HISTORY

Whitney Young's Running Teams are steeped in history.  From athletes who performed well during their seasons to teams that have won state championships, both the Cross Country and Track teams have a history to be proud of.

Boys Cross Country CPS Individual Champions

Griffin Lawler
2005, 2006

Clayton Mendez
2015, 2017

Keduse Worku
2016

Sam Rivera
2018

Boys Cross Country Top 10 All Time 3 Mile Times

Clayton Mendez (14:22) - IHSA State Championship 2017
Sam Rivera (14:24) - IHSA State Championship 2018
Sam Wischnewsky (14:44) - IHSA State Championship 2015
Keduse Worku (14:47) - IHSA State Championship 2016
Charlie Nevins (14:52) - IHSA State Championship 2018
Griffin Lawler (14:57) - IHSA State Championship 2006
Eric Shan (15:16) - Woodruff Invitational 2011
Ryan Wangman (15:17) - IHSA State Championship 2015
Logan Means (15:22) - CPS City 2012
Anthony Tuman (15:30) - IHSA State Championship 2016

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Boys IHSA All State Athletes

Clayton Mendez - 12th Place (2015) and 2nd Place (2017)
Keduse Worku - 22nd Place (2016)
Sam Wischnewsky - 23rd Place  (2016)
Charlie Nevins - 25th Place (2017)
Sam Rivera - 3rd Place (2018)

National Championship
​Qualifier

Clayton Mendez
Footlocker 2017 Nationals Qualifier, 9th Place All-American
Nike Cross Nationals 2017, 18th Place All-American

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