Check out the top cross country runners in the Greater Chicago area.
| NAME | SCHOOL | YEAR |
| Aaron Beattie | Neuqua Valley | Junior |
| Chano Bernardo | Palatine | Junior |
| Kyle Gibson | Naperville North | Senior |
| Chris Hayek | Prospect | Senior |
| Jordan Herbert | York | Senior |
| Tyler Jermann | Naperville North | Junior |
| Danny Pawola | Neuqua Valley | Senior |
| Erik Stanton | Hersey | Senior |
| Steve Sulkin | York | Senior |
| Jeffery Thode | Conant | Senior |
| NAME | SCHOOL | YEAR |
| Kristin Aubert | Crystal Lake South | Junior |
| Kayla Beattie | Woodstock | Sophomore |
| Lindsay Flannagan | Lake Park | Senior |
| Lizzy Hynes | St. Charles East | Senior |
| Lavinia Jurkiewicz | Whitney Young | Junior |
| Elaine Kuckertz | Hinsdale Central | Senior |
| Heather Olson | Warren | Senior |
| Shelby Pealer | Naperville Central | Junior |
| Katherine Rack | Oak Park-River Forest | Junior |
| Kelly Whitley | Geneva | Sophomore |
| NAME | SCHOOL | YEAR |
| Jack Boyle | Fenwick | Sr. |
| Adam Cecil | York | Jr. |
| Nico Composto | Loyola Academy | Jr. |
| Zach Dahleen | Sandburg | Sr. |
| Tim Hird | Alleman | Sr. |
| David Inczauskis | Lockport | Jr. |
| Andrew Karas | Plainfield North | Sr. |
| Andrew Larsen | Montini | Sr. |
| Emmett Lorenz | Waubonsie Valley | Sr. |
| Anthony Manfrin | Dundee-Crown | So. |
| David McWilliams | Naperville North | Sr. |
| Ryan Shea | Waubonsie Valley | Sr. |
| Parker Thompson | Tremont | Sr. |
| Aaron Werths | Granite City | Sr. |
| Bryan Winek | Neuqua Valley | Sr. |
| NAME | SCHOOL | YEAR |
| Elise Beattie | Woodstock | Jr. |
| Maggie Clark | Notre Dame | So. |
| Molly Dahlquist | Notre Dame | So. |
| Tess Ehrhardt | Geneva | So. |
| Meghan Frigo | York | Jr. |
| Megan Gojney | Hersey | Sr. |
| Nikki Greenhill | Woodstock | So. |
| Rachel Hammond | Geneva | So. |
| Janna Mitsos | Lockport | Sr. |
| Katherine Rehn | Lyons | Jr. |
| Stephanie Strasser | St. Charles North | Jr. |
| Liza Tauscher | Geneva | So. |
| Megan Taylor | Neuqua Valley | Jr. |
| Devyn Thompson | Whitney Young | Jr. |
| Kristen Zillmer | Maine South | Jr. |
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS
DANNY PAWOLA
With the graduation of Chris Derrick, Pawola takes
over the reins as the star of Neuqua Valley's defending
state champion team. He finished eighth overall
at the state meet last year.
STEVE SULKIN
Sulkin finished fifth at the state meet last year with
a time of 14:26 (he's the fastest returner this season),
and he followed that up with a strong showing
at the Nike Team Nationals, finishing fourth.
KRISTIN AUBERT
Aubert's sophomore season ended with an
eighth-place finish at the state meet, and with her
constantly-improving times, she's poised for a
title run this time around.
KELLY WHITLEY
Whitley showed leadership beyond her years in
2007, guiding her band of Geneva freshmen to
the state championship. She finished second
overall, clocking in at 16:56.
COACH'S TAKE
AN AREA COACH ON STEVE SULKIN:
"Very talented, and it seems like he keeps getting
stronger every year. He likes to hold on to the
pack and use his kick at the end, and he's fast
enough to do it. York has a storied history, and
he'll go down as one of the all-time greats there."
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