Evan Burge - Senior Evan
is
a forth year high school cross country runner and
four year Letterman.
Son of Mike and Marie Burge. |
2014, 2015, 2016, & 2017 Letterman 2016 State Qualifier 2017 State Qualifier - 72nd 2016 & 2017 Captain 300 Mile Club in 2014 500 Mile Club in 2015 700 Mile Club in 2016 1000 York Mile Club in 2016 700 Mile Club in 2017 1000 York Mile Club in 2017 2015 & 2017 Old Dog Club 2015 Sub 30 South Mahomet Loop Club 2015 16 Minute 3 Mile Club 2016 15 Minute 3 Mile Club 2017 15 Minute 3 Mile Club 2016 & 2017 Most Consecutive Days Award 2017 Sportsmanship Award Winner 2014 Personal Best Time 17:07 2014 Personal Best 2 Mile Time 11:11 2015 Personal Best Time 16:36 2016 Personal Best Time 15:36 2017 Personal Best Time 15:54 2016 & 2017 Medalist at the Charleston Invitational 2014, 2015, & 2016 Medalist at the Springfield Invitational 2016 Medalist at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational 2015, 2016, & 2017 Medalist at the East Peoria Invitational 2016 & 2017 Medalist at the Metamora Invitational 2014, 2015, 2016, & 2017 Medalist at the State Meet. 2016 Peoria Notre Dame Invitational Open Race Champion 2014 Springfield Invitational Open Race Runner Up Fastest Freshman List for the Charleston, Springfield, PND, & East Peoria Invitationals Fastest Sophomore List for the Springfield, Peoria ND, East Peoria, & Metamora Invitationals & Conference Meet Fastest Junior List for the Charleston, Springfield, PND, E Peoria, & Metamora Invitationals & Conference, Regional, & Sectional Meets Fastest Senior List for the Charleston, Springfield, PND, E. Peoria, & Metamora Invitationals & Conference, Regional, Sectional, & State Meets 2014 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September, October, & November 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 2017 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September, October, & November 2016 News-Gazette All-Area Second Team 2017 News-Gazette All-Area Honorable Mention |
As
a Freshman, Evan entered our program
with junior high experience as a cross
country runner. He was one of
the leaders on the junior high team
that placed 7th in State. Evan's
biggest strengths in running is that
he enjoys working hard and he enjoys
running. Evan ran a half
marathon in junior high. Evan
took his summer training
seriously. Evan ran 300 miles to
join our team's 300 mile club.
Evan's miles paid off as he could
handle the tougher high school
distances well. Evan ran the
fastest Buffalo trail run time ever
run by a freshman in our early time
trial. He ran faster than many
State qualifiers and State placers did
in previous years. Evan had a
great season opener at the Charleston
Invitational. Evan ran an
18:26. This earned him a spot on
our team's fastest top freshman list
for the Charleston Invitational.
He ranks 21st. Evan ran one of
the fastest freshman times on our
South Mahomet course mid season.
His work ethic and passion for running
indicate he will be a leader in the
area for running soon. Evan made his way onto the
News Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in
September. Evan dominated in his second race
at the Springfield Invitational freshman
race. Evan earned the runner up individual
title only being beat by his fellow
teammate. Evan earned a medal for placing
2nd overall. He helped lead his team to
earning the Springfield Invitational freshman race
team title. His time of 11:11 was a lifetime
best by 40 seconds. His time also earned him
the 9th fastest Mahomet freshman time ever run on
that course. Evan earned enough letter
points after his Springfield race to earn his 1st
high school varsity letter. Evan ran a very
impressive time at the Peoria Notre Dame
Invitational. He ran a 1 minute and 19
seconds lifetime best with a time of 17:07.
He barely missed the 16s and helped lead his
freshman/soph team. Evan had the second
biggest improvement on our team for the
meet. He earned our team's most improved
runner for the week as a result. Evan's time
was fastest enough to earn him the 15th fastest
freshman time we have ever had at this meet.
Evan ran a solid race at the East Peoria
Invitational despite not feeling well before the
race. Evan was able to gather up
determination to still be able to run in the 17s
again with a 17:38. His time was fast enough
to earn him a spot on our team's fastest top
freshman times list for the East Peoria
Invitational. Evan made his way onto the
News Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in
October. Evan showed great loyalty to his
team making a trip to the Metamora Invitational to
cheer on his team despite being injured and not
being able to race. This sort of loyalty and
commitment to the team is very rare. Evan made his way onto the
News Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in
November. As a sophomore, Evan ran almost 600 miles in the summer before his sophomore year. He earned a spot on our team's 500 mile club. Evan did a great job working through some early season injuries. He made it back in time for our first meet. At the Charleston Invitational he did well and ran a 18:44. A solid start to the season. He earned himself a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in September. Evan ran a season best by one minute and 31 seconds. That is an amazing jump. He looked strong even through the finish. He placed 7th overall and 3rd on his team. He helped his team earn the runner-up position in the open race. His high finish earned him a medal. His time earned him the 18th fastest sophomore spot on our team's fastest times list for sophomores at this invite. He earned enough letter points after his second meet to earn his second varsity cross country letter. Evan had an amazing race at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational. He led his team pulling them to great times in the invite. He ran a season best by 31 seconds. He ran a lifetime best with a time of 16:36 breaking into the 16s for the first time. He made it onto our team's 16 minute 3 mile club. Evan placed 62nd overall to help his team place 10th out of 50 teams. Evan earned the 15th fastest time we have ever had run by a sophomore at this invite. Evan helped his team win the fresh/soph race at the East Peoria Invitational by placing 10th overall. He earned a medal and ran a 17:22. This was a 16 second improvement from his last year's time at this meet. He earned a spot on our team's fastest top sophomore times list for the East Peoria Invitational. He earned himself a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in October. Evan ran a 17:17 at the Metamora Invitational. His time was fast enough to earn him the 22nd fastest spot on our team's fastest sophomore list at the Metamora Invitational. He currently holds the 40th fastest sophomore time for any Mahomet sophomore in any race in 46 years. Evan ran a great race at the Conference meet. He ran in the 16s again with a 16:40. He placed 12th in the open race to help his team win. Evan earned the 19th fastest spot on our team's fastest top sophomore times list for the Conference meet. Evan went on to break 5:00 in the mile for the first time to earn a spot on our team's Old Dog club. Evan also broke 30 minutes to earn a spot on our Sub 30 South Mahomet loop club. Evan also earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in November. Evan and his teammates earned at medal at the State meet for placing 2nd. As a junior, Evan had a great summer of training. He ran over 700 miles to join our 700 mile club. He ran 1000 York miles to join our 1000 York mile club. He earned the title of captain as a junior. Evan had a great time at the Charleston Invitational despite losing a shoe at the 800 mark. He showed great determination to run without a shoe on a primarily gravel path. He ran a 17:06 which earned him a spot on our team's fastest junior top times list for the Charleston Invitational. He improved 1 minute and 38 seconds from his last year's time at the Charleston Invitational. He earned a medal by placing 34th in the 13 team invitational. Evan earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in September. Evan earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in September. Evan helped his team win the Springfield Invitational with the lowest team score ever of 16 points. He earned a medal for his high finish of 4th. He earned a spot on our team's fastest junior top times list at the Springfield Invitational. He earned his third varsity XC letter after this meet. Evan ran one of the greatest races in the history of our program. He lead the Peoria Notre Dame 72 teams Invitational open race for the entire race. He won the invitational in a time of 16:24. It was his lifetime best despite the course being slow due to wet ground. He became our only PND Invite champion ever. Evan had a 42 second season improvement. He earned the 18th spot on our team's fastest junior times list at the PND Invite. He earned a medal for his first place finish. Evan ran a very strong race at the East Peoria Invite. He packed up with his team. They earned 7 of the top 10 spots to win the 21 team invitational. Evan ran his lifetime best of 16:04. He earned a medal for his high place. Evan earned the 15th fastest junior time for a Mahomet runner at this meet in the past 12 years. Evan earned a medal at the Metamora Invitational where he placed 26th in the 26 team invitational. He earned the 13th fastest junior time on our fastest times at the Metamora Invite. He earned a spot on our team's 15 minute 3 mile with his time of 15:42. This was his lifetime best time. He earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in October. Evan ran a smart race at the Conference meet. He placed 10th in the open race. He ran a 16:33 which earned him the 28th spot on our team's fastest junior times list for the Conference meet. Evan earned a spot on our team's State meet roster. Evan helped our team to a Regional Championship. He placed 10th. He ran a 15:36 which earned him the 8th fastest time on our team's fastest junior list at the Regional meet. Evan improved 48 seconds from his season 3 mile best at the right time. He placed 4th for our team which made all the difference in winning the meet as a team. He helped his team run the fastest top 5 and top 7 runner average we have ever had at this meet. Evan ran another strong race at the Sectional meet. He ran a 15:39 to place 18th. He was one of the two runners that beat the runners our team needed to beat in order to make sure our team won the Regional and Sectional meets. Without his great improvement compared to the opponents runners we would not have won. He helped our team run the fastest top 5 and top 7 runner average at the Sectional meet in our 47 year history. He earned the 7th fastest junior time at the Sectional meet for a Mahomet runner in 47 years. He became a state qualifier. Evan earned a medal at State where the team won the State meet. Evan earned a spot on the News Gazette's Prep Cross Country leaders list in November. Evan earned a spot on the final News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in December. Evan earned one of the 7 spots on the News Gazette All Area Second Team. As a senior, Evan entered the season with another solid year of training. He ran 700 miles in the summer to earn a spot on our 700 mile club and 1000 York mile club. He earned the title of a captain for the second year in a row helping to lead our team into his senior year. Evan ran a solid race at the Charleston invitational helping his team win the 14 team invite. He ran a 16:17 to place 13th. He earned a medal for his high place. His fast time earned him the 12th fastest senior time at the Charleston Invitational. He ran another solid race at the Springfield Invitational despite being sick. He helped his team place 2nd. He ran a 17:26 which the 25th fastest Mahomet senior time in the past 14 years. Evan placed 41st overall. He earned enough letter points to earn his forth high school cross country letter. Evan earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September. Evan helped his team place high at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational. It was an incredibly hot day which slowed everyone's times down. Evan still managed to run a 17:10. This earned him the 30th spot on our team's fastest senior times list at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational. Evan earned our team's most consecutive days in a row award for his consistent work ethic. Evan ran a strong 3rd for his team at the East Peoria Invitational helping his team beat the #2 State ranked team. Evan earned a medal by placing 16th. His time of 16:25 earned him the 19th spot on our team's fastest senior times list at the East Peoria Invitational. Evan helped his team win the 29 team Metamora Invitational where he ran 4th for the team. He placed 19th overall to earn a medal in a strong field. Evan ran a 16:04 which was a season best time and fast enough to earn him the 17th spot on our team's fastest senior times list for the Metamora Invitational. Evan helped his team win the Conference meet where he ran 5th for the team. He placed 11th overall with a time of 16:20. This earned him the 23rd spot on our team's fastest conference meet times for seniors. Evan earned himself a spot on our team's State meet roster again his junior year. He earned a spot on the News Gazette Area Cross Country Leaders List in October. Evan helped his team place 2nd in the Regional meet. He ran a 16:11 to earn the 21st spot on our fastest senior times list of the Regional meet. He helped his team run the fastest top 5 and fastest top 7 runner average our team has had at the Regional meet in the 48 years we have run in it. Evan ran 5th for his team at the Sectional meet. He helped the win the meet. He became a two time State qualifier. He ran in the 15's with a 15:58. This earned him a spot on our team's 15 minute 3 mile club. He also earned the 19th fastest spot on our team's fastest senior times list at the Sectional meet. He helped his team run the 2nd fastest top 5 runner average and 2nd fastest top 7 runner average our team has had at the Sectional meet in 48 years. He earned a spot on the News Gazette Area Cross Country Leaders List in November. Evan may have ended his high school career as the most important member of our team. He placed fifth on our team rounding out the team score. He ran a season 3 mile best by 4 seconds at the right time. He ran a 15:54 to place 72nd in State helping his team win the State meet. He earned a medal for being part of our State championship team. He helped his team run the 2nd fastest top 5 runner average we have had at the State meet. He earned the 22nd spot on our team's fastest senior times list at the State meet. Evan won our team's sportsmanship award. Evan earned All-Area honorable mention honors from the News-Gazette. |