Liberty’s Neisen receives Tri-State Cross Country Coaches Girls Runner of the Year honor

Liberty junior Arianna Neisen was named the Tri-State Cross Country Coaches Girls Runner of the Year. | Matt Schuckman photo

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…

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Bowling Green’s Chance earns Tri-State Cross Country Coaches Boys Runner of the Year honor

Bowling Green's Ben Chance, center, is the Tri-State Cross Country Coaches boys runner of the year. | Photo courtesy Bowling Green High School

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…

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2021 Tri-State Cross Country Coaches girls all-area team

Quincy High School's Anna Schuering is the Tri-State Cross Country Coaches Girls Runner of the Year. Photo courtesy Chris Mitchell

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…

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2021 Tri-State Cross Country Coaches boys all-area team

West Hancock's Miles Sheppard is the Tri-State Cross Country Coaches Boys Runner of the Year. Submitted photo

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…

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