Dropped out – Riverside-Brookfield (21), DeKalb (22), LaGrange Park Nazareth Academy (24), Morton (25).

Notes – The individual finish of the 2A race overshadowed a commanding performance by defending state champ #1 Yorkville. Even without top runner Summer Pierson, who is coming back from an injury and finished 101^st on Saturday, the Foxes still had four runners in the first fifteen and won the team title at Peoria by over one hundred points. Ignore the 1-4 split on Skyler Bollinger of 74 seconds. The 2-4 split of fourteen seconds and when Pierson gets healthy makes this team extremely tough.

#2 Glenbard South moved up a spot after their second place finish at Peoria. The 1-4 split on Diane Lipa was 45 seconds. The gap between 4 to 5 is 42 seconds. #3 Normal University is still without normal #1 runner Sydney Billingsley but their depth gets them third at Peoria behind the thirteenth place finish by Ashley Lafayette. Their 1-5 split is 102 seconds. Their 1-4 split is 54 seconds. #4 Kaneland did not run their full top 7 at Wauconda. Expect them to be at full force at their own invitational this Saturday. #5 Peoria Notre Dame did not run last weekend but will be running at Detweiller this Saturday.

#6 Montini climbed up four spots after their impressive fourth place finish at Peoria. They were led by the top ten finishes of Brittany Fisher (6^th) and Maggie Hallerud (8^th). #7 Crystal Lake Central finished third at Wauconda but former state champ Sami Staples reinjured her foot during the race finishing 63^rd.  The Tigers still have a strong first two with Maddie Dadley and Mary Fleming. #8 Vernon Hills did not run in a major invitational last weekend.

#9 Springfield looked strong in winning the Lee Halberg Invitational last Saturday behind the 5-6-7 finish of Natalie Motor, Mads Nelson, and Aly Goff. Their five runner split was 89 seconds. #10 Lemont looks like the real deal after their fifth place finish in Detweiller. Clare Gagen finished 28^th to be the first finisher for Lemont. Their five runner split was 61 seconds.

#11 Chatham Glenwood finished only five points behind Springfield Saturday at Lincoln Park. Their 1-5 split, led by the ninth place finish of freshman Demi Dixon, was 61 seconds. Their 2-5 split was only 34 seconds. #13 Mattoon finished behind Glenwood at Springfield behind the 1-2 finish of Megan Schaffer and Whitney Maninfior. #12 Woodstock, behind the individual win by Maura Beattie at Peoria, moves up four spots. #14 Highland remains at their spot but looked good in finishing seventh at Peoria behind Allison Zobrist’s fifth place finish. #15 Belvidere North was next behind Highland. The strong running from sisters Jenna and Carley Lutzow is the reason why they continue to climb in the rankings.

#16 Lake Forest dropped four spots after their fourth place finish at Wauconda. #17 Dixon enters the rankings bind their ninth place finish at Peoria and the 24^th place finish of Katie Pitman. #18 Marengo drops out of the top 10 after their 10^th place finish at Detweiller. They were led by the seventh place finish of Kitty Allen. Their 1-5 split was over three minutes. Their 1-4 split was 82 seconds.

Three other schools entered the top 25. #22 Mahomet-Seymour placed fourth at Springfield. #23 Washington & #24 Providence both enter after their thirteenth and fourteenth place finishes at Peoria.

Other teams that are close include Rockford Boylan, Morton, Sycamore, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin, and Nazareth Academy.