Bulldogs finish fifth at Dunlap Invitational

By Fred Kroner

Freshman Augustus Gaudio was the meet runner-up on Saturday (Sept. 24), helping Mahomet-Seymour to a fifth-place finish in the Dunlap boys’ cross-country invitational at Illinois Central College.

Gaudio was timed in 16 minutes, 6.30 seconds for a 2.95-mile course.

The next seven Bulldog runners entered the finish chute within 57 seconds of one another.

Henry McMurry was 24^th (17:01.0) and was followed by Ben Wallace (27^th in 17:02.60), Lukas Nykaza (28^th in 17:05.90), Blake Dillman (33^rd in 17:21.20), Emmett Kearns (42^nd in 17:40.70), Grant Smysor (48^th in 17:47.20) and Lukas Carey (56^th in 17:58.60).

Eight other Bulldogs participated in the race.

Kaleb Kasper ended 65^th in 18:22.10 and was trailed by Zach Wilcoski (86^th in 19:00.60), Colin Johnson (116^th in 19:51.60), Gavin Fan (125^th in 20:24.00), Corban McMinn (140^th in 21:04.50), Henry Carpenter (141^st in 21:06.20), Alex Carpenter (178^th in 24:45.90) and Ben Schultz (189^th in 31:03.60).

M-S returns to action on Saturday (Oct. 8) at Metamora in the Runnin’ Reds Invitational.