Winnebago Regional Recap by Michael Newman

There was a surprise in the Girls meet as #21 Richmond-Burton placed three runners in the first six to win with 60 points. #22 Harvest Christian Academy scored 75 points to finish second five points ahead of #10 Rockford Christian. Nygia Pollard (Harvest Christian Academy, Elgin) ran 16:48 on the 2.85 mile course to win by ten seconds ahead of Madison Franseen (Rockford Christian HS). Richmond-Burton was led by Emma Langlois (4^th), Breanne Retherford (5^th), and Amy Frisch (6^th).

Expectations were high as three of the top ten 1A Boys teams met Saturday at Fuller Forest Preserve. Fans who were at that regional were not disappointed. #3 Harvest Christian Academy scored 41 points placing four runners in the top ten with a 45 second split. Andrew Dobrescu and Michael Sisko finished third and fourth within a second of each other. #2 Rockford Christian scored 61 points to finish second just ahead of Richmond-Burton (64 points). The individual race was a great one as Riley Wells (Rockford Christian HS) edged Ryan Hommowun (Richmond-Burton HS) by fractions of a second. Both were timed at 14:21. The three teams are fairly evenly matched. Rockford Christian placed five runners in the top twenty-one with a split of 56 seconds. Richmond-Burton placed five runners in the top nineteen with a 54 second split.