2009Butcher   2008 & 2009 Letteman
2009 Captain
300 Mile Club in 2008
400 Mile Club in 2009

2008 & 2009 Old Dog 5 Minute Mile Club
2008 Brent Johnson True Grit Award
2009 Most Valuable Fresh/Soph Runner

 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.

 Fastest Top 10 Sophomore Times List for the 1st home meet of the year, the Charleston Invitational, the Peoria ND Invitational, the East Peoria Invitational, U-High Invitational, and the Metamora Invitational.

2008 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September, October, and November.
 2009 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September, October, and November.

2008 Personal Best Time 16:55
2009 Personal Best Time 16:32
John Butcher - Sophomore
John is a second year high school cross country runner and a one year returning letterman. 
Son of Jeff and Debbie Butcher.
      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.
     As a sophomore, John ran over 400 miles in the summer.  He earned the honor of being a captain for his sophomore year.  John started the season in our season opener by earning a spot in our top 20 fastest sophomore list on our home course.  He made his way onto our team's top ten fastest sophomore list at our 1st home meet,  the Charleston invitational, the Peoria ND Invitational, the East Peoria Invitational, the U-High Invitational, and the Metamora Invitational.  He earned a medal at the Charleston Invitational by placing 11th with a time of 16:52. He earned his way onto the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September and October. John earned his way onto our sub 5 minute mile old dog list again for 2009.  John ran for 11th place in a very tough conference meet.  John earned the most valuable fresh/soph runner in 2009.
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