2006 will mark Greg Walters’ 19th season as a cross-country coach at Centennial High School. A graduate of University High School, Urbana and Eastern Illinois University, Coach Walters gained experience at University High (Urbana) and Unity H.S. (Tolono) previous to coming to CHS. From 1988 through 1991 he coached both boys and girls in cross-country. From 1992 through 2000 he was in charge of girls cross-country exclusively and has coached only the boys for the last six years. His girls’ XC teams won 4 conference, 7 regional, and 3 sectional titles. From 1996 through 2000 Illinois Prep Top Times consistently ranked the girls in the top 15 in the state, an honor usually reserved for the suburban schools. In addition, they qualified for the state meet 9 times in 13 years. The pinnacle of this success came in 1998 when the girls finished 5th in the state. Under his leadership in the past six years the boys have won 5 Twin City titles, numerous invitational titles, back-to-back conference and 3 consecutive regional titles. In 2004 they were sectional runners-up, losing to O’Fallon by 1 point. They have qualified for state 2 times after having never qualified previous to the 2000 season. Coach Walters is a USATF Level I certified coach and presently serves as the president for the Illinois Track and Cross Country Association. He has been named girls cross country Coach of the Year 6 times by ITCCCA-South.
All-Conference Athletes
1988- Deb Knieja, Martha Hettinger
1989- Deb Knieja, Stephanie Dueringer, Brian McCoy
1990- Stephanie Dueringer, Sara Campion, Brian McCoy
1991- Stephanie Dueringer, Heather Maxwell
1992- Stephanie Dueringer, Daniela Munoz
1993- Daniela Munoz, Stephaie Faron
1994- Carmen Suchomski
1996- Leigh Anne Kenyon, Abby Ferguson, Sarah Hiple
1997- Ally Broeren, Anna Rudlophi, Leigh Anne Kenyon
1998- Ally Broeren, Amy White, Anna Rudlophi, Leigh Anne Kenyon
1999- Anna Rudlophi, Leigh Anne Kenyon, Ally Broeren, Amy White,
Nate Swartzendruber
2000- Amy White, Anna Rudlophi, Brandy Buss, Steve Rogers
2001- Amy White, Kai Karlstrom, Nate Swartzendruber
2002- Steve Rogers
2003- Steve Rogers, Joe Leach
2004- Joe Leach, Dan Rolando, Joshua Hinds, Dan Penner, Matt Kurley
2005- Dan Rolando, Matt Kurley
All-State
Deb Kneija
Ally Broeren