Illinois state XC this weekend

Garret Sweat the dark horse?

bump. this race is going to be sick!!! IHSA produces some awesome runners given we have the worst weather in the world.

bangalangadanga wrote:

Garret Sweat the dark horse?

The 3A race will be wide open, and Garret has as good a chance as anyone. A downstate (read not Chicago suburb) kid winning the state title would be cool for us in the "rest of the state." Belvidere North should dominate 2A but maybe not as much as they did last year. The weather for this weekend looks nearly perfect, mid-40s to mid-50s for temps with a little wind but no rain (rain should fall Thursday and early Friday). Course has been maintained really well this year, so Detweiller should be great on Saturday. Most importantly, both of my teams made it!!!!!!

3A boys-

Team- Wide open between Palatine, Neuqua, and York. O'Fallon is the dark horse that could surprise. Neuqua is the popular pick FTW after Palatine faltered at sectionals, but if Palatine can run at least as well as they were doing mid-season (Peoria Notre Dame, Palatine inv.), they should win. I think they'll actually perform better than that and win handily.

Individual- Also pretty wide open between Later, Schrobilgen, Sweatt, and Derrick, with Peterson, Juras, and Atchison also having outside shots at pulling it off. If anyone, Later is the favorite after demolishing the previously unbeaten Schrobilgen at Sectionals, though he lost to Sweatt 14:20-14:23 at Peoria Woodruff early in the season. Derrick was quiet for most of the season but has been running well lately. I say Later wins in roughly 14:10.

girls-

Team- New Trier. Anything else would be a huge upset. Could conceivably have 3 under 17.

Individual- Flanagan was the definite favorite for much of the season, but Fox has been running great since Conference and now Flanagan lost Sectionals to one of the Ackermans. Fox is probably the favorite, but Flanagan, Michaelek, Rakosnik, Wolfe, or Ackerman also wouldn't be surprises.

2A boys-

Team- Belvidere North. Only question is how they compare to the top 3A teams.

Individual- Clevenger. The main question again is how he compares to 3A. I suppose Yunk or someone might conceivably pull off a big upset.

1A boys-

Team- Tolono Unity, Monticello, or Mt. Zion. Unity won sectionals, but I like Mt. Zion for some reason.

Individual- Nykaza.

Don't know anything about 1A or 2A girls.

Wheaton South might be the dark horse for the girls 3A team championship. Potentially 3 girls under 17 as well.

bangalangadanga wrote:

Wheaton South might be the dark horse for the girls 3A team championship. Potentially 3 girls under 17 as well.

To the bolded: no.

And Wheaton South might have a hard time getting second since Naperville North put 3 in front of their 2 at sectionals and have beaten them 2 weeks in a row now.

Robbie hoye from sherrard for the 1A girls win

Wake up fellas, Derrick graduated 3 years ago and is a senior in college!

Who cares? Go to Dyestat or what ever it is called now

yeah, that is Chris Derrick... He has a little brother Mark that is a senior at Nequa Valley.

getcho facts straight

interesting...

Mark Derrick Sr. Naperville (Neuqua Valley) 15:28

Thats 5k too, btw.

http://center.ihsa.org/reports/ccb81897.htm