What Are the Biggest XC Meets in Illinois?

[Soup Nazi]

I am thinking of attending some cross country meets this coming season and I was wondering which meets are the biggest in terms of the number of teams/athletes participating. Anyone know which ones are the biggest and how many teams/athletes compete in them? Thanks.

[ehof]

I am thinking of attending some cross country meets this coming season and I was wondering which meets are the biggest in terms of the number of teams/athletes participating. Anyone know which ones are the biggest and how many teams/athletes compete in them? Thanks.
The Crete-Monee Pow-Wow claims to be the world's biggest high school meet. I find it hard to believe that is true though. There are about 50 teams. 7 runners times 50 is 350. I know some of the Peoria invitationals have more than that.

[Tall-n-Thin]

The Crete-Monee Pow-Wow claims to be the world's biggest high school meet. I find it hard to believe that is true though. There are about 50 teams. 7 runners times 50 is 350. I know some of the Peoria invitationals have more than that.

No, I think Crete Pow-Wow is the largest race that is done by flights. And there were 45 teams there.

[Soup Nazi]

Don't they have a JV race at that meet? That would make more than 7 runners per team then.

edit: I get it, they do 1-7 runner against runner. Never mind.

[Tall-n-Thin]

No there is no JV at crete but York runs there JV team there because there A team is somewhere else. And flight means 7 runners run against other 7s then there is a 5 min gap then 6 runs then 1/2 hour break then it repeats.

[nacho]

State.

[ehof]

No, I think Crete Pow-Wow is the largest race that is done by flights. And there were 45 teams there.
It probbaly is that, but there aren't may meets done in flights, so does it really mean anything if they are the biggest?

[WILLrunIAM07yd]

anyways...also is palatine and Peoria Notre Dame

[roller coaster]

anyways...also is palatine and Peoria Notre Dame

Crete used to bill itself as the largest meet in the country. This meant that they had the most teams running at the same meet. They used to pull in 70 teams back when they didn't change the course every year or two. Also, there weren't that many meets on that particular weekend, so most teams just went there. I believe Lisle has a big invite and Niles West has gotten pretty big. Tinley Park Invite has 35 teams or so running in two different divisions based on enrollment.

[Zoso]

The Peoria Notre Dame Invitational features 57 teams and is generally held on the third Saturday of September. Last year's meet - adding the JV, F/S, and Varsity races - had about 1200 runners on the men's side. A few of the many great teams there are Eureka, Palatine, Naperville North, Lyons, Glenbard South, Downers North, and Wheaton Warrenville South.

[chrizcross1988]

argo invite

[ehof]

Crete used to bill itself as the largest meet in the country.
They still do; it is printed on the meet shirts!

[Soup Nazi]

The Peoria Notre Dame Invitational features 57 teams and is generally held on the third Saturday of September. Last year's meet - adding the JV, F/S, and Varsity races - had about 1200 runners on the men's side. A few of the many great teams there are Eureka, Palatine, Naperville North, Lyons, Glenbard South, Downers North, and Wheaton Warrenville South.Great! I've researched this a little more and it looks like there are a lot of huge invitationals in Peoria throughout the season. Also, it looks like the first weekend in October is loaded with big meets like the Crete-Monee and Peoria Central Invites.

[runnerp]

Most competitive meet with top teams in state has to be Palatine Invitational. Teams include York, Palatine, Hersey, Prospect, Lyons, and this year Stevenson should be back I believe as no Jewish holidays, those teams all finished top 10 at state last year. Aditionally CLC is there and they have had some very good teams in the past.

[MDRunner400]

yea i think palatine definatly hast he best competition overall

[spot]

Palatine Invite all the way

[zoominvon1]

Here is an idea of some of the meets by weekend:

September 3: Hornet/Red DEvil Invite @ KLM Hinsdale...one of the top courses in Illinois...meet features Palatine, WWS, New Trier, an Neuqua Valley.
Lions Pride Invite @ LT: Lyons, Willowbrook, Lincoln-Way Central.
Fenton Earlybird @ Fenton: Eureka and Hoffman Estates
St. Charles E Invite : DGN & Glenbard South

September 10: Peoria Woodruff Invite , Lake Park Invitational, Reavis Invitational.

September 17: Peoria Notre Dame Invite, Argo Invite, Warren Invitational, Libertyville Invitational

September 24: Palatine Invitational, East Peoria Invitational, Rich Central Olympian Invitational, OPRF Gummerson Invitational, Sterling Invite

October 1: Biggest weekend of the season: Crete-Monee Pow Wow, Lockport Invitational (New THIS YEAR), Peoria Central Invitational, Antioch Invitational, Sean Earl Lake Front Invitational @ Loyola, Savage Invite @ Niles West

October 8: West Aurora Stampede, St Charles East Invite, Addison Trail Invite, Metamora Invitational, Sterling Invitational ,Amboy Invitational (10-10)

October 15: Conferences
October 22: Regionals
October 29: Sectionals
November 5: STATE

[idontgetit14]

Hornet- Red Devil

LT Invite

Peoria Invites

Palatine Invite

State Meet

[ehof]

September 24:
Rich Central Olympian Invitational

Are you sure about that? In the past it has been 2 weeks later.

[roller coaster]

Rich Central is Oct 8th.

[2milerelay]

They still do; it is printed on the meet shirts!

It was not printed on the shirt this year, although I have seen it in the past

[run2win]

as far as just # of teams, the Wauconda meet the second weekend of the season is huge. I think 40-50 teams were there last year. We just started going there recently, but the only respectable teams are wws and stevenson and maybe clc.