Check out the video page to see the recent GTV coverage of the Cross Country team.

Geneva High School is providing a free FAN BUS to transport students to/from the IHSA State Championship Cross Country meet on Saturday, November 7, 2015.

Dates and Times:

• Sign up in the Main Office by Thursday, November 5, 2015
• Bus departs Geneva High School at 8:00am on Saturday, November 7, 2015
• Bus returns to Geneva High School at 6:00pm on Saturday, November 7, 2015
• Pick up and drop off in front of main entrance of building (not the athletic entrance)

This is a great opportunity to cheer on the girls and to watch the most AMAZIING meet in the state.  The energy of the state meet simply cannot be matched and must be witnessed in person to understand.  We NEED at least 10 kids to sign up, otherwise the bus will be cancelled.  This is a free service the school is offering, so lets make the most of the opportunity. This is for students only.

Congratulations to the Geneva Girls on qualifying for the IHSA State Championship Meet!

The Girls team finished in third place behind a second place individual finish by McKenzie Altmayer.  The Boys team finished in seventh place.

Videos of the races are posted here.  Overall results are on the Results page.

The following preview is from Michael Newman of DyeStat Il.  You can read the full article here:

Girls teams to watch – #1 Naperville North, #4 Batavia, #5 Geneva, #13 Naperville Neuqua Valley, #16 Plainfield North, #18 Oswego, #21 Aurora Metea Valley, Huntley, Naperville CentralIndividual Girls to watch (In alphabetical order) – McKenzie Altmayer (Geneva HS), Alana Austin (Naperville Central HS), Isabelle Christiansen (Oswego HS), Audrey Ernst (St. Charles North HS), Caitlin Horn (Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville), Rachael Lau (Plainfield North HS), Judy Pendergast (Naperville North HS), Mary Raclawski (Huntley HS), Dakota Roman (Batavia HS), Sara Schmitt (Naperville North HS), Emma Stephens (Batavia HS), Juliana Stogsdill (Plainfield North HS).

Outlook – This sectional race is the toughest of all the five 3A Girls races on Saturday. It is too bad that two quality teams (or more) will miss their chance to race at Detweiller Park. The way that top ranked Naperville North has been running this year, it is hard to see anyone getting close to them in this race. Judy Pendergast will guarantee her team at least 1 point in the first position. Sara Schmitt could be in the top 5 in this race. The Huskies split on what would be their 3 to 5 runners last week was only 21 seconds with an overall top 4 split off of Schmitt at 48 seconds. That kind of combination will be tough to beat.

Batavia and Geneva have challenged each other first at the UEC Meet then last week at St. Charles North. They will be fighting for qualifying spots. Batavia has been running around 50 to 55 second splits off of their #1 runner Emma Stephens. A 50 second split off of Stephens this week, especially if she is in the top 5, will make the Bulldogs in the top 5. McKenzie Altmayer leads an improving Geneva team that has a good 2 to 5 split on that pack. Last week, it was at 30 seconds. At their conference meet, it was only 25 seconds. The split on the Vikings’ top 5 last week was 95 seconds. A split like that this week could prevent this team from advancing. The pack needs to get closer to Altmayer.

Boys teams to watch – #4 Naperville Neuqua Valley, #10 St. Charles East, #12 Aurora Marmion Academy, #16 Huntley, #19 Geneva, Plainfield North, Aurora Waubonsie Valley, Naperville Central, Oswego.

Individual Boys to Watch (In alphabetical order) – Andrew Burroughs (Marmion Academy, Aurora), Seth Conroy (Huntley HS), Dominic Dina (Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville), Mike Grocholski (Huntley HS), Emerson King (Naperville North HS), Tyler Dau (Geneva HS), Aidan Livingston (Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville), Jake McEneaney (Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville), Bennett Peterson (Oswego HS), Michael Ronzone (Marmion Academy, Aurora), Keagan Smith (Huntley HS).

Outlook – The Boys race in this sectional is the opposite of what fans see an hour earlier in the Girls race. It is doubtful that Neuqua Valley will score a perfect 15 like they have the past 2 meets. The Wildcats will still be the favorite. Their pack running has been a saving grace for this team especially with their top runner Connor Horn sidelined for the season with a stress fracture. Their split on 5, led by the individual win by Aidan Livingston, was only 6 seconds. Coach Paul Vandersteen confirmed that Scott Anderson, who was the #2 runner in their first meet of the season when he broke his leg, will be in the lineup. Anderson has not raced in almost 2 months. He could be a big help for this team.

St. Charles East has exhibited great pack running the past month. That should be on display again this weekend. The Saints have been averaging a 30 second split on their top 5 in their last 3 meets. Mike Gerkin leads the 4 man pack that was within 4 seconds of each other last weekend. If Mike Gerkin or Mark Sciurba can place in the top 10 with that kind of pack, St. Charles East could get close to Neuqua Valley. Marmion Academy was only 6 points behind the Saints last week at St. Charles North. They have a good 5 man pack with a 42 second split on the group. They could have Andrew Burroughs and Michael Ronzone in the top 10 in this race. That could put the Cadets on the starting line at Detweiller Park next week. Geneva was another 2 points behind Marmion in that meet. Tyler Dau led the team winning the individual race. The Vikings had a 38 second split last week. Their split on the 2 to 5 pack was only 18 seconds in that race. That pack needs to be tighter with it starting around 15^th to 18^th place. That could get the Vikings downstate.