IHSA 45th Annual Warren Varsity Cross Country: Feature Glenbrook North and South

Runners line up at the starting line of the Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

The Glenbrook North Spartans take a huddle just before the start of the Girls Varsity Cross Country race at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

The start of the Girls Varsity Cross Country race at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Glenbrook North's Girls running in the Girls Varsity Cross Country race at Warren Township High School. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Glenbrook North's Varsity Girls running in the Cross Country meet at Warren Township High School. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Glenbrook South's Varsities; Amelia Papajohn (left) who finished 12th overall and Anne Brennan finished 22nd, running in the Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Dana Lee, of the Glenbrook North Spartans Varsity Girl's Cross Country team finished 27th overall during a Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Glenbrook South's Rose O'Grady finishing 19th overall at a Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Glenbrook South's Quincy Theriault ran hard in a Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Glenbrook South Junior Sam Pahos gave it her all during a Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Huge crowd at the finish line of the Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Kaitlyn Ko of Buffalo Grove, finished in first place during the Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Ayako Higuchi of Palatine (Fremd), finished in second place during the Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Tight race for third and fourth during Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee.  Third place went to Vanessa Sanchez (left), fourth going to Gabby Sanchez (far right), both of Rolling Meadows. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

The Varsity Boys teams exploded with the gunshot start during the Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Runners try and make it to the top spot during the Boys Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Glenbrook South's David O'Gara (center yellow) eventually finishing in first place during the Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Glenbrook North Senior Tommy Muldoon competting in the Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Glenbrook South's David O'Gara, eventually finishing in first place during the Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Glenbrook North Sophomore, Jason Golden, ended up finishing 22nd overall during the Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Glenbrook North's Matthew Bondy, 17, competting in the Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Huge crowd around the race track during the Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Huge crowd at the finish line of the Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Huge crowd at the finish line of the Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Glenbrook South's David O'Gara finished in First Place during the Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Andrew Ntim of Zion Benton finished in Second Place during the Varsity Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

Dustin Macuiba of Warren Township High school finished in Third Place during the Varsity Cross Country Meet in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media

The Girls Open starts off in a frenzy during a Cross Country Meet at Warren Township High School in Gurnee. | Mark Ukena/For Sun-Times Media