Mahomet-Seymour Cross Country qualifies for Sectional meet

By Fred Kroner

Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ cross-country team placed fourth at the Olney Class 2A regional meet on Saturday (Oct. 22) and qualified for the sectional.

The Bulldogs’ first five finishers crossed the finish line within 40.39 seconds of one another.

The team was led by two freshmen, who wound up as the top two freshmen placers at regional.

Emmett Kearns was 13^th, covering the 3-mile course in 17 minutes, 28.72 seconds. Close behind was teammate Henry McMurry (14^th in 17:30.56).

Other M-S athletes among the top five were sophomore Lukas Nykaza (21^st in 17:48.71), senior Hayden Grotelueschen (22^nd in 17:48.81) and sophomore Kaleb Kasper (30^th in 18:09.11).

Rounding out the team’s lineup were junior Grant Smysor (32^nd in 18:20.22) and sophomore Blake Dillman (38^th in 18:24.57).

There were 70 runners in the Olney Regional.

M-S will return to action on Saturday (Oct. 29) in the Chatham Glenwood Sectional. The boys’ race will step off at noon.