North CC Wins Sectional 10/27/12

Belvidere, Illinois-The Belvidere North cross country team will return to Peoria next week looking to win a fourth straight State Championship.  Saturday the Blue Thunder won the Class 2A Belvidere Sectional at Belvidere High School   North won comfortably by 53 points over runnerup Dixon.

Senior Garrett Lee led the Blue Thunder by finishing first overall...a split second ahead of  Alex Backer of Crystal Lake Central.  Paxson Menard of North came in fourth overall.  Tyler Yunk, who's battling back from an injury, Eryk Yunk and Jesse Laseman rounded out the top five for Belvidere North.