2015 Meet The Team Mahomet-Seymour Boys Cross Country

As a Freshman, Mathias joins us with both cross country and track experience at the junior high. Mathias proved himself to be one of the strongest runners in our junior high history in cross country. Mathias was a two time State qualifier in cross country in junior high. He was an All-State runner as an 8th grade runner in cross country where he ran the fastest time ever recorded by a Mahomet-Seymour runner at the State meet. Mathias ran 400 miles in the summer. He earned a spot on our 400 mile club. He earned himself a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in September. Mathias had a great run at the Springfield Invitational. He helped our team win the Freshman race with the lowest points we have seen scored with a score of 16. Mathias looked strong and finished with a time of 10:51 on a challenging course. He was runner-up in the meet. He earned a medal for placing 2nd. He earned the 5th fastest spot on our team's fastest times list for freshmen at the Springfield Invitational. Mathias earned his way onto our sub 30 South Mahomet loop again as a freshman. Mathias had some great workouts leading into our third race. He led his fresh/soph team at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational placing 53rd. He ran a 16:32 which earned him a spot on our team's 16 minute 3 mile club. Mathias' time also earned him a spot on the News-Gazette's prep cross country leaders list in September. Mathias earned the 4th highest spot on our team's fastest top freshman times list for the PND Invite. He earned enough letter points after his third race to earn his first high school varsity letter. Mathias Powell ran the 14th fastest freshmen time ever run by a Mahomet runner at any meet in 46 years. Mathias led his fresh/soph team to win the East Peoria Invitational. Mathias was the meet champion earning the first place medal. He won with a time of 16:32. He ran the 6th fastest freshman time at this invite by a Mahomet runner. He earned a spot on the News-Gazette's prep cross country leaders list in October. Mathias joined our Old Dog club by breaking 5 minutes in the mile. Mathias had an excellent race at the Metamora Invitational placing 39th against some top ranked teams in the State. His place earned him a medal. He ran the 3rd fastest time of any freshmen in the invitational. He earned the 6th fastest freshman time for a Mahomet runner at this invite. His time was a season best by 23 seconds with a 16:09. His time ranks him 9th of all time for a Mahomet freshman run in any race in any meet in 46 years. Mathias ran his fastest race of the season at the Conference meet. He ran a 16:00 to finish runner up in the open race. He helped his team win the open race with a low team score of 17 points. Mathias ran a lifetime best time with a 9 second improvement. He earned the 3rd spot on our team's fastest freshman top times list for the Conference meet. Mathias earned a spot on our team's State meet roster. Mathias raced well at the Regional meet where he placed 5th for the team helping them win the Regional meet. He helped them run the fastest top 7 runner average in the 46 year history of our team racing in the Regional meet. He ran a 16:13 which earned him the 3rd spot on our team's fastest freshman times list at the Regional meet. Mathias ran a great race at the Sectional meet despite the horrible weather conditions. He ran a 16:41 to place 45th in the high powered meet. He ran the 8th fastest freshman time Mahomet has ever had at the Sectional meet. He helped his team win the Sectional and qualify for State. Mathias also earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in November. Mathias and his teammates earned at medal at the State meet for placing 2nd.