2016 Meet The Team Mahomet-Seymour Boys Cross Country

As a freshman, Gaven joins our team with junior high cross country experience. Gaven ran every day of the summer before his freshman year. He ran over 300 miles to join our 300 mile club. Gaven had a great start to the season with a time of 19:58 at the Charleston Invitational. He showed he can compete with the varsity runners of other teams. He beat several #5 runners from other team's varsity team. Gaven really adapted well to the high school training and within a month could run stride for stride with our strong runners in most practices. He unfortunately had to miss the Springfield Invitational due to a fever. Gaven had a injured leg at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational. Rather than push him through an injury we held him out to rest it. Gaven had a solid race at the East Peoria Invite. He ran a 20:47 to help his fresh/soph team win the invitational. Gaven earned 5 varsity letter points at this meet which shows he would be in 25% of the other team's top 5 varsity runners as a freshman. Gaven had a lifetime best at the Metamora Invitational. He ran a 19:24. His time earned him a spot on our team's fastest freshman times list for the Metamora Invitational. Gaven earned a spot on our team's most consecutive days in a row list. He hadn't missed a day of running since he joined the team in the summer. Gaven earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in October. Gaven earned his first high school varsity letter after the conference meet. Gaven finished his freshman year with a season 3 mile best time. He ran a 19:41 which was a 17 second improvement. He earned a medal for being part of our State championship team. Gaven earned a spot on the final News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in December. He also earned a spot on our team's most consecutive days in a row streak for 6 months.