It has been a cross-country season of battles between Arnold frosh Marisa Ashley and Mosley senior Ella Swigler. At Majette Park on Saturday morning, 30 September 2017, it was Ashley over Swigler with a winning 20:33 in the girls' 5K at Mosley High's ninth annual Dolphin Dash. Choctawhatchee senior Noah Lleva won the boys' 5K, edging Arnold junior Mason Bennett 18:03 to 18:06. Port Saint Joe took the girls' team title with 47 points, and Choctawhatchee was the top boys' team, scoring 33 points.Until recently Majette Park had been the Bay Dunes Golf Course. Before that it had been a landfill. It must have had even earlier history, perhaps in farming, timber, or hunting. But in 2017 the land achieved its highest destiny, becoming a cross-country course. Earlier meets had started at Harders Park and played around the edges of the old golf course, but the Dolphin Dash was the first meet to make full use of Majette--perhaps the first of many.
History probably wasn't on the minds of the athletes who lined up at 8:00 AM for the start of the first race of the 2017 Dolphin Dash, the girls' 5K. Marisa Ashley ran away from the field, crossing the finish line with a 120-meter lead in 20:33 and picking up her second win of the season. Ella Swigler took second in 21:04, and Marianna junior Lauren Locke placed third in 22:17.
It was Port Saint Joe that prevailed in the team competition, though. The Sharks started their attack with two runner in the top ten, senior Shamaria Cole (8th, 23:57) and eighth-grader Emily Lacour (9th, 23:58). Frosh Autumn Kotelman (11th, 24:34), seventh-grader Lexis Fountain (18th, 25:44), and frosh Savannah Burkett (22nd, 26:40) completed the scoring for Port Saint Joe, giving the Lady Sharks 47 points and first place out of seven teams. Florida State University School, led by junior Summer Williams (6th, 23:39), was a close second with 54 points. Choctawhatchee was third with 80 points; their top runner was sophomore Erin DeCocker, twelth in 24:45.
Team Standings, High School Girls, 2017 Dolphin Dash
- Port Saint Joe, 47
- Florida State, 54
- Choctawhatchee, 80
- Mosley, 83
- North Bay Haven, 100
- Blountstown, 142
- Dothan, 145
Top Ten High School Girls, 2017 Dolphin Dash
- 20:32.42, Marisa Ashley (Arnold) 9
- 21:03.56, Ella Swigler (Mosley) 12
- 22:16.82, Lauren Locke (Marianna) 11
- 23:19.30, Kiai Stevenson (Arnold) 12
- 23:28.17, Sarah Earley (Walton) 11
- 23:38.82, Summer Williams (Florida State) 11
- 23:46.65, Emma Wilson (North Bay Haven) 10
- 23:56.45, Shamario Cole (Port Saint Joe) 12
- 23:57.35, Emily Lacour (Port Saint Joe) 8
- 23:59.83, Catherine Maclean (Mosley) 11
Unlike the girls' race, there were no 120-meter victories in the boys' 5K. Three runners approached the finish line within a few strides of each other--Choctawhatchee senior Noah Lleva, Arnold junior Mason Bennett, and Blountstown senior Weston Schrock, each looking for the first win of the season. Lleva got it, placing first in 18:03. Bennett was runner-up, a few steps back in 18:06 and just ahead of the 18:09 posted by third-place finisher Schrock.
Lleva was just one of four athletes that Choctawhatchee placed in the top ten. The Indians also had sophomore Jacob Knox fourth in 18:26, junior David Santarosa seventh in 18:43, and sophomore Pablo Duque eighth in 18:45. Choctawhatchee frosh Frankie Paone was fifth runner for the Indians, placing thirteenth in 19:33, and completing his team's winning total of 33 points. Blountstown was second in the twelve-team field with 61 points. Led by the tenth place, 19:03 performance of sophomore Zack McFarland, Port Saint Joe took third with 93 points.
The Dolphin Dash was the fourth Bay County cross-country meet of the 2017 season, coming after the Buccaneer Bash, the Bay Invitational, and the Ram Run. The Bay County Championship on Saturday, 14 October 2017, is the only meet remaining before the State Championship series opens with the District Championship Meet.
Team Standings, High School Boys, 2017 Dolphin Dash
- Choctawhatchee, 33
- Blountstown, 61
- Port Saint Joe, 93
- Mosley, 134
- North Bay Haven, 142
- Rutherford, 160
- Arnold, 167
- Northside Methodist, 202
- Dothan, 204
- Walton, 256
- Marianna, 310
- Wakulla Christian, 356
Top Ten High School Boys, 2017 Dolphin Dash
- 18:02.39, Noah Lleva (Choctawhatchee) 12
- 18:05.10, Mason Bennett (Arnold) 11
- 18:08.28, Weston Schrock (Blountstown) 12
- 18:25.04, Jacob Knox (Choctawhatchee) 10
- 18:30.35, Bryce Johnston (North Bay Haven) 12
- 18:34.56, Delrico Pearson (Rutherford) 11
- 18:42.45, David Santarosa (Choctawhatchee) 11
- 18:44.13, Pablo Duque (Choctawhatchee) 10
- 18:53.88, Xander Peacock (Blountstown) 10
- 19:02.35, Zack McFarland (Port Saint Joe) 10
| Individual champs, Mosley Dolphin Dash, 2009 - 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Boys | Girls |
| 17 October 2009 | 16:35, Gabe Holguin (Bay) | 21:22, Sydney Newsom (Mosley) |
| 16 October 2010 | 16:55, Dieumy Duclos (Godby) | 21:08, Bria Upshur (West Florida Tech) |
| 15 October 2011 | 16:45, Stanley Linton (Wakulla) | 20:08, Mikayla Hodges (Arnold) |
| 13 October 2012 | 16:34, Charles Shackelford (Fort Walton Beach) | 18:54, Emma Rudman (Fort Walton Beach) |
| 28 September 2013 | 16:36, Connor Daughton (Maclay) | 19:09, Madison Harris (Wakulla) |
| 10 September 2014 | 16:13, Trey LaNasa (Fort Walton Beach) | 19:42, Emma Rudman (Fort Walton Beach) |
| 5 September 2015 | 17:15, Ethan Mines (Mosley) | 19:23, Claire Crist (Niceville) |
| 24 September 2016 | 17:11, Alix Gennette | 21:00, Zeana Guirey (Rutherford) |
| 30 September 2017 | 18:03, Noah Lleva (Choctawhatchee) 12 | 20:33, Marisa Ashley (Arnold) 9 |
| Team champs, Mosley Dolphin Dash, 2009 - 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Boys | Girls |
| 17 October 2009 | Arnold, 43 points | Mosley, 15 points |
| 16 October 2010 | Arnold, 65 | West Florida Tech, 18 |
| 15 October 2011 | Crestview, 67 | Wakulla, 51 |
| 13 October 2012 | Fort Walton Beach, 15 | Fort Walton Beach, 22 |
| 28 September 2013 | Maclay, 44 | Crestview, 60 |
| 10 September 2014 | Fort Walton Beach, 23 | Fort Walton Beach, 33 |
| 5 September 2015 | Niceville, 32 | Niceville, 18 |
| 24 September 2016 | Fort Walton Beach, 20 | Fort Walton Beach, 30 |
| 30 September 2017 | Choctawhatchee, 33 | Port Saint Joe, 47 |
Links
- Complete results of Mosley's 2017 Dolphin Dash, courtesy of Miles and Minutes, LLC
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT3BxBKl2LehYwL7DZxxm1wNcWuUQjipeUfM5fnf60Kl4tsCpJJPASmSUFe2vbyfmIu1s4InmVt34UZ/pubhtml
- Bay County's 2017 High School Cross-Country Season
- Buccaneer Bash https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/08/buccaneer-bash-2017.html
- Bay Invitational https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/09/bay-xc-2017.html
- Ram Run https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/09/ram-xc-run-2017.html
- Dolphin Dash https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/09/dolphin-dash-2017.html
- Bay County Championship [ Coming 14 October 2017 ]
- Buccaneer Bash https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/08/buccaneer-bash-2017.html
- 2016 story, “A Fort Walton Beach kind of day at the Dolphin Dash”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/09/dolphin-dash-2016.html
- 2015 story, “A big morning for Niceville at the Dolphin Dash”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/09/dolphin-dash-2015.html
- 2014 story, “LaNasa and Rudman lead a Fort Walton Beach sweep at the Dolphin Dash”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/09/dolphin-dash-2014.html
- Find a future opportunity to race with aquatic mammals on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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