Caroline Schoen didn’t finish her high school cross country career quite like she’d hoped but the Homewood-Flossmoor senior still graduates as a two-time state qualifier with a running resume full of first-place finishes.
She finished 42nd in the Class 3A state meet, crossing the finish line in 18 minutes, 37 seconds on Nov. 5 at Detweiller Park in Peoria.
Homewood-Flossmoor High School's Caroline Shoen running at the Verona Cross Country Invite 2022. (Chronicle file photo)
“I wasn’t super happy with how it ended but I had . . .