Girls Results

After losing four varsity runners, the Uni High girls cross country team got off to a good start with a second-place finish at the Kickapoo Kickoff Classic. St. Joseph-Ogden, which finished fourth place at the IHSA state finals last year, won the meet. Junior Elizabeth Russell (fourth place) and senior Elaine Gu (fifth place) turned in top 10 performances.

Team Results

1. St. Joseph-Ogden – 20 points
2. Uni High – 80 points
3. St. Thomas More – 101 points
4. Danville – 104 points
5. Unity – 112 points
6. Oakwood – 119 points
7. Bismarck-Henning – 148 points
8. Judah Christian – 205 points

Top Uni High finishes

• 4. Elizabeth Russell (jr) – 22:26
• 5. Elaine Gu (sr) – 22:58
• 17. Maddy Levin (sr) – 24:55
• 24. Katherine Allen (jr) – 26:07
• 40. Brittany Scheid (jr) – 28:22
• 43. Shruti Vaidya (fr) - 28:48

Boys Results

The Uni boys improved on their performance from a year ago, placing second at the Kickapoo Kickoff Classic on Tuesday. Defending champ St. Joseph-Ogden won with 37 points. Uni finished with 50 points thanks to a third-place run by junior Nathan Smith and a fourth-place showing by senior Malcolm Taylor. In 2007, the Illineks took third with 65 points.

Team Results

1. St. Joseph-Ogden – 37 points
2. Uni High – 50 points
3. Danville – 53 points
4. Unity – 108 points
5. St. Thomas More – 153 points
6. Oakwood – 166 points
7. Bismarck Henning – 213 points
8. Judah Christian – 230 points

Top Uni High finishes

• 3. Nathan Smith (jr) – 17:40
• 4. Malcolm Taylor (sr) – 17:51
• 10. Isaac Chambers (sr) – 18:25
• 16. Albert Anastasio (so) – 18:49
• 17. Buck Walsh (so) – 18:51
• 21. Langston Allston-Yeagle (jr) – 19:09
• 23. Andrew Lovdahl (sr) – 19:20