Olympic Conference (Illinois) - Competitive Success

Competitive Success

The present day Olympic Conference won 23 state championships in IHSA sponsored athletics and activities. At the conclusion of the 2009-2010 season the conference won Illinois state titles in Boys Golf (9), Boys Football (5), Chess (3), Boys Wrestling (2), Girls Bowling (1), Girls Softball (1), Girls Track (1), and Scholastic Bowl (1).

Success may also be measured by the number of regional titles won by conference schools. For athletics and activities and activities without regionals, or where a team may still advance to state without winning the regional (or sectional), state qualifications or placing in the top 10 are roughly equivalent, as all mean the school is among the top schools (10-64) in the state within that division. In events where district titles were replaced by regionals, the data is summed. Only sectional titles are available for track. Only top 10 finishers are available for music. Based on these criteria, the most successful athletics and activities in the present day Olympic Conference through the 2008-2009 winter season are:

• Boys Football: 83 state qualifications. Olympic conference teams qualify for state in Boys Football at a combined rate of 34%.
• Boys Basketball: 64 regional championships. Olympic conference teams win their regional in Boys Basketball at combined rate of 26%.
• Girls Volleyball: 50 regional championships. Olympic conference teams win their regional in Girls Volleyball at a combined rate of 20%.

The most successful schools in the present day Olympic Conference, based on total regional championships or state qualifications through the 2008-2009 winter season, are:

• Monmouth-Roseville (and formerly Monmouth): 127 regional titles or state qualifications (averaging 3.7 per year in conference).
• Sherrard: 89 regional titles or state qualifications (averaging 2.6 per year in conference).
• Macomb: 86 regional titles or state qualifications (averaging 3.7 per year in conference).

The most successful individual programs in the present day Olympic Conference, based on rate of regional championship or state qualification production per year in the conference, are:

• Monmouth-Roseville (and formerly Monmouth) Boys Golf: Won regional, or qualified for state, 85% of years in the conference. Eight state championships and 15 top four finishes.
• Abingdon Girls Bowling: Qualified for state 83% of years in the conference. One state championship and 4 top four finishes.
• Farmington Boys Basketball: Won regional 61% of years in the conference. Four state appearances and 2 top four finishes.
• Orion Girls Volleyball: Won regional 53% of years in the conference.
• Macomb Music: Placed in the state's top ten 52% of years in the conference.
• Macomb Boys Football: Qualified for state 52% of years in the conference.

Source: http://www.ihsa.org/school/index.htm