Every Brooks XC Midwest Region Championship Winner Ever

Dating back to the first one in 1979, here is a list of every boy and girl to have won the Brooks XC Midwest Region Championship

Oct 5, 2026 by Mathias Cubillan

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On Saturday, November 28, dozens of high school athletes across the middle of the country will compete in the 2026 Brooks XC Midwest Championships for a chance to punch their tickets to nationals in December.

Thirteen states will participate in the meet, all of which have at one point been represented with a meeting victory.

Since its inception in 1979, the Wayne Dannehl National XC Course at UW-Parkside in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has played host to the Midwest XC Region Championship. Here is a look at every boy’s and girl’s winner since the competition’s debut.

Who Are The Previous Boy’s Midwest XC Champions?

1979 - Brent Steiner - KS
1980 - Tim Hacker - WI
1981 - Ken Waterhouse - IN
1982 - Bob Mau - OH
1983 - Chris Zinn - MO
1984 - Scott Fry - OH
1985 - John Long - MN
1986 - Todd Williams - MI
1987 - Robert Kennedy - OH
1988 - Kevin Herd - CO
1989 - Stuart Henderson - OH
1990 - Darrell Hughes - OH
1991 - Corey Ihmels - ND
1992 - Greg Jimmerson - SD
1993 - Adam Goucher - CO
1994 - Tim Broe - IL
1995 - Steve Leuer - MN
1996 - Gabe Jennings - WI
1997 - Jorge Torres - IL
1998 - Jorge Torres - IL
1999 - Dathan Ritzenhein - MI
2000 - Dathan Ritzenhein - MI
2001 - Tim Moore - MI
2002 - Chris Solinsky - WI
2003 - Matthew Withrow - IL
2004 - Jeff See - OH
2005 - Mohamud Ige - CO
2006 - Hassan Mead - MN
2007 - Michael Fout - IN
2008 - Jakub Zivec - MN
2009 - Lukas Verzbicas - IL
2010 - Lukas Verzbicas - IL
2011 - Futsum Zeinasellassie - IN
2012 - Jake Leingang - ND
2013 - Grant Fisher - MI
2014 - Grant Fisher - MI
2015 - Jonathan Davis - IL
2016 - Dylan Jacobs - IL
2017 - Daniel Kilrea - IL
2018 - Cole Hocker - IN
2019 - Josh Methner - IL
2020 - Canceled
2021 - Riley Hough - MI
2022 - Hunter Jones - MI
2023 - Thomas Westphal - MI
2024 - Juan Gonzalez - NE
2025 - Calvin Seitz - IN

Who Are The Previous Girls’s Midwest XC Champions?

1979 - Madlyn Morreale - IL
1980 - Cathy Branta - WI
1981 - Connie Robinson - OH
1982 - Susan Keeney - WI
1983 - Melissa Straza - IL
1984 - Lize Britton - CO
1985 - Carol Gray - IN
1986 - Kim Kauls - MN
1987 - Susan Bliss - MO
1988 - Celeste Susnis - IN
1989 - Melody Fairchild - CO
1990 - Melody Fairchild - CO
1991 - Lisa Brohn - MO
1992 - Jenni Brown - OH
1993 - Carrie Tollefson - MN
1994 - Carrie Tollefson - MN
1995 - Katy Radkewich - OH
1996 - Katy Radkewich - OH
1997 - Cristin Wurth - IL
1998 - Lyndsi Gay - OH
1999 - Victoria Jackson - IL
2000 - Penny Splichal - ND
2001 - Ericka Odlaug - IL
2002 - Megan Kaltenbach - CO
2003 - Katelyn Kaltenbach - CO
2004 - Ramsey Kavan - SD
2005 - Keara Sammons - CO
2006 - Emily Sisson - NE
2007 - Claire Durkin - OH
2008 - Megan Goethals - MI
2009 - Megan Goethals - MI
2010 - Allison Woodward - WI
2011 - Molly Seidel - WI
2012 - Anna Rohrer - IN
2013 - Kelcy Welch - IN
2014 - Anna Rohrer - IN
2015 - Taylor Werner - MO
2016 - Anne Forsyth - MI
2017 - Olivia Theis - MI
2018 - Emily Covert - MN
2019 - Abby Vanderkooi - MI
2020 - Canceled
2021 - Riley Stewart - CO
2022 - Tatum David - IL
2023 - Rachel Forsyth - MI
2024 - Victoria Garces - MI
2025 - Sophia Szolosi - OH

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