LZ SOUTH earns the IESA 3rd place STATE TEAM TROPHY! State Runner Up battle by Chloe and 4th for Abby in the Top 5 as well!! Congrats to Coach Connie and Matt for their continued love and support for the sport of XC and our future BEARS! 🐻⬇️Illinois Running News LZHS Athletics

October 20, 2007 17 years ago today, we created The Cougar Running Club! Over the years we have been fueled by our failures and have accomplished more than I could dream of! Looking forward to many more years to come. #ChampionshipCharacter #TheCRC

Let’s take a look at our top 25 individuals from each gender! illinoisrunningnews.com/post/week-8-ra…

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I would like to thank Josh Kuusisto for inviting me out to see what SMSU TF/XC is all about. Coach Crowe Coach DeLange Marcus Allen Norment Coach Woods Carson Vittorio

We are only 48 hours from the start of the the IHSA State Meet! Check out the previews of every race this weekend!! 1A -> illinoisrunningnews.com/post/1a-state-… 2A -> illinoisrunningnews.com/post/2a-state-… 3A -> illinoisrunningnews.com/post/3a-state-…

Congratulations Phoenix Viger!! 6th Place today at the Illinois Youth Cross Country Championship! 13:48 for 2.5 miles at Palatine! #TheCRC #PMA

I’m extremely blessed to announce my commitment to Southwest Minnesota State University. I would like to thank my family and coaches for their support. I would also like to thank Josh Kuusisto for this opportunity. Go Mustangs! Coach DeLange Marcus Allen Norment Carson Vittorio

Can’t believe it actually happened

I shouldn’t be surprised… Bears have requested interviews with Drew Petzing Anthony Weaver Brian Flores Arthur Smith Matt Kafka Mike McCarthy Once again this franchise will go to the discount bargain bin instead of the right hire.

Don’t miss your opportunity to be a part of a community that fosters friendship and brings the fun to Track & Field and Cross Country!! Marcus Allen Norment

Over the next few days we will introduce you to our coaching staff for the upcoming season! First off meet Carson Vittorio who is the executive director of Plainfield Pack.

Time to introduce you to our Track & Field Lead Coach, Marcus Norment! He has coached at Plainfield South for 19 years! He has coached 26 IHSA All-Staters, 4 SPC Team Champions, 2 Sectional Team Champions, and 85 State Qualifiers. Also the 2011 State Champ 4x4! Marcus Allen Norment

Time to meet Anthony Woods who is our Head Sprints Coach! He has coached for 7 years with Plainfield South. He competed at Carthage College. His athletes have had 5 All-State honors, two Conference Team Titles, 1 Sectional Team Title, and 29 State qualifiers.

Meet Taylor McCormick! Taylor is an assistant coach with the club and also coaches both XC and TF at Old Quarry. Her girls took 10th in 2023 and 5th in 2024 in XC. She has coached multiple all-staters! Taylor will help us in coaching our distance and cross country runners.

Meet Emily Brodko! Coach Brodko started her coaching at Oakwood Grade School Running Club. She became the Assistant Boys XC Coach at Plainfield Central in 2017, where she continues to work with the boys and girls combined program. In 2020 she took over the Boys Sprints and Jumps!

Don’t miss a great opportunity to signup to be part of something special! Come train with us and have fun while training with some of the best athletes in the state! Marcus Allen Norment

Dylan Maloney 9:00.15 at the amazing Arcadia Invitational. Amazing experience overall. Best HS Track & Field Meet that I’ve ever been to!

As many people have seen already Plainfield Pack TFCC is set to debut this summer. Many people ask the reasons behind starting the club. Well here are 2043 passionate words about the club and The Pack expansion! illinoisrunningnews.com/post/the-why-p…

All the executive directors in one place of The Pack clubs! Left - Carson Vittorio (Plainfield) Middle - Chris Quick (Palatine) Right - Jeff Beaumont (North Shore) Excited for this summer! Don’t forget to register! thepacktfcc.com/clubs