Congratulations to the Gompers Junior High School Boys Cross Country Team for winning the Joliet Public Schools District 86 Cross Country Championship.

Top runners for the 2-mile race included:

Varsity Boys
Alexander Cornejo, Gompers Junior High; Mathias Rendon, Gompers Junior High; Sebastian Suarez, Dirksen Junior High; Jorge Zamudio, Gompers Junior High; Jessie Leon, Gompers Junior High; Jonah Johnson, Gompers Junior High; Jesus Damian, Gompers Junior High; Noah Barrera, Dirksen Junior High; Leonel Mireles, Hufford Junior High; and Kaleb Hill, Washington Junior High

Top runners for the 1-mile race were:

Junior Varsity Boys
Nicholas Howell, Gompers Junior High; Isaac Padilla, Hufford Junior High; Tristan Modesto, Hufford Junior High; Enrique Murillo, Dirksen Junior High, Gerardo Hernandez, Hufford Junior High; Sebastian Alvarez, Gompers Junior High; Alexander Farfan, Hufford Junior High; Angel Garcia Diaz, Hufford Junior High; Carlos Johnson, Washington Junior High; and Aaron Juarez, Washington Junior High

The student athletes are coached by The student athletes are coached by Dirksen Junior High School: Jaime Foxworth, Dr. Chris Hall, George Hiler; Gompers Junior High School: Gehrig Hollatz, Pete Knaus, Melissa Pappas; Hufford Junior High School: Kelly Cisco, Jean Mondesir, Amanda Sues; and Washington Junior High School: Brian Kahn, Sarah Schimanski, Ken Villasenor.