BETHALTO — Junior Lillie Wood finished 23rd to lead Civic Memorial to ninth place in the girls varsity race at the IHSA Class 2A cross-country regional Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at Bethalto Sports Complex.
Wood completed the 3-mile course in 20 minutes, 35.2 seconds. Civic Memorial finished with 203 points in the 11-team field, six points behind eighth-place East St. Louis and 13 ahead of 10th-place Carbondale.
Civic Memorial’s five scoring runners placed 23rd, 34th, 36th, 54th, and 57th. The team posted a combined time of 1:53:53.9 and an average of 22:46.8, with a spread of 4:13.5 between its first and fifth finishers. Its sixth runner placed 68th.
Waterloo took fifth with 182 points, one point ahead of Breese Central. Herrin finished seventh with 187. Carbondale scored 216 points, and Marion finished 11th with 270.
Waterloo sophomore Lydia Huffman won the individual race in 18:06.7. Mascoutah junior Milla Cryder finished second in 18:41.2, and Carbondale sophomore Nora Epplin was third in 18:46.9.
Summary of IHSA Advancement
Top 7 teams qualify for the sectional meet. The top 5 individual runners not already on a qualifying team also qualify for sectional.
