Schaumburg, Palatine go 1-2 at Detweiller
Senior Colette Falsey took first in 17:07, leading second-ranked Schaumburg to the team title with 83 points at the 23rd annual Peoria Notre Dame Invitational at Detweiller Park on Saturday.
Top-ranked Palatine took second with 91 points followed by Downers Grove North (127 points), York (138 points), and Glenbard West (173 points) in the 53-team field.
Senior Karen Lesiewicz (17:27) and senior Britten Petrey (17:29) finished seventh and eighth for the Schaumburg attack, while sophomore Hannah Combs (17:51) added a 21st-place finish in an impressive victory for the Saxons.
Falsey, Lesiewicz, and Petrey ran together in a solid opening mile and once again the trio closed with a bang.
Falsey found another gear in taking the lead in the final 600 meters and didn't look back in taking home the victory as the Saxons made a big early season statement.
"They all ran a relaxed and controlled race," said Schaumburg coach Jon Macnider of the Saxons' victory. "We're still closing the gaps, but we're getting there. It was a good team race."
Senior Courtney Brown (17:12) led for most of the way before taking second in leading Palatine. Junior Emily Schulte (17:33) and sophomore Tess Wassowicz (17:37) took 10th and 12th in the Pirates' attack.
"We wanted to win, but as a team we can't be too upset," said Palatine coach Joe Parks of his team's effort. "Good things are happing and we're heading in the right direction."
Senior Samantha Fry (17:31), sophomore Gabbie Hesslau (17:54), and senior Gabby Effrein (18:04) finished ninth 23rd, and 25th to lead Downers Grove North to third place.
Sophomore Emma Fischer (17:36) and junior Shari Lund (17:58) took 11th and 24th place, leading York to fourth place.
Maddie Nagle (17:41) and Madeline Perez (17:42) finished 16th and 17th in leading Glenbard West to fifth place.
Sophomore Kaylee Flanagan (17:20) took sixth place in leading Lake Park (328 points) to eighth place.
Meghan Carroll (18:08) took 30th place, helping St. Viator (379 points) to 10th place.
Senior Salena Clohisy finished 22nd for Hersey, which placed 15th.
Bartlett senior Alyssa Schneider (17:13) took third place for the Hawks. St. Charles East's Jess Evans (17:47) took 19th place, and St. Charles North's Sydney Stuenkel (17:51) took 20th place.