Girls' Cross Country Warriors Have Experience

Last Year’s Record:        The Warriors were 8-2 in Central Suburban League competition with a second place finish. 

Last Year’s Highlights:       Deerfield finished fourth in the Regional sending the entire team to the Sectional Meet where the squad placed 17th. 

Season Opener:          The Warriors open their season with the Lake County Invitational at 5:30 p.m. August 29 at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda. 

Top Returning Warriors:     Hadley Lloyd, Abbey Osborn Elizabeth Zwart and Ellen Kershke. 

Leading Newcomers:            Lauren Klein. 

Season Outlook:          The Warriors are returning the core of last year’s team which is one reason Coach Jeff Beaumont is optimistic. “Our experience running as a pack should be a strength,” he said. “We’re facing an uphill battle however as injuries and other commitments collectively limited us in doing as many miles as we should have.” 

A drop in Deerfield’s enrollment has placed the Warriors in the Class 2A division this season changing the competition to reach the State Meet. “By no means does that guarantee an easy path to the State meet, but after finishing in the lower half of the hard Schaumburg Sectional the last few years, it will be nice to see different teams at that time of year,” Beaumont said. 

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