Girls Track & Field Champions & Runners-Up Girls Track & Field Champions & Runners-Up* Last updated at 12:49 pm on Monday, June 10, 2024
| Year | Class | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Coach | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | Springfield (Southeast) | Sandy Spengler | 20 | Park Ridge (Maine South) | 15 | ||
| 1973-74 | Illiopolis | Shirley Alford | 17 | Park Ridge (Maine South) | 13 | ||
| Springfield (Southeast) | 13 | ||||||
| 1974-75 | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | Maureen Asan | 24 | Chicago (Calumet) | 18 | ||
| Springfield (Southeast) | 18 | ||||||
| 1975-76 | Chicago (Calumet) | Sandra Jenkins | 21 | Illiopolis | 18 | ||
| 1976-77 | East Moline (United) | Carlo Ferreri | 16 | Evanston (Twp.) | 15 | ||
| 1977-78 | A | New Lenox (Providence Catholic) | Sr. Judith Legan | 31 | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | Becky McGee | 16 |
| AA | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | Nino Fennoy | 37 | Chicago (Dunbar) | 24 | ||
| 1978-79 | A | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | Robert Handlin | 42 | Kankakee (McNamara) | 39 | |
| AA | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | Nino Fennoy | 64 | East St. Louis (Sr.) | Pat May & Robert Perkins | 54 | |
| 1979-80 | A | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | Robert Handlin | 36 | Chicago (University) | 35 | |
| AA | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | Nino Fennoy | 611⁄2 | Chicago (South Shore) | 45 | ||
| 1980-81 | A | Peoria (Bergan) | Luis Rubio | 42 | New Lenox (Providence Catholic) | 36 | |
| AA | Chicago (South Shore) | Glenn Johnson | 52 | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | 48 | ||
| 1981-82 | A | Peoria (Bergan) | Sr. Diane Francque | 49 | Teutopolis | 37 | |
| AA | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | Nino Fennoy | 67 | Chicago Heights (Bloom Trail) | Sue Carr | 57 | |
| 1982-83 | A | Peoria (Bergan) | Tim Dougherty | 51 | Chicago (Luther South) | 48 | |
| AA | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | Nino Fennoy | 71 | East St. Louis (Sr.) | Pat May & Robert Perkins | 53 | |
| 1983-84 | A | Teutopolis | Steve Craig | 46 | Tiskilwa | 34 | |
| AA | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | Nino Fennoy | 73 | East St. Louis (Sr.) | Pat May & Robert Perkins | 63 | |
| 1984-85 | A | Teutopolis | Steve Craig | 51 | Aurora (Rosary) | Sandy Hipp | 35 |
| AA | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | Nino Fennoy | 107 | Wheeling | 44 | ||
| 1985-86 | A | Chicago (Luther South) | Jon Zimmerman | 57 | Stanford (Olympia) | Jim Sunday | 36 |
| AA | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | Nino Fennoy | 140 | Wheeling | 48 | ||
| 1986-87 | A | Maple Park (Kaneland) | Pat Sheetz | 48 | Chicago (Luther South) | 46 | |
| AA | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | Nino Fennoy | 70 | Wheeling | 51 | ||
| 1987-88 | A | Maple Park (Kaneland) | Pat Sheetz | 41 | Chicago (Luther South) | 36 | |
| AA | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | Nino Fennoy | 121 | Harvey (Thornton) | 41 | ||
| 1988-89 | A | Genoa (G.-Kingston) | David Anderson | 39 | Chicago (Luther South) | 371⁄2 | |
| AA | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | Nino Fennoy | 98 | Evanston (Twp.) | 661⁄2 | ||
| 1989-90 | A | Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) | Jim Kwasteniet | 43 | Monmouth (H.S.) | 31 | |
| AA | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | Nino Fennoy | 114 | Evanston (Twp.) | 79 | ||
| 1990-91 | A | Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) | Jim Kwastaniet | 47 | Urbana (University) | Bonnie Byers-Neaville | 36 |
| AA | Evanston (Twp.) | Fenton Gunter | 69 | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | 37 | ||
| 1991-92 | A | Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) | Jim Kwasteniet | 42 | Cairo | 32 | |
| AA | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | Nina Fennoy | 71 | Chicago (Morgan Park) | 41 | ||
| 1992-93 | A | Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | Dan VanProoyen | 52 | Tuscola | Duncan McHugh & Stan Wienke | 28 |
| AA | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | Nino Fennoy | 53 | Palatine (H.S.) | 43 | ||
| Evanston (Twp.) | Fenton Gunter | 43 | |||||
| 1993-94 | A | Rochester | Robin Taft | 47 | Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | Dan Van Prooyen | 38 |
| AA | Chicago (Morgan Park) | Derrick Calhoun | 71 | East St. Louis (Lincoln) | 64 | ||
| 1994-95 | A | Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | Dan VanProoyen | 33 | Forreston | 26 | |
| Rochester | Robin Taft | 26 | |||||
| AA | Chicago (Morgan Park) | Derrick Calhoun | 68 | South Holland (Thornwood) | 46 | ||
| 1995-96 | A | Herscher | Brian Noffke | 26 | Gillespie | 25 | |
| AA | Chicago (Morgan Park) | Derrick Calhoun | 63 | Waukegan (H.S.) | Leslie Garcia | 56 | |
| 1996-97 | A | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | Jim Risley | 37 | Byron | 36 | |
| AA | Evanston (Twp.) | Fenton Gunter | 57 | Chicago (Morgan Park) | 51 | ||
| 1997-98 | A | Downs (Tri-Valley) | John Pearson | 40 | Villa Grove | 28 | |
| AA | Evanston (Twp.) | Fenton Gunter | 60 | Chicago (Morgan Park) | 44 | ||
| 1998-99 | A | Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | Kevin Hackert | 53 | Stanford (Olympia) | Sharon Goff | 39 |
| AA | Chicago (Morgan Park) | Derrick Calhoun | 108 | East St. Louis (Sr.) | Nino A. Fennoy & Tommie Randolph | 44 | |
| Hillside (Proviso West) | Mike Brazier | 44 | |||||
| 1999-00 | A | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | Jerry Hewerdine | 49 | Erie | Matt Newton & Don Robinson | 481⁄2 |
| AA | Chicago (Morgan Park) | 72 | South Holland (Thornwood) | 481⁄2 | |||
| 2000-01 | A | Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | Kevin Hackert | 63 | South Holland (Seton Academy) | 37 | |
| AA | Chicago (Morgan Park) | Derrick Calhoun | 77 | Evanston (Twp.) | Fenton Gunter | 48 | |
| 2001-02 | A | Eureka | Don Samford | 481⁄2 | Braidwood (Reed-Custer) | Scott Ward | 31 |
| AA | Chicago (Morgan Park) | 104 | Evanston (Twp.) | Fenton Gunter | 50 | ||
| 2002-03 | A | Freeburg | Wayne Wiseman | 861⁄2 | Eureka | 52 | |
| AA | Evanston (Twp.) | Fenton Gunter | 87 | Chicago (Morgan Park) | 68 | ||
| 2003-04 | A | Freeburg | Wayne Wiseman | 76 | Carlinville | Mary Lauwerens | 49 |
| AA | Evanston (Twp.) | Fenton Gunter | 76 | Chicago (Morgan Park) | 72 | ||
| 2004-05 | A | Normal (University) | Jermaine Ware | 73 | Carlinville | Mary Lauwerens | 47 |
| AA | Evanston (Twp.) | Fenton Gunter | 87 | Chicago (Morgan Park) | Derrick Calhoun | 71 | |
| 2005-06 | A | Benton | Andy Sloan | 431⁄2 | Aurora (A. Christian) | Jeff Schutt | 37 |
| AA | Evanston (Twp.) | Fenton Gunter | 91 | Palatine (H.S.) | Steve Currins | 46 | |
| 2006-07 | A | Sherrard | Todd Volkert | 47 | Carthage | Jerry Butcher | 41 |
| AA | Barrington | Jody Gitelis | 55 | East St. Louis (Sr.) | Nino A. Fennoy & Kim Jennings | 46 | |
| 2007-08 | A | Benton | Andy Sloan | 71 | Eureka | Don Samford | 45 |
| AA | East St. Louis (Sr.) | Nino A. Fennoy & Kim Jennings | 65 | Barrington | Jody Gitelis | 38 | |
| 2008-09 | 1A | Bloomington (Central Catholic) | DeWayne Griffin | 42 | Breese (Central) | Greg Kruse | 33 |
| 2A | Rock Island (H.S.) | Michelle Lillis | 491⁄2 | Springfield (Southeast) | Tom McBride | 48 | |
| 3A | Belleville (West) | Paul James | 53 | Palatine (H.S.) | Steven Currins | 41 | |
| Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) | Jim Braun | 41 | |||||
| 2009-10 | 1A | Byron | Scott McMullen | 461⁄2 | Bloomington (Central Catholic) | DeWayne Griffin | 45 |
| 2A | Springfield (Southeast) | Tom McBride | 57 | Bloomington (H.S.) | Roland Brent | 48 | |
| 3A | Hinsdale (Central) | Pat Richards | 471⁄2 | East St. Louis (Sr.) | Nino A. Fennoy & Kim Jennings | 44 | |
| 2010-11 | 1A | Byron | Scott McMullen | 54 | Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) | Marcia Eberhard | 48 |
| 2A | Springfield (Southeast) | Tom McBride | 50 | Chicago (Morgan Park) | Derrick Calhoun | 49 | |
| 3A | East St. Louis (Sr.) | Nino A. Fennoy & Kim Jennings | 46 | Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) | Caroline Gerritsen | 37 | |
| 2011-12 | 1A | Moweaqua (Central A & M) | Todd Rork | 59 | Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley) | Erica Kostoff | 48 |
| 2A | Springfield (Southeast) | Thomas McBride | 63 | Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) | Marcia Eberhard | 46 | |
| 3A | Edwardsville (H.S.) | MiKala Thompkins | 51 | Belleville (West) | Paul James | 48.5 | |
| 2012-13 | 1A | Moweaqua (Central A & M) | Todd Rork | 60 | Erie | Don Robinson | 56 |
| 2A | Springfield (Southeast) | 66 | Carbondale (H.S.) | Greg Storm | 39 | ||
| Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) | Marcia Eberhard | 39 | |||||
| 3A | Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) | Caroline Gerritsen | 79 | Edwardsville (H.S.) | Mikala Thompkins | 68.50 | |
| 2013-14 | 1A | Aurora (A. Christian) | Anna McQuade | 49 | Tremont | Matt Gossmeyer | 45 |
| 2A | Cahokia (H.S.) | Roscoe Dowell | 61 | Normal (University) | Stu Shaver | 54 | |
| 3A | Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) | Wendy Hegarty | 72 | Aurora (West Aurora) | Teresa Towles | 39 | |
| 2014-15 | 1A | Carthage (Illini West) | Jerry Butcher | 52 | Sidell (Jamaica) | Gail Biggerstaff | 47 |
| 2A | Cahokia (H.S.) | Roscoe Dowell | 61 | Chicago (Morgan Park) | Derrick Calhoun | 51 | |
| 3A | Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) | Brian Evans | 51 | Barrington | Jody Gitelis | 35 | |
| Gurnee (Warren) | Ryan Dunn | 35 | |||||
| 2015-16 | 1A | Catlin (Salt Fork) | Gail Biggerstaff | 52 | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | Kelly Steffen | 42 |
| 2A | Cahokia (H.S.) | Roscoe Dowell | 53 | ||||
| Maple Park (Kaneland) | Doug Ecker | 53 | |||||
| 3A | Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) | Brian Evans | 83 | Alton (Sr.) | Terry Mitchell | 37 | |
| 2016-17 | 1A | Chicago (Luther North) | David Grim | 59 | Warrensburg (W.-Latham) | 52 | |
| 2A | Dunlap | Pat Garst | 78 | Cahokia (H.S.) | Roscoe Dowell | 57 | |
| 3A | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Kelly Haas | 47 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Zontavius Johnson | 43 | |
| 2017-18 | 1A | St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | Kelly Steffen | 43 | Farmington | Toby Vallas | 36 |
| 2A | Dunlap | Pat Garst | 102 | East St. Louis (Sr.) | Nino Fennoy | 51 | |
| 3A | Naperville (North) | Dan Iverson | 53 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Zontavius Johnson | 47 | |
| 2018-19 | 1A | DuQuoin (H.S.) | Shane Boyett | 58 | Chicago (Latin) | Dan Daly | 46 |
| 2A | East St. Louis (Sr.) | Nino Fennoy | 72 | Springfield (Southeast) | Barbara Montgomery | 65 | |
| 3A | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Zontavius Johnson | 59.50 | South Holland (Thornwood) | Delin Hill | 42 | |
| 2020-21 | 1A | Belleville (Althoff Catholic) | 50 | Winnebago | 49 | ||
| 2A | Chicago (Latin) | Dan Daly | 69 | Geneseo | 60 | ||
| 3A | Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) | Brian Evans | 56 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Terrance Terry | 50 | |
| 2021-22 | 1A | Tuscola | Drew Sterkel | 57 | Newark | Jeff Schutt | 54 |
| 2A | Kankakee (Sr.) | Marques Lowe | 74 | Normal (University) | John Neisler | 51 | |
| 3A | Chicago (Whitney Young) | Philip Wallace | 53 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Terrance Terry | 44 | |
| 2022-23 | 1A | Winnebago | 50 | Seneca | 48 | ||
| 2A | Kankakee (Sr.) | 66 | Geneseo | 58 | |||
| 3A | Huntley | 62.5 | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | 52 |
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