For the second time in the six-year history of Mosley High's Dolphin Dash, Fort Walton Beach swept everything at the cross-country meet. The girls' team title. The boys' team title. The girls' individual title. The boys' individual title. The Vikings left the course at the Lynn Haven Recreation Center with all of it.Fort Walton Beach's first Dolphin Dash sweep has been two years earlier, in 2012. Emma Rudman had been with the Vikings in Lynn Haven that year, winning the girls' 5K as a freshman and setting a girls' meet record of 18:54. Rudman and Fort Walton Beach had passed up the Dolphin Dash for other competition in 2013, but in 2014 they were back in Lynn Haven. Now a junior, Rudman's time wasn't as fast as her frosh performance, but it didn't need to be. Running 19:42, Rudman won the girls' 5K by over 100 meters. Behind her, South Walton junior Maddie Fulmer edged Arnold junior Michaela Ashley for the runner-up spot, both runners clocked in 20:12. Fort Walton Beach junior Brooke Crane took fourth in 20:21. Rudman and Crane were joined in the top ten by two other Vikings, senior Alanna Garza (9th, 21:36) and sophomore Jessica Riley (10th, 21:43), setting up a Fort Walton Beach's winning total of 33 points. The Vikings' arch-rival Niceville was second with 45 points, and Crestview was third in the nine-team field with 85 points.
Team Standings, High School Girls, 2014 Dolphin Dash
- Fort Walton Beach, 33
- Niceville, 45
- Crestview, 85
- Mosley, 135
- Rutherford, 140
- Arnold, 170
- Blountstown, 199
- Freeport, 207
- Cottondale, 235
Top Ten High School Girls, 2014 Dolphin Dash
- 19:42.00 ~ Emma Rudman (Fort Walton Beach) 11
- 20:11.07 ~ Maddie Fulmer (South Walton Beach) 11
- 20:11.91 ~ Michaela Ashley (Arnold) 11
- 20:20.38 ~ Brooke Crane (Fort Walton Beach) 11
- 20:24.42 ~ Claire Crist (Niceville) 10
- 21:04.26 ~ Nicole Escoffier (Niceville) 12
- 21:10.05 ~ Allison Ammons (Crestview) 11
- 21:20.68 ~ Hannah Schneidewind (Niceville) 9
- 21:35.53 ~ Alanna Garza (Fort Walton Beach) 12
- 21:42.19 ~ Jessica Riley (Fort Walton Beach) 10
Like Emma Rudman, Fort Walton Beach senior Trey LaNasa had also been with the Vikings at their 2012 sweep of the Dolphin Dash. However, LaNasa had finished third behind two other Vikings that day. LaNasa made up for it in 2014, running the fastest Dolphin Dash ever, a winning 16:13. The next two places also went to the Vikings with senior Josh McDowell taking second in 17:10 and junior Demery Benedict finishing third in 17:17. After Fort Walton Beach's next two runners were in--junior Trace McMullen (8th, 17:43) and sophomore Daniel Orcutt (9th, 17:57)--the Vikings had a mathematically unbeatable score of 23 points and the team title. Niceville was a distance second with 72 points, and Crestview third with 118.
Team Standings, High School Boys, 2014 Dolphin Dash
- Fort Walton Beach, 23
- Niceville, 72
- Crestview, 118
- Mosley, 135
- Arnold, 136
- Blountstown, 143
- Rutherford, 176
- Cottondale, 194
- Wewahitchka, 235
- Marianna, 293
- North Bay Haven, 322
Top Ten High School Boys, 2014 Dolphin Dash
- 16:12.77 ~ Trey LaNasa (Fort Walton Beach) 12
- 17:09.32 ~ Josh McDowell (Fort Walton Beach) 12
- 17:16.31 ~ Demery Benedict (Fort Walton Beach) 11
- 17:21.25 ~ Ethan Mines (Mosley) 11
- 17:29.36 ~ Jordan Lance (Arnold) 12
- 17:36.68 ~ Jason Nodjomian (Niceville) 11
- 17:39.55 ~ Thomas Howell (Blountstown) 12
- 17:42.38 ~ Trace McMullen (Fort Walton Beach) 11
- 17:56.90 ~ Daniel Orcutt (Fort Walton Beach) 10
- 17:58.43 ~ Davis McKinney (Fort Walton Beach) 12
| Individual champs, Mosley Dolphin Dash, 2009-2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Boys | Girls |
| 17 OCT 2009 | 16:35, Gabe Holguin (Bay) | 21:22, Sydney Newsom (Mosley) |
| 16 OCT 2010 | 16:55, Dieumy Duclos (Godby) | 21:08, Bria Upshur (West Florida Tech) |
| 15 OCT 2011 | 16:45, Stanley Linton (Wakulla) | 20:08, Mikayla Hodges (Arnold) |
| 13 OCT 2012 | 16:34, Charles Shackelford (Fort Walton Beach) | 18:54, Emma Rudman (Fort Walton Beach) |
| 28 SEP 2013 | 16:36, Connor Daughton (Maclay) | 19:09, Madison Harris (Wakulla) |
| 10 SEP 2014 | 16:13, Trey LaNasa (Fort Walton Beach) | 19:42, Emma Rudman (Fort Walton Beach) |
| Team champs, Mosley Dolphin Dash, 2009-2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Boys | Girls |
| 17 OCT 2009 | Arnold, 43 points | Mosley, 15 points |
| 16 OCT 2010 | Arnold, 65 | West Florida Tech, 18 |
| 15 OCT 2011 | Crestview, 67 | Wakulla, 51 |
| 13 OCT 2012 | Fort Walton Beach, 15 | Fort Walton Beach, 22 |
| 28 SEP 2013 | Maclay, 44 | Crestview, 60 |
| 10 SEP 2014 | Fort Walton Beach, 23 | Fort Walton Beach, 33 |
Links
- Complete results of Mosley's 2014 Dolphin Dash, courtesy of Miles and Minutes, LLC
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jZWv6CArqPF5eKyAfTU9j2mor9LUpyDILllF5KtVgds/pub
- Past Viking dominance, "Fort Walton Beach does all the roaring at Lion's Roar"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/09/roar-2012.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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