The York girls cross-country team took sixth at the Class 3A Lake Park Sectional on Saturday, Oct. 31, to earn a spot in the IHSA Class 3A state meet in Peoria on Nov. 7.
The Dukes were one of eight teams in Roselle to earn a state berth. The Dukes finished with 189 points in a very competitive field. Chicago Lane Tech won the sectional title with 91 points. The second through eighth teams in the sectional all had team scores in the 100s (the top five finishers on each team count toward the team score).
York junior standout Karlin Janowski, the defending Class 3A state individual champion, took second with a season-record time of 16:15.8. St. Charles North junior Kara Glenn won the sectional title with a time of 15:41.6.
In eight IHSA post-season meets (regional, sectional and state), Janowski has won five races, finished second twice and third once. Janowski was the state runner-up as a freshman.
York junior Dehlia Bernardi was 48th with a time of 18:34.6, while freshman Eleanor Berry was 49th in 18:35.6. Junior Amelia Crotty took 53rd with a time of 18:37.5. Junior Alli Buhrfiend was 61st with a time of 18:48.1. Sophomore Emma Schweitzer was 32nd with a time of 19:05.2, while sophomore Bryce Kritesch was 89th with a time of 19:42.7.
At the sectional, Bernardi, Berry, Buhrfiend and Schweitzer ran personal-record times, while Janowski and Crotty clocked season-record times.
On Oct. 24, York was fourth at the Glenbard West Regional at Camera Park in Glendale Heights. The top six teams advanced to the sectional. York had 87 points, while West Suburban Silver Conference foe Glenbard West won the regional with 38 points.
Janowski won the individual regional title with a time of 16:49.72 on the three-mile course. Crotty was 14th in 18:48.66 (a season record). Bernardi took 22nd with a time of 19:16.86, while Berry was 24th with a time of 19:26.12. Krietsch was 26th with a time of 19:33.07. Buhrfiend was 30th in 19:39.03 and Schweitzer was 32nd in 19:39.49.
Timothy Christian girls cross-country
The Timothy Christian girls cross-country team also is bound for Peoria after qualifying for state out of the Class 2A Kaneland Sectional in Maple Park on Saturday, Oct. 31.
The Trojans were fourth in the sectional field and earned one of seven state-qualifying spots. Timothy finished with 127 points. Wheaton St. Francis won the sectional title with 64 points.
Sophomore Lyla Plaisier won the individual sectional title with a season-record time of 17:38.81. Freshman Katilyn Pergande took fourth with a personal-record time of 17:57.70. Freshman Megan Lumkes was 31st with a time of 19:39.50. Junior Addison Butler took 53rd with a personal-record time of 20:31.38, while junior Maddie Turner was 54th with a season-record 20:33.84 finish. Junior Phoebe Leppink was 64th with a time of 21:05.57 and senior Brooklyn Hanchett was 89th with a personal-record 23:22.83 finish.
Timothy advanced to the sectional by taking fourth at the Class 2A Kaneland Regional (on Oct. 24) with 104 points. Wheaton St. Francis also won the regional title with 43 points.
Plaisier won the regional individual title with a time of 17:46.10. Pergande was sixth in 18:20.83. Lumkes took 32nd with a time of 20:33.86, while Butler finished 33rd and ran a season-best 20:34.18. Turner was 35th in a season-best time of 20:40.15, while Leppink was 49th in 21:48.48. Hanchett was 61st with a personal-record 23:23.71.
IC Catholic Prep girls cross-country
IC Catholic Prep senior Lucy Cook took 70th at the Class 1A Kankakee Bishop McNamara Sectional at Kankakee Community College on Saturday, Oct. 31. Cook ran a personal-record time of 22:50.31 for three miles. Cook did not advance to the state meet.
Earlier, Cook was 33rd at the Class 1A Westmont Regional and earned one of five sectional berths for individuals not on sectional-qualifying teams. Cook ran 23:14 at Westmont.
Senior Gabby Graham was 44th with a time of 25:32, while junior Lucy Lee took 52nd with a personal-record 27:30 time.
