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Illinois Youth Club Championships Are Two Weeks Away
We are now less than 2 weeks away from the Illinois Youth Club XC Championships from taking place. With such a short season for kids that ends early into the fall, it leaves many looking to continue their seasons which they can do so by signing up for Palatine Pack, North Shore Pack, or Plainfield Pack or by signing up to be part of the Illinois Youth Club XC Championships. This great event is available to any clubs or individuals that want to take part in it. Here are some

Carson Vittorio
Oct 30, 20252 min read


The Cooldown Podcast: Sectional Previews
Join Carson Vittorio, Jackson Summy, and Simon Lane as they break down the Sectional Meets in the State of Illinois. SPOTIFY

Carson Vittorio
Oct 30, 20251 min read


2025 XC Individual Rankings: Week 9
Here we go! As we head into sectionals we will be getting a great look at the All-State races in each classifications as things start to narrow down to only a few different sites in the state. You will notice that we have not included Kara Glenn into these rankings. Illinois Running News learned today that Kara Glenn's season is unfortunately over due to injury. We wish Kara a very speedy recovery. 1A Girls Isabella Keller (Jr., Effingham [St. Anthony]) [1] Sundara Weber (Sr.

Carson Vittorio
Oct 29, 20254 min read


Coverage From Plainfield Central Regional
VIDEOS PHOTOS

Carson Vittorio
Oct 28, 20251 min read


2025 XC Team Rankings: Week 9
1A Girls Winnebago [1] Shelbyville [2] Anna-Jonesboro [3] Eureka [4] El Paso-Gridley [5] St. Joseph-Ogden [7] Elmwood [6] Marshall [8] Delavan [9] Pleasant Plains [10] Tolono Unity [20] Stark County [12] Manteno [13] Cambridge [11] Byron [17] Williamsville [16] Belleville (Althoff Catholic) [15] Sandwich [NR] St. Anthony [23] Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) [NR] Clinton [14] Knoxville [18] Newton [19] Bloomington (Central Catholic) [NR] Genoa-Kingston [NR] 1A Boys Eureka [

Carson Vittorio
Oct 28, 20252 min read


2025 XC Performer Of The Week: Week 9
Its time to vote for your weekly performers of the week! Something a little new this year will be a giveaway to our top weekly vote getter from a single week. We will be giving away a Illinois Running News Bucket Hat to the top weekly voter getter from the season. Voting runs from Monday to Sunday so make sure to get your votes in! Any athletes that use bots in order to get votes will be disqualified. High School Boys Week 1: Max Weber (Civic Memorial) [813 votes] Week 2: Jes

Carson Vittorio
Oct 27, 20252 min read


2025 IHSA XC Regional Predictions
The Regional week is always an interesting one as you see some teams that put big stock into the regional with the hopes to advance to Sectionals, while other teams run their "B" squads and just survive until the following week. Here in this article we try to predict which teams will make it out of their regionals and which individuals will be crowned regional champions. 3A Boys Regional Individual Winner Team #1 Team #2 Team #3 Team #4 Team #5 Team #6 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way

Carson Vittorio
Oct 24, 20257 min read


Illinois Youth Club XC Championships Are Just Around The Corner!
We are now only 3 weeks away from the Illinois Youth Club XC Championships from taking place. With such a short season for kids that ends early into the fall, it leaves many looking to continue their seasons which they can do so by signing up for Palatine Pack, North Shore Pack, or Plainfield Pack or by signing up to be part of the Illinois Youth Club XC Championships. This great event is available to any clubs or individuals that want to take part in it. Here are some stats

Carson Vittorio
Oct 23, 20252 min read



Carson Vittorio
Oct 22, 20251 min read


2025 XC Individual Rankings: Week 8
1A Girls Isabella Keller (Sr., Effingham [St. Anthony]) [1] Sundara Weber (Sr., Sandwich) [2] Kate Foltz (Sr., Tuscola) [4] Kyla Babb (Sr., Westmont) [3] Tessa Bowers (Sr., Shelbyville) [8] Klaire Eighner (Sr., Maroa Forsyth) [5] Aubrey Denning (Jr., Effngham [St. Anthony]) [6] Abigail Baumann (Sr., Rockford Lutheran) [7] Dusti Smith (Jr., Toulon [Stark County]) [12] Emily Downing (Sr., Cambridge) [10] Klarke Goranson (So., Manteno) [11] Molly Farrell (Sr., Marshall) [9] Mol

Carson Vittorio
Oct 22, 20254 min read


2025 Middle School State Merge
This past weekend featured both the IESA and SIJHSAA State Meets. The IESA races a two-mile course, while the SIJHSAA competes over a 3K distance. But what if we combined the results from both meets into one? By converting the 3K times to two-mile equivalents using a performance calculator, we’ll see how the top athletes truly stack up against each other in this special merged leaderboard. Boys Teams Woodridge (Jefferson) - 168 Edwardsville (Liberty) - 172 Geneva North - 185

Carson Vittorio
Oct 21, 20253 min read


The Cooldown Podcast: 2025 XC Week 8
Join Jackson Summy and Simon Lane as they talk about the best from conference week in Illinois! SPOTIFY

Carson Vittorio
Oct 21, 20251 min read


2025 XC Team Rankings: Week 8
This past weekend’s conference meets brought some seismic shakeups to the rankings, with several new squads emerging as the top teams in their respective classifications. 1A Girls Winnebago [2] Shelbyville [1] Anna-Jonesboro [3] Eureka [4] El Paso-Gridley [6] Elmwood [11] St. Joseph-Ogden [5] Marshall [7] Delavan [8] Pleasant Plains [10] Cambridge [12] Stark County [13] Manteno [21] Clinton [17] Belleville (Althoff Catholic) [18] Williamsville [9] Byron [NR] Knoxville [15] N

Carson Vittorio
Oct 21, 20252 min read


2025 XC Performer Of The Week: Week 8
Its time to vote for your weekly performers of the week! Something a little new this year will be a giveaway to our top weekly vote getter from a single week. We will be giving away a Illinois Running News Bucket Hat to the top weekly voter getter from the season. Voting runs from Monday to Sunday so make sure to get your votes in! Any athletes that use bots in order to get votes will be disqualified. High School Boys Week 1: Max Weber (Civic Memorial) [813 votes] Week 2: Jes

Carson Vittorio
Oct 20, 20252 min read


Coverage From 2025 IESA XC State
PHOTOS VIDEOS

Carson Vittorio
Oct 20, 20251 min read


Coverage From SPC Conference
PHOTOS VIDEOS

Carson Vittorio
Oct 17, 20251 min read


Beyond The Finish Line: IESA State Edition
LAWRENZ VS PFOUTZ Boys Preview Girls Preview
Brayden Domont
Oct 17, 20251 min read


2025 XC Conference Rundown: Saturday Edition
CCL/GCAC Conference Key Boys Teams: Aurora (Central Catholic), Chicago (DePaul), Aurora (Marmion Academy) Key Boys Individuals: Andrew Straley (Chicago [Brother Rice]), Jack Swiatek (Aurora [Central Catholic]), John Rienbold (Aurora [Central Catholic]), Ben Bohr (Aurora [Central Catholic]), Key Girls Teams: Chicago (St. Ignatius), Chicago (DePaul), Wheaton (St. Francis), Key Girls Individuals: Ally Shutler (Chicago [St. Ignatius]), Annika Swan (Chicago [St. Ignatius]), Sydn

Illinois Running News
Oct 17, 202522 min read


2025 Mike Newman Sectional Rankings: Week 7
Here are this week’s IHSA Sectional Rankings! We’ve seen some movement after this past weekend as we continue to inch closer to the postseason. These rankings are dedicated to Mike Newman , who passed away earlier this year. Mike was the owner of ILXCTF.com and was well-known for producing these top 10 rankings every season. In his honor, we have named these rankings after him. Boys 3A 1. Hinsdale Central #1 Downers Grove North [1] #10 Naperville (Neuqua Valley) [5] #12 Hins

Carson Vittorio
Oct 16, 20254 min read


2025 XC Conference Rundown: Friday Edition
Southwest Prairie Conference Key Boys Teams: Plainfield (North), Plainfield (South), Yorkville Key Boys Individuals: Owen Horeni (Yorkville), Thomas Czerwinski (Plainfield [North]), Aiden Connors (Plainfield [North]), Dylan Buturisis (Plainfield [South]), Alex Batsala (Plainfield [South]) Key Girls Teams: Plainfield (North), Minooka, Key Girls Individuals: Marlie Czarnewski (Plainfield [North]), Madison King (Joliet [Central]), Natalie Nahs (Minooka), Tessa Russo (Plainfield

Carson Vittorio
Oct 16, 20253 min read
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