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Article: Del Rosso saves best race for IHSA championships
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- Barrington Courier-Review (IL)
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- November 8, 2001
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ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Victor Del Rosso, who plans to study engineering in college next fall, got a head start on construction work before graduating from Barrington.
On Saturday, the Bronco senior ended his cross country career with an all-state performance. He maneuvered around the 3.1-mile course at Peoria's Detweiller Park in 15:15 for 25th place at the IHSA Class AA championship meet. His time was a 23-second improvement from his previous best. Del Rosso is Barrington's first all-state cross country runner since R.J. Dorazil in 1996.
He led a ninth-place showing by the Broncos (322 points), their best finish Downstate since taking sixth in 1980. Six Broncos recorded career bests ...