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 2016-17 TEAM NEWS The 2016 season starts Wednesday, August 10. We will have a pizza party May 29 for the runners. We will have a parent meeting May 29 for our XC parents. If you are interested in joining the team, please email Coach Neal Garrison. He can be reached at ngarrison@ms.k12.il.us 2016-17
TEAM HIGHLIGHTS
PRE-SEASON IlMilesplit ranked our team #1 in the AA preseason preview. DyestatIl ranked our team #1 in the AA preview preview. Dyestatil ranked 3 of our runners in the top 25 in the AA individual preview. CHARLESTON INVITATIONAL 1st place at the Charleston Invitational.** Our team scored the lowest points ever at this 13 team invitational with 15 points. Our top 7 runners ran the lowest team average we have ever run at this invite with a 15:49 average.** Our team ran the lowest team average we have ever run at this invite with a 17:03 average.**  2016 Charleston Invitational Champions  Andrew Walmer - Charleston Invite Champion  Riley Fortune (& Pack) - Charleston Invite Runner Up SPRINGFIELD INVITATIONAL
1st place at the Springfield Invitational Varsity Race.** 1st place at the Springfield Invitational Open Race.** Our open team scored the lowest points ever at this 20 team invitational with 16 points.**  2016 Springfield Invitational Varsity Champions  2016 Springfield Invitational Open Champions  Andrew Walmer - Springfield Invite Varsity Champion  Bryson Keeble - Springfield Invite Open Champion  Kaelan Davis (& Pack) - Springfield Invite Open Runner Up PEORIA NOTRE DAME INVITATIONAL 2nd place at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational Varsity Race.** Our team scored the lowest points ever at this 72 team invitational with 118 points.** Our team ran the lowest team average we have ever run at this invite with a 16:42 average.** Andrew Walmer, Riley Fortune, and Ryan Hodge earned Elite status by MileSplit for their performances at Peoria.  2016 Peoria Notre Dame Invitational RunnerUp Team  2016 Peoria Notre Dame Invitational Open Champion Evan Burge EAST PEORIA INVITATIONAL 1st place at the East Peoria Notre Dame Invitational Varsity Race.** 1st place at the East Peoria Notre Dame Invitational Fresh/Soph Race.** Our team scored the lowest points ever at this 21 team invitational with 15 points.** Our team ran the lowest team average we have ever run at this invite with a 17:01 average.**  2016 East Peoria Invitational Varsity Champions  2016 East Peoria Invitational Varsity Champion Andrew Walmer  2016 East Peoria Invitational Varsity Runner Up Gabe Pommier 2016 East Peoria Invitational Fresh/Soph Champions  2016 East Peoria Invitational Fresh/Soph Champion Mathias Powell METAMORA INVITATIONAL 1st place at the Metamora Invitational.** Our team scored the lowest points ever at this 26 team invitational with 20 points. Our top 5 runners ran the lowest team average we have ever run at this invite with a 14:49.6 average.** Our top 7 runners ran the lowest team average we have ever run at this invite with a 14:54.6 average.** Our team ran the lowest team average we have ever run at this invite with a 16:09.2 average.** Ryan Hodge ran the fastest MS junior time on this course with a 14:48.  2016 Metamora Invitational Champions  2016 Metamora Invitational Varsity Runner Up CONFERENCE MEET 1st place at the Conference Meet.** Our team scored the lowest points ever at this meet with 17 points. Our top 5 runners ran the lowest team average we have ever run at this invite with a 14:52.2 average.** Our top 7 runners ran the lowest team average we have ever run at this invite with a 14:54.7 average.** Our team ran the lowest team average we have ever run at this invite with a 16:14.5 average.** Riley Fortune ran the fastest MS junior time at this meet with a 14:49. Mathias Powell ran the fastest MS sophomore time at this meet with a 14:58. Gabe Pommier, Riley Fortune, Andrew Walmer, Brian Butcher, Ryan Hodge, Mathias Powell and Ben Craw earned Elite status by MileSplit for their performances at the Conference.  2016 Conference Meet Champions  2016 Conference Meet Champion Gabe Pommier  2016 Conference Meet Runner Up Riley Fortune REGIONAL MEET 1st place at the Regional Meet.** Our top 5 runners ran the lowest team average we have ever run at this meet with a 15:22.4 average.** Our top 7 runners ran the lowest team average we have ever run at this meet with a 15:46.7 average.** Brian Butcher, Gabe Pommier, and Riley Fortune earned Elite status by MileSplit for their performances at the Regional.  2016 Regional Meet Champions SECTIONAL MEET 1st place at the Sectional Meet.** Our team scored the lowest points we have ever had at this meet with 41 points.** Our top 5 runners ran the lowest team average we have ever run at this meet with a 15:17.4 average.** Our top 7 runners ran the lowest team average we have ever run at this meet with a 15:40.8 average.** Mathias Powell ran the fastest MS sophomore time at this meet with a 15:17.** We had more All-Sectional runners than we have ever had with four. Andrew Walmer, Mathias Powell, Ryan Hodge, and Ben Craw earned All-Sectional honors.  2016 Sectional Meet Champions STATE MEET 1st place at the State Meet.** Our team tied the 71 year old State meet record of 6 All-State runners. Our team tied the 71 year old State meet record for non AAA schools with a top 5 runner average of 14:54. Our team scored the lowest points we have ever had at this meet with 58 points.** Our top 5 runners ran the lowest team average we have ever run at this meet with a 14:54.7 average.** Our top 7 runners ran the lowest team average we have ever run at this meet with a 14:58.7 average.** Mathias Powell ran the fastest MS sophomore time at this meet with a 14:59.** Andrew Walmer ran the fastest MS senior time at this meet with a 14:40.** We had more All-State runners than we have ever had with six. Andrew Walmer, Riley Fortune, Mathias Powell, Ryan Hodge, Brian Butcher, and Ben Craw earned All-State honors. Gabe Pommier, Riley Fortune, Andrew Walmer, Brian Butcher, Ryan Hodge, Mathias Powell and Ben Craw earned Elite status by MileSplit for their performances at the State Meet.  2016 State Meet Champions
NXR NIKE REGIONAL MEET 3rd place at the NXR Meet. Riley Fortune, Andrew Walmer, Brian Butcher, Ryan Hodge, Mathias Powell and Ben Craw earned Elite status by MileSplit for their performances at the Conference.  NXR Nike Regional 3rd Place NXN NIKE NATIONALS MEET 17th place at the NXN Nike Nationals Meet.  NXN Nike Nationals 17th Place MEET SUMMARIES web page.
 2016-17 All-Regional Team Brian Butcher - 3rd Gabe Pommier - 4th 2016-17 All-Sectional Team Andrew Walmer - 3rd Mathias Powell - 6th Ryan Hodge - 7th Ben Craw - 8th 2016-17 All-State Team Andrew Walmer - 6th Riley Fortune - 13th Mathias Powell - 18th Ryan Hodge - 19th Brian Butcher - 21st Ben Craw - 24th 2016-17 INDIVIDUAL MEET CHAMPIONS Andrew
Walmer - Charleston Invitational
Andrew Walmer - Springfield Invitational Varsity Bryson Keeble - Springfield Invitational Open Evan Burge - Peoria Notre Dame Invitational Open Andrew Walmer - East Peoria Invitational Varsity Mathias Powell - East Peoria Invitational Fresh/Soph Gabe Pommier - Conference Meet TEAM MEET CHAMPIONS Charleston Invitational
Springfield Invitational Varsity Race Springfield Invitational Open Race East Peoria Invitational Varsity East Peoria Invitational Fresh/Soph Metamora Invitational Conference Meet Regional Meet Sectional Meet State Meet Riley
Fortune (& Pack) - Charleston Invitational
Kaelan Davis (& Pack) - Springfield Invitational Open Gabe Pommier (& Pack) - East Peoria Invitational Andrew Walmer - Metamora Invitational Riley Fortune - Conference Meet Peoria Notre Dame Invitational
Conference Meet Open Race Andrew
Walmer - 14:40
Gabe Pommier - 14:47 Ryan Hodge - 14:48* Riley Fortune - 14:49 Brian Butcher - 14:56 Ben Craw - 14:55* Mathias Powell - 14:58 Runners in the 14's Biographies Evan Burge -
15:36
Bryson Keeble - 15:41* Kaelan Davis
- 16:07
Garret Williams - 16:18 Patrik Elkins- 16:21 Joe Churm - 16:22* |
2014, 2015, 2016 State Trophies 2016 State Race Video WCIA Video  Nike Nationals - 17th in the Nation  Galen Rupp and Alberto Salazar  Evan Jager  Mo Farah  State - 1st in State    2017-18 XC SEASON NEWS  Our team's shutterfly picture site 8-9-17 First day of XC practice at 2:15 (show up at 2:00) (Practice will be at 2:15 everyday before school starts) 8-TBA-17 Fall Kickoff at 6:00 pm TBA-17 XC Picture day 9-02-17 CHARLESTON INVITATIONAL 9-04-17 Labor Day practice on your own 9-9-17 SPRINGFIELD INVITATIONAL 9-15-17 Homecoming Parade 2:00 pm 9-16-17 PEORIA NOTRE DAME INVITATIONAL 9-23-17 EAST PEORIA INVITATIONAL 10-07-17 METAMORA INVITATIONAL 10-9-17 Columbus Day practice on your own 10-10-17 CONFERENCE MEET 10-21-17 REGIONAL MEET & Senior Meet & Fifty Fifty Raffle Drawing 10-28-17 SECTIONAL MEET 11-4-17 STATE MEET 11-TBA-17 Fall Awards Night & Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 11-TBA-17 State Recognition Ceremony 6:00 pm (if we trophy)  12-TBA-17 Nike NXN Nationals - Portland, Oregon 12-TBA-17 Foot Locker Nationals - San Diego, CA
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
 MAHOMET CITIZEN ARTICLES  MAHOMET DAILY ARTICLES  PANTAGRAPH ARTICLES  DyeStatIl.com ARTICLES  Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Articles  MileSplit.IL.com ARTICLES TEAM HONORS  OLD DOGS
Brian Butcher Ben Craw Kaelan Davis Riley Fortune Ryan Hodge Gabe Pommier Mathias Powell Sub 5 for 5 Runners Brian Butcher Ben Craw Riley Fortune Ryan Hodge Gabe Pommier Mathias Powell  South Mahomet Loop Sub 30 Runners  Buffalo Trail Loop Sub 30 Runners Ryan Hodge, Gabe Pommier, Andrew Walmer  Kaelan Davis
Nate Douglas Mathias Powell Joe Churm Ryan Hodge Garret Williams Brian Butcher Ben Craw Gabe Pommier Andrew Walmer  IHSA TEAM ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT WINNERS Ben Craw -
36th with 3:39
Gabe Pommier
#1 with 1228+ days Brian Butcher #2 with 1210+ days Andrew Walmer #3 with 919+ days Ryan Hodge #6 with 479+ days Joe Churm #10 with 330+ days Joe Churm #15 with 215 days Garret Williams #16 with 196+ days Gaven Williams #18 with 185+ days Riley Fortune #19 with 181+ days Evan Burge #21 with 171+ days Kyle Sheehy #22 with 163 days Garret Williams #25 with 147 days Kaelan Davis #27 with 137 days Kyle Sheehy #29 with 131 days Bryson Keeble #30 with 120+ days  End of the Year Video |
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.
 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 This page was created to give credit to our junior high cross country runners that are representing our school district well. 47 Years Strong
 2015 State Ceremony 2016 State Ceremony Program  Thanks to all our alumni and their parents that gave our current team great support at the 2014, 2015, & 2016 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  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.
Our program graduated five seniors in 2017. Brian Butcher - is attending the
University of Illinois where he plans to major 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 plans to continue his running at NCC. Andrew Walmer - is attending the University of Illinois where he plans to major in chemical engineering. Our program graduated six seniors in 2016. Jack Hyde - is attending Washington
University in St. Louis.
Cody Jesswein - is attending Illinois State University where he plans to major in business. Alex Keeble - is attending the University of Illinois. Joey Magyar - is attending Parkland College. Mason McAnally - is attending the University of Missouri where he plans to major in business administration. Jack Turner - is attending Eastern Kentucky University where he plans to major in fire protection administration. Our program graduated six seniors in 2015. Trevor Hanlon - is attending St.
Louis University to pursue a degree
towards being a physical therapist.
Ryan Huff - is attending Moody Bible Institute in Spokane, Washington to pursue a degree towards being a youth minister. Kenny Pauley - joined the Marines and has already went through basic training. Jackson Powell - is attending Parkland/the University of Illinois to pursue a degree in micro and cellular biology. Then he plans to pursue a masters degree in genetic engineering. Christopher Williams - is attending Iowa State University to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering. William Wolf - is attending the University of Illinois to pursue a degree in chemical and bimolecular engineering. Mahomet-Seymour Boys XC Hall of Fame A tribute to
the cornerstones of our program.
 Our 5th annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held at the fall sports award night on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 6:30 pm in the high school auditorium. Bill James, Jacob Mahaffey, & Justin Sebens were inducted.  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  Our 4th annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held at the fall sports award night on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 6:30 pm in the high school auditorium. Scott DeWitt, Jamie Fancher, & Grant Iles were inducted.  2016 Hall of Fame Ceremony 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.
  Andrew Kumler (2008) is competing for
the
Fighting Illini Triathlon Club at the University of Illinois.
Andrew
ran for our team in the 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 seasons. He
was
All-Regional as a senior. Andrew competed at the National
triathlon.
 John earned a spot in the elite tent at the 2014 Chicago Marathon with the American Development group. He will be running in the 2015 Boston Marathon. John is helping coach the MSHS distance crew in track again during the 2015 season. John ran a strong race at the 2015 Boston Marathon where he placed 324th with a 2:41.   Alex
Keeble (2016) is running for the University
of Illinois Cross Country and Track teams for the 2016-17
seasons. Alex is red shirting his freshman year.
 ADDITIONAL
ALUMNI NEWS
 John Butcher (2012) has
been our long distance coach for Mahomet-Seymour High School for the
2015 & 2016 seasons. John has also ran in the Boston marathon
in 2015 & 2016.
 Jack Hyde was selected to
the IHSA All-State Academic Team in the spring of 2016. He was
the first Mahomet-Seymour High School student/athlete ever to receive
this honor . He represented our school and the cross country
program well.
 Carle Sports
Medicine can Evaluate your injury and make suggestions for your
rehabilitation at their free sports injury evaluation clinic. The
free sports injury clinic is open to athletes of all ages - whether or
not you are a Carle patient.
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