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LT Boys Cross Country Finishes Fourth at State

The Lions finished behind Hinsdale Central, Downers Grove North and O'Fallon in the team competition.

Lyons Township placed fourΒ runners in the top 50 Saturday at Peoria's Detweiller Park en route to a fourth-place team finish in the 3A boys cross country state meet.Β 

SeniorΒ Henry Hostettler 15:08Β led the way for the Lions with a 25th-place finish among runners in the team competitionΒ atΒ 15:08. Hostettler was followed by No. 35 Dan LupanoΒ atΒ 15:16, No. 37 James Ryan at 15:17, andΒ No. 39Β Ed McCarterΒ at 15:18.Β 
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Kevin Kilrea finished at 15:25,Β Vince ArataΒ atΒ 15:39, andΒ Dom ZonaΒ atΒ 16:04.

See Saturday's results here on the IHSA website.

The top five places of each squad competing inΒ the team competition were added together for the teamΒ score. Hinsdale Central's overall score of 99 bested Downers Grove North's 144 and O'Fallon's 157. LT came nextΒ with a score of 190.

Hinsdale Central placed four runners in the top 30.Β O'Fallon's Patrick Perrier was the individual 3A champion with a time ofΒ 14:21.Β 

On the girls' side, LT'sΒ Lexy Rudofski finished 23rd overall atΒ 17:29, andΒ Katie Hamor was 48th atΒ 18:02.

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