District Championship History
District is now the one and only qualifying meet to get to State, so the margin for error is razor thin. Every school with a cross country team is eligible to compete at their District meet. This year, 71 different Class 5 schools (SLUH's class) will compete at one of eight district meets around the state. At each District, only the top two teams and any individuals in the top 15 from non-advancing teams qualify to the State meet. The season ends for teams or individuals who don't make that cut-off.
That qualifies 16 teams, plus a handful individuals, to compete at the State Championship.
District Championship History
The All-District First Team honors those runners who finish in places 1-7 of the District Championship meet, a meet where there are typically 12-13 teams and 90 individual runners. The All-District Second Team honors runners who finish in places 8-14. We have been fortunate to have a number of such performances and honors through the years.
Click here to see team results and split sheets for our District Teams (at this point, dating back to 2000).
ALL-DISTRICT HONORS:
2019
- First Team: Lucas Rackers (2nd), Noah Scott (3rd), Adam Mittendorf (4th), Ryan Kramer (7th)
- Second Team: Joe Callahan (8th), Grant Brawley (9th), Peter Dillon (10th)
2018
- First Team: Lucas Rackers (3rd), Patrick Hetlage (6th)
- Second Team: Noah Scott (9th)
2017
- District Champion: Patrick Hetlage
- First Team: Paul Burka (2nd), Reed Milnor (3rd), Adam Mittendorf (6th)
- Second Team: Noah Scott (8th), Lucas Rackers (9th)
2016
- District Champion: Joe Laughlin
- First Team: Patrick Hetlage (3rd), Paul Burka (4th), William Kelly (6th)
- Second Team: Thomas Leeker (9th), Reed Milnor (10th)
2015
- District Champion: Dustan Davidson
- First Team: Joe Laughlin (3rd), William Kelly (5th)
- Second Team: Billy Balossi (10th)
2014
- District Champion: Matthew Hennessey
- First Team: Thomas Hogan (3rd), Dustan Davidson (4th), Jack Gallagher (5th), Billy Balossi (6th), Shayn Jackson (7th)
- Second Team: Joe Laughlin (8th)
2013
- First Team: Jack Sullivan (5th), Shayn Jackson (6th), Matt Hennessey (7th)
- Second Team: Thomas Hogan (8th) Joe Butler (9th), John Esswein (10th)
2012
- First Team: Matt Nicholson (3rd), Tom Rubio (4th), Matt Hennessey (5th)
- Second Team: Tom Laughlin (8th), Joe Archer (10th), Jack Sullivan (14th)
2011
- First Team: Matt Nicholson (3rd), Joe Esswein (5th), Joe Archer (6th), David Arredondo (7th)
- Second Team: John Esswein (9th)
2010
- First Team: Joe Meier (2nd), Nathan Rubbelke (3rd), Michael McLaughlin (4th), Tom Laughlin (5th)
- Second Team: Matt Nicholson (11th)
2009
- District Champion: Caleb Ford
- First Team: Tim Rackers (2nd), Joe Meier (3rd), Alan Raterman (5th), Bill Gabler (6th)
- Second Team: Riley Konzen (9th), Michael McLaughlin (11th)
2008
- First Team: Austin Cookson (2nd), Caleb Ford (3rd), Emmett Cookson (5th), David Kuciejczyk-Kernan (6th)
- Second Team: Bill Gabler (8th), Tim McLaughlin (9th), Tony Minnick (11th)
2007
- First Team: John Clohisy (5th), Austin Cookson (6th), Chris Murphy (7th)
- Second Team: Tony Minnick (9th), David Kuciejczyk-Kernan (11th), Caleb Ford (12th)
2006
- Matt Lawder (District Champion)
- First Team: John Clohisy (5th), Dan Viox (7th)
- Second Team: Nate Banet (9th), Dan Warner (12th), David Kuciejczyk-Kernan (13th)
2005
- First Team: Ben Murphy-Baum (2nd), Matt Lawder (3rd), Drew Kaiser (6th)
- Second Team: Mike Jonagan (12th)
2004
- District Champion: Ben Murphy-Baum
- First Team: Dan Meier (2nd), Alex Muntges (4th)
- Second Team: Joe Carlson (9th), Matt Dirnbeck (10th)
2003
- First Team: Ben Murphy-Baum (6th), Andrew Linhares (7th)
- Second Team: Dan Meier (11th)
2002
- District Champion: Peter Schaefer
- First Team: Kyle Gonnerman (6th), Drew Noblot (7th)
- Second Team: Alex Muntges (8th), Kevin Crean (10th), Matt Killiany (11th)
2001
- First Team: Peter Schaefer (3rd), Tipper O'Brien (5th)
- Second Team: Drew Noblot (8th), Pat Leinauer (9th), Kevin Crean (14th)
2000
- First Team: Tipper O'Brien (4th), Ryan Hatch (7th)
- Second Team: John Parr (10th), Pat Leinauer (11th), Dan Leinauer (13th)
1999
- District Champion: Ted Snodgrass
- First Team: Nathan Tower (3rd), Tim Huegerich (6th)
- Second Team: Dan Westlund (9th), Murphy O'Brien (11th), Dan Leinauer (14th)
Sectional Championship History (1999-2019)
For many years, the Sectional Championship was the qualifying step between District and State for Class 4 teams. But beginning with the 2020 season, Sectionals are no more. At Sectionals, two Districts merged together the top four teams and 30 individuals qualified for the State Meet. Typically, there were 8 teams and about 75 runners in each Sectional. The All-Sectional First Team honors those runners who finished in places 1-7, and the All-Sectional Second Team honored places 8-14.
Click here to see team results and split sheets for our Sectional Teams (at this point, dating back to 2000).
ALL-SECTIONAL HONORS:
2019
- First Team: Lucas Rackers (3rd)
- Second Team: Adam Mittendorf (10th), Grant Brawley (11th), Joe Callahan (12th), Ryan Kramer (14th)
Race Results | Team Split Sheet
2018
- First Team: Lucas Rackers (2nd)
- Second Team: Patrick Hetlage (13th), Noah Scott (14th)
Race Results | Team Split Sheet
2017
- First Team: Patrick Hetlage (3rd), Paul Burka (4th), Reed Milnor (5th), Adam Mittendorf (7th)
- Second Team: none
Race Results | Team Split Sheet
2016
- First Team: Joe Laughlin (7th)
- Second Team: none
Race Results | Team Split Sheet
2015
- First Team: Dustan Davidson (4th), Joe Laughlin (6th)
- Second Team: Joe Butler (14th)
Race Results | Team Split Sheet
2014
- Sectional Champion: Matthew Hennessey
- First Team: Thomas Hogan (3rd)
- Second Team: Joe Butler (9th), Jack Gallagher (10th), Shayn Jackson (11th), Dustan Davidson (12th)
2013
- First Team: Tom Rubio (4th)
- Second Team: Shayn Jackson (9th), Matt Hennessey (10th), Jack Sullivan (11th), Thomas Hogan (12th), Joe Butler (14th)
2012
- First Team: Matt Nicholson (2nd), Tom Rubio (4th)
- Second Team: Joe Archer (8th), Matt Hennessey (10th), Shayn Jackson (11th)
2011
- First Team: Nathan Rubbelke (2nd), Michael McLaughlin (4th), Matt Nicholson (6th), Joe Archer (7th)
- Second Team: Tom Rubio (11th), Tom Laughlin (13th)
2010
- Sectional Champion: Tim Rackers
- First Team: Joe Meier (4th), Michael McLaughlin (6th), Dan Raterman (7th)
- Second Team: Nathan Rubbelke (12th), Tom Laughlin (14th)
2009
- Sectional Champion: Caleb Ford
- First Team: Tim McLaughlin (3rd), Emmett Cookson (4th), Alan Ratermann (5th)
- Second Team: Tony Minnick (9th)
2008
- First Team: Emmett Cookson (7th)
- Second Team: Tim McLaughlin (9th), Ben Carron (12th), Cliff David (14th)
2007
- First Team: John Clohisy (5th), Dan Warner (6th)
- Second Team: Chris Murphy (9th), David Kuciejczyk-Kernan (11th), Caleb Ford (13th), Bill Gabler (14th)
2006
- First Team: Matt Lawder (3rd), John Clohisy (5th)
- Second Team: Mike McCafferty (8th), Caleb Ford (9th), Chris Murphy (13th), David Kuciejczyk-Kernan (13th)
2005
- First Team: Ben Murphy-Baum (2nd), Matt Lawder (5th), Drew Kaiser (7th)
- Second Team: none
2004
- First Team: Ben Murphy-Baum (2nd), Dan Meier (5th)
- Second Team: Alex Muntges (8th), Matt Dirnbeck (14th)
2003
- First Team: Dan Meier (6th)
- Second Team: Ben Murphy-Baum (9th), Andrew Linhares (10th)
2002
- Sectional Champion: Peter Schaefer
- First Team: Drew Noblot (2nd), Kevin Crean (7th)
- Second Team: AKyle Gonnerman (9th), Alex Muntges (10th), Matt Killiany (12th)
2001
- First Team: Tipper O'Brien (4th), John Parr (6th), Pat Leinauer (7th)
- Second Team: Peter Schaefer (9th), Drew Noblot (11th), Kyle Gonnerman (12th)
2000
- First Team: Tipper O'Brien (6th), Ryan Hatch (7th)
- Second Team: Pat Leinauer (12th)
1999
- Sectional Champion: Ted Snodgrass
- First Team: Nathan Tower (7th)
- Second Team: Murphy O'Brien (11th), Dan Westlund (13th)