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2020-21 TEAM  NEWS
The 2020 season starts Monday, August 10.

If you are interested in joining the team,
please email Coach Neal Garrison.
He can be reached at ngarrison@ms.k12.il.us

Current Team Highlights




Pre-Season News

IlMilesplit ranked our team #5 in the AA preseason preview.

  Ilxctf.com ranked our team #2 in the AA preseason preview.

Ilxctf.com ranked Nick Mies and Kyle Nofziger in the top 25 in the AA preseason preview.


Charleston Invite Logo

Our Varsity team won the 13 team 
invitational.


Open
Our Open team won the open race with a perfect score of 15.
Gage Williams, Matthew Sims, Gabe Difanis,
Caleb Dowers, Finn Randolph, & Avery Seaman

Taylor Fan
Taylor Fan was the #3-#4 race champion.

Hayden
Hayden Grotelueschen was the #5-#6 race champion.

John Tender
John Tender was the #5-#6 race runner up.

Joe Taylor
Joe Taylor was the #7-#8 race champion.

Karsten
                            Waisath
Karsten Waisath was the #7-#8 runner up.

Gage
Gage Williams was the open race champion.

Matthew
Matthew Sims was the open race runner up.

Justin
Justin Straub was our open race champion.

Gabe
Gabe Wisnasky was our open race runner up.

SJO Spartan Classic

Our team won the Spartan Classic.

Our open team won the open race at the Spartan Classic.

Team Champions
Spartan Classic meet champions.

Open Meet Champions
Spartan Classic open meet champions.

Kyle Nofziger
Kyle Nofziger won the Spartan Classic
with a lifetime best.


Gabe Difanis
Gabe Difanis won the open race at the Spartan classic
with a lifetime best.

Caleb Dowers
Caleb Dowers was runner up in the open race at the Spartan Classic
with a lifetime best.



Springfield Invitational
                                  Logo

Cancelled due to Covid 



Peoria Notre Dame Invitational
                                  Logo

  Cancelled due to Covid


East Peoria Invite Logo
 

Cancelled due to Covid



Urbana Logo
Our team won the Urbana Meet.

Urbana Meet Champion
Kyle Nofziger won the Urbana Meet.

Urbana Meet Champion - flight 2
Jonah Singer won the Urbana Meet flight 2 race.

Urbana Meet
                            Champion
Hayden Grotelueschen won the Urbana Meet flight 3 race.

Urbana Meet Champion
Karsten Waisath won the Urbana Meet flight 4 race.


Gabe Difanis won the Urbana Meet flight 5 race.

meet champion
Caleb Dowers won the Urbana Meet flight 6 race.

gabe w
Gabe Wisnasky won the Urbana Meet flight 7 race.

finn
Finn Randolph won the Urbana Meet flight 8 race.

preston
Preston Wilkins won the Urbana Meet flight 9 race.

runner up
Joseph Scheele was runner-up in the Urbana Meet flight 2 race.

meet runner up
Joe Taylor was runner-up in the Urbana Meet flight 3 race.

sims
Matthew Sims was runner-up in the Urbana Meet flight 4 race.

Urbana Meet
                            runner up
Justin Straub was runner-up in the Urbana Meet flight 6 race.

Urbana
                            Meet runner up
Grant Smysor was runner-up in the Urbana Meet flight 7 race.


Metamora Invite Logo

Cancelled due to Covid


Conference Meet Logo

Our Varsity Boys won the meet.

We had five all-conference runners.

Our Open team won the open race with a perfect score.


conference
Conference Champs

Conmference
Conference Open Race Champs

Conference
All-Conference Kyle Nofziger 2nd

Conference
All-Conference Joseph Scheele 3rd

conference
All-Conference Taylor Fan 5th

conference
All-Conference Jonah Singer 7th

Conference
All-Conference Hayden Grotelueschen  9th

Conference
Conference Open Race Champion Justin Straub

Conference
Conference Open Race Runner Up Matthew Sims

Monticello Invitational

Our Varsity team placed 2nd.

Our Open Team won the open.

Matthew Sims, Justin Straub, & Karsten Waisath went 1st - 3rd in the open.

monticello
  Varsity Race Runner Up
 
monticello
Open Race Meet Champions

monticello
Monticello Invitational Varsity Race Runner Up Kyle Nofziger

monticello
Monticello Invitational Open Race Champion Matthew Sims

monticello
Monticello Invitational Open Runner Up Justin Straub 


Regional Meet

Our team won the Regional meet.

Kyle Nofziger and Joseph Scheele earned all-regional honors.


Regional
                            Champs
Regional meet champions.

Kyle
Kyle Nofziger 2nd place All-Regional

Josephj
Joseph Scheele 4th place All-Regional

Jonah
Jonah Singer 1st in the #4-5 runner race

Joe
Joe Taylor 1st in the #6-7 runner race


Sectional Meet


Our team placed 4th in Sectional meet in a field of 7 State ranked teams. 

Kyle Nofziger earned All-Sectional honors by placing 7th.

Kyle
Kyle  Nofziger - All Sectional 7th place

Joseph
Joseph Scheele

Jonah
Jonah Singer

Taylor
Taylor Fan

Joe
Joe Taylor

Hayden
Hayden Grotelueschen

Ben
Ben Wallace

State Meet

The IHSA didn't host their State meet. 
Il.Milesplit created their State meet inviting all the top teams and runners from the State.  20 of the top 22 teams in the State came to race.

Our team placed 2nd in State.

Kyle Nofziger earned All-State honors by placing 18th.

2020 State
                            Team
2nd Place Team

Craig
                            Virgin
Craig Virgin (3 time Olympian, 2 time World XC Champion )
with our team

Kyle
All-State Kyle Nofziger



Meet
                                  Summaries
MEET SUMMARIES web page.



News Gazette Area CC
                                        Leaders Lists


News Gazette Area XC Leaders


The News Gazette All Area Runners
2020-21 News Gazette All Area
TBA




All-Conference Logo
2020-21 All-Conference
Kyle Nofziger - 2nd
Joseph Scheele - 3rd
Taylor Fan - 5th
Jonah Singer - 7th
Hayden Grotelueschen - 9th


All-Regional
2020-21 All-Regional Team

Kyle Nofziger - 2nd
Joseph Scheele - 4th

All-Sectional
2020-21 All-Sectional Team
  
Kyle Nofziger - 7th

All-State
2020-21 All-State Team
Kyle Nofziger - 18th


MSHS XC Individual Meet
                                  Champions
2020-21 INDIVIDUAL MEET CHAMPIONS
Taylor Fan - Charleston invitational #3-4 race
Hayden Grotelueschen -  Charleston Invite #5-6 race
Joe Taylor - Charleston Invitational #7-8 race
Gage Williams - Charleston Invitational Open race
Kyle Nofziger - SJO Spartan Classic
Gabe Difanis - SJO Spartan Classic Open race
Kyle Nofziger - Urbana Meet
Jonah Singer - Urbana Meet flight 2
Hayden Grotelueschen - Urbana Meet flight 3
Karsten Waisath - Urbana Meet flight 4
Gabe Difanis - Urbana Meet flight 5
Caleb Dowers - Urbana Meet flight 6
Gabe Wisnasky - Urbana Meet flight 7
Finn Randolph - Urbana Meet flight 8
Preston Wilkins - Urbana Meet flight 9
Justin Straub - Conference open race
Matthew Sims - Monticello Invitational open race
Jonah Singer - Regional Meet #4-5 race
Joe Taylor - Regional Meet  #6-7 race


MSHS
                                  XC Team Meet Champions
TEAM MEET CHAMPIONS
Charleston Invitational Varsity race
Charleston Invitational Open race
SJO Spartan Classic Varsity race
SJO Spartan Classic Open race
Urbana Meet
Conference Varsity race
Conference Open race
Monticello Invitational Open race
Regional Meet


John Tender - Charleston Invitational #5-6 race
Karsten Waisath - Charleston Invitational #7-8 race
Matthew Sims - Charleston Invitational open race
Caleb Dowers - SJO Spartan Classic open race
Joseph Scheele - Urbana Meet flight 2
Joe Taylor - Urbana Meet flight 3
Matthew Sims - Urbana Meet flight 4
Justin Straub - Urbana Meet flight 6
Grant Smysor - Urbana Meet flight 7
Kyle Nofziger - Conference varsity race
Matthew Sims - Conference open race
Kyle Nofziger - Monticello Invitational varsity race
Justin Straub - Monticello Invitational open race
Kyle Nofziger - Regional Meet


Monticello Invitational Varsity race
State Meet


MSHSXC School Record Holders
School Record Holder
Mathias Powell 14:31.77 - (2018 - present)
Alex Keeble 14:36 - (2014 - 2018)

Mark Johnson 14:41- (1973 - 2014)
Bob Bantz -  (1972-1973)

MSHSXC 14 Minute Runners
Kyle Nofziger - 15:31
Joseph Scheele - 15:57

MSHSXC 16 Minute Runners
Taylor Fan - 16:18
Jonah Singer - 16:33
Hayden Grotelueschen - 16:40
Joe Taylor - 16:41

2nd Place at State in 2020

2020 State


2020 State
                      Trophy
2020 State Runner Up Trophy

Regional
                      Plaque
2020 Regional Champions Plaque

Comference
                      Plaque
2020 Conference Champions Plaque

XC Season
              Calendar

8-10-20 First day of XC practice at 3:30 (show up at 3:20)
             (Practice will be at 3:30 everyday before school starts)

8-22-20 XC Picture day 9 am at the high school gym

9-05-20 CHARLESTON INVITATIONAL


9-26-20 SJO SPARTAN CLASSIC
             

10-03-20  URBANA MEET
                & Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

10-13-20 CONFERENCE MEET
               & Senior Meet

10-17-20 MONTICELLO INVITATIONAL

10-24-20 REGIONAL MEET


10-31-20 SECTIONAL MEET

11-07-20 STATE MEET

11-**-20 Fall Awards Night
              Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony


Nike
                    Cross Country Nationals
11-**-21 NXN Midwest Regional - Terre Haute, Indiana

12-**-21 Nike NXN Nationals - Portland, Oregon


Foot Locker
11-**-21 Foot Locker Midwest Regional - Kenosha, WI

12-**-21 Foot Locker Nationals - San Diego, CA



State
                                  Rankings


PRE-SEASON

Ranked #2 in the ilxctf.com State preseason rankings.
Ranked #5 in the ilmilesplit State preseason rankings.


WEEK 1 (Charleston Invite Week)
Ranked #2 in ilxctf.com week 1 State rankings.

Ranked #5 in the ilmilesplit week 1 State rankings.

WEEK 2 (Open Week)

Ranked #7 in the ilmilesplit State rankings.

WEEK 3 (Open Week)

Ranked #12 in the ilmilesplit State rankings.

WEEK 4 (SJO Invite Week)

Ranked #13 in the il.milesplit week 4 State rankings.

WEEK 5 (Urbana Week)

Ranked #9 in the ilmilesplit week 5 State rankings.

WEEK 6 (Open Week)
Ranked #11 in the ilmilesplit week 6 State rankings.

WEEK 7 (Conference Week)
Ranked #11 in the ilmilesplit week 7 State rankings.

WEEK 8 (Regional Week)

Ranked #11 in the ilmilesplit week 8 State rankings.

WEEK 9 (Sectional Week)
Ranked #11 in the ilmilesplit week 9 State rankings.

WEEK 10 (State Week)
Ranked #15 in the ilxctf final State rankings.


Highest State AA Ranking #2

RANKINGS FOR OUR TEAM
OLD DOGS
Gabe Difanis
Taylor Fan
Hayden Grotelueschen
Nick Mies
Kyle Nofziger
Joseph Scheele
Matthew Sims
Jonah Singer
Joe Taylor



Academic
                                Letter

Gabe Difanis
Hayden Grotelueschen
Ben Wallace
Gage Williams
Taylor Fan
Grant Garrison
Kyle Nofziger
Joseph Scheele
Jonah Singer
Karsten Waisath
Matthew Sims


Apollo Conference All Academic
                                Team

2020-2021 APOLLO CONFERENCE
ALL-CONFERENCE ACADEMIC TEAM

Taylor Fan
Grant Garrison
Kyle Nofziger
Joseph Scheele
Matthew Sims
Jonah Singer
Karsten Waisath



IHSA
IHSA TEAM ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT WINNERS



#27 John Tender - 4:03
#36 Taylor Fan  - 3:40
#41 Karsten Waisath - 3:32
#54 Preston Wilkins - 3:04

Consecutive Days of Running

#8 - Hayden Grotelueschen 589 Days+
#9 - Joseph Scheele 490 Days+
#11 - Ben Wallace 475 Days+
#13 - Gabe Wisnasky 449 Days
#21 - Kyle Nofziger 303 Days+
# 26 - Joseph Scheele 249 Days
#30 - Gabe Difanis 214 Days+
#31 - Kyle Nofziger 212 Days
#32 - Taylor Fan 198 Days+
#39 - Matthew Sims 153 Days+
#42 - Gage Williams 137 Days
#46 - Kyle Nofziger 123 Days





 
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Special Thanks
SPECIAL THANKS

Coach Garrison and the team would like to thank the following people
for their support of our team throughout the year.



OUR SPONSORS
We are extremely grateful to our corporate sponsors.  

YoYos
The Pommier family opened up their family frozen yogurt business to our runners, their families, and our alumni for a free yogurt night in both 2017 and 2018.  Matt and Alice Pommier have been tremendous supporters of our past and present program.

Alumni
                            Freedom Four Run
Our alumni and alumni parents created a Freedom Four Run
to help raise money for the cross country team. 
The Butcher and Pommier families created the four mile 4th of July fun run in 2018.  It is a reminder that our program is made up of our current runners, the current runners' families, our alumni runners, our alumni runners' families, and our past coaches.  Thank you to all that have made our program great and continue to invest into our program.


DONATIONS
We appreciate any donation we get given to our program.  If you would like to donate, please send a check written to MSHS Boys Cross Country.  If you have any questions about donating, please contact Neal Garrison.  Thank you for your support of the runners and the program.  It means a great deal to us.

Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Cross
                            Country
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Cross Country
This page was created to give credit to our junior high cross country runners that are representing our school district well.

  51 Years Strong
1970-71 Team
1970 Team
1980-81 Team
1980 Team

1990-91
                            Team
1990 Team
2000-01 Team
2000 Team
2010-11 Team
2010 Team
2016 Team
2016 Team



1945 Mahomet
                        Cross Country Meet Champion Roger James
1944 Mahomet vs Farmer City Meet Champion Roger James

Meet the Team Profiles Over the Years
MEET THE TEAM PROFILES
OVER THE DECADES

 


Alumni at State
Thanks to all our alumni and their parents that gave our current team great support at the 2014, 2015, 2016, & 2017 State meets.  We could not have done it without you setting high standards each year to pave the way for our current team.  Thank you very much!

ALUMNI NEWS


Road Warriors
                            Running Club
Starting in 2017 our alumni are creating their own Summer Running Group.  They plan to meet approximately at 6:00 pm at the Lake of the Woods trails.  If you are an alumni that would like to join the group and would like to join please email me so I can connect you to the group.


Seniors
                          and Trophies

Build a Base
                        of Alumni
John Butcher (2012) created the idea that our program, which consists of all of us, needs to build a base on the strong base of alumni. 
We would love to add all alumni to our contact list and newsletter.  Please email Coach Garrison at ngarrison@ms.k12.il.us so we can help build our alumni base.


Our program graduated nine seniors in 2019.
Lucas Chittick - is attending

Kaelan Davis - is attending the University of Illinois.

Nate Douglas - is attending Illinois State University.  He plans to major in theater and communications.

Bryson Keeble - is attending the University of Illinois.  He plans to pursue a degree in social work.

Kiel Ledin - is attending DePaul University.  He plans to major in film/television.

Caleb Mason - is attending Parkland.  He plans to pursue a degree in physical therapy.

Jack McHale - is attending Illinois State University.  He plans to major in exercise science.

Mathias Powell - is attending Villanova University.  He continued running his running at Villanova by joining their cross country and track teams.

Adam VonHolten - is attending Parkland College.  He plans to pursue a degree in youth ministry.


Our program graduated eight seniors in 2018.
Evan Burge - is attending Parkland College's aviation program where he plan to become a pilot.

Joe Churm - is attending the Naval Academy.  Joe was given an appointment to the Naval Academy for the summer of 2018.

Riley Fortune - is attending Illinois State University and is majoring in Technical and Engineering Education.   He ran one year on their cross country and track and field team.

Ryan Hodge - is attending Baylor University where he is majoring in engineering.  He is part of their cross country and track and field team.

Kyle Sheehy - is attending the University of Nebraska where he is majoring in economics.

Nate Strigotte - is attending Parkland College.

Garret Williams - is attending the University of Nebraska where he plans to major in a pre-health area.  He will be part of the ROTC program.

Callan Whitehouse - is attending Indiana State University.  He is on their track team as a pole vaulter.


Our program graduated five seniors in 2017. 
Brian Butcher - is attending the University of Illinois where he is majoring in computer engineering.

Ben Craw - is attending Mississippi State University where he plans to major in international business.

Patrik Elkins - is attending the University of Illinois in Springfield.  He plans to eventually attend the Naval Academy and serve in the U.S. Navy.

Gabe Pommier - is attending North Central College.  He continued his running at NCC.

Andrew Walmer - is attending the University of Illinois where he plans to become a chemistry teacher.


MSHS XC Hall
                        Of Fame
Mahomet-Seymour
Boys XC
 Hall of Fame

A tribute to the cornerstones of our program.


2020 Inductees
Our 9th annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
was held on October 3, 2020.
  Lucas Prather and John Butcher were inducted.


2019
                          Inductees
Our 8th annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
was held November, 2019.
  Tom Appenzeller, Andy Chaney, and Jonathan Schaap were inducted.


2018 Inductees and Team
Our 7th annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
was held on November 8, 2018.
Bob Bantz and Taylor Sebestik were inducted.


2017 Hall of
                          Fame
Our 6th annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
was held on November 7, 2017.
Brian Easter and Hans Waters were inducted.

2016 Hall of
                          Fame
Our 5th annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
was held on November 8, 2016.
Bill James, Jacob Mahaffey, & Justin Sebens were inducted.

2016 Hall of Fame
2016 Hall of Fame Inductees with their coaches and teammates.
Mark Johnson, Coach Dr. Tom Woodall, Mike Hatfield,
John McInerney, Coach King, Bill James,
Jacob Mahaffey, Justin Sebens, Coach Tom Appenzeller


2015 Hall of Fame
Our 4th annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
was held on November 10, 2015.
Scott DeWitt, Jamie Fancher, & Grant Iles were inducted.


Hall Of
                          Fame Plaque
2018 Hall of Fame Ceremony



All the yearbook pictures from 1970 until current can be found in the archives and alumni pages.

I am in search of old meet records and  awards programs. If you have any that you would be willing to let me copy, please call or email me.





 
Alumni Coaches

SIJHSAA
2018 Waterloo State Champs
Taylor Sebestik (2004) coached his Waterloo Jr High team to win the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association State Cross Country Meet in 2018.  He coached his boys to a 6th place finish.

Taylor Sebestik (2004) is coaching at Waterloo Junior High.  He has had a tremendous amount of success as a coach in the South Illinois Junior High School Association.

        In 2020 his girls placed 1st and his boys placed 7th in State.
        In 2019 his girls placed 1st and his boys placed 3rd in State.
        In 2018 his girls placed 1st and his boys placed 6th in State.
        In 2017 his boys placed 1st and his girls placed 2nd in State.
        In 2016 his boys placed 2nd in State.
        In 2015 his boys placed 3rd and his girls placed 4th in State.
        In 2014 his girls placed 1st in State.
        In 2013 his boys placed 1st in State and his girls placed 4th.
        In 2012 his girls placed 2nd in State.

2018 Track Trophy
                  Team
Andrew Walmer (2017) is coaching cross country at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High and track at Mahomet-Seymour high school.  He helped his girls XC team place 8th in State in 2019.


2018
                  Brian Easter and his State Trophy Team
Brian Easter (1990) is coaching track at Champaign Centennial high school.  His team earned the combined State trophy in 2018.


McDowellHighCrossCountry
Brandon Smith (2004) is coaching at McDowell High School in North Carolina
where he is a school counselor.  His 2018 cross country team is pictured above.

"Cross Country is not a sport of moderation".


2018 MS JHS XC Boys
In 2018 Coach Lisa (Klingler) Martin led the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School boys team to an 8th place finish at the IESA State meet.  

2018 MS JHS XC Girls
Lisa (Klingler) Martin led her girls team to a 14th place finish at the 2018 IESA State Meet.  She led her 2019 girls to 8th place at State.

Lisa (Klinger) Martin was a former assistant coach for both the Mahomet-Seymour High School boys and girls cross country programs in the 2001-02 season.  She became the assistant XC coach at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High from 2004 through the 2010 season.  Since 2011, Lisa Martin has been the head boys and head girls cross country coach at our junior high. 

    In 2020 her boys placed 5th at the unofficial State and her girls placed 11th.
    In 2019 her girls placed 8th at State.

    In 2018 her boys team placed 8th at State and her girls team placed 14th.
    In 2017 her boys team placed 19th at State and her girls team placed 16th.
    In 2015 her girls team placed 9th at State.
    In 2014 her boys team placed 5th at State.
    In 2013 her boys team placed 7th at State.
    In 2012 her boys team placed 4th at State.
    In 2011 her boys team placed 4th at State.
    In 2009 her boys team placed 11th at State and her girls team placed 24th.
    In 2008 her boys team placed 21st at State.
    In 2007 her boys team placed 7th at State and her girls team placed 24th.
    In 2006 her boys team placed 15th at State.
    In 2005 her boys team placed 16th at State and her girls placed 16th.
    In 2004 her girls team placed 8th at State.



2017 Waterloo Jr
                          High State Champs - Boys
Taylor Sebestik's 2017 State Championship Boys Team

2017
                          Waterloo Jr High State Runner-Up Girls
Taylor Sebestik's 2017 State Runner Up Girls Team

Gud
                    Run Club
Taylor Sebestik (2004) created a running club to benefit others. 
See the article about the Gud Run Club.

Alumni College
                    Runners
Brian
                          Butcher, Gabe Pommier, and Andrew Walmer
Brian Butcher (2017) , Gabe Pommier (2017), and Andrew Walmer (2017)
at the 2017 Aurora Spartan Classic Invitational

Jack Hyde
                            Washington University
Jack Hyde (2016) at the 2017 Wheaton Gil Dodds Invitational.

2017 Gabe Pommier NCC
2017 Gabe Pommier

Ben
                                    Craw MSU
2017 Ben Craw

Division III National Champions
Gabe Pommier (2017) and the Division III 2017 National Champions

Gabe Pommier and his National Champ Team
Gabe Pommier (2017) made the top 10 of the 2017 Division III National Championship Team

2018 National
                  Champs D3
Gabe Pommier (2017) made the top 10 of the 2018 Division III National Championship Team

2017 NIRCA
                                                      All-American
                                                      William Wolf
William Wolf (2015) earned All-American honors at the 2017 National Intercollegiate Running Club Association Nationals.

2017 NIRCA
                                                        Nationals
William Wolf (2015) and Brian Butcher (2017) help their team place 8th at the 2017 National Intercollegiate Running Club Association Nationals.

2018 NIRCA
                                                      Nationals
Brian Butcher (2017) helped his team place 9th at the 2018 National Intercollegiate Running Club Association Nationals.

2018 Villanova

Villanova
                                                          Signing
Mathias Powell (2019) signed his letter of intent with Villanova University Cross Country and Track and Field.

Villanova Cross Country
Mathias Powell (2019) is running cross country and track for Villanova University in 2019-2020.


Mathias Powell's Bio

Mathias Powell's XC Schedule


Mathias Powell's Track Schedule



University of Illinois Cross
                  Country ClubWilliam Wolf (2015) is running for the Illinois Cross Country and Track Club team for the 2015-16 season.  William has a 2015 season best of 22:08 which he ran at the EIU Invitational.
In 2017 he placed 4th in the Aurora Classic with a time of 25:51.  William led his team in the Brissman/Lundeen Cross Country Invitational where he ran a 21:09.  William ran 2nd for his team at the Regional meet where he ran a 27:08 to place 11th in the race.  William became All-American by placing 30th in the National meet.  He helped his team place 8th at the 2017 Nationals. 
In 2018 William ran in the top seven of his team throughout the season.


Washington
                  UniversityJack Hyde (2016) is running for Washington University in St. Louis' Cross Country and Track teams.  As a sophomore, Jack ran a 19:21 in the Gabby Revein Early Bird 5K.  He ran a 27:24 at the Gil Dodds Invitational 8K. Jack's team dominated at the Millikin Classic.  Jack ran a 25:51 at the Millikin Classic.  As a junior, Jack ran a 26:53 at the Gil Dodds Invitational 8k.  His team got ranked 2nd in the Nation in division III after this meet. Jack ran a 26:24 at the Loyola Lakefront race.  Jack's team placed 2nd at Nationals his junior year.



University of Illinois Cross
                  Country ClubBrian Butcher (2017) is running for the Illinois Cross Country and Track Club team.  He placed 3rd in the Aurora Spartan Classic with a time of 25:41.  He placed in the top five of his team at the Brissman/Lundeen Cross Country Invitational where he ran a 21:42.  Brian ran 3rd for his team at the Regional meet where he ran a 27:17 to place 13th in the meet.  Brian placed 48th at the National meet.  He helped his team place 8th at Nationals.  Brian ran in the top 7 for his entire sophomore year.  He helped his team place in the top 10 teams again at Nationals. 


Mississippi StateBen Craw (2017) is running for the Mississippi State University Cross Country team.  He placed 17th in the Golden Eagle Cross Country Invite where his team placed 3rd.  He ran a 20:24 in the 6K race.  Ben placed 6th for his team and 12th in the Falcon Invitational where his team placed 1st.  He ran a 27:12 in the 8K race.  Ben ran in the top 7 for his team at the Paul Short College Meet where he ran a 26:14 in a 6K.  Ben ran 4th for his team at the Crimson Classic with a time of 26:40.




Baylor CC
Ryan HodgeRyan Hodge (2018) is running for the Baylor University Cross Country and Track Teams.

 
North Central
                  CollegeGabe Pommier (2017) is running for North Central College Cross Country team.
Right away he stepped up to place high in some big invitationals.  He placed 9th in the Elmhurst Early Bird Invite.  He placed 11th in the Wheaton Gil Dodds Invitational.  Gabe ran 6th for his team and placed 9th in the 244 runner Midwest Intercollegiate Invite with a time of 25:31.  His team is ranked #1 in the Nation for Division III.  Gabe ran a 27:15 at the Principia College Invite.  Gabe ran a 25:14 at the Conference meet to earn a top 10 spot on their National team. He won two invitationals his sophomore year.




U of I Cross Country ClubAndrew Walmer (2017) is running for the Illinois Cross Country and Track Club team.  He ran with his former teammates in the Aurora Spartan Classic where he placed 72nd.  He ran at the Regional meet where he placed 66th with a 29:38.

Indiana
                  State University Logo

Callan WhitehouseCallan Whitehouse (2018) is pole vaulting for the Indiana State University Track and Field Team.  He ran his freshman year for our team.


 

Post College Alumni
                Runners

2018
                  Berlin Marathon Henry Wolf
Henry Wolf (2010) ran in the 2018 Berlin Marathon.  He ran a strong 2:42.

2018
                  Berlin Marathon
Henry Wolf (2010) on the far left.


Dhairav Vakil at the Berlin
                                      Marathon
Dhairav Vakil (2014) in the middle running at the 2018 Berlin Marathon.

Berlin Marathon
Dhairav Vakil (2014) ran in the 2018 Berlin Marathon.


2018 California International
                                      Marathon
John Butcher (2012) ran in the 2018 California International Marathon. 
He ran an impressive 2:27:41.


2017 Boston Marathon
John Butcher (2012) and Lucas Prather (2012) ran in the 2017 Boston Marathon.


2017 Boston Marathon
Lucas Prather (2012) in the 2017 Boston Marathon.


2018 Lucas Prather
                                        Marquette Marathon
Lucas Prather (2012) ran in the 2018 Marquette, Michigan Marathon.
He ran a strong 3:20.


2018 Jake
                                                  Mahaffey
Jake Mahaffey (2009) ran in the 2018 Run Run Rudolph
Albuquerque, New Mexico Half Marathon where he won his age group.

2016
                                                          Robert and
                                                          Julia Illinois
                                                          Marathon
Robert Beach and Julia Adams in the 2016 Illinois Marathon shortly after they first met.

Robert
                                                          Beach and
                                                          Julia
Robert Beach and Julia Adams

2018
                                                          Robert and
                                                          Julia Beach
                                                          Wedding
Robert Beach (2004) has run in the Illinois Marathon, Peoria Marathon, and Indy Marathon with his wife.  They ran together in the 2016 Illinois marathon within weeks of when they first met.  They continue to run together and got married in 2018.

Additional
                  Alumni News
ADDITIONAL ALUMNI NEWS

Eric Mark Johnson (1975) got inducted into Mahomet-Seymour High School's Hall of Fame in September or 2017.  He was part of the first group to get inducted.
Hall of Fame Website


2018
                        Joe Churm
Joe Churm (2018) at the United States Naval Academy

Head Boys Coach: Neal Garrison
ngarrison@ms.k12.il.us
Phone:  Work (217) 586-4962