Mahomet-Seymour High School
Boys Cross Country
Sectionals
The team placed 2nd at the IHSA 2A Olney Sectional.
Our 7 runners today were junior Henry McMurry, junior Auggie Gaudio, senior Kaleb Kasper, sophomore Tate Bode, freshman Adam Smigielski, senior Lukas Nykaza, and freshman Tay Gergen.
Top 10 medal and earn All-Sectional honors. We had 1 medalist--Henry McMurry placed 4th.
Regionals
The team won the IHSA 2A Mattoon Regional.
Our 7 runners today were senior Kaleb Kasper, senior Zach Wilcoski, freshman Adam Smigielski, senior Lukas Nykaza, sophomore Tate Bode, freshman Tayten Gergen, and freshman Henry Welch.
Top 5 medal and earn All-Regional honors. We had 1 medalist--Kaleb Kasper placed 4th.
Apollo Conference Meet
The team won the Apollo Conference meet.
Top 10 medal and earn All-Conference honors. We had 4 medalists--junior Auggie Gaudio (1st), junior Henry McMurry (2nd), senior Kaleb Kasper (4th), and senior Lukas Nykaza (10th). Honorable mention to Zach Wilcoski for placing 11th.
Every single member of our team that finished the race ran a lifetime 3-mile best today (21/22).
Gene Jones Runnin' Red Invitational
The team placed 2nd at the 23-team Gene Jones Runnin' Red Invitational.
Top 30 medal. We had 3 medalists--junior Auggie Gaudio (3rd), junior Henry McMurry (6th), senior Zach Wilcoski (28th).
East Peoria Invitational
The team won the 10-team East Peoria Invitational.
Top 20 medal. We had 7 medalists--junior Auggie Gaudio (2nd), junior Henry McMurry (5th), senior Lukas Nykaza (7th), senior Kaleb Kasper (10th), sophomore Tate Bode (11th), freshman Adam Smigielski (13th), and senior Zach Wilcoski (16th).
Freshman Adam Smigielski, freshman Kiptyn Fan, and freshman Henry Welch all ran lifetime 3-mile personal bests.
Richard Spring Invitational
The team placed 21st in the 65-team varsity race. The team placed 14th in the 47-team junior varsity race.
We had 14 of our 22 runners run lifetime 3-mile bests--junior Auggie Gaudio, junior Henry McMurry, senior Kaleb Kasper, senior Zach Wilcoski, sophomore Tate Bode, junior Corban McMinn, freshman Tay Gergen, sophomore Jack Van Hoorn, freshman Kiptyn Fan, freshman Henry Welch, freshman Carter Alderks, sophomore Blake Patrick, freshman Dominic Bruns, and freshman Bernardo Allan Pinto.
Lee Halberg Invitational
The team placed 3rd in the 13-team varsity race. The team placed 1st in the 7-team junior varsity race.
Freshman Carter Alderks, freshman Kiptyn Fan, and freshman Adam Smigielski all ran lifetime 3-mile personal bests.
Top 30 medaled in the varsity race. We had 5 medalists--junior Auggie Gaudio (12th), junior Henry McMurry (13th), senior Zach Wilcoski (14th), senior Lukas Nykaza (20th), and sophomore Tate Bode (21st).
Top 20 medaled in the junior varsity race. We had 7 medalists--freshman Adam Smigielski (1st), junior Corban McMinn (6th), sophomore Jack Van Hoorn (8th), freshman Kiptyn Fan (10th), freshman Carter Alderks (13th), freshman Henry Welch (14th), and freshman Tay Gergen (15th).
Charleston Invitational
The team won the 19-team Charleston Invitational.
Senior Gavin Fan, senior Kaleb Kasper, senior Zach Wilcoski, junior Ben Schultz, sophomore Matthew Gray, sophomore Jackson Koontz, sophomore Blake Patrick, and sophomore Jack Van Hoorn all ran lifetime 3-mile personal bests.
Top 40 medal. We had 9 medalists--junior Henry McMurry (6th), junior Auggie Gaudio (7th), senior Kaleb Kasper (19th), senior Zach Wilcoski (21st), senior Lukas Nykaza (22nd), sophomore Tate Bode (24th), freshman Liam Burwell (27th), freshman Adam Smigielski (31st), and junior Corban McMinn (40th).
Fall Sports Kickoff
WHEN: Friday, August 23rd at 6pm, more specific time slot to come
WHERE: The high school track
WHAT: Runners should wear khaki shorts and the team jacket.
Picture Day
WHEN: Saturday, August 17th at 8:30am
WHERE: Meet at the west parking lot of the Buffalo Trace trails just north of the high school
WHAT: Come dressed in your uniform. We will take pictures then practice after. The goal is to be all done 10:30am.
XC First Day of Practice
WHEN: Monday, August 12th at 3:30pm
WHERE: Orange locker room, enter at back of high school (door #18)
WHAT: First practice of the official XC season. Bring a lock so you can be assigned a locker. Also, please bring a case of water bottles for the team fridge. Come prepared to run.
XC Parent Meeting
WHEN: Sunday, August 11th at 6pm
WHERE: High school auditorium
WHAT: A ~30 minute meeting going over general information about the XC season. There will also be time to ask questions.
XC Summer Running
WHEN: Sunday through Friday at 6pm, Saturday at 7am, from June 1st until August 12th
WHERE: Back of the high school
WHAT: Summer running is a daily opportunity for runners to meet and train together over the summer. Beginning Monday, June 24th, runners will need an excused absence to miss Mondays, Thurdays, and Saturdays.
If you missed the summer meeting, you can show up to summer running to get information from Coach Walmer or you email him at awalmer@ms.k12.il.us
XC Summer Meeting
WHEN: Friday, May 31st at 6pm
WHERE: Coach Martin's room at the high school
WHAT: The XC summer meeting is a chance for old and new runners to meet and learn about the XC program in a casual environment. If you are on the fence about running XC, it is strongly encouraged that you attend the meeting--attending the meeting is not a commitment to run.
If you are interested in attending the meeting, please contact Coach Walmer at awalmer@ms.k12.il.us to receive more information.
If you cannot attend to meeting but are still interested in running, please reach out to Coach Walmer at the email above.