2026 XC Individual Rankings: Week 2
- Carson Vittorio
- 1 hour ago
- 6 min read
With the cross country season just getting underway, this week’s individual rankings feature relatively little movement, as most athletes have only had one opportunity to race. There were a few big performances that were enough to shake things up in the top of the rankings. Several runners made early statements with strong opening races, while others showed that their preseason ranking may have been too low. With bigger invitationals beginning to fill the schedule over the next few weeks, expect the individual rankings to become much more fluid as athletes get more chances to prove themselves against top competition. For now, though, the early-season results are providing our first glimpse at which runners are ready to make a jump in 2026.
MS Girls | ||||
New | Team | Grade | Team | Old |
1 | Stella Ciccarelli | 8th | Mokena | 2 |
2 | Alexis Garcia | 7th | Chicago (O.A. Thorp) | 1 |
3 | Callie Ding | 8th | Barrington (Station) | 3 |
4 | Tessa Mocko | 7th | Glen Ellyn (St. Petronille) | 4 |
5 | Chloe Crim | 8th | Shorewood (Troy) | 5 |
6 | Julia Farley | 8th | Lemont (Old Quarry) | 6 |
7 | Sienna Prendergast | 8th | Plainfield (Heritage Grove) | 7 |
8 | Sawyer Smith | 8th | Johnsburg | 12 |
9 | Charlize Chick | 8th | Petersburg (PORTA) | 8 |
10 | Nellie Patton | 8th | Evanston (Nichols) | 9 |
11 | Leah Moore | 8th | Staunton | 10 |
12 | Maddie Frey | 8th | Willowbrook (Westview Hills) | 13 |
13 | Avery Hess | 8th | Sullivan | 15 |
14 | Caitlyn Daniel | 8th | St. Charles (Thompson) | 16 |
15 | Kamila Trachsel | 7th | Downs (Tri-Valley) | 17 |
16 | Kendall Ellermeyer | 7th | Murphysboro | 18 |
17 | Regina Riegler | 8th | Arlington Heights (St. James) | 20 |
18 | Lydia Leffelman | 8th | Arlington Heights South | 21 |
19 | Alexandra Koulentes | 8th | Mt. Prospect (Lincoln) | 19 |
20 | Amelia Coovert | 8th | Monticello | NR |
21 | Adelyn Etherton | 7th | Mt. Zion | 22 |
22 | Maud Nelson | 7th | Brimfield | 25 |
23 | Samantha Chavez | 7th | Palatine (Sundling) | 24 |
24 | Abby Proctor | 8th | Plainfield (Ira Jones) | NR |
25 | Rayleigh Reach | 6th | Metamora | NR |
MS Boys | ||||
New | Team | Grade | Team | Old |
1 | Kelton Hines | 8th | Columbia (Immaculate Conception) | 1 |
2 | Carter Janello | 8th | Normal (Kingsley) | 2 |
3 | Dane Fleisher | 8th | Knoxville | 3 |
4 | Brooks Frieburg | 8th | Monticello | 20 |
5 | Asher Weilacher | 8th | Forreston | 8 |
6 | Connor Potthast | 8th | Maryville Christian | 14 |
7 | Dexter Gust | 8th | Petersburg (PORTA) | 22 |
8 | Benjmain O'Connor | 8th | Downers Grove (O'Neill) | 9 |
9 | Austin Ryter | 8th | Arlington Heights (Thomas) | 13 |
10 | Tate Shoaff | 8th | Shelbyville (Moulton) | 25 |
11 | Samuel Pagnotto | 8th | Arlington Heights South | 17 |
12 | Ryan Sanchez | 7th | Lake Zurich North | 21 |
13 | Nathan Erickson | 8th | Arlington Heights (Thomas) | 18 |
14 | Nolan Kardosh | 8th | River Forest (Roosevelt) | NR |
15 | Emmett Voyles | 7th | Mt. Prospect (St. Raymond) | 7 |
16 | Nathan Brickler | 7th | Lake Zurich South | 23 |
17 | Peter Jezior | 8th | Mt. Prospect (Lincoln) | NR |
18 | Owen Khamo | 7th | Mt. Prospect (St. Raymond) | 12 |
19 | Jayson Rawls | 7th | New Hope Elementary | NR |
20 | Eugene Preston | 8th | Urbana | NR |
21 | Luke Robinson | 8th | LaGrange (St. Francis) | NR |
22 | Roman Hinthorne | 8th | El Paso-Gridley | NR |
23 | Jax Tysma | 8th | East Moline (Glenview) | NR |
24 | Kyan Rensing | 8th | Smithton | NR |
25 | Oliver Trower | 8th | Trinity Lutheran | NR |
1A Girls | ||||
New | Team | Grade | Team | Old |
1 | Isabella Keller | Sr | Effingham (St. Anthony) | 1 |
2 | Kasyn Jibben | So | Havana | 4 |
3 | Aubrey Denning | Sr | Effingham (St. Anthony) | 5 |
4 | Klarke Goranson | Jr | Manteno | 2 |
5 | Leah Shoaff | So | Shelbyville | 8 |
6 | Dusti Smith | Sr | Toulon (Stark County) | 3 |
7 | Lydia Woody | So | Springfield (Lutheran) | 16 |
8 | Joelle Wilson | Sr | Williamsville | 11 |
9 | Hadley Fleck | So | Niantic (Sangamon Valley) | 18 |
10 | Jadyn Gerardi | Sr | Anna-Jonesboro | 19 |
11 | Taylor Mabry | Sr | Monticello | 20 |
12 | Emalyn Millar | Jr | Aledo (Mercer County) | 21 |
13 | Elyse Brinkemeyer | Jr | Delavan | 22 |
14 | Molly Webb | Jr | Winnebago | 6 |
15 | McKenna Beck | Fr | Clinton | 25 |
16 | Ava Otto | Sr | Eureka | 9 |
17 | Madeleine Fox | Sr | Marshall | 10 |
18 | Ella Carlson | Sr | Winnebago | 13 |
19 | Jana Vande Kemp | Sr | Cambridge | 7 |
20 | Sophia Watson | Sr | Eureka | 14 |
21 | Sierra Herrmann | Sr | Eureka | 15 |
22 | Bethany Sennett | Sr | Princeville | 17 |
23 | Ava Corley | Sr | Shelbyville | NR |
24 | Hazel Atkins | Fr | Shelbyville | NR |
25 | Myla McAllister | Fr | Breese (Mater Dei) | NR |
1A Boys | ||||
New | Team | Grade | Team | Old |
1 | Cayden Bostic | Jr | Clinton | 1 |
2 | Vinny Gullone | Jr | East Dubuque | 3 |
3 | Grady Smith | Jr | Johnsburg | 6 |
4 | Evan Knobloch | Jr | Toulon (Stark County) | 2 |
5 | Eli Anderson | Jr | Monticello | 4 |
6 | Adam Perry | So | Eureka | 5 |
7 | Edgar Garcia | Sr | Murphysboro | 9 |
8 | Coriell Green | Sr | Delavan | 7 |
9 | Ryan Patrick | So | Williamsville | 19 |
10 | Cameron Roedl | Sr | Toledo (Cumberland) | 15 |
11 | Joe Faris | Sr | Dwight | 8 |
12 | Caden Hageman | Sr | Hinckley-Big Rock | NR |
13 | Blake Lindberg | Sr | Rockford Christian | 10 |
14 | Caiden Cook | Sr | DuQuoin | 11 |
15 | Weston Hodel | Jr | El Paso-Gridley | 12 |
16 | Holden Gerdes | Sr | Fairbury (Prairie Central) | 14 |
17 | Cole Cahill | So | Elmwood | 17 |
18 | Harrison Hays | Sr | Paris | 16 |
19 | Danny Sharp | Jr | Elmwood | 18 |
20 | Pacer Szopinski | So | Pinckneyville | 20 |
21 | Thor Springman | Sr | Piasa (Southwestern) | 25 |
22 | Tim Sikorski | Jr | Monticello | 23 |
23 | Nicholas Jelinek | Sr | Bloomington (Central Catholic) | 24 |
24 | Patrick McClure | Fr | Monticello | 25 |
25 | Lucas Hollinshead | Sr | Williamsville | 13 |
2A Girls | ||||
New | Team | Grade | Team | Old |
1 | Ali Londrigan | Sr | Chatham (Glenwood) | 2 |
2 | Emaline Foster | Jr | Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) | 1 |
3 | Taara Sajdeh | Sr | Chicago University | 4 |
4 | Lillian Chaddock | So | Peoria (Notre Dame) | 17 |
5 | Lorelei Hulsing | So | Bloomington | 13 |
6 | Sophie Rentmeister | Sr | Chatham (Glenwood) | 5 |
7 | Viviana Tryonopoulos | Sr | Chicago (Kennedy) | 9 |
8 | Anneke Dam | Jr | Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) | 10 |
9 | Abby Yarusso | So | Wheaton (St. Francis) | 18 |
10 | Anniston Huff | Sr | Mahomet-Seymour | 19 |
11 | Brooklyn Smith | Sr | Geneseo | 6 |
12 | Nora Wedwick | Jr | Rockford (Boylan) | 23 |
13 | Erin Hinsdale | Sr | Wheaton (St. Francis) | 3 |
14 | Elena Mamminga | Sr | Wheaton (St. Francis) | 7 |
15 | Hannah Farley | Jr | Lemont | 25 |
16 | Azalea Modes | Sr | Deerfield | NR |
17 | Estella Ollinger | Sr | Vernon Hills | 15 |
18 | Alexandra Santoyo | Jr | Cary-Grove | 21 |
19 | Lydia Huffman | So | Waterloo | 20 |
20 | Elayna Harker | Jr | Taylorville | 12 |
21 | Stella Martin | Sr | Deerfield | NR |
22 | Lyla Plaisier | So | Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | 11 |
23 | Evelyn DeBaene | Jr | Geneseo | NR |
24 | Paityn Brady | Jr | Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) | 14 |
25 | Brenley Kelly | Jr | Jerseyville (Jersey) | NR |
2A Boys | ||||
New | Team | Grade | Team | Old |
1 | Thomas Jochum | Sr | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | 1 |
2 | Gabriel Greer | Sr | Marion | 3 |
3 | Raphael Greer | Sr | Marion | 4 |
4 | Everrett Swanson | Sr | Morris | 6 |
5 | Cuyler Swanson | Sr | Morris | 7 |
6 | Carson Kaiser | Jr | Maple Park (Kaneland) | 2 |
7 | Quaid Berger | Jr | Olney (Richland County) | 5 |
8 | Liam Bettis | Sr | Taylorville | 8 |
9 | Maxwell Kirby | Sr | Peoria (Notre Dame) | 10 |
10 | Bryant Lester | Sr | Vernon Hills | 16 |
11 | Andrew Aldeman | Jr | Normal University | 12 |
12 | Dean Geiger | Sr | Dixon | 13 |
13 | Judah Binger | Jr | Belvidere (North) | 11 |
14 | Cooper Summy | Sr | Lake Villa (Lakes) | 17 |
15 | Ethan Carter | So | Chatham (Glenwood) | NR |
16 | Mesfin Diedrich | So | Darien (Hinsdale South) | NR |
17 | Nico Rastatter | Jr | Chicago (Latin) | NR |
18 | Adam Galvin | Jr | Chatham (Glenwood) | NR |
19 | Judah Dicks | Jr | Olney (Richland County) | NR |
20 | John Rienbold | Jr | Aurora (Central Catholic) | 20 |
21 | Eli Hartmann | So | Bloomington | 23 |
22 | Ben Gorsage | Sr | Washington | 9 |
23 | Averick Wiseman | Sr | Dixon | 14 |
24 | Chase Teresi | Sr | Crystal Lake (Central) | 25 |
25 | Preston Short | Sr | Lincoln | NR |
3A Girls | ||||
New | Name | Grade | Team | Old |
1 | Mia Sirois | Sr | Barrington | 1 |
2 | Karlin Janowski | Jr | Elmhurst (York) | 3 |
3 | Kara Glenn | Jr | St. Charles North | 2 |
4 | Marlie Czarniewski | Sr | Plainfield North | 7 |
5 | Angelica Hil | Sr | Barrington | 10 |
6 | Lennox Szymonik | So | Algonquin (Jacobs) | 9 |
7 | Victoria Tarara | Jr | Barrington | 4 |
8 | Miriam Eynon | So | Winnetka (New Trier) | 20 |
9 | MacKenna Kerpan | So | Edwardsville | NR |
10 | Tessie Bradley | Sr | Park Ridge (Maine South) | 13 |
11 | Jillian Crane | So | Winnetka (New Trier) | NR |
12 | Molly Mocko | Fr | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | 6 |
13 | Brynn Bartkus | Fr | Downers Grove South | 19 |
14 | Avery Hacker | Sr | Batavia | 5 |
15 | Macy Ermitage | Jr | Downers Grove North | 8 |
16 | Ainsley Carter | Sr | Chicago (Lane) | 12 |
17 | Ella Satre | Sr | Hinsdale Central | 14 |
18 | Adley Wilson | Jr | St. Charles East | 21 |
19 | Madeline Serur | So | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | NR |
20 | Haylie Simpson | Fr | Rockton (Hononegah) | NR |
21 | Julia Rodney | Sr | St. Charles North | 15 |
22 | Alexandra Schwantes | Sr | DeKalb | NR |
23 | Graceleen Mabry | So | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | 16 |
24 | Mia Forystek | Sr | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) | 11 |
25 | Delaney Gidd | Fr | Riverside-Brookfield | NR |
3A Boys | ||||
New | Name | Grade | Team | Old |
1 | Jack Jennings | Sr | Palatine (Fremd) | 1 |
2 | Santiago Chavez | Sr | Burbank (Reavis) | 2 |
3 | Samuel Hill | Sr | St. Charles North | 5 |
4 | Samuel Assefa | Sr | Chicago (Lane) | 3 |
5 | Conrad Saner | Sr | Downers Grove South | 4 |
6 | Alex Batsala | Sr | Plainfield South | 6 |
7 | Quinn Anderson | Sr | Chicago (Lane) | 8 |
8 | Karanveer Patil | Jr | Lake Zurich | 9 |
9 | Isaak Stein | Sr | Downers Grove North | NR |
10 | Miguel Flores | Sr | Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) | 11 |
11 | Jesse Gudauskas | Sr | Naperville (Neuqua Valley) | 15 |
12 | Brendan Hanrahan | Jr | Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) | 10 |
13 | David Moore | Sr | Palatine (Fremd) | 12 |
14 | Luke Marshall | Sr | Lake Zurich | 13 |
15 | Legend Alka | Jr | Villa Park (Willowbrook) | 24 |
16 | Henry Miller | Sr | Hinsdale Central | 20 |
17 | Judah Clark | Sr | Wheaton North | NR |
18 | Amilo Rajandram | Sr | Chicago (Whitney Young) | 7 |
19 | Elliot Batz | Sr | Rock Island | 16 |
20 | Dylan Buturusis | Sr | Plainfield South | 17 |
21 | Patrick Hill | Jr | Elmhurst (York) | 18 |
22 | Brennan Monohan | Jr | LaGrange (Lyons) | NR |
23 | Collin Frye | Sr | Park Ridge (Maine South) | NR |
24 | Sebastian Vining | Jr | Winnetka (New Trier) | NR |
25 | Miles Dill | Jr | St. Charles North | NR |
