2007 Boys Cross Country Teacher Fun Run 9-20-07
 
Teacher Fun Run Results from 2005
Teacher Fun Run Pictures from 2005
 
Teacher Fun Run Results from 2006

Forth Annual Teacher Fun Run Race
Mahomet-Seymour has very supportive teachers.  Many of our teachers go out of their way to help our student/athletes on a daily basis.  Our team appreciates the hard work they do and invites them to join us in a fun run.  Our teachers do a great job of running on little training.  Teachers are given the option of either running 1 mile or 3 miles.  Our boys team is divided into equal groups to race against the teachers.
The 2007 Teacher Fun Run had 13 teachers able to race.
2007 Teacher Team Members

Anne Ahrens - MS High School Math Teacher.  2005 and 2006 Teacher fun run's fastest Anne Haab award winner.  2nd generation 5K runner.  Trained at least once for the 2007 teacher fun run.  Very fast.

Jamie Colbert-MS High School English Teacher, Alternative Education Teacher, and Student Council Advisor.  Illinois State University graduate and Monticello High School Alum.  Participated in cross country and track (3200, long jump, high jump).  Previously completed a 10K and several 5K races.  Currently a mother of one 17 month old boy.  Recently the only running she has done is chasing after her kid (or after a Snickers bar).

Carrie East - MS High School English Teacher.  A 400 runner in high school.  Assistant track coach at Unity Jr. High 1995-1997.  Trying to get back into running shape after a (gasp) 9 year break.

Gary Garrison - Former counselor, social studies teacher, football coach, basketball coach, and track coach for SJO.  Coached 2 State Championship track teams.  Former Illinois State University Track Runner.  Currenly coaches track for Mahomet-Seymour High School.

Neal Garrison - MS High School Guidance Counselor, Cross Country Coach, Former Track, Softball, and Volleyball Coach.  

Andrew Lukanich - Husand and great supporter of Kristine Luchanich.

Kristine Lukanich - MS High School Mathematics Teacher.  Plans to walk the 1 mile course if she hasn't had her child by then.

Gina Morphew - MS High School Mathematics Teacher.  3rd year teacher fun run competitor.  2006 Teacher Fun Run Fastest female in the math department award winner.

Eric Potter - MS High School Science and Math Teacher, cross country coach, scholastic bowl coach, WYSE team coach , and Math team coach.  He ran in the Chicago Marathon in October 2006.  He most recently completed a triathalon this summer and competed in the Mahomet half marathon in August 2007 (taking 1st place for 29 year old males from Champaign that teach Physics and Math at Mahomet-Seymour High School), and the anticipated winner of the 2007 teacher fun run.  

Dan Ryan - MS High School Math Teacher.  Former MS basketball coach.  In the 2005 teacher fun run, he started 7 minutes after everyone else started in an attempt to make it a more even race at the finish.  After being sidelined in 2006 teacher fun run, he expects big things for the 2007 teacher fun run.  

Brian Schwarzentraub - MS High School Business Teacher/Baseball Coach.  He was a former Illinois Weslyan University Football and Baseball Player.  He has run a half marathon in recent years.

Nathan Seal - MS High School Social Studies Teacher and coach of 3 sports (cross country, girls basketball, and boys track).  He always looks a little angry.  He was a former train engineer.

Jeff Starwalt - MS Junior High School Principal.  He took home a 5th place medal in the 1976 St. Joseph Junior High Cross Country Invitational because the runner in front of him took a wrong turn.  He completed the Chicago Marathon in 1999 and 2001.

Team Beck
Team Bucker
Team Mahaffey/Thoren
Captain Austin Beck
Captain Kurt Bucker
Captain Jacob Mahaffey
Dale Donoho
 John Prillaman
Captain Thomas Thoren
Steve Roberts
 Joe Nusbaum
Alex Charter
Caleb Johnson
 Zach Rausch
 Andrew Kumler
Evan Monson
 Brian Statler
 Sam Geneser
Alex Williams
 Tray Kipp
 Sean Buchanan
 
2007 Teacher Fun Run Results       The boys from the XC team were divided into 4 equal teams.  The teachers had a separate team.  The teachers were given the option of running either 1 or 3 miles.  The 1 mile times were added to make a total 3 mile time.  The boys cross country captains agreed to give the teachers a 1 minute handicap.

 
Team Results:
1st     Teacher Team                 40 pts
2nd    Team  Beck                    42 pts
2nd    Team  Bucker                  42 pts
4th    Team   Mahaffey/Thoren  45 pts
 
Individual teacher results:
Anne Ahrens-  Fastest Teacher Formerly Known as Anne Haab
Jamie Colbert- Fastest AP English Teacher
Carrie East- Fastest English II Teacher
Gary Garrison - Fastest Retired Teacher (1st time running that far in over 4 decades)
Neal Garrison - Fastest Counselor
Andrew Lukanich - Fastest Male 1 mile walker that is expecting to be a father of 1 child in the next few days
Kristine Lukanich - Fastest Female 1 mile walker that is 9 months pregnant 1 mile walker
Gina Morphew - Fastest Female Math Teacher
Eric Potter - Fastest Math Department Chair that is expecting to be the father of 2 additional children in the next few days
Dan Ryan - Fastest Pre-Calculus Teacher (Most Improved Award)
Brian Schwarzentraub - Fastest Business Teacher
Nathan Seal - Fastest Coach of that coaches 3 Sports
Jeff Starwalt - Fastest Administrator (again this year)

There were numerous requests not to list teacher times:
Phil Dempsey - Fastest Male Alumni in the 3 mile Run
Joe Logan - Fastest Male Alumni in the 1 mile Run (Race Leader for the first 400 meters)
Sarah Forbes - Fastest Female Alumni

Thanks for your support!  Please join us next year!
 
Coach Neal Garrison
 

"To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift."
Steve Prefontaine
 
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