Published on October 14, 2026 7:56 am
Last Updated on October 14, 2026 7:57 am
CHARLESTON — Mahomet-Seymour claimed the championship of the Apollo Conference Cross Country Meet in both boys and girls action Tuesday.
Mahomet-Seymour won the boys meet with 26 points followed by Mount Zion 70, Taylorville 71, Charleston 80, Effingham 138 and Mattoon 158.
Taylorville’s Liam Bettis finished first with a time of 15:19.8.
Effingham’s top finisher was Jared Klingler 19th in 17:41.8. Also competing for the Hearts were Trenton Partlow 38th in 18:57.8, Anthony Bohnhoff 51st in 20:19.6, Carson Mihlbachler 54th in 20:41.8, Mason Overbeck 61st in 22:02.6, Kaynan Leverette 62nd in 22:02.7, Khye Kellams 66th in 23:53.7, Avery Arnold 68th in 26:43.7 and Landen Ranney-Brown 69th in 28:09.4.
In the girls meet, Mahomet-Seymour won with 19 points followed by Mount Zion 51, Taylorville 82, Effingham 106 and Charleston 126.
Mahomet-Seymour’s Anniston Huff won the meet with a time of 18:18.7.
Finishing for Effingham were Camila Montero 19th in 22:20.3, Laynee Pankau 33rd in 25:28.7, Aleece Lotz 41st in 26:22.6, Lauren Etheridge in 42nd in 26:29.4 and Alaina Miller 43rd in 26:36.2.