Girls Cross Country Champions & Runners-Up Girls Cross Country Champions & Runners-Up* Last updated at 12:48 pm on Monday, June 10, 2024
| Year | Class | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Coach | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | Wheeling | Jim Nagel | 91 | Evanston (Twp.) | Rick Peterson | 169 | |
| 1980-81 | Downers Grove (North) | Bruce Ritter | 139 | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Sue Pariseau | 152 | |
| 1981-82 | Rockford (Guilford) | Skip Leden | 121 | Wheeling | Jim Nagel | 157 | |
| 1982-83 | Schaumburg (H.S.) | Jon Macnider | 97 | Belvidere (H.S.) | Gerry Hinton | 129 | |
| 1983-84 | Wheeling | Jim Nagel | 134 | Downers Grove (North) | Bruce Ritter | 138 | |
| 1984-85 | Wheeling | Jim Nagel | 50 | Downers Grove (North) | Bruce Ritter | 94 | |
| 1985-86 | Downers Grove (North) | Bruce Ritter | 131 | Palatine (H.S.) | Pat Gleason | 146 | |
| 1986-87 | Wheeling | Jim Nagel | 123 | Schaumburg (H.S.) | Jon Macnider | 143 | |
| 1987-88 | Hoffman Estates (H.S.) | Gary Barker | 148 | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | Nino Fennoy | 153 | |
| 1988-89 | A | Chrisman | Roger Beals | 74 | Tolono (Unity) | Sandy Meneley | 103 |
| AA | Hoffman Estates (Conant) | Allan Goodman | 139 | Downers Grove (North) | Bruce Ritter | 158 | |
| 1989-90 | A | Winnebago | Roger Fredrickson | 104 | Chrisman | Roger Beals | 109 |
| AA | Palatine (H.S.) | Pat Gleason | 95 | Hoffman Estates (Conant) | Allan Goodman | 144 | |
| 1990-91 | A | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | Jim Acklin | 167 | Hillsboro | Mel Romanus | 186 |
| AA | Palatine (H.S.) | Pat Gleason | 65 | Libertyville | Harry Carlson | 89 | |
| 1991-92 | A | Herscher | 120 | Hillsboro | Brian Patton | 158 | |
| AA | Palatine (H.S.) | Steve Currins | 78 | Schaumburg (H.S.) | Jon Macnider | 132 | |
| 1992-93 | A | Herscher | 98 | Seneca | Jim Helton | 118 | |
| AA | Palatine (H.S.) | Steve Currins | 66 | Carol Stream (Glenbard North) | 142 | ||
| 1993-94 | A | Winnebago | Roger Fredrickson | 119 | Byron | Dennis Hoffmeister | 126 |
| AA | Naperville (North) | Marty Bee | 78 | Palatine (H.S.) | 86 | ||
| 1994-95 | A | Winnebago | Roger Fredrickson | 83 | Westmont | Steve Wolf | 130 |
| AA | Carol Stream (Glenbard North) | Bud Swanson | 94 | Palatine (H.S.) | Steve Currins | 129 | |
| 1995-96 | A | Winnebago | Roger Fredrickson | 154 | Kankakee (McNamara) | Ken Klipp | 168 |
| AA | Palatine (H.S.) | Steve Currins | 90 | Carol Stream (Glenbard North) | Bud Swanson | 123 | |
| 1996-97 | A | Herscher | 121 | Carlinville | Dave Jokish | 126 | |
| AA | Palatine (H.S.) | Steve Currins | 101 | St. Charles (H.S.) | 131 | ||
| 1997-98 | A | Petersburg (PORTA) | James Brauer | 72 | Sandwich | Bob Pax | 123 |
| AA | St. Charles (H.S.) | Tom Roderick | 75 | Orland Park (Sandburg) | Jim Frye | 157 | |
| 1998-99 | A | Woodstock (Marian) | Tom Van Daele | 91 | Sandwich | Bob Pax | 105 |
| AA | St. Charles (H.S.) | Tom Roderick | 83 | Naperville (North) | Dan Iverson | 111 | |
| 1999-00 | A | Winnebago | Roger Fredrickson | 98 | Eureka | Brett Charlton | 171 |
| AA | Schaumburg (H.S.) | Jon Macnider | 154 | Elmhurst (York) | Larry Bassett | 167 | |
| 2000-01 | A | Winnebago | Roger Fredrickson | 101 | Wheaton (St. Francis) | Scott Nelson | 124 |
| AA | Elmhurst (York) | Larry Bassett | 82 | Naperville (North) | Dan Iverson | 108 | |
| 2001-02 | A | Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | Dick Zylstra | 115 | Wheaton (St. Francis) | Scott Nelson | 123 |
| AA | Naperville (North) | Dan Iverson | 147 | Wheeling | Mark Saylor | 174 | |
| 2002-03 | A | Winnebago | Roger Fredrickson | 114 | Stanford (Olympia) | Michael Neisler | 179 |
| AA | Wheaton (North) | Ronals S. Piro | 87 | Elmhurst (York) | Larry Bassett | 123 | |
| 2003-04 | A | Breese (Mater Dei) | Dave Kohnen | 121 | Winnebago | Roger Fredrickson | 149 |
| AA | Barrington | Debbie Revolta | 91 | Palatine (H.S.) | Steve Currins | 95 | |
| 2004-05 | A | Petersburg (PORTA) | James Brauer | 136 | Robinson | Tony Cork | 186 |
| AA | Naperville (North) | Dan Iverson | 81 | Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) | Amy Jacobucci | 128 | |
| 2005-06 | A | Winnebago | Joe and Janet Erb | 58 | Petersburg (PORTA) | James Brauer | 114 |
| AA | Naperville (North) | Dan Iverson | 105 | Lockport (Twp.) | Evon Marie Schlotter | 188 | |
| 2006-07 | A | Winnebago | Joe & Janet Erb | 131 | Elmwood | Tony McCoy | 134 |
| AA | Hinsdale (Central) | Mark McCabe | 123 | Barrington | Debbie Revolta | 203 | |
| 2007-08 | 1A | Winnebago | Joe & Janet Erb | 65 | Eureka | Brett Charlton | 90 |
| 2A | Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) | Ed Gaffigan | 63 | Peoria (Notre Dame) | Mike Sullivan | 140 | |
| 3A | Geneva | Bob Thomson | 119 | LaGrange (Lyons) | Julie Metz | 131 | |
| 2008-09 | 1A | Winnebago | Joe & Janet Erb | 115 | Elmwood | Tony McCoy | 119 |
| 2A | Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) | Ed Gaffigan | 87 | Crystal Lake (Central) | Shannon Schroeder | 90 | |
| 3A | Geneva | Bob Thomson | 51 | Hinsdale (Central) | Mark McCabe | 166 | |
| 2009-10 | 1A | Winnebago | Joe & Janet Erb | 123 | Decatur (St. Teresa) | Todd Vohland | 127 |
| 2A | Springfield (H.S.) | Dan Devlin | 124 | Yorkville (H.S.) | Chris Muth | 130 | |
| 3A | Palatine (H.S.) | Joe Parks | 99 | Orland Park (Sandburg) | Christina Soldan | 142 | |
| 2010-11 | 1A | Decatur (St. Teresa) | Todd Vohland | 52 | Elmwood | Tony McCoy | 131 |
| 2A | Peoria (Notre Dame) | Mike Sullivan | 113 | Yorkville (H.S.) | Chris Muth | 130 | |
| 3A | Schaumburg (H.S.) | Jon Macnider | 112 | Palatine (H.S.) | Joe Parks | 121 | |
| 2011-12 | 1A | Decatur (St. Teresa) | Todd Vohland | 46 | Westmont | Steve Wolf | 174 |
| 2A | Yorkville (H.S.) | Chris Muth | 74 | Crystal Lake (Central) | Shannon Schroeder | 106 | |
| 3A | Winnetka (New Trier) | John Burnside | 82 | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | Rob Harvey | 144 | |
| 2012-13 | 1A | Decatur (St. Teresa) | Todd Vohland | 41 | Monticello | Jeff Butler | 114 |
| 2A | Yorkville (H.S.) | Chris Muth | 66 | Normal (University) | Lester Hampton | 112 | |
| 3A | Naperville (North) | Dan Iverson | 113 | Roselle (Lake Park) | Lauren May | 133 | |
| 2013-14 | 1A | Decatur (St. Teresa) | Todd Vohland | 73 | Rochester | Bill Owens | 116 |
| 2A | Yorkville (H.S.) | Chris Muth | 104 | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | Brian Webb | 130 | |
| 3A | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Paul Hass | 75 | Naperville (North) | Dan Iverson | 112 | |
| 2014-15 | 1A | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | Jason Retz | 86 | Urbana (University) | Doug Mynatt | 170 |
| 2A | Yorkville (H.S.) | Chris Muth | 79 | Lake Forest (H.S.) | Steve Clegg | 165 | |
| 3A | Naperville (North) | Dan Iverson | 73 | Palatine (H.S.) | Joe Parks | 91 | |
| 2015-16 | 1A | Tolono (Unity) | Kara Leaman | 130 | Urbana (University) | Doug Mynatt | 157 |
| 2A | Yorkville (H.S.) | Chris Muth | 58 | Belvidere (North) | Ken Husser | 122 | |
| 3A | Minooka | Kevin Gummerson | 132 | Naperville (North) | Dan Iverson | 148 | |
| 2016-17 | 1A | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | Jason Retz | 100 | Tolono (Unity) | Kara Leaman | 161 |
| 2A | Belvidere (North) | Ken Husser | 61 | Dunlap | Chris Friedman | 79 | |
| 3A | Naperville (North) | Dan Iverson | 111 | Yorkville (H.S.) | Chris Muth | 130 | |
| 2017-18 | 1A | Tolono (Unity) | Kara Leaman | 108 | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | Jason Retz | 110 |
| 2A | Dunlap | Chris Friedman | 72 | Belvidere (North) | Ken Husser | 95 | |
| 3A | Naperville (North) | Dan Iverson | 87 | Yorkville (H.S.) | Chris Muth | 117 | |
| 2018-19 | 1A | Eureka | Olivia Morris | 84 | Rock Falls | Mark Truesdell | 123 |
| 2A | Belvidere (North) | Ken Husser | 113 | Vernon Hills | Suzanne Curry | 148 | |
| 3A | Naperville (North) | Dan Iverson | 80 | Yorkville (H.S.) | Chris Muth | 87 | |
| 2019-20 | 1A | Winnebago | Joe Erb | 63 | Monticello | David Remmert | 144 |
| 2A | Lisle (Benet Academy) | Scott Brooks | 110 | Lake Villa (Lakes) | Keith West | 177 | |
| 3A | Naperville (North) | Dan Iverson | 90 | Yorkville (H.S.) | Chris Muth | 142 | |
| 2021-22 | 1A | Tolono (Unity) | Kara Leaman | 126 | Winnebago | Joe Erb | 138 |
| 2A | Grayslake (Central) | James Centella | 148 | Crystal Lake (South) | Ken Greenfield | 162 | |
| 3A | Elmhurst (York) | Lauren Deangelis | 62 | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | Peter Wintermute | 151 | |
| 2022-23 | 1A | Tolono (Unity) | Kara Leaman | 84 | Chicago (DePaul College Prep) | Stephanie Stecz | 185 |
| 2A | Grayslake (Central) | James Centella | 106 | Lake Villa (Lakes) | Travis Shepherd | 124 | |
| 3A | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | Peter Wintermute | 39 | Elmhurst (York) | Lauren Deangelis | 58 | |
| 2023-24 | 1A | Tolono (Unity) | Kara Leaman | 109 | Anna (A.-Jonesboro) | Matt Denny | 157 |
| 2A | Chatham (Glenwood) | Mike Garber | 84 | Grayslake (Central) | James Centella | 125 | |
| 3A | Elmhurst (York) | Lauren Deangelis | 77 | Downers Grove (North) | Tim McDonald | 92 |
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