Belvidere North's boys and girls cross country teams took first place in this week's NIC-10 Preview cross country meet, topping Hononegah in both instances.

East's Noah Friske won the boys meet with a time of 16:01.5 over the three-mile course. North runners though finished second, fourth and fifth. Hononegah's top runner came in sixth.

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The boys standings:

Belvidere North - 33
Rockton Hononegah - 47
Machesney Park Harlem - 78
Rockford East - 99
Rockford Auburn - 136
Rockford Guilford - 167
Rockford Boylan - 185
Belvidere - 225

The top 10 individuals were:

1. Noah Friske, East, 16:01.5
2. Virgil Munyemana, North, 16:35.8
3. Brady Johnson, Harlem, 16:41.7
4. Max Beutel, North, 16:45.7
5. Alec Scott, North, 16:54.2
6. Spencer Hielkema, Hononegah, 16:58.2
7. Mike Gille, Harlem, 17:00.2
8. Andrew Wilson, Hononegah, 17:12.1
9. Eddie Baines, Hononegah, 17:13.9
10. Austin Harnois, North, 17:16.6

Madison Diercks led the Blue Thunder in the girls race, edging teammate Gianna Sagona by fewer than four seconds, 18:05.7 to 18:09.1. Both Diercks and Sagona are sophomores. North runners took six of the top 10 spots.

Girls team results:

Belvidere North - 24
Rockton Hononegah - 38
Rockford Boylan - 101
Rockford Auburn - 128
Machesney Park Harlem - 144
Rockford East - 150
Rockford Guilford - 194
Belvidere - 203

The top 10 individuals:

1. Madison Diercks, North, 18:05.7
2. Gianna Sagona, North, 18:09.1
3. Alicia Repka, Hononegah, 18:26.9
4. Taylor Frommer, Hononegah, 18:31.8
5. Sabrina Elder, North, 18:34.9
6. Lauren Johnston, Hononegah, 18:39.9
7. Sydnie Elder, North, 19:04.3
8. Elle Maculan, Auburn, 19:29.2
9. Olivia Zaluckyj, North, 19:41.4
10. Alex Reza, North, 19:41.8

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