He came, he sought, he conquered the competition as well as the all-time Detweiller and state meet record course record.
High school sports are 360 degrees in nature- a full circle if you will. Most long-distance runners will begin their quest during the early months of summer training for cross country. The three months of training that kids put in are an attempt to run in the state championship in November. For the few lucky ones, they will go on and compete in Team Cross Nationals, Foot Locker, or some other post-season meet. But what has been lost in the sauce is the entire school calendar which runs through the winter indoor campaign and finally back around to the all-important outdoor track and field season.
Typically, we wanted to chronicle the very beginning and end. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 put a paralyzing grip on the 2020 seasons (most of the winter sports) and certainly the latter half of indoor track & field and outdoor campaigns.
1 | Josh Methner- Ran a single race in 2020 that netted IL#1/US#12 indoors in the 3200m. Methner clocked a personal best 9:08.18i | 12 | Hersey High School | 13:49.90 | |
2 | Tyler Cushing- Rolled 9:22.76i for 3200m and 2:02.90i PB for 800m | 12 | Bolingbrook High School | 14:16.20 | |
3 | Jake Allen- IL#3 1600m in 4:21.79i; 9:38.37i (3200m) | 12 | Naperville North High School | 14:21.70 | |
4 | Ian Geisler- IL#2 1600m/4:21.57i; 800m/2:02.14 | 12 | Huntley High School | 14:24.90 | |
5 | Jared Kreis- Ran a PB 9:10.52i for 3200m; 600m (1:30.78i) | 12 | Lincoln-Way Central High School | 14:30.40 | |
6 | Bob Liking- Did not compete indoors in 2020; ran a single race outdoors at the Wisco Mile Meet- 5000m (15:05.52i PB) | 12 | St. Charles East High School | 14:31.50 | |
7 | Micah Wilson- No indoor season in '20; traveled to Phoenix AZ and competed in his only race of the track season. Wilson ran an overall best in the 3200m (9:17.53) | 10 | St. Charles East High School | 14:31.90 | |
8 | William Hauenstein- Did not compete in '20 | 12 | Wheaton Warrenville South High School | 14:34.20 | |
9 | Will Giblin- Did not race in any open races in '20; ran a leg on the IL#5 indoor 4x800 relay | 12 | Sandburg High School | 14:34.60 | |
10 | Daniel Klysh- Logged 1600m (4:23.63i PB), 600m (1:25.27), IL#3 4x800 | 12 | York High School | 14:34.70 | |
11 | Ben Giblin- Only competed in IL#5 4x800 | 12 | Sandburg High School | 14:34.90 | |
12 | Pierce Cousins- Ran just one race in '20- 4:33.41i (1600m) | 11 | Glenbard West High School | 14:39.20 | |
13 | David Zeller- Competed in several races during the indoor season: 1600m (4:29.31i), 800m (2:02.24i) | 12 | Wheaton Warrenville South High School | 14:39.70 | |
14 | Aidan King- Ran 600m in 1:25.82i; participated in IL#5 4x800 | 12 | St. Charles East High School | 14:40.70 | |
15 | Jack Ehlert- Won the Proviso West Invite 3200m (9:37.12i), 1600m (4:33.70i) | 12 | Lyons Township High School | 14:41.10 | |
16 | Dillon Blake- Ran a leg on the 4x800 at the winning Proviso West Invite | 12 | Mundelein High School | 14:41.50 | |
17 | Joey Kasch- Clocked 4:30.35i for 1600m PB; ran a leg on Proviso West Invite 4x800 | 12 | Maine South High School | 14:41.90 | |
18 | Corey Pacernick- Ran two races and earned two PBs: 3200m (9:56.87i), 1600m (4:41.41i) | 12 | Stevenson High School | 14:42.60 | |
19 | Jason Polydoris- Two races netted PBs 9:28.71i and 4:31.56i (3200/1600) | 11 | Highland Park High School | 14:44.60 | |
20 | Fiker Rosen- Did not compete in '20 | 10 | Quincy High School | 14:44.80 | |
21 | Jacob Myers- Ran only one race in '20: 800m/2:06.3i | 11 | Lake Zurich High School | 14:44.90 | |
22 | Ethan Seng- 3200m (9:38.43i), 1600m (4:25.30i) PB | 12 | Wheaton Warrenville South High School | 14:45.40 | |
23 | Nicolas Dovalovsky- Ran two races: 1600m (4:28.03i), 800m (1:59.9i) PBs | 11 | Neuqua Valley High School | 14:46.50 | |
24 | Zach Benziger- Single 3200m on the season in 10:07.08i | 11 | Waubonsie Valley High School | 14:47.00 | |
25 | Luke Schildmeyer- 800m (1:59.45i) and 4x800 at DGS Relays | 11 | St. Charles East High School | 14:47.30 |