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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 211 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 212 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 202 min read


Coverage From 2025 IESA XC State
PHOTOS VIDEOS

Carson Vittorio
Oct 201 min read


Coverage From SPC Conference
PHOTOS VIDEOS

Carson Vittorio
Oct 171 min read


Beyond The Finish Line: IESA State Edition
LAWRENZ VS PFOUTZ Boys Preview Girls Preview
Brayden Domont
Oct 171 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 1722 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 164 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 163 min read


2025 XC Conference Rundown: Thursday Edition
SIRR Conference Key Boys Teams: Herrin, Carterville, Murphysboro Key Boys Individuals: Caiden Cook (DuQuoin), Edgar Garcia (Murphysboro), Nolen Frost (Herrin), Mason King (Herrin), Hayden Swiney (DuQuoin), August Anderson (Carterville) Key Girls Teams: Anna Jonesboro Key Girls Individuals: Jayden Gerardi (Anna Jonesboro), Laney Samburski (Carterville), Sophia Hill (Anna Jonesboro) Outlook: A strong 1A conference on both sides, you’ll see some big names in the smallest divisio

Illinois Running News
Oct 165 min read


2025 IESA Cross Country State Preview: 4A
The IESA State Cross Country Championships have arrived, bringing together the top middle school talent from across Illinois for one final showdown of the season. Months of training, countless early mornings, and miles upon miles all lead to this moment at the legendary course in Normal. With team titles, individual glory, and season-long bragging rights on the line, expect the intensity to be unmatched and the races to deliver the drama that only a state meet can provide. Gi

Carson Vittorio
Oct 167 min read


2025 IESA Cross Country State Preview: 3A
The IESA State Cross Country Championships have arrived, bringing together the top middle school talent from across Illinois for one final showdown of the season. Months of training, countless early mornings, and miles upon miles all lead to this moment at the legendary course in Normal. With team titles, individual glory, and season-long bragging rights on the line, expect the intensity to be unmatched and the races to deliver the drama that only a state meet can provide. Gi

Carson Vittorio
Oct 167 min read


2025 IESA Cross Country State Preview: 2A
The IESA State Cross Country Championships have arrived, bringing together the top middle school talent from across Illinois for one final showdown of the season. Months of training, countless early mornings, and miles upon miles all lead to this moment at the legendary course in Normal. With team titles, individual glory, and season-long bragging rights on the line, expect the intensity to be unmatched and the races to deliver the drama that only a state meet can provide. Gi

Carson Vittorio
Oct 167 min read


2025 IESA Cross Country State Preview: 1A
The IESA State Cross Country Championships have arrived, bringing together the top middle school talent from across Illinois for one final showdown of the season. Months of training, countless early mornings, and miles upon miles all lead to this moment at the legendary course in Normal. With team titles, individual glory, and season-long bragging rights on the line, expect the intensity to be unmatched and the races to deliver the drama that only a state meet can provide. Gi

Carson Vittorio
Oct 167 min read


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

Carson Vittorio
Oct 154 min read


2025 XC Conference Rundown: Wednesday Conference Edition
Conference week is upon us and Illinois Running News will be writing previews for the top conference meets in the State this week. Check us out every day this week to read about your favorite conference meet! SWC Conference Key Boys Teams: Edwardsville, O’Fallon Key Boys Individuals: Brayden Kloeppel (O’Fallon), Colin Thomas (Edwardsville), Cooper Wittek (Edwardsville) Key Girls Teams: Edwardsville, O’Fallon Key Girls Individuals: Ellie Bush (O’Fallon), Ella Thompson (Edwards

Illinois Running News
Oct 151 min read


2025 XC Team Rankings: Week 7
This past week was filled with twilight meets that took place across the state and produced many exciting results. We now head into the conference week and the state series is right around the corner! Check out our rankings here. 1A Girls Shelbyville [1] Winnebago [2] Anna-Jonesboro [3] Eureka [6] St. Joseph-Ogden [4] El Paso-Gridley [5] Marshall [8] Delavan [10] Williamsville [9] Pleasant Plains [16] Elmwood [7] Cambridge [21] Stark County [18] Tolono Unity [12] Knoxville [

Carson Vittorio
Oct 142 min read


2025 XC The Illinois Cooldown Podcast: Week 7
SPOTIFY APPLE

Carson Vittorio
Oct 141 min read


Coverage From IESA Sectionals
Alder Park Photos Lane Tech Photos Videos

Carson Vittorio
Oct 141 min read


2025 XC Conference Rundown: Tuesday Conference Edition
Conference week is upon us and Illinois Running News will be writing previews for the top conference meets in the State this week. Check us out every day this week to read about your favorite conference meet! Apollo Conference Key Boys Teams: Mahomet-Seymour, Taylorville Key Boys Individuals: Liam Bettis (Taylorville), Henry McMurry (Mahomet-Seymour), Augustus Gaudio (Mahomet-Seymour), Key Girls Teams: Mahomet-Seymour, Mt. Zion, Taylorville Key Girls Individuals: Elayna

Illinois Running News
Oct 143 min read
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