AT A GLANCE
Conference West Suburban Gold
Home course O’Brien Park, Dunham Road and 71st Street, Downers Grove
2007 results 5th at Class 3A East Aurora Regional
Coach Brian Caldwell (2nd year)
Top returners
Craig Schieve sr.
Kyle Enke sr.Craig
Promising newcomers
Jeff Lester so.
Eric Bernard jr.
Spencer Zidarich jr.
Bobby Castillo jr.
OUTLOOK
Graduation decimated the Mustangs’ squad that qualified for sectionals in Caldwell’s first season as coach. Of the team’s seven runners in the 2007 postseason, Schieve is the lone returnee. He was 45th individually at regionals and the team’s No. 5 finisher at sectionals (98th).
The new-look Downers South squad retains pretty good depth behind Schieve, who took 18th individually in the Mustangs’ first invite of the season Sept. 6 at Lyons Township (where Downers South placed seventh). Lester (26th), Castillo (31st), Zidarich, Enke and Bernard had a 38-second split between them, including 14 seconds between the top two in that pack. Joe Johnson is another likely impact newcomer for the Mustangs after being their No. 7 finisher at LT.


