2015 Meet The Team Mahomet-Seymour Boys Cross Country

As a Sophomore, Garret joins us from Urbana High School's cross country team. Garret ran cross country for three years at Urbana Middle School. He proved himself to be one of the strongest runners in the school's history in cross country. Garret was an individual State qualifier in cross country his 8th grade year. He holds the fastest record for an Urbana Middle School cross country runner with a time of 11:03, which he set at State. As a freshman, Garret was one of Urbana High School's top seven runners to help lead his team in meets. Garret's freshman season was drastically impacted after he broke his collar bone. His family moved to Mahomet in the late spring of his freshman year. Garret ran over 500 miles in the summer. He earned a spot on our team's 500 mile club. Garret had a strong first race at the Charleston Invitational. He cut off 49 seconds from his lifetime best by running a time of 17:02. Garret's effort placed him 25th in the invitational where he earned a medal. He earned a spot on our team's fastest times list at the Charleston Invitational. His time was the 12th fastest we have had from any Mahomet sophomore at this invitational. He earned himself a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in September. Garret ran a fast race at the Springfield Invitational. He led our team in the open race. He placed 3rd overall with a time of 16:45. His high place earned him a medal. His time earned him a spot on our team's 16 minute 3 mile club as it was his first time breaking into the 16s. He improved 17 seconds from his lifetime best despite it being a challenging course. Garret earned the 10th spot on our team's fastest sophomore times list for the Springfield Invite. He earned enough letter points after his second meet to earn his first Mahomet varsity letter. Garret ran a solid race at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational. He ran in the very crowded varsity race where he helped his team place 4th out of 69 teams. Garret's time of 17:07 was a solid time considering the race conditions of the crowds that slow the pace. He earned a spot on our team's fastest top sophomore list for the PND invite. He is a very hard worker in practice. He earned a spot on our team's sub 30 South Mahomet loop run club. Garret ran in the 16s again at the East Peoria Invitational. He ran a 16:55 to place 3rd in the fresh/soph race. He earned a medal for his 3rd place finish. He helped his team win the fresh/soph race. He ran the 17th fastest time for a Mahomet sophomore ever at this meet. He earned himself a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in October. Garret joined our Old Dog club by breaking 5 minutes in the mile. Garret had a season best at the Metamora Invitational. He improved 14 seconds to run a 16:31. His time earned him the 13th fastest spot on our team's fastest sophomore times list at the Metamora Invitational. He ran the 34th fastest sophomore time in the 46 year history of our program. Garret ran his lifetime best at the Conference meet where he ran a 16:07. Garret placed 3rd in the open race helping his team win the meet with a low score of 17 points. Garret's time was a 24 second improvement from his previous best. He earned the 7th spot on our team's fastest top sophomore times list for the Conference meet. He ran the 20th fastest time ever run by a Mahomet sophomore in any race in any year for the past 46 years. Garret earned a spot on our team's State meet roster by consistently racing in the top 12 of our team. Garret was part of our team that qualified for State. Garret also earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in November. Garret earned our team's most consecutive days in a row award. Garret and his teammates earned at medal at the State meet for placing 2nd.