Tag: Mahomet-Seymour Cross Country
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Powell, Sims lead Bulldogs at Richard Spring Invitational
By Fred Kroner The state-ranked Mahomet-Seymour girls’ cross-country came in 42nd on Saturday in the 63-school Richard Spring Invitational at Peoria’s Detweiller Park. Two seniors led the way for the Bulldogs. Klein Powell was the team’s first placer, coming in 215th in 20 minutes, 23.1 seconds. Elizabeth Sims was just behind, placing 222nd in 20:24.4.… Read more
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Marx, Huff and Mills lead Bulldogs at Normal Parkside
By Fred Kroner The top three runners for the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High girls’ cross-country team finished their 2-mile race on Saturday (Sept. 11) at Normal Parkside within one second of each other and the program’s top six were separated by less than a minute. M-S placed third in the 43-school invitational. The Bulldogs’ front-runners in… Read more
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M-S Cross Country prevails at Halberg Invitational
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s second-ranked (Class 2A) boys’ cross-country team ran away from the field on Saturday (Sept. 11) in the 10-team Halberg Invitational, in Springfield. The Bulldogs finished with a team composite of 44 points in the 53rd annual event. Runner-up Chatham Genwood had a point total of 93. Quincy and Urbana were next… Read more
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Four M-SJHS place in top 11 at Cowchip Classic
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High boys’ cross-country team had four of the top 11 placers in the eighth-grade division of the Friday (Sept. 3) Chrisman Cowchip Classic. Leading the way for the Bulldogs was Auggie Gaudio. He placed third in the 74-runner 2-mile race, navigating the course in 11 minutes and 31 seconds.… Read more
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Bulldogs finish strong at Cowchip Classic
By Fred Kroner In three separate races, members of the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High girls’ cross-country team placed among the top 25 percent of all finishers in the Friday (Sept. 3) Chrisman Cowchip Classic. No team scores were tabulated. Separate races were held for eighth-graders, seventh-graders, and sixth-graders. In all three races, the first M-S individual… Read more
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Five M-S runners place in Top 15 at Charleston Invitational
By Fred Kroner With five runners finishing among the top 15 on Saturday (Sept. 4), the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ cross-country team edged Mount Zion for team supremacy in the 17-school Charleston Invitational. M-S, ranked 23rd in the preseason Class 2A poll compiled by milesplit.com, ended with 38 points. Runner-up Mount Zion had 43 points and was… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour boys’ cross country wins Charleston Invitational
By Fred Kroner The state-ranked Mahomet-Seymour boys’ cross-country team was dominant on Saturday (Sept. 4) in its first meet of the season. Competing in the 17-school Charleston Invitational, M-S outran all competitors. The Bulldogs’ final team score was 33 points. Runner-up Champaign Central had 102 points and third-place Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond finished with 127 points. In the… Read more
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M-SJHS boys’ cross country wins Edison Invitational
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour raced to team honors on Saturday (Aug. 28) in the 19-school Champaign Edison boys’ cross-country invitational at Parkland College. The composite M-S team score was 56 points. Runner-up Tolono Unity ended with 63 points and third-place Mount Zion totaled 69 points. The Bulldogs had three athletes secure top-10 finishes, led by… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour Cross Country competes at Saber Corn Classic
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Saturday (Aug. 21) St. Thomas More Saber Corn Classic Cross-Country Invitational was an adventure for all of the junior high school runners, including the three bus loads of students representing Mahomet-Seymour. A technology malfunction prevented race organizers from determining places for all of the competitors, but M-S coaches compiled times… Read more
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MSJHS Cross Country captures dual-meet victory
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs opened their girls’ cross-country season on Tuesday (Aug 17) with a dual-meet victory at Tolono Unity. M-S had 11 of the first 15 finishers and won the dual meet for seventh- and eighth-grade runners, 25-34. Eighth-grader Madalyn Marx was the runner-up in the 2-mile race and the first Bulldog runner.… Read more