Crystal Lake Central ’s Amana Omale and McHenry ’s Myles Wagner were in a sprint to the finish line during the final moments of the varsity boys race at the 2025 Fox Valley Conference Cross Country Championship on Saturday.

Omale made the last turn with a slight lead and the senior gave everything he had down the final straightaway, winning the 3-mile race at McHenry County College with a time of 15:27.69 and leading Crystal Lake Central to the FVC boys title. Omale, who didn’t start running cross country until his sophomore year, was one of four Tigers to record top-15 finishes Saturday.

“It feels great,” Omale said. “I started cross country during my sophomore year and I told myself I would only do it for one year, but my teammates saw that I was good. I got better and to be a confe

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