Week 4 Rankings
Girls AA Top 25 Team Recap
Week #3
1) Naperville North- finished 4th at Peoria Notre Dame Invitational. The Midwest’s 10th ranked team ran without #2 runner Maggie DeBerge (ACT exam). Coach Dan Iverson didn’t appear to be upset in his team’s performance stating, “I have always believed that Hinsdale Central is the #1 team [in Illinois] hands down right now.” Next up for the Huskies is Wheaton North Invite on 9/30.
2) Hinsdale Central- won PND in convincingly fashion over a star field. The Red Devils scored early and often placing its scorers all in the top 30= 7,10,19,28,and 29. Lauren Zumbach placed 8th overall; next up is Culver Military Academy Invite (Culver, Indiana) 9/23.
3) Lockport- continues to play the mysterious role of not running a complete squad. This time two-time defending all-state harrier Liz Phillips makes her season debut, finishing third at Libertyville Invite. The partial Porter squad placed third overall; next is Oak Park-River Forest Invite 9/23.
4) Roselle (Lake Park)- won Forrest City Invitational (Rockford) over then #17 East Peoria; next is Upstate meet at Streamwood (9/19); at Janesville, Wisconsin Invite 9/23.
5) Barrington- (9/14) defeated then #8 Palatine in a dual 25-32. The Fillies went 1-2 behind Jr. Samantha Learch; next is rematch at Palatine Invitational on 9/23.
6) Wheaton North- won triangular vs. then #25 Naperville Central and Glenbard North; next is DuPage Co. meet on 9/23.
7) Lisle (Benet Academy)- (9/12) won ESCC Invite with 34 pts; the Redwings continued their winning ways with a decisive victory then #11 Cary-Grove 34-56 at the Kaneland Invite. The Redwings took the first two places as well as two other scorers in the top ten; next is Dupage Co. meet on 9/23.
8) Palatine- lost to then #5 Barrington 32-25 in conference dual (9/14); finished a distant 7th place at PND with 227 pts. Michelle Brunk led the Pirates with a 17th place finish; Pirates will be hosting Palatine Invite on 9/23.
9) Palatine Fremd- (9/14) blitzed Hoffman Estates 15-47 in conference action. The Vikings placed the first six runners across the finish line, led by Chelsea Bolton in 20:18; the Vikings won the Libertyville Invite (40pts) behind strong pack running (scoring was 5,6,7,and 8); next up is dual on 9/21 at Schaumburg.
10) Edwardsville- survived a scare from then #17 Mahomet-Seymour 30-33. The Tigers countered M-S’s Jackie Waldrup’s first place by scoring 2,3,and 4; next is Hancock, Missouri Invitational.
11) Cary-Grove- finished second to then #7 Benet Academy at Kaneland Invite. This is CG’s first loss on the season. Madeline Aufmann and Caitlin Wooldridge led the Wolves with 6th and 9th place finishes; next is Palatine Invite 9/23.
12) Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)- (9/12) beat Bradley-Bourbonnais 17-45; placed a strong 3rd at PND with 174 pts; next up is Oak Park-River Forest on 9/23.
13) St. Charles East- the Saints slipped to 11th place at PND (329 pts). Star runner Lizzy Hynes finished second overall; next is dual vs. Waubonsie Valley on 9/19.
14) Elmhurst (York)- won dual vs. then #23 Lyons Twp. The Dukes went 1,2,3; vs. Glenbard West 9/23.
15) Tinley Park (Andrew)- “A” team swept Minooka Invitational (flighted) with 7 points. The T-Bolts won all levels including the championship round by Kailyn Kuzmuk in 18:47;
16) Oak Park-River Forest- lost dual to then #2 Hinsdale Central; placed 8th in PND Invite; next is hosting OPRF Invite on 9/23.
17) Mahomet-Seymour- placed 2nd in the Edwardsville Invitational with 33pts. Jackie Waldrup won in near record time on the 5k layout; next is East Peoria Invite 9/23.
18) East Peoria- after a two-week layoff EP got back into action with a strong second place finish at Forest City Invitational. Kim Gustafson took individual honors (18:23).
19) Normal Community- ran “B” team at PND that finished 28th. Perhaps, the Ironmen are gearing up for a showdown with central Illinois’ (Mahomet-Seymour and East Peoria) this weekend; upcoming meets are intercity meet 9/19 and East Peoria Invite 9/23.
20) Wheeling- lost to unranked Prospect 34-21 (9/14). Amber Stack won in 18:34; completed in Forrest City Invite over the weekend.
21) Chicago (Mother McAuley)- won Argo Invitational with 43pts. The Mighty Macs placed four runners in the top 10; next up is
22) Orland Park (Sandburg)- placed an impressive second place at PND. The Eagles tallied 150 pts, led by Kristin Sutherland’s 3rd place; next up is OPRF Invite 9/23.
23) LaGrange (Lyons Twp)- lost to York in dual (9/14); placed 9th in PND with 266 pts. Jane Simpson and Katherin Rehn paced the Lions with top 20 finishes; next is
24) Downers Grove South- won own invitational with 40 pts. The Mustangs placed four runners in the top 10; next is
25) Naperville Central- lost to Wheaton North in dual meet.
Week 4 Class AA Girls Rankings
Class AA Girls Top 25 Individual Rankings
1) Caitlin Comfort (Jr.) Peoria Notre Dame
2) Amber Stack (Jr.) Wheeling
3) Elizabeth “Lizzy” Hynes (So.) St. Charles East
4) Janna Mitsos (So.) Lockport
5) Kristin Sutherland (Jr.) Orland Park (Sandburg)
6) Nicole Benson (Jr.) Bartonville (Limestone)
7) Abby Higgins (Sr.) Lisle (Benet Academy)
8) Ashley Verplank (Jr.) Bloomington
9) Kalli Dalton (So.) Hoffman Estates (Conant)
10) Lauren Haberkorn (Jr.) Chicago (Marist)
11) Stephanie Strasser (Fr.) St. Charles North
12) Samantha Learch (Jr.) Barrington
13) Chelsea Bolton (Sr.) Palatine Fremd
14) Lauren Zumbach (So.) Hinsdale Central
15) Heaher Olson (So.) Gurnee (Warren)
16) Maggie Sack (Jr.) Elmhurst (York)
17) Kristina Aubert (Fr.) Crystal Lake South
18) Nancy Nieto (Sr.) Streamwood
19) Emily Gustafson (So.) East Peoria
20) Stephanie Peisker (So.) Crystal Lake Central
21) Jackie Waldrup (Sr.) Mahomet-Seymour
22) Laurie Dalrymple (Sr.) Elmhurst (York)
23) Jackie Laesch (Jr.) Wheaton North
24) Kara Moylan (So.) Palos Hills (Stagg)
25) Kim Boisvert (Sr.) Belvidere
| IHSA CLASS AA BOYS | |||
| RATINGS | |||
| week ending 9/16/06 | |||
| TW | LW | SCHOOL | NEXT WEEKEND |
| 1 | 1 | Elmhurst York | Palatine Invitational |
| 2 | 3 | Palatine | Palatine Invitational |
| 3 | 4 | Schaumburg | Bartlett Invitational |
| 4 | 5 | Naperville Neuqua Valley | Culver Invite IN |
| 5 | 2 | Orland Park Sandburg | Palatine Invitational |
| 6 | 6 | Naperville North | off |
| 7 | 8 | Frankfort Lincoln-Way East | Gummerson Invite @ Oak Park |
| 8 | 7 | St. Charles North | Palatine Invitational |
| 9 | 9 | Wheaton North | off |
| 10 | 10 | Arlington Heights Hersey | Palatine Invitational |
| 11 | 11 | Lisle Benet Academy | Tinley Park Invite |
| 12 | 13 | Cary-Grove | Palatine Invitational |
| 13 | 20 | LaGrange Lyons Township | Palatine Invitational |
| 14 | 16 | Mt. Prospect-Prospect | Palatine Invitational |
| 15 | 12 | Winnetka New Trier | Gummerson Invite @ Oak Park |
| 16 | 14 | Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge | Palatine Invitational |
| 17 | 15 | Aurora Waubonsie Valley | off |
| 18 | 18 | Downers Grove South | off |
| 19 | 19 | Naperville Central | Plainfield South Invite |
| 20 | 21 | Downers Grove North | off |
| 21 | 22 | Darien Hinsdale South | off |
| 22 | 24 | Wilmette Loyola Academy | Palatine Invitational |
| 23 | 17 | Glen Ellyn Glenbard South | Plainfield South Invite |
| 24 | 25 tie | Edwardsville | Missouri Invite |
| 25 tie | 25 tie | Chatham-Glenwood | Springfield Invite |
| 25tie | 25tie | Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin | Springfield Invite |
| Sectional Ratings - Top 10 | |||
| Lockport Sectional | Niles West Sectional | ||
| 1 | Naperville Neuqua Valley | 1 | Elmhurst York |
| 2 | Orland Park Sandburg | 2 | LaGrange Lyons Township |
| 3 | Naperville North | 3 | Winnetka New Trier |
| 4 | Frankfort Lincoln-Way East | 4 | Wilmette Loyola Academy |
| 5 | Lisle Benet Academy | 5 | Oak Park Fenwick |
| 6 | Downers Grove South | 6 | Lombard Glenbard East |
| 7 | Naperville Central | 7 | Chicago Lane Tech |
| 8 | Downers Grove North | 8 | Chicago Mather |
| 9 | Darien Hinsdale South | 9 | Oak Park-River Forest |
| 10 | Chicago Brother Rice | 10 | Berwyn-Cicero Morton |
| St Charles North Sectional | Centralia Sectional | ||
| 1 | St Charles North | 1 | Edwardsville |
| 2 | Wheaton North | 2 | Chatham-Glenwood |
| 3 | Cary-Grove | 3 | Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin |
| 4 | Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge | 4 | O'Fallon |
| 5 | Aurora Waubonsie Valley | 5 | Centralia |
| 6 | Glen Ellyn Glenbard South | 6 | Mt Vernon |
| 7 | Crystal Lake Central | 7 | Salem |
| 8 | Wheaton-Warrenville South | 8 | Mahomet-Seymour |
| 9 | Geneva | 9 | Springfield |
| 10 | Minooka | 10 | Granite City |
| Schaumburg Sectional | East Peoria Sectional | ||
| 1 | Palatine | 1 | Bloomington |
| 2 | Schaumburg | 2 | Belvidere |
| 3 | Arlington Heights Hersey | 3 | Geneseo |
| 4 | Mt. Prospect-Prospect | 4 | Rockford Auburn |
| 5 | Deerfield | 5 | Sycamore |
| 6 | Hoffman Estates Conant | 6 | Bartonsville Limestone |
| 7 | Barrington | 7 | Galesburg |
| 8 | Hoffman Estates | 8 | Rockford Jefferson |
| 9 | Gurnee Warren | 9 | Metamora |
| 10 | Glenview Glenbrook South | 10 | Rocton Hononegah |
| TOP 25 CLASS AA BOYS INDIVIDUAL RATINGS | ||
| 1 | Evan Jager | |
| 2 | Kevin Havel | |
| 3 | Dan Chenoweth | |
| 4 | Mike Spain | |
| 5 | Michael Fry | |
| 6 | Ryan Jacobs | |
| 7 | Chris Derrick | |
| 8 | Tom Robbins | |
| 9 | David Grange | |
| 10 | Mark Battista | |
| 11 | Tom Achtien | |
| 12 | Sagar Patel | |
| 13 | Nick Kuczwara | |
| 14 | Luke Ryan | |
| 15 | Jon Roberts | |
| 16 | Mat Smoody | |
| 17 | Chris DeSilva | |
| 18 | Billy Wisser | |
| 19 | Ryan Hoklas | |
| 20 | Jim Riddle | |
| 21 | Nathan Troester | |
| 22 | Noble Schermerhorn | |
| 23 | Kyle Kirchner | |
| 24 | Derrick Ericson | |
| 25 | Scott Speare | |
Class A Girls
1) Elmwood - 2nd to Rock Falls (AA) at Bureau Valley.
2)
Rockford Lutheran - finished back in the pack at
Bureau Valley, but did not run 3 of top 5.
3) Eureka- ran full at strength at BV and finished strong.
Kept tight pack together of freshman and soph.
4) Winnebago - idle; will face Rockford Lutheran at
Roger Schmidt Inv. this weekend, close behind Elmwood. Olivia Klaus
is looking like a for sure top five runner.
5) Urbana U-High - won Tuscola Inv.
6) Downs Tri-Valley - 3rd at Tuscola
7)
Rockford Christian - did not run full team at
Bureau Valley.
8) Rochester - no results
9) Porta - first class A team at PND??? without one of top five (Whitney Brauer). Front runners are behind top six teams frontrunners at this time.
10) Oregon - Not a good performance at PND, they had a runner (3rd or 4th) missing, and have to pick up performance this weekend against Bago and RL.
11)
Bureau Valley - 5th at own invite. This team
always improves at end of year and has a solid front runner in
Baron.
12) Sherrard - Pettie ran better at BV.
13) Monmouth- no info
14) Robinson - Pinkstons are running well; won Olney Inv.
15) Teutopolis - strong finish at Olney
Boys Class A
1 Beecher
2 Winnebago
3 Elmwood/Brimfield
4 Westmont
5 Knoxville
6 Erie
7 Henry
8 Eureka
9 Polo
10 Farmington
11 Robinson
12 Oregon
13 Monticello
14 PBL
15 Delavan
Class A Individual Update next week