EDWARDSVILLE - Metro East Lutheran senior Jack Shank delivered a standout performance in the 2025 cross country postseason, highlighted by a personal record at the IHSA 1A State Cross Country Meet.
Shank, who is set to graduate following the spring track and field season, placed 65th at the state meet on Nov. 8, 2025, completing the course in 15 minutes, 45.2 seconds.
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Shank is a BJ's Printables Male Athlete of the Month for MELHS.
Shank’s season included a third-place finish at the Oct. 7 Trenton-Wesclin Regional with a time of 16:01.1 and a 14th-place finish at the Nov. 1 Trenton-Wesclin Sectional in 16:01.4. Earlier in the season, he finished fourth at the New Athens Invite in August, covering 2.95 miles in 16:15.6.
Kevin Reiseck, the boys' cross country coach at Metro East Lutheran, praised Shank’s performance at the state meet.
“He was our No. 2 and ran a 15:45 at state,” Reiseck said. “He had a great time at the state time. He was looking all year to break 16 minutes and he broke through the 16-minute barrier with flying colors at state. He was pumped up and helped us a lot at state and in the postseason in the regional and sectional.”
Looking ahead, Shank is considering continuing his athletic career at Kaskaskia Junior College for two years, Reiseck said.
