The 2025 cross country season saw local teams reach postseason heights they hadn’t for decades and area runners, including a large crop of underclassmen, make their mark throughout the season. All-Area Cross Country Manteno's Klarke Goranson nears the finish line in first place in the girls 3-mile race during All-Area Cross Country meet in October 2025 at Kankakee Community College. All-Area Cross Country Manteno's DeLanie Monroe, center, holds on to finish in eighth place ahead of Peotone's Celeste Richards and behind Tri-Point's Khloe Miller-Dyrby in the girls 3-mile race during All-Area Cross Country meet in October 2025 at Kankakee Community College. All-Area Cross Country Manteno's Lyla Nevel nears the finish line in third place in the girls 3-mile race during All-Area Cross Country meet in October 2025 at Kankakee Community College. All-Area Cross Country Herscher's Evan Benoit nears the finish line in third place in the boys 3-mile race during All-Area Cross Country meet in October 2025 at Kankakee Community College.