Tom Lane State Farm Insurance Male Athletes Of The Month: CM Boys Cross Country Achieves Historic Ninth Place

PEORIA — Civic Memorial High School’s boys cross country team achieved a historic milestone by finishing ninth overall at the IHSA State Finals on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at Detweiller Park in Peoria. This marks the best finish in the school’s history.

The team’s standout performance was led by Max Weber, who claimed the state championship in the Class 2A race in a time of 14:08.54.

Other finishers for Civic Memorial included Logan Kearbey in 74th place with a time of 15:28.08, Boden Duffy in 81st at 15:29.43, Glen Collins in 121st at 15:47.70, Jacob Cranford in 140th at 15:59.46, Joshua Cranford in 166th at 16:16.86, and Tullio Zamperi in 175th at 16:25.76.

The team scored 326 points, placing them just ahead of Taylorville, which scored 327 points. Dixon won the team championship with 115 points, followed by Mahomet-Seymour, Deerfield, Morton, Peoria Notre Dame, Niles Northridge, Morris, and Aurora Central Catholic.

The boys’ cross country team are recognized as the Tom Lane State Farm Insurance Male Athletes of the Month for CM.

Jake Peal, head coach for Civic Memorial boys cross country, reflected on the achievement, saying, “CM had never finished in the top 10 in cross country as a program. To finish ninth today is really humbling. We had four of those seven guys on the starting line, seniors, two juniors — one of the most veteran teams in the field.

"We have had our fair share of struggles at Detweiller, but we were able to go out and move up well between miles 2 and 3. I am really proud of all the boys who moved the team up to ninth. That says a lot about the back half of guys fighting for their team position. We had five guys under 16, and our seventh at 16:20, five of seven lifetime PRs. We couldn’t have peaked at any better time.”

Coach Peal expressed optimism for the future, noting, “It was a great race by all today. More to come from these outstanding young men this spring in track and field.”

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