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'Amazing' Deer Path Cross Country Team Honored in Lake Forest

The Deer Path Middle School girls cross country team was recognized Monday for winning the State Meet.

The Deer Path Middle School girls cross country team got some special recognition Monday night for bringing home the school's first-ever state championship.

Lake Forest Mayor Donald Schoenheider honored the runners during the City Council meeting, stating, “We are very proud of them and they should be very proud of the effort they put forth.”

Coach Martha Sostre praised the girls, choking up as she spoke of their hard work throughout the season.

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“This amazing team of young ladies have hearts of champions and are the best girls cross country team in the state of Illinois. Through every single race they persevered, ran with guts, toughness and Lake Forest Deer Path pride. We could not be more proud of them for achieving their goal of being state champions,” Sostre said.

The state championship team included:

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  • 7th-grader Lauren Garriques 11:31 1st place State Champion
  • 8th-grader Emma Milburn 11:47 4th place Medalist
  • 7th-grader Courtney Schmidt 11:53 6th place Medalist
  • 8th-grader Mary Gregg 11:54 10th place Medalist
  • 8th-grader Emily Silge 12:17 42nd place
  • 8th-grader Brett Chody 13:14 150th place
  • 5th-grader Lauren Zarek 13:35 176th place
  • 8th-grader Gillian Buckardt
  • 7th-grader Paige Speed
  • 6th-grader Sidney Pettit

Schoenheider also congratulated the Lake Forest High School girls tennis and field hockey teams, which both won state champion titles and the girls cross country team, which is headed to the State Meet on Nov. 9 in Peoria, along with boys team member Mark Myers, who qualified as an individual.


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