NEWS FEED

11/11/08
Regina Cross Country Banquet To Be Held Saturday, November 15, 7 PM
The Regina Girls Cross Country banquet will be held on Saturday, November 15, 7:00 PM at Monastero's Ristorante & Banquets, 3935 W. Devon (Devon & Crawford), Chicago, IL. Cost is $20 per person. End of the season awards will be presented at this banquet to include Most Valuable, Most Improved, and Spirit Award. Please RSVP Coach Thompson at drmarkthompson@aol.com.

11/08/08
Regina Girls Finish Season With 19th Place At State Meet
The Regina Cross Country team finished 19th place out of 20 teams in the Class AA Girls Cross Country State Meet. Both Amber Seo (87th) and Ellie Heinrich (100th) finished in the top 100 individuals. Aileen Campanaro (126th), Julie Campanaro (155th), Brittany Metoyer (160th), and Stephanie Park (166th) also competed. Click here for state meet pictures.

The Regina team was the most improved team at the state meet out of the 19 Class A/AA/AAA teams that participated in both the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational last September 20 and the state meet. Amber Seo improved from 20:52 to 19:36; Ellie Heinrich 21:19 to 19:50; Aileen Campanaro 21:32 to 20:21; Julie Campanaro 22:40 to 21:14; and Brittany Metoyer 22:41 to 21:51. Stephanie Park did not compete at Notre Dame.

11/01/08
Regina Girls Qualify For State Championships!
The Regina Cross Country Team qualified for the state cross country championships next week in Peoria by placing fourth at the Chicago (Jones) sectional. It is only the second time in school history that the Regina cross country team has qualified a team to state, the first time being in 1993. Regina had strong performances and personal records from every member of the team to qualify. The team was led by the dynamic duo of Amber Seo (Jr.) and Ellie Heinrich (So.), recording personal best times of 19:36 and 19:42 to place 10th and 11th, respectively, on the Niles (West) High School three mile course. Solid performances by sisters Julie Campanaro (Sr.) (31st, 20:36) and Aileen Campanaro (So.) (36th, 20:45), kept the team in contention for the state meet berth. The difference between going to state and staying home came down to Regina's fifth scorer, Brittany Metoyer (Sr.), who placed 44th with a time of 21:07. Metoyer's time was nearly two and a half minutes faster than what she ran on the same course at last year's sectional when she placed 120th in 23:34. Stephanie Park (Jr.) also recorded a personal best time for Regina, running 22:56 to place 82nd in only her second varsity race.

"This was truly a team effort by all the individuals who stepped on the line today," said first year Regina coach Dr. Mark Thompson. "Every single individual put their whole heart into this race for the team and for the school. Both myself and coach Greg Fedyski are extremely proud and excited at the level in which they competed today and what they accomplished for themselves and Regina. Competing and qualifying with their top runner and lone returning state qualifier Jacqueline Ave Maria (Jr.) sidelined by an injury, the adversity and odds that these girls overcame during the season to have the opportunity to experience the state championship next week in Peoria is an experience they will relish forever."

The 2008 IHSA Girls Class AA state championship race will be held on Saturday, November 8, at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Race time is 11:00 AM. The coaches and team members are very thankful and grateful to everyone who came out to the meet in support of the Regina girls quest to qualify for the state meet.

2008 IHSA Girls Class AA Cross Country State Qualifiers

10/27/08
Regina Girls Surprise Visited By World Class Runner Eduardo Torres
The Regina Cross Country Team got a surprise visitor prior to Monday's workout in preparation for their upcoming sectional championship race. Eduardo Torres, a two-time USA World Cross Country Team member and former two-time Footlocker High School All-American from Wheeling, Illinois, stopped by to congratulate the team on their recent regional championship victory. Torres also spoke to the team about what inspires him to run competitively and tips on peaking for races.

Since he was first discovered by Regina coach Greg Fedyski fifteen years ago at Prospect Hts. MacArthur Middle School, Torres did nothing but help lead his school teams to championships. Alongside his twin brother, 2008 Beijing Olympian Jorge Torres, the twins led the MacArthur team under Fedyski in 1993 to their school's first ever Illinois Elementary School Association Boys' Cross Country state title. In high school, the twins continued to train under Fedyski as members of the Prospect Hts. Running Club and led Wheeling High School to their school's only Boys Cross Country state title in 1998. And in 2001, they led the University of Colorado to their school's first ever Men's Cross Country national championship. Eduardo is now racing the marathon and recently finished 3rd place in the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon in Minneapolis, Minnesota with a time of 2:17:58. The Regina girls and staff thank Mr. Torres for his support and inspiration and wish him the best of success in his running career.

The Regina cross country girls pose with world class runner Eduardo Torres (yellow) after he made a surprise visit to the school to congratulate the girls on winning their first regional cross country title in 15 years. Mr. Torres also came out to the Sectional championships to wish them good luck on the starting line.

World Class and former high school All-American Cross Country runner  Eduardo Torres speaks to members of the Regina girls cross country team while his former middle school and high school club coach Greg Fedyski looks on.

10/25/08
Regina Girls Win Regionals - First Regional Cross Country Title in 15 Years
On the strength of Amber Seo (2nd) and Ellie Heinrich (3rd), the Regina Varsity Girls Cross Country team captured their first Regional Cross Country title in 15 years. Seo's time for the 3.03 mile course at Chicago's Horner Park was 20:52, and was quickly followed into the chute by Heinrich in 20:55. Aileen Campanaro (7th - 21:29), Julie Campanaro (8th - 21:35), and Brittany Metoyer (9th - 22:10) rounded out the top 5 scoring positions for Regina. Karina Kedo (13th - 23:20) and Alexis Kedo (19th - 25:21) also competed for the Panthers. Regina's total score of 29 bested runner-up Chicago (Payton's) 34 points. Chicago (Lake View) 68, Chicago (Gordon Tech) 107, and Chicago (Manley) 136 rounded out the top five teams.

The Regina Girls will next compete at the Chicago (Jones) Class AA Sectional at Skokie (Niles West) High School on November 1st. The top 5 teams qualify for the state meet in Peoria on November 8. Race time is 9:30 AM. Last season, the Regina girls placed a non-qualifying sixth but qualified Jacqueline Ave Maria as an individual. Ave Maria is out for the season with an injury and will be unable to compete at Sectionals.

2008 IHSA Class AA Chicago (Gordon Tech) Regional Champions

10/18/08
Regina Girls Sparkle at GCAC - Varsity Girls Place 4th
The Regina Varsity Girls Cross Country Team placed 4th out of 13 teams behind St. Ignatius, Loyola, and Mother McAuley at the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Championships. Ellie Heinrich (So.) was the first Panther in, finishing 23rd place with a time of 20:36 over a tough 3-mile course at Turtlehead Lake in Orland Park. Following Heinrich was Julie Campanaro (Sr.) in 29th place (21:10), Amber Seo (Jr.) in 30th (21:25), and Aileen Campanaro (So.) in 31st (21:33). Stephanie Park (Jr.), running in her first Varsity race, completed the scoring by placing 49th with a time of 23:41. Paige Lynch (So.) (52nd, 24:02) and Brittany Metoyer (Sr.) (58th, 24:34) also competed.

The Junior Varsity team placed 5th on the strength of Karina Kedo (So.) (22nd place, 23:19), Tara Gavin  (So.) (26th, 24:25), and Alexis Kedo (Sr.) (27th, 24:31). Sheridan Gallagher (Jr.) (41st, 28:18) and Mary Ann Pantle (Jr.) (42nd, 29:11) rounded out the scoring. Meaghan Cusack (So.) (27:17), Molly Byrne (Fr.) (27:57), and Sara Buckman (Sr.) (28:44) competed in the Open race.

10/09/08
Varsity and Frosh/Soph Teams Place 3rd at St. Scholastica Invite
Details coming soon...

09/27/08
Heinrich Medals at Loyola Lakefront Invitational
Ellie Heinrich (So.) placed 11th in the Frosh/Soph division at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational Cross Country meet with a time of 21:52 to earn a Top 15 place medal. Aileen Campanaro (So.) was close to medaling by placing 17th with a time of 22:16. The team finished 9th overall. Amber Seo (Jr.) led the Varsity team with a 56th place finish in 21:38.

09/20/08
Seo Top Regina Runner at Peoria Notre Dame; Team 38th out of 48 schools
Amber Seo finished 184th place out of 331 runners in a time of 20:52 at the Peoria Notre Dame Richard Spring Invitational, the state's largest and toughest invitational of the year. Ellie Heinrich completed the 3 mile course in 21:19 for 218th place, while Aileen Campanaro placed 226th with a time of 21:32. Alexis Kedo led the Junior Varsity squad by placing 202nd out of 415 runners with a time of 23:41. Complete results can be found here.

09/17/08
Regina Girls Finish 2nd Place at Lane Tech Invitational; Heinrich 7th
Led by the one-two-three punch of Ellie Heinrich (So.), Amber Seo (Jr.), and Aileen Campanaro (So.), the Regina girls cross country team finished second place to 7th-ranked AAA team Chicago (Whitney Young) at the Chicago (Lane Tech) Invitational. Heinrich's time was 23:20 for the 3.2 mile course. Seo was right behind at 8th in 23:33, followed by Campanaro at 9th in 23:35. Seniors Julie Campanaro (13th) and Brittany Metoyer (14th) rounded out the top 5 scoring in times of 23:54 and 23:55, respectively. Team scores were 1. Chicago (Whitney Young) 20, Wilmette (Regina Dominican) 49, Chicago (Morgan Park) 70, Chicago (Lane Tech) JV 107, Chicago (Schurz) 128.

Kedo Leads Girls Open at Lane Tech Invitational
Karina Kedo (So.) led the Regina girls team in the Lane Tech Invitational Open race by placing 9th out of 187 runners with a time of 15:54 for 2.2 miles. She was followed closely by her teammate Paige Lynch (So.) in 13th place with a time of 16:12. Jasmine Lamb (Fr.) (48th - 17:42), Stephanie Park (Jr.) (49th - 17:45), Sheridan Gallagher (Jr.) (91st - 19:09), Meaghan Cusack (So.) (92nd - 19:19), Sara Barnes (Jr.) (112nd - 20:17), Molly Byrne (Fr.) (124th - 20:50), Sara Buckman (Sr.) (144th - 22:04), and Mary Ann Pantle (Jr.) (155th - 22:24) also competed.

09/15/08
Lane Tech Invite Meet Added For Wednesday, Sept. 17
The Regina Panthers have added an invitational cross country meet to make up for the lost meet at Lake Park. The Varsity girls 3 mile race will begin at 4:00 PM while the Open girls 2 mile race will begin at 5 PM. The race will be at Clark Park at the corner of Rockwell and Addison behind Lane Tech stadium. Parking is on Rockwell Avenue.

09/13/08
Lake Park Cross Country Meet Cancelled
The Lake Park Cross Country Meet was cancelled due to flooded course conditions and flash flooding in the DuPage County area. It was not cancelled due to rain. The meet will not be made up. There will be a non-mandatory workout scheduled for Sunday at 4-6 PM at Regina to make up for the lost meet for those who plan on running competitively at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational.

09/09/08
Heinrich Leads Team to 4th Place Finish out of 12 Teams at Niles West
Sophomore Ellie Heinrich finished in 13th place to lead the Panthers to a 4th place finish out of 12 teams at the Niles West Ron Campbell Invite. Heinrich's time of 13:21 for 2-miles was 4:50 faster than the 18:11 she ran a year ago at the same meet. Amber Seo (Jr.) was the team's second runner, finishing in 13:45 - her best 2-mile time ever. Aileen Campanaro (So.) was 27th in 13:55 - 2:26 faster than her 16:21 last year while Brittany Metoyer (Sr.) dropped 1:27 off her time to run 14:04 for 32nd place. Julie Campanaro (Sr.) rounded out the top five scoring with a 37th place in 14:22, dropping 1:24 from her time last year.  Cross Country newcomer Karina Kedo (So.) finished 41st with a time of 14:32 and was followed by her sister Alexis Kedo (Sr.) in 55th place with a time of 15:00 - 10 seconds faster than last year. 106 runners completed the race which was won by Loyola with 37 points. Maine South (44), Niles West (105), Regina (118), Niles North (149), Melrose Park Walter Lutheran (191), Chicago Resurrection (193), Chicago Latin (194), River Forest Trinity (225), Lake Forest Academy (254), North Shore Country Day (313), and Hillside Proviso West (334) rounded out the team scoring. Regina ran without its top scorer from last week, Jacqueline Ave Maria (Jr.), who has tendonitis.

Lynch Places 40th out of 250 runners to Lead JV Team at Niles West
A motivated Paige Lynch (So.) blasted out to the lead in the JV race and held on for 40th place out of 250 runners. Her time of 15:22 was just a second ahead of teammate Tara Gavin (So.) in 41st place. Kaitlin Philbin (Jr.), who along with Lynch and Gavin have never run track or cross country before, finished 43rd in 15:26. Sheridan Gallagher (Jr.) finished 135th in 17:38, followed by Kelly Sheehy (Jr.) (156th/18:54), Mary Ann Pantle (Jr.) (160th/19:28), and Sara Buckman (Sr.) (162nd/19:36). Freshmen Jasmine Lamb and Connie Orjales competed in the Freshmen race with Lamb taking 28th out of 82 runners in a time of 16:35 and Orjales finishing 80th.

09/01/08
Ave Maria Wins Team Time Trial
Jacqueline Ave Maria (Jr.) won the 1500-meter steep hill time trial held at Century Park in Vernon Hills. Her time of 6:35.7 was just fast enough to edge out a hard-charging Ellie Heinrich (So.), who finished in 6:36.4 for second. The top 5 out of 6 runners averaged a 5.5% improvement since the last time trial on the same course 12 days ago. Ave Maria did not run the first time trial after taking time off for tendonitis. Brittany Metoyer (Sr.) (6:41.2), Julie Campanaro (Sr.) (6:44.8), Amber Seo (7:05.8), Alexis Kedo (Sr.) (7:11.2) and Aileen Campanaro (So.) rounded out the top 7 who will form the Varsity team at the Bensenville (Fenton) invite on Sept. 6.