2015 Meet The Team Mahomet-Seymour Boys Cross Country

As a Freshman, Bryson joins us with both cross country and track experience at the junior high. Bryson proved himself to be one of the strongest runners in our junior high history both in track and cross country. Bryson was a three time State qualifier in cross country in junior high. He was an All-State runner as an 8th grade runner in cross country. Bryson ran over 300 miles in the summer earning himself a spot on our team's 300 mile club. He quickly showed he had the heart to run with the top returning runners in the early weeks of practice. Bryson started off his high school career with a strong race at the Charleston Invitational. He ran in the top 7 runners for our team helping them win the 13 team invitational. He earned a medal by placing 15th. He beat out many great runners from other teams, including 4 other state ranked teams present. Bryson earned a spot on our team's 16 minute 3 mile club by breaking into the 16's with a 16:37. This was his lifetime best. He cut off over 20 seconds from his previous best. Bryson earned the 3rd spot for our team's fastest freshmen top times list for the Charleston Invitational. He earned himself a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in September. Bryson ran a great race at the Springfield Invitational. He won the meet with a fast time of 10:42 on a very challenging course. He earned a medal for winning the invite and helped his team win the team trophy. He helped lead his team to the lowest team score we have seen at this invite with a score of 16. He earned the 4th spot on our team's fastest freshmen times list at the Springfield Invite. He earned enough Varsity letter points after his second race to earn his first varsity letter. Bryson earned his way onto our sub 30 South Mahomet loop again as a freshman. Bryson ran a lifetime personal best at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational. He ran a 16:05 just missing the 15's. He had a 32 second improvement. He ran 8th for our team which placed 4th in the 69 team invitational. He earned the 3rd highest spot on our team's fastest freshman times list for the PND Invitational. Bryson Keeble ran the 6th fastest freshmen time ever run by a Mahomet runner at any meet in 46 years. Bryson ran in the varsity race at the East Peoria Invitational. He missed earning a medal by less than half a second. He ran a 16:16 to place 21st in the meet. He helped his team win the invitational. He earned 2nd fastest freshmen time ever run at this invite by a Mahomet runner. He earned himself a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in October. Bryson joined our Old Dog club by breaking 5 minutes in the mile. Bryson ran a season best time at the Metamora Invitational where he broke into the 15s for the first time. He ran a 15:56 earning Illinois Elite Status by Dyestat.com. He was the fastest freshman in the 26 team invitational with 5 State ranked teams. He earned a medal by placing 27th. He earned the 4th spot on our team's fastest freshman top times list for the Metamora Invitational. He became the 6th freshman in 46 years of our program to break into the 15's. He ranks number 6 in the 46 year history of our program for fastest freshman times in 46 years in any race. He joined our team's 15 minute 3 mile club with his 15:56. Bryson won the open race at the Conference meet with a time of 15:47. This was the 3rd fastest time ever run by a Mahomet freshman in the past 46 years in any race on any course. He ran the fastest Mahomet freshman time ever run in the conference meet. He helped lead his team to win the open race with a low score of 17 points. Bryson's fast time was a 9 second improvemebt from his previous lifetime best. Bryson earned a position on our State team roster. Bryson ran in the Regional meet helping them win the meet. Bryson also helped his team run the fastest top 7 runner average we have had at the Regional meet since 1970. Bryson ran a solid performance at the Sectional meet despite the poor racing conditions. He ran a gutsy race to place 34th with a time of 16:24 in the cold rain. He helped his team win the Sectional meet and became a State qualifier as a freshman. He ran the 6th fastest Mahomet freshman time ever run in a Sectional meet. Bryson also earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in November. He was one of the only freshman Mahomet runners to ever qualify for State. He helped set his team up to place 2nd in State. Bryson won our fastest freshman award. Bryson and his teammates earned at medal at the State meet for placing 2nd. Bryson earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in December. He also earned a spot on the New Gazette All-Area Special Mention List.