2009 HEBRON GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

1990-91 to 2009-10   20th SEASON

Mike DeFries will be coaching his 4th season at Hebron.  In 3 seasons as coach the team has gone 29-2 overall and 21-0 in the PCC.

The girls are the 3-time defending PCC round robin champions and the 2-time defending PCC meet champions.

The girls competed in the Kankakee Valley Hokum Karem for the first time.  No team scores are kept and 2-runner teams compete with their times combined.  Jordan Hanaway and Laura MacNeill were the only 2-runner team for Hebron.  Jordan and Laura ran a combined 41:51 and finished 3rd.

The girls finished 3rd at the North White Invite.  Jordan Hanaway led the team by finishing 9th.  Jordan's time of 21:09 is the 3rd fastest Hebron time at this meet.

The girls finished 2nd in the Valparaiso Invite.  Trisha Hanlon led the team in 10th place (22:05).  Laura MacNeill 16th (23:03) and Jordan Hanaway 17th (23:07) followed.  Trisha tied the fastest time record by a Hebron runner.  Jordan set the record at last year's meet.

GAVIT INVITE CHAMPIONS

The team won the Gavit Invite for the 3rd time in 7 years of running in the meet.  Jordan Hanaway (4th), Trisha Hanlon (6th), and Laura MacNeill (7th) were all in the top 10.  Emily DeFries (15th) and Christy Reick (20th) rounded out the scoring for the team.  Jordan's time of 20:53 is the 2nd fastest time at this meet.

The girls lost to Lowell 29-26.  This is only the 3rd dual meet loss for the girls since 2006 (29 wins 3 losses).

The girls opened up their PCC season with a 15-44 win over LaCrosse.  The win was the girls 22nd consecutive PCC round robin win.  Trisha Hanlon won the race in 21:37, followed by Jordan Hanaway, Laura MacNeill, Emily DeFries, and Christy Reick.

The girls finished 3rd at Lowell's Bob Thomas Invite.  The only other time the team ran in this meet was in 2004 when they finished 4th.  Jordan Hanaway finished 9th with a Hebron record time of 21:10.  Laura MacNeill 10th, Trisha Hanlon 17th, Emily DeFries 21st, and Christy Reick 27th were the next runners.

The team extended their PCC winning streak to 24 consecutive wins.  The girls had 8 in the top 12.

The girls finished 3rd at the New Prairie Invite behind Bremen and Tri-County.  Jordan Hanaway led the way in 8th place followed by Laura MacNeill, and Trisha Hanlon in the top 20.

The team beat Boone Grove and South Central to remain undefeated in the PCC. 

The girls ran in the Highland Invitational for the first time.  The team finished 3rd with 116 points.  Jordan Hanaway finished 10th and established a new course record (20:38), followed by Trisha Hanlon 14th and Laura MacNeill 15th.

PCC ROUND ROBIN CHAMPIONS

The team beat Kouts and Hanover Central to finish the PCC round robin season with a 7-0 record.  The title was the 4th consecutive undefeated PCC season and 28 consecutive PCC round robin wins.

PCC MEET CHAMPIONS

The girls won the PCC meet for the 3rd consecutive year and 5th time overall.  Jordan Hanaway led Hebron in 3rd place and tied Trisha Hanlon's course record in this meet set in 2007.  Trisha finished in 4th followed by Christy Reick (7th), Laura MacNeill (8th), and Emily Defries (10th) who all made All-Conference.

HANLON 4 YEAR ALL-CONFERENCE

Trisha Hanlon made all-conference all 4 years of her high school career.  Trisha joins Liz MacNeill as the only 2 Hebron girls to make all-conference all 4 years.  Michelle Steffel made all-conference the 1st 2 official PCC seasons and also was in the top 10 in the girls race in the 2 seasons before the PCC officially added girls cross country.

Allison Lewis won the PCC meet JV race.  Allison is the 5th Hebron girl to win this race.

TRISHA HANLON MENTAL ATTITUDE

Trisha Hanlon received the PCC mental attitude award.  Trisha is the 6th Hebron girl to win the award in cross country.

The team was incomplete against North Judson, KV and Rensselaer and came away with 3 losses to end the season 7-4.

RENSSELAER SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS

The team won the Rensselaer sectional for the 2nd time in school history.  Jordan Hanaway finished 6th and set a new Hebron course record for the sectional at Rensselaer.  Trisha Hanlon 11th, Laura MacNeill 13th, Christy Reick 14th, Emily DeFries 18th, Bre Lewin 38th, and Rylie Shrum 44th made up the sectional winning team.

The girls placed 7th at the New Prairie regional.  Jordan Hanaway led the team in 21st place and set a new Hebron regional record with a time of 20:31.  Following Jordan was Laura 30th, Trisha 34th, Christy 40th, Emily 45th, Bre 57th, and Rylie 61st.

Jordan Hanaway led the team in points this season with 176.5.  Jordan finished 1st for Hebron in 13 meets and set 5 new Hebron meet records.

the girls fastest time page has been updated through the regional

click here for the updated boys and girls cross country season points leaders