Michael Nesius and Katie Sherron get cold-weather wins at the GWTC 30K

In Tallahassee, Florida, Saturday morning, 16 January 2021, was a time to rediscover how to use a credit card to scrape the ice off your windshield. There was also frost on the grass at Bradley's Pond, where shivering runners waited to start the 44th annual Gulf Winds Track Club 30K. By the time the race was done, temperatures had risen and Michael Nesius had won the 18.6-mile race by nearly a mile, running 2:03:29. Dr. Katie Sherron was the first woman in the race, placing fourth overall in 2:13:40. Jake Rogers won the shorter 15K event, covering the 9.3 miles in 51:15. Master runner Laura DiBella repeated as the top woman in the 15K, coming in ninth overall in 61:53.

Michael Nesius

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was a different race than in past years. Entries were limited to 50 in the 30K and 100 in the 15K. In each event, the start was broken down into waves of no more than fifteen athletes. Race management checked the temperature of each athlete. The course was the same, though. The hills were just as steep, the clay roads just as resilient, and the distance just as long.


Michael Nesius knew about the hills and the clay and the distance, having led much of the 2020 GWTC 30K before finishing second to Chris O'Kelly. In the 2021 race Nesius also set the early pace, building up a lead of nearly two minutes after the first seven kilometers. Unlike the previous year, Nesius continued to lead, drawing out of sight of the pursuit.

Tristan Lanasa

"How far ahead is he?" Tristan Lanasa called out near the twenty kilometer mark. "Three minutes?"


It was closer to six minutes. Ten kilometers later, Nesius crossed the line more than six minutes before the next runner in a winning 2:03:29. Lanasa was second in 2:09:39. Kyle Kraeft passed a few runners in the late miles to place third in 2:11:41. Jon Nash edged Tony Guillen for the top master runner spot, 2:13:58 to 2:14:06. Nash was the fourth male runner and fifth overall, Guillen the fifth male and sixth overall.

Dr. Katie Sherron

It was Nesius' first win at the Gulf Winds Track Club 30K. For Katie Sherron on the women's side it was her seventh. Dr. Sherron first ran the race in 2011, then collected her first women's title in the 2012 30K. In the ten races from 2012 to 2021, Sherron logged seven victories. Leading the women's field from start to finish in the 2021 race, Dr. Sherron's 2:13:40 put her across the finish line just shortly after the next woman had gone 27 kilometers.


Jamila Allen, the women's champ in the 2020 30K, placed second to Sherron and ninth overall in 2:24:24. Deanna McVay was the third woman and eleventh overall in 2:26:59. Ruffian Tyner was the first woman master and ninth female finisher, 23rd overall in 2:44:52.

Jamila Allen

Top Ten Men, 2021 Gulf Winds Track Club 30K

1. 2:03:29, Michael Nesius (M, 36) Tallahassee, FL
2. 2:09:39, Tristan Lanasa (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
3. 2:11:41, Kyle Kraeft (M, 31) Tallahassee, FL
4. 2:13:58, Jon Nash (M, 41) Tallahassee, FL
5. 2:14:06, Tony Guillen (M, 52) Tallahassee, FL
6. 2:20:15, Carter Hay (M, 49) Tallahassee, FL
7. 2:21:11, Christian Glover (M, 21) Jacksonville, FL
8. 2:26:47, Timothy Qualls (M, 41) Tallahassee, FL
9. 2:29:47, Phillip Simon (M, 47) Tallahassee, FL
10. 2:37:06, Philip Sura (M, 50) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, 2021 Gulf Winds Track Club 30K

1. 2:13:40, Katie Sherron (F, 39) Tallahassee, FL
2. 2:24:24, Jamila Allen (F, 31) Tallahassee, FL
3. 2:26:59, Deanna McVay (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
4. 2:33:08, Kendall Meikenhous (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
5. 2:37:18, Nikky Manausa (F, 39) Tallahassee, FL
6. 2:37:28, Nancy Moody (F, 36) Tallahassee, FL
7. 2:40:31, Cecilia Bouaichi (F, 25) Tallahassee, FL
8. 2:41:49, Nikki Hurst (F, 38) Coolidge, GA
9. 2:44:52, Ruffian Tyner (F, 45) Tallahassee, FL
10. 2:51:56, Monica Judd (F, 46) Tallahassee, FL

The first wave of the 30K started at 7:45 am. The first wave of the 15K followed at 8:00 am. Tristan Cravello, a Florida State University undergrad, set the early pace in the shorter race. Trailing him were two Leon High All-State cross-country runners, sophomore Jake Rogers and frosh Pat Koon. Rogers and Koon caught Cravello near the end of the seventh kilometer, taking over the lead before the halfway turnaround. During the return trip, Rogers dropped Koon, going on to cross the finish line first in 51:15. Koon took second in 52:12, and Cravello was third in 52:57. Leonardo Canete of Tallahassee was the first master runner in the race, placing sixth overall in 58:57.

Jake Rogers and Pat Koon

Leon High senior Lilli Unger ran the 15K for the fourth time in four years, running her best time yet at 62:37--faster than the third-place 64:40 she posted in 2020, and faster than Laura DiBella's 2020 winning time of 63:08. However, Dibella had also improved on her 2020 performance, successfully defending her women's title with a winning 61:53. Unger was second in the women's standings and twelfth overall. Another Leon High harrier, sophomore Lillee Tang, was the third female finisher and fourteenth overall in 63:49. Tallahassee master runner Amy Hines was the fourth woman and fifteenth overall in 64:26.

Laura DiBella

40 athletes finished the 2021 Gulf Winds Track Club 30K, and another 86 completed the 15K event. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the races.


Top Ten Men, 2021 Gulf Winds Track Club 15K

1. 51:15, Jake Rogers (M, 15) Tallahassee, FL
2. 52:12, Patrick Koon (M, 15) Tallahassee, FL
3. 52:57, Tristan Cravello (M, 21) Tallahassee, FL
4. 56:14, Clayton Knox (M, 15) Tallahassee, FL
5. 57:22, Will Winsor (M, 14) Tallahassee, FL
6. 58:57, Leonardo Canete (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
7. 60:10, Quinn Carrasquilla (M, 15) Tallahassee, FL
8. 61:26, Chance Logan (M, 24) Tallahassee, FL
9. 62:18, William Springer (M, 14) Tallahassee, FL
10. 62:27, Myles Gibson (M, 54) Donalsonville, GA

Top Ten Women, 2021 Gulf Winds Track Club 15K

1. 61:53, Laura Dibella (F, 42) Tallahassee, FL
2. 62:37, Lilli Unger (F, 18) Tallahassee, FL
3. 63:49, Lillee Tang (F, 16) Tallahassee, FL
4. 64:26, Amy Hines (F, 40) Tallahassee, FL
5. 67:46, Clifton Lewis (F, 12) Tallahassee, FL
6. 67:47, Lily Moore (F, 16) Tallahassee, FL
7. 68:03, Mallory Robinson (F, 15) Tallahassee, FL
8. 69:08, Stella Lewis (F, 16) Tallahassee, FL
9. 74:31, Ali Kelly (F, 48) Tallahassee, FL
10. 79:46, Samantha Fillmore (F, 44) Tallahassee, FL

Gulf Winds Track Club 30K champions, 1978 - 2021
Dates	Race	Men	Women	Finishers
16 January 2021	30K	2:03:29, Michael Nesius	2:13:40, Katie Sherron	40
	15K	51:15, Jake Rogers	61:53, Laura Dibella	86
18 January 2020	30K	1:56:45, Chris O'Kelley	2:28:05, Jamila Allen	66
	15K	51:21, Caleb Carmichael	63:08, Laura Dibella	140
19 January 2019	30K	1:46:53, Austin Whitelaw	2:33:55, Lourena Maxwell	59
	15K	56:27, Jackson Yarbrough	60:09, Ann Centner	191
20 January 2018	30K	1:43:01, Christopher Haynes	2:10:13, Katie Sherron	81
	15K	57:39, Tate Wallenfelsz	66:08, Megan Churchill	185
14 January 2017	30K	1:46:13, Stan Linton	2:15:31, Katie Sherron	56
	15K	54:46, Matthew Cashin	65:27, Sheryl Rosen	219
16 January 2016	30K	1:54:12, Charlie Johnson	2:16:21, Katie Sherron	73
	15K	52:17, Matt Mizereck	60:54, Adriana Piekarewicz	192
17 January 2015	30K	1:53:19, Nate Kaiser	2:22:32, Katie Sherron	107
	15K	50:11, Sukhi Khosla	58:37, Sheryl Rosen	165
11 January 2014	30K	1:57:29, Vince Molosky	2:34:23, Laura McDermott	55
	15K	51:06, Sukhi Khosla	61:27, Seeley Gutierrez	169
12 January 2013	30K	1:48:22, Stanley Linton	2:16:41, Katie Showman	150
	15K	52:57, Sukhi Khosla	64:19, Kristin Sweeney	200
14 January 2012	30K	1:51:30, Charlie Johnson	2:17:38, Katie Showman	150
	15K	53:29, Stanley Linton	60:42, Pasca Cheruiyot	176
15 January 2011	30K	1:51:48, Vince Molosky	2:17:15, Heather Griffis	103
	15K	53:03, Stephen Cox	59:55, Lisa Johnson	169
16 January 2010	30K	1:56:14, Vince Molosky	2:14:22, Sheryl Rosen	90
	15K	51:50, Matt Mizereck	63:45, Lisa Johnson	101
17 January 2009	30K	1:54:06, Vince Molosky	2:11:41, Sheryl Rosen	87
	15K	51:05, Will Stanford	61:49, Lisa Johnson	96
12 January 2008	30K	2:00:29, Vince Molosky	2:17:24, Sheryl Rosen	77
	15K	54:23, Matt Mizereck	63:13, Lisa Johnson	126
13 January 2007	30K	2:01:23, Justin Dickieson	2:04:21, Sheryl Rosen	70
	15K	58:18, Matthew Mizereck	73:40, Anna Busby	50
21 January 2006	30K	2:03:36, Michael Douma	2:09:27, Stephanie Liles	65
	15K	58:51, Chris Holland	60:30, Sarah Docter-Williams	59
22 January 2005	30K	1:56:18, Art Remillard	2:13:50, Jane Johnson	38
16 January 2004	30K	1:56:00, Timothy Bolton	2:09:27, Jane Johnson	69
18 January 2003	30K	2:02:28, Larry Mengelkoch	2:07:46, Jane Johnson	59
15 December 2001	30K	2:09:43, Tom Ratliffe	2:22:56, Carrie Weyant	31
3 February 2001	30K	2:00:29, Kevin Porter	2:02:27, Jane Johnson	43
5 February 2000	30K	1:57:47, Garth Grumme	1:53:04, Anne Van Schuppen	77
6 February 1999	30K	1:58:17, Doug Gorton	2:11:20, Jane Johnson	87
10 January 1998	30K	1:57:45, Clarence Calloway	2:04:34, Jane Johnson	79
7 January 1997	30K	1:54:26, Tracy Burch	2:00:28, Jane Johnson
13 January 1996	30K	1:46:14, John Viitanen	2:12:30, Eileen Telford	50
14 January 1995	30K	1:49:45, Herb Wills	2:22:18, Nancy Stuparich	50
22 January 1994	30K	1:43:50, Herb Wills	2:07:27, Lisa Herman	51
16 January 1993	30K	1:43:54, Herb Wills	2:12:42, Carrie Hunnicutt	60
4 January 1992	30K	1:46:36, Jessie Close	2:13:46, Lynda Nilges	79
12 January 1991	30K	1:37:31, David Keen	2:06:03, Paula Johnson	92
13 January 1990	30K	1:43:57, Herb Wills	2:12:00, Paula Johnson	87
14 January 1989	30K	1:45:31, Jessie Close	2:22:07, Mary Jean Yon	98
16 January 1988	30K	1:45:24, Tom Burr	2:10:04, Mae Cleveland	102
10 January 1987	30K	1:44:45, Larry Greene	2:11:59, Karen Macharg	82
18 January 1986	30K	1:38:54, Herb Wills	2:10:48, Missy James	92
14 January 1985	30K	1:45:10, Herb Wills	2:17:56, Mae Cleveland	94
14 January 1984	30K	1:43:32, Noel Shumann	2:04:20, Barbara Balzer	99
15 January 1983	30K	1:48:18, Andrew Wills	2:18:18, Christy Orthman	100
16 January 1982	30K	1:44:41, Rick Miller	1:56:57, Laura Ledbetter	74
1981	30K
12 January 1980	30K	1:51:19, Steve Ray	2:48:31, Robyn Anderson	70
3 February 1979	30K	1:42:13, Ken Misner	2:12:44, Lynda Heimann	124
11 March 1978	30K	1:46:19, Tim Simpkins	2:22:31, Donna Glotzbach	25
In 1978 the race was run on Apalachicola National Forest roads, starting and finishing near Hilliardville. From 1979 to 1981 the race was run on Natural Bridge Road. From 1982 to February 2001 the race was run in the Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge. From December 2001 to 2005 the race was run at Natural Bridge. From 2006 to 2021 the GWTC 30K was run on Old Centerville Road and Sunny Hill Road, starting and finishing at Bradley's Retreat in Felkel.

Links

• Complete results of the 2021 Gulf Winds Track Club 30K and 15K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQPKefX3igDh0RXa7NhgZcE3b3-Abegfu364vHfy1oc6I5XDdScy-0XRiIhW0OqLcX9WEsaq8wuCnkG/pubhtml
  
  
• More Trouble Afoot! photos of the 2021 Gulf Winds Track Club 30K and 15K
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10117284844844223
  
  
• 2020 story, “Chris O'Kelley and Jamila Allen are the newest champs on Old Centerville Road”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/01/gwtc-30k-2020.html
  
  
• 2019 story, “Austin Whitelaw and Lourena Maxwell were the new champions on Old Centerville at the GWTC 30K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/01/gwtc-30k-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Chris Haynes runs a CR 1:43:01 in the Gulf Winds Track Club 30K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/01/gwtc-30k-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Fast times on a sloppy road for Linton and Sherron at the GWTC 30K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/01/gwtc-30k-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Charlie Johnson outlasts Roger Schmidt in the long run at the GWTC 30K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/01/gwtc-30k-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Kaiser wins the GWTC 30K while Khosla and Rosen tumble records in the 15K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/01/gwtc-30k-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Tough mudders Molosky and McDermott win a messy GWTC 30K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/01/gwtc-30k-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “A no-excuse 30K for Linton and Showman”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/01/gwtc-30k-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Johnson and Showman roll through the Red Hills in the GWTC 30K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/01/gwtc-30k-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Molosky and Griffis run top 30K times on timeless Old Centerville Road”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/01/gwtc-30k-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Molosky and Rosen defend titles at a muddy 30K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/01/molosky-and-rosen-defend-titles-at.html
  
  
• 2009 story, “2009 Gulf Winds Track Club 30K / 15K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2009/01/2009-gulf-winds-track-club-30k-15k.html
  
  
• 2008 story, “2008 Gulf Winds Track Club 30K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2008/01/2008-gulf-winds-track-club-30k.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map FL16079TY for the Gulf Winds Track Club 30K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL16079TY
  
  
• USATF course certification map FL16080TY for the Gulf Winds Track Club 15K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL16080TY
  
  
• Find upcoming races, long and short, in the Tallahassee region
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2736

Apalachee Regional Park is ready to greet AAU Cross-Country National Championship Meet

Friday, 4 December 2020, was the day before the AAU Cross-Country National Championship Meet in Tallahassee, Florida, so it was a day for course tours at Apalachee Regional Park Championship Cross-Country Course. In high school cross-country, seniors are in charge of lies and general misinformation. In youth cross-country, that role has to be taken up by the coaches.


"Oh, yeah, there are alligators in there," commented one coach as his team jogged by the water in The Moat. "Three years ago, two kids were eaten by gators here."

The Moat

It is true that you can occasionally spot alligators in the moat, and whereas AAU Nationals were contested at Apalachee Regional Park four years ago, the USATF Junior Olympic Cross-Country Nationals were at ARPXC three years ago. As for the rest of it, you'll have to decide. The athletes weren't buying it, no matter how many times their coach repeated it.


Most coaches, though, were talking about pacing, or running tangents, or how to attack the hills on the course.

Smooth trails in Field #3

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, cross-country season in 2020 was, shall we say, different. Most post-season competition was canceled entirely--Foot Locker Nationals, Nike Cross Nationals, and USATF Junior Olympics were all scrubbed. AAU Cross-Country Nationals remained on the schedule, however.


"There are a lot more athletes here than the last time we hosted," said Amanda Heidecker of Visit Tallahassee.


The surge in entries was enough that the schedule had to be expanded to include four five-kilometer races instead of the original two. Athlete from 15 to 18 years old race the 5K distance in the first races on the schedule. After that the distances count down--boys and girls 13-14 race 4K, athletes 11-12 and 9-10 run 3K, athletes 7-8 run 2K, and those six-years-old and under go 1K.


"My kid is finally going to be racing," said Heidecker, who has an entry in the 1K race.

Field #2 of Apalachee Regional Park

With races at five different distances, athletes will be taking five different routes around the park on the day of the Championship. The five-kilometer course at ARPXC is well established from the many high school races that have been run there. Likewise, the three-kilometer course sees a lot of use during middle school competition. 1K is only run at Apalachee Regional Park during AAU meets, and the 2K and the 4K not much more often.


"The 4K map is wrong," grumbled Bill Lott, as he directed people touring the course to make the correct left turn for the four-kilometer course. "I put up a sign, but people keep moving it because of the map."


Signs, course monitors, and lead vehicles should be able to keep all the athletes on track on race day, Saturday, 5 December 2020. Here's the schedule:

• 8:40 AM 15-18 Girls' 5K (Section 1)
• 9:00 AM 15-18 Girls' 5K (Section 2)
• 9:30 AM 15-18 Boys' 5K (Section 1)
• 9:50 AM 15-18 Boys' 5K (Section 2)
• 10:20 AM 13-14 Girls' 4K
• 10:50 AM 13-14 Boys' 4K
• 11:20 AM 11-12 Girls' 3K
• 11:50 AM 11-12 Boys' 3K
• 12:20 PM 9-10 Girls' 3K
• 12:50 PM 9-10 Boys' 3K
• 1:20 PM 7-8 Girls' 2K
• 1:40 PM 7-8 Boys' 2K
• 2:00 PM 6 and Under Boys' and Girls' 1K
• 2:15 PM 3K for Parents and Coaches
• 2:30 PM 5K Open and Masters

Links

• More Trouble Afoot! photos of the eve of the 2020 AAU Cross-Country National Championship Meet
  [ COMING SOON! PLEASE CHECK BACK! ]
  
  
• Apalachee Regional Park's 2020 cross-country schedule
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/10/arpxc-schedule-2020.html
  
  
• Find a cross-country, road, or track race for your schedule on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2735

Ryan Kelly and Ruth Holiday win more at "Run More, One Less"

November road-racing in Valdosta, Georgia opened on Saturday morning, 7 November 2020 with the second annual "Run More, One Less" 5K. Master runner Ryan Kelly won the 3.1-mile event by 300 meters with a 19:14, and Ruth Holiday was the first woman in the race, placing eleventh overall in 28:25.


Aiden Keen of Valdosta took the runner-up spot in 20:28. A ninth-grader at Highland Christian, Keen runs for his school's cross-country team. Samuel Newhart of Melrose, Florida ran 21:12 for third.


Thirteen-year-old Suanna Morris of Ray City, Georgia came in second in the women's standings with a 28:50, good for twelfth overall. Another Ray City athlete, Lauren Thomas, was the third woman and fourteenth overall in 29:11. Beth Ford of Valdosta was the first woman master and fifth female finisher, seventeenth overall in 30:58.


73 athletes finished Covenant Baptist Church's 2020 "Run More, One Less" 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2020 "Run More, One Less" 5K

1. 19:13.5, Ryan Kelly (M, 41) Lake Park, GA
2. 20:28.0, Aiden Keen (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
3. 21:11.6, Samuel Newhart (M, 31) Melrose, FL
4. 24:30.0, Harrison Glas (M, 15) Nashville, GA
5. 24:30.1, Jacob Howington (M, 14) Hahira, GA
6. 25:32.0, Stephen McLeod (M, 32) Barney, GA
7. 25:40.5, Ben Yeager (M, 48) Valdosta, GA
8. 27:17.3, Craig Cardella (M, 68) Valdosta, GA
9. 27:36.6, Wade Henry (M, 33) Valdosta, GA
10. 28:20.9, Mitchell Yeager (M, 16) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2020 "Run More, One Less" 5K

1. 28:25.0, Ruth Holliday (F, 27) Valdosta, GA
2. 28:50.0, Suanna Morris (F, 13) Ray City, GA
3. 29:10.2, Lauren Thomas (F, 28) Ray City, GA
4. 29:44.6, Jeni McLeod (F, 30) Hahira, GA
5. 30:57.4, Beth Ford (F, 52) Valdosta, GA
6. 32:12.4, Glennie Wicks (F, 28) Valdosta, GA
7. 32:16.6, Beibei Lin (F, 32) Valdosta, GA
8. 32:57.3, Melissa Morris (F, 42) Hahira, GA
9. 33:00.2, Shelby Elder (F, 28) Hahira, GA
10. 33:00.9, Rebecca Butler (F, 29) Kathleen, GA

Run More, One Less 5K winners, 2019 - 2020
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
23 March 2019	20:19, Rick Mazurkiewicz	23:13, Tracey Cole	114
7 November 2020	19:14, Ryan Kelly	28:25, Ruth Holliday	73

Links

• Complete results of the 2020 "Run More, One Less" 5K courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT-ZOP5KUcN4wLNUrtHut5pgk9AYLO2xrP3ZneevstVVXuYfqqE27l6uIVQRHrkzbYz0HCEQ1OO13NT/pubhtml
  
  
• 2019 story, “Run More? Rick Mazurkiewicz and Tracey Cole run fast in Valdosta”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/03/run-more-2019.html
  
  
• Find upcoming races in the Tallahassee region on the "Trouble Afoot!" calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2733

Laci Watford and Matthew Stratton win at 1A Region 1, but Maclay sweeps team honors

When the athletes of FHSAA 1A Region 1 met at New World Golf in Jacksonville, Florida on Friday morning, 6 November 2020, it was Laci Watford, the University Christian junior, who won the girl's 5K, running 18:40. Another junior, Matthew Stratton of Saint Johns Country Day, won the boys' 5K with a 15:53. But it was the harriers from Maclay who swept the team titles, taking first in the girls' race with 49 points and first in the boys' race with 36 points.


Runner-up in the 2018 and 2019 Region 1 races, Watford's winning 18:40 in the 2020 event put her across the finish line a minute before the next runner. Kaylin Olivarez, a Baker eighth-grader, placed runner-up in 19:40. Maclay frosh Susan Koeppel came in third with a 19:49.


After Susan Koeppel, Maclay had seventh-grader Lillian Koeppel take ninth in 20:43. The remaining three Marauder scorers were Maclay frosh Natalie Hammett (11th, 20:46), eighth-grader Payton Thumm (15th, 21:56), and seventh-grader Nishi Bhanderi (16th, 21:28). Those five athletes combined for Maclay's winning score of 49. In the past seven years, the Maclay girls have won seven Region 1 team titles.


Pensacola Christian was second in the region with 66 points, led by frosh Rae Anne Tutton and seventh-grader Jaimee Tutton. Rae Anne Tutton finished fourth in 20:08, Jaimee Tutton was fifth in 20:08. Community Christian placed third with 92 points; the Tallahassee school's first runner was junior Morgan Wilson, seventh in 20:34. Providence, the last school to win the Region before the Maclay streak began, took fourth in the 2020 meet with 98 points. Providence was led by frosh Lindy White, who placed sixth in 20:25.


The top four schools--Maclay, Pensacola Christian, Community Christian, and Providence--qualified for the State Championship Meet.


Team Standings, 2020 FHSAA 1A Region 1 Girls' Cross-Country Championships

1. Maclay, 49
2. Pensacola Christian, 66
3. Community Christian, 92
4. Providence, 98
5. Baker, 116
6. Saint Johns Country Day, 163
7. Saint Joseph, 191
8. Bishop Snyder, 206
9. Port Saint Joe, 237
10. Rocky Bayou Christian, 254
11. Blountstown, 302
12. Wewahitchka, 375

Top 15 Girls, 2020 FHSAA 1A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships

1. 18:39.60, Laci Watford (University Christian) 11
2. 19:39.60, Kaylin Olivarez (Baker) 8
3. 19:48.40, Susan Koeppel (Maclay) 9
4. 20:07.20, RaeAnne Tutton (Pensacola Christian) 9
5. 20:07.40, Jaimee Tutton (Pensacola Christian) 7
6. 20:24.30, Lindy White (Providence) 9
7. 20:33.40, Morgan Wilson (Community Christian) 11
8. 20:35.40, Reagan Smith (Pensacola Christian) 7
9. 20:42.80, Lillian Koeppel (Maclay) 7
10. 20:43.40, Gretchen Morgan (Providence) 10
11. 20:45.30, Natalie Hammett (Maclay) 9
12. 21:04.60, Emily Wheldon (Bishop Snyder) 9
13. 21:14.00, Sydney Athearn (Rocky Bayou) 9
14. 21:25.60, Payton Thumm (Maclay) 8
15. 21:28.00, Nishi Bhanderi (Maclay) 7

Undefeated in the month of October, Matthew Stratton's 15:53 win in the 1A Region 1 boys' 5K gave the Saint Johns Country Day junior a four-race winning streak. The Maclay Marauders took the next two places, with junior Jackson Yarbrough runner-up in 16:08 and senior Leo Rutledge third in 16:37.


In addition to Yarbrough and Rutledge, Maclay had two more harriers in the top ten; sophmores Clayton Knox (5th, 16:58) and Carter Rothell (8th, 17:25). When Lawrence Bishop finished 21st in 18:17 for Maclay, the Marauders had 36 points and their ninth Region 1 boys' title in the last eleven years.


Finishing fourth in 16:43, junior Jonathan Tutton was first runner home for Pensacola Christian. Pensacola Christian had five scorers in the top fourteen, racking up a score of 44 points and taking second in the Region. Saint Johns Country Day was third, scoring 114 points behind Region champ Matthew Stratton. Saint Joseph was fourth with 136 points, led by sophomore Victor Farfan (6th, 17:08).


Maclay, Pensacola Christian, Saint Johns Country Day, and Saint Joseph were the four boys' teams that qualified for State out of 1A Region 1. The 2020 FHSAA State Cross-Country Championship Meet will be contested in Tallahassee, Florida at Apalacheee Regional Park. The class 1A races are scheduled for Friday morning, 13 November 2020.


Team Standings, 2020 FHSAA 1A Region 1 Boys' Cross-Country Championships

1. Maclay, 36
2. Pensacola Christian, 44
3. Saint Johns Country Day, 114
4. Saint Joseph, 136
5. Bishop Snyder, 146
6. Providence, 164
7. Community Christian, 173
8. Blountstown, 231
9. Baker, 252
10. Rocky Bayou Christian, 258
11. Port Saint Joe, 263
12. Malone, 295

Top 15 Boys, 2020 FHSAA 1A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships

1. 15:53.00, Matthew Stratton (Saint Johns Country Day) 11
2. 16:07.50, Jackson Yarbrough (Maclay) 11
3. 16:36.50, Leo Rutledge (Maclay) 12
4. 16:42.90, Jonathan Tutton (Pensacola Christian) 11
5. 16:57.70, Clayton Knox (Maclay) 10
6. 17:07.30, Victor Farfan (Saint Joseph) 10
7. 17:11.90, Andrew Birx (Pensacola Christian) 10
8. 17:24.80, Carter Rothell (Maclay) 10
9. 17:40.50, Eugene Hall (Paxton) 12
10. 17:41.60, Logan Dunaway (Freeport) 12
11. 17:42.70, Donald Dempsey (Bishop Snyder) 11
12. 17:45.70, Micah Sleeth (Pensacola Christian) 10
13. 17:49.40, Erick Lund (Pensacola Christian) 11
14. 17:52.20, Micah Hodge (Pensacola Christian) 10
15. 17:52.70, Jacob Kailes (Saint Johns Country Day) 12

FHSAA 1A Region 1 Cross-Country Champions, 1999 - 2020
Boys
Date	Team Champs	Individual Champs
13 November 1999	Maclay, 25	15:36, Ryan Deak (Maclay) 9
11 November 2000	Maclay
10 November 2001	Maclay, 20	16:20, Caleb Carmichael (Florida State) 12
16 November 2002	Maclay, 15	??:??, Ryan Deak (Maclay) 11
1 November 2003	Episcoal, 31	16:32, Justin Jackson (Episcopal) 12
30 October 2004	Episcopal, 82	16:32, Michael Anderson (P K Yonge) 10
5 November 2005	P K Yonge, 72	16:37, Geoffrey Anderson (P K Yonge) 11
4 November 2006	P K Yonge, 36	15:42, Michael Anderson (P K Yonge) 12
10 November 2007	Maclay, 41	16:11, Whitney Strickland (North Florida Christian) 11
15 November 2008	P K Yonge, 33	16:17, Whitney Strickland (North Florida Christian) 12
14 November 2009	P K Yonge, 21	16:21, Patrick Swain (Maclay) 11
12 November 2010	Maclay, 23	16:37, Patrick Swain (Maclay) 12
12 November 2011	Maclay, 25	16:48, Travis Covert (Maclay) 11
10 November 2012	Maclay, 43	16:05, Griffith Rutherford (North Florida Christian) 11
2 November 2013	Maclay, 52	16:38, Griffith Rutherford (North Florida Christian) 12
8 November 2014	Maclay, 34	16:39, Micah Kemp (Jay) 12
31 October 2015	Maclay, 52	16:35, Jackson Neri (Bishop Snyder) 12
28 October 2016	Maclay, 69	17:00, Clay Milford (Maclay) 10
4 November 2017	Providence, 70	16:31, Sean Snyder (Saint Joseph) 12
3 November 2018	Providence, 69	15:47, Junious Brown (Maclay) 11
2 November 2019	Maclay, 70	16:00, Junious Brown (Maclay) 12
7 November 2020	Maclay, 36	15:53, Matthew Stratton (Saint Johns Country Day) 11
Girls
Date	Team Champs	Individual Champs
13 November 1999	Maclay, 40	18:11, Kara Scanlin (Episcopal) 10
11 November 2000	Episcopal
10 November 2001	Maclay, 51	17:33, Kara Scanlin (Episcopal) 12
16 November 2002	Oak Hall, 40	??:??, Robyn Debenedet (Episcopal) 11
1 November 2003	Oak Hall, 31	18:56, Robyn Debenedet (Episcopal) 12
30 October 2004	Episcopal, 36	19:40, Emily Ingham (Episcopal) 10
5 November 2005	Maclay, 26	19:42, Meghan Roberts (P K Yonge) 8
4 November 2006	Maclay, 29	19:06, Meghan Roberts (P K Yonge) 9
10 November 2007	Maclay, 27	19:13, Alicia Fenley (Maclay) 10
15 November 2008	P K Yonge, 67	18:27, Jana Stolting (Maclay) 11
14 November 2009	Maclay, 46	18:21, Jana Stolting (Maclay) 12
12 November 2010	Oak Hall, 39	18:53, Brittney Olinger (Oak Hall) 9
12 November 2011	Providence, 34	18:17, Stefanie Kurgatt (Maclay) 11
10 November 2012	Providence, 49	19:27, Eden Meyer (Providence) 11
2 November 2013	Providence, 22	19:30, Eden Meyer (Providence) 12
8 November 2014	Maclay, 37	18:53, Maya Espinosa (Baker) 7
31 October 2015	Maclay, 49	19:10, Maya Espinosa (Baker) 8
28 October 2016	Maclay, 52	19:45, Caroline Willis (Maclay) 12
4 November 2017	Maclay, 47	19:55, Audrey Woods (Providence) 11
3 November 2018	Maclay, 48	18:24, Gianna Forte (Bishop Snyder) 12
2 November 2019	Maclay, 23	19:42, Ella Porcher (Maclay) 9
7 November 2020	Maclay, 49	18:40, Laci Watford (University Christian) 11
The 1A Region 1 meet was run at Port Saint Joe High in Port Saint Joe in 1999. The meet was run at the Miccosukee Greenway in Tallahassee in 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. The meet was run at Maclay School in Tallahassee in 2001 and 2002. The meet was run at Florida Community College in Jacksonville in 2003. The meet was run at Summit East in Tallahassee in 2004. The meet was run at Sainte Fe College in Gainesville in 2009. The meet was run at Oak Hall High in Gainesville in 2010. The meet was run at Sunnyhill Farms near Tallahassee in 2012 and 2014. The meet was run at Alligator Lake in Lake City in 2011, 2013, and 2015. The meet was run at Escambia Equestrian Center in Pensacola in 2016. The meet was run at New World Golf in Jacksonville in 2018 and 2020. The meet was held at The Oaks Equestrian Park in Lake City in 2017 and 2019.

Links

• Complete results of the 2020 FHSAA 1A Region 1 Cross-Country Championship Meet
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSdXQqFFnj_og-Dq2nSeXWcG5RKpI9FMSlRQP0E9p0Hfk_Nw9XRPdvNe7ic-scRg4WXcBbql4MO4SSe/pubhtml
  
  
• Trouble Afoot! coverage of 2020 FHSAA Region 1 cross-country
  
  • 1A: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/11/fhsaa-1a-region-1-2020.html
    
  • 2A: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/11/fhsaa-2a-region-1-2020.html
    
  • 3A: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/11/fhsaa-3a-region-1-2020.html
    
  • 4A: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/11/fhsaa-4a-region-1-2020.html
    
  
  
• 2019 story, “Led by Junious Brown and Ella Porcher, Maclay paints Region 1 blue”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/11/fhsaa-1a-region-1-2019.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Region 1 cross country, Sunny Hill Farms and the road to State”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/11/fhsaa-regon-1-2012.html
  
  
• Find a cross-country, road, or track race for your schedule on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2732

In cross-country, FHSAA 2A Region 1 still belongs to Bolles

In Florida high school cross-country, Regional Meets are the last round of competition before the State Championship. For athletes and teams that don't qualify at the Region, the season is over. Some harriers claim that their Region is especially difficult, or even the toughest in Florida, and call it the "Region of Death." I don't take any sides as to which, if any, Region deserves the "Region of Death" monikker, but 2A Region 1 could fairly be called the "Region of Bolles." Bolles School has won everything in that Region more often than not during the past six years. The 2A Region 1 Championship west of Jacksonville at New World Golf on 6 November 2020 was part of that streak.


The Bolles girls took the first seven places in their race, putting up a perfect fifteen-point winning score. It was the eleventh straight Region 1 win for the Bulldogs. Sophomore Jillian Candelino finished first for the second year in a row, this time going 18:25. The Bolles boys won for the sixth year in a row, scoring 28 points behind the first-place finish of Bulldog senior Cole Rutkowski, who ran 15:58.


First in the girls' 5K, Jillian Candelino was just a few steps ahead of the runner-up, her Bolles teammate Maxine Montoya. Sophomore Candelino and senior Montoya clocked 18:25 and 18:31. The pair had also taken the top two spots nine days earlier in the FHSAA 2A District 4 race, where Montoya had outrun Candelino 19:03 to 19:10. The Bulldogs didn't have to be concerned with relative positions, though, as they turned the Regional into what was effectively an intra-squad race, taking the first seven places. After Candelino and Montoya, the next five runners in Bolles colors were junior Madelyn Popp (3rd, 18:35), sophomore Ella Mickler (4th, 18:43), senior Layne Rivera (5th, 19:20), frosh Leila Bata (6th, 19;53), and junior Hadley Ropp (7th, 20:00).


The first runner that wasn't wearing orange and blue was South Walton sophomore Ava Flaherty, eighth in 20:11. Flaherty's finish led her team to a second-place score of 65. Bishop Kenny was third with 75 points; their top finisher was Kathryn Sanders, ninth in 20:13. Episcopal was fourth with 117 points, led by their ace frosh Hannah Kowkabany (12th, 20:35).


The top four teams--Bolles, South Walton, Bishop Kenny, and Episcopal--qualified for the State Meet. For the other schools in the field, the Region of Bolles was the Region of Death.


Team Standings, 2020 FHSAA 2A Region 1 Girls' Cross-Country Championships

1. Bolles, 15
2. South Walton, 65
3. Bishop Kenny, 75
4. Episcopal, 117
5. North Bay Haven, 191
6. Florida State, 210
7. West Nassau, 218
8. Santa Fe, 219
9. West Florida, 246
10. Fernandina Beach, 276
11. Suwannee, 280
12. Raines, 304

Top 15 Girls, 2020 FHSAA 2A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships

1. 18:24.70, Jillian Candelino (Bolles) 10
2. 18:30.30, Maxine Montoya (Bolles) 12
3. 18:34.50, Madelyn Popp (Bolles) 11
4. 18:42.50, Ella Mickler (Bolles) 10
5. 19:19.20, Layne Rivera (Bolles) 12
6. 19:52.50, Leila Bata (Bolles) 9
7. 20:00.00, Hadley Ropp (Bolles) 11
8. 20:10.40, Ava Flaherty (South Walton) 10
9. 20:12.90, Kathryn Saunders (Bishop Kenny) 11
10. 20:15.40, Patasha Bryan (South Walton) 12
11. 20:24.90, Niya Coleman (Florida State) 10
12. 20:34.30, Hannah Kowkabany (Episcopal) 9
13. 20:39.70, Heidi Scali (South Walton) 11
14. 20:40.30, Reece Knowlton (South Walton) 9
15. 20:40.50, Alexis Holmes (Bishop Kenny) 9

Bolles' Cole Rutkowski had placed runner-up to Bulldog teammate William Brady in the 2019 Region 1 boys' race, and he had finished behind teammates Colin Duhnoski and Matthew McClure in their previous race, the 2A District 4 boys' 5K. Brady wasn't at New World Golf for the Region 1 meet, but McClure and Duhnoski were. In the end, it didn't matter who showed up for the Regional, because Rutkowsi beat them all, running 15:58 and crossing the finish line with an 80-meter lead. Fernandina Beach senior Caden Kwiatkowski was second in 16:11. A few steps back, West Florida sophomore Luis Gutierrez edged Bolles junior Matthew McClure for third, 16:14 to 16:16. All five Bolles scorers cracked the top ten, with Rutkowski and McClure joined by junior Colin Duhnoski (8th, 16:45) and seniors Aidin Hasan (9th, 16:46) and William Camp (10th, 16:57). That gave the Bulldogs a winning score of 28 points.


Placing fifth in 16:22, Bishop Kenny senior Michael Teal was his team's first finisher. Bishop Kenny scored 82 points, taking second in the team standings. South Walton was third, scoring 114 points behind their top finisher, senior Cooper Blazer (17th, 17:31). With fourth place at stake, the final qualifying spot for State, Menendez scored 120 points to take fourth and advance, while Fernandina Beach scored 122 points to take fifth and end their season. Senior Ian Kelbert (12th, 17:07) was the first Menendez finisher; Fernandina Beach senior Steven Durr (6th, 16:28) led his team. Durr qualified for State as an individual, as did West Florida sophomore Luis Gutierrez (3rd, 16:14), Pensacola senior James Simkins (7th, 16:40), and Sante Fe junior Matthew Ortiz (14th, 17:16).


The Bolles, Bishop Kenny, South Walton, and Menendez teams advanced to State. The 2020 FHSAA State Cross-Country Championship will be Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida with the 2A races scheduled for Friday morning, 13 November 2020.


Team Standings, 2020 FHSAA 2A Region 1 Boys' Cross-Country Championships

1. Bolles, 28
2. Bishop Kenny, 82
3. South Walton, 114
4. Menendez, 120
5. Fernandina Beach, 122
6. Pensacola, 168
7. Ed White, 181
8. Suwannee, 212
9. Santa Fe, 250
10. Baldwin, 266
11. Florida State, 269

Top 15 Boys, 2020 FHSAA 2A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships

1. 15:57.60, Cole Rutkowski (Bolles) 12
2. 16:10.70, Caden Kwiatkowski (Fernandina Beach) 12
3. 16:14.00, Luis Gutierrez (West Florida) 10
4. 16:15.60, Matthew McClure (Bolles) 11
5. 16:21.20, Michael Teal (Bishop Kenny) 12
6. 16:27.10, Steven Durr (Fernandina Beach) 12
7. 16:40.00, James Simkins (Pensacola) 12
8. 16:44.20, Colin Duhnoski (Bolles) 11
9. 16:45.80, Aidin Hasan (Bolles) 12
10. 16:56.80, William Camp (Bolles) 12
11. 16:58.80, Aidan Ryan (Bolles) 10
12. 17:06.90, Ian Kelbert (Menendez) 12
13. 17:11.30, William Morales (Bolles) 9
14. 17:15.70, Matthew Ortiz (Santa Fe) 11
15. 17:18.80, Pablo Moreno (Bishop Kenny) 12

FHSAA 2A Region 1 Cross-Country Champions, 2000 - 2020
Boys
Date	Team Champs	Individual Champs
11 November 2000	Pensacola Catholic, 33	15:39*, Daniel Soule (Pensacola Catholic) 12
10 November 2001	Bishop Kenny, 39	14:50*, Nicholas Wilson (Paxon) 12
16 November 2002	Bishop Kenny, 29	15:31, Ryder Leary (Bishop Kenny)
1 November 2003	Bishop Kenny, 15	16:00, William Mullaney (Bishop Kenny) 11
29 October 2004	Bishop Kenny, 31	15:46, William Mullaney (Bishop Kenny) 12
5 November 2005	Bishop Kenny, 58	17:28, Luke Russell (Bishop Kenny) 12
4 November 2006	Bishop Kenny, 62	16:12, Joseph Franklin (Godby) 11
10 November 2007	Bishop Kenny, 35	15:38, Joseph Franklin (Godby) 12
15 November 2008	Bishop Kenny, 31	16:08, Michael Wallace (Bishop Kenny) 11
14 November 2009	Bishop Kenny, 35	16:06, Colin Barker (Bishop Kenny) 12
13 November 2010	Bishop Kenny, 73	16:09, David Drumm (Matanzas) 11
12 November 2011	Bishop Kenny, 58	16:09, Michael Barr (Bishop Kenny) 11
10 November 2012	Bishop Kenny, 36	16:25, David Yarborough (Bishop Kenny) 11
2 November 2013	Bishop Kenny, 33	16:30, Austin Decker (Bolles) 12
8 November 2014	Bishop Kenny, 41	16:05, Connor Vaughan (Wolfson) 12
31 October 2015	Bolles, 30	16:13, Charles Hicks (Bolles) 9
29 October 2016	Bolles, 25	15:39, Charles Hicks (Bolles) 10
4 November 2017	Bolles, 26	15:52, Charles Hicks (Bolles) 11
3 November 2018	Bolles, 15	14:54, Charles Hicks (Bolles) 12
2 November 2019	Bolles, 25	16:23, William Brady (Bolles) 10
7 November 2020	Bolles, 28	15:58, Cole Rutkowski (Bolles) 12
Girls
Date	Team Champs	Individual Champs
11 November 2000	Bolles, 45	18:42*, Jessica Czervionke (Bolles) 12
10 November 2001	Pensacola Catholic, 67	18:11*, Zita Magloire (Chiles) 12
16 November 2002	Bishop Kenny, 35	19:01, Mallory Wellman (Bishop Kenny) 10
1 November 2003	Bishop Kenny, 23	19:10, Mallory Wellman (Bishop Kenny) 11
29 October 2004	Bolles, 35	19:14, Anna Greskovich (Pensacola Catholic) 12
5 November 2005	Episcopal, 16	20:10, Margaret Traylor (Episcopal) 10
4 November 2006	Episcopal, 16	18:47, Margaret Traylor (Episcopal) 11
10 November 2007	Episcopal, 25	18:39, Kathleen Traylor (Episcopal) 10
15 November 2008	Bishop Kenny, 48	18:42, Stephanie Strasser (Fernandina Beach) 1
14 November 2009	Bishop Kenny, 46	18:18, Stephanie Strasser (Fernandina Beach) 12
13 November 2010	Bolles, 22	18:36, Rebecca Chandler (Bolles) 12
12 November 2011	Bolles, 56	18:54, Kaysi Roberts (West Florida) 10
10 November 2012	Bolles, 29	18:48, Mackenzie Wilson (Bolles) 9
2 November 2013	Bolles, 20	19:04, Mackenzie Wilson (Bolles) 10
6 November 2014	Bolles, 22	18:37, Mackenzie Wilson (Bolles) 11
31 October 2015	Bolles, 18	18:29, Caitlin Collier (Bolles) 10
28 October 2016	Bolles, 17	18:20, Caitlin Collier (Bolles) 11
4 November 2017	Bolles, 25	19:31, Patasha Bryan (South Walton) 9
3 November 2018	Bolles, 18	18:52, Maeve O'Riordan (Bolles) 12
2 November 2019	Bolles, 20	19:39, Jillian Candelino (Bolles) 9
7 November 2020	Bolles, 15	18:25, Jillian Candelino (Bolles) 10
The 3A Region 1 meet was run at Sante Fe College in Gainesville in 2000. The meet was run at the Miccosukee Greenway in Tallahassee in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2007. The meet was run at the University of West Florida in Pensacola in 2005. The meet was run at Bartram Trail High in Jacksonville in 2006 and 2008. The meet was run at Sunnyhill Farms near Tallahassee in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2014. The meet was run at Alligator Lake in Lake City in 2011, 2013, and 2015. The meet was run at Escambia Equestrian Center in Pensacola in 2014 and 2016. The meet was held at The Oaks Equestrian Park in Lake City in 2017 and 2019. The meet was run at New World Golf in Jacksonville in 2018 and 2020. * Three-mile race.

Links

• Complete results of the 2020 FHSAA 2A Region 1 Cross-Country Championship Meet
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTTqRj5IjGT-ql1b7sGNig_eokRQ_o_iRuCUlP29E87YPL1FicYiYzJAG3SGrhnN7epgTuU2GNLDMXa/pubhtml
  
  
• Trouble Afoot! coverage of 2020 FHSAA Region 1 cross-country
  
  • 1A: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/11/fhsaa-1a-region-1-2020.html
    
  • 2A: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/11/fhsaa-2a-region-1-2020.html
    
  • 3A: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/11/fhsaa-3a-region-1-2020.html
    
  • 4A: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/11/fhsaa-4a-region-1-2020.html
    
  
  
• 2019 story, “2A Region 1 was all about Bolles”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/11/fhsaa-2a-region-1-2019.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Region 1 cross country, Sunny Hill Farms and the road to State”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/11/fhsaa-regon-1-2012.html
  
  
• 2009 story, “2009 FHSAA Region 1-3A / 2A Cross Country Meet”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2009/11/2009-fhsaa-region-1-3a-2a-cross-country.html
  
  
• Find a cross-country, road, or track race for your schedule on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2731

Chiles boys and Fleming Island girls triumph in 4A Region 1

Saturday, 7 November 2020, was not a great day for repeat winners at the FHSAA 4A Region 1 Meet.


Having graduated, Ashley Klingenberg wasn't around to defend her Region 1 title, and Niceville senior Lillian Holtery became the 2020 champion, running 19:12. Fleming Island scored 81 points to take the girls' team title, knocking off defending champ Chiles. The Chiles boys won the team title in their race with 47 points, while the defending champs from Bartram Trail were fourth. But Rheinhardt Harrison broke the pattern. The Nease junior successfully defended his 2019 title, cruising to a 15:46 win in the boys' 5K.


If there was a rematch in the girls' race it was between Lillian Holtery and Elizabeth Iliff. Iliff, a Creekside senior, and Holtery had finished just seconds apart in the 2019 Region 1 meet, with Iliff fourth in 18:37 and Holtery fifth in 18:40. The two were part of a lead pack of ten runners at the midpoint of the 2020 race. As the race wore on, the pack shrank. With the finish line approaching, Holtery charged away from Iliff and won the race, 19:12 to 19:15. Jada Williams, a junior on the Flagler Palm Coast team, placed third in 19:19.


In the team standings, Emma Millson led Fleming Island's charge; the Golden Eagle senior was sixth in 19:46. Another Fleming Island senior, Marisa Kortright, was eleventh in 20:05. The remaining Golden Eagle scorers were juniors Mei Chang (13th, 20:10) and Grace Adams (14th, 20:15) and frosh Allie Knotts (44th, 21:45), giving Fleming Island 81 points and the 2020 4A Region 1 girls' title.


Mandarin, led by junior Lauren Conover (15th, 20;19), was a close second with 90 points. Iliff and Creekside took third with 114 points, while Holtery and Niceville were fourth with 121 points. Spruce Creek took fifth, also with 121 points, but losing the tie-breaker to Niceville. It was an especially bitter loss, because only the top four teams qualified for the State Meet. For the rest of the field, the 2020 cross-country season was over.


Team Standings, 2020 FHSAA 4A Region 1 Girls' Cross-Country Championships

1. Fleming Island, 81 *
2. Mandarin, 90 *
3. Creekside, 114 *
4. Niceville, 121 *
5. Spruce Creek, 121
6. Buchholz, 124
7. Flagler Palm Coast, 141
8. Nease, 144
9. Chiles, 211
10. Fletcher, 254
11. DeLand, 308
12. Crestview, 342
13. Atlantic Coast, NTS
    Tate, NTS
    Forest, NTS
    Oakleaf, NTS
    Bartram Trail, NTS
    West Port, NTS
    Sandalwood, NTS
    University, NTS

Top 15 Girls, 2020 FHSAA 4A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships

1. 19:11.8, Lillian Holtery (Niceville) 12
2. 19:14.6, Elizabeth Iliff (Creekside) 12
3. 19:18.3, Jada Williams (Flagler Palm Coast) 11
4. 19:26.8, Naila Etique (Nease) 12
5. 19:35.4, Kelly Davis (Chiles) 11
6. 19:45.9, Emma Millson (Fleming Island) 12
7. 19:47.5, Olivia Niewald (Spruce Creek) 10
8. 19:47.9, Kate Drummond (Buchholz) 10
9. 19:58.2, Rachel Wheatley (Spruce Creek) 12
10. 20:00.7, Nichole Harris (Forest) 12
11. 20:04.6, Marisa Kortright (Fleming Island) 12
12. 20:06.6, Emma White (Buchholz) 9
13. 20:10.0, Mei Chiang (Fleming Island) 11
14. 20:14.7, Grace Adams (Fleming Island) 11
15. 20:18.1, Lauren Conover (Mandarin) 11

Rheinhardt Harrison entered the boys' race as not only the defending 4A Region 1 champion, but also the 2019 4A State champion. He looked like it. Harrison led nearly the entire race, winning by more than 100 meters. Nease senior Bradley Ball was second to his teammate in 16:09. A sprint to the finish line decided third, with Forest senior Ashton Deriso (3rd, 16:45) outkicking Buchholz senior Ashok Jaishankar (4th, 16:46) and Chiles junior Ben Kirbo (5th, 16:46).

Rheinhardt Harrison

Kirbo was the first Timberwolf across the finish line, but he was followed by sophomore Wyatt Townsend (7th, 16:54), senior Nathan Reffitt (8th, 16:54), senior Jackson Sytsma (18th, 17:20), and junior Filippo Reina (19th, 17:20). Those five scored 47 points for Chiles, putting their squad first in the team standings. Chiles boys' teams had won a few class 3A state titles over the years, and more than a few class 3A regional titles, but this was their first regional win in class 4A.


Placing second, Creekside came close to keeping Chiles from the Region 1 title, scoring 52 points behind the ninth-place finish of Creekside junior Jesse Benavides (16:57). Rheinhardt Harrison and Nease scored 65 points, taking third. Bartram Trail, the 2019 champions, placed fourth with 73 points, led by senior Jahari White (6th, 16:48). As the top four teams, Chiles, Creekside, Nease, and Bartram Trail qualified for the State Final.


The FHSAA State Cross-Country Final is at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida, with the 4A races scheduled for Saturday morning, 14 November 2020.


Team Standings, 2020 FHSAA 4A Region 1 Boys' Cross-Country Championships

1. Chiles, 47 *
2. Creekside, 52 *
3. Nease, 65 *
4. Bartram Trail, 73 *
5. Fleming Island, 111
6. Mandarin, 186
7. Niceville, 204
8. DeLand, 239
9. University, 263
10. Spruce Creek, 274
11. Atlantic Coast, 278
12. Crestview, 357
13. Tate, NTS
    Buchholz, NTS
    Fletcher, NTS
    Forest, NTS
    West Port, NTS
    Oakleaf, NTS
    First Coast, NTS
    Flagler Palm Coast, NTS

Top 15 Boys, 2020 FHSAA 4A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships

1. 15:46.0, Rheinhardt Harrison (Nease) 11
2. 16:08.8, Bradley Ball (Nease) 12
3. 16:44.9, Ashton Deriso (Forest) 12
4. 16:45.2, Ashok Jaishankar (Buchholz) 12
5. 16:45.2, Ben Kirbo (Chiles) 11
6. 16:47.2, Jahari White (Bartram Trail) 12
7. 16:53.4, Wyatt Townsend (Chiles) 10
8. 16:53.9, Nathan Reffitt (Chiles) 12
9. 16:57.0, Jesse Benavides (Creekside) 11
10. 16:59.3, Jalani White (Bartram Trail) 12
11. 17:08.6, McCall Williams (Creekside) 10
12. 17:10.8, John Zurn (Creekside) 9
13. 17:12.2, Jackson Dravo (Creekside) 10
14. 17:12.9, Frederick Lloyd (Nease) 12
15. 17:14.2, Roger Arias (Bartram Trail) 12

FHSAA 4A Region 1 Cross-Country Champions, 2005 - 2020
Boys
Date	Team Champs	Individual Champs
5 November 2005	Flagler Palm Coast, 78	16:00, Justin Harbor (Flagler Palm Coast) 12
4 November 2006	Boone, 79	15:43, Anthony Morales (Flagler Palm Coast) 12
10 November 2007	Winter Park, 94	16:15, Cameron Dickerson (Mandarin) 12
15 November 2008	Doctor Phillips, 69	15:56, Chris Dendor (Bartram Trail) 12
14 November 2009	Melbourne, 78	15:16, Brian Atkinson (Melbourne) 12
13 November 2010	Hagerty, 86	15:39, Eduardo Garcia (Mandarin) 12
12 November 2011	Colonial, 51	15:21, Andres Arroyo (Colonial) 11
9 November 2012	Colonial, 60	15:13, Andres Arroyo (Colonial) 12
2 November 2013	Winter Park, 39	18:55, Kayley Delay (Fletcher) 9
8 November 2014	Lyman, 72	15:26, Joshua Jacques (Lyman) 11
31 October 2015	Mandarin, 90	15:28, Joshua Jacques (Lyman) 12
29 October 2016	Timber Creek, 125	15:50, Timothy Doyle (Freedom) 11
4 November 2017	Oviedo, 65	15:53, Kayama Galloway (Oviedo) 10
2 November 2018	Oviedo, 75	15:56, Kayama Galloway (Oviedo) 11
2 November 2019	Bartram Trail, 66	15:30, Rheinhardt Harrison (Nease) 10
7 November 2020	Chiles, 47	15:46, Rheinhardt Harrison (Nease) 11
Girls
Date	Team Champs	Individual Champs
5 November 2005	Buchholz, 27	19:24, Natalie Doss (Buchholz) 12
4 November 2006	Bartram Trail, 90	18:38, Chanelle Cox (Niceville) 10
10 November 2007	Bartram Trail, 36	17:38, Brittany Koziara (Boone) 10
15 November 2008	Bartram Trail, 61	18:52, Mandy Perkins (Spruce Creek) 12
14 November 2009	Melbourne, 49	18:38, Mary Ann Brown (Orange Park) 9
13 November 2010	Spruce Creek, 71	18:17, Vanessa Valentine (Melbourne) 11
12 November 2011	Olympia, 70	18:21, Bridget Blake (Doctor Phillips) 11
9 November 2012	Olympia, 60	17:57, Bridget Blake (Doctor Phillips) 12
2 November 2013	Timber Creek, 68	15:40, Brandon Marquez (Timber Creek) 10
8 November 2014	Wnter Park, 37	18:02, Rafaella Gibbons (Winter Park) 9
31 October 2015	Wnter Park, 34	17:28, Rafaella Gibbons (Winter Park) 10
29 October 2016	Winter Park, 59	17:38, Kayley Delay (Fletcher) 12
3 November 2017	Winter Park, 65	18:11, Mackenzie Czurak (Winter Springs) 10
2 November 2018	Lake Brantley, 101	18:21, Amber Schulz (Timber Creek) 9
2 November 2019	Chiles, 73	18:20, Ashley Klingenberg (Lake Brantley) 12
7 November 2020	Fleming Island, 81	19:12, Lillian Holtery (Niceville) 12
The 2005 and 2010 4A Region 1 Meet was at Sperling Sports Complex in Deland. The 2006 and 2008 meets were at Bartram Trail High in Jacksonville. The 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, and 2019 meets were at Sante Fe College in Gainesville. The 2014 and 2017 meets were at the Flagler County Fairgrounds in Bunnell.The 2015 meet was at Lake Nona High in Orlando. The 2020 meet was at Alligator Lake Park in Lake City.

Links

• Complete results of the 2020 FHSAA 4A Region 1 Cross-Country Championship Meet
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRvNew6CngmaMP0d5kH7nyTtXEHe7ev_Jhm2wom7-INCYlwXKfVxThKr1wRYNiAYtk1P9L1Ei03Nv4C/pubhtml
  
  
• Trouble Afoot! coverage of 2020 FHSAA Region 1 cross-country
  
  • 1A: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/11/fhsaa-1a-region-1-2020.html
    
  • 2A: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/11/fhsaa-2a-region-1-2020.html
    
  • 3A: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/11/fhsaa-4a-region-1-2020.html
    
  • 4A: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/11/fhsaa-4a-region-1-2020.html
    
  
  
• 2019 story, “The Chiles girls and Bartram Trail boys score narrow wins at 4A Region 1”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/11/fhsaa-4a-region-1-2019.html
  
  
• Find a cross-country, road, or track race for your schedule on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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Region 1 at Alligator Lake is the last win before State for the Leon girls and Ponte Vedra boys

In Florida high school cross-country, the Regional Meets are the penultimate round of the state championship series, the last race before the State Meet. For Leon High frosh Patrick Koon and Fort Walton Beach senior Kambry Smith, it was also their last win before State. In Lake City's Alligator Park on Saturday morning, 7 November 2020, Koon won the boys' 5K at the 3A Region 1 meet, running 16:19. Smith took first in the girls' race at the meet with an 18:45. The Leon girls were first in the Region with 70 points, while Ponte Vedra claimed the Region 1 boys' title with 54 points.


The girls raced first at Alligator Lake Park. Saint Augustine junior Reilly Barber hung with the leader, Kambry Smith, for the first half of the girls' 5K, but Smith left Barber behind during the second half of the race, winning 18:45 to 18:58. Leon senior Lilli Unger moved up through the field after mid-race to take third in 19:15.


Unger was joined in the top ten by Leon sophomore Lillee Tang, tenth in 20:13. Sophomores Lily Moore (12th, 20:23) and Stella Lewis (19th, 21:16) also scored for Leon, as did Lion senior Avery Calabro (30th, 21:44), each contributing to their team's winning total of 70.


Led by Reilly Barber, Saint Augustine was a close second with 75 points. Ponte Vedra edged New Smyrna Beach for third, 98 to 102--Ponte Vedra led by senior Lauren Bing (4th, 19:45) and New Smyrna Beach by senior Emma Schlageter (8th, 20:01). As the top four teams, Leon, Saint Augustine, Ponte Vedra, and New Smyrna Beach qualified to advance to the State Championship Meet.


Team Standings, 2019 FHSAA 3A Region 1 Girls' Cross-Country Championships

1. Leon, 70 *
2. Saint Augustine, 75 *
3. Ponte Vedra, 98 *
4. New Smyrna Beach, 102 *
5. Choctawhatchee, 136
6. Gulf Breeze, 150
7. Wakulla, 167
8. Fort Walton Beach, 200
9. Seabreeze, 242
10. Lincoln, 249
11. Middleburg, 250
12. Matanzas, 337
13. Stanton, NTS
    Mainland, NTS
    Gainesville, NTS
    Arnold, NTS
    Columbia, NTS
    Pace, NTS
    Ridgeview, NTS
    Deltona, NTS

* Team qualified to race in the State Championship on 14 November 2020


Top 15 Girls, 2019 FHSAA 3A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships

1. 18:44.6, Kambry Smith (Fort Walton Beach) 12
2. 18:57.4, Reilly Barber (Saint Augustine) 11
3. 19:14.5, Lillian Unger (Leon) 12
4. 19:44.7, Lauren Bing (Ponte Vedra) 12
5. 19:46.4, Deanna Bottino (Choctawhatchee) 11
6. 19:50.6, Emma Mussante (Middleburg) 12
7. 19:56.0, Chloe Fernander (Choctawhatchee) 11
8. 20:00.1, Emma Schlageter (New Smyrna Beach) 12
9. 20:07.3, Riley Carter (New Smyrna Beach) 12
10. 20:12.6, Lillee Tang (Leon) 10
11. 20:22.8, Annabella Veltcheva (Gainesville) 11
12. 20:22.8, Lily Moore (Leon) 10
13. 20:41.1, Ellie Moritz (Ponte Vedra) 11
14. 20:46.6, Gabriella Berardi (Ponte Vedra) 12
15. 20:49.9, Karah McElhone (Saint Augustine) 12

The boys' 5K looked a lot like the 3A District 2 race a week earlier. Leon's Jacob Rogers and Patrick Koon spent the first half of the race patiently tucked back in the pack, then moved into the lead during the last two kilometers. At the District, though, Rogers had left Koon behind. At the Region it was Koon's turn to shine, and the Leon frosh charged home to win in 16:19. Sophomore Rogers was second in 16:26. Pace senior Francisco Ramirez, runner-up in Region 1 in 2019, placed third in the 2020 race at 16:36.

Patrick Koon

Koon and Rogers, though, were Leon's only two runners in the top ten. Ponte Vedra had three--senior Lucas Bouquot (6th, 16:49), sophomore Grant Doherty (7th, 17:02), and senior Joshua Cills (9th, 17:12). Ponte Vedra's remaining scorers were seniors Aidan West (13h, 17:32) and Colin Lytle (27th, 17:55). Those five scored 54 points for the Sharks, good enough for the Region 1 title.


Led by senior Ryan Sloan (5th, 16:49), Fort Walton Beach was second with 68 points. Saint Augustine placed third with 74 points; their top runner was senior Bela Schein (8th, 17:02). Leon was the final team in the field to qualify for State, taking fourth with 114 points.


The FHSAA State Cross-Country Championship is slated for 13-14 November 2020 at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida. Class 3A is scheduled to race on Saturday morning, the second day of competition. But keep an eye on the Gulf of Mexico, because Tropical Storm Eta just might interfere with those plans.


Team Standings, 2019 FHSAA 3A Region 1 Boys' Cross-Country Championships

1. Ponte Vedra, 54 *
2. Fort Walton Beach, 68 *
3. St. Augustine, 74 *
4. Leon, 114 *
5. Gulf Breeze, 155
6. Lincoln, 157
7. New Smyrna Beach, 179
8. Choctawhatchee, 182
9. Stanton, 225
10. Seabreeze, 240
11. Columbia, 285
12. Matanzas, 330
13. Pine Ridge, NTS
    Pace, NTS
    Gainesville, NTS
    Ridgeview, NTS
    Middleburg, NTS
    Wakulla, NTS
    Washington, NTS
    Arnold, NTS
    Rickards, NTS
    Terry Parker, NTS

* Team qualified to race in the State Championship on 14 November 2020


Top 15 Boys, 2019 FHSAA 3A Region 1 Cross-Country Championships

1. 16:19.0, Patrick Koon (Leon) 9
2. 16:25.3, Jacob Rogers (Leon) 10
3. 16:35.8, Francisco Ramirez (Pace) 12
4. 16:45.9, Nicholas Samuel (Lincoln) 12
5. 16:48.1, Ryan Sloan (Fort Walton Beach) 12
6. 16:48.3, Lucas Bouquot (Ponte Vedra) 12
7. 17:01.1, Grant Doherty (Ponte Vedra) 10
8. 17:01.3, Bela Schein (Saint Augustine) 12
9. 17:11.7, Joshua Cills (Ponte Vedra) 12
10. 17:11.8, Luke Larkin (Fort Walton Beach) 11
11. 17:25.1, Tyler Herndon (Seabreeze) 11
12. 17:27.8, Fabrizio Gowdy (Stanton) 12
13. 17:31.5, Aidan West (Ponte Vedra) 12
14. 17:34.2, Benjamin Koppman (Saint Augustine) 11
15. 17:34.5, Finn Youberg (Gulf Breeze) 12

Sixteen years of FHSAA 3A Region 1 Cross-Country Champions, 2005 - 2020
Boys
Date	Team Champs	Individual Champs
5 November 2005	Chiles, 35	15:53, Jonathan Blocker (Chiles) 12
4 November 2006	Chiles, 50	15:40, Eric Larson (Washington) 11
10 November 2007	Leon, 37	15:19, Eric Larson (Washington) 12
15 November 2008	Leon, 26	15:45, Matt Mizereck (Leon) 11
14 November 2009	Leon, 62	15:27, Matt Mizereck (Leon) 12
13 November 2010	Washington, 48	15:26, William Clark (Creekside) 12
12 November 2011	Fort Walton Beach, 90	15:30, Thomas Howell (Niceville) 10
10 November 2012	Fort Walton Beach, 49	15:26, Thomas Howell (Niceville) 11
2 November 2013	Chiles, 78	15:39, Sukhi Khosla (Leon) 11
8 November 2014	Leon, 35	14:53, Sukhi Khosla (Leon) 12
31 October 2015	Creekside, 45	16:07, Matthew Cashin (Leon) 11
29 October 2016	Chiles, 61	15:51, Michael Phillips (Chiles) 11
4 November 2017	Chiles, 45	15:49, Michael Phillips (Chiles) 12
3 November 2018	Chiles, 69	15:43, Connor Phillips (Chiles) 12
2 November 2019	Leon, 48	16:10, Lewis Benitez-Chaparro (Vanguard) 12
7 November 2020	Ponte Vedra, 54	16:19, Patrick Koon (Leon) 9
Girls
Date	Team Champs	Individual Champs
5 November 2005	Chiles, 47	19:09, Julia Bryant (Chiles) 11
4 November 2006	Chiles, 40	19:11, Julia Bryant (Chiles) 12
10 November 2007	Chiles, 42	19:29, Lauren Day (Crestview) 10
15 November 2008	Chiles, 15	19:02, Carly Thomas (Chiles) 9
14 November 2009	Chiles, 34	18:30, Lilly Williams (Chiles) 10
13 November 2010	Chiles, 45	18:07, Lily Williams (Chiles) 11
12 November 2011	Chiles, 43	17:50, Lilly Williams (Chiles) 12
10 November 2012	Fort Walton Beach, 70	18:33, Susan Givens (Chiles) 12
2 November 2013	Pace, 87	18:45, Emma Rudman (Fort Walton Beach) 10
8 November 2014	Creekside, 40	18:18, Kelly Aponte (Saint Augustine) 11
31 October 2015	Niceville, 63	18:45, Claire Mortiz (Ponte Vedra) 10
29 October 2016	Niceville, 40	17:56, Alyson Churchill (Lincoln) 9
4 November 2017	Chiles, 32	18:08, Ana Wallace (Chiles) 12
3 November 2018	Chiles, 43	17:53, Claire Openshaw (Creekside) 11
2 November 2019	Saint Augustine, 40	18:45, Emily Culley (Chiles) 12
7 November 2020	Leon, 70	18:45, Kambry Smith (Fort Walton Beach) 12
The 3A Region 1 meet was run at Ridgeview High in Orange Park in 2005. The meet was run at the Miccosukee Greenway in Tallahassee in 2006, 2007, and 2008. The meet was run at Sunnyhill Farms near Tallahassee in 2009, 2010, 2012,  and 2014. The meet was run at Alligator Lake in Lake City in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2020. The meet was run at Sante Fe College in Gainesville in 2016. The meet was run at New World Golf in Jacksonville in 2018. The meet was held at The Oaks Equestrian Park in Lake City in 2017 and 2019.

Links

• Complete results of the 2020 FHSAA 3A Region 1 Cross-Country Championship Meet
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQWOGJSidwIeBOW0HekZ7HKDP-o9LX0qMRf_NY45uFqBnb3yTp6zxF3d_2UQFOe2OJZDkqSLM5N-vr1/pubhtml
  
  
• Trouble Afoot! coverage of 2020 FHSAA Region 1 cross-country
  
  • 1A: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/11/fhsaa-1a-region-1-2020.html
    
  • 2A: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/11/fhsaa-2a-region-1-2020.html
    
  • 3A: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/11/fhsaa-4a-region-1-2020.html
    
  • 4A: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/11/fhsaa-4a-region-1-2020.html
    
  
  
• 2019 story, “Kambry Smith, Lewis Benitez-Chaparro, St. Augustine, and Leon keep rolling toward State”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/11/fhsaa-3a-region-1-2019.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Region 1 cross country, Sunny Hill Farms and the road to State”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/11/fhsaa-regon-1-2012.html
  
  
• 2009 story, “2009 FHSAA Region 1-3A / 2A Cross Country Meet”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2009/11/2009-fhsaa-region-1-3a-2a-cross-country.html
  
  
• Find a cross-country, road, or track race for your schedule on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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