2nd Place at State
1998 2000IHSA State Champions
1993 2001 2004 2005
3rd Place at State
1994 1999 2003 2007
Check here weekly for news and notes concerning the life of the Naperville North High School Girls' Cross-Country and Distance Track Program. Information on this site should answer many of your questions, but you should always feel free to e-mail Mr. Iverson at
Here is the Dyestat Illinois link - It's good for anyone wanting to keep up with the latest in Illinois high school track and cross country!
Click HERE to go to information on avoiding stress fractures and other common running maladies!
Training shoes and racing spikes can be purchased at Naperville Running Company (in downtown Naperville) as well as at Dick Pond Shoes (in Lisle). As you have questions about shoes, please be sure to ask!
Last Updated on: September 2, 2010
First Meet this Week!
On Friday, we will travel to Bettendorf, Iowa for the Pleasant Valley Invitational. While the invite is on Saturday, we will practice on the course on Friday afternoon. This will necessitate us missing the last half of the day on Friday at school. Athletes will eat at school during 4th period and then we will dress for practice and leave during 5th period. Athletes will be excused from practice by the coaches, so parents need not call in. We will stay at the Days Inn in Davenport on Friday night, so athletes simply need to bring their meet gear, any food or drink they want for the meet (or money for it -- we will go to a supermarket Friday night), and a great attitude! Directions and more information is on the Schedule Page. Dinner and the hotel will be paid for from our work at the Naperville Triathlon. This is an EXCELLENT first meet against some really excellent competition from our neighbors to the west! Let's have a GREAT week!
Alumni Picnic is Well-Attended
Thank you to all the alumni who were present at our annual Alumni Picnic. We were pleased to see Jamie Schertz, Kelly Devitt, and Christina Rei from the Class of 2010. Margo Basso and Katherine Boyk were present from the class of 2009, and Lizzi Piazza and Nadine Jones represented the class of 2008. From the Class of 2007, Kristin Muckerheide and Cindy Wu were there. Laura Suchomel, Molly Fitzpatrick and Bekah Regenfuss were there from the Class of 2006. Alli (Grissom) Ferguson and Jessica Chvlovsky were there from 2005, and Lisa Bonistalli was there from the Class of 2004. And we also had a wonderful surprise visit from Ty Wilde from the class of 1997 as well! Thank you to EVERYONE who came on Saturday! Information on everything for this coming week can be found here on this site. And everything we do in this coming week should help us to become a better team, capable of accomplishing great things this fall!
NNHS Teams Tie for 13th at a HOT, HUMID Red Eye Relay!
Camp is Done; Season is Just Around the Corner!
At the Red Eye Relay last week, the three NNHS teams finished a strong 13th out of 56 finishing teams (most of them adult and male teams). In the hottest, most humid RER experience so far, the girls ran strong in spite of temperatures that never got below 78 degrees and a heat index that was still 98 degrees at 11:00 at night! Wow! HERE are the results, but be warned that they contain some numbers that are not quite right. The overall numbers are right for us, but there are some legs that are definitely not quite right. Congratulations to everyone on a GREAT experience! Remember -- you can ALWAYS do more than you think you can, and the RER is a tremendous reminder of it!
Chrissy Wellington Speaks in Naperville
Current Ironman Triathlon world record holder (she just broke her own world record a couple weeks ago by an astounding 12 minutes!) and three-time defending Ironman Hawaii World Champion spoke last Tuesday night at North Central College's Wentz Hall. She delivered an AMAZING message of dedication and inspiration to everyone there. She reinforced the need to train HARD and consistently with other, similarly motivated people in order to achieve success. She was a wonderfully cheerful person who gladly stayed a long time to chat, take pictures and sign autographs!
Jim Ryun Speaks at NCC Camp!
On Wednesday, July 7th, running legend Jim Ryun spoke to camp, courtesy of Naperville Running Company and Adidas. Mr. Ryun was a very gracious speaker and signed numerous autographs and offered excellent advice to all who attended.
Track Recap: 23 Sub-6:00 milers -- a new record!
4x800m relay is Sectional Champion!
The track season ended at the State Championships (below) a couple weeks ago, and we are now turning our attention on the summer. It's time to set your targets for the 2010 fall season! What do we want to accomplish? And what are you willing to do to get there? These are the questions we each must answer as we approach the summer camp!
Naperville North Girls' Cross Country
Program Notes
Time Until the 2010 Cross Country State Championship Race
Check out the Schedule Page for the Next Week of Events and Times.
Looking Ahead...
Practice on Monday will be at DuPage River Park from 8-10:00 a.m. We are practicing at DRP so that we can avoid parade congestion.
Looking for some affordable spirit wear? Please click HERE for a flyer advertising $10 shirts and $20 hoodies to support your Huskies! Money should be returned to Jane Wernette. Information is on the flyers.
HERE are the results from the Intrasquad meet held at Blackwell this week. Congratulations to the Elevators, who won a GREAT team race! 2 School for Kool was second and the Mates were a very close third!
Mile Time Trial Results are posted HERE. Please memorize your per-mile AT pace AND your marker pace for Blackwell!
Please note that many Tuesday practices will end a little bit late due to a change in our weight training schedule. Please plan to get out of practice by about 5:40 on those days.
As a result of the above, we will no longer be asking anyone to come in the morning to do squats. This is a change from the guidebook!
At right, Chrissy Wellington speaks to runners and triathletes at NCC. Below, Jim Ryun signs autographs for campers at NCC
