Green Earns All-State Honors at Class 1A Finals

Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond runner Beau Green placed 18th at the Illinois Class 1A Boys Cross Country State Finals in Peoria.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Running

Beau Green of Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond earned All-State honors by finishing 18th at the Illinois Class 1A Boys Cross Country State Finals in Peoria on Saturday. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Beau Green earned All-State status by finishing 18th in the Illinois Class 1A Boys Cross Country State Finals at Detweiller Park in Peoria, clocking 15:01.37 in the three-mile race. Teammate Colton Snyder finished 125th with a time of 16:21.03.

Why it matters

Green's finish gives him his second medal in his running career, following a ninth-place showing in the 3,200-meter run as a freshman. Both runners will compete at the Nike Cross Country Regionals in Terre Haute, Indiana, this weekend.

Green's 15:01.37 cleared the All-State cutoff of 15:06.41 by more than five seconds, while thirteen athletes in the Class 1A race broke 15:00. Results at the Nike Regionals were not yet available at the time of reporting.

The players

Beau Green

A runner from Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond in Illinois who earned All-State honors in Class 1A cross country.

Colton Snyder

A teammate of Beau Green at Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond who also competed at the Class 1A state finals.

Edgar Garcia

A Murphysboro senior who won the Illinois Class 1A Boys Cross Country individual state title with a time of 14:25.36.

The details

The Class 1A boys race was a three-mile event held at Detweiller Park in Peoria, with Elmwood winning the team title on 194 points ahead of Monticello at 198 and Illinois Valley Central at 221. Murphysboro senior Edgar Garcia won the individual title in 14:25.36.

Saturday, November 7, 2026: Illinois Class 1A Boys Cross Country State Finals held at Detweiller Park in Peoria.
This weekend: Nike Cross Country Regionals in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Two weeks after Regionals: Green and Snyder begin a break before basketball season.

Season Trajectory

Green's All-State finish positions him for the next stage of the postseason at the Nike Cross Country Regionals in Terre Haute, Indiana. The result also marks a steady progression for Green, whose ninth-place freshman finish in the 3,200-meter run now has a second medal alongside it.

Green's All-State status and 18th-place finish set a clear benchmark for Class 1A distance runners heading into the Regionals round. Fans tracking high school cross country can follow the next results from Terre Haute.

The takeaway

Green's result shows how a consistent progression from freshman year can translate into state-level recognition for a Class 1A distance runner. Readers following Illinois prep sports can watch the Regionals results for how the state's top finishers perform on a larger stage.

What happens next

Beau Green and Colton Snyder compete at the Nike Cross Country Regionals in Terre Haute, Indiana this weekend, followed by a two-week break before basketball season.