Kaelan Davis - Sophomore Kaelan
is a second year high school cross country runner and two year
letterman.
Son of Jeremy and Nelly Davis. |
2015 & 2016 Letterman 2016 State Qualifier 600 Mile Club in 2016 2015 16 Minute 3 Mile Club 2016 16 Minute 3 Mile Club 2015 Sub 30 South Mahomet Loop Club 2016 Old Dog Club 2016 Scholar/Athlete 2016 Team Spirit Award Winner 2016 Most Improved Fresh/Soph Award Winner 2016 Most Consecutive Days in a Row 2015 Personal Best Time 16:41 (16:38*) 2016 Personal Best Time 16:07 2015 Personal Best 2 Mile Time 11:06 2016 Springfield Invitational Open Race Meet Runner-up 2016 Medalist at the Charleston Invitational 2015 & 2016 Medalist at the Springfield Invitational 2015 & 2016 Medalist at the East Peoria Invitational 2015 & 2016 Medalist at the State Meet Fastest Top Freshmen Times List for the Charleston, Springfield, PND, East Peoria, & Metamora Invitationals, & Conference Meet Fastest Top Sophomore Times List for the Charleston, Springfield, PND, E Peoria, & Metamora Invitationals & Conference, Regional, & Sectional Meets 2015 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September, October, & November 2016 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September, October, November, & December 2016 News-Gazette All Area Honorable Mention |
As a Freshman, Kaelan joins us with both cross country and track
experience at the junior high. Kaelan proved himself to be one of
the strongest runners in our junior high history both in track and
cross country. Kaelan 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 and track. Kaelan quickly adjusted
to the three mile race. He ran an 18:06 at the Charleston
Invitational. His fast time earned him the 19th spot on our
team's fastest times list for the Charleston Invitational. He earned himself a spot
on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in September.
Kaelan showed his strength at the Springfield Invitational. He
placed 4th in the Freshman race helping his team win the meet with the
lowest score we have seen with a score of 16. Kaelan ran an
impressive 11:06 on this very challenging course. He earned a
medal for placing 4th. He earned the 9th fastest freshmen time on
our team's fastest times list for the Springfield Invitational.
He earned enough points after his second race to earn his first Varsity
letter. Kaelan had a huge breakthrough at the PND Invite.
He cut off 1 minute and 17 seconds for a new lifetime personal best
time of 16:41. This earned him a spot on our team's 16 minute 3
mile club. Kaelan also earned the 10th highest spot on our team's
fastest top freshmen times list for the PND Invitational. He
helped his team place 10th in the invitational. Which is the 2nd
highest our team has ever placed in the invitational in 15 years.
Kaelan had the largest improvement of any of our runners on our
team. Kaelan Davis ran the 16th fastest
freshmen time ever run by a Mahomet runner at any meet in 46 years. Kaelan ran
a 17:13 at the East Peoria Invitational. He showed his strength
by placing 8th in the fresh/soph race which helped his team win the
fresh/soph invitational race. Kaelan earned a medal for his high
finish. He earned the 19th fastest spot on our team's fastest
freshmen top times list for the East Peoria Invitational. He earned himself a spot
on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in October.
Kaelan had a season best time at the Metamora Invitational. He
ran a 16:38. His time helped him earn the 9th spot on our team's
fastest freshman top times list for the Metamora Invitational.
His time ranks him 15th in the 46 year history of our program for a
freshman time run in any race at any meet. Kaelan ran right at
his season best at the Conference meet with a 16:39. Kaelan
helped his team win the open race with a low score of 17 points.
Kaelan showed himself to be one of the strongest freshman in the
area. He earned the 10th spot on our team's top fastest times
list for the Conference meet. Kaelan went on to earn a spot on
our team's Sub 30 South Mahomet loop run club. Kaelan
also earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders
List in November. Kaelan was a great teammate that continued to
push his teammates in practice to get them ready for State. Kaelan
and his teammates earned at medal at the State meet for placing 2nd. As a sophomore, Kaelan really did a great job in the summer. He ran 600 miles to join our team's 600 mile club. Kaelan had a great start to the season. He ran a lifetime best in his first race with a 16:33. This was a 1 minute and 33 second improvement from his last year's time at this same race. He earned a medal by placing 23rd in the 13 team invitational. He earned the 10th spot on our team's fastest sophomore times list at this invitational. His time of 16:33 earned him a spot on our team's 16 minute 3 mile club. Kaelan earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in September. Kaelan helped his team win the Springfield Invitational open race with the lowest team score ever of 16 points. Kaelan was the meet runner-up. He earned a medal for his high finish and a spot on our team's fastest top sophomore times list for this invite. He earned his second high school XC varsity letter after this meet. Kaelan ran in the varsity race at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational. He helped his team place 2nd in the 72 team invitational. They beat out 23 State ranked teams and 2 nationally ranked teams. The course was slow due to the wet ground. Yet Kaelan still managed to run a 17:07. His time earned him the 26th spot on our team's fastest sophomore times list for the PND Invite. Kaelan ran a solid race at the East Peoria Invitational. He packed it up with his teammates to pull one to their fastest time. Yet he was still able to place 4th overall in the fresh/soph race. Kaelan earned the 21st spot on our team's fastest sophomore times list at the East Peoria Invitational. He managed to improved 10 seconds from his 2015 East Peoria Invitational time even though he was holding back. Kaelan helped his team win the invitational. Kaelan ran a lifetime best of 16:23 at the Metamora Invitational. Kaelan earned the 13th spot on our fastest sophomore times list at the Metamora Invitational. He earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in October. Kaelan was our fastest runner in the open race at conference. He placed 4th and ran a lifetime best of 16:07. He earned the 11th fastest spot on our team's fastest sophomore times list at the Conference meet. He improved 26 seconds from his previous season best 3 mile time and 32 seconds from his 2015 conference time. Kaelan helped our team to a Regional Championship. He placed 31st. He ran a 16:37 which earned him the 14th fastest time on our team's fastest sophomore list at the Regional meet. He helped his team run the fastest top 7 runner average we have ever had at this meet. Kaelan ran at the Sectional meet. Kaelan gained experience in the State series while giving his teammates much needed rest. He helped our team run the fastest top 7 runner average at the Sectional meet in our 47 year history. He earned the 23rd fastest sophomore time at the Sectional meet for a Mahomet runner in 47 years. He became a state qualifier. Kaelan broke 5 minutes in practice in the mile to join our old dog club. He ran a 4:51. Kaelan also earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in November. He earned a medal for being part of our State championship team. Kaelan earned the team spirit award for his team his sophomore year. He earned our team's scholar/athlete award for his high grades. Kaelan earned the most improved fresh/soph award his sophomore year. Kaelan earned a spot on the final News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in December. He earned the honor of the News-Gazette All Area Honorable Mention. |