By The NumbersTeam Champions: 18 All-Conference Runners: 132 last updated Oct. 2024 |
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2024 |
This was a true team day as it took concerted effort to edge out a very talented group of runners from Naperville North and Naperville Central. Our young men committed to improvement from the first day of summer camp, and winning both levels of the DuPage Valley Conference Championship was a testament to all their hard work these past months.
The Frosh / Soph squad finished in a tie for 1st place with Naperville North at 41 points. Ties are broken in Cross Country by comparing the 6th runners of each program. Kaya Kuscu (29th, 17:29) was the hero of the day as his performance gave us the edge to take home top honors. Congratulations to Sam Parker (3rd, 16:29), Reyaansh Bhagat (5th, 16:41), Isaac Brambilla (6th, 16:55), and Joey Clifton (13th, 17:10) for earning All-Conference honors! On the Varsity level, we won the DVC Championship by only 5 points over Naperville North. We have won this championship now 3 years in a row for a 3-PEAT!!! Congratulations to Grayson Meek (4th, 15:14), Aaron Hamilton (8th, 15:30), Jesse Gudauskas (9th, 15:39), Garrett Anderson (11th, 15:50), Liam Yack (12th, 15:54), and Anish Bhagwat (13th, 16:02) for earning All-Conference honors! |
2023
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The coaches talked with the team about both mental and physical preparation for the DVC Championship at Waubonsie Valley High School. The course was sloppy and the wind had kicked up, but the team ran extremely well. The Frosh / Soph squad finished in 2nd place overall behind Naperville North High School and 3 points in front of Naperville Central High School. Congratulations to Garrett Anderson (4th, 17:01), Max Mayer (8th, 17:30), Jesse Guduaskas (9th, 17:32), and Anish Bhagwat (12th, 17:58) for earning All-Conference honors!
On the Varsity level, we won the DVC Championship by 7 points over a very talented Naperville Central High School. Congratulations to Zac Close who was the individual champion in 15:27. Robert Glenn (4th, 16:06), Tony Hinderliter (8th, 16:17), Tony Pastore (11th, 16:27), Josh Nauman (14th, 16:34), and Jacob Lane 20th, 16:48) all earned All-Conference honors as well. |
2022
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Waubonsie Valley was again the host. It was a sunny day with temperatures in the high 40's. We went into this meet not really knowing what to expect. Junior Zac Close placed 2nd overall to lead us to the team title with 33 points. Ryan Palmer, Nico Castrillon, Robert Glenn, and Tony Hinderliter went 5,6,9,11 to finish out our scoring. Overall, we ran okay, but two weeks later, we would run on this same course in similar conditions and average 30 seconds per man faster!
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2018
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Waubonsie Valley High School was the host for the trimmed down DVC meet (WWS, WN, GN, and Lake Park left the conference). We were fortunate enough to win the meet by scoring 26 points, placing 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 12, and 18. For the first time in many years, we did not have a guy win it individually, with Naperville Central's Tom Shilgalis taking medalist honors. Overall, we were happy with the outcome, especially when comparing our times to the Sectional run on this course the previous year.
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2017
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We returned to St. James Farm, but this time we competed on a Monday, and had a much tougher time coming out on top. Due to heavy rains and T-storms the previous Saturday, it was decided the DVC meet would be moved to Monday. That Monday had temperatures in the low 60's and calm winds. The course was soft, but it held up well with all the rain. Heading into the meet, we decided to not run Junior Michael Madiol due to a nagging muscle strain behind his knee. From the beginning, it was obvious WWS had developed their race strategy based on us. They ran very well, and only because of a strong finish from Chris Keeley and Alex Johnson, were we able to squeak out a 34-37 victory. Zach Kinne won the overall title, running away from the pack at about 1200m into the race.
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2016
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St. James Farm was the location of the 2016 DVC meet. The weather was perfect - sunny and about 60 degrees. The course was muddy in spots and the ground was soft from heavy rains earlier in the week. It was the first time in our history we ran on this course. Having had school that day, and coming off an emotional Twilight race, we were kind of flat going in. We still managed to take charge from the start, and went 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8. Only Junior Ralph Papa from Metea Valley broke up our pack. Senior Jake McEneaney started out hard, built a comfortable lead, and coasted in for the individual win.
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2015
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This was our very first DVC meet. The race was on a Friday afternoon at Lake Park's East Campus course. The last time we ran here was in 2007 for the UEC meet, a historic day for us as a program. Well, this day also proved to be historic. Our guys ran together and managed to place 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Wow! That was the response from many in the crowd, because as our guys approached the 2 mile mark, they had a ten second lead on the field and they were all within an arm's length of one another. They separated a little from that point on, with senior Dominic Dina kicking home to win the race in 14:55. We also won the FS and JV races, with our JV team also placing 1-7. All in all, it was a great way to start our tenure in the DVC.
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2014
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Our Varsity took the line in 2014, hoping to secure a ninth straight Conference title. For the second straight race, junior Connor Horn (1st place, 15:02) and seniors Dan Weiss (3rd, 15:12) and Michael Widmann (4th, 15:13) did battle against a flinty pack of front runners before outlasting the field. Perhaps the race of the day belonged to Aidan Livingston (5th, 15:16), who pushed the second mile to solidify his claim to 4th man. Juniors Dominic Dina (10th, 15:28), Austin Kinne (12th, 15:30), and Caleb Ferguson (13th, 15:37) all earned All-Conference honors, traversing bridges, vaulting creeks, and mounting a particularly nasty hill with grit and iron resolve. Matt Milostan easily won the f/s race. Matt Horsley and Jake Mceneaney went neck and neck to the finish in the JV race. Unfortunately, Jake hurt his hip during this race and was never the same the rest of the season. We started our streak here in 2006 with a 5th man tie-breaker. It was not that close this time, but it was a memorable end to our time in the Upstate 8.
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2013
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We returned to LeRoy Oakes in 2013 for another UEC Championship race. Unlike the year before, it was sunny, cold, and windy. Nick Bushelle ran with the leaders and eventually pulled away to defend his individual title from the year before. Our other guys packed up fairly well behind him and we were able to win our eighth straight title. Juniors Daniel Weiss (6th) and Michael Widmann (10th) were our other all-conference place winners. Freshman Jake Mceneaney finished 16th, just out of receiving all-conference honors. We took 6 of the top 7 spots in the JV race, with Colin Weidman outkicking Matt Livingston for the win. Overall, it was not our best conference performance, but we got the job done.
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2010
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2010 marked the first year that our conference was divided into two divisions. Our division, called the Valley Division, ran this meet at Oakhurst Forest Preserve. It was a sunny day with temperatures in the high 50’s. Juniors Taylor Soltys and Mark Derrick battled WV’s David Greober throughout the race until they separated at about 2 miles. Taylor went on to win while Mark finished 3rd. Josh Ferguson and Josh Antonson also ran well, placing in the top 5. It was not a great race for us because our 5, 6 and 7 men did not run great, but taking four of the top five spots and five of the top nine was a solid effort on this day.
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2009
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The 2009 Conference meet was as historic as it gets. We achieved the unlikely, finishing 1,2,3,4,5,6,7! The stars must have been aligned this day because I have never heard of this happening in any major meet in Illinois. The meet was again held at Sunrise Park in Bartlett and it was a sunny day with temperatures in the mid 40’s. I told Aaron to run his usual race and he immediately went to the front and stayed in that position until the end. Our pack behind him was instructed to wait until the 1.5 mile mark and then make a gradual move to try and pass any runners in front of them. Kyle Zankowski, from St. Charles North, was about 30 meters in front of our pack and we started to close the gap. By the time we hit the 2.5 mile mark, four of our guys were well in front of him and now it was a question of whether our 6th and 7th men could out-kick him at the end. With one final surge, both Jordan Lagomarcino and Josh Antonson moved past Zankowski and allowed us to finish with a perfect score. We knew at this point we had a special team.
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2008
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We ran the 2008conference meet at Sunrise Park in Bartlett. It was a sunny day with temperatures in the high 40’s. We managed to win all three levels again and had the individual champion in each race. We ran without Aaron Beattie, our number 2 guy, due to IT problems. We managed to finish 1, 3, 4 in the varsity race. Danny Pawola was the individual champion, winning by 20 seconds. St. Charles North was ranked 6th in the State at the time and had some very good runners. Because we won the conference title for the third time in a row, we got to keep the trophy.
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2003
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Our 2nd conference championship occurred on Waubonsie Valley’s home course in 2003. Led by the determination of our co-captains, Nick Dunn and Dan Box, we were able to hold off Waubonsie Valley to avenge an earlier season dual meet loss on this same course. Nick made a surge around 1.3 miles to break the pack and held off WV’s Durrell Williams to win the individual title. Geoff Houtman squeezed out a 3rd while almost getting DQ’d for flailing his arms at the finish. Senior Rick Burke and junior Joe Bergelin showed they could be counted upon to be our 4th and 5th men.
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2000
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Our first conference championship occurred during the 2000 season. The meet was held at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles. We had five guys place in the top 15 to earn all-conference honors and had all seven men place in the top 20. The day was sunny and boasted 70 degree temperatures. This meet was the highlight of the season, for we just missed qualifying for State by finishing a close 6th at the Sectional meet. St. Charles East was the dominant program in the conference and for the ‘new guys on the block’ to win this meet was a huge breakthrough for us.
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| Year | Name |
| 2024 | Grayson Meek |
| 2024 | Aaron Hamilton |
| 2024 | Jesse Gudauskas |
| 2024 | Garrett Anderson |
| 2024 | Liam Yack |
| 2024 | Anish Bhagwat |
| 2023 | Zac Close |
| 2023 | Robert Glenn |
| 2023 | Tony Pastore |
| 2023 | Tony Hinderliter |
| 2023 | Aaron Hamilton |
| 2023 | Josh Nauman |
| 2023 | Jacob Lane |
| 2022 | Zac Close |
| 2022 | Tony Hinderliter |
| 2022 | Ryan Palmer |
| 2022 | Andres Lopez |
| 2022 | Nico Castrillon |
| 2021 | Zac Close |
| 2021 | Ryan Palmer |
| 2021 | Charlie Rook |
| 2021 | Noah Schalliol |
| 2021 | Nick Rohlwing |
| 2020 | Noah Schalliol |
| 2020 | Austin Burke |
| 2020 | Vasant Fong |
| 2020 | Nicoloas Dovalovsky |
| 2020 | Aiden Stone |
| 2019 | Aiden Stone |
| 2019 | Nicoloas Dovalovsky |
| 2018 | Spencer Teske |
| 2018 | Matt Jett |
| 2018 | Michael O'Connor |
| 2018 | Michael Madiol |
| 2018 | Nicoloas Dovalovsky |
| 2018 | Chris Keeley |
| 2017 | Chris Keeley |
| 2017 | Danny Winek |
| 2017 | Tyler Bombacino |
| 2017 | Ryan Kennedy |
| 2017 | Alex Johnson |
| 2017 | Zach Kinne |
| 2016 | Scott Anderson |
| 2016 | Josh Mollway |
| 2016 | Jeremy Hayhurst |
| 2016 | Jackson Jett |
| 2016 | Jake McEneaney |
| 2016 | Matt Milostan |
| 2016 | Zach Kinne |
| 2015 | Jackson Jett |
| 2015 | Jake McEneaney |
| 2015 | Matt Milostan |
| 2015 | Patrick Wolak |
| 2015 | Zach Kinne |
| 2015 | Aidan Livingston |
| 2015 | Dominic Dina |
| 2014 | Caleb Ferguson |
| 2014 | Dominic Dina |
| 2014 | Austin Kinne |
| 2014 | Michael Widmann |
| 2014 | Daniel Weiss |
| 2014 | Connor Horn |
| 2013 | Michael Widmann |
| 2013 | Daniel Weiss |
| 2013 | Nick Bushelle |
| 2012 | Connor Horn |
| 2012 | Mike Whaley |
| 2012 | Brendan O'Connor |
| 2012 | Nick Bushelle |
| 2012 | Alekh Meka |
| 2012 | Taylor Soltys |
| 2011 | Xander Jacobson |
| 2011 | Alekh Meka |
| 2011 | Drew Smith |
| 2011 | Taylor Soltys |
| 2011 | Mark Derrick |
| 2010 | Mark Derrick |
| 2010 | Matt Coyne |
| 2010 | Josh Ferguson |
| 2010 | Hirsh Gaikwad |
| 2010 | Josh Antonson |
| 2009 | Josh Antonson |
| 2009 | Jordan Lagomarcino |
| 2009 | Carlton Folster |
| 2009 | David Wing |
| 2009 | Billy Klimczak |
| 2009 | Luke Verbus |
| 2009 | Aaron Beattie |
| 2008 | Billy Klimczak |
| 2008 | Luke Verbus |
| 2008 | Brian Morenus |
| 2008 | Danny Pawola |
| 2008 | Bryan Winek |
| 2007 | Aaron Beattie |
| 2007 | Danny Pawola |
| 2007 | Bryan Winek |
| 2007 | Kevin Grady |
| 2007 | Josh Budnik |
| 2007 | Chris Derrick |
| 2006 | Josh Budnik |
| 2006 | Chris Derrick |
| 2006 | Jimmy Riddle |
| 2006 | JMike Ruff |
| 2005 | Chris Derrick |
| 2005 | Matt Britten |
| 2005 | Alake Kashyap |
| 2004 | Spenser Murakami |
| 2004 | Kevin Pojman |
| 2004 | Alake Kashyap |
| 2003 | Rick Burke |
| 2003 | Geoff Houtman |
| 2003 | Dan Box |
| 2003 | Nick Dunn |
| 2002 | Ben Barron |
| 2002 | Rob Long |
| 2002 | Nick Dunn |
| 2001 | Nick Dunn |
| 2001 | David Krist |
| 2001 | Evan Roberts |
| 2000 | Evan Roberts |
| 2000 | Greg Wittendorf |
| 2000 | Mike Canino |
| 2000 | Jeff Goode |
| 2000 | Matt Bailey |
| 1999 | Dennis Budnik |
| 1999 | Jeff Goode |
| 1999 | Matt Bailey |
| 1999 | Chris Zachara |
| 1998 | Jeff Goode |
| 1998 | Matt Bailey |
| 1998 | Chris Zachara |
