2019 Meet The Team Mahomet-Seymour Boys Cross Country

As a sophomore, John had a great start to the season. He showed a lot of guts at the Charleston Invitational where he ran a 21:23. John ran 4th for our team in the open race at the Springfield Invitational. He helped our team place 5th overall. He ran a solid time on a very challenging course with a time of 21:54. John had a major breakthrough at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational. He had a lifetime best of a 20:38. He improved 45 seconds from his previous lifetime best to break into the 20s for the first time. John showed great mental toughness by running in the 19s at the Metamora Invitational. He cut off 1 minute and 10 seconds from his best to run a 19:28. This time was fast enough to earn him the 42nd spot on our team's fastest sophomore times list at the Metamora Invitational. John showed amazing determination to run through an injury at the Conference meet. He ran his lifetime best 3 mile time of 19:35. John earned enough points after the conference meet to earn a varsity letter. John earned a spot on the News-Gazette prep cross country leaders list in October. John won our team's Brent Johnson True Grit award.