Girls runners to watch

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Kristen Busch, senior, Freeburg

Kristen Busch, senior, Freeburg

Busch won the Class 1A state title last year in a PR time of 17 minutes, 36 seconds. She had previously finished second and fourth at the state meet. She also won at regional and sectionals before taking 44th at the Foot Locker Midwest Regional in 18:48.

Aug 30, 2011 | 1:34 pm | Loading…

Alyssa Jones, junior, Summit

Alyssa Jones, junior, Summit

Jones progressed throughout last season by shaving seconds off her time meet after meet until she ran a PR of 18:54 at the Class 4 state meet for a seventh-place finish. Jones finished the 2010 fall season on a high note, winning Suburban South, district and sectional titles. She is the a…

Aug 30, 2011 | 1:36 pm | Loading…

Courtney Rogers, sophomore, Lutheran St. Charles

Courtney Rogers, sophomore, Lutheran St. Charles

Rogers burst on the season last fall and captured the Class 2 state title in 19:06, and she ran well in a pair of postseason meets after the season. In the spring, she finished as the runner-up in the 3,200 in a time of 11:36.

Aug 30, 2011 | 1:38 pm | Loading…

Savannah Ames, sophomore, Althoff

Savannah Ames, sophomore, Althoff

As a freshman last year, Ames rolled to a 18:16 over the three-mile Illinois state course to capture 39th in Class 2A. She advanced through the postseason by winning her regional in 19:05.

Aug 30, 2011 | 1:40 pm | Loading…

Amanda Behnke, senior, Lutheran South

Amanda Behnke, senior, Lutheran South

Behnke climbed into the top 10 in Class 3 last fall with a ninth-place finish at the state meet in 19:51, and she followed that with a PR time of 19:34 at the Foot Locker Midwest Regional. Last spring, she captured seventh in the Class 3 1,600-meter run with a PR of 5:12.54.

Aug 30, 2011 | 1:41 pm | Loading…

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