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Illinois Running News Message Board

Post your thoughts weekly about the landscape of Illinois' Cross Country and Track & Field

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Top 10 Hardest Courses In Illinois

Hey @Carson Vittorio, thanks for running the data on courses. I do wonder to what extent are the courses tougher or just longer than stated? I feel like there are a few examples each year where times just don't equate at all to other performances and rather than believe everyone has had a career day (or their worst run of the season) it seems like distance was probably off. Thanks for the great coverage as the season starts to gather steam!

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Freshman at Rich township high school Deshawn Lawrence jumps to 17th in the country for 9th grade in the 60mh.

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ivan Danzy

I can't wait to see the meet at Gatley this weekend. Its going to be some heavy hitters. What team is favored to win it?

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Post-State Blues

Does anyone else get a little down after all the excitement during the build-up for State? It gets dark early, (generally) the team is done with day-to-day practices and meets, and some have moved on to winter sports. As a longtime CC coach, I find this week always a little sad, for me.

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Kelly MacDonald
Kelly MacDonald
20 nov 2025

I feel the same! I miss seeing the kids everyday and now that I am retired I don't see them in the school either.

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Carson Vittorio

Sectionals Week

What are we most excited for this upcoming weekend?

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MitchS
31 okt 2025

On the girls 3A side : 1) Busse Woods; THE top three teams in the state battling it out. 2) Lake Park: 10 ranked teams competing. I'm a T&F fan but I'M even excited to see what happens these next two weeks


Unfortunetly it looks like Mia isnt running this week or next which will shake things up a bit at the top.

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Palatine MoC

Any thoughts on Palatine yesterday? Bright skies led to some carnage in the varsity races.

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Carson Vittorio
Carson Vittorio
28 sep 2025

Shows how close everyone is in the race for all-state

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Carson Vittorio

Week 4 Team Rankings Released

Give your thoughts on the Team Rankings for this week!


https://www.illinoisrunningnews.com/post/2025-xc-team-rankings-week-4

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MitchS
25 sep 2025

A lot of movement from the previous week. Especially The Knights who's freshman haven't run in a varsity event yet. It'll intersting to see what happns when Wint decides to make the move.

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Simon Lane

Who is the best current collegiate xc runner from Illinois?

Drew Rogers, Liam Newhart, Ryan Watts, or Micah Wilson come to mind for me.

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Ryan Krake
Ryan Krake
22 sep 2025

Micah Wilson looks the best right now but would love to see Ryan Watts have a great year at Iowa St and take home a national title!

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Carson Vittorio

Richard Spring Recap

Fast times at Detweiller Park. 37 runners under 15:00 is insane for a regular season Peoria Meet. Big team wins for both Lane Tech boys and Hersey girls. Prospect girls looked amazing if you add the freshman. Post your thoughts below

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Ryan Krake
Ryan Krake
22 sep 2025

PND boys looked phenomenal taking down 2A #1 Mahomet-Seymour. Max Kirby had himself a day running 14:29 to break Adam White's school record by 2s. The 2-5 runners had just a 14s split (15:23-15:37) which bodes well for November. Perhaps the biggest surprise was Dax Duffy who was the fifth man in 15:37 coming off injury. Expect him to be closer to 15:00 within the next few weeks.

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