Mahomet-Seymour Boys Cross Country

WINTER WARRIORS RUNNING CLUB

The winter running club starts the day after cross country ends. It is an informal running club intended to keep the group motivated and running in the off-season. The group meets in the locker room after school. Anyone is welcome to join. The winter running club is run by our runners. Winter Warriors Running Club.

SUMMER RUNNING CLUB

During the summer of 2009, Ryne Swenson ran over 300 miles over the summer. That is an average of 4.1 miles per day. John Butcher, Caleb Johnson, Dan Lewis, Lucas Prather, and Jonathon Schaap ran over 400 miles. That is an average of 5.5 miles per day. Elijah Johnson and Henry Wolf ran over 500 miles. That is an average of 6.95 miles per day.

Tray Kipp ran a streak of over 400 days in a row. He committed himself to running at least 1 mile a day. Dan Lewis and AJ Hay have an ongoing streak of over 100 days.

2009-10 TEAM HIGHLIGHTS

1st in the Charleston Invitational. **
2nd in Conference. **
2nd in the season opener at Mahomet. **
2nd in the Eureka Fresh/Soph Invitational.
2nd in the U-High Invitational. **
5th in the Springfield Invitational. **
12th in the Fresh/Soph race at Peoria ND. **
6th in the East Peoria Invite.
**highest team finish at this invite in our school team's history.**
We have a new meet summaries web page.

All-Conference Runners
John Prillaman - 8th
Lucas Prather - 9th
Henry Wolf - 10th

News Gazette All-Area Runners
John Prillaman, Lucas Prather, Henry Wolf

2009-10 MEET CHAMPIONS

Alex Williams - Charleston Invite open race
Jonathan Schaap - Springfield Invite freshman race
Individual champions page.

2009-10 MEET RUNNER UPS

Evan Forbes - Charleston Invite open race
Lucas Prather- Eureka F/S Invite

SCHOLAR ATHLETES

Dale Donoho, Elijah Johnson, Dan Lewis
Tray Kipp, Lucas Prather, James Reed
Mayand Vakil, Alex Williams, Henry Wolf
Scholar/Athletes web page.

MOST IMPROVED CAREER

Dan Lewis, Alex Williams, Caleb Johnson
Mayand Vakil, Evan Forbes, AJ Hay
Most Improved over a career list

9-1-09 Mahomet Meet Results.
Mahomet top 10 lists for our first home meet.
XC Top 20 lists on our home course.
Freshman Top 20, Sophomore Top 20,
Junior Top 20, Senior Top 20
Team pictures from the 9-1-09 meet.

9-5-09 Charleston Invitational Results
Mahomet top 10 lists for the Charleston Invite
Team pictures from the Charleston Invite.

9-12-09 Springfield Inviational Results
Mahomet top 10 lists for the Springfield Invite

9-14-09 Eureka FS Invitational Results
Mahomet top 10 lists for the Eureka Invite

9-19-09 Peoria Notre Dame Results
Mahomet top 10 lists for the PND Invite
Team pictures from the PND Invite.

9-26-09 East Peoria Results
Mahomet top 10 lists for the EP Invite

9-29-09 Teacher Fun Run Results

10-1-09 Olympia FS Invite - Cancelled

10-6-09 U-High Invite Results.
Top 10 lists for the U-High Invite

10-10-09 Metamora Invitational Results.
Top 10 lists for the Metamora Invite

10-17-09 Conference Results.
Team Pictures from conference.

10-24-09 Regional Results.

10-31-09 Sectional Results.

Get State Rankings at DyeStat

2009 King of the Hill results

2009 Whitfield Relay Champs
John Prillaman & Alex Williams

2009 Old Dogs
Henry Wolf, Elijah Johnson, John Butcher
John Prillaman, Caleb Johnson

South Mahomet Loop Sub 30 Runners

The Wolf Pack

Check out Running Books, Videos & Magazines

ALUMNI NEWS

A special thanks to James Reed (2011) who scanned all the yearbook pictures from 1970 until current. These team pictures should be added to the site soon.

I am in search of old meet records, team pictures, end of the year awards programs. If you have any that you would be willing to let me copy, please call or email me to let me know.

Alumni-Please email your current address so I can send you our alumni newsletter.

Robert Beach (2004), Andrew Kumler (2008) and Taylor Sebestik (2004) recently ran in the Illinois half marathon in Champaign, Illinois in April. Blake Colclasure (2007) ran the full marathon at this race. Scott DeWitt placed 1st in the Fisher 5K in his age group this July. Scott DeWitt placed 2nd in the Wilderness run.

Justin Sebens (2007) is running his third year of XC and track for Carthage College this season. He has run 1st or 2nd for his team throughout the 2009 season.

Jacob Mahaffey (2009) is running for Carthage College during the 2009-2010 season. He has run 1st or second for his team throughout the 2009 season.

Coach Gary Garrison (father of Neal Garrison) is being inducted into the Illinois Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame this coming January. After 40 years of coaching at 3 schools, Gary will be honored for his significant accomplishments as a coach and his contribution to the sport. Each year the ITCCCA inducts about 7 coaches a year to be in the hall of fame. The list is small but includes many great college and high school coaches. Coach Gary Garrison currently is a volunteer XC coach for Mahomet-Seymour, an assistant Track coach for Mahomet-Seymour, and Illini Heat Track coach in the summer. He is often asked to speak at track clinics throughout the State to educate other coaches. Hall of Fame

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Please direct any questions to the Head Boys Coach: Neal Garrison

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