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GK Cogs Cross Country The Distance Runners of Genoa Kingston | Not affiliated with Genoa-Kingston High School |🏃🏃‍♀️ It’s not about the legs, it’s about the heart Genoa, IL

Genoa-Kingston Cross Country!! A young team with massive potential and a passion for the sport.

10/31/2026

Genoa-Kingston girls and Kaneland and Sycamore boys qualified as teams for the cross country state meets; DeKalb's Alexandra Schwantes placed fourth. That and more in the roundup.

We could not be more proud of the fight both of these teams put up today!
10/31/2026

We could not be more proud of the fight both of these teams put up today!

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ BIG NORTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS! 🏆The Genoa-Kingston Cogs had a great day of racing at the 2026 Big North...
10/17/2026

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ BIG NORTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS! 🏆

The Genoa-Kingston Cogs had a great day of racing at the 2026 Big Northern Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday! 💙🧡 Our runners competed hard, earned some great finishes, and represented GK with pride!

🔥 TEAM RESULTS
🥉 Varsity Girls — 3rd Place
🏅 Varsity Boys — 5th Place
🥉 JV Boys — 3rd Place

🌟 VARSITY GIRLS HIGHLIGHTS
Emma James led the way for the Cogs, finishing 8th overall in 19:34.0 and earning a conference medal! Grace Pena also brought home a medal, placing 9th overall in 19:46.1! 🏅

Other strong performances included Alexa Ayala (20:29.4), Gracie Zapatka (20:55.5), Madyson McDowell (21:11.8), Lyla McKee (25:09.8), and Metzli Vallejo (26:46.8). The girls' team put together a strong effort to secure a 3rd-place team finish! 🥉

💪 VARSITY BOYS HIGHLIGHTS
Gabriel Peña led the GK boys with an outstanding 16:45.6, finishing 16th overall! Nathan Haag followed in 17:59.4, Everett Amen ran 18:00.7, Logan Limberg finished in 18:27.1, Oliver Perrin crossed in 18:45.1, Christopher Garcia ran 18:49.9, and Noah Turnquist finished in 18:53.5.

The varsity boys battled throughout the race to earn a 5th-place team finish! 🔥

👏 JV BOYS HIGHLIGHTS
The JV boys also had a great day, finishing 3rd as a team! Benjamin Marlin led the group with a personal-best time of 19:06.9, finishing 11th overall, followed closely by Levi James in 19:19.3, finishing 12th! Both earned personal bests. Wyatt Thammavong (20:24.5), Anthony Swenson (20:25.6), Haiven Valdez (21:57.2), and Gavin De La Isla (23:29.3) also competed for the Cogs.

Congratulations to all our runners on a fantastic conference meet! Thank you to our coaches, teammates, and supporters for helping make this season special. Way to represent Genoa-Kingston! 💙🧡

ONCE A COG, ALWAYS A COG! 🧡💙

GKXC is on fire 🔥🔥🔥
10/07/2026

GKXC is on fire 🔥🔥🔥

10/01/2026
Both teams had HISTORIC days at our home Matt Walter Invite! The girls finished in second place putting our top 5 runner...
09/30/2026

Both teams had HISTORIC days at our home Matt Walter Invite! The girls finished in second place putting our top 5 runners in the top 25. Grace Pena moves up to #3 ALL TIME with a PR of 19:33.88, Mady McDowell moves up to #5 with a PR of 19:57.24, and Alexa Ayala sits at #8 with a new PR of 20:21.40.

The GK boys claimed their first team trophy in the history of the Matt Walter Invite. Gabe Pena claims a spot on the record board with a PR of 16:37.87, which places him at #8 ALL TIME. Behind Gabe, nearly every single athlete brought home a new PR: Nathan Haag (17:42.00), Everett Amen (18:04.34), Logan Limberg (18:07.90), Oliver Perrin (18:31.75), Noah Turnquist (18:49.50).

In true Matt Walter spirit, EVERY athlete in the open race ran a new PR as well! Metztli Vallejo (25:37.12), Ben Marlin (19:12.15), Levi James (19:31.81), Anthony Swenson (21:02.37), Haiven Valdez (22:12.41), and Gavin De La Isla (23:31.41).

This meet means a lot to our athletes and the entire athletic department, and we couldn't be more proud of the performances our athletes were able to put up today! Stay tuned to see what these teams do next!

09/29/2026

GK Cross Country will be hosting the 25th Annual Matt Walter Invitational out at Walcamp today! We have 330 runners registered from 17 schools this year! First race begins at 4:00.
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🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ WINNEBAGO SCHMIDT INVITE RECAP! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️After two weeks without a meet, the Cogs were back racing at the Winneb...
09/26/2026

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ WINNEBAGO SCHMIDT INVITE RECAP! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

After two weeks without a meet, the Cogs were back racing at the Winnebago Schmidt Invite! Both teams came ready to compete and put together strong performances.

💙🧡 GIRLS — 3rd PLACE

The girls battled their way to a 3rd-place team finish in the 2.05 mile race, led by a strong group up front!

🏅 Emma James — 5th, 12:33.4
🏅 Gracie Zapatka — 10th, 12:48.8
🏅 Grace Peña — 13th, 13:06.3
Alexa Ayala — 17th, 13:22.5
Madyson McDowell — 18th, 13:23.4
Helen Chamberlain — 44th, 14:48.2
Lyla McKee — 56th, 16:00.5
Metzli Vallejo — 70th, 17:08.0

💙🧡 BOYS — 8th PLACE

The boys also returned to competition with a solid 8th-place team finish in the 2.85 mile race!

🏅 Gabriel Peña — 17th, 15:58.2
Everett Amen — 36th, 17:07.6
Logan Limberg — 38th, 17:11.0
Noah Turnquist — 46th, 17:30.3
Oliver Perrin — 50th, 17:46.4
Christopher Garcia — 54th, 17:59.2
Benjamin Marlin — 57th, 18:11.0
Levi James — 59th, 18:31.2
Gavin De La Isla — 75th, 27:34.0

🏅 MEDALISTS: Emma James, Gracie Zapatka, Grace Peña & Gabriel Peña!

We had a great time down at the gigantic Peoria First to the Finish Invite. GKXC came away with 5 personal bests from Ev...
09/12/2026

We had a great time down at the gigantic Peoria First to the Finish Invite. GKXC came away with 5 personal bests from Everett Amen (18:51.80), Lyla McKee (25:42.90), Alexa Ayala (20:28.40), Grace Pena (20:19.10), and Emma James who set a new school record with a time of 19:08.00. We're looking forward to a bit of a break from racing (and hopefully some cooler weather)!

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