Meet the 2006 Boys Cross Country Team   Austin Beck - Sophomore:  Austin is a second year high school cross country runner.  Austin is an extremely strong willed runner.  He has already proven himself to be one of our top fresh/soph leaders and is also doing very well as a varsity runner.  During his freshman year, Austin earned a medal at the Charleston Invitational open race by placing 7th. Austin earned a medal at the Springfield Invitational by placing 14th in the freshman race. Austin medaled at the Eureka Fresh/Soph Invitational by placing 18th. Austin medaled at the Olympia Fresh/Soph Invitational by placing 22nd.  As a sophomore Austin continued his strong running career.  Austin won the open race at the Charleston Invitational. Austin medaled at the Olympia Fresh/Soph Invitational by placing 23rd.  He medaled at the Mahomet-Seymour Invitational by placing 10th in the open.  Austin ran a personal best of 19:02 at Conference and a 18:51 at Eureka as a sophomore.  He represented out team by running in the top ten for our team at the Conference meet.  Austin earned his second varsity letter as a sophomore.
  Woody Boero - Sophomore:  Woody is a second year high school cross country runner.  Woody is a tough runner and will most likely be one of the better runners in his class.  He pushes the older boys in practice and shows he has good running ability.  Woody showed he is a strong freshman runner by placing 17th in the Springfield Invitational freshman race.  Woody continues to be one of the strongest fresh/soph runners we have on our team as a sophomore.  Woody ran a personal best of 19:44 which he ran at Conference.  Woody ran number 2 for the team in the open race at Conference.  Woody improved 1 minute and 54 seconds from his freshman year.  Woody was a varsity letter winner as a sophomore.
  Sean Buchanan - Junior:  Sean is a second year cross country runner.  Sean joins us from the track team as he was a strong sprinter.  He is quickly adjusting to the longer runs and has proven himself to be a strong distance runner as well.  This fall will not only help his sprinting, but he brings a lot to the cross country team with his talent. Sean came on strong mid season as he placed 5th for the team at the East Peoria Invitational as a sophomore. Sean medaled at the Olympia Invitational in the open race by placing 19th.  Sean ran a personal best of 21:23 as a junior.
  Kurt Bucker - Sophomore:  Kurt is a second year cross country runner.  Kurt has already won fresh/soph new runner of the week honors for his great work ethic and determination.  He is a pleasure to be around and is a great role model for our other runners.  Kurt along with teammate Thomas Thoren were great team leaders in the off season.  Kurt and Thomas ran almost every day the winter before his sophomore year.  Kurt medaled at the Charleston Invitational by placing 12th in the open race. Kurt was one of only four of our runners to run a personal best at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational. Kurt medaled at the Olympia Fresh/Soph Invitational by placing 29th.  Kurt ran a personal best of 19:48 as a sophomore.  Kurt improved 1 minute and 26 seconds from his freshman year.  Kurt was a letter winner as a sophomore.   Alex Charter - Freshman:  Alex is a first year high school cross country runner.  He comes to the team with a lot of experience.  He won a medal at the Charleston Invitational by placing 13th in the open race.  Alex ran second for our freshman team at the Springfield Invitational and placed 17th.  Alex helped his freshman team to a 2nd place at the Springfield Invitational. Alex ran our 9th fastest time for the team at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational. Alex medaled at the Olympia Fresh/Soph Invitational by placing 24th. He medaled at the Mahomet-Seymour Invitational by placing 5th in the open.  Alex ran a personal best of 18:32 as a freshman.  Alex represented the team well at Conference by running in the top 9.  Alex was a first year letter winner as a freshman.
  Blake Colclasure - Senior:  Blake is a second year cross country runner.  In fact, Blake's first sport ever was his junior year of cross country.  He is very talented and has run some impressive times for his debut to high school sports.  I think you will see some great things athletically out of Blake this year and next.  As a junior, Blake medaled at the Olympia Open race by placing 11th.  Blake was fastest for our team in the Olympia Open race.  As a senior, Blake medaled at the Charleston Invitational by placing 5th in the open race.  Blake was our fastest runner in the open race at the Springfield Invitational. Blake represented the team by running in the varsity top 7 at the Peoria Invitational. Blake medaled at the Olympia Invitational in the open race by placing 14th.  Blake ran a personal best of 19:16 as a senior.  Blake was a letter winner as a senior. Phil Dempsey - Senior:  Phil is a second year cross country runner.  He is a great addition to the team as he is always in a great mood and a positive person to be around.  Phil has a strong work ethic and always pushes himself in practice.  His times continue to drastically improve which reveals his work ethic and commitment.  Phil runs with intensity.  He constantly wants to improve and is a great role model for others.  Phil won the team's Clydesdale award as a junior.  As a senior Phil has drastically improved.  He has cut off as many as 4 to 5 minutes from last year's meet to this year's meet.  Phil just missed earning a medal at the Charleston Invitational by placing 18th. Phil earned his Varsity letter by earning 20 points at the East Peoria Invitational.  Phil ran #6 for our Varsity at the East Peoria Invitational. Phil medaled at the Olympia Invitational in the open race by placing 11th.  Phil ran a personal best of 19:54 which he ran at the Mahomet-Seymour invitational.  He won the Clydesdale award both his junior and senior years.  Phil was a Letterman as a senior.
  Dale Donoho - Freshman:  Dale is a first year cross country runner at the high school level.  Dale earned a medal by placing 14th at the Charleston Invitational open race.  Dale helped his freshman team to a 2nd place at the Springfield Invitational.  Dale ran a personal best of 20:19 his freshman year.  This is one of the stronger times in the area for a freshman.  Dale was a first year letter winner as a freshman.
  Danny Heinrich - Junior:  Danny is a first year cross country runner at the high school level.  Danny brings with him running experience at the jr high level.  He has drastically improved throughout the first half of the season by minutes at a time.  Danny is proving himself to be a solid runner that continues to help the team.  Danny ran a personal best of 21:53 as a junior.  Danny was the fastest new runner for the team.   Jacob Jarrett - Freshman:  Jacob is a first year cross country runner at the high school level.  Jacob earned a medal by placing 7th in the open race at the Charleston Invitational.  Jacob helped his freshman team to a 2nd place at the Springfield Invitational.  Jacob earned a medal at the Springfield Invitational by placing 14th.  Jacob led the team for the open race at Conference.  Jacob ran a personal best of 19:08 as a freshman.  His fastest 3 mile was at Conference where he ran a 19:28. Caleb Johnson - Freshman:  Caleb is a first year cross country runner at the high school level.  Caleb helped his freshman team to a 2nd place at the Springfield Invitational.  Caleb has proven himself to be one the strongest freshman runners in the area.  Caleb ran a personal best of 20:05 at Conference where he ran 3rd for the team in the open race.  I know you will see great things out of Caleb in future years.  Caleb was a first year letter winner as a freshman.
  Brandon Keeney - Senior:  Brandon is a third year cross country runner at the high school level.  Brandon did have running experience at the jr. high level and it shows.  He was often in our top 10 runners for most of his sophomore year despite battling a leg injury.  Brandon was once again in our top ten as a junior.  During his junior year, Brandon earned a medal at the Charleston Invitational open race by placing 6th.  Brandon ran over 400 miles before his senior year.  He earned the title of Captain for his senior year.  Brandon placed 2nd in the Charleston Invitational open race. Brandon was our #5 Varsity runner at the East Peoria Invitational. Brandon medaled at the Olympia Invitational in the open race by placing 4th.  He medaled at the Mahomet-Seymour Invitational by placing 4th in the open.  Brandon ran a personal best at Conference where he ran 6th for the team with a time of 18:03.  He improved 50 seconds from his junior year.  Brandon was a Letterman as a senior.  Brandon ran a sub 5 minute mile to get into our old dog club.
  Dustin Kinkelaar - Junior:  Dustin is a third year cross country runner.  Dustin stepped right up into our top 8 on the Varsity team in most meets during his freshman year, despite having never had previous cross country experience.  Dustin has an amazing amount of natural ability in this sport combined with a determined mind that will make him one of the best in the sport someday.  Dustin also brings to the team a carefree attitude.  Although he can be serious when it counts, he is a fun loving person that his teammates enjoy being around.  During his sophomore year, Dustin earned a medal at the Charleston Invitational open race by placing 9th.  Dustin was our team's fastest open runner in the Springfield Invitational. Dustin medaled at the Eureka Fresh/Soph Invitational by placing 13th. Dustin medaled at the Olympia Fresh/Soph race by placing 15th. Dustin earned a medal in the open race at the Mahomet-Seymour invitational by placing 9th.
During Dustin's Junior year, he ran in the top 7 runners.  Dustin earned a medal at the Charleston Invitational by placing 18th. Dustin ran number 3 for the team at the U-High meet. Dustin was our #2 Varsity runner at the East Peoria Invitational.   Dustin won his 3rd varsity letter as a junior.  Dustin ran a sub 5 minute mile to get into our old dog club.
  Tray Kipp - Freshman:  Tray is a first year cross country runner.  Tray brings jr high running experience with him to the team.  Tray has shown what determination and effort can accomplish as he continues to drastically improve throughout the year.  By mid-season Tray had already run in the low 23's at the Eureka Fresh/Soph Invitational.  Tray ran a personal best of 23:18 as a freshman. Andrew Kumler - Junior:  Andrew is a third year cross country runner.  Andrew has been a leader on the team all three years.  As a freshman he represented us in sectionals.  Now as a junior he continues to be in the top seven runners.  He is a tremendous runner who does a great job for the team.  Andrew has proven himself to be in our top seven runners again as a junior. He medaled at the Mahomet-Seymour Invitational by placing 30th.   Andrew ran a personal best of 17:16 which he ran at the Mahomet-Seymour Invitational.  Andrew won his second varsity letter his junior year in cross country.  Andrew ran a sub 5 minute mile to get into our old dog club.  Andrew ran in the top ten at regionals by placing 9th.
  Joe Logan - Senior:  Joe is a second year high school cross country runner.  He joins us with great running experience from high school track and junior high cross country.  His experience has been shown in the early practices and meets as he runs well.  Joe goes out of his way to help the team during the school day when he doesn't have homework.  Joe runs with a great amount of intensity and is a great example for others to follow in this area.  Joe earned the team's team spirit award his junior year as he is a great leader of the team.  As a senior, Joe has continued his leadership and earned our weekly award of Athlete of the week during week 2 of the season.  Joe leads the team with encouragement and team spirit.  At the Peoria Invitational he was described as a great team player by one of his teammates. Joe was our #7 varsity runner at the East Peoria Invitational. Joe medaled at the Olympia Invitational in the open race by placing 13th.  Joe ran a personal best at Conference where he ran a 20:10 and was 4th for the team in the open race.  Joe was a second year letter winner as a senior.
  Devin Lyons - Senior:  Devin is a 4th year high school runner.  Devin "Billy Goat" has motivated the older runners with his desire to improve by working hard during his freshman year.  Devin ran over 250 miles his sophomore summer and improved as a result.  His work ethic continues to inspire our team as he ran 300 miles before his junior year in the summer.  His hard work paid off as he started off in the top 7 of the team.  He was also selected as a captain his junior year by his teammates who respect him.  During his junior year, Devin earned a medal at the Charleston Invitational by placing 20th.
Devin ran over 400 miles before his senior year and earned a position as a team captain.  Devin continues to be a strong force in the area.  Devin medaled 10th at the Charleston Invitational. Devin ran number 3 for the team at the Peoria Invitational when he matched his lifetime PR on a 3 mile course.  He medaled at the Mahomet-Seymour Invitational by placing 32nd.  Devin was a third year letter winner as a senior.  Devin ran a sub 5 minute mile to get into our old dog club.   Devin ran in the top ten at the Regional meet by placing 7th.
  Jacob Mahaffey - Sophomore:  Jacob is a second year high school cross country runner.  Jacob brings a lot of running experience with him from the junior high.  Jacob ran constantly in the summer before his freshman year and it paid off.  Jacob already started the year in the top seven runners.  As a freshman, he is small in stature, but he has an incredibly large will to be a great runner.  Jacob will be one of the top runners in the area in his grade.  Keep an eye out for this future high school super star.  During his freshman year, Jacob earned a medal at the Charleston Invitational by placing 23rd.  Jacob earned a medal by placing 5th in the freshman race at the Springfield Invitational. Jacob medaled at the Eureka Fresh/Soph Invitational by placing 7th.  Jacob won a medal at theEast Peoria Invite by placing 12th in the Fresh/Soph Race. Jacob medaled at the Olympia Fresh/Soph Invitational by placing 7th. He also earned a medal at the Mahomet-Seymour invitational by placing 30th.
As a sophomore, Jacob ran over 300 miles in the summer.  He earned a medal at the Charleston Invitational by placing 7th.  He placed 3rd at the Prairie Central meet.  He earned a medal by placing 2nd at the Eureka fresh/soph meet.  Jacob spent most of his sophomore year running a solid number 3 for the team.  He also broke into the top 10 list of most of our recent all time lists. Jacob medaled at the East Peoria Invitational by placing 3rd in the Fresh/Soph race. Jacob medaled at the Olympia Fresh/Soph Invitational by placing 3rd.  He medaled at the Mahomet-Seymour Invitational by placing 16th with a time of 16:31.  He is one of only 5 Mahomet-Seymour runners to run in the 16's on our home course since 2001.  He was a second year letter winner as a sophomore.  Jacob won the fastest sophomore and Most Valuable Fresh/Soph Runner as a sophomore.  Jacob ran a sub 5 minute mile to get into our old dog club.  Jacob ran in the top ten at regionals by placing 10th.
  Michael Mansfield - Senior:  Michael is a 2nd year cross country runner.  Michael is a solid young man who works hard and is always respectful to his team.  He sets a good standard for giving a great effort and being committed to himself and the team.  We are lucky to have him on our team.  Mansfield gave each meet his all, often running PRs, such as in the East Peoria meet when he was only 2 on the team that ran a personal best that day.
Michael ran over 300 miles before his senior year.  His hard work has paid off as he has improved as much as 3 to 5 minutes in each race compared to last year.  He often has run in the top ten for our team.  Michael was our #8 varsity runner at the East Peoria Invitational.  Michael medaled at the Olympia Invitational in the open race by placing 15th.  Michael won the most improved award as a senior.  He improved 3 minutes and 11 seconds.  This can be attributed to his intensity and work he put in the pre-season.  Michael ran a personal best of 20:19 which he ran at Conference.  He was a first year Varsity letter winner as a senior.
  Evan Monson - Junior:  Evan is a third year high school cross country runner.  Evan shows a great amount of commitment and determination to himself and the team.  His ability to run through discomfort is one of the best on the team.  He continues to improve his time as a result.
During the summer before his sophomore year, Evan ran constantly and it shows.  Evan cut off around 7 minutes from the start of his freshman year to his sophomore year.  Evan earned our most improved fresh/soph runner of the year his sophomore year.
As a junior, Evan continues to improve.  He often runs and races in the off-season.  Evan continues to run minutes faster each year due to his desire to run PRs. Evan medaled at the Olympia Invitational in the open race by placing 23rd.  Evan ran a personal best of 23:52.  He improved 1 minute and 37 seconds from his sophomore year.
  Troy Pittman - Senior:  Troy is a forth year high school cross country runner.
He also was on the state qualifying cross country team in Jr. High.  Troy has proved himself to be an excellent fresh/soph runner by medaling in our first 2 fresh/soph invitationals.  Troy also set a 22 meet record in the open race at the Chrisman Cow Chip Classic.  Troy has also been in the top seven runners on the varsity team every year.   Troy had the fastest freshman time during his freshman year.
He was one of the top runners in the area in the 2 mile the past two springs.  He is a member of our "Old Dog Sub 5-Minute Mile Club".  Troy won the U-High Invitational his sophomore year with a time of 16:15.  Troy placed 4th in regionals as a sophomore.  Troy is an extremely talented runner who will do great things as a junior and senior.  During his junior year, Troy earned a medal at the Charleston Invitational by placing 6th.  Troy earned a medal at the Springfield Invitational by placing 22nd. Troy earned a trophy at the U-High invitational after placing 3rd.  Troy earned a medal by placing 12th at the Mahomet-Seymour Invitational. Troy earned all-confernce honors after placing 4th in conference with a time of 15:46.
As a senior Troy continues to dominate.  He won our first meet against some great competition.  Troy placed second at the Charleston Invitational.  Troy won the Prairie Central meet.  Troy medaled by placing in the top ten at the Springfield Invitational.  Troy ran the first half of the season consistently in the low 16's. He medaled at the Mahomet-Seymour Invitational by placing 18th.  Troy placed 7th in Conference as a senior earning him all-conference status.  Troy earned his forth year varsity letter as a senior. Troy ran a sub 5 minute mile to get into our old dog club.  Troy placed in the top ten at regionals by placing 4th.
  Steve Roberts - Junior:  Steve is a third year high school cross country runner.  He has brought with him a lot of experience.  As a freshman, he has stepped right up to the varsity level and ran in our top 7 runners.  He has an amazing amount of talent and will continue to impress us with his running accomplishments.
As a sophomore, Steve continues to be a leader on the team and runs in the top 5 runners.  During his sophomore year, Steve earned a medal at the Charleston Invitational by placing 24th.  Steve is one of the top sophomore area runners and continues to be in the top 7 on our Varsity squad. Steve medaled at the Eureka Fresh/Soph Invitational by placing 4th and being our team's top finisher. Steve medaled at the Olympia Fresh/Soph Invitational by placing 11th.
As a junior Steve continues to be a leader on the team.  He ran throughout the winter and summer to get in shape.  He medaled at the Charleston Invitational.   Steve won his 3rd year varsity letter as a junior.  Steve ran a sub 5 minute mile to get into our old dog club.  Steve ran 5th for the team at sectionals.
  Justin Sebens - Senior:  Justin is a forth year high school cross country runner.
Justin has plenty of experience as a runner.  He was part of MS Jr. High's state qualifying team in Jr. High.  As an 8th grader, Justin broke 11:00 minutes in the 2 mile.  He also qualified for state in the 1600 meters and high jump.  His favorite quote is "go hard and never give up".  Justin has proven himself a strong high school runner by working his way into the top 7 of the varsity team.
He ran almost 500 miles during the summer of his sophomore year and was one of the top runners in the area.  He proved himself a great area runner as he ran one of the top area 2 mile times in track and ran in the 10:20s.   Justin ran in the 15's his sophomore year.  He won the fastest sophomore award at the Spartan Classic and Mahomet-Seymour Invite.  Justin placed 7th in the regionals his sophomore year.
Justin was voted by his teammates to be a captain during his junior year.  He has been a leader in the summer running.  During his junior year, Justin earned a medal at the Charleston Invitational by placing 5th.  Justin earned a medal at the Springfield Invitational by placing 10th. Justin earned a trophy at the U-High invitational by placing 5th.  He also earned a medal at the Mahomet-Seymour invitational by placing 10th. Justin earned all-conference honors by placing 7th with a time of 15:53.
Justin ran 400 miles before his senior year.  He has proven himself to be a dominant runner in the area.  He has placed 1st or second in most of the small meets and small invitationals this year.  He won the Charleston Invitational.  He medaled at the Charleston Invitational by plaing 1st and Springfield Invitational by placing 6th as a senior.  He broke 16 minutes at the Peoria Invitational by running a 15:58. Justin earned a medal at the East Peoria Invitational by placing 6th with a time of 15:55.  Justin medaled at the U-High Invitational by placing 3rd.   He medaled at the Mahomet-Seymour Invitational by placing 5th with a time of 15:53.  This is the fastest time recorded on the Mahomet-Seymour course since it was created in 2001.  Justin placed 4th in conference earning him all-conference status.  Justin won his forth year varsity letter as a senior.  Justin ran a sub 5 minute mile to get into our old dog club.  Justin won the regional championship as an individual.  Justin placed 9th in Sectionals to qualify for state.  Justin ran a personal best at state by running a time of 15:38.  He placed 124th.
  Thomas Thoren - Junior:  Thomas is a third year high school cross country runner.  He showed great determination during his freshman year and improved his time drastically.  He was the only runner his freshman year to earn the prized award of excellent effort award.  He earned this through showing above and beyond the call of duty determination in practice.  Thomas is an excellent student/athlete.  As a sophomore, Thomas has carried his same great attitude and work ethic with him.  He often takes on the hardest workout and is improving as a result.
As a junior Thomas ran continually all winter, spring and summer.  Thomas leads our team in the award of running the most consecutive days.  Thomas ran at least 1 mile a day for 91 days.  Thomas ran through the worst winter weather to accomplish this streak.  Thomas has drastically improved as a result of his hard work.  He is a great example to the team of how hard work pays off. Thomas medaled at the Olympia Invitational in the open race by placing 16th.  Thomas ran a personal best of 21:32 this year.  He improved 1 minute and 11 seconds from last year.  He is a first year varsity letter winner as a junior. Alex Williams - Freshman:  Alex is a first year high school cross country runner.  He joins us with experience as he ran at St. Matthews which had a very successful team.  Alex was dedicated to his running this summer and led the team by example.  He has great team spirit and is always positive.  Alex was one of only four of our runners to run a personal best at the Peoria Invitational.   Alex ran a personal best in most of his last meets.  He ended up running a personal best of 20:38 as a freshman.  Alex earned his first varsity letter as a freshman.
 

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