BY AARON PATTERSON CNHI
CHRISMAN — Last year, when Oakwood/Armstrong-Potomac’s Ciara Pierce found herself placing at the top of nearly all of her cross country races, she began to feel pretty good about herself, and her chances of having a successful performance at the state competition.
The problem was, she never made it to state. By the [...]
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Rehfeldt, Rockford Christian look to repeat cross country success
By Brenda Young
RRSTAR.COM
The target on Justin Rehfeldt’s back gets bigger every year.
The bull’s-eye also is directed at the entire Rockford Christian cross country team, which last year won the inaugural Northeastern Athletic Conference title en route to a 16th place finish at the Class 1A state meet. Rehfeldt, the reigning Class 1A boys state [...]
Changing of the guard has begun for West girls cross country program
Schmitz could emerge as No. 1 runner for girls
BY DEAN CRIDDLE – News-Democrat
BELLEVILLE — After four years and three trips to the Class 3A state cross country meet, the changing of the guard within the Belleville West girls cross country program has begun.
But the legacy of Sammie Grove won’t be forgotten.
“As a four-year letter winner, [...]
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Heyworth boys, NCHS girls top Normal Open cross country
By Randy Sharer | rsharer@pantagraph.com
NORMAL — Heyworth High School (enrollment 265) has never had a boys cross country team qualify for the state meet.
That may not be the case after this year judging by the Hornets’ winning effort in the nine-team Normal Open at Maxwell Park on Saturday.
Led by individual winner Zach Quinn, Heyworth [...]
NCAA slaps postseason ban on Lincoln U. athletics
The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA—The NCAA has found major and secondary violations in Lincoln University’s athletics program and is barring its teams from postseason play.
The NCAA Division III committee on infractions ruled Thursday the school violated eligibility rules in men’s track and field, cross country, basketball and soccer, along with women’s volleyball.
Besides three years of probation and [...]
SIUE Track and Field Signs Two for 2011 Season
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville head track and field coach Kareem Jackson announced the signing of two talented student-athletes, one male and one female, for the upcoming season.
On the men’s side, Braxton Klavins (Lake Zurich) comes to SIUE following an impressive summer where he won the 400-meter event at the 2010 USATF Regional [...]
Boylan boys, girls give strong showings
By Brenda Young
ROCKFORD — Two cross country meets, two second-place finishes.
Not a bad start to the season for Boylan, whose boys and girls teams combined to finish second at the Harlem Invitational under mild conditions on Saturday at Rock Cut.
On Wednesday, the teams finished second in their respective division at the Ben Newson Invitational at [...]
Mattoon girls win Charleston Invitational for the first time
By MIKE MONAHAN Staff Writer
CHARLESTON – Saturday in the 12th annual Charleston Cross Country Invitational, the Mattoon girls’ team made history by winning the event for the first time. The Lady Wave won the six-team meet with 38 points, six better than Mount Zion, at Eastern Illinois University.
“We have come over here for so [...]
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