High School SportsTuesday, November 10
Edwardsville's girls placed 4th at the IHSA cross country state meet in Peoria
The Daily Belleville team
If you follow metro-east cross country, here's how the locals did at Detweiller Park. WJBD reports on the IHSA state races: Edwardsville's girls were 4th in Class 3A, and Mackenna Kerpan was 8th. Waterloo's Lydia Huffman was 8th overall in 2A girls.
Metro-east finishers ranged from 4th to 23rd in the girls races
| Team or runner | Race | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| Edwardsville | 3A girls | 4th |
| Mackenna Kerpan, Edwardsville | 3A girls | 8th |
| Lydia Huffman, Waterloo | 2A girls | 8th |
| Mater Dei | 1A girls | 7th |
| Highland and Mascoutah | 2A girls | 16th-17th |
| O'Fallon | 3A girls | 23rd |
Source: WJBD
Dixon won the 2A boys title, with Morton 2nd and Deerfield 3rd. Shaw Local's Thursday preview had the Dukes ranked No. 1 all season. Coach Simon Thorpe said, "If we run what we think we can run, we will be the best 2A team of all time."
- 1A girls: Eureka won, Isabella Keller won by over 8 seconds
- 2A girls: Prairie Ridge won, Elena Mamminga won by 0.09 seconds
- 3A girls: Hersey won, Kara Glenn of St. Charles North won
- 2A boys: Dixon won, Morton 2nd, Deerfield 3rd
Dixon's coach set a record-chasing goal for the state meet
- 28
- points scored by Belvidere North in 2010, considered 2A's best
- 60-65
- points Dixon coach Simon Thorpe thought his team could score
- 14:45
- Dixon's top-five average time this season before state
Source: Shaw Local
Sources: WJBD, Shaw Local