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The stage is set for the IHSA Girls 3A State Cross Country Championship, taking place this Saturday at the legendary Detweiller Park. The state’s largest and most competitive division once again features powerhouse programs and elite individual talent ready to leave their mark on Illinois cross country history. With several top-ranked teams peaking at the right time and a handful of challengers eager to disrupt the hierarchy, the 3A race is shaping up to be a fast, fierce, an

The stage is set for the IHSA Girls 2A State Cross Country Championship, taking place this Saturday at the legendary Detweiller Park. Every workout, meet, and mile of training this season has built toward this moment, where some of Illinois’ most competitive mid-sized programs will clash for state glory. With several perennial powers in top form and a handful of rising teams ready to make history, the 2A field is loaded with talent and intrigue, setting up what could be one o

We have spent weeks and weeks waiting for this moment, and the race we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. The 2A boys race will provide fireworks like no other and it will lead to an entertaining showdown for the win. The team race will showcase a dominant force against several contenders who will vie for the second spot. The individual race will show us one of the greatest showdowns in individual history, it’ll be the closest race of the day for sure. You couldn’t ask

After months of watching these teams compete in their various corners of the state, we finally get to see the culmination of the 2025 season. Teams from all over will converge on Detweiller Park and battle it out for a state title. With weeks of preparation in the books, teams and individuals alike will leave their mark and hopefully bring home some hardware. The 1A boys race could be one of the closest team races we see all week, it’s going to have you at the edge of your se

The stage is set for the IHSA Girls 1A State Cross Country Championship, taking place this Saturday at the legendary Detweiller Park. Every stride, surge, and finish line lean this fall has led to this moment, where the best small-school programs in Illinois will battle for supremacy on the state’s most storied course. With powerhouse programs returning and several upstart teams peaking at the perfect time, the 1A field promises intense racing, breakout performances, and a fi

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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

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Tomorrow marks one of the most important days on the IHSA calendar, as teams will battle for a chance to compete at Detweiller Park on November 8th. It’s an exciting time across the state, and we wish everyone the best of luck at their sectional meets! In this article, we project where every team that qualified for sectionals stacks up within their respective sectional. 1A Boys - Sectional Lisle Elmwood Toledo (Cumberland) Sherrard Trenton (Wesclin) Individual Champion Luca B

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

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

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.

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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 [

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

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

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

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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