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2008 Letteman 300 Mile Club in 2008 Fastest Top 10 Freshman Times List for the Charleston Invitational, Springfield Invitational, Peoria ND Invitational, East Peoria Invitational, Olympia Invitational, U-High Invitational, and Metamora Invitational. 2008 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September & October. 2008 Personal Best Time 16:55 |
| John Butcher - Freshman John is a first year
high school cross country runner. Son of Jeff and Debbie
Butcher.
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As
a freshman, John brings many years of running experience under his
belt. After running over 300 miles this summer, he has stepped
up in the top 10 of our team. He often is pushing the leaders in
many of our workouts. This year will be a promising one for John.
In John's first meet of the year he was able to run in the top 7
for our team. John earned a medal by placing 19th
in the Varsity race at the Charleston Invitation. He ran 6th for
the team at the Pontiac Quad with yet another time in the 17s. John
medaled at the Springfield Invitational in the freshman race by placing
5th. He made his way into our team's top ten fastest
freshman ever list at the Springfield Invitational, the Peoria Notre Dame
Invitational, the East Peoria Invitational, Olympia Invitational, U-High Invitational,
and Metamora Invitational. John
worked his way onto the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leader list
in September & October . John ran a 16:56 at the Prairie Central
Meet. John earned a medal at the Olympia FS Invitational by placing
5th with a time of 17:24. John ran well placing 5th for the team at
the U-High Invitational with a 3 mile personal best of 17:14. John
placed 7th for the team at the Metamora invitational. John ran a lifetime
3 mile PR at conference where he ran 6th for the team. At the Regional
meet, John ran 5th for the team with another lifetime PR of 16:55. John
finished his freshman year by running a 16:59 and helping his team place
the highest they have placed as a double A team. |