Girls Cross Country

Team Information

Cut/No-Cut Sport? No-cut
Levels: Varsity / Junior Varsity
Start Date: August 11, 2025
Home Meet Location: Vernon Hills Athletic Complex (VHAC)
Head Coach: Lindsay DePaul
Varsity Assistant Coach: Tom Hake
Assistant Coach: Madelyn Rowan

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Cross Country Course Map

VHAC (Vernon Hills Athletic Complex)
308 Patriot Way, Vernon Hills, IL 60061

Records and History

IHSA State Medalists

Name	Season	Class	Place
Tracy Denaro	1997-98	AA	25
Mackenzie Levy	2009-10	3A	10
Kristyne McGuinn	1997-98	AA	12
Kristyne McGuinn	1998-99	AA	20
Isabelle Sparreo	2015-16	3A	10

IHSA State Team Qualifier

1996, 1998, 2015, 2016

Team Championships

IHSA Regional
2016

North Suburban Conference
1996, 1998, 2016

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SHS Girls Cross Country Season Summaries

Season results as reported on the IHSA website

Season	Record	Coach	Notes
1978-79	3-1	George Griffith
1979-80
1980-81	10-3	George Katich
1981-82	10-2	Mike Quinn
1982-83	3-4	Fred Kocian
1983-84	2-6	Mary Milota
1984-85	3-5	Paul Fitzgerald
1985-86	4-5	Paul Fitzgerald
1986-87	2-6	Paul Fitzgerald
1987-88	3-6	Paul Fitzgerald
1988-89	2-7	Paul Fitzgerald
1989-90	4-5	David Noskin
1990-91	4-5	David Noskin
1991-92	5-8	David Noskin
1992-93	8-4	David Noskin
1993-94	5-5	Hank Andrew
1994-95	9-2	Hank Andrew
1995-96	7-1	Hank Andrew
1996-97	8-1-1	Hank Andrew	IHSA Class AA - 14th Place; NSC champion
1997-98	9-1	Hank Andrew
1998-99	9-1	Hank Andrew	IHSA Class AA - 12th Place; NSC champion
1999-00	8-2	Don Proft
2000-01	10-2	Don Proft
2001-02	6-6	Don Proft
2002-03	4-6	Don Proft
2003-04	6-5	Don Proft
2004-05	4-5	Don Proft
2005-06	1-6	Don Proft
2006-07	3-6	Don Proft
2007-08	3-6	Don Proft
2008-09	6-1	Don Proft
2009-10	6-2	Don Proft
2010-11	4-4	Don Proft
2011-12	3-4	Don Proft
2012-13	2-5	Don Proft
2013-14	2-6	Maureen LeVanti
2014-15	6-4	Maureen LeVanti
2015-16	9-2	Maureen LeVanti	IHSA Class 3A - 13th Place
2016-17	10-0	Maureen LeVanti	IHSA Class 3A - 19th Place; Regional champion; NSC champion
2017-18	7-0	Maureen LeVanti
2018-19	10-1	Maureen (LeVanti) Connolly
2019-20	5-4	Maureen (LeVanti) Connolly
2020-21	3-6	Lindsay DePaul
2021-22	6-3	Lindsay DePaul
2022-23	4-3	Lindsay DePaul
2023-24	5-2	Lindsay DePaul
2024-25	2-4	Lindsay DePaul
All Time	243-169-1

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Coaching Records

Name	Seasons	Record
George Griffith	1	3-1
George Katich	1	10-3
Mike Quinn	1	10-2
Fred Kocian	1	3-4
Mary Milota	1	2-6
Paul Fitzgerald	5	14-29
David Noskin	4	21-22
Hank Andrew	6	47-11-1
Don Proft	14	66-60
Maureen LeVanti Connolly	6	44-13
Lindsay DePaul	5	20-18

Head Coach Bio

Lindsay DePaul

Lindsay DePaul was named head girls cross country coach in May 2020. Her coaching background includes serving as marathon coach for the Evanston Running Club, and as a summer training coach for New Trier High School’s cross country program. DePaul is a New Trier graduate, and participated in cross country and track.

DePaul has taught in Stevenson‘s Social Studies Division since the beginning of the 2018-19 school year. She earned a BA in economics from the University of Michigan in 2013. She was co-recipient of the Osterweil Prize in Economics, awarded annually to the most outstanding and promising undergraduate in economics who also shows the greatest degree of social awareness. She received an MS in Secondary Education and Teaching from Northwestern University in 2018. Prior to pursuing a career in education, DePaul worked in the human resources industry.