Nike Cross Nationals Midwest
NXN Midwest Regional
LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Terre Haute, Indiana
Every year, many of the top teams and individuals in Illinois head to Terre Haute, Indiana to compete in the Nike Cross Nationals - Midwest Regional. Teams compete as clubs and the top two club teams qualify for the Nike Cross Nationals Finals in early December along with the top five individuals not on an advancing club. The Midwest Regional includes Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan, and Ohio.
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The following individuals from Westmont Cross Country have competed at the Nike Cross Nationals - Midwest Regional:
Season | Athlete | Grade |
Time |
Place |
2014 | Nick Dea | Senior | 17:05 | 286 |
Anthony Alessi | Senior | 17:29 | 326 |
Nike Cross Nationals - Midwest Regional
Illinois Qualifiers
Teams on this list that finished 3rd (or 4th, if it ever happens) at NXN-MW earned an At-Large selection to run at NXN.
Illinois Girls Teams have:
Finished on the NXN podium (1st, 2nd or 3rd) twice (Naperville North, 2017-18)
Qualified 22 times for the NXN championship:
17 automatic qualifiers and 5 at-large qualifiers
10 different schools have qualified for the Girls NXN championship
Won 6 NXR Midwest championships, including the last 4 seasons (2017-19, 22)
Season | Team | Place | Points |
2005 | Naperville (North) | Selection Committee | |
2006 | Hinsdale (Central) | Selection Committee | |
2008 | Geneva | 1 | 64 |
2009 | Palatine (H.S.) | 2 | 93 |
2010 | Palatine (H.S.) | 1 | 72 |
Wheaton (W.-Warrenville South) | 3 | 98 | |
2011 | Winnetka (New Trier) | 2 | 49 |
2012 | Naperville (North) | 2 | 107 |
Winnetka (New Trier) | 3 | 125 | |
2013 | Naperville (North) | 2 | 125 |
2014 | Naperville (North) | 2 | 113 |
Palatine (H.S.) | 3 | 119 | |
2015 | Naperville (North) | 3 | 153 |
2016 | Naperville (North) | 2 | 120 |
Minooka | 3 | 135 | |
2017 | Naperville (North) | 1 | 85 |
Yorkville (H.S.) | 2 | 130 | |
2018 | Naperville (North) | 1 | 69 |
Yorkville (H.S.) | 2 | 84 | |
2019 | Naperville (North) | 1 | 95 |
2022 | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | 1 | 53 |
Elmhurst (York) | 2 | 75 |
Illinois Boys Teams have:
Won NXN twice (York 2004 & Neuqua Valley 2007)
Finished on the NXN podium (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) three additional times
Qualified 31 times for the NXN championship:
24 automatic qualifiers and 7 at-large selections
14 different schools have qualified for the Boys NXN championship
Won 12 NXR Midwest championships, including the last 7 seasons (2014-19, 2022)
Place | Team | Place | Points |
2004 | Elmhurst (York) | Selection Committee | |
2005 | Elmhurst (York) | Selection Committee | |
2006 | Elmhurst (York) | Selection Committee | |
2007 | Naperville (Neuqua Valley) | 1 | 73 |
Elmhurst (York) | 2 | 111 | |
2008 | Elmhurst (York) | 1 | 66 |
Naperville (North) | 2 | 112 | |
2009 | Elmhurst (York) | 1 | 113 |
Naperville (Neuqua Valley) | 2 | 137 | |
Wilmette (Loyola Academy) | 3 | 139 | |
2010 | Elmhurst (York) | 1 | 137 |
Naperville (Neuqua Valley) | 3 | 180 | |
2011 | Elmhurst (York) | 2 | 154 |
Palatine (H.S.) | 3 | 174 | |
2012 | Elmhurst (York) | 1 | 95 |
2013 | Hinsdale (Central) | 3 | 199 |
2014 | Orland Park (Sandburg) | 1 | 111 |
2015 | Orland Park (Sandburg) | 1 | 120 |
Naperville (Neuqua Valley) | 2 | 140 | |
LaGrange (Lyons) | 3 | 150 | |
2016 | Naperville (Neuqua Valley) | 1 | 88 |
Downers Grove (North) | 2 | 136 | |
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | 3 | 168 | |
2017 | Downers Grove (North) | 1 | 104 |
2018 | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | 1 | 146 |
Wheaton (W.-Warrenville South) | 2 | 149 | |
2019 | Wheaton (W.-Warrenville South) | 1 | 75 |
Elmhurst (York) | 2 | 128 | |
St. Charles (East) | 3 | 154 | |
2022 | Hinsdale (Central) | 1 | 123 |
Plainfield (South) | 2 | 145 |