Fueled by a season-best 1:34 split between all-sectional Macy Dick and their No. 5 finisher and 1:39 to their No. 7 finisher, Oswego East placed fifth at the Class 3A Hinsdale Central Sectional and advanced to the state meet for the third straight year with a top-seven finish.

Maya Ledesma ran a Channahon Community Park course record, her 40-second win leading Minooka's girls to the Southwest Prairie Conference team championship. In the boys race, Plainfield South's Dylan Mahoney repeated as champion and Plainfield North edged South for the team title.

Downers Grove North's boys and girls teams took home the team title, with Philip Cupial and Gavin Schroeder leading the boys with a 1-2 finish, while Sandwich's Sunny Weber controlled the girls race to take the individual title.

Sandwich junior Sunny Weber, who won the Class 2A race at the First to the Finish Invitational meet in Peoria in 16 minutes, 50.70 seconds, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

The 2024 girls cross country season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

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Sycamore, DeKalb, Kaneland, Genoa-Kingston and Sandwich were among the many local teams taking part in the Sycamore Cross Country Invite Tuesday at Kishwaukee College in Malta.

Sandwich sophomore Sunny Weber, who won conference, regional and sectional championships and broke a school record in taking third at state, is the Record Newspapers girls cross country Athlete of the Year.

Led by All-Staters Evan Nosek and David Valkanov, Kaneland's boys placed fourth at the Class 2A state cross country meet on Saturday. Also at state, Sandwich sophomore Sunny Weber was third in Class 2A with a school record time and Yorkville's girls took ninth as a team.

Oswego junior Mia Jurkovic, who had six kills and seven digs in a regional final win over Plainfield North for Oswego’s first regional title since 2011, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.