Owen Horeni hit his peak at the perfect time.

Yorkville’s senior runner dealt with injuries to both feet during the summer and into the fall. Horeni utilized different avenues to remain in shape. It all came together in the season’s stretch run.

Horeni took second at the Twilight Invitational in early October, and fourth at conference the next week. He won the regional race, and took third at sectionals.

And at the Class 3A state meet, Horeni took third place in a school record time of 14:07.46. It was the best finish by a Yorkville boys runner at state since Jake Hoffert and Luke Hoffert went 1-2 in Class 2A in 2014, and was the best finish by a Yorkville runner ever in Class 3A. Horeni previously finished 17th as a junior.

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