Cross Country:  Girls and Boys Both 7th at NIB-12 Meet

The SHS Girls’ and Boys’ Cross Country teams both placed seventh at the NIB-12 Championship Meet, held Saturday at in Geneseo.  Yorkville claimed both the girls and boys championships.

Final Girls Standings: Yorkville: 32, Kaneland 61, Dekalb 72, Dixon 101, Sycamore 136, Geneseo 142, Sterling 205, Rochelle 208, Morris 237, Ottawa 291, LaSalle-Peru 337, Streator 348

Final Boys Standings: Yorkville 40, DeKalb 94, Kaneland 98, Sycamore 116, Dixon 119, Geneseo 137, Sterling 189, Rochelle 209, Morris 223, Ottawa 252, LaSalle-Peru 271, Streator 350

Sterling High School Girls (76 varsity runners)
Merecedes Sanchez-freshman, 20:03, earned a medal for 17th place
Carrie McPherson- senior,  41st, 22:06
Emily Crossley- junior, 42nd, 22:16
Alayna Wolfe - junior, 46th, 22:37
Mary Franque - junior, 59th, 23:40
Liz Welch - senior, 61st, 23:40
Yessinia Cano - junior, 64th, 23:51
Open Race:
Shawna Anderson - senior, 24:16
Charisma Martinez - senior, 28:29
Paola Castro - junior, 28:50

Sterling High School Boys (81 varsity runners)
Dylan Harkness - senior, 16:36, 7th place, earned a medal and an all-conference
Joshua Landis - senior, 22nd place, 17:10
Zach Alston - freshman, 50th place, 18:24
Keaton Dir - sophomore, 52nd place, 18:30
Matthew Dirks - senior, 58th place, 18:56
Ethan Rocha - freshman, 60th place, 19:00
Dakota Trancoso - sophomore, 74th place, 20:05
Freshman/Sophomore Race:
Hunter Wolfe - sophomore, 21st of 55 runners, 19:56
Open Race:
Christopher Mackey - junior, 24th of 66 runners, 20:05
Douglas Mikan - senior, 42nd, 21:43
Chandler Allen, junior, 59th 24:41

Next Up:  The Golden Warriors host the IHSA 2A Girls and Boys Regionals Saturday (10/22) at Hoover Park.  The girls race begins at 10:00 a.m., with the boys to follow at 10:45.  Teams and individuals are vying for spots in the Belvidere Sectional October 29.