Prep Cross Country
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Pair of state titles highlight 2007Jan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - I can still vividly recall former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka offering one of his favorite sayings -- "those who live in the past are cowards and losers." Well, for o...
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Stanford looks good to DerrickDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Neuqua Valley senior Chris Derrick, who just completed one of the best cross country seasons any Illinois runner's ever had, announced on Tuesday he will commit to Stanf...
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Neuqua's Derrick 2nd at nationalsDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - As Chris Derrick knows, it's not how one starts a cross country race, it's how one finishes it. At the 29th annual Foot Locker National Finals in San Diego on Saturday, ...
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Havel ends in seventh heavenDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Running in the middle of the pack is an unfamiliar place for Kevin Havel. But it was all part of the Hersey senior's plan a mile into the 29th annual Foot Locker Cross C...
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Derrick, Neuqua win at Nike Team NationalsDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Neuqua Valley senior Chris Derrick won the boys race at the fourth annual Nike Team Nationals in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, pacing a team victory as well. Derrick, who...
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Derrick flies to top spotNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Neuqua Valley senior Chris Derrick, the reigning Class 3A boys cross country champ, has moved up to No. 1 on the national Foot Locker Favorites list in advance of the Fo...
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Lehner, Lake County planning to harness speedNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - College of Lake County sophomore Tiffany Lehner ran cross country for the first time in the fall. "My endurance and speed is way up," said Lehner, a sophomore center who...
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Finishing second drives Harper's EscarenoNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Jesus Escareno ran better than nearly all the rest in the NJCAA Division III men's cross country national meet. And that has the Harper College freshman and Rolling Mead...
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Neuqua Valley's Derrick runs race for record booksNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Neuqua Valley senior Chris Derrick was well aware of the expectations surrounding him coming into the IHSA Class 3A state boys cross country meet Saturday. Picked by man...
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Runner-up Bahrani not done yetNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Vernon Hills senior Moe Bahrani has always struggled late in races. More of a tough guy than a speed demon, Bahrani was able to gut out a second-place finish at Peoria i...