Gaudio places third at East Peoria Invitiational

By Fred Kroner

Sophomore Augustus Gaudio placed third for Mahomet-Seymour on Saturday (Sept. 23) in the 185-runner East Peoria boys’ cross-country invitational at Illinois Central College.

Gaudio’s 3-mile time was 16 minutes, 17.30 seconds.

In the team chase, M-S placed fifth in the 15-school invitational with 121 points. Meet champion Morton had 80 points and was followed by Washington with 82.

Other Bulldogs who participated in the varsity race were Henry McMurry (21^st in 17:03.20), Lukas Carey (31^st in 17:30.80), Lukas Nykaza (35^th in 17:38.90), Zach Wilcoski (38^th in 17:42.40), Kaleb Kasper (62^nd in 18:39.50), Grant Smysor (64^th in 18:48.80) and Gavin Fan (104^th in 20:05.80).

In the 135-runner freshmen-sophomore race, the Bulldogs had one medalist.

Sophomore Corban McMinn ran eighth in 18:25.50.

The team’s other competitors were Jack Van Hoorn (34^th in 19:35.40), Henry Carpenter (47^th in 20:24.80), Blake Patrick (57^th in 20:51.60), Ben Schultz (73^rd in 21:37.50), Jackson Koontz  (99^th in 21:37.50) and Matthew Gray (120^th in 24:55.70.

M-S placed seventh in the freshmen-sophomore division with 197 points. Meet champion Morton had 36 points.

M-S will return to action on Saturday (Oct. 7) in the Gene Jones Runnin’ Red Invitational at Black Patridge Park, in Metamora.