ZBXC & ZBT&F
  • Home
  • What is ZBXC/DC?
    • FAQs
    • Informational Links
    • Shiloh Woods--Home Course
    • Information about meets
  • Our History
    • XC Post Season Qualifiers
    • The Top Ten
    • Track Records
    • Alumni News
  • Links 2022
  • Meet Blogs
    • XC 2022
    • Track & Field 2022
    • XC 2021
    • 2020 XC Blog
    • 2020 Track Blog
    • XC 2019
    • Track 2019
    • XC 2018
    • Track 2018
    • XC 2017
    • XC 2016
    • XC Race Blog 2015 >
      • XC Race Blog 2014
      • XC Race Blog 2013
      • XC Race Blog Archives
    • 2016 Track >
      • Track Blog 2015 >
        • Track Race Blog 2014
        • Track Race Blog Archives
  • Nutrition
  • Bee Linked XC Classic
Special THANK YOU to our 2022 Sponsors
847 Running Company in Libertyville
Ace Hardware in Zion
American Outfitters, Ltd.
Mrs. Michele Batz
Domino's in Zion
Jewel in Zion
Kim Rossman--Independent Scentsy Consultant
The Varsek Team with Keller Williams
In 2008, we hosted our first Bee Linked XC Race. Our mission was to link our current team to ZB alums, the Zion community, and the larger running community. Our hope was that the team would not only see running and fitness as lifelong endeavors, but also feel the support of generations of runners as they dared to dream big dreams for the upcoming season. 

That first year, we had over 120 runners participate at our former course at Van Patten Woods. Since that inaugural event, the race has evolved--for a few years it was on the roads of Zion as a 5K, but more recently it has moved to the ZBXC home course at Shiloh Woods. Each year, the seniors help design the shirt, recruit racers, find donors, and coordinate all of the details that are necessary to provide a fun and memorable race. 

The race is also our sole fundraiser for the season. Thanks to everyone who supports our race, we are able to purchase a ZBXC shirt for every member of the team at the start of the season in order to promote unity.  We also are able to take our top runners to a weeklong mini-camp in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The trip begins with camping at Devil's Lake, then moves to the dorms at U of W, Oshkosh. Runners learn more about their craft, train twice a day, participate in fun workouts like the Garbage Hill Relay and the Glowstick DMR, meet the college coaches and runners, and bond as a team. Additionally, the race funds two in-season overnight trips and races:  Peoria for the men, and Sterling for the women. 

In 2020, as the world hunkered down to avoid the spread of Covid, our seniors mourned the loss of the race. We found a compromise, however; we "hosted" a virtual event, complete with a shirt designed by one of our seniors Ashley Molina. We mailed out shirts as competitors took to their own neighborhood streets around Illinois, Wisconsin, and several other states.  They emailed in pictures of their watches or apps to show that despite a pandemic, running was not cancelled!  Since we were unable to go on any overnight trips in 2020, our seniors elected to donate 50% of our proceeds to Abiding Love Food Pantry in Zion. Despite the lockdown, we were able to rally runners and walkers to participate in our race, and we were able to donate over $1,500 to the food pantry to support Zion area families during such a difficult time. In 2021, the seniors realized that their predecessors had found a new way to bee linked to the community, and they wanted to continue the tradition of donating a portion of the proceeds to the food pantry. The seniors of 2022 have continued that tradition as well.

Thank you for supporting our race! We hope you enjoy your run!

​Sincerely,

The Proud Coaches and Runners of the Zion-Benton Cross-Country Team

Race Results

2022 Overall Results
2022 Division Results
2021 Overall Results
2021 Division Results
2021 Race Photos
2021 Virtual Results
2020 Virtual 5K Road Results
2019 Overall Results
2019 Division Results
2019 Photos
2018 Overall Results
2017 Overall Results
2016 Division Results
2016 Overall Results
2015 DIVISION RESULTS
2015 Overall Results
2012 Overall Results
2012 Division Results
2011 Overall Results
2011 Division Results
2010 Overall Results
2009 Overall Results (Limited)--@Van Patten Course
Follow us everywhere!  
Text @beelinked to 81010 to follow us on Remind
© COPYRIGHT 2015. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Home
  • What is ZBXC/DC?
    • FAQs
    • Informational Links
    • Shiloh Woods--Home Course
    • Information about meets
  • Our History
    • XC Post Season Qualifiers
    • The Top Ten
    • Track Records
    • Alumni News
  • Links 2022
  • Meet Blogs
    • XC 2022
    • Track & Field 2022
    • XC 2021
    • 2020 XC Blog
    • 2020 Track Blog
    • XC 2019
    • Track 2019
    • XC 2018
    • Track 2018
    • XC 2017
    • XC 2016
    • XC Race Blog 2015 >
      • XC Race Blog 2014
      • XC Race Blog 2013
      • XC Race Blog Archives
    • 2016 Track >
      • Track Blog 2015 >
        • Track Race Blog 2014
        • Track Race Blog Archives
  • Nutrition
  • Bee Linked XC Classic