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Sectional A
@ Melas Park
Course Length: 2.0 miles
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Host: Mt. Prospect St. Raymond
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026
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Antioch Emmons
Antioch Grass Lake
Arlington Heights Our Lady of the Wayside
Arlington Heights St. James
Barrington St. Anne
Grayslake St. Gilbert
Hoffman Estates Lincoln Prairie
Inverness Holy Family
Lake Zurich St. Francis deSales
Libertyville St. Joseph
Mt. Prospect St. Emily
Mt. Prospect St. Raymond
Palatine Quest
Palatine St. Theresa
Rockford Keith
(Co-op)
Rockford Our Lady of Sacred Heart
Wadsworth St. Patrick
Woodstock St. Mary's
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Sectional B
@ Westmont High School
Course Length: 2.0 miles
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Host: Clarendon Hills Notre Dame
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026
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Aurora Holy Angels
Aurora St. Rita
Chicago Field
Chicago St. Eugene
Clarendon Hills Notre Dame
Evanston Academy SJA
Evanston St. Athanasius
Geneva St. Peter
Hinsdale St. Isaac Jogues
Lisle St. Joan of Arc
Lombard St. Pius X
Naperville St. Raphael
Niles Northridge
(Boys Only)
Oak Park St. Giles
River Forest St. Luke
Woodridge St. Scholastica
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Sectional C
@ Lane Tech Campus
Course Length: 2.0 miles
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Host: Chicago St. Clement
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026
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Chicago Daystar
Chicago ICSJ
Chicago Lab Schools
Chicago Lycee Francais
Chicago Morgan Park
Chicago Near North
Chicago North Park
Chicago Old St. Mary's
Chicago Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Chicago Queen of Angels
Chicago St. Andrew
Chicago St. Clement
Chicago St. Helen
Chicago St. Josaphat
Chicago St. Matthias
Chicago St. Viator
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Sectional D
@ Kankakee Community College
Course Length: 2.0 miles
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Host: Mokena St. Mary
Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
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Bourbonnais St. George
Bourbonnais St. Paul's
Elwood GS
Joliet St. Raymond
Millbrook
Mokena St. Mary
Odell
(Co-op)
Orland Hills Bernardin
Ottawa Marquette
Ottawa Wallace
Plainfield St. Mary
Saunemin
Shorewood Holy Family
South Wilmington
(Co-op)
Westmont Holy Trinity
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| IESA Cross-Country 2026 Class 1A Sectional Assignments |
Sectional E
@ Donovan Park
Course Length: 2.03 miles
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Host: Peoria St. Jude
Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
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Brimfield
Cambridge JHS
Colona
Dixon St. Mary's
(Co-op)
Elmwood
Galva
Hampton
Marquette Heights Georgetowne
Morton Blessed Sacrament
Peoria Academy
Peoria Christian
Peoria Heights St. Thomas
Peoria St. Jude
(Co-op)
Peoria St. Vincent de Paul
South Pekin
(Co-op)
Washington St. Patrick
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Sectional F
@ Chrisman High School
Course Length: 2.0 miles
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Host: Chrisman Scottland
Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
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Chrisman Scottland
Danville Schlarman
Dieterich
Effingham Sacred Heart
(Girls Only)
Findlay Okaw Valley
Homer Heritage
Hutsonville
Louisville North Clay
Mattoon St. John's
Neoga
Oblong
Palestine
Potomac
(Co-op)
Rossville-Alvin
Sigel St. Michael's
Villa Grove
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Sectional G
@ Eastview Christian Church
Course Length: 2.0 miles
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Host: Bloomington Cornerstone
Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
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Bloomington Cornerstone
Bloomington Corpus Christi
Champaign Holy Cross
(Co-op)
Champaign Judah Christian
(Boys Only)
Champaign Next Generation
Champaign St. Matthew
Decatur Montessori Academy for Peace
Decatur Our Lady of Lourdes
(Co-op)
Delavan
Lincoln West Lincoln-Broadwell
Normal Calvary
Normal Epiphany
Piper City Tri-Point
Rantoul St. Malachy
Urbana University
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Sectional H
@ Uhland Acres
Course Length: 2.0 miles
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Host: Liberty
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026
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Bushnell-Prairie City
Carthage
Colchester West Prairie
East St. Louis Younge
Galesburg Costa
Godfrey Evangelical
Greenview
(Co-op)
Jacksonville Our Saviour
Jerseyville St. Francis HG
(Boys Only)
Lewistown JHS
Liberty
Mendon Unity
Monmouth ICS
Pleasant Hill
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Class History
The IESA sanctioned Cross-Country in 1979. There was one class of Cross-Country until 1997 when the activity was split into A and AA based upon enrollment. It was split in 2012 into three classes of 1A, 2A and 3A. In 2023 it was split again into the current four classes of 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A.
How Class Split is Determined
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