2018 Meet The Team Mahomet-Seymour Boys Cross Country

As a freshman, Kyle joins our team with junior high cross country and track experience. Kyle had a great summer of running. Despite a summer injury, he still ran over 300 miles to earn our team's 300 mile club award. Kyle ran in a nice pack in his first high school meet. He ran a 17:20 to place in the top 10. He placed 8th in the invitational earning himself a medal. He helped his team win the 12 team invitational. His time earned him the 10th fastest spot on our team's fastest freshmen times list for the Charleston Invitational. Kyle earned a spot on the New Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September. Kyle had a great effort at the Monticello triangular meet. He ran a smart race and packed it up with his teammates where they finished 1st through 3rd. Kyle took 3rd overall in the meet. He helped his team beat the #2 state ranked A team. He ran a 17:36 at this meet. Kyle had a 54 second improvement at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational. He ran in the 16's for the first time with a 16:26. He earned a spot on our team's 16 minute 3 mile club. He earned a medal by placing 28th in the meet. He helped his team place 15th in the fresh/soph race. Kyle had the 4th fastest time and 5th highest place by any Mahomet freshmen runner in 19 years at the invite showing he is a tremendous runner. Kyle earned his first high school varsity letter after the PND meet. Kyle ran 3rd for his team in the varsity race at the East Peoria Invitational. He helped them place 3rd as a team. He ran a 16:32 to place 21st. His time earned him the 6th fastest freshmen spot on our team's fastest times list for the East Peoria Invitational. Kyle earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in October. Kyle ran a super race at the Metamora Invitational where he ran a 16:08 on a very muddy course. He placed 14th overall in the 28 team invitational earning himself a medal and the 4th place trophy for his team. He earned the 6th spot on our team's fastest freshmen times list at the Metamora Invitational. Kyle placed 8th in the Conference meet earning himself a medal and All-Conference honors. He is one of the few freshmen we have had earn All-Conference honors in 49 years. He placed 8th. He earned a spot on our team's fastest conference times list. He earned a spot on our team's State meet roster. Kyle ran a lifetime 3 mile best at the Regional meet where he ran a 16:16 in a 20 plus mph wind. He placed 11th overall helping his team qualify for the Sectional meet. He earned the 4th spot on our team's fastest freshmen times list for the Regional meet. Kyle had another strong race at the Sectional meet. He ran a 16:11 to place 21st. He missed qualifying for state by only 6 seconds. This was one of the greatest performances ever by a Mahomet freshman. He earned the 5th spot on our fastest freshmen times list at the Sectional meet in nearly 50 years of our team running in the Sectional meet. Kyle earned our team's fastest freshman award for his freshman year. He won our team's most valuable fresh/soph runner award his freshman year. Kyle won our team's Brent Johnson True Grit award his freshman year. Kyle earned our team's most consecutive days in a row 3 month award. Kyle earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in November. Kyle earned News-Gazette All-Area Special Mention Honors.