Posts Tagged ‘Prep cross country’
Final kick carries QND’s Genenbacher top regional cross country championship
QUINCY — A little dose of “secret sauce” was all Abigail Genenbacher needed. The Quincy Notre Dame senior used a burst to catch and pass frontrunners Chloe Kelly of Monmouth-Roseville and Emma Whitaker of Illini West over the final 50 meters Saturday morning to win the girls individual title in the Class 1A cross country…
Read MorePrairie State Profile: Raiders’ Genenbacher making sure her final run is memorable
QUINCY — Abigail Genenbacher’s final run through South Park proved to be one she could enjoy. The Quincy Notre Dame senior cross country runner dashed her way to a fourth place individual finish Tuesday in the Running Raider Classic, clocking a time of 21 minutes, 17 seconds. “I felt a lot of really great energy,”…
Read MorePhoto gallery: Schuering, Blue Devils run to titles at Running Raider Classic
QUINCY — Olivia Schuering set the pace and her teammates followed suit. The Quincy High School senior cross country runner won the individual title Tuesday at the Running Raider Classic at South Park, posting a time of 19 minutes, 55 seconds to catapult the Blue Devils to the team title with 30 points. Quincy Notre…
Read MoreLiberty’s Neisen receives Tri-State Cross Country Coaches Girls Runner of the Year honor
LIBERTY, Ill. — The 2022 prep cross country season was a true coming-of-age party for Arianna Neisen of Liberty. Following a super sophomore track campaign that ended with a state medal in the 3,200-meter run at the IHSA Class 1A state track and field championships in Charleston, one would think big things would be on…
Read MoreBowling Green’s Chance earns Tri-State Cross Country Coaches Boys Runner of the Year honor
LIBERTY, Ill. — It’s no surprise Bowling Green’s Ben Chance showed up on the local and state scene in the fall of 2022 in an impressive fashion. The son of Bobcats coach Matt Chance, Ben has running in his blood, and it was only a matter of time before he made the big jump and…
Read MoreSchuck on a Truck: Liberty coach Jared Schmidt talks cross country ahead of state meet
LIBERTY, Ill. — Liberty junior Arianna Neisen will run at Detweiler Park this weekend. Quincy High School senior Eric McClelland will, too, in what is the ultimate weekend for Illinois prep cross country runners. The state meet takes place Saturday in Peoria with three classes running 3-mile races on both the boys and girls sides.…
Read MoreQHS, QND send both boys and girls cross country teams to sectionals
QUINCY — Neither the Quincy High School boys nor the Quincy High School girls had any trouble Saturday morning of qualifying out of the Class 3A regional cross country meet held at Bob Mays Park. Quincy had fourth-place finishers in each race. The QHS boys finished third as a team behind senior Eric McClelland. He…
Read MoreSchuering beats Neisen to finish line in neck-and-neck race at Tom Oakley Invitational
QUINCY — A 3-mile duel was decided by a matter of seconds. Quincy High School cross country standout Olivia Schuering edged Liberty’s Arianna Neisen by six seconds Saturday, winning the Tom Oakley Invitational girls race at Bob Mays Park. The Blue Devils swept the individual crowns as Eric McClelland won the boys race. Schuering and…
Read MoreCross country roundup: Liberty’s Neisen runs among top contenders at Spartan Invitational
ST. JOSEPH, Ill. — In a field of 140 cross country runners, mostly from the Champaign-Urbana area, Liberty junior Ariana Neisen proved yet again she belongs in the lead pack. Neisen finished third individually, posting a time of 17 minutes, 41.47 seconds at the Spartan Invitational hosted by St. Joseph-Ogden. Tolono Unity junior Erica Woodard…
Read MorePicture-perfect setting turns into stellar times, performances at Running Raider Invitational
QUINCY — The setting couldn’t have been more picturesque. Sun splashed across South Park’s rolling hills with a cool breeze rustling leaves on the thick, old oak trees looming over the final mile of the 3-mile cross country course spanning from one end of the park to the other for Tuesday’s 21st Running Raider Invitational.…
Read MoreCross country roundup: Hannibal boys, girls sweep team, individual titles at Palmyra Invitational
PALMYRA, Mo. — The Hannibal boys cross country team placed three runners in the top four individually and ran away with the team title Saturday in the Palmyra Invitational at Flower City Park. Hannibal also won the girls team title. Pirates senior Cameron Nichols rolled to a nearly 30-second victory, finishing the 3.11-mile course in…
Read More2021 Tri-State Cross Country Coaches girls all-area team
Runner of the Year — Anna Schuering, Sr., Quincy High School If there’s one thing that 2021 showed, it was that 2020 was no fluke for Quincy High School senior Anna Schuering. The reigning Tri-State Cross Country Coaches Girls Runner of the Year used the 2020 season as her coming out party to the area…
Read More2021 Tri-State Cross Country Coaches boys all-area team
Runner of the Year — Miles Sheppard, Sr., West Hancock If you’ve ever watched Miles Sheppard race, there is one thing that is constant. He races with a passion and determination that is unmatched by most. It has become his calling card in the tri-state area and across the Land of Lincoln over the last…
Read MoreSchuckman: Wolf’s run to glory comes with angel helping guide his way
LIBERTY, Ill. — The distractions needed to be muted, so Cannen Wolf did his best to ignore everything coming at him as the week progressed. He drowned out any chatter regarding the start of basketball practice and the fact the Liberty boys were being touted as a top-10 team in Class 1A. He brushed aside…
Read MoreEagles’ Wolf to run at state meet
ELMWOOD, Ill. — Cannen Wolf’s determination will allow him to run his final high school cross country race where he envisioned it ending. Detweiler Park. The Liberty senior turned in one of his most controlled and complete runs of the season Saturday, finishing third at the Class 1A Elmwood Sectional to earn a berth in…
Read MoreBlue Devils’ Rosen and Schuering earn spots in state cross country field
QUINCY — The sun sparkled Saturday, which made for perfect weather to run the Class 3A boys and girls cross country sectionals at Bob Mays Park. The only problem was there wasn’t enough sun prior to Saturday to dry out the 3-mile course. Muddy conditions seemed to bog down some runners, leading to higher times…
Read MoreBlue Devils challenge Metro East’s best runners, advance to sectionals
NORMAL, Ill. — Fiker Rosen and Anna Schuering led the pack the way they have all season for the Quincy High School boys and girls cross country teams. The Blue Devils are headed to sectionals thanks to that. QHS finished third in the team standings in both the boys and girls races Saturday in the…
Read MoreEagles’ Wolf gets postseason run at state medal off to solid start at regionals
LIBERTY, Ill. — Cannen Wolf positioned himself to chase a state medal. All it takes is two more quality runs. The Liberty senior cross country standout took the first step toward his goal Saturday, finishing third in the Class 1A Liberty Regional at Uhland Acres and advancing along with the rest of the Eagles to…
Read MoreRosen, Schuering, Blue Devils sweep WB6 cross country championships
STERLING, Ill. — Fiker Rosen made it a clean sweep. Anna Schuering and the rest of the Quincy High School cross country runners did, too. Rosen won his fourth consecutive Western Big 6 Conference individual championship while leading the QHS boys to back-to-back titles during Thursday’s conference meet at Hoover Park. Meanwhile, Schuering won her…
Read MoreScoreboard for Saturday, October 9
Prep Cross Country At Uhland Acres, Liberty, Ill. Liberty Invitational: Quincy High School had three of the top four runners and dominated the girls race, while West Hancock senior Miles Sheppard broke the 15-minute mark to win the individual title of the boys race. The Blue Devils’ Anna Schuering finished in 18 minutes, 47.2 seconds…
Read MoreScoreboard for Tuesday, October 5
Prep Cross Country At Uhland Farms, Liberty, Ill. West Central Conference Championships: Quincy Notre Dame senior Teresa Drotar was the only runner in the girls race to break 21 minutes and the Raiders had four of the top six runners to win the WCC title. Drotar took first in 20 minutes, 45.4 seconds, while Abigail…
Read MoreScoreboard for Saturday, October 2
Prep Cross Country At Bob Mays Park, Quincy Tom Oakley Invitational: Anna Schuering, Alexandria Meyers and Olivia Schuering finished 1-2-3 in the individual standings as the Quincy High School girls won their home event. Only two of the nine teams had enough runners to qualify for the team event. The Blue Devils finished with 16…
Read MoreScoreboard for Tuesday, September 14
Prep Cross Country At South Park, Quincy Running Raider Invitational: The depth of the Quincy High School boys and girls cross country teams were on display, as was the Blue Devils’ high-end talent. The boys race featured a showdown between Blue Devils senior Fiker Rosen and West Hancock senior Miles Sheppard. Rosen won the individual…
Read MoreScoreboard for Saturday, September 11
College Football At QU Stadium, Quincy Quincy University 59, Iowa Wesleyan 27 At Ellison Poulton Stadium, Canton, Mo. Culver-Stockton College 38, Evangel 35 Men’s Soccer At John Wood Community College, Quincy JWCC 2, Heartland 1: The Trail Blazers’ Adam Naim converted a penalty kick in the first overtime to knock off the nation’s No. 7…
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