In Panama City, the heart of the Florida Panhandle, Bay High School held the 14th annual Bay High Cross Country Invitational on Saturday morning, 12 September 2015. Fort Walton Beach senior Maddie Fulmer won the girl's 5K race in 20:05, while her team scored a near perfect 17 points to take the girls' title. The Bleckley County Royals traveled from Cochran, Georgia, to win the boys' title for the third year in a row, and Royal junior Carl Ellis Corley ran 16:57 for the individual title.The girl's 5K race opened the morning of cross country at Harder's Park. Fort Walton Beach High Viking Maddie Fulmer got her first victory of the season in the event, and it was an authoritative win. Running 20:05, Fulmer crossed the finish line with a 150-meter lead. The Vikings weren't done yet, though. Fort Walton Beach senior Brooke Crane was second in 20:44, and Viking sophomore Jillian Hobbs was fourth in 22:05. Seniors Anna-Laura Chastain (6th, 22:23) and Brookelyn Hodges (7th, 22:29) closed out the scoring for Fort Walton Beach, giving the Vikings 17 points and the team title. Led by a fifth-place 22:18 from sophomore Ella Swigler, Panama City Mosley scored 45 points to take second. The Arnold girls were third with 75 points.
2015 Bay High XC Invitational Team Standings, High School Girls
- Fort Walton Beach, 17
- Mosley, 45
- Arnold, 75
Top Ten High School Girls, 2015 Bay High XC Invitational
- 20:04.17 ~ Maddie Fulmer (Fort Walton Beach) 12
- 20:43.74 ~ Brooke Crane (Fort Walton Beach) 12
- 21:22.98 ~ Ellen Powell (Bleckley County) 12
- 22:04.89 ~ Jillian Hobbs (Fort Walton Beach) 10
- 22:17.97 ~ Ella Swigler (Mosley) 10
- 22:22.50 ~ Anna-Laura Chastain (Fort Walton Beach) 12
- 22:28.06 ~ Brookelyn Hodges (Fort Walton Beach) 12
- 22:38.56 ~ Jeanette Chastain (Fort Walton Beach) 10
- 23:06.57 ~ Catherine Maclean (Mosley) 9
- 23:11.02 ~ Jessica Riley (Fort Walton Beach) 11
Carl Ellis Corley hadn't even cracked the top ten at the Bay High Invitational as a Bleckley County sophomore in 2014. He won it all in 2015, though, running 16:57--the fastest time at the Invitational since Brandon Amendt of Pace ran 16:44 in 2012. Corley wasn't alone up front either. Bleckley County juniors Dayton Cannon and Bronson Sanders took second and third in 17:22 and 17:24. Mosley senior Ethan Mines was fourth in 17:26, then Fort Walton Beach mounted a challenge by putting sophomore Jefferson Hobbs fifth in 17:51 and junior Daniel Orcutt sixth in 17:52. But before Fort Walton Beach found a third scorer, Bleckley County put two more runners across the finish line--seniors Austin Cook (7th, 17:52) and Taylor Harrell (8th, 18:07). Bleckley County had a mathematically unbeatable 21 points and the team title. Fort Walton was second with 45 points. Led by frosh Mason Bennett (9th, 18:10), Panama City Beach Arnold placed third with 91 points.
2015 Bay High XC Invitational Team Standings, High School Boys
- Bleckley County, 21
- Fort Walton Beach, 45
- Arnold, 91
- Mosley, 99
- Bay, 132
- North Bay Haven, 145
Top Ten High School Boys, 2015 Bay High XC Invitational
- 16:56.69 ~ Carl Ellis Corley (Bleckley County) 11
- 17:21.39 ~ Dayton Cannon (Bleckley County) 11
- 17:23.93 ~ Bronson Sanders (Bleckley County) 11
- 17:25.84 ~ Ethan Mines (Mosley) 12
- 17:50.33 ~ Jefferson Hobbs (Fort Walton Beach) 10
- 17:51.26 ~ Daniel Orcutt (Fort Walton Beach) 11
- 17:51.44 ~ Austin Cook (Bleckley County) 12
- 18:06.41 ~ Taylor Harrell (Bleckley County) 12
- 18:09.83 ~ Mason Bennett (Arnold) 9
- 18:29.55 ~ Stephen Jones (Fort Walton Beach) 12
| Bay High Cross-Country Invitational team champions, 2008 - 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Boys | Girls |
| 18 October 2008 | Mosley, 56 points | Wakulla, 55 points |
| 26 September 2009 | Fort Walton Beach, 50 points | Fort Walton Beach, 15 points |
| 2 October 2010 | Navarre, 38 points | Bleckley County, 29 points |
| 1 October 2011 | Meade County, 32 points | Bleckley County, 42 points |
| 6 October 2012 | Navarre, 26 points | Navarre, 49 points |
| 14 September 2013 | Bleckley County, 33 points | Bleckley County, 22 points |
| 13 September 2014 | Bleckley County, 48 points | Niceville, 44 points |
| 12 September 2015 | Bleckley County, 21 points | Fort Walton Beach, 17 points |
| Bay High Cross-Country Invitational individual champions, 2008 - 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Boys | Girls |
| 18 October 2008 | 17:21, Thomas Heikkinen (Rutherford) | 20:13, Holly Stanton (Rocky Bayou) |
| 26 September 2009 | 16:49, Luc Lawrence (Fort Walton Beach) | 20:03, Iolani Scanlan (Fort Walton Beach) |
| 2 October 2010 | 16:52, Robert Mann (Navarre) | 21:17, Melissa Knappel (Crestview) |
| 1 October 2011 | 16:55, Will Strickland (Meade County) | 19:47, Mikayla Hodges (Arnold) |
| 6 October 2012 | 16:44, Brandon Amendt (Pace) | 19:05, Rachel King (Pace) |
| 14 September 2013 | 18:14, Aaron Jane (Bay) | 21:25, Ellen Powell (Bleckley County) |
| 13 September 2014 | 17:28, Jordan Lance (Arnold) | 20:54, Haleigh Martin (Wakulla) |
| 12 September 2015 | 16:57, Carl Ellis Corley (Bleckley County) | 20:05, Maddie Fulmer (Fort Walton Beach) |
Links
- Complete results of the 2015 Bay High XC Invitational, courtesy of Miles and Minutes, LLC
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zWN1eUDCHAIbDFsxe05iA70VrgVTMNJVGelsBSWss3Y/pubhtml
- 2014 story, “Jordan Lance and Haleigh Martin run truly fast at Bay Invitational”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/09/bay-xc-2014.html
- More high school athletics coverage at Trouble Afoot!
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/high%20school
- Find more upcoming races in the region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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