Boys Cross Country Season Summaries

* Last updated at 9:29 am on Sunday, February 23, 2025

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

1984-85							Jeff Clark
1985-86							Jeff Clark
1986-87							Jeff Clark
1987-88							Jeff Clark
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	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1963-64		Q	0	0		Wilbur Dickson
1964-65		DQ	0	0		Wilbur Dickson
1965-66		Q	0	0		Wilbur Dickson
Coach Total			0	0		3 yr
1966-67		Q	13	1		Larry Burgess
1967-68		DQ	15	0		Larry Burgess
Coach Total			28	1		2 yr .966
1968-69		DQ	12	0		Jack Chantos
Coach Total			12	0		1 yr 1.000
1971-72		Q	9	1		John R. Eakle
1972-73		DQ	11	1		John R. Eakle
1973-74		Q	8	1		John R. Eakle
1974-75		DQ	9	2		John R. Eakle
1975-76		DSQ	12	0		John R. Eakle
1976-77			9	0		John R. Eakle
1977-78	AA	DQ	9	0		John R. Eakle
1978-79			3	7		John R. Eakle
1979-80	AA	D	8	1		John R. Eakle
1980-81			10	0		John R. Eakle
1981-82	AA	Q	10	0		John R. Eakle
1982-83			4	4		John R. Eakle
1983-84	AA	Q	1	5		John R. Eakle
1984-85			3	1		John R. Eakle
1985-86	AA	Q	4	0		John R. Eakle
1986-87			3	1		John R. Eakle
1987-88			2	3		John R. Eakle
1988-89			2	3		John R. Eakle
1989-90			1	4		John R. Eakle
1990-91			4	1		John R. Eakle
1991-92			3	2		John R. Eakle
1992-93	AA	Q	4	0		John R. Eakle
1993-94			3	0	1	John R. Eakle
1994-95	AA	Q	3	1		John R. Eakle
1995-96			3	1		John R. Eakle
1996-97			0	4		John R. Eakle
Coach Total			138	43	1	26 yr .761
2000-01	AA	Q				Jim Skinner
2003-04			0	1		Paul Marana
2005-06			0	1		Paul Marana
Coach Total			0	2		2 yr .000
2008-09	2A	R				Todd Orvis
2012-13						Todd Orvis
2013-14						Todd Orvis
2014-15	2A	Q	0	1		Todd Orvis
2015-16	2A	Q				Todd Orvis
2016-17	2A	RQ				Todd Orvis
2017-18	2A	RQ				Todd Orvis
2018-19	2A	Q				Todd Orvis
Coach Total			0	1		1 yr .000
School Total			178	47	1	35 yr .788

Danville (Schlarman)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Coach

2002-03	A	RQ		Brian Rohrbach
2003-04	A	RQ	2	Brian Rohrbach
2004-05	A	RQ		Brian Rohrbach

Darien (Hinsdale South)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

1973-74		Q
1981-82	AA	Q	Dave Jackson
1982-83	AA	Q	Dave Jackson
1983-84	AA	Q	Mike Madsen
1984-85	AA	Q	Dave Jackson
1986-87	AA	RQ	Dave Jackson
2008-09	3A	Q	David Jackson
2014-15	2A	RQ	Jim Dickerson
2015-16	2A	RQ	Jim Dickerson
2016-17	2A	Q	Jim Dickerson
2017-18	2A	RQ	Jim Dickerson
2018-19	2A	RQ	Jim Dickerson
2020-21			Jim Dickerson
2021-22			Jim Dickerson
2022-23			Jim Dickerson
2023-24			Jim Dickerson

Decatur (MacArthur)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

1967-68		DQ
1968-69		DQ
1969-70		D
1977-78	AA	Q	Bill Harbeck
1978-79	AA	Q	Bill Harbeck
1979-80	AA	D	Bill Harbeck
1989-90	AA	Q	Bill Harbeck
1990-91	AA	RQ	Bill Harbeck
1991-92	AA	Q	Bill Harbeck
1992-93	AA	RSQ	Bill Harbeck
1993-94	AA	RSQ	Bill Harbeck
1994-95	AA	RQ	Bill Harbeck
1995-96	AA	R	Bill Harbeck
1996-97	AA	RQ	Bill Harbeck
1997-98	AA	RQ	Bill Harbeck
1998-99	AA	RQ	Bill Harbeck
2000-01	AA	RQ	Bill Harbeck
2001-02	AA	RQ	Bill Harbeck
2002-03	AA	R	Bill Harbeck

Decatur (St. Teresa)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

2021-22	1A	Q	Todd Vohland
2022-23	1A	RQ	Todd Vohland
2023-24	1A	Q	Todd Vohland

Decatur (Stephen Decatur)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1965-66		Q
1967-68		Q
1968-69		Q

Deerfield (H.S.)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Coach

1972-73		DSQ		Len Kisellus
1973-74				Len Kisellus
1974-75				Len Kisellus
1975-76		DQ	3	Len Kisellus
1976-77	AA	DSQ	1	Len Kisellus
1977-78	AA	DSQ	1	Len Kisellus
1978-79	AA	Q		Rich Elliott
1980-81	AA	Q		Rich Elliott
1981-82	AA	Q		Rich Elliott
1982-83	AA	RQ		Terry Pearce
1984-85	AA	R
2001-02				Jeff Beaumont
2002-03				Jeff Beaumont
2003-04				Jeff Beaumont
2004-05				Jeff Beaumont
2005-06				Jeff Beaumont
2006-07				Jeremy Kauffman
2007-08				Jeremy Kauffman
2008-09				Jeremy Kauffman
2009-10				Jeremy Kauffman
2010-11	3A	R		Jeremy Kauffman
2011-12				Jeremy Kauffman
2012-13	2A	RQ		Jeremy Kauffman
2013-14				Jeremy Kauffman
2014-15	2A	RSQ		Jeremy Kauffman
2015-16	2A	RQ		Tim Brodeur
2016-17				Scott Friedlander
2017-18	2A	RSQ		Scott Friedlander
2018-19				Scott Friedlander
2019-20				Scott Friedlander
2020-21				Scott Friedlander
2021-22	2A	RSQ	2	Scott Friedlander
2022-23	2A	Q		Scott Friedlander
2023-24	3A	RQ		Scott Friedlander

Deerfield (Rochelle Zell)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

2024-25	1A	R

DeKalb

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

1954-55		DQ
1955-56		DQ
1958-59		Q
1959-60		Q
1960-61		Q
1961-62		Q
1969-70		D
1970-71		DSQ
1971-72		SQ
1974-75		DSQ
1976-77	AA	DQ	John Birkett
1977-78	AA	DQ	John Birkett
2007-08	3A	R	Mike Wolf
2014-15			Mike Wolf
2015-16			Mike Wolf
2016-17			Mike Wolf
2017-18			Mike Wolf
2019-20	3A	R	Mike Wolf
2021-22	3A	Q	Mike Wolf

Delavan

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

1981-82	A	Q	Walt Dare
1986-87	A	RQ	Walt Dare
1987-88	A	RSQ	Walt Dare
1988-89	A	Q	Walt Dare
1995-96	A	R	Walt Dare
1998-99	A	Q	Todd Vohland
2003-04	A	Q	Walt Dare
2004-05	A	Q	Eric Willard
2005-06	A	Q	Ashley Wiser
2006-07	A	Q	Ashley Wiser
2007-08	2A	Q	Dave Camp
2023-24	1A	Q	Suzanne LaFary

Des Plaines (Maine West)

Season	Class	Titles	Won	Lost	Coach

1966-67		Q			Bill Barringer
1975-76		DSQ			Bill Barringer
1976-77	AA	Q			Bill Barringer
1978-79	AA	DQ			Bill Barringer
1998-99	AA	Q			Andy Trotter
2003-04	AA	R			Andy Trotter
2010-11					Andy Trotter
2011-12					Andy Trotter
2012-13					Andy Trotter
2013-14			2	5	Andy Trotter
2014-15			2	5	Andy Trotter
2015-16					Andy Trotter
2016-17					Andy Trotter
2017-18					Andy Trotter
2018-19			1	4	Andy Trotter
2019-20			4	3	Andy Trotter
2020-21					Andy Trotter
Coach Total			9	17	4 yr .346
School Total			9	17	4 yr .346

Dixon (H.S.)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Coach

1951-52		DQ
1952-53		DQ
1953-54		DQ
1954-55		DQ
1955-56		Q
1958-59				6	1	George Henderson
Coach Total				6	1	1 yr .857
1969-70		D
1974-75		D
1975-76		D				Jerry Broers
2007-08	2A	Q				T. Evan Thorpe
2008-09	2A	RSQ	1			Evan Thorpe
2010-11	2A	RQ				Evan Thorpe
2011-12						Evan Thorpe
2012-13	2A	Q				Evan Thorpe
2013-14	2A	RQ				Evan Thorpe
2014-15						Evan Thorpe
2015-16						Evan Thorpe
2016-17	2A	Q				Evan Thorpe
2017-18	2A	R				Evan Thorpe
2018-19	2A	RSQ				Evan Thorpe
2019-20	2A	RQ	2			Evan Thorpe
2020-21						Simon Thorpe
2021-22						Simon Thorpe
2023-24	2A	Q				Simon Thorpe
2024-25	2A	RQ				Simon Thorpe
School Total				6	1	1 yr .857

Dolton (Thornridge)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1961-62				10	3		Don McAlvey
1963-64		Q					Don McAlvey
1964-65				11	2		Don McAlvey
1965-66				8	0	1	Don McAlvey
Coach Total				29	5	1	3 yr .843
1966-67		Q
1967-68				6	6	1	Don McAlvey
1968-69				6	4		Don McAlvey
Coach Total				12	10	1	2 yr .543
1969-70		D
1970-71		D
1971-72				9	1		Robert Nicholson
1972-73				4	6		Robert Nicholson
Coach Total				13	7		2 yr .650
1975-76				5	2		Skip Stolley
1976-77	AA	DQ		7	0		Skip Stolley
1977-78	AA	DQ					Skip Stolley
1978-79	AA	DSQ	3	7	0		Skip Stolley
1979-80	AA	DSQ	3	8	0		Skip Stolley
Coach Total				27	2		4 yr .931
1980-81				5	0		Jim Yamka
1981-82				7	5		Jim Yamka
1982-83	AA	RQ					Jim Yamka
1983-84				5	6		Jim Yamka
1984-85				5	4		Jim Yamka
Coach Total				22	15		4 yr .595
1986-87				2	6		T.J. Shirley
1987-88				5	6		T.J. Shirley
1988-89				9	3		T.J. Shirley
1990-91							T.J. Shirley
1991-92							T.J. Shirley
1992-93				2	7		T.J. Shirley
1993-94				0	5		T.J. Shirley
1994-95							T.J. Shirley
1995-96							T.J. Shirley
1996-97							T.J. Shirley
1997-98							T.J. Shirley
1998-99							T.J. Shirley
1999-00				4	4		T.J. Shirley
Coach Total				22	31		6 yr .415
2004-05	AA	R					Gary Haupert
2005-06	AA	R					Gary Haupert
2009-10							T.J. Shirley
2014-15							Derrick Augustynowicz
2015-16							Derrick Augustynowicz
2016-17				2	0		Derrick Augustynowicz
Coach Total				2	0		1 yr 1.000
School Total				127	70	2	22 yr .638

Downers Grove (North)

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Coach

As Downers Grove (H.S.)
1949-50		DQ	3
1956-57		Q
As Downers Grove (North)
1975-76		Q		Bob Lewis
1977-78	AA	Q		Bob Lewis
1979-80	AA	Q		Bob Lewis
1985-86	AA	R
1986-87	AA	Q		Mike Kayse
1987-88	AA	Q		Michael Kayse
1995-96	AA	Q		William Kupisch
1997-98	AA	RQ		Will Kupisch
1999-00	AA	RQ		Will Kupisch
2000-01	AA	RQ	3	Will Kupisch
2002-03	AA	Q		William Kupisch
2003-04	AA	Q		Will Kupisch
2004-05	AA	Q		William Kupisch
2010-11	3A	Q		William Kupisch
2013-14	3A	Q	2	John Sipple
2014-15	3A	Q		John Sipple
2015-16	3A	Q		John Sipple
2016-17	3A	RSQ	2	John Sipple
2017-18	3A	RSQ	1	John Sipple
2018-19	3A	Q		John Sipple
2019-20	3A	Q		John Sipple
2020-21	3A	RS
2021-22	3A	RQ	3	John Sipple
2022-23	3A	RQ	3	John Sipple
2023-24	3A	RSQ	1	John Sipple
2024-25	3A	SQ	1	John Sipple

Downers Grove (South)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

1982-83	AA	Q	Kevin Keogh
1992-93	AA	R	Kevin Keogh
2008-09	3A	Q	William Kupisch
2015-16	3A	RQ	Brian Caldwell
2017-18	3A	Q	Brian Caldwell
2018-19	3A	SQ	Brian Caldwell
2019-20	3A	Q	Brian Caldwell
2021-22	3A	RQ	Brian Caldwell
2022-23	3A	Q	Brian Caldwell

Downs (Tri-Valley)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

1980-81	A	Q	Tom Boward
1994-95	A	R	Tom Broward
1999-00	A	Q	Todd Schneider
2000-01	A	Q	Todd Scheider

Dundee

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1964-65		DQ
1966-67		DQ

Dunlap

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Coach

1986-87				8	6	Joe Wenskus
1987-88				7	8	Joe Wenskus
1988-89				9	2	Joe Wenskus
1989-90				11	4	Joe Wenskus
1990-91				12	2	Joe Wenskus
1991-92				9	3	Joe Wenskus
1992-93	A	Q		6	3	Joe Wenskus
1993-94				3	0	Joe Wenskus
1994-95				5	1	Joe Wenskus
1995-96				7	1	Joe Wenskus
1996-97				2	5	Joe Wenskus
1997-98	A	RQ	3	11	0	Joe Wenskus
1998-99	A	Q		6	1	Joe Wenskus
1999-00	A	Q		6	2	Joe Wenskus
2000-01	A	Q		8	0	Joe Wenskus
2001-02	A	RQ		9	0	Joe Wenskus
2002-03	A	Q		9	0	Joe Wenskus
2003-04				7	2	Joe Wenskus
2004-05				4	3	Joe Wenskus
2005-06				3	4	Joe Wenskus
2006-07				5	2	Joe Wenskus
2007-08				5	2	Joe Wenskus
2008-09				2	5	Joe Wenskus
2009-10				6	2	Joe Wenskus
2011-12	2A	Q				Joe Wenskus
Coach Total				160	58	24 yr .734
2013-14	2A	RQ				Chris Friedman
2016-17	2A	Q				Chris Friedman
2021-22	2A	SQ				Chris Friedman
2022-23	2A	Q				Chris Friedman
2023-24	2A	Q				Chris Friedman
School Total				160	58	24 yr .734

Dupo

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

1954-55		Q

DuQuoin (H.S.)

Season	Class	Titles	Coach

1982-83	A	RQ	Roger Craft
1983-84	A	R
1984-85	A	RQ	Roger Craft
2023-24	1A	Q	Brittnie Kellerman

Durand

Season	Class	Titles	Place	Won	Lost	Tied	Coach

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