2014 Meet The Team Mahomet-Seymour Boys Cross Country

As a Freshman, Ryan joins us with junior high running experience. Ryan was one of the best runners on his team that placed 7th in State his 8th grade season. Ryan is an intense runner. He had a great first high school race as he broke 18:00 at the Charleston Invite with a time of 17:48. Ryan's time was also fast enough to earn him a spot on our team's fastest top freshman times list for the Charleston Invitational. He ranks 18th on the fastest freshman times list for the Charleston Invitational. Ryan made his way onto the News Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September. Ryan ran a lifetime best at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational. He improved 56 seconds from his best to run a 16:52. He is one of the few freshman runners in the past 45 years to ever break into the 16s. He joined our team's 16 minute 3 mile club. Ryan just missed earning a medal in this invitational which is full of the best teams in the State. He placed 43rd which isthe 9th highest fresh/soph finish our team has had in the 15 years we have run in this invite. Ryan's amazing freshman time earned him the 8th fastest freshman time we have ever had run in 15 years. He earned a spot on our team's fastest top freshman list for the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational. Ryan ran another lifetime best at the East Peoria Invitational where he ran a 16:50. His time was the 7th fastest freshman time we have ever had at this invite in 10 years. Ryan made his way onto the News Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in October. Ryan broke into the 16s again at the Conference meet showing his consistent strength as a runner. Ryan placed 4th in the Conference meet open race helping lead his team to win the open race. They scored a low score of 16. Ryan's time of 16:57 earned him the 10th fastest freshman time on our team's fastest times list for the Conference meet which we have been running since 1970. Ryan had such a strong season that he earned a spot on our team's State series team roster. Ryan broke onto our team's Sub 30 South Mahomet loop run club by breaking 30 minutes. Ryan made his way onto the News Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in November.