2017 Meet The Team Mahomet-Seymour Boys Cross Country

As a freshman, David joins our team with junior high cross country and track experience. He was a state qualifier in cross country his 7th grade year. David stepped right into running strong in our early practices. He ran over 400 miles in the summer before his freshman year to join our 400 mile club. David had a great start to his high school cross country career. He ran a strong time of 18:51to place 78th in the 13 team invitational. He was the 6th fastest freshman in the varsity invitational. He helped his team win the invitational. He showed he is a strong runner with great potential in this sport. David earned a spot on our team's fastest top freshman times list for the Charleston Invitational. David earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in September. David represented our team well at the Springfield Invitational. He placed 8th and earned a medal for his high place. He showed great determination in the race as he passed up runners along the way. David ran strong enough to earn himself a spot on our team's fastest freshman top times list at the Springfield Invitational. David ran a lifetime best at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational despite it being a slow course due to the wet ground. David cut off 9 seconds to run a 18:42. His time helped our team run the fastest overall team average we have had at this meet in the 17 years we have gone to this meet. David placed 65th in the 70 team invitational in the open race. His place earned him the 7th highest place our team has ever earned in the open race. David earned enough letter points after the PND Invite to earn his first high school varsity letter. David had a season best at the East Peoria Invitational. He ran a 18:14. His time earned him a spot on our team's fastest freshman times list for the East Peoria Invitational. David ran 5th for his fresh/soph team helping them win the 21 team invitational. He placed 15th overall earning his second high school cross country medal. He became one of our 12 Mahomet runners in 12 years to earn a medal in the fresh/soph race at this invite. David ran a lifetime best of 17:09 at the Metamora Invitational. David improved by over a minute to run such a great time. His teammates were singing him praises all week in practice for improving so much. He earned the 18th spot on our team's fastest freshman times list at the Metamora Invitational. He earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in October. David had another great race at the conference meet. He ran 17:12 for a lifetime best. This beat his previous 3 mile best by 90 seconds. David ran the 3rd fastest freshman time in the meet of any school. He placed 14th in the open race. David earned the 22nd spot on our team's fastest freshman times list in the past 47 years. David earned our team's fastest freshman award. David 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. David earned a spot on the final News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in December.
As a sophomore, David ran 600 miles in the summer. His dedication helped him to quickly climb to the top of our team in his sophomore year. David earned a spot on our team's 600 mile club. He opened up his sophomore year by running a 17:29 at the Charleston Invitational. He placed 32nd in the 13 team meet. He earned a medal for his high place. He earned the 18th fastest spot on our fastest sophomore times list for the Charleston Invitational. David went on to run well again at the more challenging Springfield Invitational course. He ran for the front pack in the open race and finished 6th. This was one of the highest places our school has had. David earned a medal for his high place as he led his team. He earned the 38th spot on our fastest sophomore times list at the Springfield Invitational. He earned enough points after his second race to earn his second high school varsity cross country letter. He earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September. David lead his team in the open race at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational. The high heat slowed everyone's times down. David still managed to run a 18:23. He was 9th for the team, but nearly identical in time to our 7th runner. David improved 19 seconds from his last year's PND Invite time. David ran slightly injured at the East Peoria Invitational. He still managed to run a 19:17. His time earned him the 35th spot on our team's fastest sophomore times list at the East Peoria Invitational. David also earned our team's scholar/athlete award his sophomore year due to his strong grades. David ran a 18:33 at the Metamora Invitational. This was fast enough to earn him the 30th spot on our team's fastest sophomore times list at the Metamora Invitational. David ran a 18:48 on a slow course at Conference. He placed 36th in the Conference meet. He earned a spot on our team's State meet roster his sophomore year. He earned a spot on the News Gazette Area Cross Country Leaders List in October. He earned a spot on the News Gazette Area Cross Country Leaders List in November. He earned a medal for being part of our State championship team. David won our team's fastest sophomore runner award. David won our team's most improved fresh/soph runner award. David won our team's most valuable fresh/soph runner award.