IPTT WEEK 6 RANKINGS

Boys Class A Individuals

1. Matt Feldhake – Effingham St. Anthony
2. Parker Thompson - Tremont
3. Brad Wrage – Farmington
4. Roger Pinon – Quigley Prep
5. Sean Carmody - Winnebago
6. Logan Block – Knoxville
7. Matt Morse – St. Bede
8. Trace Carlson – Oregon
9. Nick Baldo – Westmont
10. Mike Miroux – Hall
11. Brian Peterson – Fieldcrest
12. Dustin Emerick – Elmwood-Brimfield
13. Colin Mickow – Princeton
14. Brian Tyne – Polo
15. John Boyle – Tremont
16. Alexandro Montoya – Elmwood-Brimfield
17. Fadi Bakhos – Westmont
18. Malcolm Taylor – Uni High-Urbana
19. Kyle Shimer – Robinson
20. Mike McGraw – Knoxville

Class A Teams

1. Elmwood-Brimfield
2. Winnebago
3. Knoxville
4. Westmont
5. Oregon
6. Henry-Midland
7. Paxton Buckley Loda
8. Aurora Central Catholic
9. Beecher
10. Tremont
11. Eureka
12. Erie-Prophetstown
13. Cumberland
14. Olympia
15. Aurora Christian

-Class AA Girls Weekly Recap-

*Week #6- week of 10/2/06

#1 Hinsdale Central (10/5)- narrowly defeated then #4 York 27-29 in association with triangular with Downers Grove North 17-42.  The Red Devils went 2,4,5,8,10 with a 1:09 split; next is WSC Silver championship on 10/14 at Lyons Twp H.S.

#2 Roselle (Lake Park)- finished second to then #3 Barrington in Wheeling Invitational-scoring 40 points to the Fillies 31.  The sea-saw affair came down to the fifth runner and Barrington prevailed.  Both teams had four runners in the top ten; next is Upstate Eight Conference meet on 10/14 in Elgin.

#3 Barrington- the Fillies scored another major victory prior to the post-season with a victory over then #2 Lake Park at Wheeling Invitational.  The Fillies placed four runners in the top 6 before holding back a LP surge.  Danielle Locascio, the normal #2-3 runner, stepped up big in securing the victory; next is MSL championship at Busse Woods on 10/14.

#4 Elmhurst (York) (10/5)- the Dukettes continued their strong season with a narrow loss to #1 Hinsdale Central 29-27 and victory over Downers Grove North 17-42.  The Dukettes scored 1-3 on Laurie Dalrymple’s and Maggie Sack’s respectable finishes; next is WSC Silver Championship at Lyons Twp H.S. on 10/14.

#5 Naperville North- IDLE over the past week; next is DVC championship, hosted by Wheaton North- Northside Park on 10/14.

#6 Wheaton North- IDLE during the past week; will be hosting DVC championship on 10/14.

#7 Lisle (Benet Academy)- placed second in own invite to then #12 Mother McAuley. The Redwings received 1-2 finishes from Abby Higgins and McKinzie Schultz but it wasn’t enough.  It appears that the Redwings back pack was too far down to prevent McAuley from sandwiching its pack from taking over; next is ESCC championship on 10/14.

#8 Edwardsville- the Tigerettes went 1,4,7,8,9,14 for 29 pts and first place at the Centralia Invitational.  All seven Tigerettes ran under 20 minutes on a tough three-mile course; SWC championship on 10/14 is next.

#9 Palatine- upset at Metamora Invite to then #13 East Peoria.  The Pirates placed just one runner in the top 10 in the central Illinois contest.  The Pirates continue to have an up and down season it seems; next is MSL championship at Busse Woods on 10/14.

#10 Palatine Fremd- Chelsea Bolton’s 2^nd place finish in the West Aurora Stampede was the difference between placing 1^st or 2^nd.  The Vikings won with 85 pts to 87 for upstart Neuqua Valley; next is MSL championship at Busse Woods on 10/14.

#11 Orland Park (Sandburg)- placed 6^th in West Aurora Stampede. The Eagles appeared to use this meet as a means to set its post-season line up.  Several on the bubble runners ran in the varsity race and one or two varsity runners ran in the JV or open race.  Ace Kristin Sutherland wins rather easily in 17:50; next up is South Suburban Conference meet at Dellwood Park (Lockport) on 10/14.

#12 Chicago (Mother McAuley)- continues to show powerhouse teams they are for real with Benet Invitational victory.  The Mighty Macs scored 38pts and defeated a very good Benet team (previously ranked 7^th) with a strong pack.  The “Macs’ pack” went 3,6,7,8 (1-4 was 18 seconds); next is GCAC championship on 10/14.

#13 East Peoria- took another step toward elite status with solid victory over then #9 Palatine at Metamora Invitational.  The Raiders used a scoring punch of 2,4,6 then 10,20 to defeat the perennial xc power.  The final score of 42-61 showed just how dominant EP was; next is conference meet on 10/14.

#14 Frankfort (Lincoln- Way East)- placed third in Benet Invitational with 74 pts. Stephanie Gabrys placed 4^th overall for the Griffins; next SSC championship on 10/14.

#15 Tinley Park (Andrew)- IDLE over the weekend; next is SSC championship on 10/14.

#16 Lockport- IDLE over the weekend; next is SSC championship on 10/14.

#17 Downers Grove South- the Trojans continued running well with a solid place finish at West Aurora Stampede.  Thate and Harms produced top 10 finishes for DGS; WSC Gold championship is next on 10/14.

#18 Mahomet-Seymour- IDLE over the weekend; next is conference championship on 10/14.

#19 Batavia- placed a disappointing 6^th at W. Aurora.  It appeared Batavia’s top runners had a day off.  They were missing #2 runner but top runner Amanda Good was only 19^th; next is UEC championship on 10/14.

#20 LaGrange (Lyons Twp)- IDLE over the weekend; will be hosting WSC Silver championship on 10/14.

#21 Palos Hill (Stagg)- won the Rich Central Invite with 27 points. Stagg took the first three places in the easy victory; SSC championship is next on 10/14.

#22 Cary-Grove- IDLE over the weekend; next is Fox Valley Conference championship at Grayslake North on 10/14.

#23 Oak Park-River Forest- IDLE over the weekend; next is WSC Silver championship on 10/14.

#24 Winnetka (New Trier)- placed 5^th at Wheeling Invite; next is CSL championship on 10/14.

#25 Wilmette (Loyola Academy)- finished a very distant second place to Iowa City H.S. at Sterling Invite.  The Ramblers scored 80pts to just 28 for Iowa City; next is conference meet on 10/14.

Class AA Girls Poll

*Week #7- 10/9/06

1)     Hinsdale Central

2)     Barrington

3)     Elmhurst (York)

4)     Roselle (Lake Park)

5)     Naperville North

6)     Wheaton North

7)     Edwardsville

8)     Palatine Fremd

9)     Chicago (Mother McAuley)

10) East Peoria11) Lisle (Benet Academy)

12) Orland Park (Sandburg)

13) Palatine

14) Tinley Park (Andrew)

15) Downers Grove South

16) Lockport

17) Mahomet-Seymour

18) Naperville (Neuqua Valley)

19) Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)

20) Palos Hills (Stagg)

21) Cary-Grove

22) Batavia

23) LaGrange (Lyons Township)

24) Oak Park-River Forest

25) Wilmette (Loyola Academy)

Girls AA Super 25- Individuals

*week #7- October 9, 2006

1)     Caitin Comfort (Jr.) Peoria (Notre Dame)- finished second to Katelyn Bastert once again- this time at Metamora Invite.  It appears as though Bastert is Kryptonite to Comfort, who has blasted great AA competition but has never finished within 10 seconds of her #1 rival.  This is puzzling for the fact that Bastert appears beatable this season.

2)     Kristin Sutherland (Jr.) Orland Park (Sandburg)- continued her winning ways with a victory at W. Aurora Stampede in 17:50.

3)     Amber Stack (Jr.) Wheeling- didn’t compete in Wheeling Invite due to hip injury.

4)     Nicole Benson (Jr.) Bartonville (Limestone)- IDLE- didn’t compete over the weekend.

5)     Janna Mitsos (So.) IDLE- didn’t compete over the weekend.

6)     Elizabeth “Lizzy” Hynes (So.) St. Charles East- IDLE- didn’t compete at W. Aurora Stampede.

7)     Kalli Dalton (So.) Hoffman Estates (Conant)- won Sterling Invite for the second consecutive year.

8)     Heather Olson (So. Gurnee (Warren)- IDLE over the weekend.

9)     Chelsea Bolton (Sr.) Palatine Fremd- another good weekend ends with 2^nd place at West Aurora Stampede.

10) Abby Higgins (Sr.) Lisle (Benet Academy)- won Benet Invite in 17:59.  Higgins ended a recent string of close finishes by blowing out the field by 22 seconds.

11) Stephanie Strasser (Fr.) St. Charles North- IDLE during the past week.

12) Laurie Dalyrimple (Sr.) Elmhurst (York)- won dual vs. Hinsdale Central during mid-week (10/5).

13) Liz Phillips (Jr.) Lockport- IDLE during the past week.

14) Stephanie Peisker (So.) Crystal Lake Central- IDLE during the weekend.

15) Emily Gustafson (So.) East Peoria- ran two races during the past week going 1^st and 3^rd- first in dual and 3^rd in Metamora Invite.

16) Katherine Rack (Fr.) Oak Park-River Forest- IDLE during the weekend.

17) Kristina Aubert (Fr.) Crystal Lake South- IDLE during the weekend.

18) Haley Staples (So.) Crystal Lake Central- IDLE during the weekend.

19) Annette White (Fr.) Mt. Prospect (Prospect)- won dual vs. Prospect during mid-week.

20) Lauren Zumbach (So.) Hinsdale Central- placed second to Dalrymple during mid-week dual.

21) Kim Boisvert (Jr.) Belvidere- IDLE over the weekend.

22) Stephanie Hughes (Sr.) Chicago Lane Tech- won opening post-season race CPS qualifier) in Horner Park all-time best fashion (18:38).

23) Kailyn Kuzmuk (So.) Tinley Park (Andrew)- IDLE over the weekend.

24) Jess Husted (Sr.) [debut]- Metamora- 4^th at Metamora Invite.  A string of excellent performances during the past four weeks against great competition continues.

25) Lauren Haberkorn (Jr.) Chicago Marist- did not compete at Rich Central due to injury.  The defending state champion might be placed on injury reserve list.

Class A Girls

1. Katelyn Bastert  (Carthage) 
2. Olivia Klaus (Eureka)
3. Stephanie Brown   (Tri-Valley)
4. Ryan Eichelberger (Reed Custer)
5.  Alisa Baron (Bureau Valley)
6. Kelsee Viano (Carlinville)
7. Alex Palm (Winnebago)
8. Ann Schulte (Aurora Christian)
9. Erin Kelley (Tri-Valley)
10. Shelbie Pettie (Sherrard)
11. Rachael Gortowski (Winnebago) 
12. Mary Buzzard (Rockford Luthern)
13. Kerby Waddell   (Monticello)
14. Tara Pinkston (Robinson)
15. Megan Johnson (Plano)
16. Haley Sach (Mendota)
17. Claire Brown (PORTA)
18. Leanne Murphy (Rochester)
19. Katie Drendel (PORTA)
20. Aftan Noon (Argenta Oreana)

Top 15 Teams:

1. Elmwood Brimfield – Won at Amboy
2. Rockford Lutheran – 6^th at Sterling.
3. Winnebago – 2^nd at Amboy
4. PORTA –3^rd at Amboy, one point back of Winnebago.
5. Aurora Christian – 4^th at Amboy
6. Urbana U-High – 5^th at Amboy
7. Eureka – Off race at Amboy finishing 9^th.
8. Rochester – No Information
9. Robinson – No Information.
10. Decatur St. Teresa – No Information
11. Downs Tri Valley – No Information
12. Monmouth – 7^th at Amboy
13. Aurora Central Catholic – 8^th at Amboy
14. Sherrard – Starting to run strong
15. Lisle – 11^th at Amboy