Boys Cross Country: Suburban Life boys cross country preview capsules

The cross country season is underway, and here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

** -- Member of 2020 Suburban Life All-Area team ILXCTF.com ranks 30 teams per class and additional Teams to watch MileSplit IL ranks 25 teams per class Benet boys were ranked among 2A ILXCTF.com Teams to watch and No. 15 in 2A by MileSplit IL but are 3A this season

R-B boys were ranked No. 28 among in 3A by ILXCTF.com but are 2A this season

Benet

Coach: Kevin Renicker

Pre-season 2A state rankings: ILXCTF.com Teams to watch; No. 15 MileSplit IL

Top returners: Dominic Ullmer, sr.; Sean Kingston, sr.; Ryan Amidei, so.

Key newcomers: Andrew Donovan, sr.; Ben Farrell, jr.; David Noroozi, jr.; Logan Osborne, jr. Charlie Phelan, so.; Danny Shannon

Downers Grove North

Coach: John Sipple

Pre-season 3A state rankings: No. 2 ILXCTF.com; No. 4 MileSplit IL

Top returners: Roy Llewellyn, sr.**; Kyle McNally**, sr.; Karan Shetty, sr.; and Topher Ferris, jr.

Key varsity newcomers: Jack Benge, sr.; Caden Weber, so.; Ryan Eddington, so.; Curtis Mysliweic, so.; Zachary Bender

Key program newcomers: Brendan Courtney, fr.; Owen Kelly, fr.; Grant Schroder, fr.; Brady Travers, fr.

Downers Grove South

Coach: Brian Caldwell

Pre-season 3A state rankings: No. 27 ILXCTF.com; No. 23 MileSplit IL

Top returners: Tim Neumann, sr.**; Joey Puccillo, sr.; Robert Del Cotto, sr.; Michael Joseph, sr.; Jacob Curulewski, sr.;Jeffrey Spirek, jr.; Carter Smott, jr.; Shane Hosty, sr.; Anthony Addante, so.;

Key varsity newcomers: Josh Poeschel, so.; Jeremy Wilczak, jr.

Key program newcomers: Billy Neumann

Fenwick

Coach: David Rill

Pre-season 2A state rankings: No. 9 ILXCTF.com; No. 8 MileSplit IL

Top returners: Junior Grayden Rill, seniors Lee O’Bryan and Zac Daley, sophomores Dean O’Bryan and Nate McKillop, and senior Carl Lukas

Glenbard East

Coach: Chris Adduci

Top returners: Jack O’Callaghan, sr.; Aaron Paz, sr.; Alec Palmeri, sr.; and Pat O’Brien, jr.

Key varsity newcomers: Ryan Van Dam, so.

Glenbard South

Coach: Doug Gorski

Pre-season 2A state rankings: ILXCTF.com Teams to watch; No. 25 MileSplit IL

Top returners: Junior Caleb Walter, senior Ethan Woods, sophomore Jaden Frederick, juniors Matthew King and Ryan Chung and sophomore Tim Jochum

Key varsity newcomers: Sophomores Ben Zima and Lucas Newman

Glenbard West

Coach: Kyle Nugent

Pre-season 3A state rankings: ILXCTF.com Teams to watch

Top returners: Michael Miller, sr.; Jack Hatlestad, sr.; Andrew Dauksas, sr.; Austin Nielsen, sr.

Key newcomers: Sean Rath, sr.; Patrick Adduci, sr.; Sully Monteith, sr. and Anthony Nitti, so.

Hinsdale Central

Coach: Jim Westphal

Pre-season 3A state rankings: No. 10 ILXCTF.com; No. 6 MileSplit IL

Top returners: Dan Watcke, jr.;**, Grant Miller, jr.; Jesse Gamboa, jr.; Kyle Doorhy, jr.; and Colby Revord, sr.; Colin Hill, sr.

Key varsity newcomers: Aden Bandukwala, so.; Henry Gruber, sr.; Rohan Mahajan, sr.; and Nick Berger, jr.;

Hinsdale South

Coach: James Dickerson

Pre-season 2A state rankings: ILXCTF.com Teams to watch

Top returners: Juniors Adam Fournier and Aaron Koehler, senior Quartus Rassi, sophomore Mason White and junior Kayden Miller

Key varsity newcomers: Sophomore Leyton Mueller and junior Jaitin Pallath

Key program newcomers: Freshmen Andrew Petersen and Dziugas Meiliulis

IC Catholic Prep

Coach: Dawn Calcagno

Top returners: Sophomores Bryson Spaulding and Charlie Castillo

Key program newcomers: Sophomores Sam Duffy and Jonathan Mejino and freshmen Dan Duffy and Andrew Alvarez

Lemont

Coach: Jon DeGuzman

Pre-season 2A state rankings: No. 22 ILXCTF.com

Top returners: Junior TJ Polen, seniors Andrew Tilly and Evan Schiffman, junior Liam Carey and sophomore Jack Davey

Lyons Township

Coach: Mike Danner

Pre-season 3A state rankings: No. 16 ILXCTF.com; No. 5 MileSplit IL

Top returners: Charlie McLawhorn, sr.;**, Nicholas Strayer, so.; Hayden Constas, sr.; Matthew Lynch, sr.; Jack Meyers, jr.; Jack Albright, sr. and Finn Gallagher, sr. sophomore Maksym Washchuk, juniors Vincent Stobart, Aidan Collins and Matt McGovern, sophomore Cillian Henning, Eddie Ferrell and juniors Teddy Coyne and Connor Kachmarik.

Morton

Coach: Bill Bloom

Top returners: Seniors Daniel Chavez, Alex Bacci, and Joey Prochaska and Gael Arroyo, junior Fernando Quintana and senior Alex Mena-Ibarra

Key varsity newcomers: Sophomores Manuel Soto, Samuel McNeilly, Alonso Martines and James Martines

Montini

Coach: Eric Brechtel

Key returnees: Seniors Tommy May, Mick Flannery and Lupe Herrmann, junior Kenny Sledzinski and sophomore Hugh Flannery

Key varsity newcomers: Freshman Nolan Ferris

Nazareth

Coach: Michael Sliwinski

Top returners: Juniors Ian Surowiec and John Mowrer

Key varsity newcomers: Sophomore Hagan Perfect

Key program newcomers: Freshmen Liam Smith, Dan McGill, Russell Pickard, and Cooper Kosanovich

Riverside-Brookfield

Coach: Jack Brady

Pre-season 2A state ranking: No. 3 MileSplit IL

Top returners: Senior Paul Proteau**, sophomores Cooper Marrs**, Jack O’Brien and Hayden Marrs and junior Zack Gaynor

Key varsity newcomers: Sophomore William Kallas, junior Tyrike Jenkins and sophomore Brennan Lester

St. Francis

Coach: Scott Nelson

Pre-season 2A state rankings: No. 2 ILXCTF.com; No. 6 MileSplit IL

Top returners: Senior Chris Spahn, juniors Sam Andrzejewski, Daniel O’ Connell and Andrew Hernandez, and senior Chris Covone

Key varsity newcomers: Seniors Joe Coco, Nate Rodriquez, Kyle Sheahin and sophomore Brendan Spahn

Timothy Christian

Coach: Rachel Mirra and Erica Plaisier

Key returnees: Sophomore Tyce Plaisier, junior Alex Becker, sophomore Gio Molina and junior Josh Ellens

Westmont

Coach: Steve Wolf

Top returners: Juniors Tim Rosland and Henry O’Connor

Key varsity newcomers: Sophomore Kaleb Sica

Wheaton Academy

Coach: Chris Felinski

Pre-season 1A state rankings: No. 17 ILXCTF.com; No. 8 MileSplit IL

Top returners: Seniors Sheldon Powell, Daniel Kersey and Christian Ruch and Westen Myers and sophomore Joseph Urban Key

Varsity newcomers: Sophomores Shaymis Powell and Mateo Montoya and junior Josh Strzalka

Wheaton North

Coach: Nate Roe

Pre-season 3A state rankings: No. 21 ILXCTF.com; No. 19 MileSplit IL

Key returnees: Seniors Ryan Schreiner** and Ryan Zydek, junior Caleb Youngstedt, senior Jonah Noyes and junior Hudson Romaine

Key varsity newcomers: Junior Simeon Turner

Wheaton Warrenville South

Coach: Chris Kuntz

Pre-season 3A state rankings: No. 30 ILXCTF.com; No. 11 MileSplit IL

Top returners: Seniors Michael Atkins** and Michael Macabobby and juniors Nathan Virginelli, Lucas Yonker, Caleb Hatzinger, Nathan Banowetz and Colin Nelson

Willowbrook

Coach: T.J. Artman

Key returnees: Senior Damian Rocha and juniors Garrett Williams, Charlie Hayes, Kevin Diederich, Sean Kling and Henry Sloan

Key varsity newcomers: Senior Alex Simmons

Key program newcomers: Freshmen Kasen Blain, Sean Gielarowski and Pat Harczos

York

Coach: Charlie Kern

Pre-season 3A state rankings: No. 1 ILXCTF.com; No. 2 MileSplit IL

Top returners: Seniors Ethan Summer**, Jackson Geiger and Garrett Schwan

Key varsity newcomers: Seniors Eric Rutherford and Jeff Luka, junior Payton Bryk and senior Colin Lewandowski

Key program newcomers: Freshmen Max Zangan, Evan Zapata and Cole Hunter