MSHS Cross County and Football advance in IHSA play
MSHS Boy’s Cross Country
The Bulldog placed second at the 2A IHSA Metamora Regional Saturday.
Seven teams in the 10-team Sectional were ranked going into the Regional meet. Mahomet tied in team score at 49 with Normal University, but Normal took the team first place spot because their sixth-place runner had a faster time than Mahomet’s sixth-place runner.
Mathias Powell finished first (14:33.82), Ryan Hodge second (14:39.85) and Riley Fortune finished fourth (15:09.30).
Finishing in the top five, these runners earned All-Regional honors.
Powell and Hodge also earned a spot on Metamora’s top 25 list for runners running the fastest times on the course.
Overall, the Bulldogs showed continued program growth during the Regional meet.
The Bulldogs had the fastest top 5 runner time average that any of our Mahomet teams have had since joining the Regional meet 48 years ago with an average time of 15:17.4.
They also had the fastest top 7 runner time average that any of our Mahomet teams have had since joining the Regional meet 48 years ago with an average time of 15:36.8.
MSHS Girls Cross Country
The Mahomet-Seymour Girls Cross Country team won the 2A IHSA Metamora Regional Saturday.
Junior Brisa McGrath led the Bulldogs with a fourth-place finish at 17:57. She was followed by Sophomore Megan Churm at 18:01. Senior Jessica Franklin placed eighth at 18:16.
MSHS Football
The Bulldogs secured a 5A IHSA Sectional bid with a 56-6 win over Macomb Friday.
The Bulldogs will play in the first round of IHSA 5A playoffs at Chatham-Glenwood Saturday.