Article updated: 10/31/2012 8:50 PM

Hollis completes uphill climb to state

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A St. Charles North supporter waits for the start of the girls race last Saturday. Both the North Stars girls and boys teams qualified for state.

Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

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Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com Wearing a viking helmet, Mason Fisher applies face paint to Evan Miles before the start of the St. Charles East cross country sectional at LeRoy Oakes in St. Charles on Saturday, October 27.

Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com St. Charles East's Torree Scull nears the finish line in the cross country sectional at LeRoy Oakes in St. Charles on Saturday, October 27.

Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com St. Charles North's Nick Borger nears the finish line in the St. Charles East cross country sectional at LeRoy Oakes in St. Charles on Saturday, October 27.

Batavia's Trevor Hollis crosses the finish line at the Class 3A St. Charles East cross country sectional last Saturday in fifth place to qualify for state.

Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer

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When runners from around Illinois toe the starting line Saturday at Detweiller Park in Peoria for the state cross country meet, it will be the culmination of months of hard work this season in addition to countless hours of off-season work. That feeling of reaching your goal will be an especially sweet emotion for Batavia senior Trevor Hollis.