019-20 2A Q   12 1   Tim Plotke
2020-21       7 0   Tim Plotke
2021-22       9 2   Tim Plotke
2022-23       9 3   Tim Plotke
2023-24       4 0   Tim Plotke
2023-24 2A RQ         Tim Plotke
Coach Total 325 12   31 yr   .964
School Total 325 12   30 yr   .964

Liberty

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1989-90 A SQ         Dave Dinkheller
1990-91 A Q         David Dinkheller
1991-92 A R          
2009-10 1A R         Brad Neisen
2015-16 1A RSQ         Jared Schmidt
2016-17 1A RSQ 3       Jared Schmidt

Libertyville

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1977-78       8 0   Sue Rocchi
1978-79       10 2   Sue Rocchi
1979-80       10 2   Sue Rocchi
1980-81       6 0   Sue Rocchi
1981-82       8 4   Sue Rocchi
1982-83   R   8 4   Sue Rocchi
Coach Total 50 12   6 yr   .806
1983-84   R   8 1   Sue Bruett
Coach Total 8 1   1 yr   .889
1984-85       8 0   Harry Carlson
1985-86       8 1 1 Harry Carlson
1986-87       4 6   Harry Carlson
1987-88       4 6   Harry Carlson
1988-89             Harry Carlson
1989-90 AA RQ   9 0   Harry Carlson
1990-91 AA RQ 2 9 0   Harry Carlson
1991-92 AA RQ   8 0   Harry Carlson
1992-93 AA RQ 3 8 0   Harry Carlson
1993-94 AA RQ   7 0   Harry Carlson
1994-95       6 1   Harry Carlson
1995-96       5 1 1 Harry Carlson
1996-97       6 1   Harry Carlson
1997-98       5 2   Harry Carlson
1998-99       6 1   Harry Carlson
1999-00       9 0   Harry Carlson
2000-01       8 1   Harry Carlson
2001-02       7 1   Harry Carlson
2002-03       7 2   Harry Carlson
2003-04       7 2   Harry Carlson
2004-05       6 1   Harry Carlson
2005-06 AA R   7 0   Harry Carlson
2006-07       6 1   Harry Carlson
2007-08 3A RQ   7 0   Harry Carlson
2008-09 3A R   7 0   Harry Carlson
Coach Total 164 27 2 24 yr   .855
2009-10 3A R   8 0   Joe Roth
2010-11 3A R   8 0   Joe Roth
Coach Total 16 0   2 yr   1.000
2011-12       6 1   Bill Etnyre
2012-13       3 4   Bill Etnyre
2013-14 3A R   6 1   Bill Etnyre
2014-15 3A R   5 2   Bill Etnyre
2015-16       4 3   Bill Etnyre
2016-17       6 1   Bill Etnyre
2017-18       5 2   Bill Etnyre
Coach Total 35 14   7 yr   .714
2018-19       6 1   Alison Reifenberg
2019-20       7 0   Alison Reifenberg
2019-20 3A R         Alison Reifenberg
2020-21       7 0   Alison Reifenberg
Coach Total 20 1   3 yr   .952
2021-22       7 0   Megan Sharp
2021-22 3A RQ         Megan Sharp
Coach Total 7 0   1 yr   1.000
School Total 300 55 2 44 yr   .840

Lincoln

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1983-84   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
1978-79       3 1   George Griffith
Coach Total 3 1   1 yr   .750
1980-81       10 3   George Katich
Coach Total 10 3   1 yr   .769
1981-82       10 2   Mike Quinn
Coach Total 10 2   1 yr   .833
1982-83       3 4   Fred Kocian
Coach Total 3 4   1 yr   .429
1983-84       2 6   Mary Milota
Coach Total 2 6   1 yr   .250
1984-85       3 5   Paul Fitzgerald
1985-86       4 5   Paul Fitzgerald
1986-87       2 6   Paul Fitzgerald
1987-88       3 6   Paul Fitzgerald
1988-89       2 7   Paul Fitzgerald
Coach Total 14 29   5 yr   .326
1989-90       4 5   Dave Noskin
1990-91       4 5   Dave Noskin
1991-92       5 8   Dave Noskin
1992-93       8 4   Dave Noskin
Coach Total 21 22   4 yr   .488
1993-94       5 5   Hank Andrew
1994-95       9 2   Hank Andrew
1995-96       7 1   Hank Andrew
1996-97 AA Q   8 1 1 Hank Andrew
1997-98       9 1   Hank Andrew
1998-99 AA Q   9 1   Hank Andrew
Coach Total 47 11 1 6 yr   .805
1999-00       8 2   Don Proft
2000-01       10 2   Don Proft
2001-02       6 6   Don Proft
2002-03       4 6   Don Proft
2003-04       6 5   Don Proft
2004-05       4 5   Don Proft
2005-06       1 6   Don Proft
2006-07       3 6   Don Proft
2007-08       3 6   Don Proft
2008-09       6 1   Don Proft
2009-10       6 2   Don Proft
2010-11       4 4   Don Proft
2011-12       3 4   Don Proft
2012-13       2 5   Don Proft
Coach Total 66 60   14 yr   .524
2013-14       2 6   Maureen LeVanti
2014-15       6 4   Maureen LeVanti
2015-16 3A Q   9 2   Maureen LeVanti
2015-16       9 2   Maureen LeVanti
2016-17 3A RQ   7 0   Maureen LeVanti
2017-18 3A RQ   7 0   Maureen LeVanti
Coach Total 40 14   6 yr   .741
2018-19       10 1   Maureen(LeVanti) Connolly
Coach Total 10 1   1 yr   .909
2019-20       5 4   Maureen (LeVanti) Connoll
Coach Total 5 4   1 yr   .556
2020-21       3 6   Lindsay DePaul
2021-22       6 3   Lindsay DePaul
2022-23       4 3   Lindsay DePaul
2023-24       5 2   Lindsay DePaul
Coach Total 18 14   4 yr   .563
School Total 249 171 1 45 yr   .591

Lisle (Benet Academy)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1983-84   R          
1994-95 AA Q         Scott Brooks
1995-96 AA Q         Scott Brooks
1996-97 AA RQ          
1998-99 AA Q         Scott Brooks
2001-02 AA Q         Scott Brooks
2002-03 AA Q         Scott Brooks
2003-04 AA RSQ         Scott Brooks
2006-07 AA Q 3       Scott Brooks
2008-09 3A Q         Scott Brooks
2011-12 3A Q         Scott Brooks
2015-16 3A Q         Scott Brooks
2017-18 3A Q         Scott Brooks
2018-19 3A Q         Scott Brooks
2019-20 2A RSQ 1       Scott Brooks
2020-21 2A RS          
2022-23 3A Q         Katie Paski
2023-24 2A RQ         Katie Paski

Lisle (Sr.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2006-07 A Q         Ken Jakalski

Litchfield

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1997-98 A Q         Dan Newkirk
1999-00 A RQ         Dan Newkirk
2000-01 A RQ         Dan Newkirk
2001-02 A RQ         Dan Newkirk
2002-03 A R         Brian Lee
2003-04 A R         Brian Lee
2011-12             Jeremy Palmer
2012-13             Jeremy Palmer
2013-14             Jeremy Palmer
2014-15             Jeremy Palmer
2015-16 1A Q         Jeremy Palmer
2016-17             Jeremy Palmer
2016-17 1A RQ         Jeremy Palmer
2018-19 1A R         Jeremy Palmer

Lockport (Twp.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1987-88   RQ         Evon Schlotter
1988-89 AA Q         Evon Schlotter
1989-90 AA Q         Evon Schlotter
1994-95 AA Q         Evon Marie Schlotter
1995-96 AA RQ         Evon Schlotter
1996-97 AA Q         Evon Marie Schlotter
1998-99 AA RQ         Evon Schlotter
1999-00 AA RSQ         Evon Schlotter
2000-01 AA Q         Evon Schlotter
2001-02 AA Q         Evon Marie Schlotter
2002-03 AA Q         Evon Marie Schlotter
2004-05 AA Q         Evon Marie Schlotter
2005-06 AA Q 2       Evon Marie Schlotter
2006-07 AA RQ         Evon Marie Schlotter
2007-08 3A Q         Evon Marie Schlotter
2008-09 3A R         Evon Schlotter
2009-10 3A RQ         Evon Marie Schlotter
2010-11 3A RQ         Evon Marie Schlotter
2011-12 3A RQ         Evon Marie Schlotter
2012-13 3A RQ         Evon Marie Schlotter
2013-14 3A RSQ         Evon Marie Schlotter
2014-15 3A RQ         Evon Marie Schlotter
2015-16 3A RQ         Erin Truesdale
2016-17 3A Q         Erin Truesdale
2017-18 3A Q         Erin Truesdale
2018-19 3A RQ         Regan Cronholm
2019-20 3A RQ         Regan Cronholm
2020-21 3A S          
2021-22 3A Q         Regan Cronholm

Lombard (Glenbard East)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1999-00 AA Q         Marty Donnelly
2001-02 AA RSQ         Marty Donnelly
2014-15             Joe Latala
2015-16             Joe Latala
2016-17             Joe Latala
2017-18             Joe Latala
2018-19             Joe Latala
2019-20             Joe Latala
2020-21             Chris Pietsch
2021-22             Chris Pietsch
2022-23             Chris Pietsch

Lombard (Montini)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2010-11 2A Q         Pete Connelly
2011-12 2A RSQ 3       Pete Connelly
2012-13 2A Q 3       Pete Connelly
2013-14 2A Q         Pete Connelly
2014-15 2A Q         Pete Connelly
2015-16 2A Q         Pete Connelly
2023-24 1A Q         Alex Zasso