Jake Keller - Freshman
Jake is a first
year high school cross country runner and letterman. Son of Kerry
Keller
and Sheila Armstrong.
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As a freshman, Jake joins us from the jr high XC team that placed 4th
in state.
Jake also was an all-state runner in the 800 and 1600 in track in 8th
grade.
Jake has quickly gotten used to the high school workouts and had a
strong
first race. Jake opened up his high school career by running a
17:40
at the Charleston Invitational. Jake earned a medal by placing
4th
which helped his team earn a perfect score in the open race. Jake
ran
fast enough to earn a spot on the fastest 15 top Freshman Times List
for
the Charleston Invitational. He earned a spot on the News-Gazette
prep
cross country leaders list in September. Jake went on to help his
team
win the Springfield Invitational Freshman race. He won a medal by
placing
4th with a time of 11:04. This is the 3rd fastest time we have
ever
had for a MS runner at this meet. He earned a spot on our fastest
freshman
time list for the Springfield Invitational. He earned enough
letter
points after his second meet to earn a varsity letter. Jake ran a
33 second lifetime personal best at the Peoria Notre Dame Invite.
His time of 17:07 earned him a spot on our fastest freshman all time
list at this invitational. His strength showed as he almost broke
into the 16's. Jake earned a spot on our team's sub 30 south
Mahomet loop run list by breaking 30 minutes in a 5 mile trial.
Jake ran in the 16's for the first time at the East Peoria Invitational
with a 16:54. Jake ran the 5th fastest time any freshman from MS
that has ever run on that course. Jake went on to run a 17:19 on
our home course in our 1 team Mahomet-Seymour Invitational. He
placed 7th for our team. He ran the 5th fastest time any MS
freshman has ever run on our home course. Jake made his way onto the
News Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in October.
Jake had another time in the 16s at the Metamora Invitational proving
himself to be one of the strongest runners in the area. He ran a
16:59 to earn a spot on our team's fastest freshmen times at the
Metamora Invitational with the 5th fastest MS freshman time ever.
Jake ran a strong race at Conference on a slow course. He ran a
17:07 to tie his lifetime best 3 mile. He placed 5th in the open
race and 9th on our team for the day. Jake earned a spot on our
IHSA state series team. He went on in practice to break 5 minutes
in the mile to earn a spot on our team's old dog club.
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