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The cross country season is underway, and here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.
** -- Member of 2020 Suburban Life All-Area team ILXCTF.com ranks 30 teams per class and additional Teams to watch MileSplit IL ranks 25 teams per class Benet boys were ranked among 2A ILXCTF.com Teams to watch and No. 15 in 2A by MileSplit IL but are 3A this season
R-B boys were ranked No. 28 among in 3A by ILXCTF.com but are 2A this season
Benet
Coach: Kevin Renicker
Pre-season 2A state rankings: ILXCTF.com Teams to watch; No. 15 MileSplit IL
Top returners: Dominic Ullmer, sr.; Sean Kingston, sr.; Ryan Amidei, so.
Key newcomers: Andrew Donovan, sr.; Ben Farrell, jr.; David Noroozi, jr.; Logan Osborne, jr. Charlie Phelan, so.; Danny Shannon
Downers Grove North
Coach: John Sipple
Pre-season 3A state rankings: No. 2 ILXCTF.com; No. 4 MileSplit IL
Top returners: Roy Llewellyn, sr.**; Kyle McNally**, sr.; Karan Shetty, sr.; and Topher Ferris, jr.
Key varsity newcomers: Jack Benge, sr.; Caden Weber, so.; Ryan Eddington, so.; Curtis Mysliweic, so.; Zachary Bender
Key program newcomers: Brendan Courtney, fr.; Owen Kelly, fr.; Grant Schroder, fr.; Brady Travers, fr.
Downers Grove South
Coach: Brian Caldwell
Pre-season 3A state rankings: No. 27 ILXCTF.com; No. 23 MileSplit IL
Top returners: Tim Neumann, sr.**; Joey Puccillo, sr.; Robert Del Cotto, sr.; Michael Joseph, sr.; Jacob Curulewski, sr.;Jeffrey Spirek, jr.; Carter Smott, jr.; Shane Hosty, sr.; Anthony Addante, so.;
Key varsity newcomers: Josh Poeschel, so.; Jeremy Wilczak, jr.
Key program newcomers: Billy Neumann
Fenwick
Coach: David Rill
Pre-season 2A state rankings: No. 9 ILXCTF.com; No. 8 MileSplit IL
Top returners: Junior Grayden Rill, seniors Lee O’Bryan and Zac Daley, sophomores Dean O’Bryan and Nate McKillop, and senior Carl Lukas
Glenbard East
Coach: Chris Adduci
Top returners: Jack O’Callaghan, sr.; Aaron Paz, sr.; Alec Palmeri, sr.; and Pat O’Brien, jr.
Key varsity newcomers: Ryan Van Dam, so.
Glenbard South
Coach: Doug Gorski
Pre-season 2A state rankings: ILXCTF.com Teams to watch; No. 25 MileSplit IL
Top returners: Junior Caleb Walter, senior Ethan Woods, sophomore Jaden Frederick, juniors Matthew King and Ryan Chung and sophomore Tim Jochum
Key varsity newcomers: Sophomores Ben Zima and Lucas Newman
Glenbard West
Coach: Kyle Nugent
Pre-season 3A state rankings: ILXCTF.com Teams to watch
Top returners: Michael Miller, sr.; Jack Hatlestad, sr.; Andrew Dauksas, sr.; Austin Nielsen, sr.
Key newcomers: Sean Rath, sr.; Patrick Adduci, sr.; Sully Monteith, sr. and Anthony Nitti, so.
Hinsdale Central
Coach: Jim Westphal
Pre-season 3A state rankings: No. 10 ILXCTF.com; No. 6 MileSplit IL
Top returners: Dan Watcke, jr.;**, Grant Miller, jr.; Jesse Gamboa, jr.; Kyle Doorhy, jr.; and Colby Revord, sr.; Colin Hill, sr.
Key varsity newcomers: Aden Bandukwala, so.; Henry Gruber, sr.; Rohan Mahajan, sr.; and Nick Berger, jr.;
Hinsdale South
Coach: James Dickerson
Pre-season 2A state rankings: ILXCTF.com Teams to watch
Top returners: Juniors Adam Fournier and Aaron Koehler, senior Quartus Rassi, sophomore Mason White and junior Kayden Miller
Key varsity newcomers: Sophomore Leyton Mueller and junior Jaitin Pallath
Key program newcomers: Freshmen Andrew Petersen and Dziugas Meiliulis
IC Catholic Prep
Coach: Dawn Calcagno
Top returners: Sophomores Bryson Spaulding and Charlie Castillo
Key program newcomers: Sophomores Sam Duffy and Jonathan Mejino and freshmen Dan Duffy and Andrew Alvarez
Lemont
Coach: Jon DeGuzman
Pre-season 2A state rankings: No. 22 ILXCTF.com
Top returners: Junior TJ Polen, seniors Andrew Tilly and Evan Schiffman, junior Liam Carey and sophomore Jack Davey
Lyons Township
Coach: Mike Danner
Pre-season 3A state rankings: No. 16 ILXCTF.com; No. 5 MileSplit IL
Top returners: Charlie McLawhorn, sr.;**, Nicholas Strayer, so.; Hayden Constas, sr.; Matthew Lynch, sr.; Jack Meyers, jr.; Jack Albright, sr. and Finn Gallagher, sr. sophomore Maksym Washchuk, juniors Vincent Stobart, Aidan Collins and Matt McGovern, sophomore Cillian Henning, Eddie Ferrell and juniors Teddy Coyne and Connor Kachmarik.
Morton
Coach: Bill Bloom
Top returners: Seniors Daniel Chavez, Alex Bacci, and Joey Prochaska and Gael Arroyo, junior Fernando Quintana and senior Alex Mena-Ibarra
Key varsity newcomers: Sophomores Manuel Soto, Samuel McNeilly, Alonso Martines and James Martines
Montini
Coach: Eric Brechtel
Key returnees: Seniors Tommy May, Mick Flannery and Lupe Herrmann, junior Kenny Sledzinski and sophomore Hugh Flannery
Key varsity newcomers: Freshman Nolan Ferris
Nazareth
Coach: Michael Sliwinski
Top returners: Juniors Ian Surowiec and John Mowrer
Key varsity newcomers: Sophomore Hagan Perfect
Key program newcomers: Freshmen Liam Smith, Dan McGill, Russell Pickard, and Cooper Kosanovich
Riverside-Brookfield
Coach: Jack Brady
Pre-season 2A state ranking: No. 3 MileSplit IL
Top returners: Senior Paul Proteau**, sophomores Cooper Marrs**, Jack O’Brien and Hayden Marrs and junior Zack Gaynor
Key varsity newcomers: Sophomore William Kallas, junior Tyrike Jenkins and sophomore Brennan Lester
St. Francis
Coach: Scott Nelson
Pre-season 2A state rankings: No. 2 ILXCTF.com; No. 6 MileSplit IL
Top returners: Senior Chris Spahn, juniors Sam Andrzejewski, Daniel O’ Connell and Andrew Hernandez, and senior Chris Covone
Key varsity newcomers: Seniors Joe Coco, Nate Rodriquez, Kyle Sheahin and sophomore Brendan Spahn
Timothy Christian
Coach: Rachel Mirra and Erica Plaisier
Key returnees: Sophomore Tyce Plaisier, junior Alex Becker, sophomore Gio Molina and junior Josh Ellens
Westmont
Coach: Steve Wolf
Top returners: Juniors Tim Rosland and Henry O’Connor
Key varsity newcomers: Sophomore Kaleb Sica
Wheaton Academy
Coach: Chris Felinski
Pre-season 1A state rankings: No. 17 ILXCTF.com; No. 8 MileSplit IL
Top returners: Seniors Sheldon Powell, Daniel Kersey and Christian Ruch and Westen Myers and sophomore Joseph Urban Key
Varsity newcomers: Sophomores Shaymis Powell and Mateo Montoya and junior Josh Strzalka
Wheaton North
Coach: Nate Roe
Pre-season 3A state rankings: No. 21 ILXCTF.com; No. 19 MileSplit IL
Key returnees: Seniors Ryan Schreiner** and Ryan Zydek, junior Caleb Youngstedt, senior Jonah Noyes and junior Hudson Romaine
Key varsity newcomers: Junior Simeon Turner
Wheaton Warrenville South
Coach: Chris Kuntz
Pre-season 3A state rankings: No. 30 ILXCTF.com; No. 11 MileSplit IL
Top returners: Seniors Michael Atkins** and Michael Macabobby and juniors Nathan Virginelli, Lucas Yonker, Caleb Hatzinger, Nathan Banowetz and Colin Nelson
Willowbrook
Coach: T.J. Artman
Key returnees: Senior Damian Rocha and juniors Garrett Williams, Charlie Hayes, Kevin Diederich, Sean Kling and Henry Sloan
Key varsity newcomers: Senior Alex Simmons
Key program newcomers: Freshmen Kasen Blain, Sean Gielarowski and Pat Harczos
York
Coach: Charlie Kern
Pre-season 3A state rankings: No. 1 ILXCTF.com; No. 2 MileSplit IL
Top returners: Seniors Ethan Summer**, Jackson Geiger and Garrett Schwan
Key varsity newcomers: Seniors Eric Rutherford and Jeff Luka, junior Payton Bryk and senior Colin Lewandowski
Key program newcomers: Freshmen Max Zangan, Evan Zapata and Cole Hunter